The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-28
ENGLISH NEWS
OF INTEREST
KINGS VACATION AT AN END
SEVERAL FINE NEW WAR
BoATS-GoLD CARGO
is LOST.

ldS ldh'u since Ilh dtttoSlois ne
royal party came directly to London
from Balmoral, where the last weeks
OF the vacation have been spent
After a strenuous season. which in
Guided the coronation and the long
list Of succeeding festivities, the King
and queen left town at the end OF Ju-
ly COwes week commenced the vaca-
ton. and between races the King and
the Prince of Wales enjoyed bathing
from a steam pinnace in Osborn Bay
until the Prince had to leave to join
his ship, the Hindustan on board
which he started active service afioat
as a midshipman.
With the breaking up OF the royal
party on board the Victoria and AL
bert, the King and queen returned to
town for a day, and after bidding
goodby To Queen Alexandria. the King
went as the guest of Lord and Lady
Ripon to Studley Royal for the open
ing of the shooting season.
After his shooting visits. the King
took up his residence at Balmoral
Castle, where the Queen and royal
children had preceded him, and the
succeeding weeks were spent in en-
tertaining distinguished guests with
shooting parties on the Balmoral es-
tates.
The Kings resumption Of residence
at buckingham Palace was marked by
a rapapti,p .. ia, ar,,,y 80 a.. d.
tuguese republic, recently recognized
by England Until his departure for
India for the Durbar the King will be
kept SO busy that it is hardly likely
that he will get another extended va
cation before next year.
After Socialist Leaders Scalp.
The Liberals are out for Keir Har-
dies scalp. The uncompromising So
cialist has been going up and down the
country condemning the Government
particularly for their action i'm calling
out the troops at the time Of the rail-
way strike. Mr.. Lloyd-George took
the lead when he gave Mr.. Hardie a
| dressing down i'm the House of Com
mons, which however made the Social
ist leader bitterer than ever and hi.
| Iattacks have been SO severe that ever
the labor leaders have had to repudi-
| ate them The Liberal revenge is e
take the form of opposing the re-elec-
tion of Mr.. Hardie for Merthyr-T Tydvil
Hardie is a Scotsman, and has not
been able to manage the language OF
Wales. To most of his constituents
Welsh is their native tongue The Lib
eral campaign against Mr.. Hardie is
therefore TO be carried on i'm Welsh
which the Chancellor Of the Exchequel
! and most of the Liberal leaders OF
Wales can talk as well as they car
English and it generally carries &
Welsh audience. Whether II will wear
the Welsh miners from their Socialistic
member remains TO be seen.
Fleet Continues to Grow.
Although they have not yet reached
the size of the newest American. bat
tleships, the ships of the British
Dreadnought fleet continue To grow az
the fleet increases in number. Tn,
ships of the King George V. class, fou
i'm number. the first of which has jus
been launched. are put down in som,
Of the books of reference as of 25.0Oi
tons and i'm others at $4,000 tons. com
pared with the 26,O00 tons of the wy
oming and Arkansas. And this seem
to be decided upon as the limit of tn,
lpresent by the British Admiralty A
least tenders have just been called 70
the construction in private yards o
two of the vessels provided for in tn
lcurrent years naval estimates. and i
is said that they will resemble the yes
sells of the King George V. class
The other two ships Of this year
programme are to be built at the Ports
lmouth and Devonport dockyards, an'
lif any great advance is to be mad
it will be i'm those ships, over whic
the admiralty will have complete con
troll from the time the keel is laid. i
all four ships there will be an advanc
In connection with the torpedo repell
ing guns and the horse power will b
increased i'm order that the speed of >
llrots may cas- 'ly be maintained, as di
the orion in her recent trials.
The ffth big ship to be laid dow
this year will be a cruiser of the Lilo
type. SO that Britain will have a flee
Of four cruisers Of 2S-knot speed wit
practically the lighting power of bat
tleships.
! without the vessels of this year
program Great Britain has now com
pleted, launched or building, 80 mod
ern battloships and cruisers, equal
divided between dreadnoughts and su
per- graduating from Il
17,9OO-ton dreadnought 60 the $4,000
ton King George V.
Will Recover Sunken Treasure.
According TO reports received hel
the salvage of the frigate 'Lutine
wrecked off the island OF Vlieland
1899. is progressing so well THAT IL
{ expected that the enormous treasui
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