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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10515, 7 August 1897, Page 4

The clem caricaturist who call* himself "C»r»n d'Ache" hit just contributed to the " Figaro " a (tries of d rawing* wj>ich ho hud* "Apropos ■>.•■ da'; Jabili; - or, Sixty Years in the Life of Two Countries two countries being, of course, ■■■ England »ndTr«Bo».,Oi»one side than is a sketch ol the Queen in 1837 all the top of th» page, with mi equally rough caricaturt , of Hit Majesty in 1197. Oα the oppoti*,

tide tf» history of Fran" during this period Iβ illustrated by Mricatajrea suggesUvoof'inery form of gowrnmeati that our neighbour* h»ve knpwo since 1837. "The good King , Louis Philippe and. s stem yieaged woman wearing • cap of' lilwrfcy. who repreeenfc "the honut Republic of IW,"V9 the first, pair, Louie Napoleon, « Prince • President and m Emperor; onriee next*.. Then w«i have the ••unspeakable Coinin un V as a howling fury, and. the Athenian Repablio as a lively and solf-eajtispe4 young woman, The artisb ie rather • severe towards the statesman who did more then any qther to revive oonfidence in France after 1870; be calls him " Lo inalin Xiossiou Thiers," aud puts him side by side with Maemahgn, " the incorruptible Marshal." Presidenb Grevy ie happily dabbed "The Jurassic," and Carnob -"The Correct." A place is found, too, in this roll of rulers for the "BraV Gen'ral" Boulanger, and for M. Oasiuiir Porter, who is cruelly called "The Runaway." M*. Felix Faure is introduced as "Felix Iβ bel," but instead of leaving him with the legend " Whom God preserve," "Caran d'Aohe" shows us a prospective king of France, and a prospective emperor, and leaves one place vacant, moreover, for unforeseen contingencies. The humour of the caricatures cannot be described in writing, bub the artist does nob forgeb to point a moral, remarking ironically (bat, "notwithstanding all this France will always be France and the French will always be French."

The Theatre, in an interesting article* states that ib has been reserved for the year of tho Diamond Jubilee to bring about a remarkable exhibition of mutual friendliness between the Church and Stage; for, on the last day of May, Sir Henry Irving, at the invitation of Dr. Farrar, Dean of Canterbury, gave a reading of the late Lord Tennyeon's dramatic poem, " Backet," in tho chapter hopse of the venerable cathedral in which the archbishop met his death, In fact, the actor took his stand upon a spot not far distant from the scene of the prelate's " martyrdom," and the audience was composed o{ Church dignitaries, clergymen, and numerous lay members of the Church of England. Of course, a great compliment was paid to the manager of the Lyceum in asking him to read a drama within the precinute of a cathedra) which has played so great a part in the ecclesiastical history ot England, and the event is even more notable than the appearance of the Archdeacon of London, Dr. Sinclair, at a meeting held during the same month, in the Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly, to consider a proposal to found, an institution for the benefit of actors' prphans, The archdeacon delivered a speech in favour of the proposition, and did not seem to feel that his clerical robes received any defilement from the place itself or from the members of the theatrical profession with whom he was co-operating. In fact, like the late Bishop of Manchester, the Rev, Earl of Mulgrave, and other liberal ministers of the Established Church of England, Dean Farrar and Archdeacon. Sinclair feel thab of all forma of public recreation there is nob one that possesses such wonderful teaching power as the stage; that the theatre is what society wills tbatib should be; that ib is better to treat it as an ally than as an enemy; and that the befct way of purifying and elevating ib will be by making ib the resort of those classes of society whose habitual attendance would have the necessary effect of raising the tone of the performances.

Fightjng is reported to have taken place in Thesealy between the Turkish troops and the peasants. The troop; are said to have suffered severely. It is announced that the Foreign Admirals will nob permit the entry of the Turkish squadron, which is uow ad Mitylene, into Cretan waters. The Forte, on the other hand, assures th'e Powers that the squadron has no intention oi landing troops in Crete, but only deiiree to carry out certain manwuvres in the Archipelago',. Djevad Pasha, the Turkish Governor of Crete, states that owing to the ignorance of the admirals of the combined fleets anarchy prevails in the island. He eaye he could crush the rebellion and conciliate the people if supplied with additional troops. According to further reports-from Chitrml, the British garrison at Chakdan fought with splendid heroism, defending the position againsb the repeated attacks of the enemy. In the engagements the tribesmen lost 3000 men. The rebels are now Hid to be quiet. The denunciation of the commercial treaties, with Belgium and Germany has been discqssed in the House of Commons, Mr. L, H. Courtney said he believed that a tariff war would be the result, and that the action would lead to the abolition of British free trade, and the disintegration of the empire. Mr. Chamberlain in a lucid speech stated that the denunciation was decided upon in response to the unanimous recommendation of the colonial Premiers, who had promised to confer with their colleagues regarding the granting of preferential treatment to British products. The Premier of Cape Colony (Sir Gordon Sprigs) I'M expressed the opinion thud a General Council of Advice should precede imperial federation of the empire, though the colonies and the nation were uow convinced of the necessity of maintaining and extending the empire. Intense beat is being experienced in England. A Russian bathing bath, in which 400 women, were swimming, was suddenly swept away, half of the occupants being drowned.