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A W eek ly N ew sp aper a n d R ev iew .
DUM VOBIS GRATULAMUR, ANIMOS ETIAM ADDIMUS UT IN INCŒPTIS VESTRIS CONSTANTER MANEATIS.
From the B r i e f o j H i s Holiness P iu s IX . to T h e T a b l e t , June 4 , t S j o .
V ol. 90. No. 2982.
L ondon, J u l y 3, 1897.
P r ic e s d ., b y P o s t sJ£d.
[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 .
CONTENTS.
C h r o n ic l e o f t h e W e e k 1 Page
Imperial Parliament : Slavery in Zanzibar — Triple Defeat of the Government— The Lords and the Observance of S u n d a y — The Tobacco Duties— The Queen and the Faithful Commons — The Devastation of Essex— The Princess of Wales andHer Poor Guests — Colonial Investments for Trust 'Funds— The Loss of the “ Aden ” — The Naval Review at Spithead — B y Tunnel to Ireland— Another Chance for Im p e r i a l P e n n y Postage — A n o t h e r G e rm a n Minister Retired — Serious Riot in India . . . . . 1
L e a d e r s :
Armed B e l g i u m ......................... 5 The Bull “ Apostolicae Cur® . . 6 The Undivided Church . . . . 8 N o t e s ... . . — ~ ..10
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R e v ie w s :
Page
New P o em s ......................... . . 12 The Whirlpool . . . . . . 13 Broad Church Essays . . . . 14 Zeller’s Aiistotle . . . . ..14 Two Devotional M anuals.. . . 15 Jubilee Address from the Catholic
Colleges and Schools . . . . 15 C orrespon d e n c e :
Rome :— (From Our Own Corre
spondent) . . ... — — 17 News from Ireland — — 19 News from France . . . . . . 20 L e t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r :
The Singing at the Oratory . . 22 The Anglican Doctrine of the
Eucharist . . . . . . . . 22 Statues of St. Peter Seated . . 23 The “ EcclesiaAnglicanaDocens ” 23 An Appeal from West Africa . . 23
L e t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r (Con-
tlnued : The Shepherd’s Bush Mission . . 23 Genuflecting at Mass . . . . 24 Priests and P o l i t i c s ............................. 24
Manifesto by the Bishops . . 25 The Irish University Question . . 26
Manifesto by the Bishops.. . . 26 Two Jubilee T r e a t s ..............................27 Ceylon Catholics and Pilgrim ages.. 27 The Catholic Conference at Rams
gate . .
The Pan-Anglican Conference . . 28 Books o f the W e e k ..............................29 S o c ia l a n d P o l i t i c a l . . . . 29
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SU P P L EM E N T . N ews from t h e S c h o o l s :
The School Question at Hey-
wood . . . . . . • • 33 The Encouragement o f Useful
Subjects . . . . . . . . 33 Elementary Education in the
Queen’s R e i g n ......................... 33
N ew s from t h e S chools (Con
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tinued): Expenditure on Education . . 34 Jubilee Festivities at Ratcliffe
C o l l e g e .........................................34 Xaverian Brothers', M a y f ie ld ,
Sussex _ .........................................34 The Coming School Board E lec
tions ^ .1 . . . . ..35 The Diamond Jubilee at Douai
C o l l e g e .........................................35 St. Joseph’s College, Tooting ..*136 N ew s from t h e D io c e se s : Westminster
Southwark
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Birmingham.. ....................... Hexham and Newcastle . . L i v e r p o o l ......................... Plymouth . . ....................... Salford The Vicariate Kaiser Wilhelm and the ¡Benedic
t i n e s .........................
36 37 38 38 38 3838 39
% * Rejected MS. cannot be returned unless accompanied with address
and postage.
CHRONICLE OF THE WEEK.
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TH E attitude of our Foreign
Office with regard to fugitive ... ................ slaves on the East African coast strip adjacent to Zanzibar came
in for sharp criticism from Sir Charles Dilke when the House of Commons went into Committee of Supply on the Consular and Diplomatic votes. Sir Charles complained that British officers had been searching for these fugitive slaves, who, when found, were returned to their owners without any stipulation by the British Courts that they should not be cruelly punished for running away. The Foreign Office was directly responsible in this matter, for British officials were acting in opposition to the obligations into which this country had entered. It was most monstrous, and absolutely contrary to British law, that fugitive slaves should be handed over to their owners, many of them to be flogged and starved to death. There was an item in this vote for international bureaux at Zanzibar and Brussels, which were intended to inform the Powers of the working of the Brussels Act and the Berlin arrangements, and with what faith could the Government ask the House to vote money for these bureaux when they themselves were handing over fugitive slaves to their owners. These complaints were also urged by other members. In reply Mr. Curzon pointed out that there was no reason for the idea that the Government were dishonestly endeavouring to render nugatory in Zanzibar and Pemba the policy they had formulated for the abolition of slavery in those districts. He could understand the contention that the legal status of slavery should be abolished there, but the law had to be enforced, and vagrants returned to their masters. In the islands number of slaves were illegally held, but that was not the case on the mainland. Enfranchisement would, therefore, entail compensation. Besides, the slaves seemed to be contented, and Sir John Kirk was so impressed with the difficulties of active interference with the actual state of things that he declined to intervene. This reply not proving satisfactory, Mr. Balfour emphasized the difficulties of Great Britain as the suzerain power under whose tegis Mohammedan laws were being administered. He then gave the Committee an err phatic assurance that
the Government were earnestly desirous, at the earliest possible opportunity, o f carrying out on the mainland of the East Coast Protectorate what they had carried out, or were in process of carrying out, on the islands. It would be, indeed, a new position for any Government of this country to take up that they regarded it as a part of the permanent policy of this country to maintain an institution so alien to their traditions, their wishes, and their whole habits of thought as the institution of slavery. This declaration coupled with the Attorney General’s explanation, that whilst British officers would not be justified in running counter to British law in their administration of the law of the Sultan, they should not be condemned for enforcing the criminal law by the punishment of offenders who happened to be runaway slaves, had a soothing effect, which was increased by Mr. Balfour’s further assurance that no illegality would be sanctioned by the Government. The vote was then, after a division, agreed to. On the following day, however, Mr. Curzon returned to the subject. He explained that the documents produced by certain members of the House, which purported to be authorizations issued by the British administrator at Mombasa with regard to the restoration of fugitive slaves, were entirely new to the Government. They had been furnished by Bishop Tucker. I f copies were furnished to the Government they would be examined, and instructions should be sent to Mombasa that no such proceedings should be allowed in future.
There was a good deal of amusement in
- TRIoPkLxhEEFEAT the House of Commons on Monday after-
government. noon. During question time and the dis
cussion on the second reading of the
Metropolitan Water Companies Bill matters went along smoothly enough, though a large number of the members were absent at the Queen’s garden party at Buckingham Palace. On the order for the second reading of the Isle of Man Church Building Acts Bill, which had passed the Lords, and which is described as a Bill to remove doubts about the applicability of certain Acts, a division was challenged, with the result that the Government found themselves in a minority of thirteen. The announcement of the numbers was received with cheers and much amusement. Rising amid loud cries of “ Resign,” Mr. Balfour observed that it was evident that the attempt to carry on public business during the Jubilee celebrations was not wholly unattended with difficulty. Under these circumstances he moved the adjournment of the House. This also was defeated ; and so ministers had to go on with
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