The Daily Telegraph. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895. THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7440, 10 August 1895, Page 2

The Daily Telegraph. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895. THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

Tup, Bishop of Rochester, who has been appointed to be Bishop of Winchester, is a comparatively young man, being in hi. forty-seventh year. His first office after taking Orders was a curacy in Kent, He became acquainted with the daughter of the Archisbishop of Canterbury. Then the latter appointed the young curate to be his chaplain an d private secretary. Sion after __ a appointment the young chaplain married the Archbishop's daughter. The marriage did not prejudically affect the bridegroom's prospects in life, as other appointments in addition to that of chaplin to his father-in-law came to the Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson—for that is tlio name of the new Bishop of Winchester —and ho continued to rise in the world, no doubt growing in grace at the same. First he was appointed Examining Chaplain to a friend of his father-in-law —the Bishop of Durham. Then he was appointed to the bub-Almoner and Honorary Chaplain to the Queen, and one of the six preachers of Canterbury Cathedral. Then he was appointed to be Dean of Windsor, Resident Chap-lain-in-Ordinary to the Queen, and Registrar of the Order of the Garter. Next he was appointed to be one of the trustees of the British Museum. Then he became Bishop of Rochester and Clerk of the Closet to the Queen. Ho is therefore a fair illustration of I Timothy, VI and 8, which tells us that " Golliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come."

Steinitz, the modern chess wonder, whose success at the London tournament is being chronicled, is in his sixtieth year. Although not such a phenomenon as the marvellous Paul Morphy, who from a boy seemed to play chess as if by intuition, Steinitz has yet a memorable career. He won tho chess championship of the world in 1800, being then in his thirtieth year, and from that time till now he has held the position. He has won every single-handed match he has played since 18G2, every series of such matches during the same period, and has either been first or second or tied for first or second places in every tournament he lias played in since 1867, and he has played in all the big contests. Among them may be mentioned those of Dublin, 1865 ; Paris and Dundee, two years later ; Baden, 1870 ; London, 1872 and 1885 ; and Vienna, 1873 and 1882. He is a Bohemian in the literal sense—having been born at Prague—but in the metaphorical sense he keeps a very " square head." He has resided in the United States since 1883, and since 1885 has been the editor of the " International Chess Magazine."

Twenty-seven knots an hour, the speed attained during a trial of a torpedo destroyer, as mentioned in our cables of yesterday, is travelling indeed. It is at the rate of over thirty miles an hour, for a knot is to a mile, roughly, as seven is to six. The engines which can effect that must be wonderful examples of machinery, for unless they ran as smoothly as the wheels of a clock they would at that rate of speed shake the vessel to pieces. But the great difficulty is not in getting the engines to work smoothly. Engine building has now arrived at such a pitch tbat smooth working is regarded as a matter of course. With the question of motive power, however, it is different. The problem of speed in ships is practically one of capacity to stow fuel and to burn it scientifically. It is a boiler question, and it is in connection with the boilers that most of tho trouble to be anticipated in fa3t steamers arises. In the case of the vessel which gave us the record of twenty-seven knots, there was nearly a serious accident through the crown of tho fire-box cracking, the fires having to be instantly drawn to prevent an explosion. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York wero on board. It is pretty safe to say that the former will not be allowed to be on board another torpedo destroyer during a trial trip.

Too much reliance must not be placed upon those accounts of thewreck of the Catterthun which lay stress on_|_|_t]ie-iiO'6ih-aß"a_d''disCTpVi_-of all on board." Similar things were said at the time of tho wreck of the Wairarapa, but when the full details became known there was nothing in them to glory over except the heroism of a woman. As with the Wairarapa, so with the Catterthun with regard to position. Seamanship and good fortune can save a ship in a storm, as witness the affair of the Anglian tho other day, but nothing can save a ship when those in charge of it let hor go bowling along at full speed on to a reef that ought to be miles away. With no wish to be hard upon the officers, wo cannot help wondering how it is that ships can get so far out of their proper course, in these days of almost absolutely accurate charts and coasts protected by lighthouses. Something is surely wrong either with discipline or methods when disasters such as those with which the names of the Wairarapa and Catterthun are connected. In the case of the Elbe disaster the world knows what was the matter —bad look-outs on both ships— but one has to theorise about tho Wairarapa still, and at present it looks as if an enquiry into the wreck of the Catterthun will not reveal much.

It is pleasant to read that England means business in connection with the shocking outrages in China. The news that the Admiral on the Chinese station has received orders to back up tho demand for redress and for the punishment of the murderers will be received with the utmost satisfaction all over the civilised world. Whether the missionaries are right or wrong in venturing inland is open to debate, but there can be no question of the villainy of those who tortured, outraged, and killed inoffensive and unarmed persons. Those scoundrels must be punished before there is room for arguing as to whether it is discreet or not i'or the Christian sects to send missionaries among semi-savage peoples. Possibly America will join with Groat Britain in compelling China to make amends. It would he gratifying to be able to hope that France and Russia may also lend their moral support, if nothing else. Unfortunately little can be looked for in that direction. Russia is only one step above barbaric China, and as France has descended into the 2L>it of an alliance with her, and seems prepared to sacrifice even her selfvospecfc in order to gratify some unreasoning grudge against England, any armed demonstration by England against China would probably not be " warmly approved " by Russia and Franco. As for the former country, nobody expects anything- good out of it till her priests are converted into decent citizens, but France gave birth to the man who wrote " The Marseillaise," and that she should be licking the boots of Russia is sad.

Speaking of Russia reminds us that I she is threatening Italy in Abyssinia, and that tho latter Power has resolved to send twenty thousand troops to her possession,? in that country. Wo were also told earlier this week that Great Britain and Italy had come to an arrangement with regard to joint action iv Abyssinia. 'J hia is the countertuovo to the French and Russian Press declarations, to the effect that both Powers wero resolved to stop Italian and English "aggression" in Africa. Tho statesmen of Prance probably know what they aro driving at, but to outsiders it looks very much as if they will j forco Great Britain £b throw in hor 10. *

with the Triple Alliance, and thus make a quartette of it. In all parts of the world affairs have a warlike aspect, and a3 matters are at present, if Kngland becomes involved she must either lean to alliance with Germany, Italy, and Austria, or with Russia and France, for she cannot affect to stnn:l alone with such big interests at stake in every quarter of the globe. But for the mad action ol France unbinding herself to the Northern Barbarian, wh;> deserves to be' isolated, the French and English might have been bound together in amity instead of watching each other with more or less hostile eyes.