BETTER PAY FOR OUR ARMY OFFICERS.
THE
of a graduated scale of pay even more necessary in our Army than in the great Continental Armies. Tho pay of the oflicer is not scale of pay for infantry officers; I would suggest the following what it ought to be in those days with a similar systent with rates for shall have to face this question slightly different and see what should be done, artillery, cavalry, and other
officers: Mr. Haldano, in the House of Cominos, March 14.
Booner or later wo
There can be no doubt that the want of a “living wago" is mainly responsible for the pre-
Per Diom.
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PAY OF INFANTRY OFFICERS.
sont alarming decrease in the sup-
ply of officers for tlio Itegular. A second lieutenant, on juin
Army In formor days ollicers
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THE SAILOR'S WIFE.
PROBLEM OF WAGES,
TELEGRAPH
!
SATURDAY
APRIL
Air AJ Paterson, second
half pay, or to pay at shortor in- tervals than a month. It is worthy engineer, Choysang, is awaiting of note, however, thus a Liverpool orders. firm with in high reputation for Mr. H. O. Clements, fourth on- enlightened and liberal treatment gincor, Kutsang, has gone fourthi of its men was able to prove to engineer, Tooshing. the Board that their strict inter pretation of the law led to great hardships, with tho rosult that the Board have conceded to such firms as desire it permission to pay, at their own risk, allotments of more than half wageantmonth- ly, fortnightly, or wookly in- forvals.
- REASONS FOR CHANGE,
Mr. A. Weare, chief officer, Fausang, is on loave
Mr. AL Burton, from leave, is gone chief oflicer, Fansang.
Captain Evans, of the Haitan, has gone master of the Haimun.
The 1. and O. Noro and the Bina Fannel linor Prometheus took away betwoon them rocently from Fort Swottenham about 3,075 casos of rubber bosides other, leent produce, altogether some 4,500 packages, for Colombo and European ports.
Jack afloat and Jack ashoro laus boon so ofton transfigured by writers of fiction to a hero of the first class; his virtues bavo been so frequently trumpotod and his faults carefully glossed over, and the practical side of sea life has been so continuously dis regarded in, song and story, that a romantic halo seems, to the ordinary individual, to surround tliose who go down to the se in ships No doubt there is an In view of this concession it attraction about life on tho may be argued that Mr. Holt's rolling ware that is not pussessed Bill is unnecessary, but it must by any other calling. Its freedom bo remembered that the firms Land-chanco-of-adventuro,-with- aftor 5 years'
who now pay more than half tho added zost of unknown danger, wages at fortnightly or wookly total sorvice... 7.0 have called strongly to mankind, intervals do so at their own risk, aftor 8 years' and not least to the inhabitants and it is doubtful, whether their totalitarvico 8:0
of the British Isles, from time action, even with the assent of after 10 yours inmemorial. Even in the pro-the Board of Trade, could be total servico... 9.0 eaic times in which we livo boys defonded in law. There does not after 12 years'
T'un away from comfortable scom to be any good reason why total service.. 10.0 homes to go. to soa, and such the law should not be altered as on appointment to is the glamour of the mighty Mr. Holt's Bill proposes, and
rank.......
deep that only a percentage re the reasons why it should be after 15 yours' turn to take up shore avocations.amonded aro fairly obvious. In total servico...13.0 The others, disillusioned must the first place the practice of
probably, become sailors, and a few, perhaps, retain an affection accumulated wages at the con-submitted at the meeting of the paying a seaman half his for the employment into which clusion of a they have flung themselves,
joined, the Army ofton for reasons. A tioutenant, on appointment that may appour not altogether professional to see the world, to woar a lundsome uniform, to en- joy spokal position, in spond a pleasant and easy life among gonial companione, to have plenty“ of love and unlimited oppor- tunities for sport. Certainly, they woro unt oxpected to overwork.
themselves. Some, indead, most A captain, ly sons of ollicers, joined the Arny because they were ambi-
tious and "fond of sokliering.
Oiliors, after a few years of in-
· dolent enjoyment, camo andør
the influence of enthusiasts, who-
were regarded as harmloss luna-
after 18 years
..
12.0
total service... 14.0
aftor 20 years' total service... 15.0
ties, and developed into keon A major, on appointment lợ soldiers. But in those days thore was no incentive to work at one's profession, oither at Sandhurst- Woolwich was more encouraging and oxigent or on joining" tho regiment.
our ranks.
A STRENUOUS REGIME. The course at Sapillatrat is very different how from the earso of fifteen years ago. True, it lasts only one year, which is a serious but it is thoroughly practical and
whon second
· SEA HARDSHIPS.
vaynge has
is
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1911
FAT AND THE PEERS.
OR, YOU NEVER KNOW.
CHAPTER 1-1911, Pat Murphy, is fino a specimen
Bat,
nterrupted the lawyer amiling,the Poors aro notabolished yet. The House of Lords can throw the Bill out.
"Hurroo !" al
shouted Lord Clari-
of the good-hearted, wildmouthed tiene. Then he flung the door day's march through Clerkenwoll,Bridget, darlin' exclaimed Iristuman as you would find in a open and called to his wife,
Wapping, waited with the mob gorously tie lier ladyship that or the Borough, or the Island of his lordship, embracing hor,vi- outside the Houses of Parliament you are, and tis a grand now Presently,likoa lightning flash, coronet all gold and jools that the nows that the Parliament Bill will be on the place where you had passed the Commons lit up woar your bonnet. the dark skies of night. Pat Murphy Hung his hat in the air and glicuted, Ireland a Nation!
Hurroo!!!!
Then he looked up for his hat and couldn't see it.
A neighbour cuffed him Tramp stonmors are at the pre-You'd bottor wait till the Lords sont moment paying increased attention to Culoutta harbour, The plague in China and the poor oilsood crop in the Argentino have driven thom to sook for cargo in India
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Nicholas, arrived in Singapore IJ. M. S. Florn," Caplain John froin Manila on April 5th.
"There are 970,000 blades in the Mauretania's, turbinos," said the Hon. C. A. Parsons at the Royal Institution the other night, "and the total length of thing works so smoothly that the blading is 120 milos; yet every noise caused is not grouter than often r
come out and asks one of 'em to want om again." lend you his coronet. They won't
lord's coronet on an honest. Irish- "And 'd'yo think I'd put
"ነ
man's skull?" exclaimed Pat in
go barehonded to my grave." dignantly, "Bodad, I'd sooner "You probably will," said the stranger.
Redmond was seen emerging At that moment Mr. John from the House. Atul from thousand throats the triumphant elorus, "What do you think of the Irish now?" went up to the silent and impartial stars.
modest residence in Camberwell Pat Murphy went home, to his without a hat,
“Bridget, darlin'," he said to
CHAPTER IL-1860, Murphy were brothers. They Patrick Murphy and Tim
lived in a lonely mud, enbin on tho Tigroney Hills... something happened. The some- They were good friends till thing was a girl. Tho girl said that as she couldn't marry both of them sho would marry Pat.
The brothers quarrelled and Prod. "Good-bye" and Tim
I'm off to Philadelphia in the
of me again.
finished the bottle too hurriedly, Bridget thought that Pot had but there was a little whisky loft.
"Mr. Lawyer and your lady- ship," he said, raising his gloss, "I give you a tons! The Houss of Lords, and the man that lays his hand upon a Poer save in tho way of kindness can take off his jacket and put up his fleia to Pat Murphy, Lord Claridene, Wo He's mad," moaned Bridget! Peers must stand together
"No, your ladyship," smiled the lawyer; he has come to his senses. If you will call at my office to-morrow, my lord, I shall
Loan recommend a firm that will at your disposal at the bank, and be glad to place a convenient sum
put your coronet and that of her ladyship in hand at once, and have them ready for the Coron ation.
"Bridgot, darlin'," said Lord clothes to the fire and get the Claridono, put my Sunday
ercases out of them at once.. Ell
"True," said the lawyer. "You never know."-"Referee."
[ALL IRISH RIGHTS RESERVED.]
“PUNCH'S" LATEST.
Tho suggestion has been made that, in order to get through the glut of Private Mombera delivored orations, the Spenkor
defect and ought to bo remodiod, ing to devices and temptations chiefly othora-the hard-earned it is intended to stigmatise all that resulting from the working morning, and you'll never hear should allow two speeches, to l
the officor-instructors are koon and capable.
1.
NAMES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
when
the
*
The annual report for 1001, Norddeutschor Lloyd, held in nothing to recommend it. Bromen on 14th ult, shows a especially when it is remem- steady increase in both passenger rank............10.0 There is no doubt that the sea bored that his wife and family and goods traffic during the past after 22 yours
exercises a considerablo fascina- have probably bean, miserably. total servico... 17.0 tion for most people, and short of funds while he was at son. Your. The gross profits amount after 24 yours
ed to,38,150,000 marks, as against sailor's restlessness ashore is well Mureover, the practice of paying a 32,890,000 marks in 1900. A total service... 18.0 known. Yet when all is said that lump sum to sonnen at ports of But things have changed. In
cau be said in favour of the son-discharge has there a most undesir-dividend of 3 per cent. was de- clared, after writing off 20,130,- in command... 20.0 man's life, and allowing for all the able class of persons, who can only 000 marks for general expenses, his wife, put the whisky bottle be in the House of Lords before the last six or seven years a won- dorful transformation Jas been A commanding officer of a
improvements in his lot lint the bodescribed assharks and harpies, 7,110,000 marks for taxes, 4,767,- on the table and a couple of breakfast to-morrow. Sure, tis. effected. The Army no longer
battalion.....25.0 legislature and public and privato These rugues prey on discharged plays a soldiering Many ro- It would also be well to give interests have been instrumentalsamen and obtain their money by 000 marks for special repairs, &c, glasses, and drink fair to they vote that may save the British Constitution in the hour of its forms are still needed, but we are officers who have passed Staff in effecting, the fact remains that fair incans or foul generally the to the insurance fund, 218,800 the Peers!
and transferring 1,457,000 marks tonst I'll give yo: 'Perdition to
deadly nood." on the right road and our small College an extra allowance of, any, it is not infrequently rougli and latter. The result is that Jack marks to the reserve fund, 300,000 Army will soon be a match for any half a crown a day when with hard and exceedingly uncomfort- often no better off at the end of a marks to the renewal fund, and qual number of troops, even their regiments, and to recognise able. Though Juck ashore may voyage than he was at the begin 100,000 marks to the fund for
they are drawn by con- a dividend taxos scription from the bost of foreign ollicers who have passed through is generally when he has just dependents nshore is excepted. nations, wheress we still rely on the oronomic course, or havo ob-finished a voyage, and has landed There is no reason, however, why hunger and angmployment to fill inod special certificates for with sullicient funds wherewith to this proportion should not be much Jusketry or for foreign languages, makomorry. Thomorrymaking is larger, and it would certainly be ! Mr. Haldane has announced his usually, if not always, very brief.much better employed as Jack, in intention of dealing with this It is attended by much suffering, his sober moments, would be the question. The sonner he disclosos consequent upon the taking of too first to admit. his plan the sooner will ho be much liquor, on the purchase of THE DESERTION PROBLEM. relievod of the necessity of resort- which; for hisolf and others. It must not be understood that worthy of a great inilitary wages go, and not infrequently seamen as bad, but some of them ends in the lock-up. Now this ure, and more are thoughtless
made simultaneously, Tho ex- nation.Milos in "Daily Mail,".
is bad enough if Jack has no or improvident. If these
Tim went. Put stopped in the porimont. would appear to have
· Tlie annual report of the Hamd cablu, married the girl, and been tried with success when ono dependent on him, to whom latter had it in their power line states that the girl a year later added a In those stronuous days the
the money ought to go; but by man toinen on to the improvement of economic con- little boy to the home. The King George received doputations Army is no place for monoyed
munlu their wives with more ditions in the most important boy was named Patrick, and from the two Houses of Convoca- idlers. It is a serious and an
of wife and family, money while they wore away,
trading centres has developed exacting profession. Every ng hours. If he cannot or will not An analysis of the names of the supported out of his money impress on the mon the necessity a satisfactory result to record, berwell because the House of
who have every right to expect women might be depended on to further, so that the company his up to be a middle-aged tion the other day. The Arch- man, drinking-whisky in Cam bishop of Canterbury," says "o take his full share of work the members of the House of Com-earnings, and to often get only of leaving them better provided Particularly was there an im- Lords had gone down before the contemporary, read the address officer must go. No good regimens, made by the Editor of kicks and few of the halfponce, for. There is no valid ronson provement in the United States. imporious will of an Irishman from the Southern Province, ment will tolerate a loafer, and "Debrett's House of Commons
why allotment notes should not Regarding the East Asiatic lines, and Home Rule lad dawned for while the Archbishop of York very few British regiments around the Judicial Bunch," publish
bo granted for two-thirds or the report states that the lack of Ireland at last. not good nowadays. A new spirit od by Mossrs. Doan and Son,
proportion of the wages duo, and had to complain in last year's three-fourths or an even larger outward freight, of which they
read that from the Province of has come over the Army. Our yields some curious facts.
CHAPTER IIL-1911: York." corps of officers is a serious body
Colour is roprosented by a hoarted attempts to deal with the the argumont that firms paying report, has yielded to a plentifuling confusion to coronots when of professional soldiers. With Black, a Greene, a Cirey, a Roddy, evil by providing that shipowners lose by men doserting at foreign homeward direction there was
Pat Murphy was still drink- more than half wages might offering of cargo. propor encouragement it will in a ond'six Whito (s) and Whyto (s), must, if the seaman wishes it parts is easily matby the also 110 scarcity of goods, the A gentleman stopped Inside, intoxication, with his alcevos
thore camo a knock at his outer tromely numerous with its Bird, nots, authorising his wife or other desertors could be cabled home company were able to increase the "I want to see Mr. Patrick rolled up, fighting a poster on
The Animal Kingdom is ex-permit him to obtain an allotment
door, and Pat opened it, Craik, Dawes, Haddock, Fox, near relative to draw a sum not and further payments stopped, employ larger cargo steumors thinn Murphy," he said.
number of their despatches and Hinde, Lamb, Lonch, Martin, exceeding half the wages due to the cost of the cable boing de- wore over engaged in this trade. Pointer, Roches, Roo and Swift, hia, at intervals of a month. In ducted from the balance to the The developments would appar
"You're seeing him," replied hear the Inebriatos' Protection a hoarding, As a sequel, wa Rot to speak of a Bull and two this connection it must be borne spaman's, credit. The greater ently have been even more fav-sitting-room, and Pat gave him bogging them to be less realistic would be no lack of candidates Horne (s).
Society is about to issue, an ap Tha visitor entered the little peal to our leading poster artists for cominissions if the prospects
Of Trades and Occupations refer to the seaman's monetary payment to wives or other rela-ourable if China had not had to were bettor. Sorions men who there are three Bakers, a Butcher, remuneration, and do not taketivos ashore would do something suffer under heavy economic dis a chair.
in thoir work. devote their lives to the most a Cooper, a Fletcher, a Gardner,
into account, his food and robbery of seamen arriving home, boon swept by inundations.
towards stopping the highway turbancos and if Japan had not
"Now, Sir, aro yon Patrick strenuous and most noble of all a Goldman, a Goldsmith, two lodging while at sea. Tho
Murphy, the son of Patrick Mur professions are surely not auran Masons, a Quilter, fills, a Saltor, amount which the wife is uble and would ensure more comfort
ply who, in the year 1860, was
The police records of Chicago sonable if they expect at least a four Smiths and two Taylors, to draw, therefore, is consider when the ship departs. It would, to those necessarily left behind
living in a-or-sinall cabin on prove that very few fat mem are living wago. This our officers do with a Masterman to overlook ably less than half her husband's
the Tigroney Hills in the neigh-guilty of serious orimos. It is not roccivo. All that they demand them all.
total remuneration, and out of moreover, strike a needed blow
bourhood of Avoca?!
realised, we suppose, that to have is a "living wage." More than
"I am, Sir." this she has to keep up a home, at a system which is admittedly
any chance of escaping detection that they do not who, ford do
one must by very alim nowadays. not want soldiers who are soldiers a good income. Our officers must only for hire and the prospect of be" gentlenten" in the true sense of the word, and the class must rouam as ligh as it has beon, even though it may, and ought to, consist ohiolly of the poorer
fow yours be second to none in the
world, and not inferior even to
the magnificent Offiziers Korps
of the German Army.
But the officers must be on couraged mul assisted. Thore
members of this class,
The Surface of the Earth in well defined by a Beach, a 'Cave, four Orugs, a fell, a Fiold, three Parkes, Sandys, a Weir and four Hills, a Tough, a Mooro, a Mount, Wood (8).
Of Plases, there are the Clive, Clyde, Cornwall, Essex, France, Holt, Hudson, Kerry, Keswick, Lewisham, Lincoln, London, and Snowdon.
Thore must be an increase in the pay of officere. What form, Agricultura can claim Barnes, thon, should the increase take? Clay, Croft and Rico, with a A scale of pay graduatod accord-Hodge and a Tenant; Horticul ing to length of service is the turs its Pollard, its Primrose, and only system by which fairness can Rose with two Thorne (s); be secured. In France, Gor Sport, a Falconer, a Fishor, a many, and other countries the Hunt, two Huntors with a Spear, pay of officers has recently been a Walker and a Wholor. increased, In nearly all Armies officers are paid on a graduated
Boalo.
Of those of high renown, thoro are two Kinge, two Chamberlains, a Chancellor, two Barrah (s), and
A SUGGESTED SUALE.. in-Kuight. In the British Army, which The Sousos.ure represented by still adharos. tonaciously to the Toucho, while there is a Long and antiquated system of regimental in Shorit of it, Thynne, two promotion, there are absurd ano? Young (9) and a Younger. malics. For example, the senior The Humour of the House is captain in one regiment may looked after by a Smiloy have twenty-two yours service or more, while the junior majors in other regiments inay hayo only Tho navios of the world have thirteen or fourteen years' service boen increasing by leaps and Toven less. This state of thounds," says a morning paper
renders the introduction" "Onsan greyhoundi?,
is
very painful, 'POSITION OF THE WIFE.
it
180u 1908 have mind, has The Morchant Shipping Acts
in mind that ball wages merely
suggestion that the names of
As in the
IF TRUTH CAME IN FASHION.
clothing for, often, a large family other vices on the part of large pay rent, and provide food and responsible for drunkenness and Obviously, where the range of numbers of soamon and, for and 24 10s. Od. a month, trim-art of their wives. Shipping monstary payment is between 3 privation and despondency, often conventionalities:
leading to drink also on the
Gazette."
mor, the sum which the wife has! to handle is utterly inadequate, even if no account is taken of the length of time before she is able to touch a penny of the money nover loss than a month and sometimesas much as two months,
LOG BOOK ON Captain J. B. Harris, from leave, has gone master, Anțui.
Captain Owen Jones, Anhui, is awaiting ordore,
Mr. T. K. Molntyre, clief on- gineer, Chinhus, is on leave.
Mr. P. Reilly, second engineer, Ngankin, has gone acting chief engineer, Chinhua,
Pat.
lord."
Tim. Your uncle Tim went to America, and then wont to Canada.
into fashion we might hour the "allow me to offer you my most If the use of truth were to come. “Then," said the stranger, following instead of the customary respectful congratulations, my him I'm not at home; just say Your father had a brother “Bridget, you needn't tell "My wlut!" oxclaimed Pat.
I don't wish to see him
"I may as well tell you, Mr. McCreary, that I'm not buying this hair dye för an elderly friend; I expect to use it myself. [^"^I_won't pretend, Mra. Kaw- ler, that the reason why I never love any photographs taken is because they never look like me; they always do."
The Kingston police took chargo last wook of an individu- al who was found, in a state.of
SHORT STORIES.
NOT A STAR PART. It was an ambitious young
In Canada he made a large fellow who left home, and was fortune, and became a great not heard of for three years; ht politicum, and financier. Ho the end of that period he return rendered such splendid service to ed, and said that he had become the Einpire that ho was made a un actor: in fact, he had procured baronet, and then a Peer.": a splendid engagement with p What!" exclaimed Pat, "my gentleman named Henry Irving. unelo Tim was a Poor!"
The father was so overjoyed that "Gentlemen, I'm not going to "Yes, my lord. He took his he mustered a large party of lie to you; my friends have not title, Lord Claridene, from his friends, and they attended in a asked me to be a candidate for English estate. He never married, body at the Lycoum. The first this office. I'm a candidate for A month ago ho died, and my act ended, but that man's son had it because I want the salary!" firm Juvo boon looking for you not put in an appearance. Tho pretending that I can wear a No.millions of money. And now, The fatlier was in an agony of
"Mr. Hilker, there's no use in ever since. He has left three socond net onded. Same result,”-
Mr. A.Q. Dunn, third engineer, of my foot. Show mo a No. 01-2" congratulate you on being a Poer the third not on walked the 'son, 4. I am not ashamed of the size Lord Clarideno, pormit me to perspiration. Toward the end of Cheongshing, has gone supernu. "I don't know why I'm lend-of the Realm with an incomo carrying a gua, but with nothing merary, Laisang,
ing you this money, old chap suflicient to maintain the tradito say for lumself. Ho wha mer ginoer, Laisang, has gone third "Dear Sir,-Wo return this
Mr. B. M. Avelino, fourth on- I do it with great reluctance." tional splendour of a British ly a super. He alcutte
down the stage a couple! engineer Choongaling story, to you for the reason that
But the father could s longer.
Choyang, ison leave, 4
Mr. H. Wiseman, chiofongineer,
gone acting chief engineer, Choy
Mr. A Buntain, from leave, has
MR. HOLT'S BILL. Ina leading article which ap poared in the "Shipping Gazette of Murch 1 attention was drawn to Bill which has been introduced into the House of Commons by ita object an alteration in the pre- Mr. R. D. Holt, and which has for sent avstein of payment of soa- men's allotments. Its effect, if passed into law, will be to permit sang. the granting of allotraent notes for a greater sum than half wages, and payment at a period earlier than a month from the date of tho agreement, and at intervals more frequent than a month The ne cessity for the Bill is shown by the held that the Merchant Shipping fact that the Board of Trade have Acts of 1894 and 1908 do not permit the shipowner to grant an allotment for a larger sura, tian,
Mr. 8. Thomson, Laird engineer, gineer, Choyaang, Koonshing, has gone third en
nobleman."
"Bogorra, look at that now. it is absolutely worthless. We exclaimed Pas, “and I've finished wouldn't publish it, even if you that bottle of whisky drinking
doin
BO perdition to
to the Poors Bad Can surprised, Move John Bodmond for freshing me though it'ara
Mr. H Daff, third engineer Chorang, has gone aoking second We
kit! patriot that