AMERICAN ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1617, 23 July 1887, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

The best deilgns for the new armed cruisers for the United States Navy are found to be those submitted by the Barrow (England) Shipbuilding Company. The schooner yaoht Kildergarde, built *" for thfe Prince of Wales, but bought by Mr Jay Gould m England m April, arrived at New York from Cowes on Jane 14. She is now enrolled with the New York and Hardfmont Yacht Clubs. I W. A. Hopkins, principal proprietor, of Le Matin, Paris, Oarrlngton Wilcon Harris, of London, and two young men from the Cambridge University named Brooks, ions of a member of the house of Brooks Bros., have made arrangements to establish a oolony 300 miles below Sao Francisco, where they own 100,000 acres. They propose to make raisins, and also to raise olives and figs. Chili invites American Inventors and machine builders to compete m the grand trial to be made m Saratoga on November Ist, for machines (band or power) to separate foreign matter from flax and put it m a stats for spinning, The premium is 1000 dols. A delegation of (he Anoleut and Honorable Artillery of Bostcn, MaBB., sailed on June 22 for London, to participate In the j festivities m tbat city on June 30, the •nnlver«ary of the parent Company,