The sun., 1908-08-16
a great deal and sleeps eight heprs resu-
larly.


The apache of Paris haS his prototype
In tho London hooligan. but the latter
substitutes for the loadeSi firearms NJ the
French,nan heavily weighted stick ana
q belt with metal clasp The assault
on Sir W. 8. Gilbert as he was coming from
the opera the other night has called atten-
ton to this particular type OF scoundre'
Fortunately Sir William was able to frighten
his assailants. but there are many who are
less fortunate.
So frequent have street attacks become
that specially trained detectives from soot-
land Yard have been assigned to these
cases 1t is OF course impossible to give
the number Of hooligans in London, but
il is estimated that there are several thou-
sands and they are increasing daily. De-
tachments OF this formidable army ihfest
every district.
The typical London hooligan is a short,
slim youth with the alert daring look OF
ferret. About his throat is invariably
wound a muller Of varied huesi and a cap
is well pulled down over his eyes. Gen.
orally they work in gangs
The Silver Hatchet Gang Ia the title OF
the group which halls from Hoxton. Az
Islington they call themselves the Knuckie-
busters, at Lambeth the Girdle Gang,
Then there are the Bethnal Green Boys,
the Boys Of Bow. the Deptford Terrors'
the Hackney Bruisers. the Bermondsey Tips
and the Old Ford Boys.
Senator Gervais wrote an article few
weeks ago in q French newspaper protesting
against the increasing practice OF ridiouling
President Fallieres on the music hsll stage
but his words had no effect. No pro-
gramme at a music hall or cafe concert
seemed to be considered complete without
an actor and often an actress made up to
represent the head Of the republic appear
ing in some undignihed and ridiculous
scene. But last week the new revue at the
Cafe des Ambassadors went beyond all
limits and its excess may bring about what
Senator Gervaiss article failed to accom-
plish,
The new revue received favorable hear
ing at the dress rehearsal until the end OF
the second act. when actors made up as
Mr. and Mrs Fallieres, their daughter and
her fance, Mr. Lanes, were introduced In
a song not merely vulgar but coarsely In
decent. The song ended In a cancan
dance for the four singers to tune that
was q close parody Of the -MarseiHaise.'
This was too much for the audience.
They hootsd. hissed and oatoalled until
the curtain had to be lowered. Then they
demanded the true aMarseinaise' from the
orchestra, and all rose and stood bare
hsaded-the Ambassadors is an open air
case-while II was being played.
Capts Antonoff and Nenitchenko Of the
Russian army balloon service are In Paris
to study French aerostatics. They say that
the Russian Government has decided to
offer $1,000 rubles $50 .0oo) In prizes in q
flying competition to be held In st. Peters
burg from July to August Is next year.
The programme win offer prizes for fly.
ing machines and for models weighing at
least forty pssnzAss sinapT pT1sessstz sJooo-
rubles each will be offered In tests for dis
tanoe or time Of fight, for speed. the prize
to be given to the slowest machine. as 1t is
considered that that viii be most useful for
army service: for height, which must exceed
q hundred yards: for starting in a high
wind for steady and slow descent and for
ability to carry weight. The winner Of the
greatest number of these tests will receive
an extra prize Of 1900 rubles.
"A fallen star is the description that
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