The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-03
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
STAFF SURGEON KEAYs OF THE
ROYAL NAVY HERE.
He Has Been Cruising in Chinese
Waters and Is Now on His Way
TO Join the Main Fleet.

Among the distinguished world trav-
elera now visiting this city are Stuff
Surgeon Keays of tbs royal navy, and
Mrs. Reays, who are en- route from
Hong Kong TO England. The visitors
are guests at the Knutsford, and wiz
remain until Monday evening. Mr.. A.
B. Kelll1sr of the Oregon Short Lime
engineering staff is brother of Mrs.
Ksays, ami Mr. NallL1Sr, assisted by
DR.. w. w. Beuts, whose brother was
formerly associated profesSs.o naLy with
Surgeon Keayd, are providing most en-
joyable entertainment for The visitors.
Yesterday was devoted to taking in the
Sights and attractions of the city, with
which Surgeon and Mrs. Keays are
most favorably impressed The taber-
nac1e was visited and The ptn-d-OpptElSgg
act to test the marvellous acoustic quail
tiles of the structure, about which the
surgeon had heard in China, was gone
through to his aKnazeIlleIlt. This ALTER
noon the tabernacle services will be at
tended and the Sightseeing WIFI be COM
pIetad Monday afternoon.
SURGEON KEAYS INTERVIEWED.
a Herald reporter last evening IN
duced Surgeon Keays to relate some
interesting facts concerning Great Brit
ans Tayy, IN whose Service ne holds
high rank. He mas terminated a Ave
ySaIs commission In the English feet
cruising taa China-Japan waters and
is now en- route to the chief naval port
at Portsmouth. where, by promotion,
he viii serve a long period. Referring
to the Chinese navy the surgeon states
that it is building up but slowly, and a
long time WIZ elapse before ships are
built to take the place of those destroy
ed by Japan in the late conflict How
ever China is entering upon q. great
railway building era, and ere long thts
greatest medium of civilization VIII
have panatrated every important part
of the empires interior. On the con-
trary, Japan has a very credatable navy
but its ships are enabled to paired and
defend only the coast of the islands.
However. it is rapidly improving it's
naval resources, and even now two
10,000tOn battle ships are en- route to
japan from England, which country
builds all of the best Japanese vessels.
GREAT BRITAIN's FLEET.
To protect English commerce ard in
tere5ts in Japan and China. 10 war ships
are maintained in the Asatic wai.-c5,
ard TO keep UP with the standard of re-
quireCrlenits a 14,000-ton boat, the Power
full, is coming out of siaIe Portsmouth
docks for commission in the oriental
fleet. The American squadron off the
coasts of China ard Japan is small, con-
slst.Eg of only five ships, but all ere
Of the first class. Eighty per cent of
the commerce with China and Japan is
carried by British sGIips.
THE BEST NAVY, AND OTHERS.
EagEaniis prime object is to main
tain a navy equal in strength and ef-
f1ciency to that OF any two of the most
powerful rival nations of the earth, and
this it has accomplished and viii con-
tinGIe to do. Great BTttains navy con-
sists of 500 men of Wr,T of various
types, but all servieeable to a high de-
gree. Three hundred are i'm actual segy-
ice. and the balance cam b. put in com
mission width "a hours notice After
Great Britain. France mas the largest
navy. According to Surgeon Keays. the
United States or ItalY ra aks t1j:'d. While
Russia is next best, and then Germany
among the world S great navies.
ANNEXATION OF HAWAII.
Surgeon Keays believes that the UnLls-
ed States has the best right to annex
the Hawaiian Islands, and if all illter-
ests ara properly conserved, ne looks
for an early annexation without any
serious trouble with England, Japan or
other nations.
Surgeon Keays has a high opinion OF
the resources of the Pacific coast and
mountain regions and the intelligence
and enterprise of the western Amer-.-
cans whom he is visiting for the first
time