The "Cheng Ho" At

Papeete

From Our Own Correspondent PAPEETE, March 27.

MRS. Archbold’s Chinese junk yacht, “Cheng Ho”, came into Papeete Harbour from Honolulu one day in February, and is now moored at the quay on the waterfront.

The vessel is an interesting and inno cent appearing object; but a dark rumour

was spread about, that there were scien tists on board.

This, on top of the vicissitudes which threaten us from a world on fire, was a very terrible rumour, indeed. We feel that we have had our full share of scien tists. However, any conspiracies they might have been hatching against our beetles and mountain pigeons and con ger eels did not come to light, and we found the rumour was only an idle tale of the market-place. We found that they were not scientists at all, and Mrs. Arch bold has endeared herself to us as a gracious and charming lady.

The “Cheng Ho” is well and truly built of the finest teak wood, fashioned and lavishly decorated with all the splendour of Old Cathay, without, and furnished with every sort of shining modem gad get, within. It is destined to be the cynosure of all eyes in any assembly of yachts at Miami, Newport and Bar Har bour—as Mrs. Archbold undoubtedly intends it shall be.

The “Cheng Ho.”

Photo: P. H. Simpson.