No Real Enthusiasn for Home Rule: Sensational New Story of R. L. Stevenson's Death Qvn Own ConnésronDent.
Edinburgh, June 18, derstand that some of the Scottish members who, following debate on Mr. Buchanan's Scottish Home Rule Bill, have been' pressing the Prime Minister to give facilities for its passage, now agree that would be useless to try to work out any scheme of devolution without first reconsidering the financial rel tions between the two countries, Within recent times there has been much criticism of the Goschen percentage, mainly on the ground that it is out of date, but in reality because the arrangement of financial business in the House usually means that when the large Engl mate is taken first and approved the position of Scotland is more oF less finally settled in advance of the debate on the purely Scottish Estimates, "In other words, Scotland can only get eleven-eightieths What the House of Commons has already: approved in another—connexion, anid some Scottish members urge that for that reason the debate in thei ence becomes unreal, and Apart from this financial dif. culty, it may be said that even advanced Scottish members have boon given to admit that it is well nigh impossible to work up any true enthusiasm for Scottish Home Rule.
They thenwselves are mostly quite content to get as much as they can for Scotland at Westminster, and during the past few months' they cannot reasonably complain of the success they have achieved.
The Lady of the Links The outstanding tenture of the Scottish Ladies' "Championship at Turnberry, on the Ayrshire coast (writes one who was there) was the happy. unfailing, sportsmanship of every competitor. They openly acknowledged appreciation of each other's play—not in an affected way, but is a manner which left no room for doubt as to its sincerity. The spirit of camaraderie was omnipresent. The competition was ghealthinly keen, even if the golf frequently left much to be desived. Not ong age T had a round with a man whose proficiency in profanity greatly exceeded his ability at the frame, Suddenly he remarked, Wonder what lady golfers, say to relieve their feelings ut this infernal ame?" Twas unable to enlighten him but T took particular observa-ion this week, Perhaps Twas disappointed, bui, anyway, 1 heard nothing stronger' diverted' at the hall "than: "Oh, you little pig!" Most players, however, had one for amore distinguishing characteristic, Some bit their lips or shook their heads forlornly when difficult shot presented itself, while others had a trick of running after the ball as soon as they struck it. At least two young ladies had a one leg behind the ing, and then waving their putters in the air as if to add momentum to the ball T have come to the conclusion that girls ave genevans opponents in the game. Long putts were freely con-conded, nnd there were no disputes. as to who should play first, An me teresting point in the psychology of the game strikes me as the result of impressions I gathered. The large majority of the players chatted animatedly between strokes, and walked through their games discussing a hundred and one different things as if golf were the easiest thing in the world. A few, though, stroke along as if the bitterest. of foes. There, was nothing of the "weaker sex" stuff about the competitors, They played their two rounds a day without turning @ hair, and I half-expected to see some emulating the vogue of evening-dress golf after dinner established by eer~ tain sporty amateurs at St. Andrews a fortnight ago, but bridge and gossip in the hotel lodge. until moderately Into hour filled in the evenings.
To one accustomed to professional spit tournaments and male, cham mnships, the Ladies! Championship Jcomes as a delightful revelation. Here we have the Royal and Ancient assuming charming touches, with many picturesque incidents to atone for any disparity in skill, Think how essentially feminine it is to hear lone player asking another to share bar of chocolate! Not that the lady golfers are content to chew [their way through the game. Far from it. They munch and smoke alternately, and one lady almost rivalled Dr. MacCormack, the Trish amateur champion, in selection of [length of cigarette-holder. The curent opinion was that she had been advised to Keep away from jeigarettes; but she could attribute her defeat, not to the incessant weed, [but to a peculiar liking for bunkers Jand hankering after the rough.
'A. Japanese Motorship.
Messrs Lithgows (Limited), Port-Glasgow, launched the twin-screw ]motor cargo ship Atago Maru, which they have built for the Nippon /Yusen Kaisha of Tokyo. The vessel, which is 440 feet in length, 87 fect in breadth, 38 feet 6 inches in depth, Of about 7,500" tons gross and over 10,000 tons deadweight, will be pro-pelted by single-acting, two-cycle Diesel engines of an aggregate of 4,000 blip. at 100° pam and designed to give u speed of 12 knots. The engines, which will be supplied by Messrs. Sulzer Brothers, of Winiterthur, Switzerland, will be installed by Messrs David Rowan and Ca., Glasgow. Electric auxiliaries are fitted throughout, including winch, windlass, steering gear, refrigera plant, vapour heaters, and lectrie cooking appliances. The vessel, which was named by Drs. }Shimidzu, wife of the London manager of the owners' company, is being built under the superintendence of Messrs A. R. Brown, M'Farlane & Ca., the Glasgow agents of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, ergest und Pastest Motor Liner.
From the yard of the Puirfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Ca, Govan, @ notable launch took place when ihe moter ship Aorangl was put into the water. Built to the lorder of the Union Steamship Ca. jof New Zealand, the vessel is the largest and will be the speediest motor ship afloat, and she is the pioneer craft of this type for use as ger carrier, Her Ineement is 23,000 tons, and she 600 feet. in length by 72 feet beam, and 46 fect 6 in, depth to the lowest weather deck, with four decks below and two decks above. She will be fitted with two masts and two funnels. Accommodation has been arranged for about 440 first-class, 300 second-class, and passengers, and her complement Jconsist of 3:30 oticers and crew, despite the fact that practically all firemen and trimmers are dispensed with. Fitted as a first-class liner in most up-to-date fashion, the vessel will be the largest unit of the owning. Company's extensive fleet. Trading. between Australasia and Vancouver, she will be an important accession to the vessels on the All Red Route. 'The Aorangi's engines will consist of four sets of Faivficld-Sulzer sixjeylinder motors, with an aggregate }of 13,000 brake' horse-power. The Jengines will act on four screws, and the vessel is designed for u service speed of 18 knots.
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