GENERAL CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 62, 18 July 1913, Page 4

GENERAL CABLES.

COLOR TESTS FOR SEAMEN

By Electric Telegraph —Copyright] [.United Press Association.]

(Received 9.35 a.m.) London, July 17

Mr Buxton (President of the Board of Trade), in reply to Mr Peto (Unionist M.P. for East Wilts) in iiis denunciation of the drastic color costs imposed on officers in the merchant service under pressure by the Union Steamship Co. of Xew Zealand, promised to enquire how far the complaints were justified. The only question was the securing of the right sort of test for color blindness.

A. SEA CAPTAIN'S EXPERIENCE

(Received 9.30 a.m.)

The barque Harold has arrived at Queenstown from Adelaide. Captain Charlton navigated the vessel without a single officer. He slept in a chair on the poop deck most of the voyage, and went for a stretch of six weeks without removing his clothes. He was the entire crew, except for two

foreigners

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

London, July 17. Vice-Admiral Fawkos, at the Navy League meeting, said that the ships >f the Empire fleet should work together. The only way was to interchange separate squadrons. He had suggested to the Prime Minister of Australia that as soon as they got our cruisers they should interchange vith soldiers from the War Office. Laughter). Tlfe Empire's chief con•ern was to think of peace and have sufficient strength in force.