The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-20
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VIA MAaauIsr DE roNrENor.

L, AipEROR NICHOLAS has now
under consideration oh clao"-
4--1 rate project. drawn up for him
bv NJ kaaso, the RUSSIAN Minister OF
F,,,tcauon, Tor the creation oi huge
sanctuary fer game, Oh the INES OF
the Yellowstone PARKS, III IN" Unite"
states. At the instance 81 the car,
fthc minister secured all the data avail
able relating to the Yellowstone fark
preserve. and had two on three cintS-
sarics cross the Atlantic for the pUT-
pose, clubodyina the Information thus
obtained. IN u report to the monarch.
II is proposed to devote some $780,
GOO acres al state forests in inc Pro-
vince OF kub1n, In the Caucasus, 10
mis- object There the animals win be
ALLOW I'd TO run absolutely wild. and no
shooting OF trapping OF any KIND VIII
be permitted The building of towns
and villages here, as we'll as farming,
manufacturing and mining opera tons
will he strictly prohibited. ana all the
nov existing houses ana cottages III the
dls,ric, VIII bc removed. and their oc-
cupants appropriated. l; IS hoped by
This means 70 not only preserve. but
also to multiply, the rhrer kinds OF
game. such ns tho saurochs. or Euro
pean bison, the ibcN. etc. which are
now threatened with cNtinctiou.
ouitc - uumhe, or womcn Aave
studied navigation suI'icicntlS 10 Sc
cure their sailing masters certificate.
"a duly qualified shippers, among them
Lady Erucs.inc Hunt, eldest sister Of
the present Marquis 81 Ailcsbur!, the
Warehouses Of Londonderry, etc, ail
Of whom are duly qualified To sail their
own yachts liut il has remained for
Denmark IL take tho lead in appoint
ing woman skipper 10 the command
o: : transatlantic liner.
The lady in question j. a Mine. Won
Bnudinz. She is the wife Of a retired
royal navy surgeon, who. since going
on half pay, has been in the habit Of
giving his medical services on board
ocean lincrs free OF cost. In return for
the maintenance al himself ana his wife
" nile ON board. both OF ;Eem icing de-
voted 10 The sea. and having some
ncuuS of their own. The iady's love
for life ahout led her to devote all her
leisure 20 the study OF navigation.
Thrc" years ago she passed her exam
ination as sailing master. with flying
cOtors, at Copenhagen, ana an the curty
part Of the SPRING OF 1913, the COM
manuing officer OF the boat on which
shc happened to hc with her husband,
having fallen suddenly ill., he coniidcd
the Charge of navigating The ship to
hcr. instead Of to any Of his suhordi-
nate officers. She hrOuFh; the vessel
through a succession OF severe storms
~ such * magnificent manner as 10
excite much enthusiastic admiration at
Copenhagen. and has now rcapcd her
reward ia being appointed 10 tho com
nand of one OF the finest new transat-
Itniic liners OF the Danish Company.
ou which her husband is serving under
her orders as ships doctor.
Lady Erncstinu Hunt mover attained
the command of Il ship. although she
was fully qualified to take charge OF
the lob IAssionatclY fond OF tho sen,
and a. noted yAchtswoman. she studied
at ptutical school at Liverpool. with
tl. ubJoc, OF securing y masters Ger
thrute. so as Ia De duly qualified TO
tax" Uc command of hcv yacht Nt
IN school was Young man OF tho
uaric of Harry Brady Hunt. who. hay
ing spent some years at sea. irst as
an apprentice, and thcn a a mate. WAS
likewise studying Tor 4 masters Ger
uhcHtc. rhcir acquaintance ripcncd
into affection, ard ono day, without
warning any one. they slipped round