New-York tribune., 1904-09-18

NQrseiNes Situation-Ncsc AUtOmO-
bile Racing Rules Proposed.

es,.,isi % The N.w-Yo-k Tribune by Cablsb
Copyright: 1914: By The Tribune Associa'ionp
PARIS. Sept. 1.-THE situation AT Marseilles is
going from bad 10 worse. Neither NJ. Penssat'
Administrator Of Marine. who has been an nom
est froker between the dockers and their en-
ployers nor Charles RouN retains hopes or
compromise after yesterdays failure Of the de-
nands OF the hands. including the stipulation
not 10 go on board ships until o'clock in the
morning. and not 10 help in unloading passen-
gers baggage, even when paid extra fees for so
doing The strikers claims so arbitrary
that they would put the big navigation compa-
nies into bankruptcy The working population.
with blind obstinacy. seem 20 have taken for
their motto. "Marsalia delenda est All traffic
is now diverted TO Genoa. Barna and Brindsi,
for Marseilles has cut off its nose 10 spite its
face.
The Princess Louise OF Ssxe-Coburg continues
the centre of Partisan interest, and safely in
stalled in her suite OF apartments in a smart
hotel in the Rue de la PaiK. has received visits
and letters Of sympathy from prominent men Of
letters, including Victorien Sardou. Paul Bour-
get. Anatole France and Alfred Capus.
The Paris theatrical season mas opened with a
clever three act military farce at the Theatre
des Nouveautes. by Paul Gavault and Albert
Bourgain. entitled la Dame du D. admirably
Mile. Marguerite Bresil.
Sarah Bernhard in robust health after her
sea bathing AT Belle lie. has established herself
at Versailles, planning her winter programme
Quite near by. in Marty, Massenet and Ca
lule Mendes, who together have just COM
pleted their opera, "Ariane," which will be the
first musical event Of the year al the Grand
Opera. Mile. Breval will sing the leading part.
The Vaudeville Theatre was opened last night
al
comedy by Alexandra Bisson and Bern &c
Turique. 1t is the odessey Of three college
chums. whose subsequent careers lead to
strange divorces and stranger reconcations.
The arst act. police court scene equals In
humor anything OF the sort produced here. II
is comedy OF Alexandra Bisson's most spar
king vintage.
Nine. Daniel Desueur has Just returned from
Venice, where she has written her new novel
called La Force du Passe" Mime. Mira beau
Nsrtel. grandniece Of the great Mirabeau and
whose nom de plume is "Gyp,' is hard at work
at Neuilly on a psychological novel called SOU
Venirs dUne Petite FILE" Carmen SYLVIA.
Queen OF Rumania. IS putting the finishing
touches 10 her ney opera. a part Of the music
of which was composed by the little thirteen
year-old prodigy Florizel. Nine. severfne is at
Pierre -Fonds, writing popular serial romances.
The world cf fashion is still absent from Paris
fn chateaus shooting partridges. or al Italian
lakes. automobIling over superb roads in
Normandy, Burgundy and Champagne. The
Marquis de Dion, vice-prss,dent of the Auto
mobile Club Of France. with the approval OF q
committee, has submitted % James Gordon Ben
nett four radical changes in the annual inter-
national Bennett Cup race. First. the distancs
90 be o thousand kilometres instead OF five hun
dred and thirty, and the race to last two days.
Second, the elimination well as the final
races shall be made By teams OF three automO-
bes By the same maker. the total time OF the
three being counted ore racing unit. Third.
al repairs 10 tires others must be made by