The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-25
SATURDAY..

go part way and show it. Americans
who visit Halifax always find a well
come in the United States consulate,
where Evan E. Young, consul general
for the maritime provinces, is their
guide, philosopher, and friend of all
who call Mr.. Young, an Ohioan, has
been in the consular service since
1897; first stationed at Hong Kong.
Given the name of the street, it is
easy to find Mr.. Young's office; for al
ways from the window Of a United
States consular office is suspended.
in front, the American flag. And the
flag is a welcome sight, even for pa
triOts who have been away from the
states within a change of the moon.
In Halifax, our consular quarters are
the second story up overlooking busy
street.
Behind the city, are many beautiful
parks and within it public gardens.
On Northwest Arm, a part of the bay,
are number of country clubs. One
of these, containing $4,000 acres, is a
game preserve, fishing ground, and
boating course, as well. Opposite
Halifax, is Dartmouth, a beautiful
suburb and seaport of 1000 inhabit-
ants. For rides within or outside the
city, there are numerous cabs and
other horse-vehicles, and fares are re-
markably low. There are few auto
mobiles.
The hotels of Halifax are not of the
splendor or luxury of the Chateau
Frontenac, of Quebec, or of the King
Edward, of Toronto, but they are well
furnished and otherwise comfortable,
and conducted with a rare degree of
hospitality. The rates, too, are fair:
$3.50, American plan, for the more
desirable rooms.
Halifax harbor is wide and deep,
always full of vessels; the city is six
teen miles from the open sea. In the
summer and early fall, numerous
coastwise craft come from the south
ern coast. Just now, while the war is
on, warships come quite often, and il
is said that they anchor behind nets,
marines. The harbor also is mined
and the city otherwise strongly forti-
fled.
Interesting objects in the harbors
of this coast, especially for those who
get no nearer than the range of L
field glass, are pleasure yachts of rich
men of New York, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Baltimore, or other cities on the
ged with sail and auxiliary engines
and moving, or at anchor, they are
beautiful and graceful as a bird
Deck, masts, and rigging are clean
ficers and common sailors spic and
span. At the peak, flies the Ameri-
can flag; suspended over the stern,
the owners colors. Bearing the own
ers and their families and guests, they
sail leisurely, making port every
night. In no hurry, the object of the
voyage only pleasure, they often lay
at anchor in port days, or a week
perhaps; the voyagers finding pleas
ure ashore. To carry the voyagers
ashore, or to transport goods and sup
plies, a motorboat trails behind, or is
carried on board.
While we were at Halifax, two OF
these pleasure craft came and went.
One, the Aloha, carrying a great
spread of canvas, cast anchor in early
afternoon and remained until noon
the next day. The owner of this yacht
is c. A. James, formerly commodore
of the New York Yacht club. He has
years; always on the Aloha, although
not always on the same Aloha. The
present Aloha (model of 1879 is
full-rigged bark with auxiliary en-
gines. Mr.. James waited at Halifax
for a company of friends to join him
for the rest of the summer cruise. To
Halifax, he had come from st. John
to Montreal; stopping en- route along
the coasts of Prince Edwards Island.
Newfoundland. and Labrador. At
Halifax, a local newspaper reporter
learned that Mr.. James would be the
guest of James J. Hill on the coast of
Labrador for a fish fry. To this
coast, in the summer, a variety of
fish of rare flavor come, and Mr.. Hill
makes the most of them; entertaining
guests on the ground, or sending
splendid specimens to friends and
dignitaries in the states
Another splendid yacht, casting
anchor in the harbor the day Mr..
James departed, was the Onward,
bearing a pleasure party from Que
bee and intermediate ports to New
York.