Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-08-05
LONDON CORRESPONDENCE
Interesting Historic and Scientific
Items from British
Metropolis.
by Associated Press.l

London, Aug. 5.--Sir Roger Easement.
who wrote the recent sensational blue
book report on the rubber atrocities in
Peru, was the man who first brought to
light the horrors of the Congo under the
Leopoldian rule. He has been in the
consular service for many years, but did
not gain his knighthood until coronation
year. During his Investigations in the
Congo region he was frequently threat
ened with assassination and his life was
many times in jeopardy. When it was
found impossible to scare him out of the
Congo King Leopold's press began a
virulent campaign against him, and ev-
cry effort was made to discredit his re-
ports and to smirch his personal reputa-
ton. Since 1908 he has been the British
consul general in Rio de Janeiro
An imperial exhibition is to be held in
London in 1915. the definite plans for
which were made at a meeting held in
the Royal Colonial Institute 1t is planned
to- hold the fair in the great hall de-
signed to be the largest in the world.
which is to be completed by the date for
the opening. The han is to be started at
1.-THE conclusion of the Shakespeare Eng
land Exhibition at Earl's Court, and IL
is hoped that II will be large enough to
accommodate all the exhibits The roof
| is to be of "A single span, about twice the
size of the span over Olympia, and the
hail is to have on the ground floor a
SupefIlCldl area OF Zl0,JUU square leel ana
on the upper floor of 10000 feet.
The motor ship Selandia. the first in
ternal combustion engined ocean going
passenger and cargo vessel, has conclud-
ed its maiden trip to the East Indies, a
II 900 mile voyage, during which the en-
gines were stopped only once for slight
adjustment of the valves. In all matters
of fuel consumption, ease of maneuver
and general behavior, the vessel exceed
ed all cancellations East of the SueZ
canal the motor ship gained the name OF
Devil Ship" due to her movement with
out either sails or tunnels. The success
of the motor driven ship has induced her
owners to contract for three vessels of
the same type, but with greater horse
power and tonnage.
The Royal Archaeological Institute dur
ing its next session at Northampton will
visit one of the quaintest buildings ever
erected In England. The structure.
which was built in 1900 by. John Tres
ham. Is symbolical of the Trinity. and
everything about it is built in threes.
There are three sides with three gables
on each side and three floors with three
windows on each face. Each front is
feet long and bears a legend
of thirty-three letters. The chimney is,
also three sided.
The rapidly disappearing horse is be-
coming a serious problem in England, es-
pecially to the war office, which finds
the question of remounts harder to meet
each year. The latest attempt to solve
the problem is movement for the re- |
vival of the Welsh light roadster and, !
according to a report of the board of
agriculture, government grants have
been given for the announcement OF the
breeding of this type Similar arrange
ments will probably be made for the
of the rapidly disappearing old
Devonshire pack horse. but 1t is feared
that it may be too late to save this type, |
as it is almost extinct. Premiums are
also to be given to encourage the breed |
ing of the old strain of Welsh cob.