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N° 32 429 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, I888 Price: 3d. BIRTHS O n the 2nd July, at French Park, county Roscommon, the LADY de FREYNE, of a son. O n the 1st inst., at Sheerness Dockyard the wife of CAPT. A.C. CURTIS, R.N., H.M.S. Duncan, of a son. MARRIAGES O n the 22nd June, at Albany, W. Australia, by special license, FREDERICK JOHN INGOLDBY, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., younger son of James Ingoldby, of Putney, and late of Richmond, Yorkshire, to ANNIE MAY, eider daughter of C. WILCOXON, of Darnes. (By cablegram.) O n the 28th June, at the parish church Croydon, by the Rev. J.M. Braithwaite, M.A., SIDNEY MITCHELL COOKE, of the Stock Exchange, youngest son of the late Edward Cooke, of Kingston-hill, Surrey, to ANNIE RAIKES, third surviving daughter of the late CHARLES WILLIAM BARKLEY, of Croydon. DEATHS O n the 28th June, of African fever, on passage to Canada, in S. S. Vancouver, EGERTON A. DENISON, youngest son of the late Col. Geo. T. Denison, of Rusholme, Toronto, aged 25. (By telegraph.) O n the 17th June, at Bareilly, by a fall from his horse, EDWARD BARTON GARDNER, Surgeon-Major H.M.’s Indian Army, Civil Surgeon of Bareilly, greatly beloved and deeply regretted. R EASTON & Co., 24, Walnut Treewalk, SE, Domestic, Sanitary, and Heating Engineers and Stove Makers to Her Majesty. LARGEST STOCK of MARBLE CHIMNEY—PIECES and GRATES of special design in London. F IRE — Depot for FIRE ESCAPES and FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, cheap and portable, from 15s. to 30s. All the most recent inventions. Send for particulars to the GENERAL AGENCY COMPANY, 36, New Oxford Street. B ETTER Safe than Sorry; Safety Equipment of all kinds, for precautions to decrease legal liabilities. The General Equipment Company. PERSONAL, &C. J . M. To All Concerned: — And he cast down the pieces of silver, and went and hanged himself. Matthew 27:5 F .R. — Tomorrow look at the MOON. M r. and Mrs. FRANCIS J. BAILEY RETURN sincere THANKS to their friends and acquaintances for their kind inquiries since their carriage accident. 43, Gloucester Place, Portman Square, NW. L OST, LARGE ST. BERNARD, near Prince of Wales, Harrow Road. Had new collar and muzzle. Coloured, with dark head and shoulders. Large REWARD when brought to Pall-mall Club, Waterloo Place. MISCELLANEOUS T WO MILLION ACRES FLORIDA LANDS. All varieties. Bargain. Two unsurpassed town-sites, Gulf Mexico. Prospectus free. Reliable agents wanted. Liberal Commissions. — Gulf Coast Land Company, 329, Walnut Street, Phila., Pa., and Tarpon Springs, Florida. W RITER’S CRAMP, Trembling, Musician’s Cramp, and Weakness of the Muscles CURED by Mr. Archibald Sinclair, 7, Guilford Street, WC. His special treatment has been described in the British Medical Journal, 14th Feb., 1885, 19th Oct., 1887, and the Lancet, 2nd May, 1885. Forwarded on application. TRADE NOTICES B REAKFAST in BED — PHILLIP BUXTON’S REVOLVING BEDTABLE, adjustable to any height or inclination for reading and writing. Price from £2 5s. Drawings free. — Phillip Buxton, 6A, Clipstone Street, Great Portland, NW. C HUBB LOCKS PROTECT your family and treasures from the SOCIETY BURGLAR and others of that ilk with our famous CHUBB LOCKS. Workmanship GUARANTEED. Available everywhere. J OHN BULL, a Real Jubilee Game, the best ever issued, providing mirth for young and old. 64 cleverly and well executed laughable cards. 1s. CREMER, Jr. only, 210, Regent Street, post 1s. 3d. ENTERTAINMENTS M ILO de MEYER, the celebrated Magnetist, at THE OLYMPIA, will produce his wonderful experiments of NEW MESMERISM, and is prepared to magnetise any lady or gentleman from the audience. R OYAL ITALIAN CIRCUS — CARMEN ALBUERA with the finest EQUESTRIAN ENTERTAINMENT ever seen in London. DARING trapeze artist, HERCULE LeMOUCHE; amazing INDIA RUBBER MAN. Daily at 3 and 8. Admission from 1s. J APANESE VILLAGE — The only one in the kingdom. Patronised by Royalty and thousands of people from all parts. The coolest and best ventilated place of amusement in London and fashionable summer resort. A miniature Japanese town. J APANESE VILLAGE — New and astounding ENTERTAINMENTS humorous and other sketches by leading artistes from Japan, daily at 12, 3, 5, 8. The charge to see all is 1s.; children 6d. SPORTING S ECOND HAND SPORTING GUNS, 12-bore double-barrel top lever, rebounding locks; good as new; cost £10 10s., our price. £3 5s., Eley’s or Kynoch’s cartridges, 8s. per 100. Gem air guns, 19s. 6d. Army revolvers, rifles, &c. at one-third original price. Catalogues of 27 guns gratis. — S. Goff, 28, King Street, Covent Garden. P HEASANTS for MEWS Tame bred, ring-necked and Prussian birds, for breeding in confinement. Orders for eggs now taken. SIDLEY and SON, 32 Lambeth Lower-marsh, SE. C OACHING SEASON, 1888 — To gentlemen fond of coaching, or who are desirous of learning to drive a team. — A few GENTLEMEN are arranging to run a road coach daily, from Hatchett’s to Windsor. Two more can still JOIN. For full particulars apply to Paul Trafton, 50, Phoenix Road. C RICKET Equipment of all makes and uses, the supplier to professionals and day trippers alike. HOWELL and JAMES, 5, 7 and 9 Regent Street, London, open evenings. Catalogue available upon request. ‘SOCIETY BURGLAR’ STILL AT LARGE A fter a month of jewellery burglaries from some of London’s most fashionable homes, Scotland Yard reports little progress in the identification and apprehension of the so-called “Society Burglar”. The victim of the latest theft, Lady Leeds, has become so overwrought by the invasion of her bedroom by this unknown man and by the loss of her prized diamond tiara, that she has been hospitalised at the suggestion of her physician. Although any impetus to attack the increasing problem of crime should be welcomed, it is unfortunate that impetus comes more strongly when the class of victims is expanded. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES Sir, — Surely it is time that some effectual steps should be taken to curb the ambition of our burglars, be they “Society” or not; and, if necessary, by legislation. Prevention is better than cure, and I agree with those who think that a fox terrier in the house is the best means of giving the alarm. But something more than a dog is required. I would suggest the “cat”, besides penal servitude, in all cases of burglary, whether the burglars succeed in carrying away anything or not. The “cat” in the sense in which I refer to it, has been most successful as a deterrent in case of personal robbery with violence, and other crimes. Why should it not at once be applied to our burglars, whose calling necessarily involves personal violence? Your obedient servant, H.T.B. 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LATEST INTELLIGENCE (From our Correspondents) FRANCE AND ITALY Rome, July 2 The rejection of the Franco-Italian maritime convention by the French Chamber has produced a most disagreeable impression here, and will undoubtedly strengthen any tendencies towards a German alliance. THE HOME RULE QUESTION Rome, July 2 The statement that a council had been held at the Vatican on Irish affairs is not credited in well-informed quarters here. EGYPT Cairo, July 3 Sir Evelyn Baring will proceed to England via Marseilles on the 6th inst. During his absence Mr. Portal will be in charge of the British Diplomatic Agency. ‘SOCIETY BURGLAR’ TAKE CLIMBS TO £14,000 That elusive and so-far successful burglar commonly known as the ‘Society Burglar’ has gotten away with jewels valued at £14,000 by the seven victims to date. Speculation continues as to the identity of the burglar who seems to be acquainted with the various and sometimes ingenious hiding Places of his victims’ jewels. The other striking aspects of the modus operandi are the taking of only one select piece each time and the occurrence of all thefts when the victims are not at home. We have provided for the interest of our readers a list of the various jewels stolen and their values. 2 June - R. Baker - Diamond Stick-pin - £500 5 June - Hardinge - Emerald Bracelet - £1500 8 June - Richmond - Diamond Bracelet - £2000 11 June - B. Lewin - Ruby Earrings - £1000 15 June - Dearth - Diamond Necklace - £3000 17 June - Judd - Diamond Pendant - £1000 1 July - Leeds - Diamond Tiara - £5000 KILLED BY LIGHTNING — William Breeze, aged 15, a labourer, was yesterday struck by lightning and instantly killed, at Spalding, during a thunderstorm. He was working in the hayfield. FOREIGN NEWS We have received the following telegrams through the Reuters’ Agency: THE TONQUIN DELIMITATION COMMISSION Paris, July 2 A telegram received here from Hanoi of today’s date, announces that the Viceroy of Yunnan, accompanied by Teheou, the first Chinese Commissioner, has left Khaihoufou on the way to Laokai, where they will join the French members of the Frontier Commission. The labours of the Commission, which were suspended at the beginning of the hot season, will be resumed at that part of the frontier of the 16th inst. OLDENBURG JEWELS STOLEN Oldenburg, July 2 The jewels of the Duchess of Oldenburg were stolen from the Residenz-Schloss late yesterday afternoon. Sentries guarding the jewels left their posts when smoke began billowing from a small room adjacent to that in which the treasure was kept. The “fire” had apparently been caused by a smoke bomb used by the thief. The police admit to few other clues, but have closed the borders as a first precautionary step. They have also detained several internationally suspected criminals including Helmut Schnitzler and Thomas O’Neill, but found no evidence to hold them. THE UNITED STATES Philadelphia, July 3 The Government of the State of Georgia pursues the system of hiring out the convicts in the penitentiaries for work in coal pits. About 100 thus employed, under a guard, in Dade County, after complaining of ill-treatment, revolted, entrenched themselves in a building, and declined to resume work. Their keeper notified the Governor that they declared they would die before surrendering, and he added that some of them must be killed or all must be starved into subordination. The Governor advised a recourse to the plan of starvation. The guards accordingly made arrangements yesterday to prevent them from obtaining food or water. The convicts have not yet yielded. Many of them are serving life sentences. DENMARK Despite persistent denials by Berlingske Tidende, the semi-official organ, the Danish Army have begun exercises of preparedness. IRELAND Dublin, July 3 At a meeting of the Limerick Board of Guardians yesterday, the solicitor to the board informed the members that the labourers who had been granted cottages under the Labourers’ Act refused to pay rent for their holdings, and had entered into a combination with that object in several districts. The collectors were intimating that if the strike against this payment of rent continued, they would be obliged to give up the collection altogether. The guardians decided on prosecuting the labourers who refused to pay rent, and to evict the others should they persist in their present course. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES Sir, — Will you allow me to ask a question of your correspondents who want to disperse the vicious inhabitants of Flower and Dorset Streets? There are no lower streets in London, and, if they are driven out of these, where are they to go? The horror and excitement caused by the murder of the Whitechapel outcasts imply a universal belief that they had a right to life. If they had, then they had the further right to hire shelter from the bitterness of the English night. If they had no such right, then it was, on the whole, a good thing that they fell in with unknown surgical genius. He has made his contribution towards solving the “problem of clearing the East-End of its vicious inhabitants.” The typical “Annie Chapman” will always find someone in London town to let her have a “doss” for a consideration. If she is systematically “dispersed,” two results will follow. She will carry her taint to streets hither to untainted, and she will be mulcted in larger sums than before for the accommodation. The price of a doss will rise from 8d. to 10d. or a shilling, the extra pennies representing an insurance fund against prosecution and disturbance. Are these the sort of results that the Rev. Vincent Shelby is working for? If vestries seem apathetic in the matter of systematic dispersal, it often is because they know that the demand for action is merely an astute manoeuvre on the part of a house monger, who is anxious that the property should become “purchase-able at a fair price.” E.P. Dowd TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES Sir, — I should like to write about the decline of morals in the Empire, and the attendant risks. Remember - Rome’s moral excesses preceded her fall! Too many of our young people regard the advantages they enjoy as permanent. They ought to recognise that there are maintenance fees. J.N. 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