Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

viii SHOItiy erect ductucI al
Hoo. in Kent. upon the site now occupied
by Hoo mill. The mill. which has long
since fallen into decay, stands on the
top Of a hill on the stretch of land be
tween the estuaries of the Thames and
the Midway, and from 1t an excellent
view can be obtained OF the shipping in
both rivers. Sheerness dockyard lies
away to the right, and the Essex coast
Faust were far from being salts factory
left.
1t is also likely that the whole British
empire will be girdled by wireless. Tor
the South African premiers. now In Lon
don in connection with the union of
South Africa. have had many exhaustive
interviews with Mr.. Marcon. The mys.
terry Of the Waratah and the wreck O.
the liner Maori off Capetown nave
out South Africa for the installation OF
wireless telepraphy on board the south
African passenger liners. and 1t VIII not
BIZ long before the Union Castle, the
White Star and other mes plying TO
South African ports will be equipped
with it.
This step will entail the erection OF
land stations in Natal and Cane CoionI
link in the chain of wireless stations
throughout the empire which Will JOIN
India. South Africa. Australia. Canaoa
and the home country, and realize Mar
service.
daTQ Lines IOI VIC l ooe'
The revelation at the bankruptcy court
OF Mr. Stephen Phillips financial condi-
ton will doubtless surprise the pubic, out
to those who see behind the scenes OF
the literary life it will be only one more
saddening piece of evidence OF the de-
plorable state OF affairs existing there.
Scarcely ten years ago stephen Phlllips
was being hailed as the bright poetic star
in the literary armament. his lnouiSeut
critics did not hesitate to couple nus
name with those Of Keats and even Mill
envy was his. His plays "Herod' and
Ulysses were undoubted successes at
His Majesty's Theater, although his later
efforts. including THE Last Heir ana
Faust" were far from ching satls -actors
financially.
The fact is that poetry and bellies let.
tres are q drug in the market. The poet
nowadays cannot live by his singing even
If he have the voice of a nightingale. nor,
indeed, can the majority Of conscientious
writer's Of fiction manage to make a liv-
ing by their work. It would startle. If 1t
did not shock, the general public to Know
the truth about the rewards of some writ
ers who are too good literary craftsmen
to become popular
Col. Arthur Lynch, who was elected 10
parliament for an Irish constituency last
week. took his seat in the house the other
day amid frosty silence on the part or
that Lynch fought against this country
in the Beer war. A few cheers from
nationalist members and a handkerchief
flutter from his wife in the gallery were
all that greeted the new member.
In the lobby afterward, where Col.
Lynch was greeted by many members.
there were a few dramatic moments Tor
the new NJ. P. This was when Sir Ed
general in 1908. conducted in person the
case for the prosecution of Col Lynch :or
high treason and secured his conviction
followed by the death sentence, approach
ed and shook hands with him. Sir Ed
ward cordially inquired where Col. Lynch
had been since they had last met. I'm
JAIL was the laconic reply. And
where" auer.ed Sir Edward yard :. have you
been since then?' I'm Paris, answered
Col. Lynch, with the same brevity. and
the members who had once stood in the
positions of prosecuting counsel and ac-
cused remained few moments chatting
Col. Lynch has set up In London as
physician, practicing a specialist in
cases of nerves. He has just completed
the writing of work on physiology.
German Army Airship Service.
learn that the British war Office has
succeeded. through means known to it
self. in penetrating a, secret which has
been very successfully kept by the Ger
man military authorities. For some time
it has been impossible to ascertain pre-
cisely how many airships the German
army actually possessed.
Now, However it has been satisfactorily
dete rninci that there are at present n
actual readiness three Zeppelin airships.
three Gross airships, four Parsevai
steerab les, a Clouth steerable, an air.
ship which has been constructed by
The Rhein,sh Westphalian and smaller
airship obtained from America by Capt.
Hidebrant. all of which are ready or
service.
Besides these another Zeppelin airships
another Parseval airship and an airsE p
by Schultz are in an advanced state III
construction. This means that within
space of couple ct months al the OUTSIDE
the German army will be In possession
of as many S sixteen serviceaDle ar
ships ready for war
London is to have a SiXpenny cab fare
and there is something patheticaliy char
acteristic in the decision reached at TINS
time of day by the cab proprietors to in
augurate it. Their idea is to provide for
the wants OF the short-distance riders
across London and in other ways to meet
the convenience of what they believe is 4
very large section Of the London public
First the cab trade woulGn touch TIE
taXimeter on any account; then the motor
cabs hit them harder and tiny section
of the trade adopted them. But tne punlic
couldn't search for them and considered
all horse cabs to have the shilling mini
mum.
Then the cab trade wouldn't dream Of
The sixpenny minimum, which the cab
comission made legal to help them to
tight against the motor cab. with Its
eightpenny minimum. The press and the
public said that the sixpenny fare was
what Londoners had wanted for years
and that now new class OF customers
would take to cabs. That. was three years
ago Now the trade. which must be near
extremity, surrenders and explains that
it does go to meet what 1t believes to be
I very large section Of the public.
l.. H. MOORE.
BEAVERS INSPIRE RESPECT.