Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-05
Cleaned from Foreign Ex.

! Yachting came to from Holland and our first yachtsman was the Mer- ry Monarch, though Queen Bess is be- lleved to have had some kind of pleas ure-boat built for her at Cowes. In 1 his diary for 1861, John Evelyn writes: T sailed this morning with his Majesty in one of his yachts Cor pleasure -boats), vessels not known among us till the Dutch East India Company presented that curious piece to the king
 But as organized branch of sport yachting seems to be of Irish birth. older than our Royal Yacht Squad ron, and next year will be celebrating a bicentenary.
 It seems incredible that Rheims stood in semicircie of fire only a year ago today when one of the fiercest German attacks was launched
 with such violence that the noise of
 Paris.
 This offensive was noteworthy on
 account of the enemy's liberal use of
 tanks and their chagrin at finding d
 big force of Americans waiting for
 them where they expected to break the French line and push on to Paris
 Yesterdays (July 14) disclosure that
 Foch knew all about the attack and had prepared an effective counter throws a new light on the criticisms hurled at the allied strategy.
 It is sign of the times that in the recent schoolboys' lawn tennis tourna-
 nent and in the public school matches at Lords so many of the lads should be left-handed players.
 In less enlightened days any ten dency on the part of a youngster to use the left hand for any purpose was Sternly repreSSed in the nursery where it was regarded as not quite respectable. Yet ambidexterity is among the most useful of accom- pIish- ments. and might, with advantage, be taught to every young child. It is ac- quired in later life only by a great ex- penditure' of pains.
 One thing to be set to the credit side of the war is the rerival of the Eng old pre- -eminence with the needle. In the records of our grandmothers nothing played a larger part than knitting and embroidery; most of us possess some relics of these heroic labors. The war has re- vived them. and it is no longer fash ionable to confess distaste for the art.
 One hardly likes to estimate the amount of wool which will have been transformed into jumpers and other garments before the holidays are fin holidays in terms of accomplishment. Had a nice holiday?' Splendid! | finished two jumpers"
 Though the prince will find every- Where Tn Canada DrOOt Of the enor- nous progress made in the last six ty years, his visit must. of necessity lack some of the picturesquenesS which attended that of his grand father when he visited the Dominion in 1S60
 Then the Royal party approa ched Ottawa by water, with a wonderful at tendant procession of 150 birch bark canoes, manned by lumbermen and In- dans, attfred mostly in scarlet tun- ics. At first it seemed like a dim cloud of red colors on the water but after it drew nearer and nearer. the men could be heard and the long. sharp outlines of the canoes were seen, with their quaint ornamented prows just turning up above the sur face of the water. over which they came gliding like arrows without noise or ripple"
 The notion that hobbies tend to longevity is well illustrated by MT. Balfour. who as a youth of Il keeps his birthday today. He is an accom- plished musician, an amateur cham pion on the links, a clever tennis player. deep philosopher, obviously 8 great statesman. and an adept in many Scieuces. including aviation, in which he has put his faith in science to the test.
 Keeping his temper is perhaps his greates hobby. T never saw him an cry but once" said an old fh end. and that was when we selected as can