New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-06
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FOREIGN NAVAL NOTES.

"Faegng" has been practised to such an extent
among the boys on some of the British training
ships as to arouse the indignation OF parents ana
complaints have been made by many 10 the Ad-
mralty Tagging need not be interpreted 10 mean
that hazing Is practised it has been at the
United States Naval Academy and In most OF the
colleges. although there have been some instances
of THU but the recent complaints comprehend the
real definition Of the word itseif-that the boys OF
the junior classes have been made to 20 among
the cadets and sell books and other articles for the
senior lads. and u perform more menai service lor
them. The commander Of the training-sAip britain
A5n a. me rsGE5 t It Necessary to cal
attention to the tagging custom. ana ne conienhtu
most strongly the practice Of II on board or MS
ship and suggested that authority be given him to
stop H. He incidentally remarked that at the
Tagging and II did him no harm. but II was not 81
the reprehenslble nature Of that practsei on me
Britannia where One-half the boys ragged the other
haif
An English service paper that makes practice
Of giving space t. criticisms Of the service has an
interesting paragraph concerning rationS ana SIG
nih .antly says that nowadays seaman gets Only
one-fourth Of the quantity OF rum that he used to
gct In 1890 lot years ago. At that time "each
man received one gallon OF beer and poor stun "
was-anl one pound OF biscuit: on Tuesdays ana
Saturdays he received two pounds Of beef. Mondays
and Thursdays one pound OF pork. four days week
half pni OF peas ana me, days 4 Web one pns
Of cheese II Is very probable that beer was sup
piled only when in port. for It would have been
m MOI. than two or three weeks supply. unless a
! barge were towel along with the snip
since the British naval manocuyres there has been
a cons lerabe criticism that lite was learned "a 10
the value of iorpeiob,ats. cachers and destroyers
This is almost Il repetition OF the comments on the
manoeuyres OF these boats year ago. This year
il is said the orpelo-boats had opportunity given
70 them for action the t0rpcdo-catchers could not
steam fast enough 10 make OF the opportunities
they got and the lo-destrcyers were too hard-
-. a. il FaI
Hornet and Hlvack. the TWO seago.ns torpedo
catcher. which have attracted 50 much interest be-
cause Of their great speed. undoubtedly good sea
boats. but they have no business at sea n rough
wcither for ne on board them is ' ry nf rho
Another objection 10 them i that. being lifted with
a peculiar boiler. such 4 pillar OF hre 10y ni.nt IS
carried from their snokepipee that any secrecy AS
to their movements Is impossible
The Italian war-vessel Calabr!a which a cable dis
patch to The Tribune reported few days ago had
been launched. Is not one OF the enormous battle
ships as reported by of the papers. but she is
steel twin-scrcw protected cruiser. only 262 feet
long and of 22S) displacement. She is built to
carry four 6-inch. six 3%-inch and eight 2i.-lnch
rapid -frin guns only In addition To four torpedo
firing launching tubes; but she Is estimated to
have a speed Of nineteen knots. leading feature
In all Of Italian ,rusers IS the absence O:
the armor belt at IN" water-line but feature or
much interest to naval men Is that ner protection
is increased by two inner skins, thus constituting
triple bottom.
The new battle-sh for the French Navy. recently
launched at the Touon dockyard. and Laid down rs
the Lazare Carnot. has been named lie Carnot
In memory OF the assassinated President She is
practically sisership to the Charles Martel which
was launched at ISrest little more than year
ago her length being 3?6 feet; breadth Of beam. Il
feet; draught 27i feet and displacement. II sS2 tons
she has a complete steel armor belt. with "A maxi
mum thickness OF Il 23 inches. and a curved steel
protective deck Her maximum speed Is estimated
at eighteen knots Her armament will consist Of two
II s-inch hrcech loading rifles. In steel turret
AFT and the other In "A turret forward two l0b-lnch
brcech-,oading rifles each mounted singy in liie
inch steel turret on either beam; eight 5i.lnch four
81 FINCH twelve Pinch and eight lieinch rapldhri
Maxim automatic guns There will also be four
above-water and two submerged torpedo-launchinS
tubes The most significant feature or the vessel Is
that the guns will be so mounted that they provide
for an enormous rght-ahead and right -asern IRE 50
that in every direction the vessel VIII be oHenslVey
strong to an exceptional degree