The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-05
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

of San Francisco, are at the Majestic.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A KILOGRAMAIE-A. D. s, City. A
kilogramme is equal TO 15.43234S grains
troy.
A MEXICAN DOLLAR-A. D. S, City.
In a Mexican dollar there are 417.490
grains of silver 1927 fine.
POLITICAL CLUBS Politicus LegaIis,
City. The Codes of California do not
provide for the general and internal or
ganization of political parties and clubs"
PHOTOGRAPH COLORING-s. NJ. H.
Vallejo, Cal. If you desire to become an
adept in the art of coloring photographs
address a communication TO any first
class photographer, who will give you
such information as you desire.
CUNARD VESSELS ]. V, City. The
largest vessels of the Cunard line are the
of like dimensions. The length of each is
go, breadth 65.3 depth 43, gross tonnage
L $50, net 5000 indicated horsepower $4,000
woRDEN PIPE-M. W. B.. Crockett.
Cal. The records of the Patent Office
from October, 1895 back to January, 1878,
fail TO show that any one by the name OF
Worden was granted patent by the
United States Patent Office for q sewer
pipe.
WHITE STAR sTEAMER-E. J. V.
City. There is now being built for the
White Star line the Oceanic. the longest
steamer that was ever built. 1t will be
90 feet long, s. feet beam and 80 feet
depth, with draught Of Is feet, horse
power 5000.
LICK OLD LADIES HOME j Henri
eta, City. The name OF the Lick Old
Ladies' Home has been changed to the
University Mound Old Ladies Home.
any applications for admission, but when
1t does the cost for admission is 800 for
one who has reached the age Of 50.
WORLDS POPULATION-Th latest
computation of the population of the
earth is that of NJ d Amfreville. given
out in 1896, who gives it at 14I9 ,729 600,
divided as follows: Asia, SIS. 954 600;
America, I2i'7i8000; Oceanica and polar
regions, 10000; Australia, 3,250,000
CHINESE. H, Placerville, Cal. AS
there is no census showing the number
Of natives of this State of Chinese par
ents who on the Sth OF last November
were OF voting age, il is impossible 10 an
swer the question How many indiyidu-
ais of Chinese parents born in California
who, being q years of age and over, lid
not vote at the election held last .Novem-
ber?"
ARMIES-E. W. A, City. In time of
peace Russia has the largest standing
army. II numbers !, 743, 200 men. Which is
the best drilled army of the world is a
matter about which there is considerable
division Of opinion. II is claim laid for
the English. German and French armies,
and there are some who hold that the
United States regular forces are entitled
to that honor.
LETTERS TO MANILA-F. W. A.
City. A letter directed TO a person in
Manila, P. l., will be sent out from the
postoffice in San Francisco by the first
steamer that sails direct or by the
steamer going 10 Hongkong. When the
mail for Manila goes direct the letters are
delivered at the postoffice there. If sent
by way OF HOngkong il remains at that
place until the regular steamer between
Hongkong and Manila sails. A steamer
leaves Hongkong for Manila every five
days.
FOREIGN NEWSPAPERS-R. City.
In the list OF foreign newspapers pub
lished in San Francisco appear the follow
ing: German-California Demokrat, Cali
fornia Stats Zeitung, California Volks-
freund, Deutsche Vereins Zeitung. Abend
Post and San Francisco Tageblatt; Ital-
ian-La Voce del Popolo, rElYazia, FIm-
parziale and rItalia; Scandinavian-Bie
and Pacific Scandinavian; Slavonian-He-
Il
Impartial Californian: Spanish-El Com
mercio, Mexican, La Opinion Publica;
Swiss-La Svizzera; Japanese-The New
World.
VICTORIA CROSS. H. Placerville,
Cal The decoration called the Victoria
Cross was instituted on the termination
of the Crimean campaign of 1856. 1t may
be granted to a soldier OF any rank and
for single act of valor. The cross OF the
Legion of Honor, as was felt during
the Crimean campaign, served a purpose
in the French army which was served
by none of the British decorations, and
it was in imitation of il that the Victoria
Cross was founded with the inscription
For Valor," and which can be given
to none but those who have performed
in the presence OF tie enemy some signal
act of yalor or devotion to country. 1t
is in the form OF Maltese cross OF
bronze. In the center is the royal crown,
surmounted by a lion, and below on a
scroll the words For Valor." The rib
bon is blue for the navy and red for the
army. On the clasp are two branches OF
laurel, and from it the cross hangs, sup
ported by the initial "" The decoration
is accompanied by pension OF ten
pounds sterling a year.