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ABOUT THE SHIP

HERSELF.

For some time F.M.S. "Haw-

kins," the new thugship of the China

RECITAL

`THE CHINA MAIL.

NAVAL GOSSIP

TO-NIGHT'S ORGAN

SPY_COUNT" TRAPPEDY

HOW OUR SHIPS WERE

MANDAZZLED.“

The following is the programme of Station, L, says a writer in a home the Organ Recited to be given in St. paper, attructal considerable atten-John's Cathedral as 6.15 p.m. tion, mainly in consequence of in-day-

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novations intended to promote the Prelude and Fugue in C minor, welfare and consort at the lower

Bach

deck, and while he m not 52 Stumber Song.

......Nevin regarded as a "modalstung-Solo," Who loves not know. dantship, improvements have been

ledge? L. Lehman introduced with the Bbject of secris

Mr. C. Bandey Bird..

Hymn 13.

ing the masimant amount of comfort 4-Pastorale,

in the limitexl space available. In

view of this fact, and the genera! 3.-Marsh Pontificale, movement to bring about improved

Bird Franck

BETRAYED BY WOMAN'S VOICE

How

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PENSIONS UP TO £4 A WEEK

widows

£3 FOR BINGLE. MAN. beautiful young woman caused the uniniting of the German

Pamión increases, by which, a dis- apy Count Luxburg, pho earned in-

In the initial stages a small woodenabled ex warrant officer with a wife famy as the author of the spures model of each ship was made to a stock wesent sink without leaving a scale. On this design was painted a week, have been officially an- and two children will draw £4,3%. 6d. race") policy for U-boats, is reveal in wash colours for the purposes of ed by the leading Argenting journal, rapid alteration. This model was trospective as from September 3, and nounced. The revised scale is re La Nación, of Buenos Aires.

Count Limburg was the German then carefully, studied on a prepared applies only to fatally disabled war Charge d'Affairer at: Buenos Aires, theatre through a submarte per rant officers and non-commissioned and his assistant, whose arrest was scope, various sky backgrounds being officers and their dependents or also effected, was Count Otto von de la Tembelle the German Legation at the same satisfactory design having been Dinkelage, who filled a minor post in placed behind her alternatively. A conditions of service in the Feet Solo, Eye bath not seen" the curser of this new ship will be

city. La Nocion bas verified. the acevolved giving the maximum distor A. R. Goul curacy of its revelations, and holde tion, the model was then handed Mrs. O Kong Sing In respect of sene innovations, the 7.-Serenade,

certified documents amply authent R. Kindercating its statements.** Hawkins may be described as-Duet. "The Day is Done!**

to a trained plan maker ard tise pioneer, but it must be borne in i

The most important part of the copied on to a 1-16th Inch mind that as she is to be a flagship.

H. Lotr account refers to the manner in scale profile plan of the ship Mrs. O. Kong Sing and Mr. C. which von Dinkelage, under the her accotinecation will be far more

Bewley Bird.

name of Wilson, and calling himself on white paper showing port and severely taxed than if she were

9.-Jour des Noces... Stuart Arther a British subject of Scottish descent atarboard side. The plan was then private ship. Capt. R. G. H. Hen- derson. C. is in command of the collection will be taken in aid of the Buenos Aires and in travelling cirport at which the particular ship During the singing of the hymn a from Australia, succeeded in leaving sent to the outport officer at the ship, and tsk the initiative in re-general expenses of the Cathedral. cuitously via Chile, Panama, and was lying and transferred under his speed of newny changer which pre

Mexico to New York, there to act supervision to the ship. expected to prove a great advantage

as a German spy.

watered with the destest interest.

to the crew.

AN OLD DEVON SEA DOG.

An interesting handbook dealing

with the history of the ship bus bean

BOTHA'S SUCCESSOR.

CABINET

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N.CO, CI. 1 (CSM,

New

Weekly

Rates

STOJA

Rates with

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ac.) 53/4....

45/-

C1.2 (CQMS.

|_ &c.) - 50/-

424.

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C1.3 (Sgt.,

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ALLOWANCES FOR WIFE AND

none.

CHILDREN. 10/-

7/6...... (10/- if no wife).

(7/6 it no wife). 6 ... S

With the extension of the scheme became impossible to make a model to the whole mercantile marine, it and plan for every ship, and determined to divide the Mercantile Wife.... Marine into typical classes of ves Ist child number of designs was made accor 2nd child

the demand ding to particular class, and each outport Each other chili officer was kept supplied with all the allowance for the man's wife designs so that on arrival of a shipwill be granted only where the requiring a plan he was able to select marriage, took place before the

written by Comp W. Bennett, GENERAL SMUTS FORMING Aever, surreptitiously to enter U.S.sels. For each type of ship

gained gruenitomsly. The hund- book contains much instructive in- formation concerning the kull and armunwns ! the vessel, as well a

et suelo sulgeet as engineering, ele Pretoria. Friday. The Pretoria

tricity, gen mi dalle hosts and boat-rex understands that Viscount work, organisation, salutes and cere. Buxton commanded the attendance

zue2.

though, perkins, somewhat incon- This arrangement, al venient to the occupants of these spices, makes for greater safety of the vessel.

VALUE OF BULGYS."

man propaganda in North America. LOVE OF DISPLAY.. Blackstone Hotel, where, thanks to At Chicago the two stayed at the an error committed by one of the American detectives, the two suspects realised that shadowed, and escaped.

*hey were being

his undoing. The department was Wilson's love of ostentation was watching principally New York, as from San Antonio "Wilson" had thither, despatched more than 40 telegrams

for

the

Widow of Marine

Under

V

W.O. CL1 30/- 40/- 25/6 Widow of Marine Widow of C.P.O.. Widow of 1st CI.

&c. 25/- 33/4 21/-

PO. (OS) &c 23/4 31/1 19/6 Widow of 2nd Cl

W.0. CI. 2 26/8 35/7 22/6

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La Nacion's informant, who as sumes the name of Bishop, says that the American authorities knew very little of "Vilson's" activities while be was in Mexico. He managed, how territory, and stayed at the Guater Hotel at San Antonio, Texas, where two or three days afterwards he asked a local bank to change £5,000 sterling into US. currency.

This was his first mistake. The aal, etc. Tis is probably the of General Smuts 'nt Government cashier noted that some of the £5 one which fitted her as early as pos-receipt of the wound.or, injury, or ! first time that such a publication bas ouse mediately his Excellency and bore the stamp of a well-known fully well, but needed a great deal of on account of the disease for which and 10 notes had been endorsed sible. This scheme worked wonder before the man's removal from duty Even written and supplied to the arrived from Rhodesia, and also that German firm in Buenos Aires, and skilled supervision in the early stages, persion was awarded.

It catains over a hundred tienerul Simmi accepts the invitation reported the fact to page of internation. ant. in addi-to form a Cabinet, which, howe authorities; and from that moment a plan of 380ft, the work could not in cases of partial disablement wil

the police as with a ship, say S50fr, long and tion is insamative value, is being will not include all members of the

Rates (for man, wife, and children) rearded os o Souvenir of the Haw. Botha Ministry. For instance. Mr.

"Wilson "was continually shadowed. be left to be dealt with by a fore be proportionately lower. kins fed commission

De Wer, Minister of Justice, has long to Chicago, followed, naturally, by been in operation for some time, many officer will receive, while she is

From San Antonia" Wilson" went mar painter. When the scheme had general remakes the author potats been anxious to relinquish office.

A widow of a non-commissioned detectives. There he was received of these foremen became so interest under 40 and without children, one- und that the ship is named after the

by one of the directors of the Gered and keen that we were able to half of the pension which might have STING MDMA and commander, Sir

leave the adaptation of a plan to a been awarded to her insband if John Hawkins. 8 Armada Eume. wins was born at Bigmouth in 1532.tween the main and auxiliary steer

a number of cases with conspicuous over or when she has children, two- ship of different length to them in totally disabled, and, when 40 or He was the second son of Willam ing emepartments, there are no doors

help, as the bulk of work grew enor Finwkize, sea capuale. mera, and in nay of the unsverse watertight

mously, and we sometimes had as success. These men were a great thirds of such pension. Maar of Plymouth. 1572-0, whose bulkheads below the lower deck. ancestors luit been a long line of in view of the vessel being

SEAMEN. Hawkin our Hawkyus) of Tavistock.enently more liable to damage and

many as 100 vessels being painted Certain adjustments of pensions in Hin okker brother, Wifi, was also consequent flooding at the fore exc.

to the lot, and with long distancesto with the recommendations of the ar the same time in one port with the case of disabled seamen and only two or three officers to attend marines are being made in accordance a great son captain, but dropped his the main transverse bulkheads in the

cover-Lieut-Commander N. Wilkin Jerram Committee Allowances for senduring career earlier, and became lower desk crew spaces forward buve Mayor of Phawatir, in which post no doors. he fisted out sen ships against the

in "Engineering.”

wife and children will be the same es Spanish Angada. It is interesting

in Army cases. The rates for widows will be: to serve that in 1564, before leav ing Pisment en an expedition,

Old rate Hawkins saing orders concluded

40; no Other with with the quaint advice from Queen

children cases bonus Elizabeth sorve Und daily. love The bulges, which extend gener on aither preserve your victuals, ally throughout the length of the beware of fire and keep good com- bolter and engine-rooms, are" for the pany. This biophy of Hawkins purpose of giving greater safety --is most interestingly written, and guiast torpedo attack. If portious deals fully with the life and adver of the bulges on one side are dam tars and the many expeditions ofgard, the bulge on the other side can the obb Devon sex drg whose be loaded as necessary to bring the metry the new flagship perpetusel upright again. It is possible for both the engine-rooms or for all three boiler rooms to be flooded, and The hawkin may be shortly the vessel still remain atout in a ioseries as a very much improved stable condition, providing no water **Birmingham Lype. Blac W15 ptains acues through side scuttles designed in 1917 to meet possible being left open. improvements or advances in designs since the veget was designed of the Genap light cruisers, such as numerous additions have been made, theBron class, special atten- a result of progress and war ex tion bei pak to her sea-keeping peripue, to improve the efficiency gunities and bar capacity for main at the gun and torpido control, etc. taizing spot in weather where other These ultions, and elec the add. Bigla nisem pre handicapped. Intion of the above water torpeda the design, foreign service and long tubes, have involved a comparatively crises were outsidered, and in view large increase in the number of the of the dificulty which might arise crew, but it has unfertitely at at times in obtaining a supply of oil been posible to alloste any addi fuel some of the boilers are arranged tional space for the commeda for burning cul, the power obtained tion. A feature which vil no doubt from thear alone being sufficient for be noticed is the structure at the cruising spes The Atting of both sides of the vessel at the after-end coal-firal and oil-five hullers and the of the bout deck. This structure also sent to hospital, and by arrange- Assuming illness, Bishop" was necessary provision for stowing large urarged to give the

NOPQ R S T U V WITZ necessary

· 95.27 29-31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 40 51 quantities of coal and ut fiel, insirength and rigidity at this position cat was given 2 bed next to conjunction with the high speed re- where the section of be

Wilson." "A friendship grew be-

27 25 23 21 19 17 15 13 11 8:7.5 3 1 quire at full power and the ar. Ganges so considerably.

tween them.

The first figure is always I or 2, rangements of the primary gun amia

Without arousing In this new ship where the con "Bishop" worked in a skilful "feeler" be seen in the English example given announcement made by the pre

suspicion, indicating which code is used, as can nent seven 7.5m gube, six of which forts of the men, have

An interesting item of news is the

been su pin fire on either beside, five guns studied, it is interesting to pote transmitted from Buenos Aires to the end of each word.

as to how the despatches were being below. The word stop" is used at sident of the Pacific Mail:Stean being in the middle line, made a distinct innovation in the 3 rovision Berlin, and obtained a confession that

ship_Company, that the Company bong and large ved necessary. The of a recreation space forward. Here very few were sent by wireless, the 137927717 2713 STOP 29279 STOP tween San Francisco and Baltimore, An example of the code is would promptly begin service-be- length between perpendiculars gunes of all sorts are provided, and great majority having been trans- 3915294137 1277 STOP 31294127 via the Panama Canal. Ships sailing Gait, overall 605ft., and a breadth kinematograph shows are given for mixed by means of code telegrams 737 STOP 312937391 232349." The from Baltimore will call at Havana, at forecastle deck and underwater the entertainment of the ship's-com-through neutral legations in Buenos translation of this would be: Send Cuba Puerto Colombia, Colombia; bulge of 65ft, the breadth at the pung. A system by which fans will, Aires. No time was lost in securing ing stop one stop thous and stop Cristobal and Balboa on the Isthmus waterline being a few feet be. be exchanged for new ones ut the copies of these telegrams; but the pounds stop pesta lly." It is only by Corinto, Nicaragua: Acajutla, Salva

In order to render the veel as pont should make this new depar Lode remained a complete puzzle. sule as possible in the event of flood-ture much appreciated.

testing that the reader can see that i dor, and San Jose, Guatemala. This Wilson" was trying to escape 37 goes together and means "s" and invasion of the Atlantic by way of the Jag thong damage to the hull Sport will be a prime fictae in this from the internment camp, and not 37 separately, meaning "bd." Canal was not possible to the com- enused by grounding, collision, and ship. Among the officers are Com. "B.shop" decided to help him, having As the cables were in Spanish or pany as long as it was a subsidiary mine or torpedo explosion, water-Wixlehouse, the internatior al Rugby sight bulkheads and decks are fitted foosballer, and Lt. Boule m-Carter, which divide the vessel into a large whose prowess at cricket is so well number of watertight compartimente. known at Plymouth. The re is a fine Except for the bunker doors, the sporting element among door to the torpedo het magazine company, and every en auragement the ship's and the door in the bulkhead be will be given.

ler

SOME CHARACTERISTICS.

vessel

manently at the post office noted given that "Bishop should answer

One day an agent installed per-

that a particularly well-dressed man any telephone calls for "Wilson." withcrew from his pocket a wallet Two days before the arranged escape filled with membered the description of the Bishop" Immediately, answered the yellowbacks." He re a womanly voice called for "Wilson." much wanted "Wilson" and spoke telephone, at the same time instruct. to him. "Wilson" gave himselfing the Department of Justice to dis- away completely. He was arrested cover whence the call emanated and and taken to the Justiciary.

arrest the speaker. He skilfully Secret Police, Mr. Belaski, "Wilson

Interrogated by the chief of the engaged the woman in conversation confessed his identity, but stubbornly police in a fast motor car had arrived for eight minutes, during which time refused to reveal anything concern at the place where the woman was ing his mission. After many vain speaking.

Alternative pensions for widows attempts, it was decided to break yell was heard by "Bishop" (under 40 and without children) of through his reserve by other methods. through the telephone, and immediathe above ranks and privates or men "Bishop" was entrusted with this tely afterwards the gruff voice of a of corresponding rank will be one task. He became a leading light in plain-clothes man advised him that half of the busband's pre-war earn- Germanic propaganda circles, proving the arrest had been effected. The ings, increased by 60 per cent., sub- himself a capable agent in the Ger woman detained was found to be ject to a maximum of 50s. Where man interest, under the name of governess to a well-known American the widow is 40 or over or has Hans Schmidt. Spending money family, and very beautiful.

children, it will be two-thirds of the lavishly, he selected his guests among She confessed that she knew husband's pre-war earnings similarly those suspected of pro-Germanism." Wilson," and had occupied a flat increased, up to 668. 8d.*** At a banquet offered by him at the with him shortly before his arrest; Four Hundred Club. he talked freely also that she had a.trunk belonging against the Government of the United to him, which he had left in her care, States, and was there arrested with pending his return. A few minutes great cat.

later detectives searched the flat and found the much-wanted code. COUNT LUXBURG'S SINK WITH.

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"Bishop was conducted to Ellis Island, whither previously "Wilson" had been interned and was awaiting surgical operation at the camp hospital.

concluded, after many days of vain effort, that it would be impossible to obtain further help from Wilson" without his liberty.

OUT TRACE CODE Letter... A BUDE FG" I J K L

Code ... 13 5 7 0 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 Code 2...81 49 47 45 43 433837 35 33 31 29

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German, the above is not an actual of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Luxburg message, but indicates the is announced that the Pacific Mail style of the telegrams sent by Count will be able to give 'through bills of Luxburg through the Swedish Lega- lading from, principal Oriental ports ARRESTING A "VOICE."

tion in Buenos Aires, apparently for to all North and Central American At last the long awaited clue prethe Ministry of Foreign Affairs in and Caribbean ports touched by it sented itself. Instructions had been Stockholm, but in reality for Berlin. and thence to Europs

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