... Poace. each of winch played selections en route t the Alexandra Park. where tlie service was held. Crowds of spectators lined rh? route ;which was via the Hastinp Front, Robertson Street, and Queen'. Rood. and although rain commenced to fall heavily before ...

... MILITARY EMPIRE DAY CELEBBATION. Lm-head Service at Alexandra Park. people visited Bexhill on Sunday last —Empire Day—must ten we raided by the conviction that a true patriotic apirit pervaded the tele.bitards. Indeed the manner in which wai evinced on ...

... contpulsory military service. He maintains that the man who voluntarily serves his country is more to be relied upon than the man who is compelled to bear arms. We should not be disposed to dispute the point with Lord Roberts weir the service rendered more ...

... Colonel said that as Primrose Leaguers, let their motto be in the future as in the past, Fur our Queen and our Country God and my Bight. God save the Queen (applause). The RULING COUNCILLOR remarked that he had listened to a most exifellent speech by Colonel ...

... one, to all these pkns, and the possibility of her marriage seemed l as remote as Doomsday. Howevec, the ever-gracious Queen Alexandra made it right. by granting Lady De La Warr permission to appear at Court in the rank and robes of a Peeress on the one ...

... THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, — The estimates for the public service of the year will be laid before you. The provision of military expenditure must be largely increased on account of the ctruge for military operations in South The experience of a great war must ...

... tile 2;th Company of the Imperial Yeomanry He soon after sailed from Southampton, and arriving at Capeimen im mediately went forward to what bee since been the scene of many stirring episodes. After a period of useful service this gallant volunteer was ...

... marched well, and with true military bearing. There were also the local Fire Brigade, postmen and mefanger boys of the Post Office, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and elenibera of the local Boys' Brigade. The march to Alexandra Park was made along the sea-front ...

... not exhaust his ravenous appetite for work. He was, in addition, a large contributor to legal and military literature. He wrote an Elementary Military Geography, a work on The Iniprovement I d the Volunteer Force, another on Russia's Advance Eastward ...

... the first toast, that of The Queen. the CHAIRMAN. who was very cordially received. said it needed but few words in any assembly of Englishmen to coniniend it them, and he therefore gave without any further preface The Queen (cheers). The toast was drunk ...

... last of year. y.ai have the ereation : the Imperial Yeomanry—a force lb, to fulfil Ow high expeetttions it has -a force which ill el cil ti g a great gond in this ewistry in helping v.. to a sense of their military responsi - of the leisured classes who have ...

... eloquent speech ' was made by Mr. W. CARRINGTON SMITH, in proposing the Imperial Forces, which was responded to by General GATACRE, K.C.8., who made a stiring biwech on military matters. A few items from a very interesting musical programme were followed ...