Ef. fp #2 5Ee3 must soon be doubled. 'The fleet consists of about fifteen sailing yachts, twenty gasoline launch- es und doens skifls and dinghies. are : . Gildersleeve. Rear Commodore--W. B. Dalton, Jr. a retary-Treasyrer.-C. 8. Kirkpat- "Two of the very prominent grey- {haired members are Henry Cunning {not seem right! g @ KINGSTON YACHT CLUB HOUSE. The increased height of the upper balcony affords a grand view over the harbour and Macdonald = park, and makes a fine point of vantage for viewing the races. The building will be heated with hot air and well lighted with electricity, The lights . in the *ldancing hall are placed along the ceiling heams. The club wharf his been thoroughly rebuilt and replanked and is now in fine condition, The floating boat land- been replaced by solid orib ally the premises have been put in first class condition. The upper storey old portion of building) will be 5 for billiard and card rooms and the tables will = Be left in position the year round, us | need not be removed for dancing. ground floor will continue to be fused for boat racks, lockers, shower bath, toilet; ete, and for the new' furnace room, Now that the club has provided for the social side, it is ry that it should look a little after the yachti the wharf so that shelter = and ham and Capt. gd radon, withaut whose club house won gps Capt. Breden holds the record as a yarn spinner, while Nr. Cunningham is recognized as the most. experienced amateur sailor that Kingston has yet produced. ' Throughout the summer, the club weekly races and cruises. On every Dominion day, the local yachts take part in Gananoque's races. The eruising points are Clayton, Cape Vincent, Stolla, Bath and Macdon- ald's Cove, A series of races takes place. over the club course for the Bruce Carruthers' trophy. Tn August, 1898 and July. 1904, the Lake Yacht Racing Association held its remdozvous here, and the visiting viithtsmen® were delighted with King- ston harbor as a racing field and with the good time given them by the Kingston yachtsmen, - Something About The Yachts. Lieut.-Col. Strange's Norma (now the Thelma), represented the King- ston. Yacht Club in the lake racing contests during the first year of the olub's ~existence, and 'was recognised as a chi jon. It defeated the Ve- detté, of Royal - Canadian - Club, Toronto, in a matched race at Char- lotte. The Norma. formerly sailed in the thirty-foot class. Now it is. regis- tered in the twenty-five, A picture of Shin oid shumpion ia shows here. + The gent! in wl s given an mpet racing, here, duribg years, is De. DI 4. Black, who at one time recently owned no less than * three cruising yachts. in 1898 he purchased the Kestrel, from the Hamilton Yacht Claob, that boat being the champion thirty-footer of the previous Joan The: following year he bought . .4he' Verona, of Hamilton, which had beaten the Kestrel here in 1808, at the L.Y.R.A. rendeavous. To Dr. Black, the Kingston Yacht Club owes 'gp t deal for the enthusiasm he has aroused in yachting. Two years ago the Daltons built, here, a fast twenty-foéter, Chiriya, designed byt Owen, of ronto. She will have some interest. ing brushes these days with two Gan. anoque twenty-footers designed by the some man, » The only addition this year lo the local sailing floet is' Henry Cunning- end and ex- | REE AT ea HR Pt 0 C LIEDT.-COL. STRANGR'S Yacht Norma, now the Thelma. hain's sixteen-footer; the Baby Grand. Mr. Cunningham being a musical man, «chooses musical names for his boats, srmaty was the name of his VC couple of the former keen "yachts: have joined the gasoline has a forty- Ras can |CONFLI - JULY 28. F.| AS TO MEANING OF SUNDAY the club has a ore, and an en: Tle owns the The champion y sailor of the club is Kemneth Cameron, who can show his craft's heels to any dinghy in these waters, mnie Visiting YachtSmen Here. The Gananoque and Watertown, N.Y., yochismen arrived last evening. Two Gananogue yachts came up, while half a dozen. of the Watertown boats, which are on cruise, r the city. The former anchored at the Yacht Club, wl Io Abe latter, whee coming was nog | n about, pas: down to the eastern end of the har- bor for anchorage, but came up to the club quarters this morning. There are about twenty-five in the Water town pany. It will not be known un- til this evening if the visitors can re main over for the Monday morning race. The Watertown yachts are of the old-fashioned type and laden with canvas, ---------- NOT A COMMAND. But a Custom That Seems Well Settled. According to latest press despatches the Emperor of China has decided to abolish the statute, as old as the em- pire itself, which: requires the true Chinaman to wear a long-braided pig- toil, and the female portion of 'the na- tion to mutilate their feet. The Whig man happened fipori a Ching-Chang the other evening, and the idea oceur- red to him that the views of the cel estials, now living in this country, toward the new ordinance might be interesting. To this end he explained matters and questioned the emigrant from the Flowery Kingdom, and need- less to say the conversation was somewhat hard to earry on and un- derstand, "It no law yet," insisted the inter rogated, until he was assured of the truths of the statement. Then he hut riedly explained that an ambassador from China had lately been through the country and told them about it being likely to happen. In the course of further conversation, John ex- plained that a Chinaman could go back to the old land even if he had cut his pigtail off. The idea that he became an exile with the disappear ance of the braided tail was errone- ous. However, though he could go back to Chinn, yet it would be nicer for him if he still had the luxurious growth, There was no law enforced to make him' wear a pigtail, but it was the custom: and had been for ages. Thus though 'a Chinaman was not sent to Céventry if he cut off the nig tail, yet it easily be under- stood that he would be thought more of if he were to still i not go econ! his ancestors, But even this view was rapidly passing away in China. The new law, as authorized by the emper- or, will have no effect on changing the existing condition of affairs which was bound to change wi ththe intro- duction of modern ideas. As: regards the mutilation of the feet of Chinese women the loeal 'brother explained that after the manner of a fashion or style common to females. The women in this country, he pointed out, like being tall with ag small waist, so in China. it is thought nicer to have little feet. But it's only a custom and though disappearing now, the celes- tial claimed it might re-anpear again years hence, as some of our civilized styles of dress do The Trip. To Ogdensburg. The steamer America made her us ual weekly trip to Ogdensburg yester- day. There was a large crowd on board. Gananogue, Rackport and Brockville were touched at both on the down trip and return, and many passengers were taken on board. Capt. Allen and the genial purser, Harry Hunter, did everything to make the excursion one of pleasure and enjoy- ment to the large party on board. The dinner and supper under the su- pervision of Steward Sparbam were all that could be desired. Our B0c. balbriggan underwear is the pride of our furnishing depart- ment. The H. B. Bibby company. Thomas Caton, Tho Ernesttown township, has spring wi that mea- sures six feet six inches high. Trade at 'Bibby's to-night. aggre | EXCURSION LAW. Rigid Enforcement at Kingston--. Gananoque Customs Officials Take a Somewhat Moderate View. 3 There has been much dissatisfaction expressed over the rigid enforcement of the Sunday excursion law by the i on customs affiouts_ Su Ji leges, whatever, 'are extended, Kxcur- son parties are excluded from land- ing here on Sunday. The complaints wouldn't be so loud were the law én- forced rigidly elsewhere; but it is not. All the customs officials evidently de not interpret the law the same, or some of them are very lax in carry- ing it out. There is no getting over the fact that at ports down the river from Kingston to Brockville, the Sun- day excursion law is' not enforced. Parties on yachts are landing regu- larly at Gananoque. At Kingston, these parties would not be allowed to land. Somebody must be at fault. If the Kingston custom officials are right, then those at Gananoque are wrong. ear In regard to the matter, the Whigs (Gananoque correspondent writes as follows : "The New Island Wanderer, for the past two Sundays, has on her regular ramble taken quite a number of citizens of that trip. There have also been steamyachts chartered by private par- ties, and also steamyachts owned by private individuals, with parties of friends on board, which have landed here on Sundays. The collector of customs here states that the trip of the steamer New Island Wanderer is her regular daily trip, at the same hour, week day and Sunday alike, and that the visiting steamyachts are handled on these 'occasions according to conditions that are not amenable to the law, which, by order of the minister of custome, about three years ago, made regulations!regard- ing not the landing of excursionists from elsewhere, but the starting of an excursion boat from a Canadian port. This is not allowed at Gananoque, and has not been. It is necessary to follow the spirit of the law, rather than the letter. The opinion as ex- pressed by our officials here is that the law is being strictly adhered to." To Issue Bonds. According to the Montreal correspon- dent of Saturday Night, the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation company is about to issue:some of its bonds, the proceeds of the same to go to paying for its new steamers. The amounts will not be large, and they will be pri-' vately sold. A goodly proportion of the outstanding bond issue is cancel- led each year, so that at no time is the amount overly large. One of the company's directorate, prominent in the management of - affairs, said the other day that the new issue, would be made from time to time, as requirements demanded, would beag terest at the old rate, five per cent.) and that they. expected to obtain very nearly, if not quite, par. for them. Marine Notes. Craig's : Steamers Waterlily and Alexandria, up last night. ) The schooner Clara Yuell, at Craw- ford's, from Oswego, with schooner Lizzie Metzner cleared Crawford's for Oswego, MT, Co.: Tug Glide and three barges from Montreal; steamer Fair- mount and consonts Melrose and Que- bee, from Fort William to-morrow. Swift's : Steamer Hamilton, down last night; steamers Toronto and Cas pian, down and up to-day; steamer Rideau Queen, from Ottawa, to-night. coal; from ee CLOSED TO VISITORS. A Very Lame Excuse is Up. The rush of visitors to now at its height, and their chief in- terest is in its public institutions. These are notable, and no little part of their growth comes from the fact that the people have hecome familiar with them. The only military college in Canada is stationed here, and for the first time in twenty-six years it is closed to visitors. The people of Kingston stood the act of shutting the gates with equanimity, as the place was familiar to them. but it is disappointing to find that visitors who very much want to see the col- lege, cannot be driven thither, even by their friend Few citizens like to ry officer and ask i permission to drive ga friend into his grounds. Of course public cabmen would not ask, al- though his visitors might very much unt ip see the institution, for sub- stantial reasons, Surely it ou be the policy of the ah - make it easy for everyone to see its advantages and its beautiful situa- tion. The minister of militia surely could not have sanctioned such an neceRsary action, and the sooner e revises it the more itize and visitors will be, Srateful difioms Enq ury as to the occasion for the vrobibition was met by the oxcuse that men went to Fort Frederick bath at unseemly hours. But have never gone through the ates but by hoat. Surely the excuse js not genuine. The college has not sui- fered in a quarter of a contur~ from visitors and is net "likely, to suffer now. H a few touches were necessary Hey would be trifling in cost, in view ol ie nrofuse way money j staff allowances, Y MOY. pont for Put to they Queen Street 'Methodist Church. Old Boys' reunion, Sunday i Anthems, "Jehovah's Praise. "0 Lod How Excellent," "Gloria" (Parmer. Solo, Mrs. Evan solo, "Gloria" (Hens Peotia). Miss Cairns} duet, Mrs. "vans and Mr ca. Special. sermon by Rev. W. H. Sparli v Great Home Comin en The 0 Great July Clearing Sale. _ Prevost has made a great reduction in all light-weight ' summer clothing; black lustré coats, all sizes, for $i: dark striped coats, 8150. Splendi et Ln plendid the factory town ' on) which Kingston is | PINCIDENTS OF THEDAY. FROST BITES, Newsy, Paragraphs Picked Up By Repo on Re i G to see you. ' 3 » Welcome, old boys | ¥ New sweaters at Bibby's.. The Whig will not be issued on Moni day. Oe css--an expert tofit you at Dr. Chown's. £20 B0c. tape girdle corsets for 36c. New Yk Dress Reform. i; J The days have shortened thirty min- utes since the summer solstice, The firemen will decorate the local stations in honor of the old boys re- turn, If you have i send Whig to him. Try Bibby's 50c. summer underwear. Our advertisers have a lot to say to our readers. And it is profitable reading, too. Don't miss it. Trusses--the kind that gives ease fort, Dr. Chown's. ath Methodist church Sunday school held its annual picnic at Lake Ontario Park yesterday after- noon. , St. James' Young Men's Club second annual moonlight, Wed., Aug. Ist. First-class orchestra. Steamer Ameri ca, 7.30 p.m.; 35 cents. a Rev. Dr.. A. W. Richardson will preach special home-comers', sermons in Sydenham Street Methodist. church, to-morrow. Special music will be far- nished by members of the Carey fam- ily, of Hamilton. For the first time in several years the sward of Macdonald Park has be- come burned, through lack -of rain. During two years, when Alderman Walkem was chairman of parks, the place was watered with the fire hose. The beauty of the park is spoiled by the withered grass. Our $10 men's suits make it hard for the other clothiers to sell theirs. The H. D. Bibby company. Car No. 28, in charge of Supt. Nickle, ran off the track at the corner of William and King streats, last night, when coming around the beni. The power was off but the car, had sufficient velocity to turn jt side ways on the rails and sent it clear across the street and against the boulevard. The service was twisted a short time till the derailed car was pulled back into position. i 3 a friend living at a a copy of today's SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES. What Will Be Doing In The Church To-Morrow. First Baptist church--Rev. Douglas Laing, pastor, at both services, -11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Seats free. Strangers welcome, First Congregational church--Rev. J. Charles Villiers will preach morn- ing and e ng. Seats are free and all are welcome. Chalmers church, Presbyterian, cor- ner Barrie and E treets. Serv at 11 am and 7 pm.,, Dr. S. W. Dvde, Strangers cordially invited to all the services. Cooke's Presbyterian church, Brock street--Pastor, Rev. W. 8. MacTavish, Ph.D. The 'services on Sunday will be conducted by Rev. A. Bright, BA, of Peterboro. Strangers made wd'come at all services. Brock Street Methodist church--Rev. Dr. Eby, pastor. Services at 11 a.m. and 7 pm. Rev. R. Calvert at both i 3 p.m., Sunday' school, open chalk talk by Mr. Calvert. ryhe welcome. Queen eet Methodist church--Rev. W. H. Sparling, B.A., pastor, will preach, 11 a.m., "A Christian Positi- vist"; 7 pm, "The Great Home ' in honor of the visiting old al music by Old Boys and ¢ school 2:45 pm. Mid- ednesd p.m. E Back To The Old Home. Several old boys arrived on Friday from Chicago, expecting that there would be, as promised, thie :tri-hanual re-union, and were eongideralily: disap- pointed when they came forward to register, to find that Kingston had only the annual modified welcome to offer, and that there would not be a gathering of old friends from all over the continent. Among the were Frank Pugh and his mother, of Chicago, whom many acquaintances will welcome, Accompanying them is Mrs. Jacob: Harris, eighty years. © of age, and so long away from Kings- ton that nearly all her old friends have passed over to the majority, homas McMahon, of the Illinois Steel company, (¥icago, joined them on the way, and is having his first glimpse of Kingston in forty years. He is a cou- sin of John McMahon, carpenter, ----------i Summer Excursion To New York. Via New York Central lines, Tues- day, August 98th, Fifteen day limit. One way fare plus one dollar for round trip. Tickets good between Al- bany and New York by steamer, if de- sired. This is just the right time to visit Coney Island. Dreamland Luna Park, and the seaside resorts. Ask ticket agents. | -------- Given A High Office. Announcement is made of the ap- pointment of Col. George Kirkpatri son of the late Sir George A. Kirk. patrick, to be quarter-master-gineral id ludia, Gen, Kitchener. selected him or the position. He is a i 3 <he Royal Military College Sale oi -- Big Reductiors. On Summer hats at Campbell Bros. ---- Andrew Culbertson, Deser . An e , onto, w in Napanee police court, charged with obstructing a constable. He was sent up for thirty days. ee START SAVING Savings draw interest, Money ~ breeds money. very large fortune start. | ed from small savings. | Deposits of one dollar and upwards received and interest allowed at high. est current rates, Standard Bank of Canada arrivals } , GHILBLAINS IRRITATED SKIN OR CHAPS APPLY ... Dr. Scott's Liniment Also, An Excellent Hair Restorer and Sealp Cleanser. Large bottle, 25 cents. "If not for sale at your druggist, i can always be procured at James §, McLeod's. A Dr. Scott's White Tiniment c, Propr's., St. John, N.B., and Chelmg. ford, Mass. Exclusive Models Our 'Specialty We make a special study of Correct Furs for Women That is why Our Styles are out of the ordinary and yet in harmony with the fur idea of women who know. é W. F. GOURDIER 78 and 80 Brock Street Kingston's Oaly Exclusive Fur Store ) Table a Silver We feel that our stock of "Table Cutlery' is second to- none. -- Weare: particular that the de- signs are new; and will stand behind the wearing quality of each piece we sell. SMITH BROS. Jewelers :: Opticians Phone 6668 Issuers of Marriage Licensas MOTOR GASOLINE In 5 Gallon Lots . or over, 26c, a Gallon Supplies always handy on the dock. SELBY & YOULDEN LIMITED, WELCOME To the Girls and Boys of Former Days Thrice welcome to visit this the most popular dry goods store in Kingston. Everything in the very newest and at reasonable prices. TO-NIGHT | Special showing of Fancy Neckwear Fancy Belts White Waists 5 White Underskirts Plain or Fancy Hosiery. etc., etc. In fact anything in the way of holiday supplies can be bought here to- night at popular prices. Call and see us. NEWMAN & SHAW Excursio faye w VIA TUESI The proper ti and the Seashore R QUEBEG STEAM: Alm) River and [Tr Summer Cruises i Twin § Ww with elgetr modern Iron lights, el comforts. SAIL FROM MON DAYS at 2 pm. und 27th August September, for Piet at Quebec, G Cove, Grand I and Charlottetowr Temrerature cooled seldom- rises ahove 8( The finest trips health and comfort. ARTRUR AEN Far tickets J.P. 8 id 'sta HANLEY, or E, Ticket KINGSTON 28 In Connec! Canadian P, » KING? CIVIC duly 30t Round "trip tickets stations' in Canad iam; also to Buffalo N.Y., Suspension Detroit, Mich, at SINGLE Good going by P. and all trains July Returning on or b Full particula R. Ticket Office F. CONWAY, Gen. Pass. Ager Bay of Qu New short line Deseronto, and all eave City Hall CONWAY, Agent I Rel L Charlotte gol Sunday or Honda Hamilton, Toron and' J.P, HANLEY, ; Ticket ALLAN L MONTREAL Ionian, Thurs., Virginian, ¥ri., Tunisian, Fri., Victorian, Fri, MONTREA Moderat Mongolian, Thu Corinthian, . Th For rates, app py 2G TT, SL! "