ENGLISH NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14522, 18 August 1911, Page 5

ENGLISH NEWS

SOME INTERESTING EVENTS. ~,. ~ LONDON. June 30. ine first oiuuai uwpecuen held by ' the Prince cj Wales wok place tiu week, when t< , yurtvU (i uvsrse* u-opa quartoicd i UO Uuka iorks ....'; iaciiooit, tiuelMia. 'X' uo x'nuce, who was auoouipauiKd by i'rinujuj jyjjiry and, Pimue fceoriflu, waji roooivcii by AlAjor- ,' General Lora Cheylosmore ttho otuorir commanding the Oversea troops ia ' As the iie.l-Apparent uugUtod ironi his motor car hu thook hand* with lA»rd ChGylesinore, and. on the conclusion »t a lew formal introductions, r>roceeded at onto to inspect the south Airioaus. i'hew were drawn up in drill order w,tu arms, this buiuiz the general ordor of tho parade. Alter the isouth Africans, the J\ew ifeilanders were visited, then the Rhodosian troops, and various small detachments, until the largest body in the camp, tho Canadians, wore reached. "GO-80-LIO-ZHEE." Having inspected the Australian cadets, tho Pruico of Wales madia tour of the quarters inside the * honl, and on his return was received by tho bouth Africans with throe hearty "heel's, followed by tlie Zulu war cry. This ia a remarkable call, and )t» weirdueas is not half expressed by the apijeurauoa of tho word iu cold print, ~t tho official spelling of which ia us 1U- ' lows; "Go-bo-lio-zheo." This is reputed three times, the cry finishing with th© word "Kwow." Wluit followed was still more weird. Among tho N«w Zealand contingent were one or two , , Maoris, and these executed an impromptu war danoe to tho accompaniment of rythmic clapping by their ' white comrades. So defghted wai lit* i tie Prince GeoTge with the perform- ' anoe that he asked for a repetition, which the Maoris gave with evident pleasure. In this way paeeed tho quarter of an hour's wait until the North- 'j West Mounted Police appeared, end thedr inspection by the Prmoe of Wales brought a most successful event to a termination. His Royal Highness ihent "' shook hands with the staff officers, en- «■ tered his motor car, and drove away, , amid enthusiastic cheers, which wer» led by I,ord Cbeylesmore and quickly '■' spread along the tines. '', RECORD SUBMARINES. Six submoraib'Je torpedo-boat destroyors are now being built for the British Navy. Sir Philip Watts, Director oi Naval Construction, Las designed tho new boats, which will bo of ■ < BUO tons displacement—that is to say, 206 tons larger than tho previous iarg. '> est submarines in tho British, Nary, and seventy tons larger than the French Gustavo Zede, now budding, which has hitherto held tho rocord for «"">•. Although no details have been officially made known, tho now boati will, m addition to their armament of torpedo bunts, carry a iiuick-ruvug gun forward on a collapsible mounting, so v that the gun can be brought into ao- ' tion when the boat is on the surface < and stowed safely away when sub- ' merged. ROYALTY ON THE UNDERGROUND. For the first time since the inauguration of tho London Electrio Railway services, a member of a royal nous* this week enjoyed a trip on the underground. The party consisted of the isuitana Fermassauri, wife of tho (sultan of Pcrak, her sou, and a large suite. Iho distinguished visitors, attired in gorgeous flowing robes of almost every hue, attracted a good deal of attention from the otW travellers, and descended iu tli» lift in tho ordinary way. fhey travelled from tho Lcicos-ter-squaro station of the Pioadillv Tube to Finsbury Park and back. On the first train a ooach was reserved lor them, and they were provided with. maps of the lino. On tho journey tho sultana closely studied the map as each station was passed, and jsked nuiuy questions of tho guard On arrival at Finsbury I'ark the royal na*> sengors did not aliuht, but returned to Leicester-square in the same train. Here a, special lift was rewrved ior thorn. The royal party retained <lhw tickets as a souvenir of the journey. As tlie 'carriages drove off, a large crowd which hud assembled ontsido tl.e' station accorded tho distinguiuhed visitors a hearty ovation. \ EARL AND.THIEF. < A remarkable scene, in which the Earl of Loiiidalo played a prominent part, was wituesiou in Piccadilly dur- , mg tho Coroiiatiiii celebrations'. Lord Lonsdale was in a dunia crowd iu Piccadilly when he noticed a man sle.il a brooch from a lady. He jimnediutply went to the lady's rescue, and was attacked by the thief's confederates, With characteristic vigour Lord Lous- '. dale felled the thkf by a well-directed; blow, recovered tho brooch, and Juinded it to the owner. He then allowed the ! man to rise, and called out to tho crowd: "I think, gentlemen, that you can deal with this rascal." Tlie carl then walked away, but not before ha liad been recognised, and loud cheers were raised for Lord Lonsdale as ho made his way with difficulty through, the crowd. U.K. GROWING. The fact that the United Kingdom is growing in size yearly instead of shrinking is proved in tho final report . of tho Royal Commission on Coast Erosion, the Reclamation of Tidal Lands, and Afforestation, which has just been published. It is estimated . that during tho last 35 years about 6GIO acres have liecu lost by coast erosion, whilo 48,000 acres havo been reclaimed from tho I sea. The losses have been chiefly en the open, coast, and tho gains almost entirely in tho

tidal estuaries. An important recommendation is that a clear right of 1 pass ago by foot on nil foreshores in tlio United Kingdom, whether Crown pro--1 perty or not, ahnll bo conferred upon tho public, in addition to the rights of ; navigation and fishing they already possess. A further important proposal is that the Board of Tnido shall ho constituted the central sea defence authority for the United Kingdom, and ! fcjint the Public Works. Loan Commjasionera shall bo empowered to issue loana on tho security of tho rates,