... attendance on board the Royal Yacht. The Bishop of Ripon arrived at Osborne, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal Family. zthe Queen, with the Royal Family and the Royal Household. attended Divine ...

... 7ad hing's Royal Rifles, wnd one battery; Gowdoss in sup- port. 2. Range Port Ridge-held by two comnpanies of Royal Irish Fusiliers. 2A. Rifleman's Ridge-held by King's Royal RMes. 3 Rifleman's Port detched vigUa3 stationeld-by Kings Royal Rifiee. 4. ...

... assist in nursing the sick ia the hospital. Good rains have fallen. They will improve the health of the camp. It is proposed to hold a military tournament on New Year's Day. All In camp are cheerful and confident.-Rerdcr's S.pecial Service. The Staudard's ...

... to Europe. The Rear-Admiral, who is fifty-five years old, and can claim to have given forty years' service to the -Navy,, saw active service with the Naval Brigade which landed under the command of Sir E. R. Fremantle in connection with the punitive expedition ...

... sending therm B towards the Modder River. Tite Naval B I am sorry to say, lost heavily in that be.Oat Sunday we buined three of their officers opposite ahu Gruapeas Station. Tho s~amne dasy Divine Service was held in thc open battlefield. What a difference ...

... com- mands the Royal Artillery in the Southern Dis- trict; and Lieut.-Col. Walford, of the Royal Garrison Artillery, Isle of Wight. We learn that Lord Roberts has applied to the War O0ce for a large number of officers for special service, in addition to ...

... Sstcial Service. THE FLOW OF TROOPS TO THE CAPE. The 2nd Lincolushire Regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Roberts, and over 900 strong, left Farnborough Station this morning for Southampton to embark in the Goorkha for South Africa. Over 200 Royal Engineers ...

... veldt have learned from the enemy to respect exceedingly. Yesterday, also, the first Militia battalion despatched for foreign service since the Crimean war left for Malta, disappointed that it is not for South Africa as others are, but conscious that they ...

... sented the Colony in London at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and was at that time made a member of the Privy Council. He resigned office in October, 1897. It was Mr. Escombe who organised the fine corps known as the Natal Naval Volunteers, and it is only a year ...

... is quite clear that as a specimen of naval construction she does not, at present, redound to the credit of our dockyards, or appear to be the sort of vessel to which we should like to entrust the safety of her Royal owner. AD CANEAU. On every side I see ...

... Borderers Volun. teers, goinz to the front,hayingoffered his services for the purpose is tle famous Bislo rifle shot. In 895I he tools the Prince of Wales's nrizo, and in 189l was third for the Queen's prize, nlaving previously appeared live timme for the ...

... including the matron awnd some oY the nurses. Before the train started M~r. U~heyne mnade a abort sfeec:h, in which lie thanked all tor theilr eheers aad good .wishes. br> Coaan Do3le has volunteered hie services mn conn~ection with the L~augman ]7ield ...