THE TABLET.
A Weekly Newspaper and Review.
BUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS DT IN INCCEPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEAT.S.
From ihe Brief of His Holiness Pius IX. to T h e T a b l e t , June 4, z&fo,
V o l . 92. N o . 3049.
L ondon, O c to b e r 15 , 1898.
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[R e g i s t e r e d a t t h e G e n e r a l P o s t O f f i c e a s a N ew s p a p e r .
C h r o n ic l e of t h e W e e k :
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The Far East— Turkey and the Powers—The Reunion o f the Irish Party— Mr. Redmond’s ^Opinion — Commission of Inquiry in Yukon — British Trade Methods— News o f the Khalifa— English Contracto rs and Vienna Town Councillors — A Word to Anti-Vivis e c t i o n i s t s — Lord Ripon on Secondary Education— A Supplement to the Fashoda Papers— Germany and the Vatican— Lord Rosebery on Fashoda— Defeat of the Cape Ministry— Departure of •the Kaiser— Labour War in the United States ......................... 597 EjEaders :
The Fashoda Despatches.. . . 601
CONTENTS
L e a d e r s (Continued)*:
The Archbishop of Canterbury on
Page the Eucharist . . . . . . 602 Abbé Batiffol’s “ History of the
Breviary ” . . . . . . . . 605 Letters from Canada . . . . 606 N o t e s . . — _ _ . . 608 R e v ie w s :
The Psychology of the Saints . . 609 Arundel Hymns . . . . . . 61c A Widow's Tale . . . . . . 610 In H igh Places .. .. .. 6ix Dulcissima ! Dilectissima ! . . 611 The Housewife’s Referee.. . . 611 C orrespon d e n c e :
Rome :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . « _ —6x3 News from Ireland _ — 614 News from France . . . . . . 614 News from America . . . . 615
L e t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r :
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“ R e x P e g um ” . . . . . . 616 Rastell’s Counter - Challenge to
Jewell . . . .
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The Work for Sailors in Genoa . . 616 A ll Souls’ D ay— 900th Anniver
sary . . . . . . . . 6 1 7 Methods o f Quotation . . . . 617 Laissez-Faire and Church Music 617 Reviews and Magazines . . . . 617 Catholic Social Union Notes . . 619 The Ritual Controversy . . . . 619 An Old A ltar Stone . . . . . . 622 A Religious Difficulty a t Wadsley
Asylum . . . . . . . . 623 Books of the Week . . . . 623 F rom E v e r yw h e r e . . . . 623 M a s s e s o f R eq u iem . . . . 624 So c ia l a n d P o l i t i c a l ... . . 625
S U P P L EM E N T . N ew s from t h e Schools :
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Lord Reay’s Statement . . . . 629 Mr. Gerald Balfour and Denomi
national Education . . . . 630 Free Books for Denominational
Schools . . . . . . . . 630 Training for Secondary Teachers in the North . . . . . . 631 The Authorship o f the Bible . . 6 3 1 N ew s from t h e D io ceses : Westminster ........................... 631
S o u th w a r k ....................................... 632 Nottingham ....................................... 633 Plymouth . . 633 Portsmouth . . . , . . . . 633 Salford . . . . . . ... 634 Newport . . . . . . . . 635 National Success and Christianity 635
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I
ORD CHART.ES BERESFORD, who was to proceed north on October n , and the Marquis Ito, who was going on a tour to the river ports, met and exchanged ’visits at Shanghai, when the Japanese statesman expressed the opinion that the reactionary policy of China might be remedied by the joint action of the Powers interested, in representing that it was likely to prejudice friendly relations. The entry into Pekin of the British, Russian, and German detachments ordered for the protection of the Embassies, took place on October 7, with full pomp of military display, and formed an impressive spectacle witnessed by 15,000 stolid but orderly spectators. The Cossacks led the van, followed by the British Marines dragging a Nordenfelt gun, while the Russian and German Marines brought up the rear. A band of English civilian residents came after the military cort'ege which passed through five miles of streets lined by Chinese police, from the Great Gate of the outer city to the entrance to the Tartar city. The Chinese authorities made great efforts to prevent the entry o f t he guns, but on this both British and Russian representatives insisted as a necessary precaution. The Tsung-li-Yamen has lodged an official protest against the increased number of the Russian escort, which is double those of the other Powers, while only the same number was stipulated for, a fact represented as calculated to irritate the people. Italian, Japanese, and French escorts are expected, so that there will be a six-fold occupation of Peking. The present occasion is the first since the surrender of the city to the Anglo-French force in i860, on which so large a display of foreign troops has been seen in the streets. Edicts have been issued in the name of the Empress-Dowager, and she and Yung Lu are believed to be consolidating their power by a reign of terror, but the correspondent of Reuter’s Agency declares that he has been unable_to trace the late change of government to Russian influence, and that the general opinion injdiplomatic circles is that Russia has gained nothing by it. The final contract with the Hong-Kong and Shanghai Bank for the Newchwang extension line of 260 miles has been signed under the conditions prescribed by M. Pavloff.
N e w S e r i e s . Vol. I.X ., No. 2,358.
The Note of the four Powers, presented t u r k e y a n d on October 5, allows the Porte eight days to t h e p o w e r s , reply, fifteen to begin, and a further fifteen to complete the evacuation of Crete. Should these terms be complied with, the Powers, on their part, guarantee the protection o f the Mussulman inhabitants, and undertake to maintain the Porte’s sovereign rights. The Sultan has accepted them conditionally on being allowed to leave a small garrison as a symbol of sovereignty. Great irritation is felt at the action of the Powers, which is held in Turkey to be unjust, and hopes are entertained that Russia will stop short of thé coercive action threatened by the Note as the alternative to submission, and that the other parties to the ultimatum will shrink from acting without her. This view is supported by the publication in a local paper in the interest of Russia, of a telegram stating that that Power in reply to great Britain, had declared that she was opposed to coercion and would protest against it beforehand, thus seeking to throw the odium of it on England exclusively. The Christians of Crete are jubilant at the prospect of the withdrawal of the Turkish troops, but in Canea an outbreak of the Mohammedan mob is feared on their departure, and the Admirals are taking precautions accordingly. The safes containing the tax money have been removed to Halepa, and thither the Catholic monks have also conveyed their valuables. Christians are flying from Candia in panic, while from Canea the exodus alike of Christians, Mussulmans, and Jews has assumed such proportions that the departing steamers are crowded with passengers. All the Jews intend to leave when the Turks go, and it is thought that years must elapse before the island is pacified. Admiral Pottier on October 9, summoned the principal Beys to the French Consulate of Canea, and informed them that, as the Ottoman troops were to be withdrawn either voluntarily or compulsorily, the Admirals undertook the protection of the Mohammedan population after their departure. The naval chiefs are now urging on their Governments the prolongation of the occupation until the complete pacification of the island. The Mohammedans are to be represented in proportion to their numbers in the new administration. The Beys expressed their satisfaction with the straightforwardness and justice of the Powers, and probably prefer their provisional rule to that of their Christian compatriots.
A hopefulness in the ultimate reunion t h e r e u n i o n 0 f Irish Nationalists was the main point Ir i s h p a r t y . in Mr- Dillon’s speech to the Glasgow
Nationalists. The last eight years of his
