The Brussels Post, 1909-3-4, Page 2NOTES AND COMMENTS
It le a dieeppoiuti.ng showing
,which has been made by this com-
:mites appointed by the British
,gevernmentto inonsire into the
,worki'ngs of the habitual drunk -
web acts of 1879 and 18118. Instead
of chewing many reformations :m-
ewed under the law the commit•
tee finds that in the last ten years
only one drunkard out of ovary
274 brought under the act has been
reclaimed. The system established
under the English law is oomph -
meted. After three convictions for
ordinary drunkenness an offender
can be taken before, the assizes,
where he may be tried on the
charge of being an habitual drunk-
.qrd, The definition of an habitual
drunkard is, however, complex
and in part badly worded, so that
if a judge is at all unfriendly to
;that class of legislation: he can
easily find excuses for setting free
almost any drunkard brought be-
fore him. In -ease of a verdict of
guilty the penalty is the fixed term
of three years' imprisonment,
without any discretion on the part
of the magistrate.
It ie this latter provision which
seems to the committee most ob-
jectionable. In some mases short -
or terms of confinement are desir-
able, while in the case of drunk-
ards who seem clearly hopeless the
period is not long enough. More-
over terms of probation should, it
is held, always succeed the end of
the confinement. A number of
other provisions making more
summary trial possible, simplify-
ing the definition of habitual
-drunkard and affecting the manner
in which he shall be cared for if
imprisoned are also suggested.
Whether the difficulty in England
lies with the character of the law
or with its administration, the re-
sults that have been secured are
certainly disappointing. The
American system, which has been
tried occasionally under authority
of law and occasionally with some
stretching of the law, offers much
Better hope—the system, namely,
of using probationary measures
when the offender first appears, and
not oonflning reformatory efforts
to the sudden types of confirmed
drunkards.
EXAMPLE TO ALL DEBTORS.
Gave Creditors a Dhiner and Paid
Them all Off.
A remarkable dinner party was
given at Copenhagen, Denmark,
recently, the host being a young
man named Verstroet, who was
forced to leave Copenhagen ten
years ago owing to many debts
contracted in consequence of his
luxurious tastes.
He was never heard from after
his departure, and it was with
considerable surprise that a num-
ber of tradesmen and others receiv-
ed an invitation to dine with their
debtor at the Hotel Imperial.
They all came at the appointed
hour, although suspicious that
some one was playing a practical
,oke, and were met by Verstroet
'himself, who greeted them effusive-
ly, and apologized for his long
absence.
The company, in which almost
:every branch of trade was repre-
hanted, sat down to a sumptuous
klinner. Tha host sat at the head
of the table between two washer-
women. After dinner Verstroet in-
formed the twenty-two guests that
'he had inherited a fortune, and he
then paid all his outstanding bills,
with interest.
MOTHERS 01' INDIA.
Are Urged to Breed Rebels From
the Cradle. se
The District Magistrate of La-
hore, Tndia, has confirmed the con-
fiscation of the press and plant of
a revolutionary newspaper named
Ingilab, for publishing articles in-
citing to rebellion, One of the
articles in particular urged Indian
anothers to breed rebels from the
cradle.
Teneion continues between the
Mohammedans and Hindus in
Bengal. Following the recent riot
when a Moslem mob was fired upon
by troops, some Hindus attacked a
Mohammedan mosque end dese-
crated it by, leaving within it the
' body of a pig, an unclean animal
in Moslem eyes.
The relations` between the voter-
' ins of the two religions are more
l strained than usually ine s d at thep re-
sent time from political causes.
+The. Mohammedans generally ap-
prove of the partition of ,Dengal,
one reason for . whish was to be
found in the desire to secure more
consideration for the large Mo-
hammedan element in the popula-
tion of Eastern Bengal, whereas
the Hindus have generally denonnc-
ad it as a crime against India,
CROVM &LORY OF
The Greatest Man Is He Who Does the
Greatest Good,
Who is the greetestl--•Dlatthew
xviii. 1,
Our Lord does not :sondem am-
bition, but Be ,defines ite true oh -
islet, True ambition, according to
Christ, is distinguished by humil-
ity and service. Tha first quality
demands that we bo unconscious of
self, The second demands that we
bo conscious of others.
Early in His ministry Jesus ut-
tered the beatitude, "Bleseed are
the meek," Now to those ambi-
tious disciples He said: "You must
humble yourselves and become as
little children." Meekness is
thought by many to be the same as
weakness. It is, on the contrary,
the noblest kind of strength,
Men cling to the idea of personal
importance. Flattery is the surest
road to favor. We are never so
happy as when people praise us
and bow down before us. We have
not learned the greatness of hu-
mility. Nor have we learned the
further
GREATNESS OF SERVICE.
Our Lord and Master was ser-
vant of all. The poorest and the
humblest could command Him. He
went about looking for the People
that needed Him. Worldly ambi-
tion makes us look at men in other
lights. They are beggars to be ig-
nored, they aro tools to be used,
they are rivals to bo crushed. But
how this huleilia,tion .and eaerifiee
were the means by which the glories
of the Meetiah and has kingdom
were to be attained, and he oould
illustrate it by the descent of the
Holy Spirit, and the character of
the church, its deeds, and its in-
fluence as already shown in Jere.
salem,
36. They oars.• untoa certain
water, probably Marubeh, about
who moves the world to deeds of a day's journey from Hobson to -
weed Gaza, Whet doth hinder me
heroism. to be baptized ?—This .wag saying,
Service is the thing that lade "I believe in Jesus as the Messiah,
longest, It has an earthly immor- 1 accept him as my Saviour, and
tality, When our names have now I Wish to confess him by bap -
perished and cur memory is for- tism," as all other Christiane 'had
gotten, the : good deeds we have been doing. Without doubt .Philip
done will live on. Charity never had told him about baptism as the
1aileth." The beautyof the btne- Christian way of aeknowiedging
ficial deed, the widow's two mites, Christ,
the alabaster box of ointment, Sir 37. If thou boliovest, etc.—This
Philip Sidney's cup of cold water, verse ie wanting in the bust menu
the passing shadow of Florence soriNts,.and was probably inserted
Nightingale, which the dying sol-) from some marginal note made to
Bier strove to kiss; these are pie- keep readers from error. But it is
tures which this world, bad as it the true answer to the Ethiopian's
is,
WILL NOT LET FADE.
Tho suns of centuries rise and .set He believed in him as his Masten
upon them.d his Saviour.
The beauty of this ideal of ser -I an38. He commanded the chariot=
vine is that it is within the reach' He ordered the chariot -driver to
of all, Every city is full of pav-'stop, and of course the whole ret-
erty, suffering, ignorance, degre- ince would see whet took place, and
dation. Everywhere our brothers they may certainly be regarded as
lie before us as of old they lay be- the nucleus of a congregation to
fore the eternal Christ, most miser- be established in Ethiopia. He bap -
able, but most noble. They need'tized him—This was the t'ite
our help and they are worthy of; through which h;; made a public
it, Their hearts will thrill with profession of Ws faith in Jesus.
new life at the touch of kindness F-
and they will rise and stand upon IN LIEU OF ICE-CREAM.
their. feet, ._._ -
Jesus Christ offers the world a JIoty War Correspoht1elits Fare in
new road to greatness. He travel- Time of Wate
ed it Himself and thousands praiseHowever men maytalk of. rising
in every land. His name is
question. I believe that Jesus
Christ is bhe Son of God. He be-
lieved with this mind and his heart.
the spirit of service puts them :all above every name. There is no superior to the pleasures of the
in one class. They are brothers to other way. You cannot rise by palace, the desire of the individual
be loved and helped. cunning and. deceit,' You cannot on short commons for something
Who, then, is greatest? The gain a success worth having by sel- good to eat will intrude itself in
man who does the greatest amount fishness. But if you follow Hee even the gravest situations. That
of. good. Helpfulness is the high- you will reach the.snowclad. sum•;, in time of battle one's thoughts
est quality of human life. Service mit; you will win the favor of mice may be. occupied, not so much with
is the crowning glory of man. All and God and leave the world at dread of the bullet as with wistful
honor to him who floods the world last a little better than you found recollections' of a generous and
with a great affection, who stirs it. ' tempting hill of fare, is shown by
the world with great thoughts, Rev. Thomas Reed Bridges, D.D. Frederick Palmer's . experience,.
told in "With Kuroki in Man-
churia." Mr. Palmer and a fellow
THE S. S. LESSON tion is wantdeiing aaround indoubtwar correpspogndent had spent the
and meetin Evan alis- is diroctee ni ht slew sen on the stalks of a
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
MARCH 7.
Lesson X. Philip and the Ethiopic
an, Aets 8: 26-38. Golden
Text, John 5: 39.
Verse 26.—And the (R. V."But
an") angel of the
Lord.—Whether
an")
appeared in some visible form,
or by some inward communication,
or by vision, is not revealed, and
is a matter of small consequence.
But in any case it was a real mes-
senger bringing a real massage from
God. Go toward the south (from
Samaria) unto the way that led
southwest from Jerusalem unto
Gaza. The Samaritan road crossed
or joined into the road from Jeru-
salem, the great highway of com-
merce and travel to Egypt and
thence to all parts of Africa. Which
is desert. Uneultivated pasture
lands. It is uncertain whether de-
sert refers to the country, the de-
port road, or to the old city. of
Gaza (George Adam Smith) which
had been desertedfor the new city
nearer the sea.
27. And he arose and went.—Ap-
parently under sealed orders, as so
often in life, not knowing the object
of his journey. Government ships
are often sent out sealed or-
ders not to be opened till out at
sea, so that by no means could their
destination or purpose be revealed
to the enemy.
27, 28. A man of Ethiopia. — A
general term for the lands south of
Egypt. But from the name of
Queen Candace it was probably
Meroe, a country which lay on the
right bank of the Nile from its junc-
tion with the Atbara, as far. as
Khartoum, and thence to the east
of the blue Nile to the Abyssinian
Mountains. Of great authority. A
man of power, of wide influence, -a
prince. Under Candace. Not the
name of an individual, but of a dy-
nasty, as Pharaoh in Egypt and
Cesar in Rome. Queen of the
Ethiopians.' The kingdom of Me -
roe was governed by queens in the
time of Augustus, and, according
to Eusebius, even to his time, three
hundred years after. Christ. Charge
of all her treasure, Chancellor of
the exchequer, secretary of the
treasury.
28. Was returning.—Guided by
Providence at exactly the right
time, Read ("was reading") Esai-
as. Greek form of Isaiah, He was
reading aloud as was the custom,
so that Philip was able to hear it.
It was a pleasant and profitable
custom on long journeys,
29. Then the. Spirit said.—The
Spirit speaks not only to our feel-
ings, but to our judgment and con-
science. Whoever is perfectly wil-
ling -to
obeythe voice of the Spirit t
will be guided aright. Prejudices,
unwillingness to obey, past train-
ing or failure of training, in so far
as we allow them to exert an influ-
ence, will lead us astray; as iron
�
r
nes. ,he compass on e;hi will
aship
deflect the guiding magnetic need-
e. Join thyself to this chariot.—
An excellent illustration is found
in Pilgrim's Progress, where Chris -
to the right way. corn -field.
30. And Philip ran thither—Not When we awoke,' the flashes of
only showing the eagerness of his the Russian guns were playing.
obedience, but from necessity,; if Drowsily we rolled out of our
he would join the company of tray- blankets with the comprehension
elers. And while running besidel that the artillery fire was goring
the chariot he overh-earo him read on, as it had yetserday, and gnat
the prophet Esaias (Isaiah). The we were hungry and there was no
citation which follows shows tihat breakfast in sight. Probably the
he was reading from the Greek artillery fire would go on forever;
translation made in Egypt, and not probably there were no •soft beds
from the 'Hebrew. Such a roll and no square meals anywhere in
would be made -by hand on parch- the world.
As we dressed, Collins broke in
with:
"What I should like would be,
first some grapes, all dewy, off the
fee, then—" but I would not allow
him to go any further.
We had a little rice and some
ment and was very expensive, "a
pearl of great price." He had pro-
bably bought it in Jerusalem in or-
der to study the question discussed
there concerning the Messiah.
31. In response to Philip's ques-
tion, the Ethiopian replied, How
coffee. He boiled the rice and I
can I, except some man 'should
guide me? The passage which he made the coffee, and I assure you
was reading- was a peculiarly life- we did not overtax our stomachs.
And after I had topped off with
cult one to understand till the facts ice cream," said Collins, reminis-
faccts were revealedte the meaning. Andthesecently, "I. think I'd go to sleep
familiar to Philip. with orders not to wake tine
32 The place of the Scripture
ever.
was Isa. 63: 7, 8. The verses quo- We had something that tasted as
ted are a portion of the prophet's good as ice-cream to the diner -out
vision of the suffering Messiah. The in town. A spring bubbled out of
picture is true in some degree of the plowed earth, bubbled cease -
those good men of the nation who lessly, coolly, from :filter of sandy
gave up their lives in an evil world
to the making of the world better ;
but it was complete and ideal and
perfect only in Jesus Christ giving
his lift for his people, and his
body
and spirit as an atoning sac-
rifice for their sins. He was led
as a sheep to the slaughter — He breakfast had been realized, I could
not have felt much happier than
I was to have my turn at this
fountain of joy. You felt each
swallow trickle down until you
were full to the throat.
THE MARRIAGE AGE.
The marriage age in. Austria is 14
years for both sexs; Germany the
man. at 18, the woman at 14; Bel-
gium, the man at 18, the woman'. at
15; Spain, the man at. 14, the wo-
man at 12; Mexico, with parental
consent, 16 and 18, otherwise 21 for
both; France, the man • at 18, the
woman at 15; Greece, the man at
14, the woman at 12; Hungary,
Oatholics, the man at 14, the wo-
man at 12; Protestants, the man at
18, the woman at 15; Portugal, the
man at 14, the woman at 12; Rus-
sia, the man at 18, the woman at 15;
Saxony, the man at 18, the woman
et 16; Switzerland, the man at 14,
the woman at 12.
loam, laughing typhoid to scorn.
When I looked at it -I remember
wondering how such 000l water
could .come out of a corn -field on
such a hot day.
If a linen 'cloth, and spotless
napkins, and Collins's idea of •a
unresistingly went to hie sacrificial
death on the cross, as the lamb for
the evening- sacrifice to the altar.
The very power of his death over
men arose from the fact that he
went voluntarily, out of love for
man, to the cross, when at any time
"twelve legions of angels were
ready to deliver him from his.ene-
mies (Matt, 26: 53).
33• In his humiliation his judg-
ment was taken away—The judg-
ment (justice) due to him, ' A fair
trial was not accorded to him, as is
plainly seen in the account of the
trial of Jesus.' Who shall declare
his generation?—This may mean
"who can fitly declare the number
of those 'who share his life," his
spiritual prosperity, which came
not only in spite of, but through
his humiliation. For his life is tak-
en from the earth.—How then could
he be the everlasting king foretold
by Isaiah?
34. Of whom speaketh tiro pro-
phet this?• -The two pictures of the
Messiah in the book of Isaiah and
bhe other prophets must have been
a great puzzle to the Jews. No por-
traits or descriptions of the same
person could be more irreconeil•
able or contradictory.
35. Then Philip , .. began at the
same Scripture,—Which was ful-
filled in Jesus, and has been ful-
filed in no other. And preached,
announced the glad tidings of. Jesus
—Philip showed
the strapg a and
marvelous t
e s corres ondence between
the many descriptions of the Mes-
siah in the prophets and the then
well-known life of Jesus of Nazar-
eth, ' Ile placed Jesus in his life,
death, l t
eat r and ala atter. beside the
picture of. the Messiah which the
prophets had painted, and all could
see that the picture was a portrait
of Jesus. He Could also explain
NOT ALONE. -
"Are you in business for your-
self now?" '
"Well, notexactly for myself.
There s my wife and nine dhildren,
her mother and the nurse • and
hired girl."
Counsel (to witness)—"Did your
father, when finally parting from
you, give you no admonition, Wit-
ness— He never gave much
away
at any time. Barrister—"I mean,
what were his last.words?" Wit
nese="They don't concern you."
Barri
srris er They not only concern
me, sirs, but they concern the whole
court!" Witness --"Father said to
me and ,Tim, 'Don't have no lis-
clan when I'mgone,1
'nos
lawyers ie the biggest oads, any-
where ;., gg rogues a y
where 1
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The Canadian Government's An-
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booklets can be obtained from
postmasters throughout Canada
explaining the terms under which
annuities can be purchased, Mr,
S. F. Bastedo, the superintendent,
has issued the information in book
let form.
M1 that it will be necessary for
you to do to provide for such an
ezusrgenoy will be to deposit*from
time, to time in the nearest post
office savings bank or money order
office, or, if you prefer, to remit
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tawa, es may hereafter be arrang-
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You may pay in only 25 cents a
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PAY A LUMP . SUM.
You may start with a lump sum;
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Yon may start with a lump sum
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You may provide by single pay-
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You may complete your pay-
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IMMEDIATE ANNUITY.
You may purchase an immediate.
annuity, and receive the first in-
stalment thereof three Months after
purchase.
Your annuity may, when it be-
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You may, if you .have money at
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as at present. You will receive once a year a
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NO LAPSES.
gregtkte be sufficient to earn an am
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aenb, per :annum ;will be rehoused
to your hob's,
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.anutnn will be returned to your
heirs,
INSURANCE TO FAMILY,
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No deductions will be made for
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wholly without charge, and every
sent that your deposits earn will
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purchase of the annuity. -.
Employers of labor may contract
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A society or an . association of
persons, being a body corporate for
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other 'lawful purposes, may 00,32-
tracb for annuities for its members.
Annuities will be paid quarterly,
unless otherwise expressly pro-
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All forms of contract are ap-
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Pass-bobke for the'convenienoe of
depositors of small amounts, as on
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Purchasers of annuities not
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rect to the :Minister or to the
Superintendent by registered let-
ter, or by moneyorder,- express
order or postal nose, made payable
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,oral, or payments may be made in
person at the Department.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
The: following illustrations will
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contract over any other kind' of in-
vestment as a means of making
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A man beginning at 20 years of
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tier of his life of $129,91.'
A man beginning at 25, and pay-
ing 25 cents 'a week until he is G0,
will receive $99.34 at 60.
A man beginning at 30, and pay-
ing 25 cents a week until he is 60,
will receive $74.73 at 60.
A man beginning at 35, and pay-
ing 25 cents a week .until he is G0,
will receive $54.90 at 60.
A man beginning at 20 with a
bash payment of $10, paying 25
cents a week, and adding $10 every
five years until he is 60 will receive
an annuity of $151.96 at age of 60.
EARTH'S WORST WALK.
A 1Lady Fill Tramp from the Con-
go State' to Khartoum. •
A woman explorer, Miss Char-
lotte Mansfield, pontand novelist,
is about to undertake a journey on
foot that has been alliteratively—
and truthfully—described as the
worst walk in the world.
This es that part of the overland
journey from the Cape to Cairo
which, lies between the railheads,
a:distanoe'of about 600 miles. It
commences near the southern bor-
der of the Congo State, and con-
tinues untie Xhartou,m' is reached.,
The walk -is almost wholly, with-
in the tropics. In the forst belt
rain falls well-nigh incessantly.
The poisonous tsetse fly, produces
in domestic animals a disease,
which rapidly proves fatal to them
and in human beings an allied mal-
ady, the dreaded, sleeping sickness,
for which likewise no cure is
known.
The worst stage of the journey
lies the last, before Khartoum is
reached, for here the traveller an-
ters upon a land of swamps, forni-
ed by the headwaters of the Nile.
The country is dead level, and cov-
ered with rank vegetation, through
which may be discerned every-
where the fetid ooze whence arises
the deadly malaria that attacks all
white persons who venture to lin-
ger in the locality.
Here, to, aro first encoilntered
the giant Dinkas, the tallest men
on earth. They are jetblack sav-
ages, 6 feet 4 inches to 0 feet 0
inches tall, and murderers and•
cannibals to a man.
Difficult as is the journey, how-
ever, Miss Mansfield is mistaken in
There are no lapses, supposing that it has never before
If your contributions are inter- undertaken by
a w
oman.
Only
rupted bYsicr
sickness, loss employ-
last t
3ear
a2rs. Il
clhua ,
wife of
ment, or other cause you may i - a Johannesburg mine manager,
payment at any time, !mule the trip in, company lvith her
If youreon-11
I payments rltould be .usbrintl, !')le first person of ei-
tinued to the -end of the contract, titer rex to traverse the whole route
such r r i,
ottn
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WORLD'S FINEST . FLEET
D11IRALTY '1'O 191U1(E D1S',1'ltI-
IIUTION OF BAT`'ELI1SDI1>S.
114 Battleships and 1r Airntored
Crujsors '711111 1'roteet Britain
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In the coming spring the British
,Admiralty will make ase further re-
distribution of ':naval forces in
home wafers. Generally speaking,
the change will take the form of
reducing the Channel.l.+leet and
strengthening the forces in the
North Sea,
Ab present -the db'annel Fleet,
the most powerful force tinder the°
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Ensign, sg , com i se
p s eight .beyt-
tieships of the King Edward class
and sfx Oilier battleships, The
First Cruiser Squadron, attached
to the fleet, comprises the Black a
Prince, Duke, of Edinburgh, and
four othe'r armored cruisers.
The naval force in the North Sea
consists of the Nore Division of
the Home' Feet, which is nomin-
ally comprised of six battleships
land six armored cruisers. The -"
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ships it,otuaily attached to this di-
vision, are the battleships Dread-
nou it, Bellerophon, hoid.Nelson, 0
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Agamemnon, and Victorleire,and
the armored cruisers Shannon,'
Minotaur, Natal, Warrior, Clothe
rano, and Achilles.
THE NEW FLEET,
As soon 'as the battleships Te-
meraire and Superb aro delivered
they will be attached to this fleet,
whose battle squadron will then.
,comprise four battleships of the
Dreadnought class and the two
Lord Nelsons. This squadron will
the remarkable as consisting entire-
ly of battleships of over 10,500 tons.
Between them they will mount
forty-eight 12 in. and twenty 9.2 _
in. guns.
At the :same time the cruiser
squadron attached to the Nore Di-
vision will undergo reorganization.
iThe Warrior's place will be taken
by the Invincible. Her sister ships
Natal and Cochrane will be replac-
ed by the Indomitable aux Inflex-
ible, while the place of the Achil-
les will be taken by the Defence,
,which has just been completed at
Pembroke Dockyard.
When these changes have been
completed the More Division of the
;Home Fleet roil consist of the fol -
'lowing ships:
BATTLESHIPS.
,Dreadnought , Superb -
Bellerophon Lord Nelson'
lTemeraire Agamemnon.
ARMORED CRUISERS.
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Indomitable 'Minotaur
Invincible Shannon
Inflexible Defence
Tho trial speed of these vessels
r—and in nearly every case so far .
this has been exceeded—is as fol -
tows:
25 n: Inmie, Invincible,
Inflexible;
23, knots:otsdoIvfinotautablr, Shannon,
Defence.
21 knots: Dreadnought, 'Bellero-
phon, Temeraire; Superb.
18.8 knobs: Lord Nelson, Agar
•Memnon.
An entirely new force, to be
called the North Sea Fleet, is to
he formed and will consist of the
following ships:
Battleships—ICing Edward VII,
Africa, New Zealand, Dominion,
Commonwealth, Hindustan, Hib.er-
,nia, and Tritannia, all of 10,350
'tons.
Armored Cruisers—Achilles, Na-
tal, Cochrane, Warrior, Black
'Prince, and Duke of Edinburgh.
These all have a displacement of
13,550 Mons. and speed of 23 knots.
This will leave for the Channel
-Fleet the six battleships of the
Formidable cities, displacing 15,000
•boas, and armed with four 12 in. '
send twelve 6 iii, guns. The First
'Cruiser Squadron, .attached to the
j)hannel Fleet, will probably be
:reconstructed sa as to consist of
four - vessels of the Devonshire,—
class
evonshire....class (10,850 tons.)
WORLD'S FINEST. FLEET.
The effect of these changes will
be -to give Britain a strength in
the North Sea of fourteen battle-
ships and twelve armored'cruisere,
representing the two fastest, most
powerful armed, and best protect-
ed fleets of warships in the world,
The new North Sea Fleet will be
based either upon Resyth, on the
Forth, er Cromarty, in the far
north of Scotland.
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