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LONDON LETTER. END OF THE INTERVENTION BOGEY. DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE. Z0, L'OUVEEIE-gTBElCT, E.C., I T i it, pre' ,ongeot an( Tu5EDAT XlOHT. Th and enthusiastic cheer- ing which followed the reading of Lord Salisbury's telegram to the Presi- dents of the Boer Republics in the House of Commons to-night will be re-echoed by the English people the world over. "Her Majesty's Govern- ment," concluded Lord Salisbury, "can only reply to your Honours' telegram by saying that they are not prepared to assent to the independence of the South African Republic or of the Orange Free State." It was a declaration which every- cne expected, and one which the Unionists knew wot;!d be forthcoming, but so active and insidious have been the reports to the contrary that the official statement to-night was received with relief, and. RS a consequence, heralded with acclamation. Had any other Minis- ter than Mr. Balfour read out the bare- faced and impudent message of the Boer Presidents it is conceivable that its Jun- guage would have conduced to nothing but mirth. Mr. Balfour's tone and manner forbade any such display. He read the farrago of misstatement, the long tissue of misrepresentation, with a dignity and a respect to which it was not entitled. INTENDED FOR FOREIGN CONSUMPTION. I The British public are too well versed in the history of the war to require a guide to point out the inaccuracies—the wilful inaccuracies—of the Boer document. They know why the war was entered upon, and why it is being continued. In reading this document, however, the public must remember that it is not written for home, hut for foreign consumption. It is a deeply-thought-out plan to interest Euro- pean Powers in the present critical state of the two Republics and to obtain their intervention. Our foreign critics aro not so well versed in the history cf the question, neither do they view our victorious career with a friendly eJP. President Kruger's object is to take advantage of this, hence tho pathos of the dispatch and the references to the inextinguishable fire of the love of free- dom and to the Almighty. Lord Salis- hury's reply should dissipate any belief in the efficacy of this motive. It has failed, as have the other efforts of the Boer Presidents and their Continental emissaries. AMERICA'S WILLINGNESS. ( The chief hope of the Boers first of all centred in Germany, but after Germany's refusal to intervene they turned their attention to the United States. Repre- sentations were made to President MKinlev, and, us n. result of the pressure brought to bear upon him by the political bosses, the American Am- bassador here was instructed to see Lord Salisbury. That interview took place this afternoon. Exactly what Mr. Choate had to propose to the Prime Minister, whether lie was prepared to offor the ser- vices of the United States as peacemaker or arbitrator, is not known, and, probably, never will be. The Ameri'c' anproposition', I am informed, was never made. Mr? Choate had no sooner indicated a desire to discuss the question than Lord Salisbury at once placed in his hands a copy of his reply to the Boer Presidents. It was all- sufficing. Mr. Choate read it with the deepest attention. He saw in it Great Britain's determination not to allow any- one to intervene, and, with the instincts of a born diplomat, he pursued the sub- ject no further. And thus came to an end tho bogey of foreign intervention upon which the Boer Presidents have relied so firmly. MAFEKIKG S HELP IN VIEW. Private cablegrams to hand fttom Kim- beriey to-day state that the relief of Mafeking is expected to be accomplished within the next five days. The relieving force left Kimberley eleven days ago. Colcnel Peatman, who is in charge, has with him a number of effective guns and a mobile force of some two thousand men. Colonel Peatman is a dashing cavalry leader, a man of the stamp of Colonel Fred CajTuigton. and his friends liere are sanguine of his abilitv to rescue the sore- pressed garrison. The latest telegram; from Mafeking indicated that the besieged were almost at their last gasp, aud that the inhabitants were suffering untold hardships. They are. however, deter- mined to hold out until help comes, and that help should now be well within sight. Wlly MR. IIHODES no.Mr,. I The following characteristic cablegram was received by the agents of Mr. CVcil Rhodes t o-day -"Coiit ra diet any state- ment that I am coming home on politic." 1 business. Visit is purely for bread-and- butter purposes. I have earned nothing for six months and spent a lot. A fellow must live.-Rhodes." Mr. Rhodes leaves Cape Town to-morrow. THU EIGHTY Cl.UR. I I am informed to-night that a dinner will be given to Lord Kimberlev by the Eighty Club at the Hotel Cecil on I April 3 next. Mlt. LT.OYD-GEOItuE'S PEACE MEETING. I lir. Lloyd-George, undeterred by the scenes which have taken place at m o-Boer meetings all over the couutrv. has made arrangements to vi-ic fhis constituents and denounce the policy of the Government. He does not expect to have it all his own way. Sir Henry Campbeli-Bannerman's appeal to the Government to-night on this matter was, it is believed, made in the interests of many of his followers, who in the present state of public feeling are afraid to go into the country aud deliver their political souls. THE BRIXTON VACANCY, I Mr. Robert G. C. Mowbray, who has I been selected as the Unionist candi- date for the vacancy caused in the Brix- ton Division of Lambeth by the resigna- tion of the Hon. Evelyn Hubbard, is a son of the late Sir John Mowbray, the "Father" of the House of Commons who for thirty years represented his univer- sity in Parliament. His son, who resides at Mortimer, Berks, is fifty years of age. and has already had Parliamentary expo- riencp, having represented the Prestwich Division of Lancashire from 1886 to 1805. The Radicals have decided not to contest the election, their ostensible reason being that, as a general election is pending, it would be unwise to do so, but their real reason is that thev would have to face n majority of over 2,000. and in the present state of public opinion they do not feel disposed to do s o. The Hon. Evolvn Hubbard, whose resignation has caused the vacancy, is the first member of the present Parliament who lias resigned before the general election after being returned at a bve-election. Resignations of members have, however, been verv frequent during the life of the present. Parliament, no fewer than thirty-two having retired into private life since the last general- election. PRAYERS FOR THF DEAD. I It is confidently believed in ecclesias- tical circles that the question of restoring to the Anglican Liturgy one or two of the prayers for the dead contaiuml in the first Prayer Book of Edward VI. will shortly be brought beforefl Convocation. These prayers, it is I are very guardedly expressed, and, as the Primate -un' "-n' has pointedly vindicated the legality of I the practice, it is held that there is no reason why a permanent place should not be found for them agaiu. flIF LONDON HIPPODROME. The success which the London Hippo- drome has achieved in the Metropolis has astonished not only the public, but. I believe, even the proprietors themselves. At this. certainly the most handsome hall in the Metropolis, two complete perfor- mances aro given daily—one in the after- noon and one at night, not two at night. Wj erroneously reported—and at each of these performances crowded houses are the rule. In the afternoon parents take their children. Visitors to town find in the performances the most varied and complete show I ',iat they have ever attended, whilst the directors bv their constant change of programme, provide every week fresh attractions for their resi- dential patrons. Last night the innova- tion was provided by the Colibri«. a troupe of midgets—three ladies and six ¡PHej,o- men. TI-o smallest of these midgets is Prince Pietro, who. although nineteen years old, is 26in. high and 3 lib. in weight. He is described as the -matlest man living. 7ho smallest lady is of the same age. ana is known as Princess Iheresn. whilst their colleagues are very little taller. Though dwarfish in figure, j there is nothing of the abnormal iibout their development. They are perfectly formed. and. what is more, are especially talented. Their performance consists of! juggling. athletic exhibitions, singing, and dancirlg. Nothing. apparently, comes amiss to these Liliputians. and tb"ir \"jjt to the Hippodrome is bound to be a great attraction. In addition to this turn. blc- v-raph war pictures are on view, one of them, showing General French's eavalrv in cction. being received with tremendous enthusiasm. Here we are shown the troopers tearing acres the veldt, dis- mounting. and forming into a llring line on a kopje. The mvsterv is how such a lifelike photograph was ever obtained. T.ADYSMITII DAY STORIES. Among the unrecorded incidents of the memorable scenes of enthusiasm on Ladv- smith Day in London was that which occurred at the Cafe Royal, in Regent- street. The waiters, as at most of the big restaurants, are i: 11 foreigners, and nt the Cafe Royal thev were obliged to join in the gaiety of the visitors, who insisted on the scores of waiters all standing together upon the seats and singing "God Save the Queen," whilst the visitors them- selves formed the audience. It may have cost some of the waiters a pang, but it was no time for arguing.

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