THE ADA DELROY COMPANY

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1054, 23 September 1901, Page 2

THE ADA DELROY COMPANY

Readers need hardly he reminded of the visit of the Ada Delroy Company, when they will appear in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, on Wedno-day aud Thursday next. Miss Ada Delroy is a clever serio comic singer, and a sprightly commedienne, but it is as a denseuse that she mostly wins the hearts of the public. The phrase 1 poetry of motion ’ is frequently used with reference to ladies when dancing ; in Miss Delroy’s case it is a true description. There is a grace in every movement, whether in clog, skirt, or serpentine dancing. In this art she stands preeminent. Her cobra de capella and lily dances will be remembered by all who see them both on account of the innate grace of the performer’s every movement in dancing and in manipulating the diaphanous drapery which forms such a conspioious feature in the performance, and because of the skill with which the coloured lights and pictures thrown upon the dancer are managed. On this occasion Miss Delroy introduces a new sensation, illustrative of the thrilling scene in Rider Haggard’s romantic novel, 1 She,’ in which the heroine enters the fire of life unnecessarily and is consumed. The dance is as weird as it is graceful and fascinating. In each the clever young dati"euse scores a distinct hit, aud is deservedly applauded to the echo. Another feature of the entertainment is that given by the White Mahatma, who whilst in a state of somnolency, answers questions put by the audience, but not communicated to the Mahatma or to anyone connected with the show.

ANARCHY. THE RALLYING PLACE OF THE ANARCHISTS OF THE WORLD. In the foreign clubs and cafes frequented by the numerous members of Anarchist groups and societies in London the grea est activity is apparent after a crime such as that which has just occurred in America, and this excitment is due not only to the terrible designs which have already borne fruit, but to the further assassinations which are known to have been planned by the chiefs of the respective Anarchist group. The numbers and characters of the members of Anarchist societies now in London would stagger the people of this country were they made public. Living in our midst in the heart of Loudon to-day, says a Loudon paper, are dozens of men of the stamp of Lavacliol, Santo. Lucchiui, and Bresci—men every whit as ready as they to pursue their murderous designs, and only held back by the ceaseless, unwavering watch which is maintained upon them by the detective authorities of Scotland f Yark. A well-known detective, whose work brings him daily into contact with the most desperato and dangerous of these men, after the assassination of King Humbert, made the remark chat if the British public knew but the slightest portion of what|was going on in their midst it would never rest until every Anarchist had been expelled from the country. London is practically the rallying place of the anarchists of the world. The Continental police have power to expel from their respective countries any anarchists whom they may consider dangerous, and this power is frequently exercised. The only refuge in Europe for such a man so expelled is England, and to England in due course he naturally comes. Thus London has sheltered at various limes practically all the anarchist chiefs in the world. An instance of the extent to which this asylum is utilised is afforded by the case of the Spanish anarchists who ware arrested after the outrages at Barcelona a few years back. Barcelona, it will be remembered, was about that time the scene of some terrible anarchist outrages. Several bomba were exploded in public places—one in a theatre, which caused the deaths of several people the chief of police was shot dead, and a temporary reign of terror existed. The Spanish police arrested scores of Anarchists in all parts of the country, and numbers of these men were confined for various periods in the Castle of Montjuich. On their release in hatches they were all deported to England, and the last batch, numbering over twenty, arrived at Liverpool some three months ago. All these men are still in England, and they form but a small proportion of the total number of Anarchists who have sought and found a refuge heie. The headquarters of Anarchist London are the districts lying around Tottenham Court road, Hatton Garden, Shaftesbury Avenues and Soho. Here are to be found the clubs and restaurants which the Loudon Anarchist frequents, and here, too, aresecretmeetiog placesof the various groups. It is of course undesirable to indicate the exact whereabouts of the majority of these haunts, but two of them have been known for some time to persons outside the walls of Scotland Yard, and therefore no harm can he done in giving them passing mention. The one is the Authonomie Club, which has during years past flourished in Windmiil-street, Tottenham Court road ; the other is a certain little French restaurant, also- at the back of Tottenham Court road, which is the evening resort of nearly every Anarchist in London. At both these places Ravachol, Vaillant, who threw the bomb in the French Chamber of Deputies; Bourdaio, the Frecnhman, who made the attempt to blow Greenwich Observatory, and himself lost his life; were all well known So far as can be ascertained, neither Bresci nor the assailant of (he Shah have ever been in London, nor are they wellknown in Anarchist circles here, but they form two of the exceptions which prove the general rule in this respect. Bresci’s alleged chief, a man who made no secret of his intentions with regard to ‘ high Italian personages” was a short while since in the metropolis, haunting Anarchitc quarters, but so closely was he * shadowed ’ that at; last, in sheer desperation. he betook himself to America and the town where Bresci was recently staying.

The question is otten debated whether or no deeds such as the assassination of the late King Humbert are due to the assassin’s personal

initiation or to some deliberate resolu-

tion by the members of an Anarchist Society, the actual murderer being chosen by lot or the chance of the draw.

In some few instances Anarchist outrages may, perhaps, be solely the work of the man who commits the crime, but in the majority of cases the assassmation, bomb-throwing, or whatever other devillish form the outrage may take, is the outcome of some secret plot planned by the members of one of the numerous societies aud carried out by the member to whom the chances of fate assign the attempt. It will be remembered that there was found upon Bresci at the time of his arrest a card bearing in large letters the one word ‘ Crime.’ It is more than probable that this was the card drawn by the anarchist at some secret meeting of his brethren which assignedto him the work of assassination, the card being, in fact, the death-warrant of the late King. in this connection the testimony of the Scotland Yard detective already referred to is most interesting. ‘Until some few years ago,’ this authority told an Illustrated Mail representative, ‘Scotland Yard had always steadily set its face against the idea that any sort of international league or committee existed among Anarchists, but facts have since proved too strong for this belief. The authorities now not only believe in the existence of sucli a body, but are engaged in an attempt to penetrate its secrets. In .the opinion of those best qualified to express an opinion the men composing this international council, which tfip authorities firmly believe to exist, have no absolute power over the members of the various Anarchist groups, but they know all i he men of the mere advanced —i e., most desperate—school, and, when any big plot or projected outrage is on the cards, know just to whom tn turn and look for aid in the execution of their designs.’ The work of the detective force which has been formed to cope with the Anarchists in England is something to marvel at. It is the finest and most complete organisation of its kind in the world, and the value of its work is shown by our comparative immunity in recent years from the assissmatiens and outrages which have been so alarmingly on the increase on the Continent. The headquarters < f the force arc at Scotland Yard, and hs chief in Mr Melville. Mr Melville and his officers arc absolutely übiquitous, and by the system of interchange of information which exists between them and the Continental police as to the movements of known Anarchists, they are enabled to lay their tinges on almost any man at any moment. So complete and thorough is the watch which is kept on Anarchists by them, that from the moment an Anarchist lands in England until the time he leaves Ids every movement and Ida every visitor is Watched aud duly noted. He is' shadowed’ the whole way to London from his port of disembarkation, and either at the corner of the street in which he takes up bis residence or at some house across the way is always to be found some apparent labourer, crossingsweeper, loafer, or other character, whose duty it is to maintain a close and unceasing watch upon the stranger. The system of interchange of infer- j matiou between Scotland Yard aud the

Continental police is a purely voluntary one. Imt at ilv smut ti.no most valuable to the deteotivi a in their woik of following the movements of any well-known Anarchist. Immediately such a man leaves the Continent for London, or vice versa, the intelligence is wired to the police of the country he is bound for and those of any country he may he passing through, and in this way the detectives of different countries render each other great assistance. It is to them and their exertions that Englishmen owe their freedom from Anarchist pirns and outrages, and for this it is impossible to accord Scotland Yard too u.uch praise and credit.