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The Brussels Post, 1913-6-19, Page 6CHO Of illi JA ESOM RAIII THOSE WERE LIVELY DAYS n SOUTH AFRICA. An Amateur .tilventnrer Tells of Most Being iiltda- city. Toward the end of 1895, you may remember. the foreign residents of South ,`.fries, bent flu securing en increase .f political power, resolved to assert their claim by force, if necessary, and arra geel with Dr. Jameson to help them, writes an Adventurer in London Answers. For various reasons, these ar- rangements bruke down. Exactly what the difficulties were I forget. All I can say is that, despite hitches and muddles, some time in Decem- ber, Dr. Jameson, at the head of a small fighting force, sst out from somewhere or other to iiiareh on Johannesburg. In other words, the Jameson Raid began. Well, it was just about this time that I fetched up in Johannesburg. and found the town, Its/Lidless to say, in a state of wild exeitement— which soon turned to panic when news came through that..the valiant doctor had been defeated by the Boers. The Call to Arms. What would happen now A wholesale massacre of all the townsfolk by infuriated Dutchmen —that was the least aurae people seemed to expect. And the Gold- fields Committee, thoroughly alarmed, began immediately to pre- pare fur a siege. Now, it seemed absurd tome that I, at needy but distinguished stran- ger, should remain inactive. So, although I had no authority for do- ing so, I jumped up on a barrel in the town square, and called to arms all men hailing from the same county as myself. This I did, Iittle thinking of the likely consequences. Hence per- haps you vaguely imagine my feel- ings when I found myself at the head of three hundred valiant sol- diers. What was I to do with them I had no authority to command them ; nor could I lay claim to a single rifle or round of ammuni- tion; and, what is more, I had pledged myself to provide my men with food, also with five bob per head per day. In the circumstances, clearly it was fur me to make myself as in- conspicuous as possible. So I mar- shalled my force in brave array, nominated a certain hoary -headed veteran as "colonel," appointed myself his adjutant, and set out fora deserted mine some six miles distant, where I hoped we might p:,ssihly be safe from interference. To Feed My Army. Once there, however, the problem which confronted me assumed a dif- ferent shape. It was no longer merely a case of wondering what three hundred unarmed men could hope to do against a mob of infuri- ated Boers, or what would happen to those men, myself included, when the Boers arrived, but how we were to exist in the meanwhile. Accordingly, I bade my followers make themselves at home in their new quarters, then returned -to Johannesburg to see if I could col- lect come of the necessary muni- tions of war. Tu aslc for rifles seemed injudi- cious; but in the commissariat de- partment confusion fortunately reigned. supreme; and there, with- out any difficulty, I procured a ridieulous supply of food. I re- member collecting, among other things, 4,000 tins of sardines, 500 cheeses, and 300 bottles of pickles. Hardly the ideal diet for fighting men, perhaps; but its .arrival, I as- sure you, consoled my warriors not a little, especially when they heard that rifles were following. But, of course, the rifles didn't come. Nor, for that matter, did the Boers. Still, we were expecting them hourly; and my men, restive on the second day, at the end of the fourth were in a state bordering upon terror. I was at my wit's end to know What to do, until the dear old Bri- tish Government stepped in and saved me from my horrible predica- ment Disbanded! It carne about like this, The au- thorities at home having officially repudiated all responsibility for the Jameson Raid, the townsfolk of Johannesburg net only surrendered to the Boers, but also wisely endea- vored to cover up all traces of their original intentions. Accordingly, word was sent to the commandants of all the brigades stationed round the town, bidding thein to present themselves ab headquarters on the following morning: to receive the money to "disband their men. Disband' my mon 1 Yoe, that is what I longed to do. But obviousn ly I should have to ray them •first. And how was that to be done 1 I seemed still: to be in as baud a posi- tion as before', Yes, but with this difference, I saw nochaueo of es- cape now, whatever happened. So, to play' a •bold game struck ane as being the wisest policy, :Again, therefore, 1 returned to J„lhannesburg, this time accompan- ied by my "col -until," whom on the way TWA into my confidence, His face was a study when I told him of my impudence. Wonder, fear, and amusement alternately flashed seems it. Finally, fear triumphed, and he implored me to adopt, the policy of flight. But I refused, and next morning swaggered ep boldly to headquar- ters, Troops That Fled. Already half a dozen adjutants had arrived; so, taking my place at the end of the row, I gave my flame to the sergeant, and sat down, thinking that I should have a long wait before me. Presently the door opened. The sergeant again appeared. Adjutant So-and-so!" he called out, mentioning my name. ' Ueavens !" thought I. "That's done it! They've found me out al- :•tattyl But it was too late to turn back then; so I rose to my feet, and fol- lowed the sergeant to the board- room. As I entered, the chairman smiled at me. "Ah," he said, "we've called you up fust, Adjutant So-and-so, be- cause you were the only one in the whole let who knew how to fill in a paysheet in the proper military fashion. Let mo eee, how much is it you Want'" Amazement struck me, dumb. I just stood there speechless, while four hundred and fifty precious sov- ereigns were counted out before me —that is to say, pay for three hun- dred men at the rate of 5s, a day for six days. - And without a murmur! I could- n't believe it till I found myself in the street again, and heard the coins jingling in my pockets. Then I methought Inc of my "colonel," whom I had left trem- bling in the hotel. It seemed a pity to relieve him of his -suspense just yet. So I went back to the mine, intending first to relieve my follow- ers of theirs. By Sale of Stores. Hero a naw surprise awaited me. The place was deserted. During the night, while the "colonel" and I were absent, panic had assumed a very real and certain shape; and at dawn—so I learned later—those three hundred armless warriors, commandeering a waiting train, had set out to pilot themselves away from Johannesburg to safety, leaving me with their money. The "colonel" I found eventual- ly, hiding behind a bath in the ho- tel, looking about as unhappy as a man can look. "And havo you paid off the men?" he asked, when I'd told him of my triumph at headquarters. "Oh, they've all gone!" 1 an- swered truthfully. "And, look, I've still got thirty bob left over!" The man's eyes brightened. "We may as well split that," he said. I agreed. We divided the money, taking 15s. apiece, Then I left him, and went my way, richer by the better part of £450. And to this sum I added, two days later, another £60. You see, in a fit of honesty, I applied to headquarters to know what I should do with stores left over. The reply was concise and to the point: "Do anything you like with them, so long as you swear you've never• had them." This I promised readily. Then I said the goods by auction. Not pro- fit, £601 12 NEW DEAD -SHOT GUN. French Inventor Has Made Now Addition to Revolver. A French inventor has made a frightful addition to the efficiency of the revolver. A small but power- ful electric light is attached to the mechanism of a ;pistol of ordinary size. By wee of lenses and mirrors the glare of the circle of light which the lamp throws is bright enough to be clearly seen in. daylight against so dark an object as a light-colored suit of clothes. Now the centre of the Miele of light marked by a black spot by arrangement of the lenses, is exact- ly the spot where the bullet will strike. Thus all one has to do is to plaoe the black centre of the blazing circle of light over the heart of an adversary and pull the trigger. At night the light is shockingly' strong. Experiments with the new weapon shew that perfect green- horns,, who have never used a re- volver in their lives, can shoot far more aoourately than experts using an .ordinary pistol. Up to sixty yards one cannot miss a small hull's -eye, ,day or night, while extremely accurate Shooting is possible up to 100 rude. The lamp arrangement adjusts autosnatieelly, by levels, to sta- te -tree. A Sad Fact. "There is always room at ,the top," Yes, but the trouble is the ma- jority of people are locking for an elevator to earr'y them up there." OUR SETTER FROM TORONTO /WHAT 15 ENGAGING I'HE ATTENTION OF THE CITIZENS JUST NOW. "Riot of Color" at tho Raceseeeautiful Peihtens—Twelve Cronies at Ottawa —4,000 Presbyterians, Titer¢, man le never expected to be able. to appreciate feuttnine- fashions, but this Year he an only marvel at the extreme styles in color mid design that every- where greet the eye. The races provide the great rendezvous tar new epring clothes. 'rrte scene amour; tato fashionably 4reened wom,gf ln there this year Gonely werdescribed e the shades a "mot o former years and the garish primary colors in all their rawness held full sway. Reda of the most flaunting shades and blues eS vivid hue predominated, but there were also uriiliant greens, Nell rove pur• pies and a ,ivid new tan color, known as brass." Of course no one blames Termite women for these fashions. As a matter of tact a good many people seam to Ilho them. le any case they merely follow New York and New York In turn fallowe London or Parte. The reds and the bluse are •auppcsed to show the influence of the Balkan war, Bulgarian blue and Turkey red being charaeteristio colors of the eompetonts. Men should not grumble, as they aro not asked also in honor et the mBalkailitia.n war to don the skirte of the Greek The gowns of this season reveal lass "form" or "cut" than ever before in the memory of the oldest inhabitant. Such waist line as there is veined anywhere from the knee to under the arms. Tho gowns display the figures no mare than they would it kung on olothea horses Sometimes they resemble balloons an eometimee eaueages. Generally they have the babble effect at the ankle and some- times there Is a slash up the side reveal- ing silk stockings or a ruffled underskirt. The stockings often in color match the hat. In the United States there is an -meta. tion to eetablteh American fashions as distinguished from fashions imported from Paris. Perhaps some day there will shlone. baa similar agitation for Canadian fa - It. is estimated that some of the best dressed women at the Woodbine spend upwards of 52,000 on the gowns they bought for the races alone, This provides for ono dress coating at loot 2500. whioh is considered to be a moderate amount, but which is thought to bo the limit of expense devoted to any dress appearing at the scene of fashion, and for six new costumes altogether for the seven days' racing, Past two weeks lute added not a little to the gayety and vivacity° of tine-eity, Of the 301 et,, members of the Pr(Cbytei'lan' Church, over 4,000 representatives nnewer- ed the pall to °euro to..Torento, A modern Pentecost was the aim, and those respelt.' etble for the arrangements have, to n cam etderablo extent, had their hupoeaand eine; iuetitled. It is alwaye n great pleasure to listen to the deliberations of the Aeeembly. Oom- peteut authorjklee declare that no Partin. moot of Canada maintains a standard of debate equal to that of this organization. ASIA`fIC TRIPLE ALLIANCE. Would Consist of Carina, Japan and Siang. The Shanghai vernacular journal, the Min Chuan PAo, commenting on the desirability of an alliance of Asiatic independent states, remarks that since the beginning of' the twentieth century the European powers have turned their attention to Asia for colonization, and as a result several small Asiatic coun- tries have recently been annexed, 'The only nations in Asia which have still independent existence are China, Japan and Siam, and now the European powers are trying to get from these countries something either in the shape of territory or in other ways. Thus, not only China and Siam, whioh are two weak nations in Asia, are in great danger, but even Ja- pan, known as a strong Asiatic d power', will soon be threatened with foreign aggression. Therefore, in view of the present situation -in Asia, -the conclusion of an alliance between China, Japan and Siam is imperative for self preservation. We are very glad, the Min Chuan Pao says, td hear that several Siam- ese statesmen have been seeking an alliance with China and Japan, and that the two countries have wel- comed the proposal in all friendli- ness, and have expressed a hope for a successful issue eo the pro- posal. Union is strength, continues the ver'na'cular journal, and if these three countries stand together they will exist; should each of them work for her own ends, they will fall. For the self-preservation of China, Japan and Siam we haps that an alliance will soon be made. At present there is in existence friendly feeling between China and Japan, as is evidenced by the hearty welcome given to Dr. Sun in the island empire. Dr, Sun's visit has brought these two nations closer together than ever. The In- fluence of several societies recently formed for the promotion of friend- ly relations between China and Ja- pan will be exerted in the direction of the proposed Asiatic alliance. If the alliance should become a feet, then will there be peace and prosperity in Asia. Impressions of Parliament. One of the most interesting chapters in "Getting into Parliament and After," which has just been published by Honor able Sir George W. Ross, he describes hie impressions of the House of Oommone as he remembers it when he was Iaut sleeted to it with the advent of the Mackenzie Administration in 1873. He describes the happy family of members who took a suite of mouse with a private parlor and din- ing room in one of the Ottawa hotels. There were twelve of them. At tho head sat Joseph Rymal, "a good carver and a generous ono." At the foot David Stirton, Just as good. At the centre on one side sat Adam Gordon of North Ontario, and opposite him John Charlton. The others included James Trow of South Perth, Thos, Bain of North Wentworth, David Thom. son of Haldimand, Thos. Oliver of North Oxford, John Gillies of Bruce. Wm. Mag• gregor of South Essex, --- Galbraith of ISort:h Lanark. and Thos. lvtcKay of Col. cheater. For three sessions they roomed together and parted with regret. Several of them grew up to distinguished careers, but one can imagine that George Roes, though the youngest et them all, tune sae. ily one of the leaders of the little bend. Particularly interesting are Sir George's Impressions of the changed attitude of mind at members when they sit on the Government to that when they are in the cold shades of Oppooitinn. Ho Bays: I had not been long on the sunny side of the IIouee till. I had learned that "free lances" were not required there, and that one of the first duties of a sappertor of 'the Government wr,s to preserve a dia. ereet silence on all public questions `ill atter some responsible member of the Government had spoken. I might have opinion -that woe all tight and quite harmless, whether they were right or wrong, eo long as I did not turn them Irma° on the House. Of course, if my opinions were in harmony with the Gov- ernment all was well, providing the Gov. ernmont wanted to hear them. If not, it was purely a work of supererogation to give them and so I had better govern my. self accordingly." The M.P.'s Lank of Industry. At another point be refers to the lack of industry of members of Parliament. "0 thought it my duty to remain constantly in the House—would I take Parltamautary lira lees seriously later on? Even when it was a working day how few attended to the work in hand. Some would be reading the evening papers, others busy with their correspondence or carrying en a subdued conversation with their desk- matee, while ten or fifteen members near the front would be eettling the terms of an important Bill or voting trillions for the public service. Is that the proper way to "treat, do, aotand oonclude," as were commanded on coming to "our city of Ottawa"? IIs recalle the digieulty of dealing with the Parliamentary bore. Perhaps no bet- ter method was ever in practice of squash- ing this particular genua than that pat into effect by ono bur. Jos. Cauohon, who afterwards became Lieutenant -Governor of Manitoba, and whose name appears at ono or ton critical pointe in Canadian history. Sir George recalls that Mr, Cauohon owned a Jewelrarp of generous proportions and secreting himself behind the back row of seats wltea some einem was beeoming particularly long winded,' would produce the most distracting sounds from it that ever filled tho Hausa Pointers to Speakers, Sir George describes the house of Com. move as the most peoullar audience in the world to address and gives this ad- vice to young members; '"rhe young mem. ber of Parliament should also remember that a good platform style is a bad Par- liamentary style. lrhfs may be rather an extreme way of putting the case, but it ie in the main true. A platform admits of exhortation, of tbo assumption of know- ledge superior to your audience, of a little sohoolmasterieg, but Parliament never, Again, a platform admite' the dramatic, the emotional and will even allow a little Judicious and dignified burlesque; Parlia- ment has no place for such weaknaasee, In Parliament .the epeakcr must be of all other things persuasive. ilio may he as earnest as he chooses, but be must ex- pound rather than altltear to instruct.' He is talking to his equals, and so he. mu8t be deferential. The business before the House is of sumo importance, there. fore he must be eerious, saint, judicial; his voiee meat correspond to hie theme and to thenormal temper of the House, Ills message 10 to be received voluntarily, not forced upon the House, To dogmatize i8 to provoke ovpoaitiot; to leoturo rho House is to ho considered impertinent; to speak often and longis to be a bora,' The beginner must an adn,pt himself 00 the conditions of Parliamentary spook ing that he will not, offend against Ito oanon8 of debate, or its unwritten rules of persuasive oratory, Peel, it is said, could pew en rho hone° of Common, as en an old fiddle. ttow many Parllanren. wines aro qualifying themselves for Peers place?" Presbyterians Hero In Foroo. The Presbyterianehate taken the City by otorm. Thy red badges of the dole' gator to the General 'Assembly, Which has this year, attained gigantic proportions, are to bo eon 0vorywhoro, Anyone who would 40151, of P'roabytorinns na gloomy and ablemn ought fo revise his opinions. bcbause the great Congress tithing the Miss Ida Newlands, of Kingston, who received a•y'erdiet of $12,500 against a New York physician for injuries received while on hospital duty. Injuries received will. sender ono of her arms ,stiff fee life. , LITTLE CAUSES—BIG ENDINGS How Some of the Strikes Are Brought About. The threatened strike on the Mid- land Railway, due to the dismiesal of a guard for sticking too closely. to the letter of his instructions, is not the only instance oh record of big events of the kind springing. from little causes, says London Tit -Bits. A Leeds labor war was due to the workspeople declining to wear list slippers, in a mill where clogs were regarded as unsafe, At Sunderland a foreman shipwright casually told a workman to "hurry up,' and, the implied reproof baling resented, an unusually bitter shrike was the result. At Jarrow -on -Tyne workmen struck because they objected to the use of brass cheeks, There have been at feast a score of strikes, big and little, over the question of whether girls should be permitted to wear ib`fringes"' in mills filled with dangerous machin- ery, The actual cause of the out- break of the disastrous Taff Valley Railway strike was that a couple of. guards were oompelled to change brake vans against their will. It's a questionwhether:the guar• relsome people all get married, or the married people, all gee quertel- some. BEST YEAST IN, t - WORLD DECLINE TICE 'NUMEROUS. INFER -MR IMITATIONS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED AWARDED HIGHEST HONORS AT ALLEXPOSItIQNO E.W. GILL `I T .0 0) M F'AN,V LIIVIBTF3:57. Wt1 W➢PEC TORONTO ONT. iw©NTRIZAa. ✓ >r LISTEN TO TIIIS YAI1N. Russian's Invention Makes Fish Their Own Refrigerator. The leader's of the trawling indus- try Sat in the. Saint Andrew's In- stitution in London a day or two ago, according to a cablegram, lis- tening and watching, with the un- wavering attention of north coun- try businessenen considering a money -saving proposition, while a white -bearded, spectacled Russian savant told and allowed them how to keep fish fresh for three weeks allowing irritation. "Sometimes," the book says, "if annoyed he would show his displeasure by assuming an . air of the most complete, resig- nation. Instead of perhaps up- braiding me if I lost the way, he would question me quietly to as- certain what was wrong and grave- ly deplore the way in which mis- fortune singled him out for her vic- tim. Then he would settle him- self gently in his corner as if re- signing himself to fate. In his countenance there was written placid acceptance of the situation and calm expectancy of worse to come. The listless way in which he heard my apologies was inimit- able. He was impatient of contra- diction, but humorously ready to asknowledge himself wrong." $tamper was taking him in a car from Castle Rising to Sandring- ham and the King insisted on turn- ing urning to the left. Stamper suggested that he had made ea mistake, but the order was repeated and the car ran into a cull de sac. "You're right, Stamper," said the King, "and I'm a confounded fool." Once when a serious accident was narrowlyaverted through a butch- er's Dart being driven all over the ,roadnths Ding, thoroughly shaken owing to 'the jamming on of the brakes and skidding, exclaimed: "Ti's disgraceful! The man ought to be locked up. Take his name and address." But in a instant he calmed clown, saying: "No, Let Us Go On." On his Continental journeys.tho King often had picnic tea by the roadside, and when tea was over sometimes his Majesty would say °`I'll• help you pack up, Stam- per. Now be very careful and don't break anything. There, put some paper between the cups." And so directing, his Majesty and Stem- pel. would pack things away, and when they had finished the King always said: "Now you go and have some tea and see that the chauffeur has solve." Stamper declares that Princess Patricia of Connaught was the greatest favorite with the whole court, adding : ' "Once or twice I had the honor to dance with her. She was very careful to convey the impression that the dance was to herees agroe- able as to her partner, whoever Ile might be,,, 31• NEW ISLAND FOR AIRSHIPS. Germany Has Turned Tiny Island Into ltentlezvous for Fleet. Kaiser Wilhelm has bit upon a plan to turn a tiny island in the North Sea into a rendezvous for Germany's great airship fleet. Heligoland is one of the most,ctiri- ous Islands in the world. It bo - longed to Gr"eat Britain twenty years ago, but was given over to Germany in exchange for Zanzibar. The towering cliffs of this island are largely artificial. It was dis- covered that the heavy seas were honeycombing them and the island threatened to be entirely swept away. The German Government spent millions of dollars in pouring ce- ment into these crevices and pre- serving this strategic point. In - addition, it was formidably armed and the utmost secrecy is maintain- ed as to the strength of its fortifica- tions, Visitors are nob permitted to land except in the stuffy little tow- er at the base. They are forbidden to scale the bluffs whereon the armaments bristle end where gi- gantic stores of powder aro main- tained for the Imperial fleet. The island is said, to be prepared to withstand a siege of three years. Ditferelltilltion. 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Occurrerecs in (he Land That Reigns Supreme in the Com- mercial 'l'Vorld, Fire at Birkenhead docks caused damage estimated at $50,000. Much damage to p.::perty in the Doe Valley is being done by floods. Mr, Herbert Samuel, the Post- master -General, is to make a tour of Canada in the autumn. In the neighborhood of Harrow th a are nine fully* licensed houses cord „�ted by widows, Righta>,for 'grazing cattle by the roadside ay111 ^xton (Beds,) havo bean let to loci farmers. Four Roman tomllis,'with a skele- ton and pottery in 1 ne, Ila.vo been • discovered at Ghesteb✓. Prince Arthur of Cori aught has Vest Lon - become president of the don Hospital at Hammers Mrs. Beatrice Helen Smith,?:MWen-, ty-three, of Sanderstead, was Bailed at East Croydon railway station Birmingham Tramway Ournmit--'•` tee are to hand over $280,000 ofd their profits for the relief of the rates, i A steam trawler has, litnded at Swansea a shark measuring 15 feet in length, with a girth of 8 feet. There were 83,081 books issued from the Battersea public lending library during the first quarter of the year. The light cruiser Birmingham was launched at Newcastle by Mrs. Martin -eau, Lady Mayoress of Bir- mingham. Nine people were injured in a mo- tor smash at Calwiok Bank, Ella - don, near Uttoxeter. One is in a serious condition. In foes for boating on the lakes of Epping Forest, $3,725 was re- ceived by the Corporation of Lon- don in the past year. It is expected that the King will pay a visit early next year to the northeast coast as the guest of the Earl of Durham. The Prince of Wales has now re- covered from an attack of influenza, and is to continue in residence at Oxford for a e000nd year. The inspectors of the Bermoilctsey Borough Council havo destroyed - three tons,. twelve hundredweight of bad eggs within a fortnight. British investments in the first three months of 1913 aggregated $200,000,000, one-fourth going to Canada, and one-fourth to Austra- lasia, A small boat, belonging to Pall- ing, a fishing hamlet on the Nor- folk coast, suddenly capsized in a squall and her crew of three were drowned. Orders have been issued' for the refitting of the King's' cutter Bri- tannia, which was built twenty years ago and had a magnificent rac- ing record. • An armless lady rider is to be seen seine mornings 1n the Row in Hyde Park, and much admiration is evinced at the skill with which she manages her horse., Elizabeth Savage, who entered the Norfolk County Asylum in 1869, has passed away at the age of eigh- ty-three. Her maintenance had costtho authorities $5,500. • • P INCREASED COST OF LIVING. Education Iles Muelt to Do With It -Trade • Geod. The proposed revision of the freight rates by various railway es; coinpanies in England has again drawn attentionto the increased cost of living.' Several papers pub- lish schedules allowing that while foodstuffs havo risen from 20 to 30 per cent. in the last fifteen years, luxuries in the common sort have depreciated in value, All writers are agreed, however, that after a large successful strike the cost of living has always measurably risen. On the other hand, trade has been particularly good in recent years, and the workingman has benefitted thereby, but nob in dm old way of saving up for a rainy day. His standard of living has been raised; what were formerly luxuries are now necessaries, • and the former, in the shape of dress,. house decorations, and amuse- ntents,, were never se cheap as they are now. The inclination to thrift is further -discounted on account of the old -age pensions end the na- tional insurance. There is a gen•' oral faith that to -morrow will take care of itself. Ednoation has much to do with the altered conditions. Elevated taste moans added expenditure, and a xeadjasemcnt is to be looked for, not, perhaps, so much in economics it existing outlays as in the higher earnings of all olasscs, Not So Clever. flewitt•—Gruett doesn't , know enough to go in when it rains. Jewett—Wel), he's all right in N dry stason.