New-York tribune., 1907-01-06
WORLD AFFAIRS VIEWED BY OBSERVERS ABROAD
TO SUPPRESS GAMBLING
CLUBS IN PARIS.
Especial by Freneh Cable to The Tribune
copyright, 1907. by The Tribune Association. !

Copyright, 1907. by The Tribune
Paris. Jan. 5.-Owing to the great increase
OF gambling clubs in the last year Pre-
nier Clemenceau, seconded by M Lepine
Prefect of Police, has decided to suppress
such clubs In Paris and TO expel from
France all foreigners whose names are inscribed
on the governing committees OF them. The ten
Beigians affected by this decision were informed
Yesterday that they must leave France within
twenty-four hours. The action of the govern
1nent in this matter is fully supported by public
opinion. II is notorious that among those who
have lost large sums of money at these gambling
hells are women and young between
tWenty-one and thirty years of age.
EXCELLENT BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
The president OF the Paris Chamber of Com
merce in presenting his annual report an
nounces that 1906 will go record as the type
of a prosperous year for France. and states
that this IS convincing evidence OF the sound
basis Of French industry and trade. for this
satisfactory result is attained in spite of the
Morocco complications. the inventory troubles
The Church and State conflict the elections the
Labor Day agitation and the obligatory one
day in the week rest law. Paris shopkeepers
say that the new years business is more brisk
than for many years past The opinion is ex-
pressed by the leading members of the Cham
outlook in France for 1907 is most encoura ging
INTEREST IN FOOTBALL CONTEST.
The football match under the Rugby rules
played in the Pare des Princes between the
South African fifteen. popularity called the
Springboks. and a French team was attended
by nine thousand spectators. and shows that
football has at this somewhat late day at
tained a popularity never before witnessed in
Frame This is largely due to the encourage
ment given by General Picquart Minister of
War, 10 athletic sports in the army Almost
every garrison in France has its football
team. Fully third of the spectators yester-
day were non-commissioned officers corporals
and soldiers. No finer team has ever been on
the French football field than the Springboks
who. after a triumphant tour in Great Britain
came 10 Paris and conquered the French
team by % points 6 The Frenchmen
kicked off against the wind Their play was
characterized by splendid individual efforts.
especially their admirable tackling but they
lacked disciplinary combinati ton. AS Jerome
~ the Paris team. touched down the whistle
blew for half time. with the score: Spring
hoks. II: Parisians, 2. On resuming Paris
went offs with q brilliant rush. and Bur
meister. Of the Springboks, was forced 10 touch
down. Utilizing their superior speed, the Spring
hoks gained ground repeatedly. and the play
became faster and faster The absolutely per-
feet passing and admirable combination OF the
South Africans told the tale and the match
ended with victory for the Springboks with
- POINTS. goals and = tries against
& points and > tries. The crowd espe-
oially The French soldiers loudly cheered the
Winning team. The South Africans and the
Par,sians and some hundreds Of their friends
dined together at Montmartre. The Parisans
hsye shown the SpTingboks all the sights OF
Paris, and the TWO teams were the guests of
Nine. Sarah Bernhard last night al her theatre
The international football team thus became an
additional link in the Anglo-French entente
, cordiale
DISTERBANCE At 4 THEATRE
a riot. almost degenerating into q free fight
took place Thursday night al the Moulin Rouge
on the occasion Of a pentomime performance
given by Nine. Colette Willy formerly Nine
Gauther Nillars. and the Marquise de Morny
formerly Marquise de Bebeuf the eccentric con-
duct Of both Of whom has been the subject Of
conversation among bouevardlers for some
time. When Nine de Morny appeared the boots
and Kisses continued for ten minutes and sew
eral women in boxes, including Mile. de Noil-
han, daughter of the former secretary OF the
Patrie Francaise, threw a dozen cushions at the
performers. Henry Rochefort and scores of
ent couple Of hundred indignant spectators
dragged NJ. Willy, the former husband OF Co.
Iette, from his box and tore his clothes and but
for police protection he would have been seri-
ously injured. Nine de Morny escaped from
the theatre by the stage entrance. Keen inter
sst Was aroused in the episode from the fact
that the Marquise de Morny is niece of
Napoleon III and also a great -great-grand-
daughter of Louis KY. and at the same time a
great-great-granddsu lighter of Talleyrand
HONOR FOR AMBASSADOR
Mrs. Mccormick. wife OF the retiring Ameri-
can Ambassador to France, who is stopping at
Grasse for few days. passed several hours in
Nice on Friday. She will return to Paris next
week TO rejoin the ambassador, who is being
warmly congratulated by his friends for the
Grand Gordon OF the Legion of Honor conferred
upon him by the French government. GLIB.
GERMANY TO EXCIUDE IT G pnpY