250 [September, 1902.] 
IMPERIAL INSTITUTE JOURNAL. 
Vol. VIII. No. 93. 
23rd : The King and Queen visited Pembroke Castle. The 
Shah went to Windsor, and afterwards visited the Crystal 
Palace. General Sir George White opened the Gordon 
Highlanders’ Memorial Institution at Aberdeen. The National 
Co-operative Festival took place at the Crystal Palace. 
25th : The King and Quee.n landed at Ramsey and visited 
Peel and Douglas. The Shall loft London for the Continent. 
Major E. F. Wodehouse was appointed Assistant Commissioner 
of the Metropolitan Police. The Institute of Public Health 
continued its conference at Exeter. Death of Major-General 
Alexander Jenkins. 
26th : The King and Queen and Princess Victoria visited 
Arran. Lord Roberts and General Sir J. French were pre- 
sented with the freedom of Canterbury, The Dublin Horse 
Show was opened at Ballsbridge. Death of Sir Campbell 
Clarke. 
27th : Death of Major-General Sir J. M. Heriot-Maitland. 
Mr. A. B. Markham, M. P. , addressed a letter of apology to 
Messrs. Wernher, Beit & Co. Lord Roberts visited Shorncliffe 
Camp. 
28th : The King and Queen arrived at Colonsay in the 
Royal Yacht. Princess Henry of Rattenberg opened a recrea- 
tion ground at Newport. Lord Roberts was presented with the 
freedom of the borough of Dover. Death of Mr. James Craig. 
Death of the Rev. Dr. Angus. 
29th : Ras Makonnen was appointed K.C.M.G, The Irish 
Landowners’ Convention held their annual meeting in Dublin. 
A Charter of Incorporation was granted to the Carnegie Trust 
for the Universities of Scotland. The Smallpox epidemic ceased 
in London. 
COLONIES. 
Australia. — 9th : The Coronation celebrations were 
enthusiastically carried out. 14th : The Federal House of 
Representatives rejected the Senate’s suggested alterations of 
the Tariff. New South Wales. — 1st : A serious colliery accident 
occurred at Wollongong. The Women’s Franchise Bill -passed 
both Houses. Victoria. — 6tb : The Financial Statement of 
Mr, Shiel, the Treasurer, was issued, and anticipated a deficit for 
1902-3 of £650,000, 13th : The railway men threatened to strike 
if retrenchments were made by the Parliament. 16th : At 
the request of the Premier the railway men withdrew their 
threat. South Australia. — 14th : Mr. R. Butler, State 
Treasurer, delivered his Budget speech announcing a deficit of 
£239,000, Tasmania, — 1st : The Lewis Government 
secured a majority on a want of confidence motion in 
Parliament. 14th : The Ministers' reform proposals were 
shelved. 
New Zealand. — 6th : The Government promised to appoint 
a Committee of Enquiry into the treatment of Colonial troops 
on board the transport Britannia. 7th : The Loan Bill of 
£1,750,000 was passed, 
Canada. — 6th : Lord Dundonald unveiled a monument to 
Ottawa soldiers of the South African contingents. 9U1 : 
Coronation Day was loyally observed. 13th : The Canadian 
Manufacturers’ Association held its annual session at Halifax. 
15th : It was arranged that the first vessel of the direct 
Canadian service to South Africa should sail from Montreal on 
October 18th. — 23rd : Death of the Hon. Joseph Royal. — 28th : 
It was reported that the colony of the Dukhobors, in Manitoba, 
was in danger of being broken up. 
Cape Colony. — -5th : Mr. Rhodes' will was proved in Cape 
Town. 9th : The Coronation of King Edward was celebrated 
with great rejoicings. Mr, T. R. Price was appointed General 
Manager of the Central South African Railways. 13th : The 
first train-de-luxe from Bulawayo arrived at Cape Town, after 
74 hours’ journey. 20th : Parliament was opened. 23rd : The 
Parliamentary Indemnity Bill was read a second time. — 26th : 
In the House of Assembly, Dr. Smartt strongly opposed the 
proposed Colonial Commission. —29th : The Indemnity Bill 
was read a second time in the House of Assembly. The loyal 
Dutch held a conference at Paarl, 
Natal, — 1st : The Press censorship was removed. Good 
progress was made in the construction of the Cape-Natal 
railway, and : The Scottish Horse left Durban for Southampton. 
15th : The work of repatriating the Boers progressed satis- 
factorily, — 26th : Large numbers of Boer prisoners arrived at 
Durban, and were sent up country. 
Newfoundland, — 10th : The Labrador fishery was reported 
to be above the average. Sir Sandford Fleming withdrew 
from the arbitration regarding Mr. Reid's claim. 
Rhodesia. — 15th: Further discoveries were made in the 
great ruins at Zhnbabye. 
Transvaal. — 1st : The scheme for promoting the immi- 
gration of women to South Africa was taken over by the 
Government. The scarcity of native labour became a serious 
question. — 4th : Advocates Smuts, Jacobs, and De Wet were 
admitted to practice in the Supreme Court.— 7th : The Native 
Labour Association made good progress in supplying natives 
for the Rand industries. — 15th; Education was extended: 689 
schools were established. — 19th : Lord Milner returned to 
Johannesburg from Lorenzo Marques. — 26th : Progress was 
made in the organization of the Supreme Court and other Courts 
of the Colony, and in the drawing up of the penal code. 
West Indies. — and: Quarantine was imposed at all ports 
on arrivals from Barbados. 
INDIA. 
7th: The Viceroy arrived at Mysore. — 8th : The Viceroy 
presided at the investiture of the Maharajah. The total number 
of persons on famine relief was 386,000. The rectification of 
the India and Tibet frontier was completed.— 25th : The total 
number on famine relief was 502,000. — 28th : The construction 
of the Quetta-N ushki railway, which will be 82 miles long, and 
will cost 70 lakhs of rupees, was sanctioned. — 29th : Mr. H. S. 
Barnes was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Burma in suc- 
cession to Sir I . W. Fryer, whose term of office will expire 
early next year. 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Abyssinia. — 7th: It was reported that the Emperor had 
decided to make a tour of Europe. 
Afghanistan. — 4th : The relations between the Ameer and 
the Indian Government continued to be most amicable. 
Austria-Hungary.— 2nd : The King and Queen of Rou- 
mama arrived at Vienna,— 3rd : The King of Roumania visited 
the Emperor at Ischl— 15th : The negotiations for the renewal 
of the A usgleich were delayed.— 21st : The conferences on the 
Ausgleich commenced. — 26th : Mr. A. J. Herbert was appointed 
British Consul-General at Budapest. Lord Acton arrived in 
Vienna. 
Belgium.— 6th : Tire International Congress for improving 
the condition of the Blind was opened at Brussels. — 7th : The 
Boer General Lucas Meyer died suddenly at Brussels.— 20th : 
The resignation of Baron Surmont de Volsberghe, Minister of 
Industry, was announced. — 25th : The International Congress of 
Commerce and Industry was opened at Ostend. 
Chile. — 12th : The treaties with the Argentine were ap- 
proved by the Chamber of Deputies. 
China. — 1st : Ching-ting-ping, leader of the rebels in 
Southern Chili was executed by General Li. — 6th : The Viceroy 
of Sze-chuan was removed, and replaced by Tsen Chun-hsuan. 
— nth : France consented to the return of the Peking-Tien-tsin 
-Shan-hai-Kwan railway to the Chinese civil administration. — 
15th: The transfer of Tien-tsin was completed. — 16th : The 
protocol tariff was signed by the representatives of the Powers. 
— 25th : The Government sanctioned the signature of the new 
tariff, but proposed to delay the date for its coming into force. 
— 29th : The British treaty negotiations were satisfactorily con- 
cluded. The protocol tariff was signed by the Chinese Com- 
missioners. 
Columbia. — isf: Severe fighting took place between 
General Herrera's forces and the Government troops.' — 6th: 
Generals Lacroix and Vidal, and Colonel Lecama were shot at 
Barrigone Camp. 
Cuba. — 4th: The House of Representatives passed a Bill 
authorising a loan of $4,ooo,oooat 5 per cent. — ffth : The Senate 
passed the Loan Bill. 
Egypt. — 5th: It was officially stated that this year's Nile 
flood would probably be the lowest on record. — 7th : Cholera 
broke out in Alexandria. — 25th : 3S8 cases of Cholera were 
reported. 
France. — 3rd: A statue of Pasteur was unveiled at Dole, 
his birthplace. A consulting Committee for the Defence of the 
Colonies was formed. The decree against unauthorised Catholic 
establishments was issued. — 4th: A number of provincial 
Catholic schools were closed. M. Henri Deutsch was killed in 
a motor-car accident. Great resistance was made to the closing 
of the Catholic schools, especially in Brittany. — nth : The 
decree for closing the schools continued to be enforced. — 12th : 
Col. de St. Remy was tried by court-martial for refusing to 
carry out the order. — 21st : Sir Wilfrid Laurier visited the 
seminary of St. Sulpice, Paris. — 23rd: A statue of Joan of Arc 
was unveiled at St. Pierre-le-Moutier. — 25th : The Shah arrived 
in Paris. The Siamese Minister visited M. Delcassd. — 26th : 
Sir W. Laurier took lunch with President Loubet at Ramhouillet. 
Many arrests were made of persons opposing the closing of 
the schools. — 28th: The Shah visited President Loubet at 
Rambouillet. 
Germany. — 4th : The Emperor and Empress left Kiel for 
Reval to meet the Tsar. — 8th : The death of Herr Rudolph von 
Bennigsen was announced. — nth : The Tariff Committee com- 
pleted the first reading of the Tariff Bill.— 17th : A meeting of 
2,000 Poles was held in Berlin to protest against the Polish 
policy of the Government, — 19th : A statue of the late Empress 
Frederick was unveiled at Homburg. — 27th : The King of Italy 
arrived at Potsdam on a visit to the Emperor. — 28th : The King 
of Italy, in company with the Emperor William, visited Berlin. 
Holland. — 3rd: Mr. Steyn and his family arrived at 
Scheveningen. — 4th : General Lucas Meyer arrived at the 
Hague. — 6th : Mr. Kruger visited Mr. Steyn. — 7th: Mr. Kruger 
visited the pro-Boer exhibition at the Hague. — 12th : Mr. 
Kruger returned to Utrecht. — 19th : The Boer Generals arrived 
at the Hague. — 26th: It was stated that 2,000,000 florins had 
been collected for the Boers, of which 450,000 florins remained 
for distribution, The Hague Arbitration Tribunal was directed 
to meet to judge its first case — a difference between the United 
States and Mexico. — 28th : The Boer Generals denied having 
any differences with Mr. Kruger. Mr. Steyn’s health was 
greatly improved. 
Italy. — 5th : The King contributed 100,000 lire to the fund 
for restoring the Campanile at Venice. 
Japan. — 21st : The general elections resulted in the return 
of 192 members of the Seiyu-Kai, 104 Progressives, 20 Im- 
perialists, and 59 Independents. — 28th : The protocol providing 
for. arbitration on the question of the recently- imposed house tax 
was signed at Tokio. 
Martinique. — 26th : Fresh disturbances of Mont Pel6e were 
reported. 
Peru. — 2nd: The Cabinet decided to resign. — 10th; A 
new Ministry was formed with Senor de Ustua as Premier and 
Minister for Home Affairs. 
Portugal.— 4th : An earthquake was felt at Leiria. 
Russia. — 6th : The German Emperor arrived at Reval and 
was met by the Tsar on board the Standart. — 8th: The Ger- 
man Emperor left Reval. Count Lamsdorff and Count von 
Riilow held long consultations. — nth: An attempt was made 
at Kharkoff to assassinate the Governor, Prince Obolenski. 
- — 29th : The ceremony of the betrothal of Prince Nicholas of 
Greece to the Grand Duchess HelSne Vladimirovna took place 
in the great palace at Tsarskoe Selo. 
Servia.— 6th : The Senate adopted the Loan Bill by 28 
votes to 7. 
Spain.— 5th : Senor Sagasta announced his intention to 
retire. 
Turkey. — 5th : The Irad6 for the unification of the Otto- 
man Debt was officially communicated to the French Ambas- 
sador. The Armenian Patriarch tendered his resignation. — 
16th : The candidates proposed by the Porte for the Governor- 
ship of the Lebanon were rejected by the Powers, — 18th: 
Fresh difficulties arose with regard to the unification of the 
Debt. 
United States. — 13th : It was stated that President Roose- 
velt would call an extra Session of Congress in November to 
consider a reciprocity treaty with Cuba. 
Venezuela. — 15th : The revolutionists captured Puerto 
Caballo. — 25th : Germany, Great Britain and France protested 
against the blockade as ineffective. Carupano was re-occupied 
by the Government troops.— -26th : Ciudad Bolivar was bom- 
barded by the Government gunboats. 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS. 
UNITED KINGDOM. 
Bath. — Ou the 10th the Lord Mayor of London will visit 
Bath and unveil a mural tablet to Queen Charlotte. — On the 27th 
Lord Roberts will receive the freedom of the city, and unveil a 
mural tablet to Lord Clive. 
Belfast. — The annual meeting of the British Association 
will begin on the 10th inst., at Belfast. 
Birmingham. — The annual conference of the Institute of 
Journalists will open at Birmingham on the 1st inst. 
Bristol. — The Bristol Musical Festival will be held on 
October 8, 9, 10, ix. 
Cardiff. — The Cardiff Musical Festival will be held on 
October 8, 9, 10, 11, 
Edinburgh.— On October 14, the Poet Laureate will deliver 
the annual inaugural address at the Edinburgh Philosophical 
Exhibition. 
London.— On the 1st inst. the Trade Union Congress 
will begin. — On the 13th October, Lord Kitchener will dine with 
the members of the Naval and Military Club, — (Chiswick). — * 
On the 18th inst, there will be a Coronation feast to 10,000 
children in the Duke of Devonshire’s meadow, Chiswick. 
Manchester.— International Industrial Exhibition. 
It is proposed to hold an international exhibition in Manchester 
in 1903, to show the world’s latest inventions and progress in 
machinery, aerial navigation, education, photography, agri- 
culture, mining industries, and the fine arts. — On the 
15th October, Mr. Balfour will open the new School of 
Technology, 
Norwich. — The Norwich Musical Festival will be held on 
October 21, 22, 23, 24. 
Sheffield. — On the 30th inst. Lord Kitchener will visit 
Sheffield to be present at the Cutlers’ Feast, and to receive the 
freedom of the city, 
Southend-on-Sea. — On the 13th inst. Lady Warwick will 
open the new technical schools. 
Winchester.— On the 9th October, Lord Roberts will 
receive the freedom of the City of Winchester, 
Worcester.' — The Musical Festival will take place car 
September 9, 10, 11, 12. 
COLONIES. 
South Africa. — International Peace Exhibition in 
1904.— Arrangements have been in progress for a long time 
past, and are now rapidly approaching completion, lor the 
holding of this large and important industrial exhibition in 1904 
near Johannesburg, in the most central position in the whole of 
British South Africa, near the junction of all the railways from 
the ports of Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, 
and Delagoa Bay, in the centre of trade, wealth and commerce, 
and where the great majority of the traders, miners, agri- 
culturists and manufacturers from all parts of South, East, 
West and Central Africa will congregate for many years to 
come. In fact, it is the most valuable position for an exhibition, 
the centre of attraction for capitalists and visitors, offering 
unique opportunities for manufacturers and others desiring to 
extend their connections in these countries and to participate in 
the enormous trade development of the largest market in the 
world for every class of goods used by both civilised and un- 
civilised people. 
The exhibition will include mining and agricultural 
machinery of every description, steam, electrical, and all kinds 
of motive powers, railways, tramways, industries of every 
description, art, sciences, etc. In this respect it will probably 
be more complete and representative than any previous 
exhibition, and the largest gold exhibition the world has ever 
seen. Agents are now in Johannesburg completing the local 
arrangements. Offices have been opened in Johannesburg and 
Pretoria. Full particulars may be obtained from the Secretary, 
16, Cockspur-street, Pall-mall, London. The City offices will 
be shortly opened. 
FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 
Belgium (Brussels). — An International Congress of 
Surgery. — The Belgian Society of Surgery, whose annual 
congress will take place in Brussels from September 8 to n, has 
decided, on the proposal of its chairman, Dr. Ch. Willems 
(Ghent), to invite the most eminent surgeons of all countries to 
take part in the congress, and to found an international society 
of surgery. A great number of eminent surgeons have already 
accepted the invitation. 
Russia (Moscow). — An Exhibition of Models of the 
Modern Style of Architecture and Industrial Art will be held 
in Moscow from ist/xqth November, 1902, to the xst/i4th 
March, 1903. The exhibition will comprise (a) Plans and 
designs in architecture and industrial art. (b) Photographs of 
buildings and interior decorations, (c) Paintings and decorative 
sculptures, (d) Furniture, bronzes, tapestries, upholsterings, 
mosaics, embroideries, jewellery, etc. Copies reproducing the 
original in a changed form will be refused. 

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. 
NAVAL. 
The Undaunted , cruiser, was commissioned at Devonport 
as seagoing tender to the Cambridge gunnery school ship. ‘ 
The Admiralty having decided to raise Gibraltar to a flag 
officer’s command, Rear-Admiral Sir W. A. D. Acland has 
been selected to take over the appointment on October 1, 
Orders have been received for the new first-class cruiser 
Hogue to be commissioned at Devonport to take the place of the 
cruiser Niobe in the Channel Squadron. 
Capt. R. H. J. Meister, R. M, , has been appointed to the 
Marine Staff of the Naval Intelligence Department, dated 
July 28, 1902. 
The Dreadnought , battleship, was commissioned on the 
20th ult., as tender to the Defiance, torpedo school ship, at 
Devonport. 
All newly-commissioned ships are in future to be painted 
grey, the hulls, funnels, masts, and boats being all of the same 
shade. 
The Isis, cruiser, is to commission at Chatham on 
September 19 for service as seagoing tender to the Britannia, 
training ship for naval cadets at Dartmouth. 
The Psyche, cruiser, recently returned from the North 
America and West Indies Station, is to be paid off on 
September 5 into the D Division of the Devonport Dockyard 
Reserve. The Psyche is to be refitted by a private firm. 
Plans have been received at Portsmouth for a new battle- 
ship to be built at the dockyard. The vessel will be of the 
King Edward VII. type, but will embody several improve- 
ments designed by Mr. Philip Watts. 
The Isis, cruiser, is to be commissioned at Chatham on 
September 16, with a crew provided by the Devonport depot, 
as sea-going tender to the Britannia, training ship for cadets 
at Dartmouth. 
Major James H. Bor, C.M.G., R.M.A., Deputy-Assistant 
Adjutant-General, has been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant- 
Colonel by Brevet, under Order in Council of March 19, 1883, 
dated August 17, 1902. 
The Bacchante, cruiser, which will commission at Chatham 
on November 25, is ordered to relieve the Andromeda, cruiser, 
Capt. C. G. F. M. Cradock, C.B. , flagship of Rear-Admiral Sir 
B. W.‘ Walker, commanding the Cruiser Division of the 
Mediterranean Fleet. vwjj 
Orders have been issued by the Admiralty that the Montagu, 
battleship, which was laid down in November, 1899, is to be 
completed by March, 1903, when she willTiave been in hand 
