Tn addition to the commodore, the now Hamburg-Ainerika liner Imperator carries four captains, who liavo commanded largo steamers successfully, s and one of theso will always be on tho watch, while the fourth takes general control of tho crow. There are, in addition, seven officers, each of whom carries a. captain's "ticket." Claiming to be 116 years of age, Michael Smith lias died in l)unsliaughlin Workhouse, County Ment.li. 110 was neither s teetotaler nor a non-smoker, and had slopt in the open even during old ago in all kinds of weather. Seventy years elapsed between his first and second marriage. When.,- breathing through tho noso is difficult a.s tho result of a Cold or Nasal Catarrh, then speedy relief enn 1m obtained Ly inhaling "XAZOIi" for a few moments through a Nazol Inhaler. Tho effect of free breathing after tho stuffiness is delightful.—Advt. Though- Yarmouth is the premier herring port of the world, the curious fact that tliero oro practically no Yarmouth fishermen was revealed at tho animal meeting of tho local branch of the British and Foreign Sailors' Society. Tho fishermen live in the neighbouring towns and vilages. Before the end of 1913 it will be possible lo lelephono between the Atlantic and I'ticific coasts of the United States. Tho distance from New York to the Pacific Coast bv telephone will be Approximately 3300 miles, and tho cost of convqmtion ij expected to bo about j£3 15s. por minute.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1832, 19 August 1913, Page 6
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