The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-29

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Rochester, y. Y. Makers.
Yesterdays suburban bevies of mod
est women dressed out in all their fin
cry" one saw through those fantasies
Of ribbon and of silken flowers the
health, the air of sterling common
sense and sheery thrift, that makes
our English world go. Even the lady
In aouava and turban who steps into
a Piccadilly teashop. after her visit to
this years academy. considers that
Burlington house is leasing to be
proper place for young people"
One does not hear much Of the yell
low peril in London any more since We
have become allied with the most ag-
gresive nation of the yellow race, but
Lieutenant Etherton the Indian army
officer who became famous through
his wonderful journey across Asia to
Siberia accompanied only by a native
Indian orderly. is decidedly convinced
OF it's existence.
II have talked with many Russians
from the Pamirs up to Siberia" he
said to me the other day, when ! ask
ed him what he thought of China's fu.
ture, land / did not find one OF these
who did not firmly believe that the
yellow peril is very real one. Every
one of them feels that though the time
may still be years off, the day will
come when yellow hordes will sweep
through Asiatic Russia into Europe.
They all have great respect for the po-
tential value of the Chinese as soldiers
Trained and properly led they believe
them to be of the same standard as
the Japanese.
This feeling" said Lieutenant Eth
erton, has nothing, however, to do
with the present dispute. The trouble
and IL Is quite a serious question, has
been precipitated by the non-fulflment
on the part of the Chinese of their
treaty obligations. and by the latter
shifting the trade center of the Altai
district from Kobdom north OF the At
lai mountains to Shara-Sume, a new
town which has been established on
the southern slopes of the Altai noun
tains. with a view of consolidating the
Chinese hold upon Western Mongolia.
Russia Immediately requested per-
mission to appoint a consol at Shara-
Sumo. but met with a definite refusal.
It would SEEM" Lieutenant Entertain
thought. from an examination of the
treaty that Russia had good cause for
further than the circumstances de-
manded.
"China," said Lieut.. Etherton in con-
clusion, lis DESTROYS of consolidating
her power and since the Russo-Japan-
csc war is awakening to sense OF
her responsibilities and the latent
strength she possesses. She has real.
ICED that to get at the foot of the evil
she must purify the system of admin
istration, corrupt and rotten to the
core. This she is endeavoring to do
though time is needed to cleanse and
remodel system in vogue for cen
turtles. With the formation of the New
Model troops. the Management of the
schools on the modern lines, and re
forms in the administration signs are
apparent that China is DESTROYS of de-
veloping her illimitable resources.
with a view to resisting aggression
along the Western and had north-wes
tern frontiers of the Empire, she is
showing great energy and determine
ton in reorganizing her military forces
under foreign supervision, and this
coupled with the scheme to consti
tute force of irregular cavalry from
amongst the Mongol population may
we'll give rise to perturbation in Rus
STA circles. The awakening of China
is at hand! She will be the predomin
ant power of the East"
London will shortly come into pos
session of another large reservoir
holding a thousand million gallons OF
water and covering 12O acres.
This new artificial lake, which will
be opened in the summer, is situated
in Surrey, about twelve miles from
the city. II will be one of the larg
est reservoirs constructed in Europe
and has taken nearly three years tC
complete.
The actual work of building the res
ervoir has cost about $760.O00, the en-
Gines. pumps and turbines about $3.50.
900. The connecting river between
the Thames and the pumping station
which is a quarter Of a mile long
/ twenty-five feet wide. and eight fee
/ deep. cost with the pumping station
just about $3.50 600.
4 Modern methods of building oper
reservoirs of this character prescrib
| ed the laying of ten miles OF railroad
track on and around the site. Three
steam shoyels bit out a hundred ant
twenty acres of soil to the necesar!
depth. and with the aid of 1000 mel
shifted as much as 10000 cubic yard.
i OF earth in a month.
The sand and ballast taken on