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Camoridge MAY 21 ‘8o | 1 d VOL. V. NO 20. CLEVELAND ,O. MAY 49 1888. THE WARD LINE STEAMER NEW- PORT. The Ward Line is composed of the new and fast steamers Newport, 3,000 tons, Cap- tain J. P. Sundberg; Saratoga, 2,500 tons, Captain 'T. S. Curtis, and Niagara, 2,300 tons, Captain J. B. Baker, sailing every ‘Thurs- day for Havana, and making the trip down in from eighty to ninety hours. These ves- sels are first-class in every respect and have passenger accommodations unexcelled by any vessels in the trade, or in fact in the world. Our illustration (from Harper’s Weekly) this week is of the flagship of the line, the fa- and Cienfuegos, connecting with the French Line for Jamaica, Hayti and Porto Rico, ‘To those who wish to spend the winter in the tropics away from the rigors of our trying seasons we would commend them to the Ward Line, and as space debars us from tell- ing at this time of all the rich and r hings, the people, their customs and manners, how to see and how to reach them, we would say write to James EK. Ward & Co., 113 Wall street, New York, and send fora beautifully illustrated work entitled ‘Winter Months in Cuba” which, besides choice illustrations, contains maps and charts of the route and plans of the several steamers of the line be- maintenance of efficient steam service for the conveyance of mails and passengers be- tween Prinee Edward Island and the main- land.?? ‘The report speaks of the failure of the Northern Light to maintain continuous communication, ‘This was one of the strong inducements for the Province to join con- federation with British Columbia, the Do- minion, the report says, was svending anu immense sum of money in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, vet to pro- vide the means of communication between two provinces over a distance of scarcely 9 miles, and thus fulfill an obligation equally binding as that with British Colombia the boats claims filed and in process of pi $20,417; leaving a balance af $48,482. A voluminous document of correspond- ence relating to the claim of ex-Overseer Amos Perley, of Chatham, N. B., for ser- vices in connection with. the smelt fishery, Miramichi, in the years 1876-77 and 78 was laid on the table of the House of Commons yesterday afternoon by Mr. Bowell, Minis- ter of Customs. Sir Hector Langwin laid on the table of the Honse of Commons on Monday a return of all correspondence with the imperial au- thorities or otherwise in reference to the dur- ation of the seasouof navigation at Hudson mous Newport, Commodore J. P. Sundbere. She is a new. vessel 348 feet long, 38.6 feet beam, and 23.9 feet hold, Her keel was laid at Roach’s yard, Chester, February 12, 1880. and she was launched June 12, last—just four months to a day. She has attracted mueh attention, not only for her outward beauty buat for her lavish interior decorations, and hundreds of thousands have visited her to gaze upon her exquisite interior decora- tions from the hands of William Rowland, “Michael Angelo” of modern ship joinery. She is supplied with the very best (and an abundance of them) applianves known to science for preserving life and property in case of an unforseen emergeneyv. And be- ing navigated by a prince of sailors, and ca- tered for by a chef widely known for hiss kill and art ip making the inner man joyous, the Newport rigitly deserves to be the Nagship; buther sisters are justas comfortable and equally as reliable in every respect, hence it is a matter of but little choice which vessel one goes by for all are superior vessels in all respects. In addition the Ward line dis- patch steamer Santiago, 1,400 tons, Captain WARD LINE STEAMER “NEWPORT” sides schedules and prices of over a score of excursion routes.— Nautical Gazette, 1880. PARLIAMENTARY NOTES, NAVIGATION OF HUDSON BAY—HOSPITALITY OF GOVE®NMENT HOUSE. Orrawa, May 11, 1883. Yesterday afternoon Sir John Macdonald laid on the table of the House of Commons all correspondence, reports, Orders-in-Coun- cil and all other documents relating to any claim made by the Provineial Government of Prince Edward Island fora retund of the expenditure upon public wharves and piers, and also in connection with the mainteng of short term pensioners in that province since ndimission to the Unioh. The sum ot $124, from the Dominion Government for ereeting piers from July 1, 1873, to December 31, 1882, At a meeting of the executive council of Prince Eelward Island it) was decided that the Dominion Govermmrent failed to fulfill that) term of confederation which stipulated “that the Government of Canada shallassume and de- $. F. Phillips, monthly to Santiago de Caba I tray all the charges for the establisment and ce, n - Federal Government have — displayed a ! marked indifference. In conelusion the re- | port says: “Should the Dominion Govern- | this province its government will be reluct- jantly compelled to lay the Grievance com- plained of at the foot of the throne, and to appeal for redress to Her Majesty the Queen, as one of the parties to the articles of con- | federation.”” From aretarn brought down it is observed | that on a memorandum dated May 2, 1883, from the acting Minister of Marine and Fisheries, representing that the distribution of the Parliameniary appropriation of $150,- 000 for tishing bounties on the scale author- | ized by order-in-vouncil of December LL, last, will probably leave an available balance of Fat least $50,000, the minister recommended the payinent of boats and men on the same basis as provided for in the order-in-couneil above cited. ‘The vessels paid representing 5,968 tons at $2, amounted to $11,986 and vessels claims, filed and in process of pay- ment, 17,737 at $35,474, lenving a balance of vessels 28,705 tons at $47,410. Boats paid representing 11,225 men at $2.59, $28,065 and ment fail tocomply with the jast request of Bay. From the return whieh is compiled by Professor Bell of the Geological survey it jappears that Hudson Straits can be navigat- fed about four months anda half in the year, while the bay is partially free from ice the greater part of the winter, Now that the: term of his excelleney the Marquis of Lorne is drawing to a close, it may not be out-of place to remark that since he has arrived in the country as the repre- sentative of Her Majasty, he and Her Royal Highness the Princess Louise have won for themselves the distinetion of being most hos- pitable and gental hosts. The cordinlity of the reception invariably aecorded by His Excellency and Her Royal Highness to their guests have become pro- verbial. Hundreds of the citizens of Ottawa, members of both TLouses of Parliament and strangers from all parts of the country who have had the honor of being invited to the numerous entertainments given at Govern- ment House will long remember the pleasant social events which transpired during his Excellaney’s oflicial’ residence in the Dom- Continued to page d Ftr P 25-25 F