HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
AUCTIONEERS, &c.
PAUL BREWITT,
2. Zetlund Street, Auctioneer, Appraiser.
and Commission Ágvit.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers to the Government, and Share and General Brokers, corner Ice Hours
Street and Praya Central,
GEO. P. LAMMKET.
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HONGKONG
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 1900
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A Enlarging, Developing, Printing, Mode.
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BOARD AND LODGING
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148 and 150, Quean's Road Central,
Comfortable and Cheap..
THE WESTERN HOTEL
H. YERA,
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NAVAL ARCHITECT.
-THE EARLY DAYS.
"A Staff Engineer, R.N." writer in the Naval and Military Record -
THE ILL-FATED CAPTAIN.
VESSELS ON THE BERTH, CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MANILA.
THE Company's Stamakip
" TSINAN," Captain Anderson, will be despatched no abový on MONDAY, the 20th August,
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer, The First-class Saloon is satnutes forward of the Engines.
Vessel is fitted throughout with Electric Light. A duly qualified Surgeon le carried and the For Passage, apply to
(9109
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents, Hongkong, 30th July, 1900.-
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
Lord John Hay The surveyor was ordered to | auspless of the Commissioners of the Scionco- cubmit all his designs to tho seratiny of the and Art Department at South Kensington, committee before receiving the Board's ap. I was set ou foot. It was determined that it proval. As might have been expected, the com- | should be independent of the Admiralty, but in mitte made things a bit lively at Somerset consideration of an annual grant from the lat- House, and it was soon discovered that either ter, the Commissioners undertook to train the the committee or the surveyor would have to go. apprentices in the Royal yards in the Molence From the days when Peter the Great hob. It was Sually decided to sacrifin the Apostle of and theory of marine architecture. A splendid nobbed with the shipwrights in Deptford Dock Empiricism on the altar of Soionee. By an rollection of modds was unta-thed from the yard down to the end of last century, small Admiralty minute, dated May, 1848, the viles lumber-room at Somerset House, and set up at progress was made with the shipbuilder's art of surveyor was reconstructed. He was not to South Kensington for the instruction of stud Baferring to the shipwrights of that day, the bo shipbuilder, but was to be chosen for his ents and the delectation of the public. This Committee of Naval Revision reported to the qualities/as a man, and was to keep his mind, School in associated with the names of the pre Navy Board in 1806 as follows In the course unbiased, upon the plans of others. He was sent Director of Naval Construction, Sir Wil- of their apprenticeship no opportunity is given to lure charge of the Dockyards and the liam H. White; Dr. Elgar, desiguer of the them of aegairing even the common education held by the Controller of the Navy. und zumny others who have been at the heat of material of the navy; in short, to holl the pozi- | Cumpaania and Lucania; Mr. Watis, of Elswick; usually given to man of their rank in life. aird they rise to the complete direction of constrie A the same time Mr. Isaac Watts, a member the shipbuilding centres throughout the country. tion of ships, on which the safety of the Empire of the school, was appointed assistant surveyor, self-made men, whose careers form a unique depends, without any, care on the part of the responsible to Capt. Baldwin-Walker, the now example for the rising generation of naval public, that they should have any instruction in surveyor, for the ship designs. A few years architects. mechanics, or in the science or theory of marine ator Mr. Isaac Watts was appointed first Chief architecture." By an Order in Council, dated Constructor of the Navy. 1809, the first school of naval, architecture was established in Fortsmouth Dockyard, and in 1816 the school was incorporated with the Royal Naval College, Portsmouth. The number of stadents was limited to 24. The regulations stated that on completion of their training, the stadents would be eligible for all situations in
· the shipbuilding department of H.M. servico,
As time were on the authorities found they had raised a veritable hornet's rest about their e. A fand sprang up betwe the school men, who, having completed air training. wore relegatal as supernumeraries to the Dock Rattan Furniture, Bamboo, Blinds, Mat. Jards and the master shipwrights and their the country £800 per annum. Fortunately the wore surprised to hid that the gallant captain | ber ensures the Supply of Fresh Provisions
satellites. Unfortunately for the schooluon their seed sown had fallon on good ground, and lial in a long letter to the Times, taken the daring the entire voyage. tings all Colcars; 18. Praya Central.
prometion depended on the reports of the inssters to the Navy Board. They reported that they were well educated youths and full of quaint theories, but they were not shipwrights and were not as worthy of promotion as the men. who like themselves (the masters had gone through the more laborious apprenticeship of the yards. It was in consequence of these reports that the young men were left to nurse their grievances in subordinate positions in the vards,
Japanese Photographer, 14, Beaconsfield Arcade, Queen's Road CI, also Wanchai
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KANG ON.
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and Granito.
Mechanics engagod, Estimates given.
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THE PHARMACY,
10. Queen's Road Contr. Family nud Dispensing Chemists, Wines, Spirits and
Cigars.
THE VICTORIA DISPENSARY,
Chemists and Druggists. High-class Aera
ted Waters, Dealers in Photograplaisi
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Wuters, Wines, Beers, Spiritx, ete.
CURIO DEALERS
KUIN & KOMOR,
Fine Art, Japanese and Chinese Curios, 21 mud 23, Queen's Road, Hongkong,
Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohams
KWONG HING,
China Porealain, Crookery. Ware; 52,
Queur's Road Contral.
WONG HOMI,
DENTISTS
Proofs read by Englishmen.
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SILK GOODS DEALERS
DHUNAMAL CHELLARAM,
Dosler in Indian, Chinese, and Juanese Silk and Fancy Goods, also Art Works, 2, D'Aguilar Street.
THE GLOBE (TEJUMULL PORvging),
Indian, Chinese and Japanese Silk Goods, Cashmore Shawls. Spanish Wines and Manila Cigars; 13. D'Aguilar Street.
SINCERE & CO.,
Bilk Handkerchiefs, Shawls, Table Covers, sto. Wholesale and Retail: I. Queens Road Central and 123, Wellington St.
WASSIAMULL ASSOMULL,
Wholesale and Retail Importers and Exporters, India, Chinese and Japanese Silks. Cashmere Shawls sud Ceylon
Lace, 46, Queen's Road, Cl. SILK LACE MANUFACTURERS
FR. BLUNCK,
Exporter of Real Hand-made Torchon Laco in Silk, Linen and Cotton, Grasscloth and Silk Embroideries, Hand-made Silk and Linen LACE Curtains made to order; 17, Queen's Road, Central,
STOREKEEPERS
A.NEW ERA IN SHIPBUILDING.
Sir Edward Road was never in agreement In 1816 the School of Naval Architecture with Captain Celes's method of sitting out was resuscitated ander the unne of the Central turret-ships. The former was for central bat School of Mathematics, Portsmouth Dockyard. tory ships, of with we have still some fine To this School came the best pupils of the year, examples in the service. In 1866 Captain in the fourth your of their apprenticeship, for a Coles, however, prevailed on the Admiralty to higher course of technical instruction. The build a sun-going-masted turret-ship. Whilst tuber of pupils was limited to 24. Dr. Wollery the designs were still in progress, the construe. was appointed principal of the Beluol. The 8- tor tiok exception the plans, the main irene tablishment had got into good working order, being with respect to the freeboard, which the and the students were making satisfactory pro-latter insisted should be low. The constractor grese, when the wolf again entered the fold. remained inflexible and refusing to have any; On the return of Sir James Graham to the Ad- thing to do with Captain Coler's plans, retired miralty in 1852 he closed the School, und saved from the scene. A few mornings later my lords
large percentage of the young un educated in this Bchool eventually rose to the top of the tree, both in the Royal and private yards. Ang others may be mentioned these two veteran con- structors, Sir Edward Rood and Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, the builders of the ironclad navy from 1863 to 1886,
IBON VERSUS WOOD,
public into his entides. This proceeding, which was in direct disobedience of the Naval Discipline Act, so nuoyed their lordships that they at once unshipped him from the post us a sort of consulting expert on turret fitments, A short time afterwards, a suitable apology being forthcoming, he was restored to favour. and to show there was no ill-feeling, their lord- ship gave him a carte blanche to construct a turret-ship after his own heart. In an evil moment he accepted the responsibility and took his plans to Laird's at Birkenhead. It was in this way that the Captain was kid down. At the same time the custructor parked forward with the Munurek from his own plans.
While those two vessels were still building,
For some years prior to the Crimes war iron as a material had been tabooed at the Admiralty for warships. This arose from an experiment un rather a large scale, to witch my lords," Things were in this state when that arch-
had committed themselves early in the forties. reformer, Sir James Graham, cauze to the Ad-
On account of the good reports of the beautious! of the Noments in the first China war, some miralty abent 1830. His first reform was to abolish the school and all its works; his next thaty iron steamers had been ordered to b was to look about for a successor to Sir Robert built by private contract. The vessels were the constructor got out plans for a mustless Seppings, who, by this time, had risen to sur-
well on towards completion when the Covera-sea-going turret ship, and in 1809 the famous veyer of the Navy Sir James's choice finally ment was changed, and a now set of lords came Derustation class, the precursors of the modern fell upon
Captain Symonds, a naval officer, who
to the Admiralty. Now these latter were essen- battleship, was laid down. In the summer of according to Capt. Murrayat's statement in the tiallywoodon lords," and after a trial at some 1870, the Monarch and Captain were gent to Metropolitan Magazine hilt the most beautiful iron targets on shore they can to the enu- cruise in the haunel. A song of praise was ships on "Heavenly intuitive principles, Whonclusion that iron was a totally unfit material at once set up by the Press at the behaviour of Captain Symonds went to the Admiralty ho sold out of the service at the pries of obl irou, platforms being socially commended. What for a ship of war: Most of these ships wore the Coptain, her ertramo steadiness as a pun issued a pamphlet describing the system upon which he intended to construct her Majesty's the remainder being converted into troops or the papers and mury naval men did not know zhips for the future,
that her steadiness was directly owing to He appears, by this store ships. The iron lords were held up was statement, to have adopted the dogma of to public exocration for wasting the national the smallness of her stability and the want of that shrewd observer, Mr. Samual Pepys, viz, money, but the wooden ones patted each baoyancy, due to the low freeboard. that breadth only can make a ship staff. The ether on the back and congratulated themselves It was at this period that the constructor, young men replied with a counterblast en
that their timely arrival at the Admiralty had seeing his plans set at naught, shook the dust titled,An apology for English shipbuilders." prevented the further machination of the iron of Whitehall from his fost and retired. It was in which the rotten state of naval architecture
fords.
confidently asserted in naval circles that the in this country was directly traced to want of
During the Crimes war the frou question vacant constructorship was to be given to Cap- fostering care and ignorance of the Government gain cropped up. A few floating batteriestain oles, hat whether this was intended never were built and platel with four-inch plates on a became definitely known. A few weeks.lator During the controversy one of the schoolmen humorously compared the new surveyor with system enbmitted by Mr. Thomas Lloyd. These the luckless projector of the Captain perished vessels were, however, not destinel to be of any in his ship off Cape Finisterre with nearly 800. Mr. Commissioner Taylor, who, when he was building the London in 1666 said to the King service, and it was not thought in naval circles officers and mea-the pick of the British Navy. he found God had put him in the right, and that they would have any effect on this wooden Amongst others who perished in this ill-fated when he was in he would keep in, to which the walls of old England. It was not until after ship was a son of Mr. Childers, then First Lord KWONG SANG A CO.
merry monarch replied he was sure that God the war, when it was found that our late allies of the Admiralty. Shipolinndlers, Sailmakers, Hardware, put him in, for an art of his (the Commission-were dabbling in irouplated ships, that the Wor Tier was laid down. It was stated recently that Engineer Tools, Brass and Iron Mer-er's) would have done it.
Mr. (afterwards Sir Nathaniel) Barnaby, clusnts, 68, Praya Central.
The Surveyor was at the height of his power Mr. Oliver Lang was the builder of the War eventually succeeded Mr. Reed as chief cou in 1849, when Earl Minto, First Lord of the or; as a matter of fact this ship was built bystructor. Sir N. Barnaby's abilities us a con- Admiralty, stated that The School of Naval uit te stated in Mr. Scott Russell's own words to the writer that be got much of a chance. For private contract under conditions which may structor are well known, though it never seemed Architecture" had not been a success." From that school had come a number of ingenions The design of the Warrior was a joint one bu general sense of lassitude came over the shipping some years after the disaster to the Captain, & in his modern systom of shipbuilding. 1865. young men, but whatever scientific acquire ments they possessed, they were found to be less tween Mr. Isaac Watts and myself. It was departments. Committees on design were fond, a good deal of talking hud to be done, and a fitted for the higher offices of the yard than carried through under great difficulties, there the men who had gone through the ordinary being very few sailors, particularly among those leige aumber of opinions were brought to bear apprenticeship. Continuing, Lord Minto stated, of high rank, who would admit that an ironclad on the abject. There is no doubt that to the of that size conll be mado seaworthy, let alone end of his career Bir N. Barnaby's usefulness The best ships that had ever been in an English Dockyard were the work of two totally attain a speed far in excess of any man-of-war was impaired by the reluctance of the Admiralty
to part with their beloved masts and yards. uninstructed naval officers, Capts. Hayes and Symonds."
The splendid work done by Sir William White under reçeut sulightened udministrations is too well known to need recapitulating.
F. BLACKHEAD & CO.,
Navy Contractors, Shipchandlers, Sail- makers, Provision and Coal Merchants, Praya Central, next Hongkong Hotel:
Surgeon Dentist, 50, Queen's Road Central. MORE & SEIMUND, WONG TAI FONG, CA
Surgeon Dentist, 24, Bank Buildings,
Opposite Hongkong Hotel.
DRAPERS
EBRAHIM ELIAS & CO..
Milliners, Bilk Mercers. Haberdashers.
Low Prices; 37, 39, Wellington Street.
SEE WOO,
Tailor, Draper and Outfitter 67 and 69,
Queen-s. Road.
FLOUR MERCHANTS
SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY,
Merchant Millers, San Francisco.
Eustera Branch, Padder Stroot,
WILLIAM WUILEY, Manager.
FURNITURE: WAREHOUSEMEN
A CHEE & CO., Established 1589. '.
Every Household Requisite. Depot for Eastern's Kodali Films and Accessories;
178, Queen's Road Central,
LI KWONG LOONG,
Cabinet-maker. Furniture Dealer, Art De- corator and Dealer, 17, Queen's Road,
GROCERS
THE MUTUAL STORES,
SUB-AGENTS LIFTON, LD,
8 and 30 D'Aguilar Street,
Provision and General Merchants.
HI, TIE,
Wine and Spirit Merchaats, Groceries, Best Gooils, Lowest Rates. Try Charles Evaporated Cream, 10, D'Aguilar
Street.
JEWELLERS
KANG LEB & CO.,
Jewellers, Gold and Silversmiths. Watch- makers, Japanese Caries and Blackwoodl Furniture. Opposite Peat Office, 36,
Queen's Road Central,
MAISON LEVY HERMANOS,
Diamond Merulants and Watchmakers, 40, Watson's Building, Queen's Road. Also. of Shanghai, Manila, Paris and Iloilo.
SUN SHING, Established 1840.
Silks Ganzes, Crope-Shawls Chinaware, Ivory, oto, Gold and Silversmiths and Engravers, 39, Queen's Road Central,
WAH LOONG,
Gold and Silversmith, Silk Drossen, Crêpe Shawls, Ivory Lacquerware, Fans,
Curios, Bristles, Human Hair, Fen thars; 98, Queen's Road Central.
THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE
EASTERN
ACETYLENE LIGHTING
Shipelandloré, Sailmakers, Riggers, Com-
mission Agents and General Store
keepers, 3 and 45, Praya Central.
TAILORS
AH-MEN, HING-CHEONG & CO.,
Tailors. Drapers and Outfitters, Queen's
Road Contral, Old Club Site.
Brandle: A-MAN, opposite City Hall,
HUNG YUEN,
Outfitters, Shirt Makers, Hatics, Hosters,
Drapers, 85, Queen's Road, Central,
TAK CHEONG
Tailors, Gen-lemon's Outfitters, Hatters, Hoisters, and Drapers, Chinese Silk of all kinds, 50, & 52, Queen's Rd Cartaal,
YEE SANG. FAT & CO.,
Outfitters. Pisce Goods, Underwear, Shoes, Hata, Silk Handkerchiefs. Opposite Post
Office, Queen's Road Central. TOBACCONISTS
R. HAUGHTON & CO..
Although the young men of the School were Naval Military and Court, 16, Queen's Road, without four in Government circles, they were gradually becoming a power in the land Opposite Kala's Curio Store.
Many of them had left the public service and were engaged with Mr. Scott Russell and other private builders in laying the foundation of ocean steam sarigation: As gach man considered he had been robhod of his birthright by Captain Symonds, all watched narrowly for any defects in the latter's ships, and in their papers on "Naval Architecture, distributed throughout the country, they loudly protested that if the Sproudites were good they were only relatively so; and as they had never been allowed to build & inan-of-war on scientific principles, there were no correct standards wherewith to compare them. The first scientific treatment of shipbuilding in the Encyclopedia Britannica appeared in the 7th edition, 1810. It came from the pen of Mr. Augustin Creuze, a member of the School, then a subordinate in one of the Dockyards, but a few years later the head of the shipbuilding depart ment of Lloyd's.
Kinger Street.
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TURRET SHIPS.
LECENT CONSTRU STOE),
FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND
PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.
THE Company's Stounskáp
"TSINAN," Captain Anderson, will be despateled on MON- DAY. the 20th August, at Noor
The attention of Passengers is directed to the Superior Accommodation offered by this Steamer. The First Class Saloon is sitanted forward of the Engines. A Refrigerating Cham-
“A dnly qualified "Surgeon is carried and the Vessel is fitted throughout, with Electric Light. N.B.-Rotura Tickets issued by this Com- pany to and from Australia are available for stura by this Stomers of the Eastern and Australian Steamship Company and vice enten,
For Freight or Passage, upply to
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agonte. Hongkong, 29th July, 1900,
[#103 THE CHINA MU PUAL STEAM NAVI- GATION COMPANY, LIMITED.
FOR MARSEILLES. AND LONDON VIA MANILA E Company's Steamship TEENKAI," Daries, Commander, will be despatched as abovo on THURSDAY, the 3rd inst
For Freight, Ke., apply to
T
JARDINE, MATHESON & CO.,
Agents, Hongkong. 6th August, 1000,
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OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED. STATES,
· MEXICO, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA THE OVERLAND BAILWAYS AND ATLANTIC AND OTHER CONNECTING
STEAMERS. VIA INLAND SEA OF JAPAN AND HONOLULU,
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM Hongkong.
COPTIC (via Shanghai,"
Nagasaki, Kobe. In SATURDAY, Sept. 1. land Sea; Yokohama at Noox. and Honolulu)
THURSDAY, Sept. 27,
At Noon.
GARLIC (vin Shanghai, Nagasaki, Kobe, IL. land Sou, Yokohama sud Honolulu). DORIC (via Shanghai,
Nagasaki, Kobe. In- (TUESDAY. Oct. 23, land Sea, Yokohama at Noon. and Honolulu).
THE Company's Steamship "COPTIC" will be despatched for SAN FRAN CISCO VIA SHANGHAI, NAGASAKT, KOBE INLAND SEA YOKOHAMA, and HONOLULU on SATURDAY, the 1st September, 1900, at-Nooy,
Steamers of this line pass through the IN- LAND SEA OF JAPAN and call at HONO- LULU and passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point en route.
It was about the year 1860 that a daring, energetic, but ill-fated naval officer was
In conclusion, a few words may be said coming known to the public. Ever since the
the system of Crime war Capt. Cowper Coles hari been about recent changes in
In urging the Government to adopt a system of training Government naval architects, shot-proof rafts, which eventually developed 1973, when the Admiralty acquired Creon- college into the turret-ship. During the war Capt. wich Hospital and tarned it into a Coley had actually fitted up a raft with an im- for the higher training of naval officers, the provised turret. Although his plans were Admiralty Branch of the Kensington School well reported on, the gallant captain did not was transferred to Greenwich. Since about 1836 Rake much hundway with the Government, who, students in construction have been drawn from inclined to rest on their laurels. In the mean College for the service afloat. For the first two having got the Warrior afloat, were doubtless the Royal Naval Engineer students at Keyham time Mr. John Ericsson had launched his yours the students are trained as engineers under celebrated turretship Monitor, and on March the eye, during working hours, of the thief 6th, 1862, about 125 days after being laid down,Engineer of the Dockyard. At the end of that she began her eventfal royage from New York period a competitive examination is held, after to Humpton Roads, arriving in time to arrest which, should the successful man elect to go in
Special rates (first closs only) are granted to the confederate ship, Merrimae, in hor easy for construction, he is transferred to the care of task of smashing the wooden ships of the the chief constructor, under whose supervision Missionaries, members of the Naval, Military, The dual which took lie goes through a three years course of prue. Diplomatic, and Civil Services, to European Federal Government. place between the two ironclads, and the fatical shipbuilding. The practical training over, officials in service of China and Japan, and to triumph of the turret-ship had a marked effect the student is then sent for a higher course of Government officials and their families.
Passengers who have paid full fare, re-embark- on Capt. Cole's plans, and the British public at instruction to Greenwich, with short visits ones began to alumour for turret-ships. With to the Dockyards between. The College seeing at San Francisco for China or Japan (or * period of three years, vice versa) within one year, will be allowed due feverish haste the Royal Sovereign, a wooden sions, extends over liner, still on the stocks, was cut down and fitted. If successful in his examinations the stud-
SOME MODERN IMPROVEMENTS,
land France, and Germony by all trans Atlantic Through Fussenger Tickets granted to Eng-
lines of Steamers and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada. Rates and parti culars of the various Routes may be obtained upon application.
apply to through fares from China and Japan to Europe.
All PARCEL PACKAGES should be marked to address in fall; and same will be received at the Company's Office until FIVE P. the day pro- evious to sailing.
Cigars, Egyptian Cigarettes, Dealers in tempting to adapt his frigate lines to steamer with turrets. A number of other liners were ent is then entered on the roll of the Corn count of 10 per cent. This allowance does not:,
also ent down and hung round with iron plates of Naval Constructors as an assistant construc.
tor, and is sent to one of the Dockyards as It was at this period that Mr. E. J. Rood was supernumerary. A special feature of the above appointed Chief Constructor of the Navy. As training is, that during the term at Greenwich we have seen, Mr. Reed was trained at the second the embryo constructor is brouglit in close con School of Naval Architecture. His last public tact with naval offers of the executive and appointment had been as a subordinate in Sheer.gineering banches, studying at the College. new yant, but it was not by this means that the The interchange of ideas between the future originator of the modern system of ironclad cimstruction mount to carve his way to fortune Turning his back on the Sheppey yard, he pro coedol to the metropolis, where he soon maile his mark as a writer on naval since, and eren tually became editor of the Hechanics" Mager size. As one of the principal founders and list secretary of the institute of Naval Architects. established in 1860, Mr. Read id good work in ment at a time when they were beset by numer ous projectors, each endeavouring to prove that of
Codlin was the friend, not Short,
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Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo des- constructors of her Majesty's ships and the mentined to points beyond San Francisco in the who handle them, cannot fail to eventually add United States should be sent to the Company's Ofless, addressed to the Collector of Customs, to the efficiency of the
San Francisco. - SPLENDID
service.
Haval NEW NOVEL
BY A
BRILLIANT AUTHOR.
With the advent of the steamboat came the gradual decline of the Surveyor's power. In at-
fo failed utterly. His first two stemmers, Cyclope and Gorgon, fail to carry their guns, and in other respects compared unfavourably with private steamers. In 1843 the Surveyor built the first Royal yacht, Victoria and Albert When finished she swam so much by the head that 120 tons of lead ballast had to be put in her after a trial rau; for the same reason her original boilers bad to be removed and lighter ones substituted, whilst als steered so badly that large alterations led to be made in for stern and rudder. This reucl was replaced about 1856 by the present graceful yacht to which her Majesty has become so much attached. The Surveyor received his final knock-out blow from the hand of Mr. Thomsa Lloyd. This gentleman had been a member of the School, but seeing no prospect of succeeding and, at the time we are writing of, he was chief Government engineer. He was an ardent ad- vocate for the sores propeller when the Surve
We must pause here to note the establishment yor would have none of it. About 1845. Mr. Lloyd succeeded in getting the Board to adapt of the third School of Naval Architecture in some old liners for the sorey: In making the 1868. It was due to the efforts of a number of necessary alterations in the storm it was the gentlemen, principally members of the Institute Surveyor's practice to leave a flat space of con- of Naval Architecte, that the School, under the siderable breadth athwart ships immediately in front of the screw. In consequence of this, a the ship moved through the water & following wako was set up which prevented the water clos ing in under the stern and getting to the pro- pellor, the result being a great dimination of speed Mr. Lloyd protested against this form of stern, and by a series of practical experiments proved that with a well-formed ship the speed could be more than doubled without increasing the engine power. All the ship's fittings for the Barew were at once ordered to be lengthened by sharpening the run aft. The alteration cost a large sure, but nothing to what it would have cost had the mistake boun allowed to go on.
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