... despatched every week as an o ary pared. It had never miscarried. UNGUARDED FIRES. A correspondent writes : Another child has been burned to death through playing before a fire with no guard on it. It seems a singular thing that, with all the existing inspection ...

... placed a_gun there this morning, then came southward to Hobkirk's Farm and Ora on the guard, killing one man. The Hobkirk family left in haste under fire. The guard then retired, and the enemy occupied the farm, driving Mr. Hobkirk's cattle and tables ...

... reservi• his fire and doubtless intended the advanced guard to pass by and later on to open fire on the main body. But the 37th Scouts spotted brother Boer in good time and fired on him. The Boers then opened fire from several points. The ...

... GUARDS' BRAVERY. The forcing of the Yalu in the face of the Russian fire was largely (says a Tokio message of Monday) due to the splendid work of the Japanese artillery. The Russian guns, like those of the French, were found to be of excellent quality ...

... LIFE GUARDS AS FIREMEN. Detachments of the let Life Guards and the Grenadier Guards assisted on Sunday evening at a disastrous fire which destroyed an Italia• restaurant in Thames-street, Windsor. The fire brigades of Windsor. Eton, Datchet, ...

... GUARDING A MUSEUM. It is very unlikely that the British Museum will ever be burned down. It is more likely to be swamped first. There is enough water stored there in tanks to last for many days' continuous pumping in Ca by any Silence, the ordinary lapply ...

... GUARDS' °MOHR SHOT. the Tad s were pips throw& firing multi ranges of theofficertille. H Ohrsough ow Seri the bullet came from. assistance was obtained and the wounded officer, Lieutenant Calverley Bewicke, was taken to the qpnnaught Hospital. Aldershot ...

... superintendents for chimney fires provided • good deal of amusement in Midland policecourts. lin the case of Supt. Goodwin, bead of the Smethwick police, the prosecuting constable was the man who had caused the outbreak by drawing the fire up with a newspaper ...

... FIRE AT A STATION. Considerable excitement was caused in the Strand by a fire at Charing-cross Station. Fire engines,, and salvage corps waggons dashed in to the station yard, and gave rise to serious rumours. The outbreak, however, was put out in few ...

... and the dropping oil set fire to the seat cushions. The terrified passenger was alone in the compartment, and was unable to attract the attention of the guard by means of the communication cord, and, according* she opened the door and stood' out on the ...

... church on the fire engine, the lady in bridal attire seated beside the groom on the hose box. The chief officers and members of the brigade also attended in uniform. The neighbouring fire brigades from Weybridge, Esher, and Sunbury formed a guard of honour ...

... LIGHTHOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE. The lighthouse in Solway Firth, which guards the intricate approaches to Silloth (Cumberland) Harbour, was destroyed by tire on Saturday night. The regular keeper went off duty in the morning, and at night the harbour-master ...