BY TUB ENGLISH MAIL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1279, 7 November 1911, Page 2

BY TUB ENGLISH MAIL.

0 RECRUITING ROYALISTS. Now that it is known that recruiting lor ine jmyaijsc cants in PorlUfcai iins iwii lurneu oil ill i.unuoii lur k)u.ii in.it>, ii win i>ii imi'icsiiui; lo gno sumo uolailii 01 now mi! movement wiib organised nnu cmrieu mil. iwu were appointed uy iho Koyaiitts. uut to ouuun . ui« liuiiiijur ui men reijuiral v.as a mucU >m>ro uiincuit mnuor. lwo luuntiit tiyo every Luiwur b).ciuiii|;o in Lonuon was vibiluil liy an agent, who iiKjuwoil if l-no aiiiiuirkms had on Uu'ir bouns tu« names ol any trustworthy wen wtio had been , Kilmers, a;. lie re<i Hired men as gai„ek'.'.ftliurii and watchers ior an estate in Uniatla. A list was hnlnied to him, and at tiic fanio time each man's regiment,' Jf-DRtn ni M'lvicf, and character. bach limn was then visili.il by one ot i'lic officer;., ami nter a promise ol silence if no ilfni was ellected, the terms ol tervicc, pay, and the general idea ol the movement were explained. ]) willing to volunteer, they were to call at the ofiico within twenty-lour hours; it' not, tlioy were asked to think over tho matter. 'I live who were willing callcrl, and, after being medically examined, were signed on. The men were dispttched in batches of between eight and a dozen, and travelled overland. Already some 200 men ! have, it is understood, left in this way, Accompanied by len ollicers am! three interpreters, 'j'ha men are promised a. large bounty if th" movement is tuccersful, but if not the agrr.ts bind themselves to sro that the volunteers are landed at the nearest English port. Captain I'aivo Conceiro, who is in charge of the men, [ is of English descent, his mother tains an Englishwoman who inarrie* Colonel I'aivo (Jonceiro, who was at that tims coloncl of a battery of Portuguese Artillery. SECOND-HAND AEROPLANES. Aviation has so far advanced in Eng. liAiil that already a good business in second-hand aeroplanes is in progress. ]a journals devoted entirely to aerial enterpiisa there appoar each week columns of tlioso pale and exchange advertiwhicnts which always follow the sur.ce&sful introduction of a new and popular induitry- Though the absence of the engine, ot course, means the loss of the principlo feature, yet the following announcement gives a startling indication of the probable low price of a future standard aero-' plane:—"Oli'ers wanted for full-size monoplane, without engine; nearest .Co.—Box, etc." A "thoroughly well-built monoplane, fitted wi'.h wheels and skids (le. ; 8 engine and propeller)" is being advertised fur .i'ls, while one aeroplane company, , following the example set by cycle and motor-car firms, is prepared to take "secondhand and damaged aeroplanes . . in, part payment tor new all-British biplanes." Now Hint the exhibition stago of (he aeroplane trade is being left behind, it is thus palpable that aviation is settling down into a serious and profitable British industry. BILLIARDS AT SEA. Mr. YT. 0. lioonzaicr, ol' Carnarvon, Cape Colony, has invented a sleeping iiuuu wiucii, it is claimed, will remain jienectly level whatever the angle ol Ilia vessel, and absolutely steauy however violent the oscillations causea by pitching or roiling. At the, invitation ot' Messrs; Donald Curric and Co. the inventor went to Glasgow to superintend the fitting up of Ills self-levelling bunk in tho caiiins of the new liner the Guildlord Castle, which is to start on her maiden voyage to the Cope alwut tho middle of October. The inventor's idea is lo subject the bunk to tho conclusive test of the voyage out and home. Tho chief merits of tho invention are its simplicity, its safety, and tho case with winch it can be handled, while tho expense is expected to be only a fractional mcrcase on the cost o) littiug up ordinary buniis. liv means of tho principle of his scll'-levclling bunk, .Mr. Hoonznier proposes to make possible the playing of billiards at tea, his intention being to • make not alone the billiard-table, but tho eutire room ill which it is placed, isi steady that one will be able to manipulate the'cue on board ship with the same suregctS' as.MO.ii. Jmicl. . «• 2,.'123,000 DAYS LOST. Interesting statistics bearing on the recent railway and other industrial troubles are given in tho iioard of 'i'radc retilru on the state of tho labour market during August. The number of workers affected by the disputes iu the transport trades aro given approximately as; ( Kailwav workers 140,000 Carters 3,0U1l Tramway men 3,500 Dock and other transport workers 113,000 One hundred new disputes began iu August,, and the total number of workpeoplo involved in disputes was 373,015, or 350, SjG moro than in August, 1010. Tho total number of working days lost during tbo month by ttieso workpeoplo was 2,;vJ3,500—2,183,300 moro than in August, MO. A STRANGE CRAFT. A design for ti novel vessel which is practically a motor-car designed either to iloat or fun on tho bottom of tho sea, is at present attracting tho attention of those interested in salvage operations and pearl fisheries. The, invention is tho work of a Mr. E. 11. Crossloy. The plans show a steel barrel 15ft. long by Git. in diameter, fitted with wheels which will enable it to be driven along the floor of the sea, and a propeller which will drive it through the water. It lias portholes that will enable the men inside to see in every direction, and 'a double bottom, which, when tho crew wish to sink the vessel, they can lill with seawater b,v means of a hand-pump. Iho strangest features of tho cralt are sevi eral steel rods with ends shaped someI thing like human hands, which are worsod from within the barrel, so that they can be turned at various angles and pick up everything from the bottom of tho sea. Other rods aro fitted with drills designed to bore through rock or arinour. Another feature of tho invention is an air-lock, through which, if necessary, a diver equipped with the ordinary .dress con step out on lo a wreck.-' Standard of Empire." _____