New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-15
AN EMPERoR's YACHT.
THE HOHENzOLLERN LOOKS LIKE A NAN.
OF-WAR.

OF-wAR.
THE QUEEN coNFERRING KNIGHTHooD-roYAr
vIsITs-NAvAL MANoEUvREs-BIsHoP DURY.
FORD VIEWING BIG TREEs-ENGLAND
AND FRAYCE-FLowERs AND DOGS.
(sY CABLE TRIBUNE,
Copyright: 1898: By The Tribune Assoefatton.
| London, Aug. H-There to be such a largo
;nyestiture last week. and so many individuals
to be knighted, that the Queen decided to divide
| the function into two parts and the first
tingent attended at Osborne on Tuesday, while
the second, consisting OF new knights went down
on Friday This will be the last court function
during the present year, unless the Queen holds
an investiture at Windsor Castle early In Decem.
| ber
| PLANS FOR MANY ROYAL VISITS
The Prince Of Wales is to pay brief visit to the
Grand Duke of Hesse at Darmstadt; the Duke and
| Duchess of Edinburgh at Coburg; and Empress
| Frederick at Cronberg during his stay in Ger.
many and will afterward proceed to Denmark for
| a short time before returning to Scotland to visit
| the Duke and Duchess of Fife at Braemar. The
! Princess will stay several weeks at Fredensborg
with her parents, and Is also expected to visit
| the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland at Gmun.
den The Emperor and Empress Of Russia
and family to arrive at Copenhagen In
their yacht on Saturday August 26. and will at
once proceed to visit the King and Qeeen OF Den
mark at Fredensborg Castle. where the Princess
OF Wales and her unmarried daughters and the
Duke and Duchess Of York will already have ar
rived and the King of the Hellenes will come there
when he leaves AK Les Bans on Sestember 2, and
the Duchess Of Cumberland is also expected for .
short time.
PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLEs's EYES.
Prince and Princess Frederick Charles OF Hcsse
10 En- and me- MOI
visit to the Queen at Balmoral Prince Frederick
Charles has been under treatment for an affection
of the eyes, which caused much anxiety, as 1t Is
family malady and his elder brother, the Land.
grave OF Hesse, is quite blind.
THE DUCHESS OF ALBANY TO HAVE CRUISE.
The Queen has placed the Victoria and Albert at
the disposal of the Duchess Of Albany for a fort
night, and Her Royal Highness and her children
are going on a cruise to the Channel Islands and
along the southwest coast.
THE GERMAN EMpEROR'S NEW YACHT.
Emperor Williams new yacht which has been
built at Kiel during the last year, is magnificent
vessel which might be taken for either an Atlantic
liner a man-of-war. She Is constructed OF steel,
painted white. and propelled by twin screws hav-
ing double set Of engines. She steams nineteen
knots an hour, and can do twenty IL required The
Hohenzoern has ram, and is armed with eight
quick firing Krupp guns. The upper deck is COW
cred with an awning. and in fine weather the En-
peror takes his breakfast and luncheon there, and
receives his guests for afternoon tea. The En-
peror's cabins the middle deck amidships
on the port side, and lighted by electricity.
which is all the ship. and furnished with tee-
phones He has a bedroom. dressing room and
bathroom, az well as a library and smoking room.
both OF which are on the upper deck. In the fore
part of the vessel is the bridge. which is reserved
for the exclusive OF the Emperor. The dining
saloon the middle deck is a splendid room, up
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size that may be desired by clever arrangement
of portieres There is a family saloon in blue and
silver counc-room, workroom for the En-
peror, upholstered in very pretty chintz. and
sumptuous boudoir for the Empress, whose sleep
ing cabin has a nickel bedstead hung with gray
satin. There are endless cabins and bathrooms
both for royalties and members of their suites ana
numerous saloons. The whole residential part OF
the yacht Is simply marvel OF magnifcence, COM
fort and luxury. in all respects worthy OF Monte
Crsto. The Victoria and Albert has always been
regarded very fine yacht, but her tonnage 10
only 400 whereas the Hohenzollerns is over $500.
WILLIAMS POLITENEsS WAS SURPRISING.
When the German Emperor visited Ports
mouth dockyard the extreme. not to say efusive.
cordality with which he greeted the various naval
officers presented TO him attracted good deal OF
notice, he is generally supposed to be stiff and
formal in his dealings with officers on this occa-
sion. nevertheless he took the trouble to be ama-
the late fag-lieutenant to Lord Tryon from whom
he received long account of the loss OF the Vic.
tora.
REPORTS OF THE NAVAL MANOEUVREs
Correspondents have returned from the naval
manoeuvres and have favored the public with what
they assume TO be the derivable lessons OF the
fray. They practically unanimous as to the
deficiencies of the torpedo -catchers and the .sck
of sufficient number OF properly qualified slgna-
q CatcherS
unable TO support the jar of their rattetrap
machinery working at high speed which In the
case of the Niger the newest and presumably the
most improved of her class. declined from nine
teen and a quarter knots on trial runs to less
than fourteen knots active service in smooth
water. Anything less than eighteen knots is use
less for catcher.
LORD HOUGHToN VISITS ENGLAND.
Lord Houghton is in England for change OF
air. but he will return for Horse Show week.
when the viceregal lodge will be full Of guests
BISHOP DUENFoRD MAY RETIRE.
I hear that Bishop Durnford contemplates re-
signing the See OF Chichester to which he was
appointed by Mr.. Gladstone in 1870. the death
Of DR.. Gilbert. The Bishop has proved himself 10
be one OF the very best OF Mr.. Gladstone's church
appointments. for his episcopate has been In all
respects great success. while he has been most
popular among both clergy and laity 1t Is proo-
able that the See of Chichester will be offered to
Or. TALBOT Vicar OF Leeds, who for many
years Warden Of Keble College.
THE GROWERS AT WINDSOR.
The members OF the Royal Scottish Aroori-
cultural Society had very pleasant day at WIND
'or last Tuesday. and by command OF the queen
hey everything at the Castle. including the
private terrace. sunk garden and Her Majesty
lew Photographic room. They afterward walked
o Frogmore by the Queens private drive, when
uns through avenue OF splendid old oaks, some
II which nearly 800 years old. At queen
Adelades cottage Luthers beech was inspected
This tree raised from the beech at Altensteln'
lnder which Luther arrested in l52l. An
'nshoot brought to England In 40
W William " and planted by queen
Adnlaide N he a RusheY Park.