Bather to our surprise, the Continent is not much excited
over the death of Abdurrahman Khan. The journalists dimly perceive that Great Britain has lost something, and are rejoiced; but they also perceive that unless Russia moves the inconvenience is not likely to be ranch, and they think that Russia will not move. We think so, too; but that is no reason why we should relax our efforts to come to an under- standing with a Power which confronts us all through Asia, and is the permanent hope of our enemies. One or two journals, we perceive, see hope for the Boers in the event; but the more sensible are aware that Europe has resolved not to intervene in South Africa, and judge that, Europe not intervening, Lord Curzon can deal by himself with any diffi- culties which may arise in India. The French papers are particularly moderate.
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