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HONGKONG.
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THE MOST PRESSING REFORM IN THE NAVY.
Dr
SIR JOHN COLOMB, K.C.M.G." MP.
I confess I do not like the word “reform
applied to the naval service. It implies a root ng-up of the old order of things, and the set, ting-up of some system entirely new. The conditions of the service are complex, and its prasant constitution is the product af aentarias
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vessal" until he approaches middlò ago, and | MR. FR. BLUNCK'S LACE STORE. rises by meniarity to command a ship. The theory sad practice is thin--that the experience he has gained in his "teens," and his subsequent opportunities of observing how ships aro handled by his brother offoors, who are not Fannery officers, auffices to qualify him fifteen or twenty years later to command and take charge of a ship,
The case of the officera of the torpedo branch is precisely similar. The servico generally seems perfectly satisfied with the system, and evidence is thus afforded that stean and mach. ivery have made, the handling of a ship se simple a alter, that persistent and continuous training may not be necessary to qualify for command of oar war vessels.
Beyond the colored painted letters on the pillars of the verandah facing the door of Mr. Blanck's store in the Queen's Road, the visitor can see nothing exceptional to cause him to stay a moment on his walk through the street. Tho front windows contain some specimens of laca work, but apparently there is nothing unusual in their display' looking at it with a casual
Love. To step inside and glance at the carefully laid ent tables his attention would not be engrossed by anything beyond what can be seen any day in an ordinary haberdasher's shop. Yet folded up within the long cardboard boxes are specimens of silk lace work, the equal of which it would be hard to find the visitor is told wore he to travel ART CHEMISTS. of evolution. Certainly I am wo advocate of bluejackets and marinos, and replaced them Mr. Blunck says, they cannot be equalled, But the revolation in ships has ousted both the country through. Indeed, in ono respect sudden revolution in the navy, bot. I feel of with wants of the engineer branch. Forty years and that in the width of the lacos, they cre this, that the organisation and training of the age when the Best was composed of rigged without parallel, running as they do freza naval service is not up to date. I am the more ships, 80 per cent, of the personnel were blus. inch to 17 inches wide. In an interview free to declare that opinion owing to twenty and 30 per cent. marines, only 8 per cant, of of silk lace, Mr. Blunck was thus drawn out :
jackets and marina, s. 50 per cont. bluejackets upon the question of those special widths nine years having passed since I ventured to the total personnel of the fleet belonged "I defy competition in this rospect, and say point out at the United Service Institution how the Engineer branch. Now only 60
with all confidence, that there is not another house the advance of mechanical solence must affect the cent. are bluejackets and marines, 2.0.0rHere is one specimen which I am sending to in China manufacturing material of such width. LANDOLT & FLINT, COM-organisation and training of the personnel of sent. bluejackets and 20 por cent. marines, sur
the floot. At that time the flest was composed the whole instead of 8 per cent. This process Faceiving from the other side where the ex- the Engineer branch now forms 26 per cent. of America to carry out au order sont me a fow mails back-it is only one of many orders ลบ entirely of rigged ships. Now all effective is still in progress. Yet the naval fighting ships are mastless. That change has public are much more concerned in ranking States are not alone in appresiating this silken
ceptional been a revolution, not a reform. During the provision for a great reserve of "won-men" than
of engineers, artificers, and stokurs. Sach is workmanship for I have received many orders satne poriol, however, there has not been each the force of naval tradition in the service from Europe which I am now executing with
the utmost despatch." marked changes in organisation and training as out of it. to justify the use of the word "reform" in des. cribing them. The principles of organisation adapted to a sailing floet remain in full ferco and effect while the method of training officers and men for the service of the flest is, at last,
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FIFTY-TWO
SHORT
COMPLETE
STORIES FOR 1901.
THERE
RE will be published weekly during 1901 in the HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
a Series of SHORT STORIES written by the leading Novelists.
Each story is copyrighted and will be com-
pleted in two bi-weekly instalments. The
following is the list of the Story Writers :---
B. W. CHAMBERS. MES. L. T. MEADE.
BILAS K. HOCKING,
HELEN MATHERS. Rer. S. BARING-GOULD. ABADELLA Kennaly GUY BOOTHUY MRS. ALEXANDER. MOBLEY ROBERTS.
THE QUEEN OF ROUMANIA- ALGERNON GINKING,
KATHARINE S. Macquoip. FERGUS HUME.
M88. C. N. WILLIAMSON. HALLIWELL SUTOLITVE,
RITA."
J. MARSHALL MATHER. KATHARINE TYNAN.
A.. ST. JOHN ADCOCK. MARY LOVETT CAMBIÓN. WILLIAM WESTALL
ADELINE SERGEANT.
FRED WISHAW.
JANE BALLOW..
TOM GALLON...
MAY CROMMBLIN.
James Baker,
MABEL QUILLAR-COUCH.
A. J. DANBOR
THE LADY MIDDLETON.
From JANUARY to MARCH, 1901,
the following will appear :--.. MORLEY ROBERTS, "The Peace of Ephraim," CHRISTAPEL COLERIDGE, “The Lady Dress-
maker."
R. W. CHAMBERS, "The Market Hunter." HELEN MATHERS," At the Sign of the One
Pound-One."
HOWARD PHANE, “ A Cargo of Tulips."/ E. EVERETT GREEN," Bir Oliver's Hobby." REV, 8. BARING-GOULD, "A Dartmoor Idy" Lucy Hardy, " Sappened to have Foundered
at Ses."
JOHN FOSTER FRASER, "The Transformation
of Theresa." THE QUEEN OF ROUMANIA, Decebal's
Daughter." H. J. ASHCROFT, “My Bailor Boy"
nien
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service and
The one thing clear, in the presont state of thing in the naval service, in the necessity of kuoping our ships more of sen, and more ventant practice of gunnery at sea. The first condition is easily fulfilled, but tas menad presents inherent difloulties We cannot keep the whole of our feet in commission, ready to man the vast number of ships in roserve. Naval ofcars prefer "sea gunners to be bluejac kots rather than marine artillerymen. It is u natural professional prejudice, nothing more, plainly shown to be so by official Returns. These neket "san gunners" and marine "won guuners" show that whon fair competition betwoon blue has taken place by prize firing at sea, the marine wins more money per head than the blasjacket. Nevertheless no naval administra tor can ignore a prejudice so strong.
visitor.
width has been introduced. The
Where is this manufactured ?" asked the
Mr. Blunck, unwinding a roll of lace from a longtincasa with pardonable pride, answered, " I manufacture it in Canton where I employ close upon two hundred and fifty workers. This out- not be beaten for workunnship, and for cheap-
middleman is avoided, and the purchaser receives bis goods direct front the spot where they are
anufactured from the raw material."
The visitor is shown some capitally got-ap
varici assort silk and linen lace collars, nad mont of silk work, comprising-hadcovers taldo. covers of all sizes; sorviettes; bureau scaris; tablecentre, aut doilies round and square; em embroidery by the yard for ladies drossus, us handkerchiefs, dragen and flower designs in all well as trimmings; afternoon tea aprons; ladics
white, white with blue, and blue with white; grasscloths by the piece and yard in white, pink
blue; silk embroidered cushions and cushion covers, dragon desira; gentlemen's crochet silk neckties in white, red, and black and blue; Chi- nexe silk flags of all sizes, ele. Mr. Blunck states that he will send a full price list of his stock to his Queen's Read establishment. any one on application being made to him at
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a matter of hot dispute between all the most white we must have fully trained men àlways nose it certainly has the palm, because the distinguished admirals. The only points upon which all anval officers agree is that **aca-men*** should be more at sas, and that the most important factor in the fighting effi. ciency of the foot is the "man behind the gun, Those who have followed the controversy cannot fail to observe that the "stepm-men," that is the engineers, the artificers, and the stokers, are really at the centre of the arga mentative circle, round the circumference of which the disputation runs. But little hood is taken of that fact, or at all events, it seems | generally overlooked, that the "steam-man" has usurped the most important place in the ship which was formerly occupied by the "sea-man." It is also a very curious feature of all these discussions that there is no common agreement among naval offers as to what n seaman” really is, or should be, in these days of mastless ships, where everything is worked by machinery. Before the question of "the training of soa of the term is required. That is exactly what can be usefully discussed, a clear definition the naval authorities who engage in the con- troversy seem unable to give us. One officer says there is a great difference between a seeman gunner" and a "sos gunner," and asserted that "saman gunner coald only be made by giving him preliminary training aloft with ELBAT& And
yards. Then again, Admiral Fitzgerald says, The sailor as wa Juve hitherto known him cannot survive long, as there is no place for him on board a modern man-of-war." Lord St. Vincent strongly advocated filtering Admiral Sir Gerard Noel all for masts and the army through the flect as marines, and as a yards training, and he tells us, "To a reaminu, roservo for the sailing navy. The policy that the foot of being at ses in steamship great Admiral and administrator urged should means that he has rather less to do than be applied on a gigantic scale in days of when his ship is in harbour," and further, sailing ships and pure seamanship, I venture to the seaman worthy of the name goes about say, can be carried out on a small scale in days envying the stoker who has something of mastiess vessels and steam-man-ship." I useful to do." The following further quotations would substitute marine garrisons controlled by from most eminent naval authorities will show the admirals on the spot at our naval bases and what we have come to. The admiral at the coaling stations abroad, for the present army Nore says, "The British bluejacket is the worst garrisons under the control of the War Office boat sailor in the world." The late Commander-in London. I go further and say it is the in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet declares "most pressing reform required in the Navy." that our mon of war are not half as much at and offers to be of infinite advantage to the Roose they ought to be, and that even the gun. Army. nery of our seamen is very far from satisfactory," The late Commander-in-Chief at Devonport is apparently of opinion that do what you will "the semen of the present day would not take that real interest in seamanship they took in the past."
The pressing reform therefore appears to me to be to give more sea training to the blacjackets unit less to the marines. For this reason do I advocats keeping the marine fortes more in reservo, by garrisoning the naval bases and coaling stations abroad with marines under the Admiralty, and at the disposal of the Ad- strenuously advocated by Sir James Graham miral on the stations. This was the policy so twice First Lord of the Admiralty. He insisted there was no difficulty in garrisoning the nasal
MESSRS. H. PRICE & CO. eflcient as marines by working them round in parts with marines and keeping the foren still
This well-known firm of wine and spirit rotation in the ships. Had this system been in merchants advertino elsewhere a fow special operation on the China atation, the Admirulitoms from their large and well-sclooted stocks. would not have had to destroy the fighting Among the many lines they offer their patrons efficiency of his ships to provide a force of less at this season we may mention Most and Chan- than 750 men for shore service. He would have dan's Dry Imperial Champagne. Vintage 1833. brought his marines up from Hongkong what a vine of the highest class Club Whisky, things began to be critical, and thus have hoon well matured spirit which is having a large able to provide a landing fores, while keeping sale, and Blatz," the "Star Milwaukee Beur his ships intact.
which has made its name famous "the world CIGAES, CIGARETTES, TOBACCO, PIPES IN CASES, TOBACCO POUCHES. over,"
JOHN C. R. COLOME,
MR. H. RUTTONJEE.
Two of the agencies which the firm hold were successful at the Paris Exhibition: the well known firm of Messrs. Joba Dewar & Sons, Limited, carried off the Grand prize the high- eat award for Scotch Whisky), and the growers of their Californian wines obtained a Gold mulal Mears. Price & Co. have established a reputation for their high class goods, a price list of which they will sund on application.
ing French colonies. Mr. Flint hopes soon to bela u position to open out and develop the old ostublished family dispensing business ot present worked "A la Colonaile,"
MESSUS, FLINT & LANDOLT.
Messrs. Flint & Landolt recently purchased the "Pharmacy" at No. 10, Queen's Road. They are still carrying on the old established çaxcorn, and have added to it an extensive commission business. Among other commercial additions to their line may be menticed their appointment as parvoyors to the French Naral. Authorities. Combined with this they are do- To successfully cater for the liegos at Christ-ing an extensive business with all the surround- The proesnt state of affairs in the Navy has mastide requires somewhat of a master mind, been tersely and truly desuribed by the most for there is an almost endless variety of viands ablo lay aathority on naval subjects, and the necessary to complete the seasonable meal. Then keenest of observers of naval thought, Mr. J. R. Santa Claus requires a lot of attention between Thursfield. "The country," he says, has the fittings, and nothing must, bo wanting given to the service a new navy of anexampled to bring up the order of timp. From the strength and efficiency in material. For its steaming roast beef and plum pudding down to personnel, on the other hand, it has given it no Tom Smith's Christmas, crackers is a long commensurate training.". For any own part, reach, and the basy housewife has all her work town wine merchants of Hongkong and the Mestra, Caldicok, Macgregor & Co., the well- I think ho might have added-nor adapted its planned out to see that the wants of the familyr Best, lave on sale a large and varied stock organisation to modern requirements, It is circle are supplied. A steady forethought is impossible here to discuss further the question necessary if the season is to be made what it if a noted. wiasz spirits, &c. from the famous of training. Suillcient observe that there
really meant to befestive in the true sense of Vineyarde, distfileries and breweries of bath seems to be a concensus of opinion that the the word. There must be forethought on the herspheres, suitable as presents for the festive present system is unsatisfactory and needs re- part of the provider as well as on the part of form: For my own part, while I think it dosir the consumer."
The old established stors of Messrs. Lar The caterer must indent for able that our young officers should have prelimi- his customer, and the latter in his turn must be Crawford & Co. is stocked with a rariod assort
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me fancy leather goods, electro-plated wases, meat of Christmas and New Year gifts, com
of endless variatios, in fact everything for the young and old; and the most hotel vianda
Christmas dinners
for
nary training in miling ships, I altogether dis discreet in his, selection of the good things in puta that such training is necessary for the "man dented for. Mr. H. Ruttonjeo has realised that behind the gun. If the sirocates of masts and something beyond the usual supply is requisite yards training for men desire to reproduce the at the close of the year, and this it is that the ideal seaman of the past, they should show visitor son umpasked and laid out before him that he is exactly the type of man suited to the all the seasomble fruits of the earth in shan present. Even then they must propose some dance. Already there are evidences of satisface best qualities, espacially high-glass employment for him in a masties ship, and so tion at his Yuletide consignment for Mr. prevent, his having to wander about ships at Rattenje bimself in s mamo ka lis patrous
envying the stoker who has something says:- useful to do.
The patronage accorded to me is hereby testition by: some of the certificats appended
forth in his advertisement elsewhere, and while Mr. Buttonjee's specialition of 1900 are set the visitor is reading the printed list kanded him, one of the attendante is cutting a Xmas cake, which is stated to have been made by
with a very in assortment of French goods of
The store of Monster G. Giralt is
is filled
delicacies, toys, e suitable for presents."
Franch
Those in quest of something not in the way of catables us presents. may turn their steps to the store of Mossrs. Kelly and Walsh, where they will find books in etery range of literature
Lrge stock of chocolates in handsome plash and Batin boxes, besides Bovril, and the celebrated Schlitz Beer A case of the last mentioned would do for a present.
Queen's Choice" liquear Sootch whisky, pro- The Victoris Dispensary is exhibiting the nounced by connoisseurs to be one of the finest whiskies ever imported here, and a good line in
The Robison Piano Company has in stock a
Pederate prices qu
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As regards the training of the Execn- tive branch of the Navy, which mosters herewith from a fow of my valued customers suited for Christmak souvenirs for the young only 40 per cent. of total personnel of The articles enumerated herein are guaranteed and old, besides a great variety of fancy gooda. the feet, it must be remembered that the to be of superior quality, and no pains are. Messes Watkins, Limited are displaying a combatant force of the foot is a composite spared in their selection. Coast port orders will body, partly bluejuckets and partly marines, the be promptly and duly executed. Scrupulous cars propertion being roughly about 2 blasjackets and attention will be brought to tear upon to 1 matrices The marine element is itself a compesife force of Artillery and Infantry. The "
Ou entering the store the visitor is almost lost, men of both branches are trained sea gunners, between a maze of boxes and packing cases, but thand turning in all most ela sure opened, and exhibiting, to view bottled borate and expensive training in all land, a well fruits and sweets, rlmonds, dates, &o., others 58 966, ordnance. It must be noted that in al- unopened but placed in such a position as to be sweets; chocointer, the executive branch are excluded. Bluejackets around at the rear are empty cases, the contigs variety of pianos by all noted aan- vulation percentages, boys" under training for accessible to the shopman's hammer, while and marines, being the combatant branch of the tents of which have gone out to adorn the factarers, musical intruments and music well naval service, fight the gune and use the won tables of only purchasers. The store is almost suited as presents at this season,, pons of the ship. The schools of gunnery train too small, to admit of an extended display. ing for bluejackets, marine, artillery and in- fantry alike, are on shore. The copses of artillery FAND WISHAW, "The Tontine of the Lays) training at these schools on shore is louger anil more elaborate in the case of the marine artil Upshires,"
lary than that of the bluejacket. The blue BLANCHE WILL CHANDLER, "A Persona" jackets, marine artillery, and marines, are all Mr. R. R. Bhagat who has had experience as u ses, gunners. The relativo amount of sea baker and confectioner for over a quarter of a Introduction."
experience of either of these three classes century. That having been sampled the plum of sen gunners" is a matter of accident. At pudding is the next article produced, and the same gun in a ship the marine artery with Huntly and Palmer's Xnias: cakes sind R. W. CHAMBERS is the powerful novelist man or infantryman may hare, and often biscuits, quits a little stand-up luncheon is pro whose The Bed Repubile created much has more ses expérience than the bloojackets. vided. Those around and then entertained to interest, HELEN MATHERS is moet brilliant Except as regards dreas, and nine, mastless some crystallized fruits, and to a glass of spark lady story writer MORLEY ROBERT possesses ships have abolished those marked differences Exg wine the visitor joins in the compliments na enthusiastic constituency: THE QUEEN which formerly existed between the bluejacket of the auto, one who could provide his HOUMANIA is presented by a most pleasing and marine. In the units they are new patrons, with supexceptionally good and story; FRED WISHAW's folerer novels are more imaginary than read, but taken col-palatable vienda far their Yuletide feast. been proscribed by the Russian Govern- Iectively the great difference lies in this Mr. Enttonjes states that he has a surprise in ment; the REV. 8. HASING GOULD in an ever that the officers of the bluejackets are trained store for his Kowloon patrons, for within's few welcome old favourite HOWARD FAKE to handle ships, those of the marine service are month his new and more commodious estab known as The Northoza Kipling
not. Now it is curious that the youthful naval fichment sell, hejopened, and all their wants JANU ÁSHCROFT is a Dow novelist of exceptions offlour from the date of lug being plaphed to will be supplied upon a plan of cheapness, Price promise; and Join FORTIE TRASEN air the Gunnary branch of the Royal Navy deser combined with an excellence of gashity not to be bates one of his wtrong stories.
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