New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

,b., % "orkrnen connected with the port so
maritime business at MarseiIles Is com,
10y al standstilL The postal service be-u-sa,
.es and the French colonies is being
oy men-of-war. II is fearea that 81
and o-..-. --Se long time, as many different
a, interests are involved. MarseiIes
n,.st. threatened in her supremacy as q
a., 14I7ah port by Genoa. which is regain
Hef ancient historical reputation and -
1ot tail TO benefit largely r-or, N. - -
1'on- 1t is pointed out that Genoa has soI7,ea =.
prOniem Of strikes by The Asta b1isbr,en. -
VA council, in which functionar ies rnArcbs,-s
o-tels' cookers and crews are all renrs
ana winch has the entire government of
F0t' IN us hands. The superiority in Ton
So u the Aarsellles trade over that of Genoa
- oecIlnlng every year. At present the Ma
seiiies snip owners are losing as a result of the
LOCKOUT $4,000 q day. Two thousand nsssen-
gers are waiting to ger away. and company of
musicians unable TO keep an engagement ar
uiiis ano penniless is begging livelihood from
cafe 70 cafe
Inc nat refusal OF the japanese government
60 consider Russia's protest presented by the
French minister al Toxic on the subiect
OF the Ryeshitelni will not entail anv
further action on the part OF France. Japans
s'uIuoe Is looked upon tantauount to treat
as oeinserent any neutral port in which bel
ttserent vessels have taken refuge This view
&c Soai dOrsay considers inadnissible and
'"ere me matter ends for the present here.
The King Of Greece Is believed to be closely
connected with the recent events in Crete. The
Nins VIII endeavor 10 ascertain whether the
french government is likely TO favor Crete's
oenaand to be annexed 70 Greece but It is i'm
PROBABLE that the government will make any
Representations to Turkey.
The Inauguration of the new cab tariff, auto
Hlaucally indicated by q registering machine TO
"nlcn The name Of taxaneter has been given.
mas aroused great public interest here.
AS an experiment such device has often been
U1eo before. but Il has invariably failed Crowds
collect around cabs furnished with the instru-
rnent and listen breathlessly 70 explanations
delivered by the excited cochers- So far the new
tariff. which cheapens the fare for short dis
tances and augnents Il for long ones, has been
G success The average earnings have been
tripleo each day. Allowing for curiosity to
on. II is thought that the Paris cab will no
longer have 70 fear complete extinction. and
that the era OF strikes and Of long and bitter
war between the public and the cocher Is now at
end.
Here the cne weather has broken up, but from
most Of the Continental watering places reports
OF the season are satisfactory. At Chanounix
there has been SEINE snow. yet many Americans
are still there. including Admiral and Mrs Gil
more. Of New-York II. Mex Twombly has Just
returned here after long tour through France,
Switzerland. Germany and Austria in auto
mobile. and he is taking one Of his machines 70
the United States. Mrs. Vanderbilt who has
been cruising IN Norway. is al Lucerne One
OF the prettiest incidents Of the season at Hon
burg has been the children's lawn tennis tourna-
rnent, by Miss < Steinway. OF New-York.
At Baden are M and Mrs Charles Carroll.
who are going TO Biarritz: Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Carroll who have come from Carlsbad: Mr.. and
Mrs. Adolphus Busch. OF St Louis; Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Yerkes and z. Clarence Jones'
Of New-York who has driven one thousand
miles in an automobile without mishap. and who
is going to Dinard. c. L B