N° 32 331
LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1888
Price: 3d.
BIRTHS
O n the 6th inst., at Clyde House, Clyde Road, Dublin, the
wife of Major C.B.H. Jenkins, 19th (Princess of Wales
Own) Hussars, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES
O n the 2nd March, at the British Embassy, Paris,
LIEUTENANT GENERAL NAPIER CAMPBELL
to CAROLINE MARGARET DUFF (Mrs. HENRY
PRICHARD), daughter of the late Deputy Surgeon-
General Charles Murray Duff.
DEATHS
O n the 1st March, at the British Legation, Stockholm, of
inflammation of the lungs, Mr. Corbett, Her Britannic
Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinaire and Minister Plenipotentiary
to His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway.
O n the 4th March, at Little Brickhill, near Bletchley,
ASPHODEL, the beloved child of ALEXANDER and
KATIE FINLAY, aged one year.
FUNERALS
COBAY’S for FUNERALS.
L ONDON NECROPOLIS, Brookwood. Near Woking.
500 acres exquisitely planted. Most beautiful cemetery
in Europe. 50 m from private station, adjoining Waterloo.
Refreshment and retiring rooms. Cheap return tickets on
Sundays for visitors. Charges fixed by Parliament.
MISCELLANEOUS
M ASSAGE
and
ELECTRICITY—
Perfect
INSTRUCTION in the most approved system
given by a lady. Experienced, practising under the first
medical men in London. Terms, four lessons two guineas.
Patient attended. London and vicinity.— Mrs. E., 115,
Queen’s road, Bayswater.
D R. SAARI’S MAGIC ELIXIR— Incredible REMEDY
for large variety of AILMENTS. Cures colds, coughs,
and throat ailments of all types. Bottles 2s. Sold everywhere.
D R. SAARI’S ELIXIR, look for it. Developed by
acclaimed physician, Ewell B. Saari.
PERSONAL,&C.
CHARLES WILSON, of Texas — Please SEND ADDRESS
to Godfrey C.’s family, Sloane Street Post-office, SW.
T EN POUNDS REWARD— LOST on March 8th, an
EARRING, consisting of a tear-drop emerald circled
by diamonds. Whoever will take same to 51, Cadogan Street,
SW, shall receive the reward.
L OST, a COLLIE DOG, black, with tan eyebrows and
paws and white ruff. Wound on right cheek. Name on
white metal plate attached to round leather collar. OSCAR
TEEVAN, 16, Charing-cross Road, NW. Anyone taking the
dog back to that address will be rewarded.
F REE DINNERS to HUNGRY CHILDREN.— The
Committee
gratefully
ACKNOWLEDGES
the
following DONATIONS in aid of their work, comprising
free dinners, soup kitchen, evening shelters for boys and girls,
infant day nursery, and other agencies: — Lady Clarendon
£2 2s.; Mrs. Edwards, £2 2s. Miss F.M. GLADSTONE, Hon.
Sec. Latymer Road Mission, Blechynden Street, W.
ENTERTAINMENTS
B ILLIARD-HALL, 8, Waterloo Place, SW. Monday next
to Saturday, GRAND MATCH for £400; ROBERTS,
spot barred, v. Middleton, 100 spots in a break. Admission 2s.
6d. and 5s. Table by Wright and Co.
R OYAL, Holborn.— CASCABEL, the sensation of
Paris, from Covent garden Theatre, every evening and
Saturday matinees. First appearance in the variety halls for
Miss Sandra Gamble.
THE WIMBLEDON MEETING
T he last day of the competition in the first stage of the
Queen’s Prize was favoured by better weather than the
riflemen assembled in Wimbledon Camp have yet enjoyed
during the progress of the current meeting. A considerable
reduction in the velocity of the wind, which yesterday was
registered at 10 miles to the hour, and a welcome rise in
temperature rendered the conditions of the meeting far more
pleasant than they had been earlier in the week. It has been
announced that for some reason or other, the annual and
popular match between picked teams of the House of Lords
and the House of Commons has been allowed to drop for the
present year. Besides the competition for the Queen’s prize,
the competition among the Indians and colonists for the
valuable Corporations Prize, and among the public school
teams for the Ashburton Shield, promise much excitement
during the coming week.
The following is a list of the principal
scores for the Queen’s Prize: —
Seven shots at each range
Total
Corp. Simcock, 2d Cheshire
93
Lieut. Golding, Berkshire
91
Sir Clayton Partridge
90
Capt. Kent, 5th Northumberland
89
Count von Schulenberg
88
Col. Sebastian Moran
87
Phillip Marlowe
86
Pte. Hollis, 19th Middlesex
84
Lord Astley Denham
83
Emile Zobar
82
Sgt. Murray, 1st Edinburgh
81
First stage principal diagrams: 60 yds; 7 shots in military
positions. Dimensions of target, 6 ft. square; bull’s eye, 24 in.
in diameter.
PARTRIDGE - 34 KENT - 34
SCHULENBERG - 33 MORAN - 33
ART EXHIBITIONS
GROSVENOR GALLERY
31, New Bond Street — now open.
A century of British art. Twenty-five Hogarths, thirty-two
Constables, seventeen Gainsboroughs. Eleven Turners, 8
Reynolds, 12 Wilkies, &c.
ADMISSION ONE SHILLING.
From 10 to 10.
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
An event not to be missed
SITUATIONS
R EQUIRED, in a clergyman’s family, a YOUNG MAN-
SERVANT, who has been page under a butler. Total
abstainer preferred.— Vicar, 5, Warren street, Fitzroy square, NW.
R ESPECTABLE WOMAN WANTED (married preferred),
as HOUSE PARLOUR MAID. Tall, good waitress, and
thoroughly capable servant indispensable. Personal character.
Address 22, Page Street, Vincent Square, SW.
T O CAPITALISTS WANTED, a GENTLEMAN with
not less than £2,000 to share in the working at a most
successful automatic machine which is now earning immense
profits. Address F.C., Financial Times, 28, Bridge Row, EC.
BOARD & RESIDENCE,
APARTMENTS
B OARD and RESIDENCE, 39, Bedford Place, Russell
Square, WC, for families and gentlemen. Conveniently
situated. Excellent table. Man-servant. Bath room. Foreign
languages understood. Terms moderate.
I TALIAN — A young gentleman wishes to BOARD and
RESIDE with an Italian family, living in the neighbourhood
of Bayswater, to improve himself in that language. Apply, by
letter, A.Q.Z., 36, New Oxford Street, NW.
TRADES
S TEINWAY and SONS PIANO-FORTES — Gold
Medal at the Inventions Exhibition, 1885. Gold Medal at
the Society of Arts, 1885. Pianos for sale or hire. Catalogues
free. Steinway Hall, 33, Wigmore Street, Portman Square,
London, NW.
M USICAL BOXES — Messrs. NICOLE FRERES,
Geneva (Est. 1815). Sole London Depot, 21, King
William Street, EC. Highest Exhibition Awards for quality of
tone and finish. Write for No. 76 Catalogue post free. Every
description of musical box repaired at most moderate charges,
or allowed for in exchange. Also available: Mechanical dolls,
reproductions of Royalty and of children, all capable of
specific mechanical movements. Works of art and of science;
a treat for one and all.
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE
House of Commons, Friday, March 9
The speaker took the chair shortly after 3 o’clock
JUDICIAL RENTS IN IRELAND
In reply to Mr. J.E. ELLIS, COLONEL KING-HARMON
said,— The number of applications to fix judicial rents
awaiting adjudication in the Land Commission on the Ist of
March, 1887, was 10,668. The number on the Ist of March,
1888, was 62,157.
THE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS
In reply to Mr. MARK STEWART, Mr. E. STANHOPE
said,— The Artillery Volunteers are permitted to wear the
same uniform as the Royal and Militia Artillery, except that
they wear silver lace where the others wear gold lace.
In reply to another question from Mr. MARK STEWART,
Mr. E. STANHOPE said the average number of Artillery
Volunteers for the fast two years attending at Shoeburyness
was 1,756, and at Barry Links 1,232.
Retraction: In yesterday’s paper we mistakenly reported Jess
Fyer had died. He is alive and well. Our apologies.
BURGLARIES
To the Editor of The Times
Sir.— The Press and the public generally should force our
timid, halting officials to take energetic action against certain
forms of crime. May I suggest that-
1. Any person committing a burglary or robbery from the
person, accompanied by violence or brutality, be flogged.
2. Any burglar or other thief having upon him a revolver, or
other distinctly murderous weapon, be flogged.
3. The police force be increased, especially mounted patrols
in certain localities.
4. Certain constables be armed with revolvers.
5. The police generally have a “freer hand” in dealing with
crimes of robbery or violence.
6. More activity among the members of the police force be
insisted on by the Chief Commissioner.
7. The public should be officially informed as to the legality,
or otherwise, of using firearms in defence of their lives and
property.
Experience shows, however, the futility of expecting
the
“authorities” ever
to
take
the
lead
in
these
matters. They never do anything until forced.
Yours faithfully,
ONE OF THE PUBLIC
ARMS TRADE FAIR CLOSES
The International Arms Trade Fair, which opened at the
Royal Agricultural Hall March 4th, closed yesterday with
a 21-gun salute to the Queen which reverberated around
the city.
The closing ceremonies began earlier in the awarding of Gold
Medals for excellence. Accepting five medals on behalf of the
Krupp Works was the Countess von Schulenberg, bride of 5
months to the German Military Attache and the archetype of
the fair-haired Rhine maiden. A gold medal was also awarded
to the Societe Bacri Freres and accepted by Emile Zobar,
French Military Attache.
Hector del Guerra, Military Attache to the Spanish Embassy,
stirred the large crowd with a magnificent speech.
The affair was marred by several demonstrators sporting anti-
arms placards. Alexi Meshkoff, Russian Military Attache, was
struck in the head by a tomato.
LITTLE EGYPT
MAKES A HIT
Last night the Tivoli was the scene of a novel divertissement.
Little Egypt, that agile and beautiful exponent of the graceful,
sensuous Oriental “danse du ventre”, entertained all present
with her lithesome, swaying body.
A nimble-fingered pianist who was up in profane music
sounded the opening chords of the wicked dance and, with
writhing and twisting body, Little Egypt stepped out the
measure while all the men looked on with open-mouthed
astonishment. Louder and fonder banged the piano, more
and more rapidly the abdominal muscles of the dancer
twitched. Her eyes gleamed with the excitement of it all
and her bosom heaved with tantalizing irregularity. With a
crash of chords the dance ceased and the men were left with
silence broken only by long drawn out sighs from a couple
of the gentlemen.
Little Egypt, who is known as Hatasu Asquith off stage, has
come to England by way of Egypt and Syria. Vague rumours
persist that she was deported for illegal political activities in
those countries, but quite a few Englishmen are glad to have
her here.
INDIAN MISSION
We understand that the Viceroy of India has decided that
his eldest son, Lord Clande-boye, shall accompany the
mission to Cabul.
FOREIGN NEWS
We have received the following telegrams through the
Reuters’ Agency: —
FATAL FIRE IN NEW YORK
New York, March 11
A fire broke out today in an apartment on an upper storey of
a house in this city. Believing all other means of escape to be
cut off, the occupants of the room jumped from the window
into the street below. One of them was killed and seven others
were injured in their fall.
FATAL EXPLOSION
OF SHELL
St. Petersburg, March 11
This afternoon, as a wagon-load of old artillery material,
which a dealer in iron had bought from the Government at
public auction, was being discharged at the purchaser’s place
of business, a 9 in. shell, supposed, but erroneously, to have
been duly unloaded, burst in the midst of a number of people.
Sixteen persons, including four children, were killed on the
spot, and several others were more or less seriously injured.
THE CHOLERA
Rome, March 11
The cholera returns for the past 24 hours report 115 cases
and 36 deaths in the province of Brindisi, being a decrease of
32 cases and 12 deaths as compared with the preceding day.
Today’s figures include 11 cases and 3 deaths in the town of
Brindisi, 44 cases and 17 deaths at Francavilla Fontana, 23
cases and 10 deaths at Latiano, and 20 cases and 1 death at
Bon Vito.
Three cases and two deaths are reported from Codigoro.
Trieste, March 11
From noon yesterday until the same hour today there have
been three fresh cases of cholera and one death in this city.
Fiume, March 11
Six fresh cases of cholera and three deaths occurred here
during the past 24 hours.
THE NEW POLAR
EXPEDITION
New York, March 11
Colonel Gilder, who was arrested yesterday when on the point
of starting for his Polar expedition, has not been released on
bail, as at first reported. He denies the charge against him of
having misappropriated a bond entrusted to his care.
His solicitor promised speedy action and counter-measures
against what he termed, “wholly unfounded charges.”
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
Vienna, March 9
The little Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Crown
Prince and Princess fell from her carriage today when the
Prater flew open. Happily, she suffered no injury.
MR. GLADSTONE AND THE IRISH LEADERS.
— Mrs. J. Thomas, of Wooburn, Bucks, having sent Mr.
Gladstone a copy of her pamphlet has received the following
acknowledgement: “Dear Madam, 1 thank you for your book
on the Irish Nationalist leaders. Your production is, in my opinion,
wise and timely, for even we, who are frankly devoted to the cause,
have not always, perhaps, done that justice to the men which
history will certainly award. Yours, &c., W.E. GLADSTONE.
Pray use this note as you think fit.”
BENEFIT TOMORROW — At the Conservatory for the
Royal Society of Horticulture. A sale of flower-bearing plants
and seeds. Open to the public.
DARING
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
R.S. Garrard and Co. Jewellers was the scene of a daring theft
yesterday afternoon. The burglar apparently threw a smoke
bomb from the floor of the store onto stairs leading to the
offices above. As store employees raced to fight the “fire,” the
thief looted a display case of jewels valued in the thousands
of pounds.
Scotland Yard’s chief suspect in the crime is Thomas O’Neill,
an internationally known jewel thief who was known to
have been in London within the last several days. However,
the police report no success in their attempts to apprehend
O’Neill.
Garrard’s is offering a reward of £500 for information leading
to the capture of the perpetrator of this crime and the
restoration of the stolen jewels.
SUSPECTED
THIEF FOUND
STRANGLED
The body of Pierre Matin, suspected international jewel
thief, was found early yesterday floating in the Thames. He
had apparently been strangled to death. Although Matin, a
citizen of France, had been detained by authorities in many
countries in connection with various thefts over the years, he
had never been convicted of any crime. The police have no
suspects at this time, but report that the murderer must be
powerfully built as the physical evidence indicates the victim
was strangled with bare hands.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE
(From Our Correspondents)
INDIA
Calcutta, March 11
Intelligence from Chittagong of yesterday’s date states that a
raid on a Meong village is reported from the Chaima Valley,
near Tainchi. Three of the inhabitants were killed and 24
taken prisoners. A band of Meongs, with a detachment of
frontier police, have gone in pursuit of the raiders.
The headless body of the European who had been missing
since the attack by Kuki raiders on Lieutenant Stewart’s
surveying party in the Chittagong hills has been discovered
near the British camp.
THE SUEZ
CANAL QUESTION
Paris, March 11
Several journals announce this evening that M. Flourens has
received a reply from England concerning the modifications
proposed by the Porte in the Suez Canal Convention. This
reply is stated to differ only in some unimportant details
from the views held by France, so that a complete accord
between the British and French governments on the subject
is imminent.
THE LATE
EMPEROR WILLIAM
Melbourne, March 11
Memorial services for the late Emperor William were held
yesterday in many churches in the capitals of the various
Australasian colonies.
DE VRIES DIAMONDS
NEVER FOUND
This month marks the first anniversary of the daring De
Vries Diamond theft. Scotland Yard is apparently no closer
to discovering the whereabouts of the stolen gems now than
they were a year ago.
Nat Cook, who was convicted of the crime and is now
serving a sentence in Millbank Prison, persists in his claims
of innocence.
The manager of De Vries testified that two men committed
the robbery, and two men were tried. But only Cook was
convicted. Jonathan Small, his co-defendant, was acquitted.
The reward for the recovery of the diamonds continues to be
offered by De Vries, but thus far no one has stepped forward
to claim the prize.
INQUEST
Tomorrow at St. Bartholomew’s, into the death of Sylvia
Carrasco. Any interested parties are urged to attend.
THE TIMES may be PURCHASED, in Paris, at 8, Rue des
Capucines; in Boulogne-sur-Mer, at Merridew’s Library; in
Brussels, at 46, Rue de la Madeleine; and in Rome, at I, Piazza
di Spagna.
LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1888
Price: 3d.
BIRTHS
O n the 6th inst., at Clyde House, Clyde Road, Dublin, the
wife of Major C.B.H. Jenkins, 19th (Princess of Wales
Own) Hussars, of a daughter.
MARRIAGES
O n the 2nd March, at the British Embassy, Paris,
LIEUTENANT GENERAL NAPIER CAMPBELL
to CAROLINE MARGARET DUFF (Mrs. HENRY
PRICHARD), daughter of the late Deputy Surgeon-
General Charles Murray Duff.
DEATHS
O n the 1st March, at the British Legation, Stockholm, of
inflammation of the lungs, Mr. Corbett, Her Britannic
Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinaire and Minister Plenipotentiary
to His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway.
O n the 4th March, at Little Brickhill, near Bletchley,
ASPHODEL, the beloved child of ALEXANDER and
KATIE FINLAY, aged one year.
FUNERALS
COBAY’S for FUNERALS.
L ONDON NECROPOLIS, Brookwood. Near Woking.
500 acres exquisitely planted. Most beautiful cemetery
in Europe. 50 m from private station, adjoining Waterloo.
Refreshment and retiring rooms. Cheap return tickets on
Sundays for visitors. Charges fixed by Parliament.
MISCELLANEOUS
M ASSAGE
and
ELECTRICITY—
Perfect
INSTRUCTION in the most approved system
given by a lady. Experienced, practising under the first
medical men in London. Terms, four lessons two guineas.
Patient attended. London and vicinity.— Mrs. E., 115,
Queen’s road, Bayswater.
D R. SAARI’S MAGIC ELIXIR— Incredible REMEDY
for large variety of AILMENTS. Cures colds, coughs,
and throat ailments of all types. Bottles 2s. Sold everywhere.
D R. SAARI’S ELIXIR, look for it. Developed by
acclaimed physician, Ewell B. Saari.
PERSONAL,&C.
CHARLES WILSON, of Texas — Please SEND ADDRESS
to Godfrey C.’s family, Sloane Street Post-office, SW.
T EN POUNDS REWARD— LOST on March 8th, an
EARRING, consisting of a tear-drop emerald circled
by diamonds. Whoever will take same to 51, Cadogan Street,
SW, shall receive the reward.
L OST, a COLLIE DOG, black, with tan eyebrows and
paws and white ruff. Wound on right cheek. Name on
white metal plate attached to round leather collar. OSCAR
TEEVAN, 16, Charing-cross Road, NW. Anyone taking the
dog back to that address will be rewarded.
F REE DINNERS to HUNGRY CHILDREN.— The
Committee
gratefully
ACKNOWLEDGES
the
following DONATIONS in aid of their work, comprising
free dinners, soup kitchen, evening shelters for boys and girls,
infant day nursery, and other agencies: — Lady Clarendon
£2 2s.; Mrs. Edwards, £2 2s. Miss F.M. GLADSTONE, Hon.
Sec. Latymer Road Mission, Blechynden Street, W.
ENTERTAINMENTS
B ILLIARD-HALL, 8, Waterloo Place, SW. Monday next
to Saturday, GRAND MATCH for £400; ROBERTS,
spot barred, v. Middleton, 100 spots in a break. Admission 2s.
6d. and 5s. Table by Wright and Co.
R OYAL, Holborn.— CASCABEL, the sensation of
Paris, from Covent garden Theatre, every evening and
Saturday matinees. First appearance in the variety halls for
Miss Sandra Gamble.
THE WIMBLEDON MEETING
T he last day of the competition in the first stage of the
Queen’s Prize was favoured by better weather than the
riflemen assembled in Wimbledon Camp have yet enjoyed
during the progress of the current meeting. A considerable
reduction in the velocity of the wind, which yesterday was
registered at 10 miles to the hour, and a welcome rise in
temperature rendered the conditions of the meeting far more
pleasant than they had been earlier in the week. It has been
announced that for some reason or other, the annual and
popular match between picked teams of the House of Lords
and the House of Commons has been allowed to drop for the
present year. Besides the competition for the Queen’s prize,
the competition among the Indians and colonists for the
valuable Corporations Prize, and among the public school
teams for the Ashburton Shield, promise much excitement
during the coming week.
The following is a list of the principal
scores for the Queen’s Prize: —
Seven shots at each range
Total
Corp. Simcock, 2d Cheshire
93
Lieut. Golding, Berkshire
91
Sir Clayton Partridge
90
Capt. Kent, 5th Northumberland
89
Count von Schulenberg
88
Col. Sebastian Moran
87
Phillip Marlowe
86
Pte. Hollis, 19th Middlesex
84
Lord Astley Denham
83
Emile Zobar
82
Sgt. Murray, 1st Edinburgh
81
First stage principal diagrams: 60 yds; 7 shots in military
positions. Dimensions of target, 6 ft. square; bull’s eye, 24 in.
in diameter.
PARTRIDGE - 34 KENT - 34
SCHULENBERG - 33 MORAN - 33
ART EXHIBITIONS
GROSVENOR GALLERY
31, New Bond Street — now open.
A century of British art. Twenty-five Hogarths, thirty-two
Constables, seventeen Gainsboroughs. Eleven Turners, 8
Reynolds, 12 Wilkies, &c.
ADMISSION ONE SHILLING.
From 10 to 10.
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
An event not to be missed
SITUATIONS
R EQUIRED, in a clergyman’s family, a YOUNG MAN-
SERVANT, who has been page under a butler. Total
abstainer preferred.— Vicar, 5, Warren street, Fitzroy square, NW.
R ESPECTABLE WOMAN WANTED (married preferred),
as HOUSE PARLOUR MAID. Tall, good waitress, and
thoroughly capable servant indispensable. Personal character.
Address 22, Page Street, Vincent Square, SW.
T O CAPITALISTS WANTED, a GENTLEMAN with
not less than £2,000 to share in the working at a most
successful automatic machine which is now earning immense
profits. Address F.C., Financial Times, 28, Bridge Row, EC.
BOARD & RESIDENCE,
APARTMENTS
B OARD and RESIDENCE, 39, Bedford Place, Russell
Square, WC, for families and gentlemen. Conveniently
situated. Excellent table. Man-servant. Bath room. Foreign
languages understood. Terms moderate.
I TALIAN — A young gentleman wishes to BOARD and
RESIDE with an Italian family, living in the neighbourhood
of Bayswater, to improve himself in that language. Apply, by
letter, A.Q.Z., 36, New Oxford Street, NW.
TRADES
S TEINWAY and SONS PIANO-FORTES — Gold
Medal at the Inventions Exhibition, 1885. Gold Medal at
the Society of Arts, 1885. Pianos for sale or hire. Catalogues
free. Steinway Hall, 33, Wigmore Street, Portman Square,
London, NW.
M USICAL BOXES — Messrs. NICOLE FRERES,
Geneva (Est. 1815). Sole London Depot, 21, King
William Street, EC. Highest Exhibition Awards for quality of
tone and finish. Write for No. 76 Catalogue post free. Every
description of musical box repaired at most moderate charges,
or allowed for in exchange. Also available: Mechanical dolls,
reproductions of Royalty and of children, all capable of
specific mechanical movements. Works of art and of science;
a treat for one and all.
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE
House of Commons, Friday, March 9
The speaker took the chair shortly after 3 o’clock
JUDICIAL RENTS IN IRELAND
In reply to Mr. J.E. ELLIS, COLONEL KING-HARMON
said,— The number of applications to fix judicial rents
awaiting adjudication in the Land Commission on the Ist of
March, 1887, was 10,668. The number on the Ist of March,
1888, was 62,157.
THE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS
In reply to Mr. MARK STEWART, Mr. E. STANHOPE
said,— The Artillery Volunteers are permitted to wear the
same uniform as the Royal and Militia Artillery, except that
they wear silver lace where the others wear gold lace.
In reply to another question from Mr. MARK STEWART,
Mr. E. STANHOPE said the average number of Artillery
Volunteers for the fast two years attending at Shoeburyness
was 1,756, and at Barry Links 1,232.
Retraction: In yesterday’s paper we mistakenly reported Jess
Fyer had died. He is alive and well. Our apologies.
BURGLARIES
To the Editor of The Times
Sir.— The Press and the public generally should force our
timid, halting officials to take energetic action against certain
forms of crime. May I suggest that-
1. Any person committing a burglary or robbery from the
person, accompanied by violence or brutality, be flogged.
2. Any burglar or other thief having upon him a revolver, or
other distinctly murderous weapon, be flogged.
3. The police force be increased, especially mounted patrols
in certain localities.
4. Certain constables be armed with revolvers.
5. The police generally have a “freer hand” in dealing with
crimes of robbery or violence.
6. More activity among the members of the police force be
insisted on by the Chief Commissioner.
7. The public should be officially informed as to the legality,
or otherwise, of using firearms in defence of their lives and
property.
Experience shows, however, the futility of expecting
the
“authorities” ever
to
take
the
lead
in
these
matters. They never do anything until forced.
Yours faithfully,
ONE OF THE PUBLIC
ARMS TRADE FAIR CLOSES
The International Arms Trade Fair, which opened at the
Royal Agricultural Hall March 4th, closed yesterday with
a 21-gun salute to the Queen which reverberated around
the city.
The closing ceremonies began earlier in the awarding of Gold
Medals for excellence. Accepting five medals on behalf of the
Krupp Works was the Countess von Schulenberg, bride of 5
months to the German Military Attache and the archetype of
the fair-haired Rhine maiden. A gold medal was also awarded
to the Societe Bacri Freres and accepted by Emile Zobar,
French Military Attache.
Hector del Guerra, Military Attache to the Spanish Embassy,
stirred the large crowd with a magnificent speech.
The affair was marred by several demonstrators sporting anti-
arms placards. Alexi Meshkoff, Russian Military Attache, was
struck in the head by a tomato.
LITTLE EGYPT
MAKES A HIT
Last night the Tivoli was the scene of a novel divertissement.
Little Egypt, that agile and beautiful exponent of the graceful,
sensuous Oriental “danse du ventre”, entertained all present
with her lithesome, swaying body.
A nimble-fingered pianist who was up in profane music
sounded the opening chords of the wicked dance and, with
writhing and twisting body, Little Egypt stepped out the
measure while all the men looked on with open-mouthed
astonishment. Louder and fonder banged the piano, more
and more rapidly the abdominal muscles of the dancer
twitched. Her eyes gleamed with the excitement of it all
and her bosom heaved with tantalizing irregularity. With a
crash of chords the dance ceased and the men were left with
silence broken only by long drawn out sighs from a couple
of the gentlemen.
Little Egypt, who is known as Hatasu Asquith off stage, has
come to England by way of Egypt and Syria. Vague rumours
persist that she was deported for illegal political activities in
those countries, but quite a few Englishmen are glad to have
her here.
INDIAN MISSION
We understand that the Viceroy of India has decided that
his eldest son, Lord Clande-boye, shall accompany the
mission to Cabul.
FOREIGN NEWS
We have received the following telegrams through the
Reuters’ Agency: —
FATAL FIRE IN NEW YORK
New York, March 11
A fire broke out today in an apartment on an upper storey of
a house in this city. Believing all other means of escape to be
cut off, the occupants of the room jumped from the window
into the street below. One of them was killed and seven others
were injured in their fall.
FATAL EXPLOSION
OF SHELL
St. Petersburg, March 11
This afternoon, as a wagon-load of old artillery material,
which a dealer in iron had bought from the Government at
public auction, was being discharged at the purchaser’s place
of business, a 9 in. shell, supposed, but erroneously, to have
been duly unloaded, burst in the midst of a number of people.
Sixteen persons, including four children, were killed on the
spot, and several others were more or less seriously injured.
THE CHOLERA
Rome, March 11
The cholera returns for the past 24 hours report 115 cases
and 36 deaths in the province of Brindisi, being a decrease of
32 cases and 12 deaths as compared with the preceding day.
Today’s figures include 11 cases and 3 deaths in the town of
Brindisi, 44 cases and 17 deaths at Francavilla Fontana, 23
cases and 10 deaths at Latiano, and 20 cases and 1 death at
Bon Vito.
Three cases and two deaths are reported from Codigoro.
Trieste, March 11
From noon yesterday until the same hour today there have
been three fresh cases of cholera and one death in this city.
Fiume, March 11
Six fresh cases of cholera and three deaths occurred here
during the past 24 hours.
THE NEW POLAR
EXPEDITION
New York, March 11
Colonel Gilder, who was arrested yesterday when on the point
of starting for his Polar expedition, has not been released on
bail, as at first reported. He denies the charge against him of
having misappropriated a bond entrusted to his care.
His solicitor promised speedy action and counter-measures
against what he termed, “wholly unfounded charges.”
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
Vienna, March 9
The little Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Crown
Prince and Princess fell from her carriage today when the
Prater flew open. Happily, she suffered no injury.
MR. GLADSTONE AND THE IRISH LEADERS.
— Mrs. J. Thomas, of Wooburn, Bucks, having sent Mr.
Gladstone a copy of her pamphlet has received the following
acknowledgement: “Dear Madam, 1 thank you for your book
on the Irish Nationalist leaders. Your production is, in my opinion,
wise and timely, for even we, who are frankly devoted to the cause,
have not always, perhaps, done that justice to the men which
history will certainly award. Yours, &c., W.E. GLADSTONE.
Pray use this note as you think fit.”
BENEFIT TOMORROW — At the Conservatory for the
Royal Society of Horticulture. A sale of flower-bearing plants
and seeds. Open to the public.
DARING
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
R.S. Garrard and Co. Jewellers was the scene of a daring theft
yesterday afternoon. The burglar apparently threw a smoke
bomb from the floor of the store onto stairs leading to the
offices above. As store employees raced to fight the “fire,” the
thief looted a display case of jewels valued in the thousands
of pounds.
Scotland Yard’s chief suspect in the crime is Thomas O’Neill,
an internationally known jewel thief who was known to
have been in London within the last several days. However,
the police report no success in their attempts to apprehend
O’Neill.
Garrard’s is offering a reward of £500 for information leading
to the capture of the perpetrator of this crime and the
restoration of the stolen jewels.
SUSPECTED
THIEF FOUND
STRANGLED
The body of Pierre Matin, suspected international jewel
thief, was found early yesterday floating in the Thames. He
had apparently been strangled to death. Although Matin, a
citizen of France, had been detained by authorities in many
countries in connection with various thefts over the years, he
had never been convicted of any crime. The police have no
suspects at this time, but report that the murderer must be
powerfully built as the physical evidence indicates the victim
was strangled with bare hands.
LATEST INTELLIGENCE
(From Our Correspondents)
INDIA
Calcutta, March 11
Intelligence from Chittagong of yesterday’s date states that a
raid on a Meong village is reported from the Chaima Valley,
near Tainchi. Three of the inhabitants were killed and 24
taken prisoners. A band of Meongs, with a detachment of
frontier police, have gone in pursuit of the raiders.
The headless body of the European who had been missing
since the attack by Kuki raiders on Lieutenant Stewart’s
surveying party in the Chittagong hills has been discovered
near the British camp.
THE SUEZ
CANAL QUESTION
Paris, March 11
Several journals announce this evening that M. Flourens has
received a reply from England concerning the modifications
proposed by the Porte in the Suez Canal Convention. This
reply is stated to differ only in some unimportant details
from the views held by France, so that a complete accord
between the British and French governments on the subject
is imminent.
THE LATE
EMPEROR WILLIAM
Melbourne, March 11
Memorial services for the late Emperor William were held
yesterday in many churches in the capitals of the various
Australasian colonies.
DE VRIES DIAMONDS
NEVER FOUND
This month marks the first anniversary of the daring De
Vries Diamond theft. Scotland Yard is apparently no closer
to discovering the whereabouts of the stolen gems now than
they were a year ago.
Nat Cook, who was convicted of the crime and is now
serving a sentence in Millbank Prison, persists in his claims
of innocence.
The manager of De Vries testified that two men committed
the robbery, and two men were tried. But only Cook was
convicted. Jonathan Small, his co-defendant, was acquitted.
The reward for the recovery of the diamonds continues to be
offered by De Vries, but thus far no one has stepped forward
to claim the prize.
INQUEST
Tomorrow at St. Bartholomew’s, into the death of Sylvia
Carrasco. Any interested parties are urged to attend.
THE TIMES may be PURCHASED, in Paris, at 8, Rue des
Capucines; in Boulogne-sur-Mer, at Merridew’s Library; in
Brussels, at 46, Rue de la Madeleine; and in Rome, at I, Piazza
di Spagna.