... there will be the - lasting, bright thought that your son gave his life in devoted and self-sacrificing service to Queen and country. The Queen would much like to have a photograph of him if you will kindly send one. ENGLAND, FRANCE, AND NEW HEBRIDES ...

... of Et. Philin's Church, Birniigham). Thu concert realised £225 St. 6d. Tlhe boon. seoaetarr of the Imperial War Fund (of which her XIausty the Q(ueen is patron) states that up to and in-ludin g Friday iast the num berof cases relieved totalled 216, including ...

... Saturday, on the body of M11r. ELLIOTT HODGKIN, of Rich- mnond, whose back was brdkea owing to anaccident while out with the QUEEN'S Buckhounds on the 8th ult. The jury returned a verdict of 'Accidental death. A gas main in Victoria Street, Douglas, burst ...

... and I note that it is being stated to-night that it has been decided, in deference to the wishes of the Queen, td have a Royal review of the Imperial Yeomanry prior to their departure for South Africa. It -is too early to give the exact date of the function ...

... organisation, the difficulty of communicating with the enemy,- their want of ammunition, and the presence of a strong Imperial military force. Broadly speaking, he said, there is no fear of organised risings unless the Boers are able to occupy the districts ...

... association, which is affiliated with the Queen's Jubilee Institute for Nurses, the president (M1jr. T. P. Deakin) alluded to the favourable nature of the report. He said that during the year 179 cases had been nursed, over 6,000 patients visited, and the ...

... Mayor of London, however, has had the City Imperial Volunteers to think of since then, and it appears once more to have been left to a news- paper to attempt what in reality is a national duty. I learn that the Queen has expressed her gratifi- cation at the ...

... hospitals, and of nurses in particular, have endeared her to the hearts of all classes of people in England.: Her name is continually heard in reference to the opening of new hospitals and r infirmaries, while she is regarded by trained nurses c the countrytbrcrugh ...

... The othert waillprobably follow to-morrow. The New South Wales contin- gent. consists of 44 officers, 644 men, 14 hospital nurses, medical corps, and 75 a horses. All the depati throops, includingesay theQueenslanders, whno goby thet Mahis King, marched ...

... COURT CIRCULAR. Osaoscs, Wednesday.-The Queen drove out yester- day afternoon, attended by the Hon. Harriet Phippsa. ViScount V alentia, M.P., Comptrollerof the Household, arrived at Osborne, and bad the hoour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal ...

... Major Baird, of the staff of the Imperial Yeomanry; Surgeon L'eurenant-Colorel F orrester, Civil Surgeon Lowe ; several nursing sisters ; AMr., and Mrs. Rudyard Kipling some officers and about one hundred men of the Imperial Vclunteers ; and a. number of ...

... Only Services So Far The services however of the regiment were not needed but since that time the regiment has on several occasions rendered valuable aid to the civil power in quelling disputes Birmingham was the first to require their services— in J ...