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.Service Urged
`:o cd'nk,ed Mai
Byrd, C7aalnberlin; and Isevia•-
than's C'pIain Say Re-
Iays are Feasible
S.S. Leviathan.—Tho project of ex
peditingmail and passengers by a.
comillined ship, and airplane Serviceaeress the Atlantic waO 4i -cussed
by Captain ilartley'of the Leviathan,
Commander Bioliard E. 'Byrd and.
Clarence 13, Chamberlin.
The discussion wasprodipted.by re-
ceipt of a message from: David A.
Burke; manager of the United States
Lines at New York,who advised..Cap-
ta:n llarrley •that he was groposing (0
recommend a definite planfor such a
purpose' to the shipphig board it ad'-
vised that it was feasible.
Declared .Feasible.
Both, Commander Byrd and Cham-.
Berlin joined Captain Tlartley in con
eluding' that it was entirely feasible
to begin experithenting'on a ship to
shore service when the ship was with-
' in 500 miles' of port, lengthening the
distance to 1000 miles 'when condi=
tions were practical.
Chamberlin evon'expressed willing:_
nessto sigis, a eontrect, to eiegin, such
flights personally at once with a Bel-
lauca- machine,' - using a' collapsible
runway 'sloping -from, the' top deck to
the bow.
Commait, der Byrd recommended a
catapult, tieing a Voight seaplane or -a
Leoning Amphibian carrying approxi=
•irately 300 pounds of maid or three
passengers, making it possible, with
complete safety, to cross the ocean in
two hours 'less than four days. Cap-'
-'tainJI9,rtiey did not believe that the
weather ,would offer difficulties - in
such a service.. -
Importance of Speed.
Such expediting of certain classes
of mail, including quieker tr'ansmts-
sion of banking Paper, is, an import-
ant feature, while business men could
have Saturday morning in New York
and be In London or .Paris on. e ednes-
Canadian Crop Outlook ';deet-
ter Than Average"
Winnipeg,' Man. A "better -than
average" wheat crop is forecast for
western Canada this year, on the
basis of present conditions, by various.'
organizations whose estimates are
generally regarded as reliable.. It is,
estimated that the *heat -acreage is
about 19.750,000 acres, as compared
lvith. 21,700,000 last year, there being
a decrease this year oleAbout 9 per
.cent.'' By ,provinces, the 'acreage 10;
'Manitoba, "7,;600,000; Saskatchewan,
11,000;000; Alberta, 7,275;000.
'So far as 'the other principal grains
are concerned, there is au increased.
acreage this 'year devoted to their
cultivation: Thera are 11,000,000
acres given over to oats, ten increase
of nee.rly 9 per coat. over last year;
over 3,000,000 acres Is seed SO to bar-
ley, this being an increase of 15 per
cent. over last year, and 670,000 acres
to flax, or en increase of 3 per cent.
Lt. Desmond Burke
By oiily one point,'eieleutenant Des-
mond Burke, •of Ottawa, lost the h sli-
est honors for marksmanship. that the
Empire can bestow, in the final' for
• the King's Prize recently.
Tho winner was Captain Vernon,
formerly of .the Royal Army ;Medical
Corps, with an aggregate of, 292.
Berke's aggregate was 291. Berke
mightihave repeated' his victory of
192.0 had he scored Just, one more
.point in the second of the two dis-
tances in the final. It was this dis-
tance, 1,000 yards, the longest of the
whole shoot, •which cost him the prize.
In this he scored 70 out of 75.,
Channel Flying Booming 'this
Year
London --Channel flying is' boom-
ing this year. The Imperial Air-
ways reparts that 2,460 passengers
were carried during the month of
June, as compared vilth 2,098 the
same month last year, while the Aur
theme reports 1,060 as against 852.
Between 50 and 60 per cent. of the
passengers were.:..women, Many busi-
ness men have utilized the airplanes
for continental trips to branch offices
with their secretaries and typists.
A new air lifter, carrying 80.pas-
sengers, is to be put into service
shortly by the Air, Union, It will
run from London to Paris in 2 hours,
110 minutes, 20 minutes faster than
the regular airplanes how running.
One Remedy.
► Dull Returned Explorer
(relating
adventures tediously) --"And, when,
► utter :fighting our way through miles
of jungle, we Eound,, 'to our dismay,
► that it had swollen to twice: its nen
r
u'k ,mal Size—what wox• we to .do?"
4s
i . Boned Xouiig Damsel (catching only
tr
' the last few words).--"Didou y
poneticing it7"'
The Rumanian Royal Family Affected by King's Death.
Soviet Leader
Issues earning
Calls Upon Workers to Enlist
Before Iinpending War
Moscow—Heralding the beginning
c1 defence ;week, President Rykoff, o$
the Council of 'Commissars, who also
is chairman of Labor and Defence, re -
slowed his warning' to the citizens of
the imminence of war and the news
sity for preparedness. His. published
instruction declares -that the Osovi
ackim, as the central organ of defence,
must double its ranks during the
week.
"Whoever is not a member of the
Red Army," said the instruction,
"must join the ranks of the Osavi-
ickim and be ready to rise/to the de-
fence of the 'union. Every worker
must know bow to use a rifle,' how
to deal with gas attacks, and beree o
strengthen the defence o2 the coun-
try,"
The week will ba devoted generally
to rallying of economic and military
resources. The newspapers launch-
ed tbe campaign with editorials and
cartaone intended to rouse mettle/
spirit.
(Some people wonder just how much
rope these iiladvised disturbers will
teed to hang themselves,—Ed.)
ROYALTY O
REGE NCY WiLL FUNCTION IN RUMANIA
Losing his long battle against can- Michael, who Was proclaimed heir
cer, IOing Ferdinand of Rumania diesi 100 the abdication of Prince Carol.
at Bucharest on July. 20. .Thw''de Carol, who Is separated from his -wife,
ceased monarch is shown at the TOP I former Princess Helene of Greece, is
CENTRE, and at the LEFT is Queen kshown' BELOW, his wife at the
Marie. At the RIGHT Crown Prince BIGHT. During the minority of
Prince Michael a regency will admin-
'lister the -royal prerogatives. In view.
of the .complicated political •condition
of the country unrest and disorder,
it is feared, may fetidly the death of
Ferdinand
PLANNING THE PRINCE'S TOUR•
IIow Arrangements are Made
(B3' Horace Wyndham)
When the Prince of Wales, goes a- he accompan'ed tbe Prince on his re-
tdaring, ell arrangements have to ho I cent journey to Canada.
MERSEY DOCKS planned many months ahead. Thee. I Perhaps the moniber of rho Prince's
the details of the Canadian visit of i suite who has as Hutch responsibility
God -
es anyone else for everything going
King and Queen Perform Isis Royal Tiighness were worked out well is his private secretary, SirGod-
-Ceremony at £7y5OO,QOQ bast January. frey Thomas. Educated at Harrow,
•' Buildings in Li'yerpool A tour having been decided' on, Melilla first career was'cliplomacy. When
Liverpool: King George and Queen first thing 1•'o settle is, of course, the• the world -war broke out, he was 'eery -
Mary recently opened the neva $7 approximate dale of leaving England. frig on the' staff of the British Am
600,000 Gladstone Deeks (a locked' The Princo is a busy nian, with many 1 bussador In Berlin ,and many' stirring
basin for loading, and ('a Locke calls upon his time, and his engage. r adventures were his before he found
basin), for
to iiige th;a sleust, amost meet -bookie certain to be filled up,lrinis011 Barely back in England again:
trips), and .beat equipped in the ,quite early in' the year. ,,Fes soon ttsj ' The third' important, post In the
tiie actual date is fixed,' it spell of , Prince's personal staff is that of
world. The docks, 56 acres in ex-` fnvbLieh'' anxiety desnnncls upon the groemw•in-aitingl' a position held by
tent, unlike the lest of the port of members of his houselsold. Perhaps Brigadier-Oencral Gerald Trotter. He
are accasible in any weath-!
Liverptsol, the busiest among them is his private eserved for twenty years in the Crena=
er and almost in all stages of 'the secretary: One of the earliest of this idler Guards itlro Prince's own regi
tide:, to the largest steamships yet ofilctal's calms is to' procure a stock trent), anti tought in South Africa and
built bo likely to be bulla. They thus i of all the newest and most: authority ; France, _ He is also thoroiighly thrill -
brave au entrance lock, 1,070 feet long'ltive books dealing with the districts' lar with the etiquette and routine of
by 130 feet wide with a waterway.48,in the projected itinerary. A careful, Court life, for, prior to going to York
feet deep. They also provide 2x/1 ) digest of these volumes 1s then made 'House, he was a Gentleman -usher to
miles of quayage with mechanical,by his librarian; and, by studying it,' the Ring at Buckingham Palace.
loading and unloading machinery and' Royal traveller forms a very good nates.
rdi
important Subordinates.
60 acres of storage warehouses. More idea of what he will Lee. If, too, an
thep 170,000 tons of cement were I expert happens to be lecturing on any in adimportant
to the high officials ai•
used to cotratruct the quay walls, 68 of the places mentioned, the Prince ready mentioned, the Prince's per -
feat high. takes an opportunity of going to hear sonal staff oit his tour includes a num-
Their majeaties arrived at 11.80 in him.' On this account he itas several ber of subordinates, who are none the
ltd morning and later embarked on times been among the audience at the 1088 charged with responsible fence
the Galatea which proceeded down meetings of the Royal Geographical tions. One, for example, is a sltiiled
the Ikresy to the lock at the en- Society and .the Royal Colonial Irma. .photographer. On him devolves the
trance of the „docks, Here Site Gala- tute. dutyof securing views of every plane
the party happens to visit ,as -well as
Portraits of the leading omc'sls and
persons of distinction whom his Royal
Highness, will meet during the tour.
These portraits and views are 00.1"5
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opened in 1913. begins. Fetters anti ,cables are for- dully preserved, to form the iilustra
An expm• m �tstl ser i su ice . of motor warded well In advance, both to heads tions required for n bound record that
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coaches to carry ocean passengers of departments ebrl1bl, as.well as to is subsequently, compiled.
between Liverpool and London is an- the officials who wil1'come Into touch Last, but not'least,.in the suite ac.
roomed, This has arisen from the with his Rnyai Higitiiesa; and each companying the Prince, are a valet
cu here receives a detailed program, giving and a baggage -master. The former
competition winch ys an acute
teeeen the i+ail a e and the rioter brise of arrival -and departure; anti` functionary ;Ittollebi respehsitlte for.
bPv wb o
traffic length of stay, etc, . seeing that hie Royels'Higliness'liar'It
.__....• When _ the suggested program has fitting wardrobe for every possible
King George
• Comforts Little been .submitted to, and•-appr ived by occasion me rho tour. This evardrolie
their' M'aj esties. the Bing- acid Queen is:necessat•ily a considerable one, for,
Scots LAS3;8 cellies are furnished)foreach member in aelditloit to a great variety,of ani- Edinburgh—Little- Annie Laurie of the suite selected to acaccompanytiro forms, dozens of suits of multi for day
Mackenzie was having a good cry and Prince. These officials are responsible and evening' wear together with ;sport-
merniztg in the streets of the Pleass for making themselves thoroughly fug kit, must be ready to hand when
anon slum district because a playmate familiar with the contents, and to wanted.
had: stolen her teddy bear. : In the know just what their own duties" will
midst of her tears someone patted her be at anygiven moment. The pro -
tousled head asking: "'What's the gram is, of course, regarded as strict -
matter, lit1le'onei" ly confidential, and not on any. 00 -
ie was..Iting George who, with the count to be' communicated to an, un-
Queen, was- inspecting the settlement, authorized perapn. For this reason a
The Ring intervened, 11 stored the special staff 'ts employed to type the
teddy bear and went his way smiling programs, and a record is kept Of
as,A,nnie Laurie brushed away her every hand through which they pass.
tears and 'wondered wlio the kindly If, then, anything leaks out imprbper-
-gentleman 'could be, ly, the offender can be brought to
book.
test broke a ribbon placed across the Planning the Program.
entt'atee, •prcceed'ed into the new
basing from which the Ring and As may be imagined, "a tremendous
Qu'osn viewed in the distance the amount of correspondence has to. be
Gladstone Dry Deck, which they carried out before the tour actually
ShanNumbered A
Shanghai Numererlon
g 15
Great Ports •
Washington --Shanghai,' a city ' of
2,000 000 population, with commercial
buildings and residences in the model
settlement comparable, to those of any
large western' city, has a shipping
trade of 90,000,040 tons annually that
goes to all parts of the world', says a
report to the Department of 'Com-
merce, from Jelean Arnett!, commer-
cial attache
ommercial,attache at Shanghai. •
Firms of all nationalities maintain
a
offices- in Shanghai, -sac it§ can is
1
and creeks are lined with mills and
factories both foreign; and native. Of
the 30,000 foreigners settled in Shang-
hai 0.:01`8 are 3,500 Americans.
Who's Who on Staff,
• The' first member of the Prince's
entourage is Vice -Admiral Sir Lionel
Halsey, whohas filled the responsible
Post of comptroller and treasurer .to,
his Royal Highness since 1920, Born
in 1872, Sir :Lionel rbecame a nevai
cadet on the Britannia in 1885, and
afterwards went to the Royal Ygcht.'
Ile saw active service In South, Afri-
ca, and did so well there that he was
specially promoted to the rank of
commander. During the Slu opean
War he took s strenuous
pale in the
Battle of Jutland. The 'a.dtniral ds,
of .course, fully experienced in all the
.multitudinous requirements that bring
a Royal tour to a successful issue, tor
The baggage -master's job le to see
that none of the portmanteaus and
suit oases go astray. Thie calls for
pronounced vigilance. Ilio task;,how;1
ever ,is to a certain extent simplified,
by the feet that all the luggage ea-
trusted him is of the same pattern
and legibly marked with„the Royal
cypher. Still, as the number of pisses
is more than a hundred, he has some
anxious moments, lest, when his back
is turned, any one of them should
chance to bo annexed as a "souvenir."
This has never happened yet. Stili,
there Is always a possibility that It
may!
el -egging" the Tour.
A careful "log," or diary, is kept
by another member of •the .staff
throughout the trip; and in this vol-
ume is written up at the end of each
day a very fail account of the Princeie
doings One- copy of the previous
week's entries Is despatched to Ring
George and Queen -Mary; ,one to Pritt
Coss Maryl anti others to leis brothers.
and .various relatives. After the tour
it finished,the completed diary, to-
gether with a selection of photo-
graphs, is specially bound ia, purple
morocco, and copies are deposited in
the libraries at Buckingham Palace,.
Windsor Castle, Sandringham, Marl-
borough House, and York House. Au -
other noiiy goes to the British Mus-
eum, and thus forms invaluable ma-
terial for future historians. --Mont-
real Star
DROP DUE
Time to Pull`Out of Market
Says Expert
Althoclh there are no definite In-
dications thus far that the long ball
market is at aii•end, the, ecmtiinetion
of the, June reaction'in stock prices
which went too far to give the lint a
very healthy appearance, the fa'AJng
411 in ..business activity and profits
since wing, and, finally, the prospects
for rfimer tendencies In the money
market—all thus lead R. W. Scha-
beeker, writing in the July 15th issue
of "1Porbes Magazine," to take a more
questionable attitude toward .the gen-
eral market than he has 'maintained
for sone time. past"
"This da„0 not necessitate any
Panicky throwing over of long hold -
bike," he writes, "The :real decline
may not detei0p for another month
or two, and we anticipate further re-
covery in geneial prices before then.
But we do urge caneelerabee caution
in malting new commitments and feel
that the better pert of valor lies in
utilizing. strength for lightening the
speculative 1oad.
'So far -as the real invc'(or is con-
cerned we have advisecb liquidation of
most at his holdings For some time
pest, IE he has disposed of therm; we
advise putting his We stock market
capital in a bank account or hi.high-
grade short-term bonds. For these
investors who have not yet taken pro-.
fits we again repeat our previous all••.
vice. , The :longetal investor .should
be out of the market with at least 6o
per vent, of his invdbtment+funlat,. As -
regards the neer-term future for the'
opeauiatcr, we can conceive of prices
going considerrbly hegher before. they
turn down again. Bet preserit'condi-
tions. arae adlmgientIy dubious to ad-;
vise even the epeeulator against any
over-extension at the present time."
With the large number of oil wells
that are now coming in Alberta, it
"might be in order to change the name
of our province to 011berta—Radcliffe
Review.
Briiish: -11\lotor. lt, anu, acturea3
,Seek to Remedy' Defects
of Trade With Netiv
• Zealand
f nci.lan4, 31 Z_, -Go their arrival in •
TSew Zealand recently from Australia,
Ilta do 3ggUq(i i`i-om the Society 00
Rlotra Manulocturers and, Traders''ot
grcci.t Britain were welcomed at the
Town Hall by the Mayer oe Auckland,
ailie:sorted by the ehn-Pman of the
({haulier of Commerce, and a ltiltt4ster-,
o; Use Crown and the Gov�anmient
has' gone to' a.;geod 0•ral'of trouble to.,
facilitate the work of the:mission..
The sentiment in favor` 01 British
goods in New eeettlend i5 :strong,' but
the 13ritisbi .motor manufactunea• does
much" lessi busir.1-)io hu:;e titan his
American rival. American .cars for
the most part are cheaper, and are
able to surmount the, obstacle :of'the
preferential.. tariff in Savor of British
Umpire 00005. Moreover they acre
emese:ared by mcst'people to be bc.t-
ter 'suited tea Now Zealand+ conditions.
They are more highly Powered, 'ands
the New Zealander likes. a car that""
nebil:•travel quickly on, blue flat anal talus
drills: wtihout too much changing.'00
goers. it lg also contendedthat
the American car Is better .adapted to.
New Zealand's ha.d+'roads.
Oa 'tlns' other vane champions of
tbe English car say that its- relative
defects have been exaggerated. They •
maintain that it Tsars well, and they
point to. lesser consumption of fuel
Of recent yeaae European cars have
become more popular on this. market.
Improvemsist, in roads has! favored
them and so has reduction 4n their
price.
In the aggregate the New Zealand
market is small, though its value peer
capitals the highest in:.the world.
The 'delegation will spend ".three
reeks in New Zealand, In welcom-
ing- them the roprsntative of the Gov-'
eaument said that in the two years in
which i.t- had concentrated on motor
manufacture, Britain 11ait recaptured
mare tltan180 por'cent. of its. lost trade.
BRITISH PROTEST
Grain, Produce and "livestock
TORONTO. '
Man. wlieelt--No. 1 North., 31.7031;
No. 2 North., $1.66;; No. 3 North.,
$1.60 c.i.f. ports.
PRO VISIONS—WH0LCSALI7.
Wholesalers are quoting to the
trade:
• Smoked., meats—ITams, med., 30c;
cooped hams, 40 to 42c; smoked rolls,
MEM..oats—No, 2 CW, nominal; 25c; breakfast bacon, 26 to 30c;
No. 1, feed 69lie ; Western grain backs, boneless, 32 to 42e.,
quotations in elf,' ports. Cured meats—Long clear bacon, 50
American corn, Toronto freights, to 70 lbs,, $21; 70 to 90 lbs,, $19; 9Q
No. 2, yellow, kiln dried, $3-151/ ; No. tb 7,00 IUs, d u, eht
3 yellow, kiln dried, $1.14x/. rolls, fn barrelsan, $11.50p$18; ; hlightweavyweightdg
rolls, 338.50, per bbl,
Millfeed--1)e1,, Montreal freights, , Lard—Pure tierces, 1.41/a to .15c;
bags included. Bran, per ton $32 25; tubs, 15xi to 16c; pails, 16 to 164'5c;
aborts, per ton,.; $35:25; . Middlings, ;:prints,'' 17 '. to ' •17edie; ! shartening,
342.26." {tierces; 1314; tubs, 149'1c; pails,
L..
Ont. oats -65c, f:o;b, shipping 15.1/10; blocks and tins, 16%c. points.-
Ont.: good millingwhent-$1.83,.. f.
ob. shipping points, according to
-freights. din
, Barley—Malting, nominal.
Ti u c kw h e a t— Wali t o al.
Rye—No. 2, nominal.
Man. flour—First, pat., in cotton. good .$5 to
to $6,75• do fair to
CATTLR: ANO-110GS.•
Heavy beef': steers, choice, 38.75' -to
$9 de, fair, $8 to 33.25; butcher steers,
choice, 38 to $3.75,' do, fair to, good,
37'to $7,75; butcher heifers, choice,
38 to 38.50; 'do, cont., 36 to $7;,
butcher sows, good, to choice, 36.25:
$9.05; in jute, $8,90, Toronto second $5,75•
do, canners and cutters, $2.50to$8,50;
Ont. flour (old crop)—Toronto, 90 11.good to choice35 td
per cent. pat:, per barrel, in carders, butcher bulls,
$6; do, meet, $4,50 to $4.76; do,
40. do, coni to med,, $4.50 to $5;;
pat., in jute, $8
ABYSSINIAN ATTACK •
Caravan Is Rushed by Etha
opian Troops •
London—The British Government
has lodged a protest with the. Abys-
einian Government against au attack
cn a British camel caravan traveling
in the Province of }Trrar last month.
The Caravan was carrying supplies for
the MajItaraja of Kilted, who was with
a party, !Deluding ,Sfi Geotfrey-Archer,_.
formerly ,Governor-General ..of the
Sudan.
PP^rmiesion to enter Abyssinia ileo
been asked from Ras Taifo,ti, the re-
gent,
but the local Deputy-Go•vrn•nor
apparently (killed that he had beat
warned of the caravan's lmpeneing ar-
rival. The upshot was that the.care-
vait wap rushed by Ethiopia troops
with the result that there were a
dozen fatalities among the British
Somalis in charge of the outfit
The rsiaticns between Great'Britain
and Ethiopia have been uneatisfactot•y
for some, time past, partly owing to
the Anglo -Italian economic treat -
which the. Abyssinisns• believe ineenl-
ed the partition of their country into -'
spheres oe influence ao•l partly owing
to indiscreet hnbltt. utterances of an
Englishman in Egypt ebatrt the eon•
tinuance of slavery in Abyeteiula.
Toronto, $5.90; seaboard, -,in bulk, ba)ognat $425' to $4.75; baby :beef,
$5.90; new crop. 35.70. $ $8.50- to 312; feeders, choice, '$7 to
Beans—Can. handpicked, 3,00 is $7.55; stockers 'chafes p6 50 to $T
$3.00 bushel. • ,
Maple products—Syrup, per im-
ported gal., 32.25 to $2.30; per 5 gat,:
32.15 to 32.25 per gal,;' maple sugary
lb. '26 to 26c.
Honey -60 -lb. tins, 13 to 131,4c;
1.0 -ib. tins, 184/; t5 131/4c; 5-11). tins,
14 to 1414a; 21h -1b. tins, 16c. 1
Comb honey—$4 to 35 1wr dozen.
City wholesalersaro paying, deliv-
ered, Toronto, as follows:
Eggs—ler'esh extras, 32 to 84e;
fresh firsts, 20 to 31c; seconds, 24 to
27
r
do; fair to Hied:, $5 to 36; springers,
choice, 380 to •.3110; milch cows,
choice. 370 to $80; plain to medium
cows, $46 to -365; calves, choice 312.50
to 318; do,. med., 39 to $10.50; do,
grassers, 34,50' to $5.25; spring lambs,
choice; 314 to $1.4.25 sheep, choice, 35
to 36; do, heavies 34 to 35; do culls,
32 to, 33.50; . has, selects, w,o.c,,
310.15; do t� f. and 39:85 do, thick
smooth w,o.c,,, 39,65; do, f and 1F.,
$9,35. Regular. discounts on inferior
c. Surprise Packets.
Butter—Creameries are selling—'Reservations may be made for
1
c• N
o. 2 3r4
1, 5to35 0
elf s N3 /1 , --Prospectus E
S d , o , ladies boxes P
to 941/c,:a New York banquet to Colonel Lind
Creameries ' C • •es ,are selling prints to
jabbers at—No. 1, 36 to $7c; Nee2, bergh. •
34 to 35,c,- -.•
Churning cream—"Special;' 35 .to
36c; firsts, 34c records, 31c,
Maurice Cody w 20i/�c,
Cheese—New, large, 191/ z
Son of Gaunon'Cody, who lost
srtwins, 20 to 21c; ,triplets; 20 to; 21c.
recently ort a canoe trip near N-. /s Stiltans, 211he.'Old. large, 25c; twins,
Bay, r'":' ; l 26c. Old $biters, 27c, ^
Packing 'Em In.
20 rooms,
ha or than
The lodges mote'
When filled to capacity it .can
take' care of 53 sleeping' guests.
Washington Star. ,
Sergt.-Major Hawkins
Toronto marksman and former King's
Prize winner, who won - the Prince of
Wales prize at Bisley. ,
Notable Feat ;By Shipbuilding
Firm
,Londoh.—It' was a busy day in I3ar-
lan0 & Wolff's great shipyards recent-
ly, when three vessels were launched
arid, another' was handed over to the.
owners, One of these ships was the
Canadian pacific 'linert•Laureritic of
19,709 tans, launched 4n Belfast. The
second, the Grantley 1.3011, of 5000
tons, was launched from tho firm's.
Greenock sllipyard, and: the third, the
motor tanker Agatha, of 3000 tons,
from the Govan yard, -
/ The Lagrrnilla oil tanker, of e2,400
tons, was handed over to the Lego
Sbipping•Comparf front Belfast, and
e sister vessel, the Ioottea,•ou'the
following day. Not the least`satis-
factory feature of the Laurelitic,s
launch was that her berth. on the
building slip; was at once allotted to
the fourth of the 15;000 -ton, motor
ships which are being built for tho
Royal' Mail Line.