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MAJOR RODDY OWEN

... MAJOR RODDY OWEN. (by one wiio knew him.) MAJOR E. R. OWEN came of a good old Pembrokeshire family. He was born in 1856, and, alter leaving Eton, obtained a commission in the regiment to which he belonged at the time of his death. In India he served for some little time with his regi ment at Mliow, in the Bombay Presidency, but was soon appointed A.D.C. to the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava, the ...

PROSPECTS OF SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS: LATEST FROM THE MOORS

... PROSPECTS OP SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS. Latest from the Moors. IT is not considered wise by many to count your grouse eggs till long after the contents are hatched and flying bold and strong on the wing. There are many things to be considered-- drought, wet weather from continued thunderstorms, and, worst of all, an outbreak of that rinderpest of the heather, the blight. Still up to now all is ...

MONSIEUR CLAUDE BONNARD

... . MONS. BONNARD has an excellent voice, which he knows how to use; but he is also an admirable actor, which is a rarer quality in operatic tenors; and, what is rarer still, perhaps, is an exceedingly modest gentleman. This last virtue which has made his col leagues his friends, and has won the goodwill of the public as his talents have won its approval is advantageous to every one but the ...

THE MUSIC HALL SPORTS

... the music hall sports. THE annual sports for the benefit of the Music Hall Benevolent Fund were held at Herne-hill last week, and for once the weather was fine. There was a large attendance, and the proceedings were spirited, thanks to the interpolation of comic contests in the programme, which it took several hours to carry out. No less than four championship cups were included in the prize ...

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... The Place to spend the Summer Holidays. BEXHILL-ON-SEA. The most delightful spot on the South Coast, within two hours from London. Bracing and Invigorating Air. Charming Walks and Drives. Parade under Private Control of De La Warr Estate. EXCELLENT BOATING FISHING. CRICKET. LAWN TENNIS. EIGHTEEN HOLE GOLF LINKS. From Photograph.] [Frith fy Co., Re (gate. THE 18-HOLE GOLF LINKS AT BEXHILL-ON ...

HAMMOND & CO., LTD

... HAMMOND CO., m HAMMOND 4 00., HUNTING. BY SPECIAL APP0INTMEN1 TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. H.A.M. THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. H.M. THE KING OF SPAIN. &c. (ESTABLISHED NEARLY A CENTURY), LEATHER BREECHES and TROUSERS MAKERS, MILITARY AND SPORTINC TAILORS, 465, OXFORD STREET, W. Branch Establishments at PARIS 8, PLACE VENDOME. BRUSSELS 41, BOULEVARD DE WATERLOO. NEWMARKET ...

FOUR AGES OF THE BICYCLE

... . LOOK at that picture and on this; or on those three pictures of past days and on this one of the machine of 1896; take a spin along the Ripley-road on a Sunday morning, or if you are not a cyclist, take a stroll on the pavement that skirts the Bayswater-road or that loads towards Hammersmith, and try to recall, as you watch the stream of cyclists flowing incessantly country-wards, what ...