Evening star., 1912-07-20
NOTHING TO FEAR
Foreign Shipper Thus Views
Canal Regulations.
HARBORlNG NO ALARM
Clause Favoring American Vessels
Is Not Considered to Be
Hard Blow. 4
HARB0RlNG NO ALARM

LONDON. July II. 1912
One OF the officials OF British steam-
ship line which expects to take a lead
Ing part in developing the new commercs
which will follow the opening OF the Pan
anna canal declares that foreign shin
pers have nothing 10 fear from tho favor
ing OF American vessels engaged in coast
wise trade. He believes tnat. the de-
cision to favor the coastwise trade of the
United States was dictated by desire
TO break up the railway monopoly.
At any rate. he contends that foreign
shipping interests are not at al alarmed
over the decision of the United States
government to exempt coasting vessels
from payment OF tolls Foreign vessels
are not now allowed TO engage in tha;
traffic. so they will not be affected by the
discrimination. more especially as Amer
ican-oWned boats making use OF the
waterway will have to pay dues II they
load or discharge at any port outside Of
the United States.
Thames Messy Mass"
Water tourists are turning the River
Thames into a messy mass" according
to a complaint made at the last meeting
of the Thames Conservancy. Lord Des-
borough. the chairman. said that the con-
dition of the river was becoming depora-
BILE in many places. Many OF the tourists
had the bad ha DIT of throwing from their
boats newspapers. Strawberries and other
refuse from their lunch baskets. Some
even threw the baskets overheard RI
forts will be made to punish these people
under a law which prohibits the throwing
of refuse into the river.
Sightseeing Changed.
TIL. fo.b;o, =, ssor,,aa;nc ;n.I onaoc
is changing. and the American and for
eigner are no longer content to follow the
guide book which puts the emphasis upon
historic places. but insist upon seeing
what the Londoner does as well as what
he has. Until a short time ago the Wis
itor's list was definite. almost stereo-
typed and included ST. Paurs. the Able.
the Tower OF London and other PAGES
known the world over On ine day
recently thirty minutes at so:ue OF these
points produced the following numbers
OF American and foreign vtsitSrs: ST.
Paul's. %: the Abbey. 10; Tower OF Lon
don. s; National Gallery, L. Albert me-
mortal. |. This is the height Of tina sea-
son. when the tourist is here in the
greatest numbers. but the interest OF
the visitor. especially the American. 10
spreading. He is paying superficial visits
to the usual sights and giving himself
more time for the modern life of the
metropolis. The result is beneficial 70
the shops and places of amusement.
Women in Flying Tourney.
At the first women's international flying
meet just held here, the course vas
guarded by girl guides instead OF the
usual boy scouts, ladies' orchestra
played instead OF the conventional mill
tary band, and the Womans' Sick and
Wounded Convoy Corps was on duty
instead of the ordinary ambulance se-v-
ice. Mrs. Maurice Hewlett. wife o. tne
novelist. and the only mother who ever
taught her son TO hy, the leading
English representative. Mrs. de Beau
voir Stocks. the second Engishwoman 10
secure a pilot certificate. was also
member of the English team. Germany
was represented by Baroness Schenck and
France by Mile. Dutrieu. who won the
Femina cup in 1910 and 1911.
Congress on Eugenics.
An international congress on eugenics
will be held in London soon. This Will
be the first time in the history OF the
science that an interna tional meeting OF
its followers has been held. Delegates
will be present from the United States,
Australia. New Zealand and the leading
continental powers The delegates wiu
be welcomed at a banquet Al which A. ].
Balfour is expected TO be the first SPEAK
er. The lord mayor and Mai. Darwin
also will give addresses. During the four
days of the congress at the University
Of London thirty-One papers will be read
on the relat of biology, education So
GEOLOGY and medicine to eugenics. Among
these papers will be one by DIR. {. Il.
Davenport of New York on Marriage
and Eugenics.
During the session the delegates will
be the guests at functions given BY AM
bassador Whitelaw Reid the Duchess Of
Marlborough and the iord mayor.
Cotton Spinners Pleased.
The members of the International COT
ton Spinners' Federation pleased over
the result of their interview with Lord
Crewe. secretary of state for India.
The federation is fully representative
Of the consumers OF Indian cotton al
over the world, and has devoted close at
tentfon to the question of its more extern
sive and more scientific cultivation. Sew
eral of the English members of the fed
Grafton have paid special visits to the
Indian plantations. and since the first
deputa ton interviewed Lord Morley on
the subject two years ago there has been
a distinct advance in the cultivation OF
better varieties of the staple.
This year 30O0 900 bales. equal to Ameri-
can mddling, have been produced, and
one OF the members of the deputation de-
ella red that much of the cotton now COM
ing from southern India entirely
suitable for Lancashire spindes