The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-26
ICEBERG LOOKOUT SHIP
FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC
Is Proposition of British Board Of Trade
as the Outcome of the Titanic Dis
aster--0ther Notes from
London.

sequel to the report of Lord Mersey OF
the Titanic disaster.
At present the plan is being consid
cred by the advisory committee of the
Board of Trade If the proposals are
carried out, the vessel will be stationed
in the track of Atlantic travel and she
will cruise along the boundaries of the
ice region. She win then be in a posi-
ton to warn the hurryng liners by hen
powerful wireless equipment OF the eX-
act position of the various ice fields
The proposed ship will also send warn
ing of drifting icebergs and any dere-
licts which she may encounter.
4 According to reports made to the adj
visory committee, the most suitable ice
berg ship would be about 1000 tons dis.
placement; 250 feet long and 30 feet
broad with draft of IL feet inches,
She would have a speed OF 10 knots and
consume about II tons of coal every "A
hours. Her wireless telegraph equip
ment would be of the most powerful
type and widest range.
| The Board of Trade officials express
the belief that the stationing of such a
ship in md-oeean would add immeasure-
ably to the safety Of ocean travelling
American bred race horses have won
more events this year than ever before
on the English turf. Among them the
offspring of James Il. Keanes once fa-
nous sprinter Voter figure the most
frequently, two of his sons, Election and
Selectman. having upset theorists on
| breeding by winning long-distance races.
Dal nd lei nd
English bred grandsons of j. b. Hag-
gins Emperor of Norfolk. also proved
themselves good winners this season,
August Belmont's Tracery has won
$4,000 and H. B. Duryea's Sweeper II
100000 during the year. Duryea has
also won as much more in France with
Shannon, an American bred colt sired
BY the brilliant race horse Irish Lad out
OF Census by Ethelbert.
The greatest winner of the season is
not American bred but this horse Prince
Palatine has been ridden in all Of his
stake races by the American jockey,
Frank O'Neil, who comes from Paris
each time the horse races.
Danny Maher. who has again taken
his old place as head of the list of win
ming jockeys. has signed a renewal of
his contract for first call on his services
with Lord Rosebery. Maher has re-
fused offers of second and third call ON
his services and when he is not re-
quired to ride for Lord Rosebery he will
be a free lance.
The worlds consumption OF cotton is
increasing rapidly, according to the an
nuaI statistics OF cotton stocks and con
sumption issued by the international
Federation OF Master Cotton Spnners |
The figures rose from II 800 ,40l bales in /
l0l0-ll to l3.057.33 in l91l.l2. At the (
same time spinners' stocks Of Ameri-
can cotton have increased by nearly a
million bales.
The report points out that as the !
worlds spindles have only increased in
this time from 1877 ,27s,l52 10 l37,693.- /
1903, il is clear that the season just end
ed has been extraordinarily free from I
short time and labor disputes inyolv-
ing long and expensive stoppages.
Depending upon reports Of bumper
cotton crop in the United States, the
Lancashire spinners are looking forward
to a season of unprecedented prosperity. I
Lord Denman. the governor general of
Australia. has been practically expelled
from Sydney by the authorities of New
South Wales. and the matter has caused
some hard things to be said of the Aus
-ralian state in England.
Personally Lord Denman has had
lothing to do with the dispute which has
'aused his eviction from the official resi-
lence, and he is the victim of a quarrel
the state and federal ministers,
The commonwealth wanted TO start a
postal savings bank, but as this would
AVE competed with the existing state
,ank. the state authorities opposed the
dea bitterly.
To bring pressure to bear on the fed ,
raj authorities. means was found in
he threat to resume possession of Gov
rnment House the residence of the
Governor. general, which is state property.
The excuse was given that the grounds
we're needed for park and the house for
museum. At any rate the governor I
eneral was compelled to seek new quar- i
ers in Melbourne, and on his departure q
he mayor of Sydney presented him with 5
n address expressing the regret and in ?
ibnation of the citizens at the circum o
tanees of his departure. F
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The Federation of the British West In. e
ian colonies is probably TO be brought n
efore the British government for APP
roval very shortly. II
The proposed federation has been
inch discussed since the colonial office b
ranted permission for the trade agree
rent between Canada and the West In b
ian colonies G. Gideon Murray, adj
illustrator of st. Vincent, lately pre- il
AIRED n scheme for the federation, but
MS proved unacceptable to the West In
les because il excluded from the plan
amaica. the Bahamas and British Hon II
nras.
The influence of the colonial office will
,rrv great weight if it inclines to aid
ne proposed federation, for it controls
\ Of the colonies except Barbados, q
hch has a constitution which gives il a
ore nearly responsible government
IAN any other colony outside of the
Dminions.
One of the initial difficulties TO be
rercome in the efforts at federation will
concerned with the maintenance of
lis constitution. II has been proposed
overcome this difficulty by making 7
the seat of the new federal
,vernment. &c
II is claimed that federation would
eatly reduce the cost Of administration,