There arrived here aboard the Empress of Russia a passenger wh did not appear on the manifest, is the infant son of Yoshi Maks Furutsu, and was born at sea 24 hours out of Japanese territorial waters.
Tt is the custom the world ov for the captain of a ship to name the baby after the ship if born at sea. In this case, however, it was impossible to give the baby the name of the Empress of Russia, consider~ ting its sex. 'The honour fell on Dr. Anson Donaldson, 0.8.0,, M.v., ship's surgeon, for the' child' was named Anson. It is also the custom that all children born at sea in British ships are registered in Stepney parish London. Another interesting. pith Was reported on the arrival of the Blue Funnel liner Tyndareus from the Orient, In this case it was a Chinese maiden.
8 second-class passenger, refused to call her little daughter born on bourd the ship after the name of the vessel, as is customary, el memories of him is connected with 'a luncheon party at Willie Waugh's house before the War, on the Berkshire downs. Mr. "Waugh then trained privately for the Duke of Portland and the Duke of Wes minster. We had gone over to look fat the horses and sat down to a sumptuous and very well-served luncheon. For the best of everything was good enough for that most genial trainer. Miss Waugh, an exceedingly attractive personaity, was we soon saw one reason which had brought Herbert Jones to Mr. Waugh's. He was also to ide some of the horses next morning.
Tt was a hot summer day and nobody wanted to do mich except 9 round the stables. The writer remembers enjoying fully one host's excellent cigars.—Whether Herbert Jones was disappointed in his efforts to secure Miss Wauigh's company to himself I do not kno Hut anyhow the little man tried hard to induce the writer to go ratting with terriers in the home stack yards before afternoon stables. May long retain his energy and cheery ways.
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