MODERN WARSHIPS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2576, 19 April 1887, Page 2

MODERN WARSHIPS.

Mr H. H. While; ffieAsßistaiit Coa- r trQller of the Navy, 'delivered a lecturd at the Mansion BEouge" on Friday. He first ■.reYiowed ilj'iha ;,jprinoipa}; typos of'"British war'-ships sinColßj£'». when the. irqaolad.reponstr'uctioi'Sr.i the • Royal Javy ' ILitos m May,; 1858,; that tho#at English sea going arinoured shipl' the Warrior, :.was ordered.' The new : .i'de,p.artwc made by',the Admiralty, in th'edbsip of tilia Warrior class",' and ■ later on in - tbo-.Mindtaur "class, 7 was Vjomarkable for.its boldness and"success, even • .when.\ : r#rdod , : from our present the "belt aud-battery'' Byetem oif4BBB-67, exemplified ?by. tFe'i'Bellerofhon jjand. ■' Hercules, while the Devastation of" ;1869' ; :marksd ; :'another step, by tho ' frank ahandohmeut $f pi power, and fcho safety of■ the: '* ships- a : t sea being entrasted ° In the iufloxible.'of fea 1 tare of an armainsnt : %f four heavy gans in two turrets, with Complete oom« mand; of thehorhnon .was mabtainedi She represented.mtK'eidgh^t-degree .theprbioiple of and armament;' and' : thei Colossus, built wholly of steel. and ■ einbodyinji several now features, well vo.ptosua^g. the state of cq^stv^otipi}. tvt tuo time she was built. Ho passed on to disouss in detail torpedoes: M -Various kinds and torpedo boat construction. in the modem sense,, remarking that aetual expenonce was not favorable to the extreme view of enthusiasts in torpedo warfare. Mr White observed that for many reasons the development of tho swift cruiser classqs^was. to be welcomed, and spqaking.oXthe possible use of mercantile auxiliaries in time of war, he said ho believed that these armed vessels would in rnany ways bo of immense valuo - toithv country, But he did not coneur in the opinion that thoy wore to be treated a,s substitutes for regulat:% sip, o,n(| tliat tlje qqul§bq reduced hers because wore or. Rigllt ho available, -,-,Lojd _ Charts Berqsford, whoi-asi'ffiihQ'ten;, s&jd, a warship was a som,prqraise, Ihfly oould not make f)ght|n| ship do the duty'ota' passenger ship or vktoma. , AVhatlthey 'Wanted, Qorapromisi between the two,■■jflf. with increased spaise fof his onginqs; or .the gunnery ■ room ■for his guns :-and.;the oj|or-fwuiir* ■ lnente on board a mode'fe ' fighting .ship, the life.: 'of a nayjit constructor was anything but a h%py'<ftia. ,'Upon the question of «Mour'plating' for ships.Qf.wav, Lord. .Charles expressed himself agaiMt iron*. olads of a givenihiokn.ess of plating could bß'pierc|E'lJy Budh and sgciuV*■'••■ gun- .2/;-.-f;>7r;i : ; :

A POKER STORE.

• 4#% gOod'pbker etdry if p4 by. a, ; well-known citizen whiolx"; Uppl icates. .lye or old '. enough to b« glandftobers. aw a)l; friends of many jreareßfuidm& and, ■«oii.rpsa,occasion* jly piping a. psts, ..' |hi,l has b,ego gjton % a .Ighg a T D<j' ](' by ; iwq( tbenj ?^inei^l^||s'iitiia' jo■" fallupagaihs'teach"otfieV when'-they both had bands that were go6d/)or » Urge amount of moneys vith-'gb(jd stiff betters; behind them. ; This'had/ beeti 'noticed by members of th'g'pa f rjy.. )ind •• 8 littiejob'was pu| up To.''test jthjj ■■■■' paetjle of the pair.' r evening iimt tbe gaijg caijjo together,Vjjjd wjjes : ' *l'WlfillSS"'B " JOtjO] limit the way, pne"pf jae:cqmparty called for a now deck/' - It; w»^' handed 'him all : nicely' prQ-a^geij,,. and after pretending io*.'-shuffle t|e cards two tb'e.ll)to|he tean;on't|e'r|g^'tobg cu£ • go,l and fluty: *w 4§#Hpwi. ; $ • was.the" ago" of • ono of 'ttie 'two,ia • question, and when' it caiifo t64iim ho found that no one had'staid bt&bla old '

adversary. His face lairly beamed . with delight as he raised the other a dollar just {or a coaxev, but.lio looked a little serioim when No 2 came back ,;..vdth 5 dols more. No. 1 looked his '" curds over to see that none of thorn : . had jjot away, and returned tlio.:coiu-. . plimcnt, when No. 2 wliooped her up •,.. yiiiix the ; limit. No'' I, ,\'.o.nly'. ... feeing' it. .';• It .'-now eame"to i.the' ;. draw,andeseh.tooktvrocacdit, Zero's ~ .where the fun began. The.'tii'st bet, was ;.;;:'iOdolo.; followed with •'«• raise .of the, ■v!;jike.ainount.; They cracked : ba«k.at .one,' 'knottier until allfhVcbfpsw ereutilised; andeechhada goodaized.roll) on the; •/table,' Wh being equally confident.' . .Finally one of them said:—"Now, . my friend, I havo had all the revenge . . I want. You had better call. I have .'" you boat to a certainty." The other "only quiotly smiled, and told him to go right along thai he would stick to him, i But No. 16uid no, he wus satisfied, nUd triumphantly throw four four aces on :- the.table. He almost fell off hia chair ' wtonNo.' 2 chowed up oxactly tho same hand, They eyed ono ivnothoV . for a rainuto or two, divided tho pot, '•'" picked their way over the rest of tho crowd, who wero speechless with .' laughter, and struck out for home.—