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ch, by permission of the British ir fo Admiray, are added as endix to the second edition, issued, of 'Compulsory Ner- ? by Gen. Sir Ian Hamilton, £5 notes; which are signed A the Fleet Sir Arthur Knyvet gon, were prepared, it 18 offi- Hy stated, for the use of the War Office in a debate which was to have n place last November in the louse of Lords on a motion of Lord Roberts, who raised somewhat ofa 'scare at the time by declaring that the shores of these islands were by Ho means so invulnerable to for-) ign invasion as their inhabitants liked: to think. The debate never ook place owing: to the interven- tion of the general election, writes 'a London correspondent. The notes 'as contained in the ap- pendix are as follows: i "The really. serious danger that this country has to guard against' 'in war ig not invasion but interrup- tion' of our trade and destruction of our mérchant shipping: "The strength of our fleet is de- termined by what is necessary boi protect our trade, and if it is suffi cient for that it will be almost nec- essarily sufficient to prevent m- vasion, since the same disposition of the ships to a great extent ANSWERS BOTH PURPOSES. "The main object aimed at by our fleet, whether for the defence of commerce or for any other pure pose, is to prevent any ship of the enemy from getting to sea far enough to do any mischief before! she is bronght to action. Any dis- position that is even moderately successful in 'attaining this object will almost certainly be effective in preventing a large fleet of stan] ports, than which nothing is more; vulnerable or more difficult to hide, from reaching our shores. - 'To realize the difficulty that an "enemy would have mn bringing such 'a fleet of transports to our coast and disembarking an army it is necessary to remember that all the ships operating in home waters, whether they are in the North Bea, 'the Channel or elsewhere, are 'in wireless communication with the Admiralty and the Commander in Chief, so that if a fleet of trans: ports is sighted anywhere by a single | oruiser or even by a merchant ship: if she is fitted with wireless, every ship which happened to be in a po- sition to intercept the transports would at once get the order to eon- centrate as necessary for the pur- ose, whether she was at sea or in arbor. ; "It is further necessary to re- member that, 'even supposing that ~ © by some extraordinary lucky chance. the transports were able to reach our coast without being detected their presence must be known when they arrive there; and long before "half the troops could be landed the gransports would be * ATTACKED AND SUNK by submarines which are stationed along the coast for that purpose. "Besides the submarines = there ould be always a large force of destroyers, either in. the ports yng the coast or within wireless call, as in addition to those that nay be definitely detailed for const nce the system of reliefs for ose 'acting oversea will insure .a rge number being actually in har- 'at 'their respective bases or W.." the initialé of Admiral |} 'English v jidivided | an Possibly. But on 1 in: drawing other half, in quite to sink the. part of his transports, even ported by ' the : strongest fleet he "collect. The fleets wonld en- gage each other, while the destroy- ers and submarines torpedoed the LrangpORtE, «co oh OR "Finally even if he reached the coast in safety 'he would see that it' "was~ quite impossible to guard his transports against the attacks of submarines while he was landing the troops and that it was quite certain that a superior force would 'be brotight 16 attack him before the' landing could be completed. "Taking all these facts into con- sideration, he would probably' de- cide, 'ag the Admiralty has. done, that an invasion on even the moder- ate scale of 70,000 men is practi- cally impossible. ' ke. A ROYAL SIAMESE STUDENT, How the Late King of Siam Learns y ed English. The date King "of Biam, Maha Mongkut, began his study of Eng-, lish late in life, but soon acquired a fair proficiency in it. His success is not to be wondered at, in view of his extraordinary zeal." Mrs. A. Hi Leonowens, in: her valuable book; "The English Governess 'at the Siamese Court," has told . of his earnest but capricious method of study. / More than once 'had we been aroused at dead of night By noisy female slaves, and dragged in hot haste and consternation to the Hall of Audience, only to find that his majesty was not in his last gasp as we had feared, but simply _both- ered to find. in Webster's Diction- ary some word that was to be found nowhere but in his own fertile brain; or perhaps in excited chase of the classical term for some trifle he was onthe point 'of ordering from London--and that. word « was sure to be a stranger to my brain, Before my arrival at Bangkok ib had been his not uncommon prac« tise to send for a missionary at mid: night, have him beguiled of abs ducted from his bed, and conveyed by boat to the palace, some miles up the river, to inquire if it would not be more elegant to write "mur- ky'! instead of "'obscure,"' or "gloomily dark'? rather than "not clearly apparent." One night, a little after twelve o'clock, as he was on the point of going to' bed, like any plain: citizen of regular habits, 'his majesty fell to thinking how most accurately to render into English the 'trouble: some Siamese word phi, which ad- mits of a variety of interpretations ghost, soul, devil, evil angel. After puzzling it over for more than hour, getting himself possess- ed with the word as with the devil it stands for, and all to no purpose, he ordered one of his lesser state barges to be manned and despatch- ed with all Speed for ° the British consul. 2 The consul, inspired with lively alarm: by so startling a summons, dressed himself with unceremonious celerity and hurried to the palace, conjecturing on the way all imag- inable possibilities of politics and diplomacy, revolution or invasi To his vexation, not, less se, he found the ki A engaged 'with a ocabulary, . 'the dough now-a-days. sate 4 if sup-|. "Don't take Hors vice, it's unreliab 'Well, when it comes to are you to believe? The best poli in all likelihood, e for on self. years. He was "'strong" for the west," The other had 'been out on a trip. He was returning home ra: ther 'sick, sore, and disgusted 'al things in general, and the wes particular. 4 Fr WEST MONEY MAD. "Give me the east any day where one can live # peaceful lite and 10% have matters of homesteads, (real estate transfers, - get-rich-quick schemes andthe long green grating your sensitive nerves," 'quoth 'tha eastérner. "The west "is moady mad. There's too much chatter ab- out the filthy Tucre to' suit Uncle Horace. Oh, yes; 1theol is nicer, but give me the ent) or shine." Er "After you've got that eff your chest," said the westerner," 'Pa:- don 'me for asking, but did you sleep well 'last night or have yon been in close proximity .. to. the flowing bowl? You don ¢ know a good country when you see it. Why, one can breaths freer 'out hess. There's as much money: grabbing in the east. Everybody's 'out for 1'd rather have a farm with ' golden wheat yielding lots of money than earning a measly, salary, say $8 per, by dreaming 'over a mouldy ledger in a jail-like structure on a city street, where your only outlook is congest- ed traffic, people hanging 'on gars with their teeth almost, and most person's faces showing signs of their putting a terrible fight to keep the wolf from the door. FIGHT FOR FOOD. "1 was raised 'in the : east and} know whereof I speak. I've been through the grind and have fought like a demon to earn my meal tigk- ets in the east, and I find the west far more profitable, easy money with 'not so much strenuous work: There's a peculiar fascination ab- out the western country. It gets a grasp of you and won't let go. The east is a thing of memory when you've been out here a few months, Stay around awhile and you'll nev- er go back. 'Take my tip. Why, I pulled in a couple of = thousand bones last year with ease on land sales. It's a dream. This is the only place to pile up the money, while down east yon have to----'1: EVERY ONE TALKS MONEY, "There-you go again,' chimed the easterner, "Money, 3 money, all the time. that. It'll drive me into hysterics That's what sickens me. Everybo yon meet out in thie 'neck of woods talks A the possibili chances of success, y 1 Canada its re: that of last Joa they right out in the open definitely the loss, it \ "Another thing: I know of tow: and cities growing with. 'rapi that have advertising continually. bora public' buildings h 1 stopped off at two of these places a fewsdays ago and discovered that these buildings were still under|none course of construction and will pro- bably! be' finished an' a year or €0. That's optimism from. the ground up. Anything to boost: the west. The conversation drifted to oth topics." In a short while: Winnipeg station was reached. The . two. alighted, and = walked up Main street, The eastérner suggested vis- iting a cafe, Wiley 8 Well, George, you go in and geb a chair for me," 'said the man from the west. "I'll follow. shortly. have to tee a man about' puttin through a sale'? = di A for Heaven's . sake 2% claimed the easterner 'with disgust, "You'd rather pi hunger than miss a deal which could eagily postpone." Ree 1 YT sure would," was the reply. "Money talks. It gets the cream and the honey, you know," = iL iWell, you'll have to h said the other. . 'I have: the two o'clock for Goa's ~the east," == : "No, my boy; the 'God's country limited,' noises out at one o'clo towards the Rockies." we 'there you are. Can you beat Bh ' ni ¢ oy ic e, ar not at first believe that hE: you attack' mh Nha ght ln words; tore foil P iger could be there; but at last, affer listening to the natives ' re-1] , he said; "'If the is there, 'selves; be' no: him, but he will make 'a off | I get my riffe and I'll come with see, : ad to, atk ed us, we set you andi your dogs.:: Wait oral Coteus crepe turn for the fable: 1 apples on. the res and 0 i py "arrived at the ! 2 oh Sin Sibich wa £10! tein {which was bridge. Here the native s and: declined to go any. mting to a small bush Bl hudireq yards distant, he tiger. hag: ooo aa fad where } 3 By this time our dags were in a very low-spirited éondition--I sup: 1{ pose ;they scented the beast; no more joyous barks and capers, They cam tc thei er. the pangs of | mishin s out, those' on the right 8 would not be unloaded at the | same time. = ~~ When we got to within about for- iy Jaude of the bush, we saw him, that is, his head only, as he looked fap. Did we remember all we Had We {¢ been told Not'a bit-of it! fired a volley that would have done -oredit to any. Jegiment in vice, and some: one hit him on JAW a a Ll i "That roused 'the tiger with u byt pped, i he said, 'If | 80 Bome._ ald Js else the, 'uses; thus. getti : 'drunks and sleep inythi went wrong they conld lay it to lightning. do us the most arm; it is ou ter friends, fire first; so that" all 'the|. Ma