... Pfb^K&T ew!S No. 310. Vol. XXIV. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4. 1899. ...

... . From an Bnolish Child in Singapore. From a Distinguished Irishman. From Mr. Henhv Hess. . From Rose Dorothea Fownes, Aged 18 Months. From Mr. Coulson Kernahan\ Dear Mr. Editor,-- I come to wish you a jolly Christmas, and to tell you I am a great admirer of The Sketch pictures in fact my nursery is entirely papered with them. Good luck and long life, to linn. n ml In The. Stretch. Ynurs fnr ...

... . I have not often been more impressed by any attempt at philanthropy than by the dinner given on Christmas Eve to nine hundred bond-fide London sandwich-men. As a matter of fact, there were well-nigh one thousand of them before the proceedings were over. The immense King's Hall at the Holborn Restaurant, which has rung from time to time with so much political eloquence, and where I have sat ...

... j -- - v , - - -. N ' 't Y ?? >* j?7? ?? DRAWN BY W. ALSTON I I I I . I : . - Uses MILITARY SPORTS: A ?? M1\IAN\ N IN ' ~K W t 'U'TA %VSk At .t C ?? A\ SKLIt' tt% X(\ \. C Pl. MOCR(;.sO ...

... . I HAVE pleasure this week in giving a portrait of Miss Massey- Main waring, who is a remarkably clever whip and also a horsewoman. The subject of our portrait is the youngest of lady team drivers, and is so skilful that she has gained many prizes at Ranelagh in keenly contested driving competitions. She is the only daughter of the Hon. W. F. B. and Mrs. Massey-Mainwaring. Her father ...

... Will Mr. Charles Wyndham after all appear 111 uyrano ae jicryerac rms query is naturallv sucaested by the statement that he has acquired the English rights of the play. WILL Mr. Charles Wyndham after all appear in Cyrano de Bergerae? This query is naturally suggested by the statement that he has acquired the English rights of the play. Whether he takes the character or not will, of course, ...

... . Tiie eleventh annual drawing of the Crystal Palace Art Union, (under the sanction of the Board of Trade) will take place at the Crystal Palace on Feb. 10th next. Since the establishment of the Art Union, prizes to the value of nearly £4,000 have been distributed. On the present occasion twenty prize pictures have been selected by the committee, the first prize being a painting value £100 ...

... STEEPLECHAS1NG. (Reproduced by Permission from the Original Drawings, the Copyright of Messrs. Ma'ckay and Savory, Bristol.) go I water jump. ...

... 2nd V.B. HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHALLENGE CUP. Oun engraving shows a challenge cup to be competed tor by the ten companies of the 2nd V.B. Highland Light Infantry for di ill and shooting combined. The trophy is of solid silver, and has two massive chased handles, with heads of Medusa introduced. Panels are arranged at each side, one having the regimental crest in bold lelief, and the other ...

... THE FORTY THIEVES AT DRURY LANE THEATRE. ...

... . FROM an unheard-of game, played almost solely in Scotland, golf has grown into one of the most popular pastimes in the world; but Scotsmen still manage to hold their own in the important events of the year. The amateur championship of New Zealand, held on the Christchurch Club's links at Hagley Park, Christchurch, in the autumn, fell to Mr. W. Pryde, of the Hutt (Wellington) Club, an old St. ...

... MAY AS WELL GO HOME. t ...