MAIL NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 370, 20 March 1902, Page 4

MAIL NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27

A despatch from London, dated Feb. l i, .says that the metropolis bestowed its highest distinction upon Mr Chamberlain when, .at the Guildhall, it presented him with the freedom of the city in a gold casket. Replying to the presentation of the address, Mr Chamberlain said that the Government had two great national objects in view, to establish beyond; question British authority in South Africa and to maintain the unity of the empire. Both of these objects were involved in the war in Soutli Africa. The war, iie said, will always he memorable, because it bad called for a greater military effort than ever be:ore was asked from Great Britain, and because it had shown to

friend and foe the potential strength and almost inexhaustible resources of the Empire. Fie did not envy statesmen who would be willing to compromise the issue for which the Empire fought. The nation was not vindictive to its enemies. If tiiey surrendered to-day they would he welcomed as friends tomorrow. The expulsion of tiiose' who iiad caused the war was only a measure of self-preservation. Similarly, immunity from treason was not humanity, but cruelty to the loyalists and Boers, who now in thousands, recognising the futility of the struggle, were aiding the British to end the war. In justice to tiiose who had died, and as security for the sur-

vivors, the Boers must be made to recognise that they are defeated, and that from them must be taken the barest possibility of their repeating the attempt. To do otherwise would be to invite the contempt of foreign countries, whose affection it seemed impossible for England to gain/ but whose respect at anyrate they were able to secure. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27.

A despatch from Constantinople, dated February 23, announces that Miss Stone, the American missionary captured by brigands in September last, has been released and lias readied Strumitxa, Macedonia. Miss Stone’s friends had almost given up expectations of ever seeing her again. Madame Tsilka and her baby, the latter born in captivity were released at the same time, all well. Mr Spencer, who conducted the negotiatiations at Constantinople for Miss Stone’s release, stated that it was entirely a political matter. All the people in Macedonia were entirely in sympathy with kidnapping, because they believed it would be a step towards freeing Macedonia from Turkish rule. The money demanded, 110,000 dollars, is intended for the Macedonian cause. A despatch from Vienna says that the riots at Trieste were the gravest that iiave occurred in Austria for many years. The original strike is supposed to have been of socialistic or Anarchist origin. Sixteen people

were killed, and it is believed that more than one hundred were wounded. The Imperial Premier explained that the officer commanding was struck by a stone and fell unconscious. The officer next in command, becoming ex-

cited, gave the order to lire, which the troops did so recklessly that they killed a girl sitting in a second storey window and a postal clerk in his office. It is said that the rioters, who were mostly Italians, became infuriated after the troops fired on them. They dragged the bleeding corpses of their comrades before the soldiers, whom they assailed with terrible imprecations as murderers and assassins. It is alleged that the riots at Barcelona were due to Anarchists. A cable from London, February 22, says the so-called labor riots in Spain were predicted here months ago. The information then made public was olh tained from Anarchist quarters 1 in London, and proved beyond question that the business in Barcelona and elsewhere was not due to genuine industrial discontent, but to an organised revolutionary movement. It is also stated that the police at Barcelona captured documents showing that London Anarchists furnished a considerable amount of funds for the strikers, and aided in organising the nnthreaks.