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Paris, 2nd May Paris is splendour itself and the decorations which are nearly everywhore in evidenco aro nn. questions bly beautiful, revealing unique Frenab taste. The metropolis just now recalls London at the time of the Jubilee. Visitors continge to poor in from all parts-principally from across the Channel-despite the fact that hotels are full, and nocommodation very limited. It is not so much to see the King that Britishers dome over as to ko able to say they were thero when their Sovereign was in Paris. Enthusiasm prevails everywhera, more so even than when the Tear cane to Paris. Small shops' mako quito a fortune selling English flags and meltoes; to decorata according te menus seeme to be the only object in view. For a Republic, Frace has certainly preparod as hearty a wel- come an Pertagal nud Italy, and King Edward will be the first to acknowledge this to be a fact, The Prefect of Police has allowed the must respectable taverns, cafés, and restaurants to remain pen all night, in benr of His Majesty's arrival, while public dancing is to be tolerated in the streets, os on the 14th of July. Crowds make their way, after their day's work is over, to the Madeleine and Opera Quarters of the city for the purpose of admiring the elaborato durations, which are truly artistic and splendid, The rue de la Paix, the Place Vendôme and the rue de Rivoli constitute the principal centres of attraction. Of course, tho Fanbourg St. Honoré, where the Britisli Entimery is situ- The ated, is also a favourite rendezvous. Grands Boulevards look gay in their gala dress. Great masts of white and gold have teen planted in prominent places, from which hang festoons and banners, The Rue de Paix is considered the best decorated by many; being a very rich neigbourhood, like the Opera it has come out strong. The Opera ead of the Rue de la Paix presents a gorgeous sight, having an immenso luminous motif suspended between four month, two on either side of the stroot, nad reaching 35 feet in height. On each of these gigantic masts have been suspended trophies of English and; Fronchings; the two tricolours side by side look extremely pretty, and festoons of electric lights and flowers completo the decoraticoffeet. A royal crown and British
lion or to be seen in the centre, both made of!
"God
multi-coloured electrically-lighted lamps. The Place Vendove, or the other end of the Rue de la Paix, in decorated in the same artistic manner; bage Iniacus inscriptions such as save the King," "Welcome," are encountered at intervals. Several large houses, chiefly dress. makers, along the Rue de Rivoli, bave decorated the whole frout of their maisons with flags, electric lights, &c. Money has been freely spent sterywhere by Parisians, whose only wish is to
imprtes upon His Majesty their sincere gratitude for his coming to Paris, and their desire to forget and forgive the past, The Government and Municipal Council have decided to arcord a maguilleant welcome to their Royal guest. Fresident Loubet, who has just returned from Algeria, is entisfied that everything is in readiness, and Pari- xiazis are in good spirits. The British Colony, which has been reinforced by thorenade is on the tip-too of expectation. The Royal apartments at the Embassy await the King Prefect of Police Lépine is overworked; grave responsibility rests in his shoulders, but he is more than equal to the occasion. Hundreds of detectives from Scotland Yard have arrived, objectionable caricatures have been confiscated, so that all being well, His Majesty will have| a right good time song Parisians.
TROUBLOUS MONKS.
to back out of Manchuria, or at least that part of the Chinese Empire, sooner than the anticipated, was to be expected, an other Powers would not tolerate her occupying, or oven claiming, absurd rights in the bouchurian province. Thoolliance betwon Great Britain and Japan ke much to do with keeping corators Busia ia ber place, and bringing Muscovites to their senses. TheUnited States too excroise great influence in China, and the sooner the Evrsinus become convinced of iko fact thatthey cannot do exactly as they like in the Celestial Empire, the better it will be for them. Shingking is the most importent province in Manchuria, and for it to be occupied by Russian troops, was trop fort. The Chinese pra batter looked after then what the Muscovites imagine. The repudiation of Russian demands is ancient history: Bussia's bounce frightens nobody, for everyone is accustomed to her tall tak, end what is still more important, knows how far sho can go. She is cute knough to know when to
climb down, this kus once more boca illustrated by hier backing out of part of Manchuria, in the way the Les just done, and so saved herself
from ironbie.
A FOOLISH WAGEE,"
Mr. J. M. Maclean, formerly editor of the Bombay Gazelle, writes on able, if somewhat prejudiced, article in the May irus of the Magazine of Commerce. He contends that this railway is a blow to our commercial sapremacy in the Far East, and concludes:-
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THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY. Į whole of the East has accepted the supremsey of the maritimo nations of Western Europe. Now another great revolution seems to be inevitable. The rosurrection of land truffle throughout the vast Asiatic continent must strike a blow at the menopoly which an island empire liko England has enjoyed through the Treponderance of her shipping trade. Tho Suez Canal had previously done as much harm. In the old days, when Asia could only be approached by means of a long voyage round the Cape, England did just what she liked in the East, and had no competition to fear. Securely seated in her Jossession of India, whence she could draw unlimited supplies, of
The official deciula from St. Petersburg of men and money to maintain her authority, he ruled, the undisputed mistress of the Indian the truth of the reported negotiation of a Con and Chinese Seas, the Red Son and the Persian rention which would give Russia sovorelen 15 per cent. of the world's production of silver 171,686,000 oz. Such an extra demand must Gulf, and was obeyed by every nation from rights over Manchuria have undoubtedly allayed for three years, 1899 to 1901, which are Zanzibar to Japon. This security was rudely excitement, though they have not convinced necessarily have an effoot, but if we look at the disturbed by the intrusion through the Caual the world of Russin's intention to honestly United Statas Treasury statement of April 7 of every Europesa Power, and by the deter-fall the pledges contained in the Marcharian last, we find that on that date the stock of "silver ballion of 1890" was still 820,129,000, mipation, as was shown in the resent Chinese Convention of Ap¥1, 1902.
The following interesting account of the so that in nine months only aboat. $13,000,000
by Mr. Southcott.-L. & O. Expresa, War, of French, Germans and Russians to be partakere along with as in the spoils of the intorchonge of vians between the United States had been coined, and not at the rate suggested and Russia, supplied to the Times by its Now Eust.
York correspondent at the end of last mouth,
Is absintho a polson Doubts on this ques- tica ought no longer to oxist after reading bow a foolish workmen met his death in this city a few days ago, Negocier was stupid enough to make a wager to his comrades thint bo would drink twelve glasses of the horrible mixture in as many minutes. A dozen classe Blled with absinthe were placed in front of him. The clock had just finished striking twelve, whes Negocior dropped dead. He won his wager at the expenso of his life.
Now a blow is struck, not merely at our
We have been in the babit of regarding Russia as nothing but an overgrown military empire, but bor efforts for many years past have been mainly devoted to the presscution of works of industrial activity. The Crimean War was au excellent lesson for her. It taught her her own wenkarms, threw her back upon herself, and compolled her to study the means of making the world recrguito her real greatness. It seems absurd zow to remember that tho. Wes tern Powers of Europe imagined they eald cripple Russis for all time and bind all het maritime expirations in obsins by shutting her up within the frozen waters of the Baltic and the jealously-guarded portal of the Black Sea Russia hrs since made use of her restored strength and the friendship of France to burst in pieces the bond by which the Treaty of Paris essayed to fetler her young limbs. She has also made the Black Sea completely her own. Tho political supremacy, but at the maritime trade Turkish flag only flies there by her permission. which is the secret of our wealth and strength China can now be reached by a route unfamiliar The whole const, froni the Balkana right round
to Englishmen and controlled by foreiga hands, through the now emancipated provinces of
The extension of the new railway from Port Turkey, to the Caucasos and the annexed Tur- kish territory Letween Kars and Entoum, now Arthur to Peking can only be a question of a belongs to the Kursion Empire. The Caucasos, very few years, and already the popalons mor once the home of bands of intractable briganda, ket of Northern China has been opened to the immediate intercourse of Eastern Europe. The has been con quered, opened out, and travorved
value of commerce with the East is quite incal At Baku, on the Caspian, the by railways. discovery of perennial wells of oil bas enriched culable, and upon ita possession has always Quite a new kind of exhibition is to be in the whole country, and converted a poor, decay depended the wealth and power of Western ing town inte a popalons and wealthy city. nufions. England owne in India the richest augurated this romer in Paris, and will remain open from July to Novomber. The
The whole of the rich province of Khoresson, in and mest valuable part of the Asiatic Conti- exhibition, which will be an international ons
Northern Persis, has practically become Russian; nent, and the great rivers and inland waters of Ania will always make her coasts very neces and called "L'Exposition Internationale de
new lines of railway on both bonks are surmount-
sible. But now, suddenly, the northern part of Habitation," will be held in the Palais des
ing the break of the Caspian Sea. The whole
Asia, which we have always looked upon as of Champs Elysees. The senitary world in avery
of the fertile country of Contral Asio, down to the mountainous barrier of the Hindu Khush, no secount, Las been brought into prominence. country has promised its support. The show will
The far-sighted policy of Russia aims not consists of dwellings, rich and poor, the motels is now Russian territory. The officers of the to resemble the originals as much as possible. Tear are ergerly pushing forward the construe merely at the pression but the effective occu the object of the organising committee being tion of the traak lius from Orenburg to Tash-pation of Siberia and Manchuria. For years to compare the mode of habitation in France with kend, which will complete railwaycommunication the Russian elips sailing from Odessa to the Far East have been crested with families of that in other countries, (huanscertaining whether
from Moscow to the Oxus, and which, but for French dwelling houses are superior to foreign Afghan prejudice, ftstered by the stupid policy emigrants from Southern Russia, who have ones, or the reverse, Marked improvements of the Government if India, which seeks to gone under the protection of the Tear, and with will be most curefully noted, and if practi-uret a sort of Chinese wall at the Himalayas to special gifts, to settle in anew country. Siberia, it has toan proved, hos plenty of good agricul a matter of course. The cal, adopted u housing problem will be extensively discussed
tural land and mineral wealth and in the tem- by representatives from almost every part of
perate latitudes to the south, far from the the civilised world. The exhibition will attract Chousands, og visitera and eurieux will be con- fronted with endless novelties referring to the
LODIA.
NEW EXHIBITION.
Lectures will bo' given during the holling of the show, after which the inter- national authorities will be requested to make reports. A great deal can be learnt from au exbibition of this kind. Schools are often badly ventilated and furnished; the working classes deprived of many hygienic comforts; while the rich will be surprised to hear how unhealthy their mansions are kept, by fresh air being kept ont, through a plethora of useless ourtains, &c. Ait is destined to occupy a pro- winent place at the show, while architecture will be given just play. Competitions will not be omitted, handsome prizos being awarded to the most ingenions, irrespective of nationality. Franco has a great deal to learn from other countries as regards sanitation and cheap and healthy dwellings, the construction of which are sadly needed in Paris.
A PASHION PLAY.
Arctic Sea, white workers oua live and prosper. Here, then, Russia is quietly building up a new kingdom. Her supremacy over Northern Chiun, too, is now complete, Her commerce with that immense and prosperous empire has
It is, no doubi, possible to.
RUSSIA AND MANCHURIA.
THE PEOTEST OF THE UNITED STATES.
will not be without interest now to residents in the Far East:-
The Governmenta of Russia and the United States are in active communication in regard to Manchuria. Russia appears to be well pleased at Mr. Hog's playing a lone hard. Her aim being to divide the Powers interested, deal with each separately, and prevent any common or joint action, she naturally rejoices in the isolation of the United States, be the cause of isolation what it may. The State Department announces unofficially that United States interests are purely commercial interests. Count Cuesini therenpou rises from his sick-b d. visits Mr. Hay on Sunday at his private house, and assures him that Russia has no warmer desire than to protect these commercial in- teresis. He has, and has long had, an organ in the American Press on which he playe, s occasion serves, Russian airs. He plays ove to-day.
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Mr. Mel'ormick, the American" Ambassador
This is the Russian version of what has thus far occurred between Count Carsini sul Mr. Hay. Scepties, some of them English, whe doubted from the first whether the promises Mr. Pay obtained from Russia abeat the opes door were binding in form or, whatover their form, woaki be fulfilled by Russia, are rejoicing to-day in their unbelief. Bat St. Petersburg ming well take note of what is now said in American journale formerly Russia's warmest friends. The Sun is one. Today it follows yesterday's brief article with a full analysis of the Russian demands on China. It rejects them one by one and declares that "the United States cannot requieses in China's acceptance
We may regret, on patriotic "In the face of a proper protest from Washing of these demands." It concludes as follows:-
Government will persist in the extraordinary grounds, that our supremacy is threatened, button it is difloult to believe that the Russian it is impossible to view without interest and
Hentative," sympathy a revolution which is stirring the dry demands put forward at Peking by its repre- bones of Asia with a breath of fresh air.
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note of enquiry" to Count Lamedorff, Count Cassini is instructed to wy hot deeply dis appointed is Russia at the American attitude, He repeats that the Tear will make good bis pledges to the United States. Asked to re protect the Indian frontier,' wenle quickly link
concile the pledgo of the open door with the together the Russian sud Indian railway systems, complete an overland line from Calais to Calcutta,
closing of the "ports" of Makdon and Taku- shan, ke again takes refuge in smooth general. and enable English travellers to reach the
ities. If theso particular "poris" be not open, Indian capital in less than 10 days time. All
advantages will be granted to the United States this truly marvellous work of putting Lew life
equivalent to any she would have gained if Chinx into Asia has now been crowned by the railway.
of served the treaty and the ports remained frem Europe to the Pacific coast of China. It is charitable to suppose that Mr. Arthur Bal-hitherto been limited to a few caravans arriving treaty ports. Aml these advantages, edds the four little know what he was talking about once a year at the fair of Nijni Novgorod. wily diplomatist, will be exclusive to America. But China wust close those poris" to the rest when he invited Russia to take possession of Now she can exchange freely goods carried by Port Arthur. He was not merely giving away train with all the products of Chinese labour of the world. Moreover, if the United States and American, that the production of this desires to reap the benefit of this special exemp. Magazine has evoked is eloquent testimony of a strategical position, but admitting Russia to and ingenuity. share with England the wastery of the Pacific. make too much even of the value of Easterntion on her behalf she will doabless withdraw the storling merit of the publication.
her present objection to Russian arrangements No wonder he was taken at his word. For 200 trade. Lord Curzon exposed himself lately to..
for Manchuria, which in any case will not be years the main object of Russian policy had a dessived rebuke when he told the Indian beauo gain admission to a free port on the princes to encourage native art, instead of modified. ocean. This was the secret of Russia's constant waking purchases in Tottenham Court Bond. yearning to reach the Persian Gulf, and the Sir J. Blundell Maple showed conclusively that relentless vigour with which she pitilessly his firm is the largest purchaser of the Indian asealed Turkey till she became mistress of the carpets which Lord Curson thinks are neglected, But the first great success of the new railway Black Sea and the channel into the Mediter- ranean. Now England horself asked her to will consist in its acquisition of the mail and become a great maritime power. Rristia gle-passenger sorvica. No correspondeat will send fully assented, and then, while the organised his letters by a Hea voyage of 35 days to Shang- brigandsgo of the rest of Christian Europe hai when they can be carried by land in 18, Lo Roman de Francoise is the latest success displayed its superior civilisation by rathlessly so n to be reduced to 15 days. Time is money. ful drama in seven sets represented at the butchering the Chivesc people and pillaging and no traveller intent on business will spend Ambign Theatre. The opening part of the play Poking, Russia in the most systematic manner fire weeks on board a steamer when he can ie very end, as it recalls l'annee sanglante of affectent the annexation to her empire of the compres the same distance ou land in less than 1870-71-period which noons in France caresto
great province of Manchuria, in which she half the time. The great steamship companies in England have not yet taken the alarm, but found fertile terrritory, popalous cities, a The expulsion of the monks of the Grands recall. Mme. Videl lives at St. Denis, in com Chartruese was effected with great difficulty: pouy with her beautful Francoies, and as the warming population, rivers abounding in the danger overbanging their business is not the scene was quite dramatic. The military fighting becomes fiercer, so are the wounded fish and navigated by immense numbers the less real. and gendarmes who now co-operate together in brought to her gargate or tavern, which has been of native creft, and in which she has lost such cases barred the approaches to the monas- eonverted into a temporary hospital. As soon no time in construeting a railway which tery, but the infuristed demonstrators succeeded as Captain Pierre Joubert is carried in seriously extends her Siterian line as far as Port Arthur. in breaking through the cordon militaire, and wounded from a shell, Francoise intists ou Now she, indeed, "bestrides the narrow world renched the gates."
Further reinforcements nursing him alone, the more so as the Captain like a Colossus" Sue has become an immerse were telegraphed for, and by three o'clock in and she used to be sweethearts some years pre-homogeneous, relf-sufficing empire, and is prac. the afternoon a battalion of infantry, two viously. As soon as Jonbert regains con- tically nuasmitable by the fleets of any maritime squadrons of dragoons, and a company of sap solusness, he is amazed to find that be has Power. For this anhoped-for consummation, on pers had arrived on the scene, while the artillery received such kind attention from Francois, a grander scale, of the policy of Peter the Great was close at hand. The crowd was once more whom he thanks with all his heart. The she has to thank the Prime Minister of England. The commercial, as well as the political, marriage between Joubert and wquested to disperee, but refused to obey; as they resisted all attempts, the general in com is supposed to have taken place in the consequences of the completion of this mand ordered them to be surrounded and re- next not; but as his wife is the cause of his enterprise cannot but be prodigions; but it is Many soldiers were scrionaly retiring from the Army, his brother officers proverbially difficult to forecast what course com-
fight
followed; make it very unpleasant for kits, while neigh-merce will take, and changeɛ v hich one expects the military after endless difficulty and bours and friends refure to speak to his wife to be immediate often take leng years to resol the exchange of several blows proved thom whose sale ambition is to live like a duchess, in maturity. What is certain is that vast regious selves masters of the situation. As the monka, spite of the limited reaus of her husband. The of a world which seemed to be dead have sud. strongly refused to open the doors, the latter latter decides to quit the town, believing his were quickly broken down by the sappers; foolish and rain wife would become wiser. But several iron gates suffered the same fate the constant reading of fast novels has had Having gained admittance by force, the moines too strong a beld on Franccise, who obtuius an wore found in a kneeling attitude, and absorbed engagement at a music hall in the provinces, in prayers, but as they refused to rise and loare, and flirts with all the young men of the place. they were seized by the gendarmes and throws The captain is fually forced to sell the home, in out, marched to the station, and confronted order to pay lie aufaithful wife's debts. As a with the magistrates. The crowd cheered final appeal, he writes to her imploring her to willy and biered soldiers and police. After give up her fast life and return to bins, and being subjected to a judicial examination, the work honestly together for their living. Thonert monks word released, and left for another part post brings him a letter, in which she informas of the country, amid sympathetic cries. The bin: stat she has eloped with a young docter, Government is beginning to realise the gravity of the religious dispute, and foresees great trouble. As monks and nuns are the cause of creating much disturbance the only way of restofing order among the masses is to donl swiftly with disturbers of the peace whether civilians or clerical. Religious troubles are stacaldering in nearly every part of France. hence the decisive attitude of the Government. RUSSIA IN CHINA.
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-The recent attitude of Russiz in China caused much uneasiness, as well as displeasure. As the love of the Froach for the Russians has grown Gold protesinare general. That Russia would have
Francoise
great
ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.
PENDING QUESTIONS.
Mr. Gibson Boxles, in the Houm of Commons on April 30th, asked the Prime Minister whother, in view of the fact that by the Hague Convention of Jaly 29, 1899, which established a Permanent Arbitral Court at The Hagne, the Government agreed to use all their efforts to ensure the peaceable settlement of
sider the advisability of propesing to the Rog international differences, they would now con sion Government reference to the arbitral jurisdiction of The Hague of the questions which had recently arisan relative to the claims and position of Russia in Manchuria, and the pead ing questions affecting the interests of the two countries iu Persis, in Afghanistan, in Asia Minor, and in the Dardanelles.
1903.
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TOBNED Mr. Balfour. In regard to both these Faris to-day says that France supports Russia. BANGKOK questions, I would say that, while His Majesty's That means another chook to American sympa. SAIGON Government are desirous of using to the numest thiears with France. the advantages given to international relations Asiatic by the Constitution of The Hague Tribmial, wa do not think that any of the questions now pond- ing between us and Russia ars of a kind with rich that tribunal could usefully dest
dealy teen opened to the busy traffic and eager curiosity of Europe. We hare become scous- tomed, for so many years, to the marvellous growth of America, and have followed with such obaquions admiration the progressive advanco of the New World in the arts of civilisation, that we seem to have forgotten the existence of the Old World. Yet Asia is still the largest of all the continents, and is unequalled in the swarm- ing multitudo of her population and the aboard
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