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PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK, THE FUTURE KING OF ENGLAND

the heir of the fourth g^eneratioa to the Throne, is a great favourite of Ker Majesty. He is constantly with her, and doubtless he will grow up with a thousand impressions stamped upon his baby mind by the powerful motherly influence of his great-grandmother. There arc many pretty stories told of the young Prince, not the least pleasing of which was the one that appeared in Black and White Btidget a few weeks ago. (Photo by the Biograph Company') —

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On the death of the Duke of Saxe- the .\ustrian Imperial family, botli his Coburg's only son, Prince Alfred, in mother and his father's mother ha\-ing February last year, the Duke of Con- been .Austrian .Xrchduchesses. Through naught, in accordance with the family his descent from the Mmperor Francis I., pact, became heir to the Duchies of husband of the Empress Maria Theresa, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. After having King Humbert was a descendant of taken the necessary steps entailed by James I. His son and heir is, through this succession, the Duke of Connaught his maternal grandmother, the decided to retain his English citizen- of Genoa (a sifter of the Kingof Saxony), ship, and for himself and his son. Prince a Stuart ot the senior branch. The new Arthur of Connaught, took an oath ot King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel HI., The new Duke of Saxe- renunciation in favour of his nephew, Coburg. (Photo by like the new Prince of Saxc-Coburg, is the young Duke of Albany, who now Maull and Fo.t) an only son, and is not very strong phy- becomes Duke of Saxe - Coburg and sically. He is not well known in Rome, Gotha. The young Duke, who as he has spent much of his celebrated his sixteenth time away from the capital. on the 19th of this month, recently He was born on November nth, took up his residence at Coburg, 1869, and married the charming and has been placed a la suite of Princess Helen of Montenegro on the (jerman army. During the October 24th, 1896. The grief of minority of the Duke of Albany, the beautiful Queen Margherita the heir-presumptive, the Govern- has been terrible. She was the ment of the Duchy will be con- loving wife of a loving husband, ducted by his guardian, the here- and it was with difificulty she was ditary Prince of Hohenlohe-Lan- persuaded to leave the body of her genburg, son-in-law of the late dead love. She is a daughter of Duke. The young Duke of the late Duke of Genoa. Albany, under the loving care of his widowed mother, has grown Miss Onoto Watanna, the up a fine lad, but his physique is authoress of Miss Nume of Japan not of the best. is an onlv son. and numerous short stories, is the TheDead Prince. (Photo He The Queen-Dowager of by Russell and Sons) only Japanese novel-writer in Italy The late Duke of Saxe-Coburg, America. She is very pretty, and better known in this country is a most distracting creature. as the Duke of Edinburgh, Unlike most lady novelists was not destined to play a she adores pretty clothes and great part in Germany, theangloboerwar.comsociet}-, dances, amusements, land of his adoption; but his and all the rest. She is only maturity of knowledge, as twenty-one year's old, is quick- "our sailor Prince,'' would tempered, passionate, sensi- have been of the utmost value tive—a bewildering paradox. to tlie Kaiser in his efforts to She is also a Freethinker, and create a navy. In poor health, she says she is a Socialist. In he was driven from one looks she is neither English "cure" to another, and last nor Japanese, but a happy

3'ear he suffered an irrepara- The Queen of Italy The King of Italy mixture of both. ble loss in the death of his only son. While the nation deeply grieves the loss of LoRip Clareni>on, the new Lord Chamberlain, is an illustrious Prince, there is still the consolation in the head of the Villiers family, and is a great favourite knowing that, "in spite of all temptations to belong to at Court. He is a widower, and has two children other nations," the Duke of Connaught and that Lord Hyde, who is twenty-three years old, and Lady strenuous young Etonian, his son, Prince Arthur, Edith Villiers, who is a year younger. Lord Clarendon remain Englishmen. They might have been German is an extensive landowner in Herts and Warwickshire, Princes, but they would not. and is fond of hunting, shooting, and billiards. He is a brother of Lady Derby and Lady .'^mpthili. His wife The death of the King of Italy will be se\erely felt in — a daughter of the late Lord Normanton — died in 1894.

The new Lord Chamber- gham Young's favourite Onoto Watanna, Japanese Lieut. F- P. Croxier, !a*e lain. CPhoto Elliott & Fry) wife writer Thorneycrofi's Horse AUGUST II, 1900 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGI'LT

"The favourite wife" of the late Mormon leader, Brigham Young-, is an interestini^ personage. It was for her that the famous " Ameha Palace," since named "The Gardo House," the most handsome house in Utah, was built. She is fifty years of age, has blue ej'cs, and a fine figure. When she was a very young girl her parents adopted the Mormon fad, being tired of each other most likely, and it was on their arrival at Salt Lake City that she first saw her future liusband. "Mrs." Young spends a great deal of her time in travelling. She has a beautiful home in Salt Lake City.

Second -Lieutenant F. P. Crozier, who has just received his commission in the Army, from Thorney-

c r o ft ' s Horse, comes of a fight ing stock He is the only son of Major B. R. Crozier, A.P.D., late of the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and grandson of the late Major W. F. Percy, Nor- folk Regiment. All his uncles have been in the Army and Navy. At the outbreak of the war he left Ceylon for Natal, and joined Thorney- croft's Horse as corporal. On several occasions he Colonel Gourko, Russian attache, General Delarey, who has gi\en as distinguished him- ordered home by the Czar much trouble as De Wet self, and as a result is the possessor of and goodwill, was nominally an attache, but was in angloboerwar.comthe Queen's com- reality an adviser. He has been recalled by the C^ar. mission. In any case there was no further use for his ser\ices.

Christian De Wet, the famous Boer leader. He studied at Cambridge

With the exception of Botha, t\ie most prominent Boer Generals are Christian De Wet, Delarey, and Lucas Meyer. The latter is a stout, easy- going man, and he was one of the first to invade Natal. At the battle of Talana Hill he arrived just a little too late and retired his commando after a few shots had been fired. Lately he has been with Kruger. Christian De Wet was at one t'me a Wrangler at Can-- bridge, an experience that no doubt has stood him in good stead. He knew exactly what " the correct thing " was, and consequmtly outmanoeuvred the victims of Saint Rote. Delarey has been almost as "slim." He whisked about the Free State at will, and after- wards had a game to himself in the Transvaal. Gourko, one of the "friend of nations," preaching peace General Lucas Meyer directing a battle from a kopje S8o BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET August ii, 1900

" 24th Punjab Infanliy taking baggage on board the ss, Nuddea," Transport No. 9

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ist Slklib icady to embarlc on the ss. " Nawab," Transport No. 12 (Photos by Kapp and Co., Calcutta)

OFF TO CHINA : THE SIKHS AND PUNJABIS SAIL FROM CALCUTTA August ii, 1900 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET 581

No. 3 Company Queen's Own Madras Sappers : The first Sapper Company selected in India for Cliini. The Corp 00k part in the first China War, Abyssinii, Egypt (Tel-el-Kebir and Hasheen) and a'.l the Burma and Indian Campaigns The Port Arthur correspondent of the Journal— of forts and barraclis of Tientsin are being rapidly repaired. Trade and Maiiufacfure, telegraphing', says : "Vice- The Chinese troops are in three camps, so situated as Admiral Alexeieff has summoned the Council of Allies to enable them to oppose the advance of the Allies on at Tientsin several times, andangloboerwar.comhas organised the adminis- Pekin." The Indian regiments, of which accounts have tration of the city on a satisfactory basis. The damaged been previously given, form part of the relief column.

Group of veterans of the Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners : These old wariijrs are now in China for the second time

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quarter will be given, no prisoners will be tnken. Let all who fall into your hands be at yourmercj'. Just as liic Huns, a thousand years ago, under the leadership of Etzel (Altila) gained a reputation in virtue of which they still live in historical tradition, so may the name of Germany become known in such a manner in China that no Chinaman will ever again even dare to look askance at a German." Wiiatever may be thought of the speech, the fact remains that the German does not intend to follow the weak point in the polic)' of Juggins recog- nised by us in the treatment of the enemy. At the same lime our too humane policy has been bitterly and malignantly criticised in Germany, but here we have the head of a nation of critics laying down a law ancient and horrible —that cannot appeal to civilised nations. And the worst of it is, that law is a most effective one. Naturally the " no quarter" passage in the speech has been the subject ot much comment in the German press, that stooped to publish calumnies on our g'allant soldiers in South Africa. Several journals protested that the Emperor could not have possibly used the words attributed to him, and that if so they were intended to describe the inhuman methods of Chinese warfare, and not the conduct which ought to be pursued by the German troops. However, all doubt about the context of the speech was set at rest by the publication of the exact words. However that may be, Germany is determined to strike hard. The Kolnische Zeitung, in an apparentlj' inspired article, energetically demands that the forward

OfftoCliina: Scouts of the Gciman .\rniy GERMANY—CHINA

Prompt to grasp the opportunity, Germany made the murder of two of her Catholic missionariesangloboerwar.comin Shang- tung the beginning of her influence in the East. Eollowing up this policy, Germany has seized on the murder of Baron Von Ketteler at Pekin as the excuse for having' a foreign army. Germany to be a world Power could not be so as long as her huge army was cooped up within the boundaries of her home empire. But now she has an East Asiatic army, of which many things are expected This East Asiatic army is simply the nucleus of a foreign army, and consequently the theories of the German army of which we have heard so much lately will have to be modified by stern actuality. For instance, the scouts in the illustration are fine men, but there is just that Hyde Park manoeuvre taint about them that will get rubbed off after a few hundreds liave been slain. But not only abroad were the Ger- mans turning the exigencies of the occasion to good account, for at home the workmen on the transports thought they might as well make a little out of th When the transports were being fitted the riveters demanded more money — ce patriotic, even if justifiable —and when was peremptorily refused, the}- went ou However, the ships left for China in good German Emperor was equal to the occas " farewell speech at Bremerhaven he is reported to have '' Off lo Cliina : The German handy m.an of addressed his troops as follows : dues a dance in view of the exp'ictalion " When 30U meet the foe you will defeat him. No having a medal to decorate his hreast GERMANY AND CHINA '

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movement to Pekin The arrangements al should not be delayed, Bremerhavcn for the and adds that Germany departure of the troops is ready to serve under were complete, and a any leader of whatever very sensible order was nationality. The paper given out. The men

then goes on to say : were divided into lots " He who now prevari- of 900, and as a halt cates or haggles under for an hour had to be false ambition as to made at Bremen they whether a Russian, an dined there. The pub- Englishman, a French- lic were permitted to man, or a Japanese is offer refreshments of to lead the troops to light beer and mineral Pekin, endangers not waters to the soldiers, only the future success but strict orders were of the allied arms, but given against proffer- commits a crime ing intoxicatingdrinks. against humanity and At the same time it an outrage against his was intimated that the comrades, who liave so people could give as heroically upheld the many cigars and as vanguard of civilisa- much tobacco, choco- tion at Pekin." late and bread and

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" Grand Review at Brcmerhaven : These are the men who are to gi\e no (.[uarter GERMANY AND CHINA 584 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET AUGUST II, 19CO butter as they incapable of imi- liked. To expe- tating our mobi- dite the further lisation on land ; dispatch of troops, but it would be a the Italian Gov- rash undertaking ernment allowed for Germany to trains laden with attempt to rival German war and England in send- ambulance mate- ing large trans- rial to pass ports of troops througfh the coun- abroad. What we try to Genoa, from lack in this sphere whence liners set is experience. We sail with all pos- must learn, we sible speed. How- will learn, and we ever, transport is shall learn." a most difficult Certainly Ger- thing-, and this is many will learn, what the German but she must learn newspapers say : as other nations "The difficul- have done by bit- ties of conveying ter experience, in- large bodies of volving hardship troops by rail and death to her become enor- troops. At the mously increased same time, in the case of an although slow in expedition that is sending off the going to cross East Asiatic Bri- the seas. With- gade, Germany out any enthu- has taken every siasm for Eng- precaution to en- land, we may sure the comfort safely assert in of her troops. The this connection number of doctors that what was and of hospital achieved during assistants is far the South African beyond that adop- war was magnifi- ted in European Activity at Bremerhaveii : The Gernvxn C2nt. England is angloboerwar.com campaigning. transports are hastily rigged up lor China

The German Emperor bids fare- well to his Marine Infantrymen at Bremerhaven. " When you meet the foe you will defeat him," he said. " No quarter will be given, no prisoners will be taken. Let all who fall into " your hands be at your mercy

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IN SHANGHAI embroidered and adorned with A RECENT visitor pearls and jade to Shans^hai, per- stones. (^flen a haps tho most chrysanthemum cosmopolitan of or other flower Chinese cities, will be inserted comments on the over each ear. rapid con\ersion The back hair is of the conser\ati\e oiled and twisted Chinese to the nto a small flat methods and circle at the base fa;; h i o n s of of the head, Western civilisa- through which is tion. The Bub- thrust a sih er or bling Well road is jade hairpin. Of the aristocratic course, all these promenade and ladies have feet riding row of 3 Inches long, such Shanghai, and a as the Chinese European visitor call "golden would be surprised ilies." In this to note how many part of China Chinese have only the very abandoned the coolie-borne chair of their lowest class of women have unbound feet ancestors and adopted the brougham or of the normal size. victoria of the "barbarians," drawn by spirited horses and driven by liveried mafoos. . Indeed, the Chinese seem to As a discouragement to intruders, and have developed a passion for fast and as an attempt to keep out suspicious reckless driving. A Chinese husband and characters. It is the rule In many Chinese wife are never seen out together. Pater- cities to lock up certain portions out of familias and a gentleman friend, clad in harm's way at night. The streets are bright brocades, recline in one carriage. usually not large, and are often spanned

little ladies, with faces powdered , The and ; by forbidding painted till they look like masks, crowd gates. At ten three or four together in 'another vehicle. o'clock these On ordinary days their dresses are of dark are locked up blue or black silk, and rather sombre- for the night, looking, but on extra occasions (during and the home- race week, for instance) theyangloboerwar.comcome out in ward way of pale blue satins ablaze with gorgeous the belated embroideries. Their headdress is always diner-out Is elaborate. It forms a tight band conceal- The peak tramway at beset with dif- ing the joining of hair and forehead, and Hong Kong. It is a ficulties. To expanding to cover the ears. It is usually triumph of engineering arouse one on a black silk foundation beautifullv skill sleepy - m a n after another, and to make clear to each dreary brain one's reason for being abroad, is not a plea- sant pastime.

The Bund, or English Set. tlenient, at Sharighai. The steps at the lelt-hand corner mark the division _between the English .ind PVetich Settlements —

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Nanking Road, Shanghai

GAMBLING IN CHINA BEFORE THE OUTBREAK

Social entertainnu^nts in China never revolve around The extract from a letter, dated June 3rd, dancing or athletic contests, as they so frequently do in from Pekin, gives an idea of the trouble brewing- : this country. The Chineseangloboerwar.comideas about the impropriety " In the provinces the outrages continue. On May jolh of the two sexes mingling- socially would effectually pre- a French and Belgian engineer got into a train with vent dancing from the iritention of Icav- becoming a form of iilg- it at the station entertainment. Ath- Feuggai, in order to letic sports have not change for the Han- found favour in their kau line. The eyes, but games of sleepers of the rail- chance have a strong- way track broke into hold on the popular flames. The train heart. In the tea- stopped; the French- houses and cafes, nian left the train where the club life first and saw that of Chinese men is the station was full centred, gambling of Boxers. The flourishes in many driver, mad with fright, drove back at forms. It is . dis- couraged by the full speed witliout Government, but allowing the passen- there is as little hope gers lo alight. The of plucking the gam- unfortunate French- ing interest I'rom the man, who had just Chinese heart as arrived from Europe there is of suppress- in order to help his ing the 'trading spirit Belgian colleague in in the Jewish iDreast. the building of the It is those little railway, was left ripples of gambling alone in the midst ot excitement that keep the savage horde. the Chinaman's life He took "to flight, but was assailed by from stagnating. The hansom cab of China. Jinrickisha at Shanghai. (Photcs by A. Edward Cards, dice, chess, stones and his head dominoes, all serve to satisfy his passion. " Fan-tan," was soon merely a battered mass. An old Chinaman, which is a game of purest chance, absolutely independent who had hidden hin-iseU" in his house, came to Pekin on n-ian riding through our in ily results of any skill on the part of the player, is a his ass ; we saw the poor old special favourite, which, for popularity among the sport- street covered with blood, and a Russian post ofllcial ing elo.mcnt, may be compared to .\merican poker. who met him took hin-i into the Frciich limbassy." AUGUST II, I goo BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET 5 7 RUSSIA-MANCHURIA form the prcinised land towards which all specu- The following report lative eyes in Siberia are of the Commercial Agent turned. Russia has the of the United States at Amur region on the Vladivostock is interest- north, the maritime pro- ing- reading at present. vince on the east—both It refers to the position formerly parts of Man- of Russia in Manchuria churia. Russia has now before the present trou- lier grip on the south in bles. He says the plan Port Arthur, "and no of the Russian Govern- uprising or tumultuous ment is to form an advance," say .Siberian Eastern Asiatic steam- writers, " is needed to ship company to main- hasten the time when the tain communication be- ripe fruit will fall into tween Port Arthur, the the hands calmly vv-aiting IVIanchurian Railway, to receivt^ it. The Cos- Vladivcstock and other sack guards — 4,200 in- Far Eastern ports. The fantry, 1,600 cavalry, enterprise is practically and 4,oco ' friends of part of the Manchurian China,' or gangs of Railway scheme. Ten Chinese officered by steamers are to be on Russians — now patrol- tlie line, and, the existing ling the line of the coasting line is to be Eastern Chinese Rail- amalgamated with it. road, and the cost of the Siberian journals con- railroad itself, are all big tinually refer to the time items of national ex- when, in the natural pense, but they are worth " course of events, the the outlay and show the vast and rich fields of foresight and resistless Manchuria will become energy of the Russians." part of Russia. The Emperor of China as a boy and his father, the seventh They prince In Siberia thete are wild

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Cliinese servant: Chinamen as a rule object to be photographed, but these- faitlitul fellow? seem to like it. (Photos by A. Edwards) r8S BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET Auc;usT 11, 1900

tales of gold and of "GEOMANCERS" the wonderful pro- ductiveness of the The choice of a soil, while much is burying - ground is said of the immense considered a matt( r future markets to be of great importance found in Manchuria. in China. A class of The people are de- people who have scribed by Mr. great influence there Greener, the writer are the " (ieoman- of the report, as cers," whose func- hardy and stalwart tion it is to decide beyond those of the whether a place is West of China, so lucky for a burying- that the authorities ground or for build- have to exercise ing a house. Rich much caution in deal- people spend a great ing with their inter- deal of tims and ests. He mentions money in going that a British official, about selecting vi'ho recently passed burial-places torilhcir through Vladivo- dead. Sometimes stock, had visited they spend years in Habin, the great rail- their search. Wlien way centre of Man- a lucky place is churia, where a town found, the Geo- with 6,000 inhabi- mancer may say, tants had sprung up " If you bury your in eighteen months, fiither here you will 'and where the branch be rich yourself before of the Russo-Chinese Two Chinese beggars qiiarrellin you die." It is com- Bank had nearly a monly believed that million sterling in hand. This official had inspected any good luck in the life of a person comes as a

the Manchurian Railway ; he found much waste reward for burying his parents or grandparents in of material, " but whether Government property is the right spot. It sometimes happens that the properly handled and accounted for, or prodigally parents die before the lucky spot is found, and in used, the road is progressing. It is thoroughly guarded, that case a little house is hastily constructed and the and the Chinese are being transformed into working body given a temporary resting-place there. No greater men, guards, &c." The Siberian papers complain of crime, is known in China than that of desecrating a the haste and lightness with which the railway was graveyard. Because graves are found everywhere in built, so that in certain sectionsangloboerwar.comtravelling on it is risky, China, the fifst railroad built there had to follow a very and they allege that shortly a considerable part of it circuitous route in order to avoid them. It is better must be reconstructed. These complaints have been when the people are poor for railroads to pay them to duly corroborated by the ease with which the Chinese move their graves. If the people are rich, and jnoH'ey destroyed the railways and part of the Trans-Siberian is no consideration, it is wiser to change the route of a permanent way. However, Russia will be the gainer. railroad than to rouse the Wrath of the people.

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Commander Willielm Layiz, ofilie German Navv, wounded at Taku Traffic waiung to pass through the Gate of Pekin NO BROKEN ENGAGEMENTS Is usually respected, especi- ally if the family of her betrothed is rich. In that Engagements in Cathay are Far " broken. A broken case she says, I will be- come a widow," and goes cng-agement is apt to the family of her deceased to be interpreted bridegroom and lives with as a reflection on them as a daugh- the character ot the ter. If they are not £jirl, and the latter wealthy they may is hence very loth not care to be bur- to have it broken. dened with h.er Marriage is a per- support, but slie manent institution " says then : I will in China. Even serve }'ou," and the promise ofmar- angloboerwar.com then devotes her riage is held so life to them in sacred that many memory of the a girl whose man who might fiance has died ha\e been her hus- before the mar- band. A widow riage day has who has children vowed never to H.M.S. " Hermione," of the China Squadron, i;o\v defending Shanghai very seldom, if n-.a.'r/. Her wish ' (Photo by Hopkins. Southsea) ever, remarries, but continues to live in the family of her late husband, rearing his children to perpetuate the family name. If she is child- Ic^ss she consults the wishes of her mother-in-law.

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THE GOLDEN PHEASANT IN CHINA

The Depanment of State at Washington has pubHshed a communication from Mr. Conger, tlie United States Minister at Pekin, on the exportation from China of pheasants' plumage. It seems that a society for the protection of game in Ciiina petitioned the diplomatic corps in Pekin to ask the Chinese Government, ^s a temporary measure, to prohibit the exportation of pheasants' plumage, ajid the foreign Ministers unanimously did so. A great demand has recently sprung up in European markets for these feathers, and the price rose in China to an extraordinary height. In consequence the birds were slaugh. tered so ruthlessly that if some steps were not taken to stop it they would soon have been exter- minated altogether. The Tsung - li - Yamen issued the necessary orders to the Customs authorities. "- This is understood," sa}'s Mr. Conger, "to be only a temporary expe- dient which may serve until there can be prescribed and enforced some rules and regulations in regard to close and hunting seasons, which will avert the extermina- tion of these beautiful birds, which are very valuable to the Chinese and to foreigners living in China, but of no great importance elsewhere." Since issuing this report, Mr. Conger had much to do with " orders issued by the Tsung-li-Yamen." For a long time it was a mute question Chiiiebe at ttie foot of a Fagoda, Canto whether Mr. Conger did really write the now famous teleoram or not. THE WALLS OF PEKIN

Writing on the city of Pekin, the Eng-ineer snyA thai the walls of the Tartar city are of an average height ol 50 ft., but portions of the north wall reach the height ol angloboerwar.com61 ft. Tiieir average width is about 40 ft., but the) have been built so irregularly that in some places a width of 57 ft. is found, in others,a width of only 22 ft. The outer face of the wall is perpendicular, while its inner face slopes, in some places very considerably. Parapets are erected on both inner and outer faces of the wall, that on the latter being crenellated. At intervals of about 50 or 60 yards are large buttresses, every sixth being of much larger size than the others. The smaller ones are about 15 ft. to 20 ft. square. Part of the inner brick lining having fallen away from the north wall, an opportunity was afforded of observing its construction. Near the gates the walls arc occasion- all}' faced with stone, but in other parts by immense bricks, which bear a strong resemblance to stone. Tli<^ space between the facings is filled up, first by a solid foundation of concrete of some 10 ft. in depth, then by a layer of well-rammed earth. Another layer of con- crete and another of earth succeed, the latter being paved with large blocks of granite, which form the terreplein. The earth to fill in the wall was taken from the ditch which surrounds the city. The concrete resisted all the efforts of our sappers to form a trench on the terreplein during the last war. Each of the gates has a buttress on either .side connected by a semi- circular wall, which thus forms an enceinte. That of the central south gate is larger than any of the others, and is the only one with three entrances, the central gate being for the use of the Emperor or his family alone. The arches of the gateways are well built.

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pleted by the end of the year ?. is the question which Wesleyan officials are seriously considering. Up to Outside the Swatow Guildh'nil, Canton. (FroiTj oteicoscopic photos by Underwood an 1 Uilderwood; date only ;

MUTUAL SUSPICION Blaoovr.stciie.n'sk, the Russian town taken by the Except in the rich provin Chinese, contains 21,000 in- of Szechuan, tlie peasants ai habitants and 3,700 build- yeomen cIvveH in small v in-js, mostly of wofxl, situated iages, modelled in every pa on tiie left bank at the con- ticular of their squalid na fluence of the waters of the rowness upon the plan ot Amur with those of the river Its position is in the reg^ular city, without i Zeya. encircling walls. Mutu very micfdle of the waterway suspicion, if not actual co between the two termini of flict, is th.e habit of life, sa' the Great Siberian Railway

Mr. H. W. Lawson in tl at Stretenskand Khabarovsk.

Daily Telegraph, and to li' The Russian troops now in quick - set village coi marching into Manchuria territory munities is to carry out tl from the Ussuri and obvious and con- the Nertchinsk district of venient principle. Siberia respectively, after Chinese society having rescued the Russians rests upon a basis at Harbin, might easily take of mutual guaran- the Chinese troops on the tee through family right bank of the Amur in and neighbcur- the rear, but as th.e General h.ood, and to lead Staff at St. Peterbburg de- an isolated exist-' clares that tlie only object at ence is to run present is to secure the safety counter to the t/f Russian subjects, &c., the main current of detachments may retire and national instinct. confine their activity to pro- From the mean tecting the frontier from fur- and tortuous alleys ther attack. that fringe the riverside, men and On the Waangpoo, Shanghai There are more ducks in women pour out China than in all the world at daybreak to the labours cf the fields, arid, save in the outside of it. They are kept on tarms m.ostly ; but the time "of flood, allow themselves little time to rest their rivers, lakes, and brooks swarm with them, they being weary limbs. When the flood comes, their ramshackle a favourite article of food with Ah Sin. The breeders habitations, run up of mud and reeds, are either swept sometimes keep them on boats, as many as 2,000 being away or utterly waterlogged for the season. That is found on one boat. The hatching is done in special as nothing to Chinese equanimity.angloboerwar.comThe house is put buildings, some establishments turning out as many together again, and the mishap is set down to the as 50,000 birds every year. Either fresh, salted, or inevitable malignity of the river-god, who has not been smoked, they are sold in all the towns, and a gooi sufficiently fed aad pampered at the shrine hard by. many are exported.

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IN AND AROUND PRETORIA

I.- - -! I'linrns liV oui; special corrcspondentj 594 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET August i i, 1900

Lincolns wading through the Vaal River

An amusing in- hours summoned. The khaki wanderer did not betray stance of the absent- any sign of insobriety, neither was his conduct the leas'f mindedness of the suspicious, and the alarmed residents came to the con- "gentleman in clusion that it was a clear case of a soldier's absent- Rev. Sydney E. Smith, ChapUiiii to the 15th Brigade khaki " comes from mindedness. He had mistaken his lodgings, which High Wycombe. A were in reality situated a quarter of a mile distant. On widow, residing in tlie west-end of tiie borough, retired opening the door of the widow's house he comfortably the other night to rest, but, by inadvertence, left tl-.e ensconced himself in a chair downstairs, and enjoyed back door of the house unfastened.angloboerwar.comShortly before the some hours' undisturbed sleep there. Then he deter- break of day she was alarmed by hearing footsteps in mined to retire to bed, and, in a half-dazed condition, the next room, where she knew there ought to be no proceeded upstairs, startling the lady of the house. one, and on looking in was astonished to behold a Upon realising his situation the soldier was profuse in soldier in khaki. An alarm was raised and the neigh- his apologies, and left amid considerable amusement.

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Artillery of the ylh Division crossing the Vaal

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Pom-pom in action : The pom-pom, known in the happy language of Tommy Aikins as the " blooming doorknocker," on account of the resemblance of the sound to thai created by an angry man banging a door, does not make a great amount of hits, but its noise is very demoralising TRANSPORT TO SOUTH AFRICA

A RETURN has been issued by the Admh'aUy showuTg the name, tonnage, and speed of each vessel employed to convey troops, horses, or mules to South Africa between July ist, 1899, and March 31st, 1900, the date and port of her departure, and arrival at Cape Town, Durban or elsewhere, respectively, including arrival at and depar-

ture from intermediate port of call ; the number of troops and horses or mules carried on each occasion, the number of horses or mules lost on voyage, vessels provided with new pattern fittings, vessels provided with old pattern fittings, vessels provided with

slings for each horse or mule, vessels not so provided ; and the time occupied by each vessel in making the voyage. From this return it appears that within the period mentioned 6,663 officers, 170,185 men and 30,101 horsesangloboerwar.comwere carried from this country or from the Mediterranean, the vessels employed making 216 passages, during which 1,543 horses were lost on the way and only two ships were wrecked. For the conveyance of mules to South Africa 33 Bringing up ammunition for passages were made, 31,503 mules being conveyed, out of which only 671 were lost. The passages from India were 49—417 officers, the pom-pom 10,392 troops, 2,882 followers, 7,344 horses and 1,156 mules being carried, out of which 98 horses and three mules onlv were lost.

Scene after tne 47 in. gun smashed the bridge nver the Klip River —

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Colunc! Cvirteis, the 15th 1 t'l? aiiscnce of Lieut. -Gencial Wnvell, Biisadicr of Brigade ; and Lieutenant Collins, Signalling OfTicet

RETURNED SOLDIERS absolute adjustment of a soldier's claim is considerably

delayed ; but these accidents are, unfortunately, inevit- The Marquis of Lansdowne, Secretary of State for able in war, and so instructions have been issued to War, has caused tlie following letter to be sent to a cor- effect a temporary adjustment in cases of necessity. respondent who recently wroteangloboerwar.comto his lordship stating " The proper procedure for a soldier to adopt in the that a number of the men invalided home from the war event of his having money due to him, and being in in South Africa were in comparative distress, owing to want of it, is to write himself to his commanding officer their inability to obtain the arrears of active service pav at home, stating the facts as fully as possible, and ask- due to them, and instancing, as a typical case, that of a ing the officer to adjust his accounts as far as it is in Reservist of the Essex Regiment, who allei'':ed that the his power to do so. " Uolal amount of I am. Sir, your pay he had re- obedient ser- ceived during the vant, seven months he "F. S. ROBB, was at the front " D.A.A.G." had been 39s. in November and December last, LordKitc ii;:\ER and that since his is not (writes the return to England Cape Town cor- last Whitsuntide, respondent of the weak from the JManchestcy Ciiiar- jiTects of a bullet liian) popularly ivound, followed regarded as a sol- by enteric fever dier with whom and pneumonia, sentiment counts 'lis efforts to ob- for much. " .\ tain the sum of story has just ;£"i3, to which iie reached me, how- was entitled, or ever, wb.ich may any part of it, had A team that will stand any amoinit of fatigue, but refuses to clioil) kopjes be taken as an in-

proved futile : dication that at "War Ofllce, London, S.W., July i6th, 1900, all events one of the chiefs of the army docs not share " Sir, — I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Jingo view of the Cape Dutchmen along the Cape- War to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Free State border who have thrown in their lot with the loth inst., and to inform you in reply that all instruc- Republics. During his journeyings in disaffected dis- tions necessary for the adjustment of the balances of tricts of the colony Lord Kitchener called at Britstown, soldiers invalided from South Africa have been issued a village at no great distance from De .Aar. While there by this Department. he met Mr. Theron, ^LL..A., one of the Huguenot- " Some cases must occur when, owing perhaps to an descended colonists, and the President of the Afrikander officer being made prisoner, or to the man's accounts Bond. The two discussed the doings and the circum- falling into the enemy's hands, or other causes, the stances of the Cape rebels at length, and Lord Kitchener August ii, 1900 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET 507

suggested to Mr. Thcron that, with a view of saving Major A. H. Morris, D.S.O., who has distinguished { life, he (Mr. Theron) should write a circular letter to himself in the Ashantee trouble, has be'-n Commissioner the rebels in the district to which Lord Kitcljener was and Commandant g-oing, urging them to surrender before fighting took in the Northern place, and in his (Lord Kitcl Tc^rritories of the use his utmost influence in Ciold Coast since Lord Kitchener assured Mr, 1899. Ho joined was that not one life of the Royal Irish farmers should be Regiment in iS'ij, sacrificed. Accord- and serving in (he ingly Mr. Theron Soudan I^xpedition wrote to the far- a year later re- mers warning ceived the medal them that the with clasp and Free Staters who bronze star. He had entered their afterwards took district and in- part in the Bur- duced them to take mese War and the u\> arms had acted Chin Lushai Ex- wrongfull}', point- pedition, and on ing out the dan- account ct the gers of their posi- latter received not tion, and con- only a clasp but cluding by stating the thanks of the that their only Indian Govern- hope was to meet nient. Lord Kitchener, not with arms in It has beer their hands, but deemed expedient by way of depu- to make provisio'. Regimental pet of the Sherwood Foresters. (Photo by W. Roe> tation, preparatory for the grant o to surrendering at discretion Lord Kitchener under- warrant rank to sergeant - majors of our Militia. took to see that the letter was delivered, and left They are to take rank and immediatel- next dav." after warrant officers of the Regular forces.

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French's column on the march near "Pretoria : The Boers knew that French was sweeping round the flank .Tnd discreetly withdrew Scjb bLACK AJ^JL) WHITE BUlJUhl AUGUST II, 1900

LOYAL QUEENSLAND SENDS HER SONS TO DEFEND THE INTEGRITY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

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2nd C.nLin^^nt Pioneer Rcgin-iO:U cmharkiiig nt E/isbaiiL* for tlic front .' THE DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE

The sjallant manner in which our brotliers in the Colonies sprang' to arms iii defence of tlie Empire silenced once and for all HHB* ^^^^B-rnHHIil the croakers of tlie Continent who were never weary of predicting' the early smasli up of Great Britain and her Colonies. Tlie unity between all parts of tlie Empire has been sealed by the most sacred

', ' ' '''.- ^ . . ^ ,, of all insignia—by the blood of brothers spilt on the field in a

common cause ; and in order that that blood may not have been shed in vain, it is imperative that steps are taken to keep the Empire intact. Already a scheme has been promulgated. Mr. Seddon, Premier and Minister of Defence, of New Zealand, has brought forward a plan for the defence of the Empire, with particular refer- ence to harbour defences, to the defence forces, and to the Imperial angloboerwar.comReserves. The scheme provides for an Imperial reserve foi'ce of 10,000 g-ood riders and shots in New Zealand for Imperial or A loial CUit-eiT-lancler Colonial service, within defined limits. And so in all 'the Colonies.

At the encampment, Lytton, Brisbane. (Photos by H. W. Mobsley) August II, ifjoo BLACK AND WHITE BUDGIiT S9;

Richard Harding Davis, \vn correspondent and novelist Roman Catholic Church at Newcastle, Natal, burnt by the Boers

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Mr. Douglas Story, war corre- Havoc wrought by "Brother Boers " at Dundee, Natal spondent with the Boers INTERESTING PICTURES FROM SOUTH AFRICA 6oo BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET August ii, 1900

Laager outside the Market Square, Pretoria, just before Lord Roberts's entry

Major-General the Hon. Herbert Ea.tok has The terrible stories of the blood that was to be shea received from Major Kilkelly the following report before Pretoria fell into the hands of the enemy proved respecting the Portland Hospital : —Total admissions to be iTiere bluff. True the Boers did prepare to defend 902, discharged 248, convalescent 262, deaths 35, trans- Pretoria, as CkUE plaatographs shbw, but they wisely- ferred to other hospitals 274, remaining in hospital 83. altered their stern resolution- of dying to a man. Amongst these 12 officers and i angloboerwar.com nursing sister were under treat- ment. In his re- port, Major Kil- kelly mentions that nearly all the pa- tients were becom- ing convalescent, \ apd that the fever was lessening in all directions — in other words, pres- sure had practi- cally passed away. This has been confirmed by a telegram subse- quently received.

The Staats Artillery at their barracks in Pretoria BEFORE LORD ROBERTS ENTERED PRETORIA —

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Major-General Arthur Fitz-Roy Hart, C.B. , the brevet lieutenant-colonelcy, the medal with clasp, the commander of the 5th Brigade, is three weeks younj^er Khedive's star and the 4th class C)smanieli. From 1891 than the late King- of Italy, having been born on to 1895 he commanded the 1st East Surreys in India, May 4th, 1844. The Major-General, who has two sons and afterwards commanded the ist Brigade at Alder- at the front, is himself the illustrious son of an illus- shot, from whence he set out to South Africa. Under trious father, the late Lieut.-General H. G. Hart, who General Buller he has distinguished himself on several compiled the original Harfs Army List. Major-General occasions, particularly at Colenso, where his brigade Hart has seen much service. In 1864 he joined the the Dublins, the Connaugiits, the Somersets and the 31st Foot, and ten years afterwards he was wounded in ist Borderers — did heroic work. \ story is told of him.

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MAJOR-GENERAL. ARTHUR FITZ-ROY HART, C.B. COMMANDING THE 5TH BR1G.\DE the Ashantee campaign, for wliich he received the At one of the battles in Natal he came across a soldier medal. He was also mentioned in dispatclies. Five some distance behind the fighting line. In his mild and years afterwards, in 1879, he served with distinction almost apologetic inanner he asked the man why he was during the Zulu war as a special service officer. He so far in the rear. The answer was that the man, being was again mentioned in dispatches, received a brevet a third-class shot, was ordered to go behind. The Major- majority and also the medal. In 1881, in the Boer war, General said that was most unfair, and, bidding the man he served as Deputy-Assistant-Adjutant-Genenal, a follow to v^'here he could get a close shot, led him into position he held in the following year in the PZgyptian the thick of the fight. ftlajor-General Hart is known war of 1882. He was wounded at the battle of Tel-el- as " the lion-hearted Hart." His two sons are officers Kebir, was again mentioned in dispatches, received a in the East Surreys. (Photo by Charles Knight.) 602 BLACK AXD WHITE BUDGET August ii, 1903

Eialll ' fin: Lontlon beat the Roj'nl School of Mines

MOLESEY REGATTA along the island opposite, and the small craft dotting the river. London once more showed their superiority The Tliames looked his best during Molesev Regatta, this season in senior eights. In their heat they de- the junior Henle}-. The scene near the winning-post feated Kingston, and in the final met the Royal School was a very brilliant one, with its bright array of summer of Mines, who had beaten Thames in a heat. The costumes, the line of pretty house-boats and launches Mines crew, who had done so well at Kingston, Staines, and Goring, in junior and junior-senior races, made a angloboerwar.complucky fight, but were beaten by about two lengths.

Garrick pairs : London 'beat Molesey. (Photos by Thomas)

THE BRILLIANT REGATTA AT MOLESEY August ii, 1900 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET 603

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Sir Peter T^-aaXQ (Mr. Cyril Maude) and Lady Teazle (Miss Winifred Emery)

(Photo l)y \\'indow and Grove)

REVIVAL, OF « THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL " AT THE HAYMARKET 6o4 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET August ii, 1900 A NEW RAILWAY

The openinpf for trafTic of the Central London Rail- way ought to be the signal for further electric under- ground travel in London. As it happened the opening day was a breezy one, after a period of stifling heat. Even the inside of an omnibus was tolerable, and the underground railways of the older patterns were endurable. Hence the first contest between the nn^ style of locomotion and the old was practically confined to the points of speed, cheapness, and general conveni- ence. Novelty, of course, entered to some extent into consideration. Omnibus drivers, missing familiar faces on their morning journey Cityward, comforted themselves with the reflection that regular customers haJ been but temporarily attracted by the new route,

Signalling the arrival of the first train to arrive at Shepherd's Bush (Photo by Hodsall) angloboerwar.com"MR. JERSEY'S" MALUMA "Mr. Jersey," better known as Mrs. Langtry, had the misfortune to have her fine mare, Maluma, seriously hurt at Aintree in the race for the Liverpool Cup. While the race was in progress the mare somehow or other slipped from under her jockey. Tod Sloan, with the result that the latter was seriously injured, his car, tor one thing, being almost torn off his head. The jockey acted most pluckily and had ten stitches placed in his car without the aid of chloroform, which he refused. Our snapshot shows the mare immediately after the acci- dent, the dam- aged shoulder being distinctly- The first passengers to leave Sliepherd's Bush Station. (Photo by Hodsall) seen. ind certainly there were not a few pas- sengers whose trips were of an experi- nental character. However, the cool- less, the cleanliness, the rapidity, and .he cheapness of travel — 2d. for eight niles —are bound to have appealed to 'hose who took experimental trips, to -ay nothing of those whom the railway vill benefit physically and financially, lie omnibus fare from Shepherd's '.3ush to the Bank is 5d., or lod. for

. le return journe3^ The working- nan obviously will not pay lod. when :ie can travel the same distance more juickly for 2d., and the clerk will not, Dr the same reason, refuse to be carried for 4d. The line has already " The accident to Mrs. Langtry's hor.se " Maluma " in the Liverpool Cup at Ainlrce. been nicknamed the Refrigerator" on The horses injured right shoulder ran be pfainly seen. Tod Sloan, the jockey, was iccount of the cool, breezy atmosphere. seriously injured August ii, 1900 BLACK AND WHITE BUDGET Co-)

A BIG GUN I castings, are going on at his works at Gillingharr. Street, wliere the electrical lamps bearing his name arc Society iinds it Notwithstanding the tremendous amount of work | made. now the correct thing to spenfJ Mr. Hiram Maxim, the its leisure in riding auto great gun inventor, goes mobiles ; Mr. Maxiii through in one day, he fills in his spare tim still finds time for a with superintending.' little relaxation. At their manufacture a Stoke Park the other his private cngineerin|. day, in the midst of a laboratory at West Nor brilliant assembl}', Mr. wood. And he has jus Maxim gave several in- completed a book o: teresting exhibitions China which willshorth with the gun bearing be published. Phew his name, and was ably Yet with all this Mr. imitated by Miss Baden- Maxim is able to fine Powell, a sister of the time for the claims o liero of Mafeking. Just Society, where his ver-, now, says M.A.P., Mr. distinguished appear- Maxim is desperately ance renders his identitx busy, not so much with unmistakable. At thi the manu- recent banquet of the facture of British Empire x^eague guns as the Prince of Wale.', witli an shook hands with him, extra ordi- whilst Lord Salisbury, nary device addressing the —Prince he has con- Mr. Maxim gning an exljiLi.iDn wiih liis gun at Stoke Park. (Photo ly George Collard) of Wales, said: " 1 ceived for was just telling Mr. the evolution of pressures hitherto unknown to Maxim that he had prevented more men dying I " science. of old age than any other man that ever lived ! The The experiments, which involve ponderous iron great inventor warmly greeted. some | was

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Miss Barlea-Powell firing tlie Ivfaxim gun at Stoi

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HONOURS FOR THE BRAVE "Second-Lieutenant John Norwood, 5th Dragoon Guards. —On October 30th, 1899. — this oflicer went out Had the late Colonel Dick-Cunynt^ham been alive from Ladysmith in charge of a small patrol of the the Gordon Highlanders could have boasted of having 5th Dragoon Guards. They came under a heavy fire five V. C.'s in the regiment, for recentl}' the Queen from the enemy, who were posted on a ridge in great conferred upon Captain Ernest Beckvvith Towse the force. The patrol, which had arrived within about decoration of the Victoria Cross for conspicuous 600 yards of the ridge, then retired at full speed. One bravery, as follows :— On December nth, 1899, at man dropped, and Second-Lieutenant Norwood gal- the action of Magersfontein, Captain Towse was loped back about 300 yards through heavy fire, dis- brought to notice by his commanding officer for his mounted, and picking up the fallen trooper, carried gallantry and devotion in assisting the late Colonel him out of fire on his back, at the same time leading Downman, when mortally wounded, in the retirement, his horse with one hand. The enemy kept up an and endeavouring, when close up to the front of the incessant fire during the whole time that Second- firing line, to carry Colonel Downman on his back, but Lijutenant Norwood was carrying the man until he finding tliis impossible Captain Towse supported him was quite out of range. till joined by Colour-Sergeant Nelson and Lance-Cor- " Sergeant-Major (now Quartermaster and Honorary poral Hodgson. On April 3ot!i, 1900, Lieutenant) William Robertson, the Gor- Captain Towse, with twelve men, took don Highlanders. — At the battle of up a position on the top of Mount Thaba, Elandslaagte, on October 21st, 1899, far away from support. A force of about during the final advance on the enemy's one hundred and fifty Boers attempted position, this warrant officer led each to seize the plateau, neither party ap- successive rush, exposing himself fear- pearing to see the other until they were lessly to the enemy's artillery and rifle but one hundred yards apart. Some of fire to encourage the men. After the the Boers then got within forty yard's of main position had been captured, he led Captain Towse and his party and called a small party to seize the Boer camp. on him to surrender. He at once caused Though exposed to a deadly cross-fire his men to open fire, and remained firing from tiie enemy's rifles, he gallantly held himself until severely on to the position cap- wounded (both eyes shat- tured, and continued to tered), and succeeded in encourage the men until driving off the Boers. he was dangerously The gallantry of this wounded in two places." officer in vigorously at- The Queen has been tacking the enemy (for pleased to approve the he not only fired, jDut grant of the Medal for charged forward) saved Distinguished Conduct in the situation, notwith- the Field to the under- standing the numerical mentioned soldiers, in superiority of the Boers. recognition of their gal- Mrs. Towse, wife ofangloboerwar.com lant conduct in Soulh Captain Towse, who Africa, 1899 : accompanied her hus- Serg'eant - Drummer band, and led him in, George Lawrence, the Iiad the honour of being Gordon Highlanders. presented to the Queen. Corp. - Piper Kenneth Her Majesty afterwards McLeod, the Gordon decorated Staff-Sergeant Highlanders. 5. W. McConnell, Army Lance-Corporal Samuel (jiymnastic Staff, with the Medal for Dryden, the Gordon Highlanders. Distinguished Conduct in the Field for Trooper A. W. Evans, Natal Mounted 'lis good services during the final pur- suit and defeat of the Khalifa in the Soudan in November, 1899, for which he was brought to notice by the .Sirdar of BACK FROM THE CAPE the Egyptian Army. The two other Victoria Crosses in the Gordons have On his return from South Africa the Arundel Firemen doing honour been given to Captain Meiklejohn, who of Norfolk received a enthu- to the Duke of Norfolk on his Duke most lost an arm, and Hon. Lieutenant (then return from South Africa. siastic reception. Arundel Castle was (Photo by Russell, Southsea) Sergeant-Major) William Robertson, for decorated, and all the townspeople turned conspicuous gallantry at Elandslaagte. out to do honour to the popular Duke. Lieutenant Norwood, 5th Dragoon Guards, also gained Our illustration shows the firemen of Arundel on their the V.C. forthe same cause at the some battle. As triumphal arch. Among the others who have returned ;he London Gazette has it : from the Cape are Colonel the Hon. Henry F. White "Captain Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn, and Major the Hon. Robert White, who both took part the Gordon Highlanders.—At the battle of Elands- in the Jameson Raid, and suffered imprisonment with laagte on October 21st, 1899, after the main Boer posi- loss of their commissions, which were, however, subse- '.ion had been captured, some men of the Gordon High- quently restored to them. Colonel White, who was anders, when about to assault a kopje in advance were formerly in the Grenadier Guards, returned to South exposed to a heavy cross-fire, and, having lost their Africa before the outbreak of hostilities, and was elected 'eaders, commenced to waver. Seeing this. Captain Mayor of Buluwayo. Subsequently he obtained leave Meiklejohn rushed to the front and called on the Gor- of absence from his civilian duties and joined Colonel !ons to follow him. By his conspicuous bravery and Plumer's Horse. His younger brother. Major White, earless example, he rallied the n-ei and led them after his release from Holloway, went on the Stock '.gainst the enemy's position, where he fell desperately Exchange. But when the Governriient called out the .founded. in four places. Yeomanry, Major White was dispatched to the Cape. f>.7 August ii, 1900 BLACK AND WHITE JJUDGHT

ARE WE AN AMUSING INCIDENT

Is Great Britain entering upon A \ERY amusing inci- a period when, like France, her dent occurred on board population will become stationary? Sir Thomas Lipton's This is the reflection induced by an yacht, the Erin, on its article by Mr. Edwin Cannan, the arrival at Kiel for the well-known economist and statis- regatta. The natives tician, in the Economic Review. were told that their ears From 1881 to 1888, he points out, would be delighted with the excess of births over deaths in the music of Sir Thomas's England was 50,000 more than in piper. Now, here was a period from dilemma. Sir Thomas the corresponding The e^cct of the storm on Salisbury Ptein. A 1891 to 1898, although the popula- flash of lightning passed over a fold of sheep had no piper, and he had " at " West killing forty. (Photo by tion in the former period was Down — no wish to disappoint the A. Burgess) 3,000,000 less than in the latter. interested concourse that While the increase of marriages, again, between 1893 lined the canal side However, the difficulty was and 1898 was 14 per cent, as against 16 percent, between solved in an instant. A guest rushed to the cabin, 1869 and 1874, the increase of births was only i per cent., tucked up his trousers, twisted a plaid round his as against io>< per cent. The disquieting question loins, hooked on a hank of rope to do duty for a sporran, angloboerwar.com" arises whether England is one of the dying nations" shouldered a pair of to which Lord Salisbury referred at tlie time of the tongs, thrust a pillow Spanish-American war ? below his left armpit, and, with the corner in his mouth, climbed THE "LEMCO" BUOYS on deck, proudly strutting to and fro Holiday seekers at the seaside have a novel plea- in the approved sure in front of fashion. Distance thein, for " Lein- certainly lent en- co," the name by chantment to the which Liebig's view, and every jack- extract of meat man on shore went is now known, home wreathed in has effected an smiles to give glow- ingenious plan. ing accounts of " ta A large number great Heilan" piper

' " of ' L e m c o they had seen on messenger buoys board the Erin. — the (same size and shape as a soda water The new Atlantic bottle, painted liner steamship De- green and white vonian, a sister ship — has been cast to the Winifredian, adrift on the and the latest addi- high seas. Many tion to the Leyland of them are cer- Line, will sail on her Lemco" messenger buoys tain to drift upon maiden voyage to the shores of the Boston, on Saturday, British Isles and be found on the sand at the water's edge. September 15th. She Each bottle contains a message to whoever [finds it, can carry about 140 proclaiming in a novel fashion the intrinsic worth of saloon passengers. "Lemco" and also a coupon for a free week's holi- It is expected that day at the seaside, or a %\h. jar of " Lemco," or a she will break the cloth-bound " cookery-book. Rake the sands and see. record. ' The Piper of the Erin —

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" A Pi'^OTEST." M. M. P. Stanbury (Toronto). —The explanation is The following' letter, unsigricd, undated, and with this. The gallant Canadian artillery made a forced no address, has been sent to Black and White Budget. march through Rhodesia in an incrediblv short space of time, and arrived at Colonel It appears in print as it was written : Plumer's camp " ill the nick of time " to take part in the relief "1 think you would g'et far better sale for your " M " Battery Royal Horse Artillery marched with budg^et if their was less English and more British as Colonel Mahon from the south, the Canadians ft should be it is quite disgusting to a Scotsman to read came from the north-east. A junction of the two a paper concerning the war every thing is English. A forces was made prior to the final repulse of the bit of Poetr)' this last week (as it is every week runs Boers. like this) added a chapter to Englands fame Why only A. IMoNCKTON. — I am sorry I cannot publish your to England—They call it an English army with an verses, for which many thanks. Irish Leader also an English Queen. A descendant T. H. Howard. —According to my information, for from the Scotch. I think their would have been very which I cannot vouch, the 14th Foot, Princess of few Englishmen left to tell the tale if there was no help Wales's Yorkshire Regiment, were called given from the Scots and the Irish and also other Own the "Green Howards," from the fact that at one nations. I can quite understand Englishmens aversion time their Colonel was named Howard, and that to Scotsmen, they have never got over the thrashing the men were " green." Howexer, some reader at Bannockburn. I am surprised that a learned English- may oblige. man has not more sense. Why you ha\-e only to lift R. F. — Many thanks for letter. I note your request a penny to see if it is English Queen or British. for no fiction. " Even the Coronation .Stone wr.s taken from Scone Palace Perth and it shows how little our Scotcli General R. J. HiNSLEY. — I am sorry I cannot publish your verses. Hector Mac Donald is appreciated when you can scarcely Miss Dorothy Williams. —You are perfectly correct. get a cheap medal of him as for the other Generals The figures on page 490 ought to have been you can get any amount because they think they are 375,000,000. Englishmen but they are ever so far mistaken." S. Scott and R. Strang (Dunblane.)— The portrait of General French has appeared already, on the [The above letter is given because it mav cause some cover and inside. Many thanks for j-our letter. amusement to readers of Black and White Budget oi " One who is having them Bound." I have had all nationalities. In case, however, that a serious view — several letters asking for photos of cricketers. The is taken I may state emphatically that the word text can hardly be called " notes," as it is intended "English" is used, not with the intention of insulting to fill up the greater part of the page with the any reader, but because there is not a handier word. " " picture. I am sorry you do not like them. British means the Welsh people, when it comes to a Pekin. — Mr. David Oliphant, who is reported killed in case of hair-splitting. I am sorry the writer should one of the attacks on the British Legation in Pekin, have condescended to attempt to write in " English," was the son of Mr. T. T. Oliphant, of St. Andrews. because I revere consistentangloboerwar.compeople. Apart from entering He was born in 1876, and greatly distinguished into any controversy, I should like to remind the writer himself in acquiring the Chinese language. Mr. tliat in order to keep the Highland regiments up to any- Oliphant was appointed to an assistantship in the thing like a decent strength, the authorities have to Chancery of the British Legation in Pekin. and throw England and Ireland open to recruiting. Also that when Sir Claude Macdonald was on sick Private Adams of the Black Watch, who gained the home leave last year, ha acted as private secretary V. C. at Tamai, and Corporal Edward Lawson of the to Mr. Bax Ironside, Charge d'Afi'aires. Gordons, V. C. of Dargai, are Englishmen. They While thus acting he accompanied Mr. Ironside on an official were not " cracked up " because thev happened to belong visit to Wei-Hai-Wei, where Admiral to that modest nationality that has done so much Seymour then was, with a great part of the Chinese Squad- to keep up the glorious records of the natives of the ron. Early in the present year Mr. Oliphant was, North of Scotland who have gone before. — Edi tor.] on the special reconunendation of SiaClaude Mac- donald, promoted to be full second-class assistant G. BocTH.—The reason why Z?/rt(-/J and While Budget in the Consular Service, but was kept on in the does not run in even numbers is this. The first Chancery office of the Legation. two volumes were bound together as one. In Scylla. —What a funny question ! Coffins in Russia order to make the following volumes of the same are never covered with black. If the deceased is a size twenty-six numbers will be required for each. child, pink is used ; if a woman, crimson, though Hence the apparent discrepancy. for a widow thev use brown. NOTICES

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