His Excellency the Governor has received the following cable from the Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr L. Harcourt), dated London, September 9, at 7.10 p.m.:-
After one month's war the command of the sea is left unchallenged in the hands of Great Britain and her allies.
The main German and Austrian fleets remain in harbour under shelter of mines and batteries.
Four German cruisers, one auxiliary cruiser, two destroyers, one submarine, and one Austrian cruiser have been sunk.
A German dreadnought and a cruiser fled without fighting to the Dardanelles. The loss of British ships has been insignificant.
In consequence of our naval supremacy over 300,000 troops have crossed the sea in different parts of the world without losing a man.
A British Expeditionary Force has been carried to France; expeditions have been sent to attack German colonies in Africa and the Pacific, and French troops, protected by the Anglo-French fleet, have been escorted from Algiers to France.
The armies in Europe will be reinforced without ceasing by troops from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, and India.
The German mercantile marine has disappeared from the seas, which is open freely to British commerce everywhere in the China, Pacific, and Atlantic Seas.
German ships have avoided action with British cruisers, and their depredations have been small.
The British navy will be increased within the next 12 months by no fewer than 10 first-class capital ships, 15 cruisers, and 20 destroyers.
During the same period Germany will not add more than one-third of this number to her fleet.
Meantime, in answer to the call of the Government, a large number of fresh recruits have voluntarily joined the British army.
The eagerness to enlist has grown markedly since British troops have actually engaged the enemy.
During the last week, in London alone, the number of recruits averaged nearly 4000 daily, and on Monday last the number exceeded 4800.
The enthusiasm for recruiting is increasing everywhere.
•For the benefit of the man with heavy beard and tender skin, a razor has been invented (according to the Scientific American) which cuts the beard by a chopping action. An electric motion is connected by a flexible shaft to the shaft of the safety razor.
On the end of the razor shaft, cylindrical cams are provided which change the rotating movement to a reciprocating one within the bladeholder.
At the end of the holder this motion is again changed to one at right angles to the former by means of a rocking arm and two prongs.
Therefore, the final motion of the blade is also a reciprocating one, causing the blade to act by means of blows against the hair.
Many blows per second are administered, depending upon the revolutions per minute of the motor.
The action of the blade is, therefore, not really one of merely cutting, but rather of severing by blows.
The logical result is that it is not necessary to have the blades as sharp as it is now demanded.
The chief advantage, however, is the rapidity with which a first-class shave can be accomplished; two or three minutes are sufficient. An application of soap is not necessary; wetting the skin will be sufficient.
The sensation after the shave is said to be very agreeable, resembling that of a mild massage.
The motor may be connected by a plug with any lamp-socket. It takes about 25 watts. - ODT, 11.9.1914.
