Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-07-01
HORSE COMES
INTO ITS OWN
King and Queen in Public
Pageant Prefer Carriage
to Automobile
BRITISH BUILD WAR SHIPS
Capture Important Contracts
from Brazil, Turkey, Chile
and Japan.
tBy Special Leased Wire to New Mer,c. y,

and Japan.
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London, July 1.-The horse again
came into MS own during the corona
tion ceremonies, the presence of horse
drawn carriages and formal liyeries
being marked in the parades. This
revival Is largely due to the example
of the king and queen, who on pub
lie occasions, invariably prefer the
carriage to the car.
The royal carriages and Mveries
however, are modest affairs compared
with those affected by some of their
majesties' subjects and by a few OF
the continental ambassadors and
wealthy visitors to London. Except
on state occasions, when either the
gold coach or the landaus with bril-
liant accoutrements, and accompa.
MED by outriders in royal liveries,
are used, the members of the royal
family invariably drive out in unas.
Stunning carriages. the only distinguish.
ing features of which are the British
coat-of-arms painted on the doors. The
coachmen wear plain dark blue or
light grey liveries. Some of the
coaches of the aristocracy this year
on the other hand are most gaudy.
more SO than those which were in
vogue during the Victorian era, but
which went out of fashion after the
coronation of King Edward VII. Coach
men are again wearing wigs and foot.
men and grooms are again being clad
in elaborate livery. These dress
coaches, some new, but most of them
old ones, renewed and redecorated,
made their first appearance at the un-
yelling of the Victoria memorial.
The motor car remains the favorite
vehicle for rapid travelling, weekend
visits and the theater at night, but for
ceremonial occasions and the after
noon drive in the park, the open
barouche and pair, with coachmen
and footmen in livery has returned to
favor
British Capture Contracts.
British shipbpilding supper .cy,
which received a severe shG, ." N
American firms captured the contract
for two Argentine battleships, has as.
serted itself again and the press is
full of self congratulation. There is
now being built in or ordered from
British yards, one battleship for
Brazil, in addition to two recently
completed, one for Japan and two for
Turkey, and it is expected that two
Chilian dreadnoughts will be con-
structed in England.
Besides the work this gives to Eng
lish mechanics and the money it places
in the pockets of British shipbuild-
ers, it has the advantage of keeping
the yards up to their standard, use
full thing If England should find it |
necessary at any time to accelerate |
aer own naval program. Naval writ
ers also point out that the building
of foreign battleships places England
in possession of considerable re-
serve force. In addition to fifteen
1readnoughts building for the British
feet, there are on the stocks dread
nought for Brazil and dreadnought |
cruiser for Japan, both of which could !
be rushed forward and Communicated
by England If necessary. In a few
months the Turkish and Chilian ships |
will be under construction, so that |
with these alone England could COM
mandeer ships equal to the whole |
dreadnought strength of Italy and Aus
tria.
Outside of the dreadnought building !
at home, British constructors are as
sisting in the rebuilding of the Span
ish fleet and dockyards; have secured
a similar contract from Russia and
are negotiating with Portugal to
build a new arsenal and reorganize
the navy.
Wireless In Pacific.
Sir Joseph Ward, premier of the Do.
minion of New Zealand, while attend.
ing the imperial conference has been
telling the English public something
If the plan by which New Zealand
has undertaken to connect the Racif-
c islands by wireless telegraphy. Two
high and five low power stations are
% be established In the Dominion.
With the former New Zealand will
,e able to communicate with Mel
,ourne and Sydney at all times. Sta.
ions will also be established at Fiji
md some of the other Pacific ISL
lnds, and Sir Joseph is hopeful that
! chain of stations linking up all
'arts Of the Pacific will be completed.
Bird Migration.
Some remarkable facts regarding
'ird migration have been brought to
light recently by the Natural History
Department Of Aberdeen University.
That swallows. lapwings and other
ummer visitors are confirmed wan.
Ierers is well known, but Aberdeen
University has been trying to learn
omething concerning their methods.
With this object in view, rings were
'laced on the legs of a number of
irdS. In one case. that Of a Wid1enn