The sun., 1908-07-05

In Hyde Park. and they believe that there
were between 900 and 100000 people
present. The vast mass Of them were evil
IDENTIFY Indifferent to the suifragist cause.
but on the other hand there was very little
evidence of hostility.
A band Of some three or four hundred
students and a few hooligan boys with bells
and other noise producers made as much
disturbance as possible. The rushes
caused good many women 10 faint, but the
element Of strong opposition was not very
pron1lnent
The speaking was not very successful.
Some Of tho women orators failed almost
entirely to make themselves heard above
the hum Of the great crowd; others had to
give In to the bellringers. At some Of the
twenty platforms the speakers were heard
fairly we'll. But the oratory was not on the
whole success.
The audience was In the first place. too
vast; and in the second. not serious enough
for effective speaking. The grand climax.
which was fixed for P. NJ, when at the
sound Of bugle one great shout Of Votes
for women" was to have gone up from the
assembled multitude to be heard in Downing
street. did not come OF. II the bugle> was
blown 1t was not heard.
Bernard Shaw was expected to take part
in the procession. But though his wife was
in 1t he remained a locker on. Found at
Hyde Park corner he was asked why he
was not walk ing with the suffragists.
Because" he replied. "this is a woman's
procession. I'm not woman: therefore
I'm not in it. II l had my way there'd not
be single man In 1t, or married one.
Il told my wife that I'd go on one con-
dtion-that should sit in a bath chair and
that she should push it all the way She
didn't accept the offer.
The procession was fine sight. There
has never been a procession In which the
average % good looks was 80 high. But the
horses Of the mounted police would take
the prize for real beauty. the humans would
be long way behind; for. see. the horses
are well looked after.
They're valuable, and IL one dies some
one loses money. Human beings don't
seem to be 80 valuable
Three features in the procession arrested
Shaw's eye First. his wife, whom he greeted
with uplifted hat; the second was a man
carrying a baby; the third was a woman
carrying a toy dog. The juxtapostion
struck the philosopher.
Look there" said he, "only one baby in
the procession, and that carried by man;
only one dog in the procession, and that
carried by a woman. What would Father
Vaughan say II he were here to see itp'
The Horse Show at Olympia day after
day, for three performances day, carries
out it's programme with the smoothness
and accuracy of a we'll regulated clock
This year there is more seating accommoda-
ton than last. and there is lso a promenade.
around the whole Of the building
Many people go to the promenade. but
for the most part they stand three. four or
five deep looking over into the arena There
horse is the show; the smart people in the
boxes are only a poor second.
But every one goes TO Olympia. The
royal box has been occupied every day
since the Eing and Queen went on Monday.
Ten o'clock in the evening. when the jump
ing begins, is the favorite hour for the
smart people to arrive The jumping is
by far the most popular feature Of the show.
1t is worked in at each of the three daily
programmes. and undoubtedly attracts
more people than anything else. In this
class the Belgian and Italian horsemen are
most conspicuous. Their riding is splendid
and their horses, for the most part Irish
bred, are wonderfully schooled,
The Pan Anglican Congress has now in-
ished its discussions, and its proceedings
will terminate with the great thank Offering
service at st. Pauls, when it is hoped that
the various donations will total million
sterling. The discussions of the congress
have been of great interest and conducted
on a very high level. But the whole affair
was too difnse. too many topics were con-
sdered at the same time at the VARIOUS
meetings, for the proceedings of the con-
gress to make an immediate appeal to the
general public.
When the reports have been collected.
digested and commented upon some effect
upon the minds Of the in terested lay public
may be looked for. The debate on social
ism, a question of the moment, has already
attracted good deal of\attention.
II the views of the section at which this
subject was brought forward were repre-
sentative of the Church then the natural
conclusion would be that the Anglican
Church had been largely lelvenei with
the doctrines Of socialism. 1t must be
remembered, however, that to this section
would 60 all those who were most in SYM
pathy with Socialist ideals.
The speeches were predominantly sociol-
istic In tone and the audience was evidently
inspired by the same spirit. Many have
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