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The Goderich Star, 1906-02-02, Page 7• t • 7751.77 -`1 -wh ••• • :4, f.''' i . 4 1 i 1 ' , , , 4, ,ciiit ,4;", , ' •••• ,gt , • • , ,/ • .„ • . • . 1 ; , • - , , 1 • • ea:ea:« -," ;I a, 7 , ,.• , - It 11.055001 illegliseed On IOW Now * illeedning Net* Ow kelt hodlerlitesit* beinges. , The Britt* Mee Untied Shoe* witr- 1 al end regalerly COM. 14 the Wien. rtavyt Whet. 011Afere slut le (*led the Free -idiot. and or ber bow * the flguntheed Print. - dint' John Mimic 'caned out of et Chunk of Morioka wood end .blusisorstely gilt* end Aritteriefut correepondent front London.. Few Americans whO visit Landen are 'were 'or the presence, there of tmeli en Aster...hog relic of the two_ Anglo -Anter. 10411 Wake Retell the :AMeriellt Ern* 'bluely Whet** did not know Mud * few front 188, Victor* street Watv,an Arcarkten valrebele Del whae 'WC 'Miele been -00,411idellead te tell, Via • 1, rieray„- ' . She hes bonito-1qt in o.ortituiseiort receiving.ship, For ft ottatter Of Oentery she tete been tying _et' Iter- pre. .berth, near „the, Sest- India recite* . most the lime Steck In ilicraud. ' :There *,sorno-dottitt whether:ens would • .00* and it is probably -true tnat Wallid le Paw' It Sent ee tar eel felon** the Month of the Thentea. 40, mil•At ue tar autourviv P.U0 414a auk *MO. Porta OM Ike* 'Were So MORO Weelk *I eisip. end whet he al the Presidio* eze inset have bass * imago 0611. I* the world,rt Inee eveseit be X 14 Nee Ittild n1 OX drill ship Newel fliveerwr. W- ing been Atied up for thiejourpoes 1/41,,at Chithein,t_ Mk she lay Si* city Canal, linter TUM041. and -WM then moved to her preeent berth, , - THE ENGAGEMENT. 1. The sokion 10, which' the Prostidetat wits Ventered ,wiSt in. meny ways reelerhe 01411. Stephen Deeetur Ina 'Me** 00, command of the frigate, *Mt On the evall44 01 JatillerY 14* 101,1, he sailed Into the lower bay. intending Input, to 'Oa %At night. The Peeeldent, hew - ever*, grounded 'heevily on breaking her rudder nrisOe end attaining 'her eeorne So badly that -the Ommenced to leek- roldly. Part Of her 1460 god ited ellio been e anted- WV, OwileS te turn of the liefit It ..Wait hispOrigible to put haat, so' filee elutped her Nurse along the Long,telendshore. :de,Ybrerde .loue tiritIsh OOPS Were tilecOvered, and.they -gave Obese, one on , each leader and two 'Oatert4 nelen the 'bretee fell, and - tbough the prod. dent 'had -Wt. the. bath, of the 11,e,et be- . hind. one of them' conliiitte4 •104 Tag 014D 161.181iSiie ,1001ClearaelLIE PlitESIDENT. Oariturefebi the ttrittah During the War ot 1812, and now Moored in th Thames and Lime' as'a Receivingetehip by His Majesty's Navy. The British offieer who first called the President to my . attention kindly offer- ed to pilot me doWn to See her one line day In London,. • OLD. GUNS ON BOARD. We finally' fond the President moor- ed at a quiet dock, her dock roofed over, stove plpes leeding up her bulky sides, and a permaneht skit -way built from the main deck to the floor of the pier. There, mounted at the stern, was the Identical. wheel with which the Presi- dent had bon steered on that memorable dey, Januery 15, 1815, when "hogged" and abeest water-logged, after putting the Endymlen out of action; she was compelled to strike her Deg to a vastly superior 'force. ORIGINAL FIGUREHEAD. Yet there Is a question in naval cir- cles as 1c) how much of the original President is In this ship. " The great gilt figlirehead ol John Adams is undoubt- edly the original one put orr the.Prese dent betore her launch, when she was regarded as the finest fighting ship of the day. I have no doubt, also, that her keel and her main ribs and Umbers are the ones built. into her when she was • construeted. Probably a good deal af her outside planking is English, for the Admiralty admits that sse has -been re- newed several times. At any rate, I JMODSRAPIrt tOr NMI MIL WO. II* MOM CIIMOMILL. 1PONIMOS teOlot POWAtr 401 ti)Mi 111,01101 00401014O• 40 Frits** Gardens. S- W*. My Peer Churobill,-4/14 will: you Ift‘ Mat Mt being en Ishrinuti--your band ,agelest, every went Why did you eR '001- 01 Your waY Snick inef 'You itnew thon:1 am the men. but heve * *Wag inclination itt Itit out et lima* *lee etrieftenle, erieit aePeriemer. teileht4 'Met lie PriVete newt 118041,001;10* 044/ 11.100.01 etelelifeleeletle4y111111 eet, Vamiter., -01104 OtritOrt to* 1**ae6a.4 dotat sx• yo,r, batteillinteir and four ariliker*i cruisers, Freest hes lelLeeled tena hettialitaP *Mt one *Morel Inner. OernatMy two hattleehips; ROM* -One bettlarblp, Indy * bettlealtin and en ,ermtlrell crutiter4. depart two bettlerplaw and one armored cnitser. Mal the ,thilteet States foltr bettleehloa and UM ',amorist nrinsot Nee Vok L0114011 447 hielicellitP ettle long Moist the *Met of prefie. , i plata/ OMANI. VF,S.K1,$ Ten lad have ,plenty of ,enendes, tt _ lo not posisibit to AIN, otot pur$00 hts, 4141s , 01 ventele OMPlete4 *nil Own wily viithont coming him perecrual Ilealriessiontel bY the verholti Pewera SOTelY See -rebali heeet Mg` 11 CM* tully /grttic4014 MOI team erreireeed. •grelelelet erreoPled Witbeig leering out each Others Alto ‘ervIcal Praaco 'one IMM0reert Ousoori C„IfAMPESLA1110 clVseret Ile large VOilelie eetegket, ele)We tee% 'Greet itriteln bee net ,hve eyes,....ye,are eerat4r. Vernally two ttrablpo 14 tWo elellere Two Snevelener combo. 'Ilk 0.1111 ettallareSt VentiteVi 58Plie .11111 1{11/04410t.(119h1,0 thtt. Of2 ,_veseig at Mit :IMO, thu. tluttutt gtatere •kete1 th the _hlo4, . gronhir ble hire,Wileiten Chere10/4:0.rritert itlk/ BritisklAtll0b1P,C00 11or King _mew '0404 ;a tee .eapeeele Doe elate groiliorodena:Ve1411-olseeits iiketinilvtware isetitattpcs -stinoitt, ,,POLtartAto-ASOMAPX., the 6,erratul battleship ere ileitgen end 11° 1.404 lolha deill Of the Fourth Preussen. Pt 15,000. .telere While Bee faity a patiliasi Istatiasi. tie died e United States battleship are the Med* the. target, And yet, (hone: an this, 4y: _ HOW tar then does this progre,ss of the the roma- of hie nedilloal gelthei, he play, P_Iset- twelve months affect the relative ed a large part, in, shaping party, end swangth 01 the powers at sett? co4seeuentIL, natIonel donates. tablee 'show the battleshipe Ishicatel,-4his hand' agebist 10114 and hal' slaters) wllll a Wagatlee eVery triend* 000 004, oser oi Meat of ranter tnore than 14,000 tune illitte, Old regardless svhasa heed was. eaCh. - upon her. Aboard the President, which seas el - mos t waterlogged, the crew was oc- cupied in lightening the ship, cutting away anchors, turning the wrier loose in the butts,' throwing overbeard provis- ionize spare boats and cables, while the men aloft were wetting down the sails. he fact that Lord liandolph Wee a and armored cruisers Mailer elk bee fine not a State -Wan, To Og mere e'r less riedigible queen& %ie..« hirn PentiO were for a while an absorb, BATTLESHIPS. Country. Built Bldg, jelled. Great. Britain . 56 6 ee France 20 6 9 Bessie .... .... 7 5 3 Germany .... .. 18 4 2 lialy . ........ 14 ' 4 leg amusement, ,at Whieh lie was an extraordeitire—eePart-elb. *Yell) --De-Otter owevert, oquern A0a.1W able tQ W/11 OVery trick the game bored him, and he tented to MeIng as en altereateve, "Tenax suM preposilt" was never Ws Mentes. " PARLIAMENTARY BEGINNINGS. Lord Randolph., Churchill was born in 1849. tie entered Parliament. In 1874, but only turned seriously to politics in 1877. arid itie Parliament et 1880 saw him leeding the Fourth party, his colleagues). being Mr. Bellow,. Gorst, and Woitt, denouncing the "old gene and merci- lessly attacking Mr, Gladstone and Ws Government. He invented Tory De:ne- e:race, became a great populer favorite, started the Primrose League, and, with- out doubt, did the spade -work of pre- paring for the eubsequent domination of England by tbe Unionist party. CHURCHILL AND GLADaTONE. DECATUR OUT -NUMBERED. At three o'clock a light breeze having sprung up, the largest vessel In pur- suing fleet began to come up rapidly, opening with her:, forward battery. De- catur 'replied with his stern chasers. This running fight continued for two 'mute:, And then tne Englistunan came up, and the two vessels salted side by side for an hour, firing occasional guns. Decatur wished to come to close quar- ters, and had his boarders ready, but this the Englishman avoided,. Meatn while the ships astern were approcle ing. It afterwerds developed that in the running fight the President had com- pletely disabled her antagonist, the Endymion, and finally left hee drifting and turning round helplessly. At eleven o'clock that night two fresh Ships of the enemy crawled up within gunshot. They were the Pomone and the Tenedos, heavy feigates, and both opened fire one the President at close range, compelling Decatur to strike his colors. ARE AGES. MEAD OF US IFIN••••••• TUE PEOPLE OF MARS ARE MORE HIGHLY DEVELOPED, •me•••• Camille Flammarion Says It Is Minion el'te-1" of Years Ahead ol Ours. M. Camille Fiammarion, the eminent French astronornee, declared, in an interview in the Pattie, of Bfflis, that the inhabitants of the planet Mats are much more highly developed than ourselves." "Naturally," he says, "it id impossible for us to imagine what forme living be- ings must take there but it Le expel* impossible for us to assert that the forces of nature, which are Moe Me same as here, and act ender Earnest similar conditiont (atmosphere, oliplate, seasons, aqueous vapor, and eo on), have been rendered sterile be a perpetual raireale in annihilation, whereas en the earth theretier linr-overflows everY- where and the generating force of be- llies tome/mew fOrpasses their real and durable vitality. "There are many advantages in favor of the Martians. First of all, a would be difficult for a human species Le be less intelligerit than ours, seeing that we lo not knoW how to eentrol otirselves. The tweed reason Is that progrese is an absoluk law Which nothing can resist.. A STAGGERING . PROBLEM ENGLISH SAVANTS FEAR IACK OF WATER IN FUTURE.' , TilE LUCKY MAPTIAN. "The inhabitants ot Mara, older than we ate, rrely reef -agent what we shall he in several millieri years. A third &cum- atance in their favor is Mat they are et a better position than We are to free themaelOS more quickly from the heavi- ness of inane. "Martians weigh leas; their Years are twice lie long as those of the earth. the Mirnatic conditions cin Mars appear to be much more agreeable: "The hypothesis that Mars is inhabited bi iniellectital race Mute, superior to our teen is grewing stronger every year propoelion astronornical observe - eon% becerrie Mem and More precise. The geeigrepha of our neighbor is better known Bien was that Of the earth three !Andrei years ago. The same ean Azad of OS Meteorology and its ennui - taloa, . "NO ene tan fall ter certain what the weather tont he like en earth kenlorrew. Well, "100 ktiOtg almoSt With certitude what the weather will be in suet, end suet, a 'couritry of Mats nett week or neXt ittOrtibi, Its atmosphere, being con - 159104' Intre and transparent, all the geograetlike11 eralliguealions of the tildatt pass With precision IMO the fleffl el vilkal et the-lefeetepe." Mr. Winston Churchill's singular power of vituperation Le an inheritance from his eattler. Lord Randolph's de- nunciatione pi Mr. Gladstone quite equalled his son's dialribes against Mr. Chamberlain. But the father had wit. He invented the plu-ase "old man in a hurry"—it oecbrred, indeed, in an elec- tion address—and the following is specimen of his speeches. He is de- scribing a visit paid by a deputation to Mr. Gisestone at Hawarden Castle: "They came suddenly on the Prime Minister and Master Herbert, in scanty attire and profuse perspiration, en- gaged in the destruction of a gigantic oak, lust giving Ins last dying groan. Limy are permitted to gaze, to worship ande adore, and having conducted themselves with exemplary propriety, are each of them presented with a few chips as a memorial of that memorable -.scene." Many Watersheds Disappeared—Legis- lation to Regulate Flow of (livers Proposed. Is Great Britain corning face to face with a great water famine ? "Owing to the tremendous industrial activity and the needs of the teerning popnlation, England may find herself one of these days face to face with a problem of staggering magnitude— nalnely, a scarcity of fresh water," said President Bentley, of the Royal Meteor- ological Society, at Its annual meeting In London the. other night. •••• United 'States 5 7 3 Japan 5 4 2 ARMORED CRUISERS. Great Britain SO 9 ' 4 France . 19 5 1 Russia 3 2 •••• Germany ...... 6 1 1 Italy 6 1 3 United States 11 9 — Japan 8 4 2 THE IBM B MAlr Turn wow OMAN 111418Thiti- end Withereviel Tomos end 010400 Mk" *WI ' 10000 so pious oluvue SNAPSII0 N Ot 141402,4. ANNS Joe rittros. et fiettlefIneg end the of Odeon* A140 COMIeletiteeli, The btkereet *408 Obta10. rrt ;WO ow on vieW iterielet, he Wet tioVentutent in the, Wheel CAW ph:e. tallea umobtra 1110 Servidive Ur be It !.iberati the Paola* te ot the Vrit411, powlessions in ib* W0114 OM first ,tittle 11;(114ak COMParlY. Ineelil1WQ11141 llettilug Wier heee. re bon able te areontio at its ilellerr Mont awey commercially it not pall t Asford $trect compeatel vallYr mid thenladvoi up ytth, c uNcloutvc4, et tho wool et 119)41 phetu- uvroul treantes or any other AMA 1grenitere. unit the general public 'irs- aftt properekoze Vane any 004111111/ * ell ferried. rate opportunity ot Wing wnutT 'woulgt Inter* itself %An* develep ent tirkistie &tem QUeell Ateeuratier arg• !of the telend, says * Wootton. 4 4, ether Menthets of the iloyal Fundy ve. datinateh4 with their In the Met Attlee Ahete been NM«, QI the sixtpdve photographs exhibit* late over the 441100 Pleinettelle. The ecti tWelltPener tire - talon, bY her Mit4 dintetbaus hurricane whkelt rave the joty. the remainder Ohl the wolf of blend two yore ago resulted a c011,- Fithec3s Victoria, Princess IlettrY ditiOrt of affairs WO bee not-hel liettettherti. Ena of liettenborg. ,to **Wen an *AO no 1 Itlx PrInee Aleneder Or kettebbergi Princ0 riding forces in tenden. oat, et A* Leopold of Dattenbenit Mid 1,t• II* thW Wine geoWere ante Me butane; Ship* Oahe Orleane, lion et enlargements Win ca agelutit the Ma* rarierliellent, end unique 1 t4,4* "re' Wit4431ri 401.1r400 tIt 11101 ' tION'AzEsTriCOMECITON. friairret loss. TN thirrican4 Mote WINO . centred. from Jamaica to England in extremely intereetIng ollectlen, ate) shipe,,provideci kr the perpeile, There they ere all wondertelly geed. It IS not Were 1111 bananas Le be had ter more only because they represent her Ma, then a year, yet tele ships bed to ren jestra own work that they are Uncreete 1.11, the sante. As it west the plantoa ing. This little collection ot twenty -km, Were hie very nearly AS hard es tbe ship- , selected., almost at random by the Merle Pere. and the enfeeDied Unmade of the 'S-1ager of the Kodak COMPanlea Oxieed, land was once more Strained end disk, 'Street branch from the various negative9 'cated by the advano of loans to plant- •placed et his disposal by the (Neon, 151 era to enable them to Ude. over the In. for the most part a reCord ot her Mee terVal between the destructien of their lesty's travels, and about seventen et p eleaere !ere V ' • "a: Z'F' SUNLiGH JAY 'az hi the ittliPPere .tiard—etspecially those' The Oileene, PbeteeraPhs. *Mel/ • Wend by 'eontietet tie Care brillentle by eilpy one wall et the gallere toreil en PROGRAMMES FOR YEAR. The outlook suggests interested ac- tivity. France's new shipbuilding programme, which is now before the Chamber, com- prises sixteen battleships, three large armored cruisers, end fifteen smaller armored cruisers, and of these three battleships are to be laid down in 1906. No definite shipbuilding programme has been announced for Russia, but as soon as internal affairs are more settled it is fairly certain that a reeonstruCtion of the navy will be undertaken. The German NaVy Act of 1900 is still being pushed rapidly forward, and the work of replacing the older shifts of the navy will be begun in 1906, when the old Bayern and Sachsea will be removed from the active Ilse and two new vessels laid down in their stead. A supplemen- tary bill, to allow for the coestruction of six armored cruisers is before the Reichetag, but in the meaptime there is only one more of the 1900 programme to be laid down. BIRTH OF THE UNIONISTS. In 1885 Lord Randolph became leader of the Opposition in the House of Com- mons. "What will happen nowt" Lord Ran- dolph was asked by a friend. "I shall lead the Opposition for five•years. Then I shall be Prime Minister for five years. Then I shall die." In respect to the span of his life , the words came itue almost to the day. Then came the Horne Rule Bill and the Liberal Split. Mr. Gladstone had de- livered the country an his opponents for twenty years. In the delicate negotiations that brought the Unionist party into exis- tence, Lord Randolph played a huge part. It was in- April, 1880, that the Unionist Party, as we have khown it, had its be- ginnings: Early In the month Lord Randolph persuaded Mr. Chamberlain and Loed Salisbury to meet. The Turf Club was the neutral ground selected. Thither Lord Sellsbury repaired—not, as it ap• pears, without trepidation and mis- givings, and in the little dingy down- stairs room where visitors are received, was begun that strange alliance after- wards so powerfully to affect the course of history. AFTER THE LEADERSHIP. FEAR A FAMINE. "So enormous is the drain upon the water supplies, and' so much has . the grewth en 'the cities caused a disappear- ance of our forest areas," he continued. "that there is good reason to fear a water famine in the futtu-e. The diversion ef rivers and lakes and other fresh water reservoirs from their natural function of Irrigating distributors of all essential moisture to the land has Anterfered fa England so greatly with Nature's ar- mangements that the English engineers and meteorologists at no distant dale may find a laskage almost insuperable difficulty aweitinheir endeavors." Dr. Mill, the,,raintall expert, on being consulted regarding this alarming state- ment, said he was of the opinion that the question would require an early con- sideration. • "Legislation will be needed in the immediate future for the regulation et levees," he stated. "The great question is how to store water which at present rune waste on the Coasts. The planting Of trees on high watersheds is one of the first aolutions oft he problem, but the chief difficulty lie,s en the scarcity et suitable 4and available for building large reservoirs+. REFORM IS NEEDED. "I'believe that at some future date tho servicee of engineeit will. be required in this reform, as the present arrangement of reservoirs is unsatisfactory, IQ A113- tria the Geverntrieelt issues rue annual report on the condition Ot the Danube River, and also detailed statistics bf the rainfall with the view of storing all available water supplies. This work done by the Austrian Govermatint I am now doing in regard to the British Isles on my own responsw.iity, but the rain- fall and river conditions are only 11 Dor- non of the much larger problein.' F011(10T TO' LOAD OM. While the tortinitinderlrlerble1 ot the tarnish- fleet Was eitperluteriding battle priettee *ently on board one of the craftier% of the Mediterranean fleet, One of the gnus Missed 110. alltidthl of re- cent liteidents, the ere* preferred 16 **It KO sit hOttr 'before floes** the breeth, AS en MOS tretatttlett 11.6114 Ottetlei ItereSford Ordered, the, gint be be Well Seethed and Welted tin hoer. At tht and nt That tithe, -with itteat care erill woo* orders at to the 6d Then it WI* di*. neVered ihat theitt;ett bed frorgetten td etaimenee ee Owe jegirts have now been cruise on the Royal ycleht early lest ce. year, . them were taken Miring her Seetliett, crops and the growth of new ones. In maturing ter repaymeet, and right wrotrgly the greatest difficulty exists inr--The Queen, who still Wee the same eerier, who is not responsible tor the Phat0fiea0-11Y Plit-17110 IluilsGt'artalett- ening them repakl, Tim pre.sent gov, ee_eo c m a sharp stick, telling them that thl 'though she has four or five others, is original Man, got after the planters wtth sheeotrnoedloteeruthink. that it was a gift an an ardent and skilful photographer, end Is constantly using her camere where EASY WAYS tiF FINANCE. Sir Alexander SWeetenham, who eye- ceede‘ Sir Augustus Hemming last year, es little versed in the easy-going ways of West Man finance, He le regardee as ng very tight-fisted cery tee planter!). ten the other hand, Str graph taken trete the bow et the Royal Alexander does not hesitate to remind yachte-the tell end ot tbe wake lust the planters that they are ready enough appears in tee foreground—is an excel - to borrovt money, especially public lent photo of a dark, towering mass of money, and not very ready to repay it when the time comes. Indeed, the Gov- ernor has even gone so far as tt-.) ende ITALY'S PLANS. Italy is content for the present to carey on the work she has in hand, which in- cludes the cotnpletion of three baU,10- ships, the launching of one more, the Rome, with the compleUon of the armor-. ed cruiser, San Giorgio and the eaiench- ing of the San Marco, which,10, on the stocks at Castellamare. 'The new United States le es.amme is not yet made public, the three. vessels in the projected category having been authorized by Congress in 1905, but not yet.laid down. Japan has two battleships projected fOr 1906—one to be built at Kure, and the other at Yokosuka, both of 18,000 tons displacement -mind two armored oruisers of 14,000 tons each, both to be guilt at Kure. In the Salisbury Government 04886 Lord Randolph was Chancellor of the Exchequer. nut Ms reign was a short one. Before the end of the year he had resigned, and at the- same time had finished hls °Metal career. The excuse for the resignation was the impossibility of making those reductins In expenditure which the Charicellor desired. But somehow, as one reads the bio - g. aphy, one doubts whether economy was more than a subterfuge. Lord Ran- dolph was playing for the leadership of the perty. He felt he was Indispensable, He had beaten all the "old gang." The time had come to try a fall with Lord Salisbury, but he had miscalculated the strength of his opponent. Mr. Chamber - Iran agreed in thinlcing that, without phurchill, the Government was doomed. "You will have a hard time to go through," he wrote, "your case will be mine almost exactly, and 1 can tell you it els a bitter pilgrimage which is In prospect. The party tie is the strongest sentiment In this country; stronger then patriotism or even self-interest. But it will all come right in the end for both of us." The hard time nine. For the rest ef his political life this Ishmael of the House Was, with a few Wei intervals, denounced in the House of his friends. lie quarreled with every 011b, even with Mr. Chamberlain, and there is sane - thing strangely pathetic In the last scenes. Months of -.nese, lees of power, the early death in 1895, Complete the story of his- life. Prieitd: °Axe you Itoping for better things,' PhileSopher: No; I've gee my eleeVes rolled up, and I'm working for *dm ft Old Ilielteier Iconcluding story): °Thus Was t tool by more presence of mind.' Young Velteld (gloollithal "Great thing— presence of mini. might litre been It rieh Man teday if My presetteti of tolit-1 had not fasted Me it /0110 th110." Old rtieb/10r: hindeedl Voted evaa wag Yelling Friend: °Yoh rethetttber 'welts dtiorge---41ch Old dirndl Well. Mr, Was With One day When -116 Wet Wad ivittr fiL WO itte frigliteteM. Mae lost My tittelenet tlr Mind Cid Ailed ht ileetele it3Pi Vat* otorgel, rots *4#4,04114,1pri, a ultAlt ys. , ever she may be. MI these photographs of hers show very well; elm has a wondertut eye ter cloud and atmospheric effects, and a keen appreciation of values. CLOUD EFFECTS. "Gathering Storm Clouds," a photo - cloud over the sea. "Ev,ening in the Highlands" shows a curious cloud effect on a Scotch loch. cate that some of the planters consider "A Royal Flahinfl Party" may be men - assume that rvhep borrowed money be- stern of the boat is Princesa Victotia. it rather bad taste of the Government t.-;,---rioned among ot ier good effects; in the comes due it ought, as a matter 9f The remaining photographs taken by Tether pay it when 11 happens to be course to be repaid. They would much the Queen irde one showing Princess Edward ape \tienry of Wales and Prin- moreeeonvenient. It can readily be seen cess Mary, ....•Waies In the grounds, nt ttheastt thnederGotvheerns lasmtaarca awtouthlde Sandringham, an excellent photograph not htive an easy task before him. , eorcirocfun3 of a crowd outside the Royal Palace. 1 Copenhagen on the birthday of the haps caused more bitterness of feeling King of Denmark, end a most interest - Still another thing—one which has per - in Jamaica, though perhaps not so seri- ing one showing the King talking to ous as the financiat situation, is Ihe Lord Sutfleld in the garden of Maribor - military and naval situation. Thee:look- yard at Port Royal has been disestab- lished, the commodore has been recall- ed, the North American and West In- dian squadron, now the parttettlar ser- vice squadron, no.longer has ite base on the wesetern side of the Atlantic, and naturally Kingston does not like this. Over arid ovee again, everywhere, the talk is that ,England is low/frig the -po- licing of the Western Atlantic to th United States, and that this repudiatlo cf Imperial responsibility must lead to bers, of whom 377 repre.eent comities, Imperial disruption. The question of 284 represent cities and- boroughs, and the withdrawal of European troops 19;9 represent universities. Every, male even more complicated than the 'clues- ! native or fully naturilized euteeet of the bon of the withdrawal of the navy. Flret ; British Empire is eligible for election, of all it removes from the colonial town provided he is 21 years old. like Kingston a very attractive element ; But there are those exceptions. An of the social fabric. Add to thls the fact English Church clergyman, u Aninister that the dsicontinuanee of the large lo-ief the Church of Scotland, or a Roman cal exependiture which their presence , Catholic priest cannot be elected an M. Involved is a serious loss to a colony i P.. Neither can a eheriff or returning where finances are already strained to ' officer for the district for which he acts. the bursting point. and It can reaelly1 Also debarred are some who have coin - be seen Met Kingston is in no pleasant! mitted felonies, or been declared bank - mood when It comes te dealing with , ruins, 'simpers, or insane. the Home Government and its ',resew Jud ta lives. ges of the superior courts or of FEAR COLORED TROOPS. the county courts are Ineligible. Any member, who personally ir LEVIATHAN BATTLESHIPS. It will be noted that 18,000 tons is the dLsplacement of the battleships m,en- tioned. This burthen appears to have been tacitly decided upon by the princi- pal sea powers as representing the effi- cient mean of the northern battleship. Great Britain is building an experi, mental example in the Dreadnought. As stated hi the Express of Friday last, France proposes to lay down three 18 - ton battleships next year. Germany has already announced her intention to build a class of six vessels of this same tonnage. The United States Naval Construction Board Ls about to submit plans to Con- gress for a tlaw type of 18,000 ton battle- ship. Italy alone of the great naval powers adheres to the small, mobile type of battleship. Tt has lately been reported that Japan intends to lay down battleships of 22,000 tons, carying fourteen 12 -inch guns. Such a leap forward Ls regarded by ex- perts as highly improbable. ough House. The nine photographs 1/4 Princess Vic- toria include some excellent cloud and light effects, a sunrise in the Mediter- ranean being one of the best. SURPRISING THE COLONEL. The late Sir Robert Menzies used to tell a story of a certain colonel who was noted for his great generosity. hae lost an arm during the Indian Mutiny, arid, this made him, very sympathetic to - waits -peOple- *he were similarly afflicted. While walking to the barracks one day he met en old onedegged man, evidently abject poverty. "Alt, you have tnet with a great mis- fortiine like myself, I see," remarked the 'colonel. "Aye, She" replied the old men, with a entitle; "and like yerser, colonel, I haVe Spent e greet part Ot my Ilk in Her Majesty* setvite and seen a greet deel Ce live) work." "MY nede man," Old the kinteheartai veteran, AS he slipped half a crown into the Old MeleS hand, al fear yeti have reolved but -a poor reward tor yout gettleet." °Ye may el say that, colonel,'" re- plied the fielent ono, as ho hobbled aWay. unutiity told Me "Weel, tete P 4 100 kite yeetli tor atitating * weer WHO CANNOT BE AN M. P. ' • Those Who Are Not Eligible for a Seat in the British House. The British House of Commons is lim- ited by u statute of 1855 to pi mem- LONG SERVICE AT END. Battalion of Rille Brigade Out of Eng- land for Eighteen Years. Travel worn by tropicel marches, thinned by disease, hardened by war- fare, the 3rd Battalion of the Rifle Bri- gade landed at Plymouth Januard 3rd, oti their return from eighteen years' service in Africa and India on behalf of the Empire. ThE bare table of the battalion's move- ments tells a stirring tale:— Sept. 18, 1887—Embarked at Portsmouth on H. M. S. Serapts for Egypt. On arrival employed at Cairo on garri- son duty. Aug. 22, 1888—Left for South Africa for garrison duty at Wynberg. Feb. 2, 1889—Left for India. March, 1895—Mobinzed to form part M the relief brigade for the Chitral Relief Force. August, 1895—Demobilized. June, 1897—Left newel Pindi for service the colonel, "you haven't ere you served." eeinee to that; ehtickied to 1 lune) cetVed m Mee ,tt ertetentlary, Whatlis toy gied with the Toshi Field Force. October, 1897—Owing to severe sickness, ent. The whole of the machinery is not luncheon, and the family larder wan net di only inefficiently managed, but it ts a always equal to the tdrain. On one sueli The English people in Jamaica say ed firm holds a Government contract, through being a partner in an unlimit- that it is well known that the withdraw- Is liable to very heavy penalties If he el of the European troops from India silk or votes. at the time of the Crimean war ted As for Peers of the Realm, they are many natives to believe that England most of them eligible for seats in the had no more white troops to spare, and House of Commons. A peer of England thereby was not without its effect on the 13 ineligible. A Peer of Scotland gets subsequent outbreak of the mutiny. Eng- into the House of Lords If he is one of 'nth people in Jamaica say that the ne- the sixteen elected by the Scotch Peer- gro, thotigh not a Sepoy, Is very easily age each Parliament, but he cannot got led estray. Recently a negro preacher Into the House of Commons. of self-styled prophet attracted thou- Irish Peers. however, elect twenty - mends of the colored population to eight of their number as Inembers (.1 hear him hold forth, winding up his cere- the House of Lords for life. The remain - monies with baptisms in the rive's. An der, if not els° British Peers, are ell - unscrupulous preacher with a following Ohio to represent an inglish or a probably would not find it difficult to Scotch constituency in the House of convert the highly strung religious emo- Commons. net is how a peer is some - Units evoked into dangerous roce an. times also an M. P. tagontsm. The white people In Jamaica have accustomed themselves to regard the European troops rather than the lo - guarantee of law and order on the Is- SALT TIIE CIVILIZER. cal police as their last resort, a sure land. It Is true that the West, hullan The use of salt as a necessary supple - (mons are lo remain. but the white po- nient to diet has had much Influence in potation of Jamaica do not derive mutt shaping the civilization end exploration comfort from that, Over and over again of the world, It Is most probable that troops were all to go, for heaven's sake the oldest trade routes were created for the remork in made. "Jf the Europenn lot the black troops go too." the salt traffic as salt and ineense ferm- is' the chief I'leCefiistidliS of the ancient daySe. This was certainly the case with Mc caravan routea In Libya and the Sahara, whilst the mines of North In - GRAFTING IN TURKEY. ells were the cenere of large trade before the tune of Alexander. Another Naval Yards Pull of Decaying Machin- Interesting fact is that salt han played ery and Ships. a considerable part in the distributien of man. When it became absolutely 'rhe present state of the Turkish Gov- necessary for him, as 0 did at an early ernment shipyard reveals an almost un- stage of hls development. he was forced believable state of chaos, and demon- Le migrate to places where it could be strates how official sloth and corruption obtsmod, This brought him to the can render an expensively equipped es- seashore. where he gained his ideas of tablishtnent absolutely Itnpotent. Some maritime commerce, Lantly, the preecr- years ago Englishmen directed antis, satia , effects of salt on flesh food memo the boiler shop, the tube factory, shiP- long'oceanle voyege possible, anti thus building yard, and marine engine shop opened up the world to commerce and being all under English menagement. civilization. The late minister, Hassan Pasha, al- tered this, however, and placed the man. agement In Turkish hands, foreigners being able to hold only very subordin. CURIOUS SEEDS. nespits of the policy are now apar. of Mbrii,113:innngettljnh:414.ablrivnhogni,,:bu.it, ate positions. Spilt vvik tot iniuto the MO* is' tho antt. tho wit bot pstfetA v•Atito. woittenit sit otvi sorry. The room kr this it Wow , Sonlittht 44oitisskt Ritm, coot* rttt .-indowl.nothamtbostheactivit, clifthintt«dirwislowAtc*P4w Ass er *AP Otat .ops top, Ettutly god wAh lord toft woo. vt)Ott MOW *ROOM 7.11 mai= csiC Ailtnauctilt ANNUM: orA.» 4AniabutV, $401 :XL Ripport str the Mrestors. The Directors bog to eubmit their .ennual Report to the Shareholder' Wine year -ended 301il November, 1905. ' rho Balance at credit of ereilt tout USX &mount, a.cdn Novemba The profits for tile year endeci itio;ernie'r, a'adttitinti charges of management and melting provisielle tor bad au* doubUul debts, aro $57,113.151 Premiums/ received on new Stook 295.421•011 1904, was . • I. • • • • • • • .. .... • • • • .... 111/ 41,176X1 , Carried kr Reserve Fund from Profits.... .. .. .111111,39.00 111"112041 From which have been declared: Dividend 5 per eon., payable lat Juno, 1905 . . .1111,179.29 Dividend 5 per cent., payable 1st Dee. ipoit . , 119,040.28 Allowance 'to ex-Preeldent authorized by the *---$231,719,57 Carried to Reserve Fund trom Prerptunron new stock as above , . Shareholders .... .... .... .......... .. . .. . 205,421.00 ------- 340.740.00 11,000.00 ..........--- ternary 10 per tont. dividend, they have been able to Owe to----ReSerVO P11517:5Gdio: Balance of Proat and Loss carried forward .... ... ., . .... . . : . . .. 8 15,410.13 The Directors have pleasure In pointing otn, Mat, !Mir paying the mut- of pronts, the substantial sum of 3135,000. The year's earniags are, In the apin. ton of the Directors, very satisfactory indeed, considering that out of tiee yeer's Profits, the maximum estimated loss (11190,000), which tbeeBank has sustaieted by the embezzlement anti forgeries of T. Hillhouse Berrien, has been pray.hten kas-e. The Direatore beg to repoet that the progress of the Bank Mill corium° '1' a marked degree, and that, while they haa theught it prudent to open Maine the you a few new branches in Ontario and Manitoba, in recogelition 01 trer sotthreenesgthheandinogireanaddybuhelledoingesrahp loiefhtedhe. bturepsros paotsote hvoawreioveusr, rapid development of the country, they have mostly confined themselves ton* by 3500,000, in order that the Directors, in case it hecemo advisable, may ba Patine bask" ofWiltift Shareholders, at the Annual Meeting, power to Increase the Capitel of the bar* hi h position thus to provide for the tuture groevth of the Bank's business. other Corporations, to pay dividends quarterly, and, believing that sueh It pporasce The Directors have hoted. tho growing tendenoy, on the pit o.foxillanoiram5111.014 TO TBE PUBLIC: Hamilton, 18th December, 1000. ticheernealaderbectoomdeecimaroerediovridleensds GENERAL STATEMENT. LiaBILITtEta. ageonvotWaryllhiretaavemdoecalheed. to adopt it, and WO, Notes of the Bank in circulation WM. GIBSON, President. Deposits not bearing interest Deposits bearing interest .... .... .. .. .• ..318,033,606.74 Balance due to other Banks in Canada., .. .. et. .. Former Dividends unpaid .... .. .. Dividend No. 06, payable 1st December, 19C" .. .. .. 9,801,115.'72 'I r .. ' ..................-a.a-ii N3/4110,20ill 119,940.28 79,00 -• ' lt0,0103t 60,4118. Amount reserved for interest due depositors .. r . . . • 69,397.04.. ,...... U January, 1900—Proceeded to MeeruL condition of absolute deeay. Torpedo boats and submarines are even, never January, 1903—Attended Delhi Durbar and grand military Durbar. ueed, and rapidly nulling away. In the July, 1903—Section sent on to active ser- Yard is the nkeleton of a erulser, which vice to Somaliland. Now these seasoned Warriors are re. turning in the stasaye. They bring them vivid memories of the hardship rolling mills and fifty -ton erane, le rao- and the glories of war. They suffered idly becoming useless through neglect, particularly when with the Toshi Force, and the parte of a 3.000 ton hydraulic going through heavy marcho in the hole forging prese delivered twelve years test Ume of the year, and being attacked with dysentery. On that march they ago. have never even unparked. The only thriving part of thn whole depart - lost by death one officer and forty-eight ment le the Management, consisting of non-commissioned officers and men. forty-eix pashan and innumerable bey& They were at the gorgeous durbar, and then a portion of the battalion went away for fighting ln Somaliland: After eighteen years' absence, they put foot once more on their native lancl. GOOD HAT FOR FIREIVIEN. occasion Mee., Bennett was obliged to re - enforce tic,' rattier scanty menu with something te01 her store of preserves. Hatitily 11,„, Ing a Jar of gooseberry wes commenced twelve years ago end ! jam, the good women emptied Into a never being finiehed, and which hattl glass dish and placed it on the table. since become obsolete. A little later the guest, who for some A forty -ton Siemens steel plant, with moments lied hce,n regertil g with puz- zled Interest his saw r jam, looked up to propound a ques n. "I heg your pardon," said he. "but would you mind telling me what fruit Met excellent preserve is made of? The flavor Is delicious, but I can't call to mind any fruit steith needs like these." Mrs. Bennett leaned forward to In- spect the tureen round objects on the guest's plate. "For goodneas' aciket" she exclaimed. YThose are the marbles 1 put.into the icettlo to keep the jam from burning. I forgot to take them outl" A new headdress for firernen and divers, which makes air-ttibee ennecete nary. is being tested by the French Academy of Medicine. The poisonous) gase9 exhaled are absorbed by granu- lated pOtrieh. Tbe oiygen eosin -AM by ttle wearerde striMlied eeeeteresged eir. The invaders chitin that with, their apparatus a man can remain ten` hours under water witheut a fresh sup. My air. ft has been freggeeted that the apparatus can be utilized by sub- marine teats, et least 111 oaf* Ot enter, fettiy. •• FOUR CENTURIES TO BUILD. AL Peter's at Horne la the largest temple of worship in the world. le elan& on ground which watt formerly the slte fef Nero'o circus in the north-west part of the city, and 19 hat in the form of a betin creee. The heIght of the dome teem the pavement to the top of the crose le 44 feet, conekierably higher thali the Capitol at Washington. The grelet aione, without the hammer arid clapper, weight; over nine and one. quiarter tense • The foundation wan taid In 1450 A.D. Din ng the lime that wortc wde in progreeVorly-three popes Iwo,' and died. WWI it Wag dedicated in the gear 9820, it Wks not entirely finished until 1880. The dast was $70,600,000. •• 5 , ................... TO TUE SIIAREBOLDERS: tee ie"Vees. aPip:eke - , .. Capital Stock (average for the year, 82,M7,100) . . -Si ' e 4.°4 4) - Reserve Fund .. . ... . . . .... .. —.ea. ..- .• - •• 0 , 0 ,i - Amount reserved' for Rebate of inytest on Current I, earess„,„,,,, fr' Bills Discounted .. . .._.. - 1,...4••(•/ •• •• ** " goole achine. Ealance of Profile earl:led forwaine k .. .. .. - .41 IP , In ceaer 0 , ..a•avon............. IS , f "-e-we'reeer ,,..., / ASSETS. 1189,599i0t$44 Gold and Silver coin . • 4e. ( i .. ...• i .• .. .. .. .. .3 4e2.022•49 Dominion Government iseete .... .. .... .. .. .. • ._ • fislaut111.00 Deposit with the Dominion Government as secarity for Note Circulation 115,000.00 Notes of and Cheques on other Banks .... .. .. .. .. 805,511,18 Balances due from other Banks In Canada and the .United States .... .......... .. .. .. .. . 1,402,043.80 Balances due from Agents of theBank in Great Britain 5,308.51 Canadian and British Government, Municipal, Railway and other Securities .. .. ..,. .... .. .. .. .. . 3,672,942.67 Loans at Call, or ShOrt Call, on negotiable Securities . . 2,161,093.01 --.410,792,035.57 Notes Discounted and <edvatices ourrente .. •• .. ... • 17,151,131.51 Notes Discounted, etc., overdue (estimated loss provid- ed for) .... .................. .... .. • • ., • • • 54,851.31 e .. flank Premises, Office Furnitu,re, Safes,etc .. .. .. ... 1176,634113 Real Estate other than Bank Premises), Mortgages, eto. 43.43045 Other Assets not included under foregoing heads . . . 63,405.13 ••*.i... , 4 „ •t "" ' te, flank of Hamilton, Hamilton, November, 30th, 1905. In moving the adoption of the annual report .Hon. Mr. Gibson said :— Gentlemen,—Your Board of Directors beg to express the pleasure they have In being able to present the report to the shareholders. During the whole history of the bank, covering a period of thirty- four years, this year would have been the best and the most sue.eeseful that we have ever enjoyed but for the unfortu- nate Incident in conneollon with our east end branch In this city, Had that not occurred our net earnings would have been 19.30 per cent. on the capital, and notwithstanding that we had to make provlaion tor that loss tho net earnings of the year are 15A2. After deducting the ions of 890,000 al- ready referred to, our earnings for the year are considerably great- er than the average tor the past ten yeere. In the period from 1875 to 1885 the rate of earninga was 10.1; 1885 to 1895, 11.03; 1895 to 1905, 13.98. I invite the attention of the shareholders to the fact that every dollar earned by the bank, exrept what has been carried to rest, has been paid to the ehareholders, and that the misfortune of the peat year in the east end branch is likely to fall on the employes more hearty than upon the 9hareholders, for, ' a9 you know, though the bank has luid under consider- ation, and it is still Its intention, to es- tubilah a pension system, such has not yet been begun. During the year new agencies have been opened at C,ollege and Oesington etreete, Toronto; Toronto Junction, Oar - berry, Kenton and Killarney, Man.; Battleford, Sask.; and at Fertile, B. C. While we have teen somewhat conserv- ative in opening new branches we have been endeavoring to strengthen those where wn already have agencies. It may be said that some of the places where we have opened branches are small in the matter of population, but It muat be remembered that they are in growing centree, surrounded by rich country, and that the prospect fOr Increased busi- ness In the future is very.bright. The dtreetore have great falth in the coun- try. I am very glad to notice that the bank la popular with the Inveatigating pUbilc. Laek yeer" there were 045 share. hoidens on our hooks and Pilo year the numbee is 713, allowing that the attack is going into tha hands of inVeSteee. At the Same time we have made 18 now Mende fee the barite the -rt, I have PIM read you will see that it le propoeed increnee the capital stock by 8500,000. During the last 141X in0132113 a quarter of a mil- doliare was taken up at o premium of 100 per Ceti. The mine care will no Shortly after marriage a man dis- covers that he has been courting tots of trouble. When a barroom loafer toile you that he Is a Gentlemen no other totimony 19 needed. "Every housekeeper must realize," said Mrs. Prim, "that 'cleanliness la next to godliness.' " "Unless," NOW Mrs. Popiey. "ale happens to nago eeveral bey'', around the house; then oho reallICS it* next to Itupeasthlo." , $28 596,048.70 Tutettiuti, General Manager.* exercised in issuing the new stock only as the business of the bank requires it, Now In regard to the Incident in the east end. Much comment and eritietten have been Indulged In. I had been away from the country at the time, beet 1 want to say for the members ofi the, board that they acted like men fie theta," \ best interesta of the public and 61 banke The board determined, to the public: the result as soon as th suit could ere ascertained. Our in • t^ t ,a4 tI011 13 38 rigid o tile! of, other You can do something with the 4 :1. the bank when the agent is hones ' ..4 ,, , ,4-y--.., when the agent Is not honeeteand 'fads forgery to Ms stealing, the blink I& largely at his mercy. Yon havo tO tried Ile tho people emnleyed by you. and We have to depend bn the fidelity et our agents, and while ono man has'eroVen false, the 399 other employes of tit 1: eet7 have not, and we haVe confidene le, them. You may say that the inspee On la not rigid enough. I believe that you._ may have toe much Inapection. if yeti ",,,, let an agent think that he is being spied "le upon he will probably sit and do no- thing and your businese, te bound to suffer. Now, in regard to quarterly divIdencLe I need not say much—they cannot come too often. Mr. John Proctor oeconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. On motion of Mr. Samuel Barker, M.P., 900011ded by John k Bruce. the follow- ing motion was unalmousty carried : "That the thanks of this meeting be given to the President and DIreetorik for their servides during the post halt year," Carried and replied to by Hon. Mr. (ab- seil. Mr. W. A. Plobinson moved, seconded by Dr. Rues.311 : "That the thanks of the meeting be given to the general Manager, Assistant General Manager, Inspectors, Agents \ and other officere of the bank ter the deffluicielesn! perforrnanne of their respective .. MTr.hiTelwroriostocharfied. and reeponded to Le 9 Hon. Mr. Gibson moved the adoption \ of the by-law to inerease Me capital atock from 82,800,noo to 83,000,600. Mr. \ John Proctor ceconded the reeolutlosi, and it wao carried unanimously. Tho serutineere reported the following gentlemen unarienoesly eleeted"Direetel'a for 1906: Hen. Willitin Gibson, UM Proctor, Hon. 4. S. Dendrie George Rutherford, Cytli$ A. Dirge. C.:C. Deltort and I. Turnbull, At a subsequent' meetifig gt 1110 ttifte- tom Hon. WM. Ilibton was reeeleetede -0 eestdent and Mr. j. Turnbull Mir d" resident, geageatit "Where eresynti going. Sitting' Monti: uro retell water.' Sergeant: In three disreputable !rota Serra" cergeafit; in MO 'cre ra. 1 1 Mr. Graggert "tete tbet gyp, weartng dreaste tenger Ilite Veer; Met GragA ger (savagely): "Well, lf they tvgar ,eht any longer -than.* det Illey will 1t1P4* W. make them outof tpainowl," • .C4 , '4( - di , ' • % '