... morning until six o'clock at night the firing point, extending for a distance of over a quarter of a mile, was covered with volunteers in all descriptions of uniform and in every design of head covering. firing with an accuracy which in time of war would' ...

... the watch fires, and now and then by the shouts with wvich the guards repulsed soene sudden charge of tho elephants in attempts to force the stockade. But at daybreak, on going down to the corral, we found all still and vigilant, The fires were allowed ...

... ways. Out of this number, 7,815 are employed in t office work, 57,530 in station worlk, ,180 as guards, brakesmen, &c., and 46,83l8 as egnie-drivers, fire- men, and workmen in the engineers' department; *while the staff engaged 'in t e repairs along the ...

... 1 Y Scot Guard (Romaster) ?? ?? 2 .. Draycott (T. Osborne) ?? ?? 3 0 Also ?? Horner, Cannoa; Frondease, Morris; Proctor, Gcater. e Betting-1I to 8 on Dourance, 9 to 2 agat Proo. . tor, 7 to 1 agat Jack Horner, 10 to 1 aget £cot d Guard, 12 to 1 ...

... the weather turned out extremely fine, the sun making matters very nice and pleasant for the spectators. Starting on the Gu-ards Farmn at Gretna we moved next to the Mossbank, and finally made a magni- ficent finish by four o'elock on the Rosetrees, where ...

... yds. T1. the Shield and 25-14th Hassa- ?? - -8-55 65 50 115 15-lst Dragoons ?? 9-11 55 49 99 Next best scores. 5th Dragoon Guards ?? 39 52 91 9 Sth Lancers ?? ?? 9-8 51 39 So lth Eussars- - - ?? 37 44 81 The cyclists in the RBdge Comnetition found Bisley ...

... as there were last year, there is a large increase in the number of entries in all the leading competitions for individual firing. For the Queen's this yeiar the entries are 1,663. as against 1,565 in 1898; the St. George's '1594, as against 1,498 - the ...

... the minor compeitions, and highest possibles were frequently scored. Firing in the L. and S.W. Railway tyro match for service rifles, Sergeant-Aajor Whitley, of the Ist Worcester,firing from the knee at 200 yards, scored 35, a rarely ac- e cornplished feat ...

... it is even more necessary to take due care that the honest maker or dealer in batter shall not suffer legal wrong by the firing of a strandard or percentage of water lower than whet is possible to occur in genuine buttes honestly made, but made under ...

... of Life Guards is now raising in Belfast. - THE ARMY._-The depot companies of the 73d and 86th regiments have arrived at Cork from Portsmouth. DUBLIN CUSTOM-HouSE Feit.-The treasury order for the payment of the claims of the sufferers by the fire in the ...

... 0 Major J. D. Edwards's (lt Lifo Guards) Great George, a 11 12 Mi. W. Mturray Threiplansd's (Grenadier Guards) LAmbav'. 5 117 7 Cpt. Euitare T.oder's (12th Lanoers) laThore, S 11 7Major J. B. Edwards's (lot life Guards) W~alnut, 5 f 'I OFFICIAL STARTING ...

... second in command of the 2nd IBattalion Grenadier Guards, has retired from the 9 army. He joined the army in 1877, served in tho King's Royal Rifles at Cork until 1880, when 8ho joined the Greitadier Guards. Major the Honourable Gilbert. Leigh -will now ...