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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
Ship Models In Silver.

Easily the most intesesting exhibit of the. maritime -. exposition which is shortly to be opened in this city. is that sent by the Kaiser personally--a mag. nifcent collection of models in solid silver of all the various types of yes sells known. It contains a viking ship Chinese iunks. Mediterranean barges and galleys. Hansakogges, Hamburs convoy vessel. a model of the English man. war. Great Harry the first Prussian war vessel "Kurfeurst Fried rtch Wilhelm" and a number of mod els of German lifeboats as used alonf the German coasts.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
A New Republic.

<. A new, independent State, a republic; is about to be born. The name of the new country will be Amikejo and its inha bitants will speak Esperanto, the universal language invented by pr. Zamenhof of Warsaw.
 r Amikejo will not impose by its size. for its territory will comprise only 345 hectares and its present population numbers only $500 souls. Its present name is Moresnet. 1t is wedged in be- tween Germany, Holland and Belgium. and 1t has long been a source of con stant. trouble to Germany and Belgium. who govern 1t jointly. Prussian offl-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24

; Early in June there will open in Lon don a missionary exhibition to be Known as the Orient in London" a pageant that will require over 4ooo persons to present and which the Lon don Missionary Society believes will be visited by over 100000 rersons from provincial England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
VANDERBILT
 TAKES A FLAT He is a Tenant in Lon- don's Piccadlly. KING TO VISIT THE AST0RS Nc Date Fixed for Ward Reid
 Wedding. nadyard Kipling Returns to England from south Africa in Excel
 AAnt HeaIth-The Gossip ~ ef London.
KING TO VISIT THE AsToRs
BY ROBERT BRopERIcK,

London, May 23.-Alfred c. Wander. bilt is the first tenant of the new mil. lionaire's flats" in Piccadilly. which have been built on the site of the late Duke of Cambridge's mansion.
 Mir. Vanderbilt's flat Is the sn1ailesi and cheapest and highest. yet it's rent without taxes is s10.0oo year, and 1t has as many rooms as a good -sixed town mansion.
 There are ten large bedrooms and three bath rooms, besides the livins rooms. comprising dining. drawing smoking and billiard rooms. boudoirs etc.
 Each of the six flats occupies tllt entire space of one floor of the build. ing. which has frontage of seventy feet on Piccadilly, and a much longer frontage on Park Lane. The front windows overlook the Green Park, St James's Park, and the grounds of Buck. ingham Palace.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
Japs Are e Menace.

the peace of Europe and that the Euro pean powers ought to join hands in time for the inevitable fight with the armies of the Mikado, is the belief af "a number of very prominent German statesmen. and soldiers.
 The fact was brought out by the French paper "Le Gaulois." which ask ed these men to express their opin- ion about the possibilities os a Franco German entente. Among those who answered were Herr. Paasche. Vice President of the German Reichstag, Professor Arthur Kampf, Baron von Manteuffel, President of the Upper House of Prussia, and Generals Keim and von Schober
 The ambitions of Japan are bound less" General von Sehober said. "and were it not because of her financial dis tress, she would probably even now be measuring strength with some other power, probably the United States. Her success in, the war with Russia turned the head of Japan and she is hungering for an opportunity to establish the su- premacyi of the yellow race"
 Tt Is therefore the duty of the na tions of Europe to forget all enmity towards. each other and combine. against the danger which threatens from the East An entente cordiale between Germany and France would be a step in the right direction. Japan would never dare attack a united Europe and would undoubtedly turn her attention to America" --..
 Other military men express them selves in the same vein and General Keirn fears that in case of a war with the United States. the Japanese would be victorious as long as the United States have no army. T''
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
TRIUMPH FOR
 THE EMPEROR Kaiser Settles War With Guelphs. DUKE WILL ENTER ARMY Pretender to Hanover Throne
 Capitulates. German ststesmen Believe Japan Is . Growing Menace to Peace of
 Europe-Gossip sf
nY wALTER pUNkIRK.

Berlin, May 23-Another triumph for the Kaiser-the' long war between the Hohenzollerns and the Guelphs. has come to an end. and the Kaiser Is the victor, the Duke of Cumberland, the proud and stubborn head of the Guelph party has capitulated. 5,. <. .zs
 No official ceremonies will mark the end of. this bitter strife between the son of the last King of Hanover and the imperial house of Hohensollern, which has lasted for forty-two years. That peace has been concluded Is es- abolished by the announcement that the youngest son of the pretender to. the throne of Hanover is to enter the Ger man army which robbed his family of its Kingdom as a punishment because the Hanoverians took sides with Aus triat in the war between that country and Prussia in 1866. This will prob ably mean that the young Prince, he was born in 1887, viii become the ruler of another German principality which formerly belonged to his ancestor, the Duchy of Brunswick. now ruled by Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg Schwerin.
 The oldest son of the Duke of Cum berland. head of the Gueiphs, Prince George Wilhelm. has for years been an officer in the Austrian army. but is now n>such poor health that he has to spend most of his time in Egypt.
 4 Sersonal reconciliation between the Kaiser and the Duke of Cumber- land is. it is said. out of the ques- ton, since the two did not meet dur ing the Kaiser's recent visit to Vienna and the Duke will continue to reside at Gumunden in Austria.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
Wnr,i-Reid .Wedding.

Although no date has actually peen fixed. for the wedding of Miss Jean Reid and the Hon. John Ward, 1t has been decided that 1t will take place during the last week In June.
 Lady Dudley. Mir. Wards sister-in- law, is very anxious to be present at the wedding, and as she will have 10 leave for Australia to take up her Of ficial position as wife of the Governor General at an early date in July, the ceremony will be hastened on. V
 It Is an open secret that the Dudley family are most anxious for quiet wedding without any undue display, and Miss Reid herself Is just as anx- ious to avoid ostentation. but it has been pointed out to both families that it will be impossible to limit the mum Der of guests without giving offence, and as the King and Queen are more than likely to be present at the cere- niony. a quiet wedding will be out of the question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24

.cers.s afraid to gamble at home. go there to, satisfy their sporting procliv- ities and many.5are those who have ruined themselves in the gambling pal ace which Germany and Belgium have never been able to agree. upon closing
 The idea of making Moresnet an in. dependent Esperanto State originated with Professor Gustave Roy, of the College of Saint Girons, in France, and 'is looked favorably upon by the in. habitants of Moresnet.
 When the Esperantists in August return from. their Congress in Dresden "Amikejo" fs toybe solemnly declared a free and Independent State. but whether the Esperantists intend to drive out the Prusso-Belgian admins. tration and declare war against Prus. sia, Is still unknown The program laid down says nothing about 1t SC probably #. will be only a peaceful in- vasion, which Germany will have ,nt reason to -opposes -'.- -',--'', ,.--'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
KipIing Back to England.

Rudyard Kipling. the famous novel, ist. accompanied by his wife and daugh- ter. have just returned from a winter spent in South AfricaD
 The poet is In excellent health and shows no signs of advancing age. de- spite the fact that he Is working at a harder pace than ever.
 Owing to the annoyance caused by tourists, MT. Kipling removed from Rottindean near Brighton and Is now living in a secluded and charming place near Tunbridge Wells well of the tourists route.
 During recent years Mfr. Kipling has developed into a serious and active propagandist of imperialism and his pen has indeed been busy in the cause of uniting the British Empire.
 He is, a firm believer in Britain and her colonies being the homes of white men and the recent words of warning that he uttered against the dangers oi Asiatie immigration into Canada, Aus tralias and South Africa have carried considerable weight with the thinking men of affars in England.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
; VIII Sterile World.

In a very short time Count Zeppelin, the inventor. hopes to startle the world by sailing in his new dirigible air- ship "No. f." from Lake Constance to Koenigsberg and back. distance of 2,s00 Kilometres. The airship Is the largest ever built, being 12s metres long and Is driven by three motors of 140 horsepower, It contains very strong searchlight and a complete wire- less telegraph apparatus for receiving ( and. sending messages.
 Count Zeppelin counts on covering the whole distance in thirty hours. 4 Pope's Significant Speech.
 Pope Fuss good heart has once
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24

70 For Sale By EXCHANGE DRUG CO., AND E. c. FOWLER.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24

the natives. The taxes are high, and the economic system imposed by brit- ish rule Is unsuited to the conditions of native life. s@s.
 Besides the millions of peasants who are liable to starvation at the slight est failure of the crops, there Is an enormous population of beggars and worthless people whose condition IS en- ,tirely hopeless during a famine. Many thousands bf these are doomed to lingering death from hamilton.
 The condition of the poor creatures affected by the famine is pitiful beyond words Those who are forced to apply for Government relief have been al ready living for months on half or a quarter their usual allowance of food. Long experience has inured them to living on next to nothing. Many families have been living on a ally varied by wild fruit and roots or even less palatable food
 The famine, being spread over vast territory, thousands of the natives are miles from a Government relief depot and many of them die because they cannot drag their wasted bodies to the depots. For every thousand persons who get relief, there must be as many
 who are too weak, or perhaps too proud, 70 apply TOT It.
 Astors to. Entertain King. Mir and Mrs Waldorf Astor will have the honor of entertaining the King dur tng the Whitsuntide recess at CIiveden the magnificent place on the Thames settled upon young MT. Astor oy ms father, W. W. Astor. King Edward has decided to spend the whitsun week end at Tapiow court the residence of that famous sportsman Lord Desborough. better knoWn ln former days as willie Grerfen.
 The gardens and woods Of TapioM Court adjoin those of Cliveden, ana l, l is likely that the Astors' entertainment will take the form of luncheon to the King on Sunday, June 2.
 The young Astors are great favor- ites with royalty and also with the pesborouEhs. As Mrs. Shaw and Mrs Astor frequently met the King at va | rious functions two seasons ago wher Mrs. Jack Astor made such a sensa- tion, there will. therefore. to be nc need for ceremony. The Kings atti-
 tude towards the young Astors Is IT marked contrast to that which he adopts towards William Waldorf Astor senior, the Lord of Hever Castle, whom he has never forgotten for that noto- rious indiscretion of years ago J-wh CT
 a particular friend of the Kings wal
 openly snuobed by Mir. Astor at his house in Carlton House Terrace. Mrs Charles Dana Gibson and Mrs
 Reginald Brookes, Mrs. Astor's two sisters, will be at the party at Give | den for Whitsun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24

One by one New York's famous trees are disappearing either to make room for new buildings in the city where every inch of ground is valuable or are being destroyed by vandalism. Recently the last of the famous Man hattan group of thirteen trees was cut down. .-.-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24
Famine Grin in Indin.


 India Is in the grip of another great famine, which Is combined with the growing insurrectionary movement and the frontier war to make the Indian Governments task an unenxiable one. At present the Government is pro- viding free food or relief employment Tor 900, 900 starving natives.
 The present famine is considered as an alarming sign of greater disasters in the future. for 1t Is a very omin- ous thing for one million people to be starving at a time when the winter crops have just been harvested. What this forebodes for the barren season to come can be imagined. It is gloom lily prophesied that there will be 10,- 100000 starving people to provide for -an impossible task even for the great famine relief organization.
 The wretched peasants who are com- pelled to accept Government relief have for months been in a state of semi starvation. and when they come to the relief stations and depots are literally living skeletons. No more miserable spectacle is to be seen in any part of the world.
 The recurrence of these terrible fam ines is due to several causes, mostly attributable to the influence of British government. Four-flfths of the popu- Iatfon are now entirely dependent on capricious crops for their substance. and although great irrigation works have been carried out the state of ag- riculture Is still very unstable. Each peasant cultivates a little patch of land, which supplies the bare living for himself and his family. When the crop fails, they are faced with starxa- ton.
 The British regime provides regular employment for only fraction of the natives, while 1t has killed a great deal of the native industry, and has inn- posed other conditions on the people which work against the prosperity of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-29
ALOHAS TO PROTEST
LAST SUNDAYS GAME

From what can be seen at this time,
another protest win be fled by the
Chinese Alohas of the Riverside
League against the Aalas on the game
played last Sunday, in which the Eheu
Kids defeated the Alohas after they
had been strengthened by two players
which are not members of that team.
Besides this, it is stated that the Aalas
have permitted one Freitas to be in the
box, while the rules of the league bar
a Winter League pitcher from pitch
ing. Freitas is claimed to be Winter
League pitcher.
Chas. Makanui, the captain of the
Aalas, was seen after the game and
asked as to what he thinks of it, Ma
kanui stated that he viii not give it
up, until the league has finally decided
Tai of the Chinese Alohas objects to
the way in which Umpire Olmps called
the game and permitted it to go on
against the objections of Captain Ho
Yup of the Chinese nine. 81 presume
that the rules of our league are plain
in this NATTER Mon Tai stated yes
terday. elbow would you like it, when
a team fails to show up with their nine
and then to go and pick up some OUT
siders, and, after they have won, they
want it to be know as an official
game?" concluded Mon Tai. 1t will
now be up to the league to decide the
question
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-29

tending both a matter of ten or twelve
feet. On these additions is spread a
ring tail, or studding sail. Up above
the mainsail topmast makes its APP
pearance, and finally water sail
which hangs below the boom above the
water, spreads out to the breeze, and
every puff of wind that comes that
way is caught and held by the enor.
nous kite of canvas above the tiny
boat
The handling of all this sail on so
small hull calls for the most expert
sailorizing, and a man has to prove
himself a genuine sailor before he is
honored by place among one of the
racing crews.
Capsizing is, naturally, frequent, but
they don't mind this, and always GO
prepared for such an event by wear
ing nothing but a sweater and a pair
of loose knee pants. The sharks are
fierce in those waters, but these yachts
men have learned to have no fear of
them, as they have found that shark
viii not come near eapsiZed boat, as
the sail in the water frightens them
away.
The keenest interest is taken in the
small-boat races, especially in Sydney,
and it is a wonderful sight when a
dozen or more of these little racers
spread their canvas for the run be-
fore the wind. Each one of them car
ries a large distinguishing mark on
the sail so that each one can be easily
made out from shore during the race.
In the picture on this page it will be
noticed that two of the boats have
half moons; they are the Violet l. and
IT,, description of the latter of which
is as follows:
Violet II. Champion 14-footer of Aus
tralasia 1856 Dimensions ~ sail
area off the wind 1878 square feet.
Sails consist of mainsail, tOpsail, spin.
maker. ringsail and watersail. Her per
Torrance for seasons 1906-7 is II starts,
nine frsts, three seconds, two thirds
and two fourths which include the
championship of Queensland, and the
championship.
Violet IT, is batten carvel built
14footer, with beam of TT. in.
outside of the planking, and carrying
a in. beading. Her moulded depth
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-29
WEBER FINDS
IDEAL QUARTERS
Gymnasium at Marine Camp
Has Everything for Boxer
in Training.

Charlie Weber s lines have fallen in
easy places so far as training is con
cerned, for the open-air gymnasium in
the marine camp beyond the ironworks
is an ideal place for the purpose. Be-
yond the double row of tents, on the
edge of long stretch of sand that dips
down to the sea beyond, the gymnasium
stands, with three sides open to the
fresh air and only the weather end
closed in to keep off the worst of the
trade wind.
There is a spacious floor of carefully
laid boarding and a high roof, from
which depend trapeze, rings and ropes.
There are mats for wrestling, horizontal
and parallel bars, a punching bag and
all the useful paraphernalia for train
ing. Across the way is a dressing
room, with shower bath and rubbing
table. There is, in fact, every adjunct
to training quarters that the heart of
a pugilist could desire.
After training is over, it is just a
short sprint across the sand to the
shore, where the surf comes rolling up
and this, to the young visitor from
frigid San Francisco, is one of the most
delightful features of his work.
The fresh, warm air, the bright sun
shine and the hearty work are rapidly
getting the little boxer into the finest
condition. AT present he is working
with young Mack, the marine who is
to box Boquett in the preliminary. Mack
is a very husky youth, and his muscles
ripple all over his body when he moves,
showing that he is not only in good
physical condition, but is used to hard
exercise of all kinds.
These two lads are expected to put
up very fine show in the curtain
raiser. They are of just about the same
weight and size, and each is working
with an expert in his profession. Since
acting as sparring partner to Reilly,
Boquett has learned much in the way of
feinting and blocking, and his leading
has improved in proportion.
Mack is boxing regularly with Weber,
and the San Francisco boy is able to
show his sparring partner a thing or
two in the way of reaching an oppo
nent. All four participants in the com
ing event are working with keen deter
mination, and there seems no reason
why both the main 90 and the prelimi
nary should not be hummers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-29
SHORT BOATS
IN AUSTRALIA

Through the courtesy of DR.. Fl. "A.
James, prominent commercial chem
ist and business man of San Francisco,
who is on his way back from Austria
liza, the following interesting informa-
tion about the Australian method of
handling sea wrens, or "dinghies,' as
they are called there, is published.
The pith of DR.. James information
is of the greatest Importance to- the
Honolulu enthusiasts who are agitat-
ing the starting of small one-design
class. He says that the Australians
have monkeyed around with many diff
ferent sizes of boats and have come
to the conclusion that, take it all
round, the fourteen-foot length is the
best.
This has decided the local soilogs to
give up the idea of longer boat and
to adopt the regular sea wren model.
They are Influenced in this decision by
the fact that the regular model has
been abundantly proven a success in
the East and in Australia, and as the
parts are cut out to form, and in great
quantities, they will be able to get
them at very much lower figure than
if they ordered special parts made.
This has not been passed on official
" at a meeting of the yacht club
vet. but there seems to be no doubt
that this will be the action taken at
the next meeting, judging by the opin-
ions expressed by influential members
who are greatly interested in the one
design class.
Small boat racing in Australia has
been brought down to a fine point.
These little craft are really miniature
racing sloops and carry cloud of sail
that is almost unbelievable. In beat
ing to windward they carry merely
mainsail and jib, and they carry it in
any kind of weather, as they have
eight men on the boat and this live
ballast piles up to windward and holds
the boat up even when it is blowing
gale.
But when they round the buoy and
start on the run down the wind, sail
after sail is spread until the little
craft are packing an expanse of can
vas that looks enough for the Sham
rock. They have, of course, the regu-
Iation spinnaker and ballooner, hoisted
to the head of a long topmast, but
after these are set, other sails begin
to make their appearance. First a
spar slides out from the end of the
yaff, and then one from the boom, ex-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-29
KALIHIS DO UP
WAIANAES BADLY

The Kalihi A. c. baseball team put
it all over the Waianaes Sunday after
noon in game played at Waianae
to the tune of IA to s. Up to the
seventh inning the score stood to
in favor of the latter, but Harry
Bruins, an old-time league player, who
pitched for the losing team, weakened
towards the finish and let the Kalihis
score Is runs in the remaining three
innings.
The game was very interesting from
start to finish, and great crowd was
present to witness the champion Waia-
macs defeat the visitors. They were
very much disappointed, however, when
the Kalihi lads started to wallop poor
old Bruins. After the game the victor
ious team were treated to genuine
Waianae luau, which was thoroughly
enjoyed by winners and losers alike.