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would be. The Spanish Government 

 were also wise enough to secure the 

 services of her Scottish captain, and as 

 many of the crew as would sign on. 



It is said that her end came some 

 forty years ago, when a vessel which 

 answered to her description was lost on 

 the rocks near Alexandria. 



At last Britain woke up to the fact 

 that if she were to retain any prestige at 

 all she must make an effort in steamship 

 building. Mainly at the instigation of 

 an American, resident in England, Dr. 

 Junius Smith, a company was formed 

 with the title of the " British Queen " 

 Steam Navigation Company. 



Their first concern was to build a good 

 steamer bearing the name of the company 

 or, to be accurate, the first two names of 

 the company. There were many diffi- 

 culties encountered, and it did seem that 

 the scheme and company would fail. 

 What stirred them to fresh effort was the 

 knowledge that another company was 



