El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-19
PRINCE JOINS
The NAVAL
SERVICE
Becomes a Midshipman and
Will Be Treated as Other
Middies.
ENGLAND HAS MANY
CHINESE ON SHIPS

London, England, Aug. 19.-"Come
aboard to join, sir!' With these words
the prince of Wales. heir to the throne,
made his formal entry into his ma
jesty's navy, in this respect, as in
every other, carrying out the forms
and regulations prescribed for mid
shipmen joining their ship for the first
time
The prince, while he will have to
perform the same duties as other mid
shipmen. and will have additional work
to do, his tutor being aboard to coach
and instruct him in all manner of sub
jects, is not likely to have the same
rough work that fell to his father
when he was in the navy. The present
king first went TO sea on an auxiliary
cruiser, on which sails were used far
more often than steam, and on which
there was lots Of work to be done
aIoft
The prince obtains his first expert
ence afloat aboard the Hindustan, not
one of the newest, but still a modern
battleship- The kings regulations pro-
vide that when the prince Of Wales
standard shall be hoisted at the main.
and shall be saluted in the same man
ner as the flags denoting the presence
OF the sovereign" This does not apply
In the present case
VIII Be Treated as Others.
The prince will be treated as any
other midshipman. He is not a COM
missioned officer, but subordinate to
warrant officers (gunners. sboatswains,
carpenters and artificer engineers). and
with them the future sovereign will
live and move in the gun room OF his
ship He will be assigned to a watch
and Will be allotted to a subdivision of
seamen, for whose behavior, smart
ness and work he will be held respon-
sible by the lieutenant in control Of
the subdivision However, his most i'm
portant work is the acquiring Of
nautical knowledge to which tht great
er part of his time must be given
Claim Too Much Protection.
Complaints are coming to the gov
eminent from some of the South Afri-
can protectorates that the policy of
protecting and preserving wild animals
Is being overdone. For some years the
government authorities, fearing the ex-
termination of those animals which
have any commercial value, have linn
tied the number which individuals may
shoot and guarded against reckless
slaughter by system Of licensing the
hunters Shooting in the protectorates
appears to be on the decline from the
reports received by the colonial office.
Elephants were the most valuable
game on account of their ivory but
under the licensing system It has
hardly been worth while from a bust
ness standpoint for a man to go 10 the
expense of killing the small number
permitted The governor of Uganda
makes serious complaint Of the ele-
plant pest
Owing to the rapidly decreasing
number OF licenses which are being
taken out, and the consequent imn1u-
nifty of the elephants from attack" he
writes, these animals which have al
ways been g source of danger TO the
inhabitants and of damage to crops
have become still more dangerous and
destructive, and they are becoming
holder in approaching inhabited areas.
Reports are constantly coming in from
administrative officers, telegraph off,
GERS and others Of the destruction
caused by their devastating habits. It
Is possible that sooner or later efe-
plants will have to be shot out, save in
such portions of this protectorate as
may be expressly set apart as reserves