The Republican journal., 1915-10-28
LIVERPOOL
The Old and the New.

The Old and the New.
Possibly some reader who knew his
liverpool some thirty-odd years ago
slt who retired from roaming when the
;irng was good-may be interested to
barn of some of the changes that have
sAen place.
Of the many American ship-brokers
! RE in those days none are now left save
Ne name of Ross, Skolfeld & Co.
There were Gilchrest, Russell, Andrew
s8son and others, firms founded by
american ship-masters when that
s:s wore silk hats and were gentlemen.
4.sre were also men from Bath and
53pe Cod in ship-store trade, and-King
bong men-was the genial Capt. Ferd
srman, the shipwright from Stock
8n All of these have retired to vari-
small cities where each resident has
snarole front door of his own.
Some old trader may remember young
s:yelOre Cunningham. now fine, up
Ending, rosy checked Irishman of sew
y years, prosperous and genial. He
ok ''tay" on board this evening and
BIZ he felt young again to be with an
#na5can and talk over old times.
there is now an elevated road along
b. front, from Seaforth Sands to Din
H. with stations at ali the principal
ess This is convenience, especially
Sle0 one happens to be moored In East
#5nUy-a new dock away below Can
@s. The sellers and collectors of tick
4 are red-haired girls, who are quick
a apparently efficient. Since her
S1,her went to the wars the sister has
4er up more various manly duties than
BIZ ever before been attempted in any
sMeru, civilized country. These ways
q use fulness may sometime lead her to
s balot-far more likely than her late
gHods of wanton destruction and vio-
bee.
This is not the England we knew in
Pies of peace-when men could come
r men could go-no espionage, no ques-
san asked. Now it is more like Germany
her best-where every ones move
fEnts were noted with suspicion.
When we arrived and anchored in the
skesey the master was given tenn
aary card permitting him to land and
&lend to the preliminaries of entry. But
#aen the vessel had been locked the real
stch for enemies began-even though
"a last three ports had all been British.
fst came the Alien officers and put
III separate man through the third de-
r.; Where, when and how were you
" your father born?" Then "How old
II your" Nearly every common sailor
pms to have some knowledge of his
Mafs, while but few of them can tell
IA century they were born in. "Your
*ght, color of eyes, tattoo-marks?"
Il half hundred other questions with
xgatures and thumb-marks thrice
Esssn.
4 lhen came the police and went over
~ through all of the same things, and
Pr, laying all our secrets bare.
Next came the official photographer
q made a picture of each and every
IN and boy on board. These pictures,
&eaed on the back, must then be taken
he Alien office, with thumb marks,
a card was then given to each IN
aual. with picture, marks, signature
description attached. 1t took sew
days to get through all this, and now
~ carrying my own picture in pocket,
some proof of not being an enemy
having the right to walk on British
VIE master, not long ago, being too
In producing his picture, was de-
'Hed eight hours in police station. Per-
" such rigid precautions are needed
IL might seem that more than half
oihclals in this work might better be
poyed in Flanders.
w Traders will remember that smok-
"as not allowed on ships, or within
uoek gates, and no lights or fires
an early evening hour. The dock
we We're then active and picked up
ny half crown for not reporting de-
auehts to the mornings court. In
'e Gays Of youthful innocence l did
Smoke-but did read. Hence many