The Hawaiian gazette., 1885-01-07

BRADsTREETs has the following relative to the
British Shipping industry. II says that; In a lee
ture at Liverpool recently Captain Hatfield in con-
trasting the British mercantile marine with that
of other countries stated that one-'hird of the
tonnage of the world was und tie Bfitis, flag,
the English having doubled their tonnage within
the last twenty years The French had doubled
theirs lin five years, but he did not think Eng
land need have fear of French competition, though
under their bounty system they were making good
progress The English commerce had held its
own and employed 10000 seanen, 10000 master
and 5000 certified officers The success of British
commerce was due to n variety of causes, the one
being the predominHnce of its naval power. If
the working of this great mercantile machinery be
forced into other grooves passed from the hands of
those by which IT had attained It's present great
ness and efficiency, or lie hampered by official
clOgging or red tapelsm, as had been the with
America, Holland, Spain and France, then let
England prepare for that decline which sometimes
seemed the foTeboding OF many of her wise men,
He thought the improvement of shipping should
be left to the improving spirit of the age rather
than permit interference with the inventive genius
of the nation by too much government superyi-
sion through hard aad fast rules of construction.
ME. Starey, prominent carriage manufacturer
of Nottingham, England, ina series of useful hiits
on their preservation saws that carriage should be
kept in an air-tight coach-house, with a moderate
amount of light, otherwise the colors will be des
troyed. There should be no communication between
the stables and the coGch-house. The manure heap
Ammonia cracks varnish, and fade the colors both
of painting and lining. 4 carriage should never,
under any circumstances, be put away dirty. In
washing carriage, keep out of the sun, and have
the lever end of the "settsi covered with leather
Use plenty Of water which apply (where practica-
BILE, with hose or syringe, taking care that the
water ishpt driven into the body 10 the injury Of
the lining When forced water is not attainable
use for the body large, soft sponge. This, when
saturated, squeeze over the panels, and by the
How down of the water the dirt will soften and
barmlessly run offs then finish with a soft channels
leather and oil silk handkerchief The same re-
marks apply TO the underEorks and wheels, except
that when the mud is well soaked soft mop,
free from any hard substance in the head, may be
used. Never use spoke BRUSH" which. in con
junction with the srit from the road, acts like
Sand-plper on the varnish. scratching it, and of
course removing all gloss. Never allow water to
dry itself on the carriage, as it invariably leaves
stains. he careful to grease the bearings of the
fore carriage to allow 1t to turn freely. Ex-
anime carriage occasionally, and whenever
bolt slip appears to be getting loose tighten 1t
up with wrench, and always have little repairs
done al once. Never draT ont or back n Carriage
into IA coach house with the horses attached, as
more accidents occur FROM this than from any
other cause.