Show I A1 AD NAVY GOSSIP i The government is sending thousands of I cases of canned tomatoes to our troops at the front in Cuba and Porto Rico I Porto Rico ranks fourth in the Greater Antilles haihg frt place however In density of population and general pros pert i Retired chief gunners in the British navy who have received advantageous offers of-fers of service In the Argentine fleet have I been forbidden by the admiralty to ac ccpt the positions I I The Philippines rench within four de grce of the equator With the possible i i exception of some prts of Britisn India I and Arhia there is perhaps no hotter I c1l to than that of Manila I Honors are still pouring In on Assistant I I Naval Constructor Richmond P Hobson At t flower show in Boston last week a I i particularly georgeous peon with petal bid anthers wascaled the Lieutenant I Hobson John W Mackay sent to the troops at Santago at his own expense a ship load I I of ice and hascontractd for another oa I I I t9 be forwnrded as soon as possible The chrgo will reMhc a warm welcome at I I the front I Lieutenant Hobson who sank the Mer rimae at the entrance or Santiago harbor I was an active memtel of the Young lens i Christina Association in the United States naval academy at Annapolis while fa I student there and served as pres1dent I I dUrIng the year ISiS I |