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to cast aside its artillery for the new kind, if found it necessary to be up-to-date.
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"That's just where you missfire, my boy. No loss, considerable gain. You see, we can take almost any gun, of any pattern, and re-rifle it | on the new design. Thus they get practically a new gun for less than they could buy one of the old pattern."
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Besides being applied to heavy guns the new principle is adaptable to arms with a smaller barrel, and a rifle constructed by Captain Cullen with the new rifling has been used with great success against tigers in India. be noted that Captain Cullen's inventive genius does not stop at guns, for he has invented an auto-propulsive shell, which can be made to change its direction of flight at the height of its trajectory by an adjustment of the fuse before firing, and has also invented & pistol which continues to fire automatically up to 10 rounds as long as the trigger is kept pressed down.
Captain Cullen claims decent from Sir Clyde Cullen of Cullen, Banffshire, cotland, who was an artillery officer with Prince Charlie in 1745. For that reason he was outlawed and his estates confiscated. He emigrated to Virginia and, sett'ed near Williamsburg. Captain Cullen wears a seal worn by his ancestor at the battle of Culloden. Sir Clyde Cullen was locally known in Scotland as Lochiel. The Seaforth family are now in possession of the Barony of Cullen. Powerful interests." he stated, "are_at_work in America, England and Scotland have the Barony of Cullen
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AN INTERESTING WEDDING.
At St. John's Cathedral on the 23rd instant Captain Guy Reginald Archer Gaunt, comman. der of H.M.S. Vengeance, aud Margaret, widow of Mr. Philip Jukes Worthington, of Leek,
Staffordshire, second daughter of ir Thomas
Wardle, of Leek and Swainsley, were married. The Rev. W. H. Chappell, of H.M.S. Vengeance, performed the ceremony. The bride looked very sweet in a dress of cream lace
ver cream
silk and a picture hat of cream ostrich feathers. She was given away by the Hon. Gershom Stewart, while Mrs. Gershom Stewart lent her support to the bride. tapt. Harris, R.M.A.. of the Vengeance, acted as best man. As the
newly wedded couple came out of church they were greeted with showers of rice, and on tak- ing their position in chairs, a number of blue- jackets who were present took the places of the chair coolies, and bore their Commander and his bride to the residence of Mr. Murray
Stewart at the Peak. The bride arrived yester day morning by the 8.s. Prinz Eitel driedrich, and was brought from Kowloon to Hongkong by Commander Gaunt. As his boat passed the Vengeance, he was heartily cheered by the mer and officers on board. The happy couple will shortly leave for Macao and the West River on their honeymoon.
A VERY MODERN SHIP.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
THE N.D.L. "PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH." The Prinz Eitel Friedrich is now alongside the wharves at Kowloon, on her maiden voyage; no one should miss a visit to her. The Captain is particularly proud of his steering gear, the easily closed watertight com- partments, a turbine dynamo on the boat deck, by means of which the boat deck could be light- ed up in time of emergency, the steam whistle arrangements, synchronised clocks, telephone, boat davits and the gymnasium. The rudder is similar to that of a modern warship, submerged and out of sight. The vess-1 in time of war, therefore, wou'd stand a mach better chance on this account. A special engine works. the rudder, and this is regulated by hydraulic steering gear on the bridge. There are eleven water-tight compartments. To close the doors of these one has only to turn a little wheel on the bridge. Before doing so, however, a pin has to be withdrawn from a socket, and this sets electric alarm bells placed near each door ringing There is a loud-speak- ing telephone from the poop to the bridge.
The steam whistle is blown either by a hand lever or an electric button. By turning one switch it sets the steam whistle blowing a con.
tinuous succession of blasts, with a minute interval between each of them. In the chart room the cover of the chronometer box has crystal ports, so it is unnecessary to open the lid. The clicks throughout the ship, ten in number. are regulated by electricity, so by moving the hands of the one in the chart room you move the whole lot The boat davits are much stronger than those usually seen in ships, being made of hollow steel. Some of the ventilators are such that they never require to be turned away from the rain and spray-they have cowls. In the cabins also there are ventilators which may always, no matter how bad the weather, be kept open. There are side light rooms-not little towers as in some st amers. These may be heated by electric stoves, so as to keep the windows clear of frost in cold weather. The life-boats are of iron, being provided with watertight tanks Both hooks are let go at the same time by a patent arrangement. The lifebuoys are not ercular as we generally see, but shaped like a horse-shoe. It is not necessary to be a good swimmer to get into one of these. Fire hydrants with hoses always connected are at different parts of the ressel. Fire stations is an easy evolution. The first class saloon bas artistically painted panels, squaro windows with automatic screens and fringe curtains, and large electric fans. All cabins in both first and second class, are provided with electric fans. The furniture in the ladies' parlour is only temporary, A.S the regular furniture is at the World's Fair, St. Louis Exhibition. There are special state- rooms for those who like to pay higher tariff. There is a very nice little nursery: The smoking room is provided with patent rubber pavement, pat together from small pieces. The ship's drinking water all passes through patent filters; and the cold storage and refrigerating arrangements are very fine. The
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passengers' letter box, by the way. is quite an elaborate affair. In the gymnasium on the upper deck there are arrangements for taking exercise in every shape and form. The
most attractive are te electric "shaker." electric horse, swimming exerciser rowing is a two funnel vessel of 8,864 tons gros; and waist exerciser. The Prinz Eitel Friedrich speed from sixteen to seventeen knots.
DEATH OF MR. JUSTICE LEACH.
Mr. Andrew John Leach, oreo Puisue Judge and Attorney-General at Hongkong, who left the Straits Settlements about a year ago for Home, in bad health, died on the 7th instant. Numerous residents in Hongkong and Chips will hear of this with great regret, the late Justice being a popular man as well as a respect- ed Judge. For the following particulars of his career we are indebted to the Straits Budget
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indeed, outside official circles could have any concep ion of the labour involved; but Mr. Leach performed his task so successfully that his measure was hailed with general satisfaction, and as an Or inauce it brings weal and com- fort to the residents of Hongkong to this day. In the midst of his official duties, and in addition to the special calls that were made on his time, Mr. Leach found opportunity to write several useful works on Hongkong legal subjects. In this respect Mr. Leach proved a noteworthy
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illustration of the axiom that the busiest men have most time to spare. He wrote a careful Lexicographical Index of the Ordinances of Hongkong, a treatise on the Magistrates' Or- dinance, and also published an edition of the Ordinances, all of which were of great utility to the community. In 1895 Mr. Leach was elevated to the bench of this Colony. Since that time his wide attainments and undoubted abilities as a lawyer have gained for him the respect of the entire community, lay as well as legal. Apart from his judicial abilities, Mr. Justice Leach has been well known in the social and sporting circles of the Far East ever since he first came out here. He was President of the Hongkong Cricket Club for some time, and also President of the Singapore Cricket lub.. He also served on the Committees of these and various other clubs with which he was associated. He went home over a year ago in ill health, and though, as stated, he at one time seemed on the highroad to recovery, he was obliged to resign from the service in January last, and has now succumbed to the ailment which then compelled him to retire from active service.
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WEST KENTS ARRIVE.
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The transport Avoco arrived from Colombo on the 18th instant with the West Kent Regi-
ment.
After pratique was granted four of the eight companies on board proceeded to their
quarters at Murray Barracks The other four companies are to relieve the corresponding
number of Sherwoods in North China. Until the departure of the Sherwood Foresters from Hongkong for Singapore, early next month, the officers of the West Kent ("Queen's Own") Regiment will mess with the officers of the Sherwood Foresters at Murray Barracks.
The Sherwood Foresters will probably re- main stationed at Singapore for two years.
The Royal West Kents carry very dis tinguished colours.
Lieut. Colonel Western, who is in command, served in the Nile Expedition in 1884-85 with the first Battalion Royal West Kent Regi- Served in the campaign on the North West ment (Medal and clasp, and Khedive's Star). Frontier of India under Sir William Lookhart in 1897-98 with the Malakand Field Force with the first Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment during the operations in the Mamund Valley, including the engagements at Agrah and Mr. Justice Leach first came out to Shang- Gut (wounded) and at Badalai (mentioned hai, where he joined in practice the celebrated in despatches); also served with the Buner Mr. Drummond, with whom he remained for Field Force with the first Battalion Royal some few years. Thence he proceeded to West Kent Regiment during the opera- Hongkong, where he shortly afterwards acted tions in Buner and Chainls, including the as Puisne Judge, in which capacity he served engagement at Tanga Pass (Medal with clasps). for nearly two years (April 1887 to February Served in the South African war with second 1889). He relinquished the Judgeship to accept Battalion Royal West Kent - regiment, and office as Attorney-General for the Colony and took part in the operations in Orange River he retained that responsible position until Colony from 1st September to 29th November March 1890; subsequently his services were fre-1900 (mentioned in despatches, C.B.). quently requisitioned by Government in the same capacity. Thus, despite his own large practice we find him acting as Attorney-General for that Colony from May 1891 to March 1892, from June 1892 to January 1893, from April to October in 1894 and lastly from March to April, 1895. While Mr. Leach was satisfying the strenuous claims of that office, Hongkong was visited for the first time daring its British administration by that ter- rible scourge, the bubonic plague. In grappling with the outbreak, the Government determined to resume possession of a very large area of ground situated in the most thickly-populated quarter of the town, and it fell to Mr. Leach to draft and submit an Ordinance defining the powers of the Government and setting forth
the character of the drastic remedial measures
that were contemplated. Such an Ordinance entailed an enormous amount of trouble; few,
Major Pedley, second in command, served in the campaign on the North West Frontier of. India, under Sir William Lockhart in 1897-98, with the Malakan Field Force, with the First Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. That was during the operations in Upper Swat and the Mamund Valley, including the engagements at Landakai Agrah and unt, and Badalai. also served with the Buner Field Force, with the first battalion of Royal West Kent Regi ment during the operations in Buner and Chalms, including the engagement at Tanga Pass (medal and clasp).
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Captains Joslin and Elgood, two other of the officers, served in the South African war with the Second Battalion of Royal West Kent Regiment and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State,. Orange River Colony and Cape Colony south of Orange River during the South African war,