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BY PROFESSOR HOFFMAN.

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LOED DERBY ON BHOOTING AND "SPORT" Fortwo hours on Saturday afternoon, says The Earl of Derby, who announced that he the London Daily Telegraph, members of the had decided not to offer himself for re-election National Rifle Association engaged in an on the Council, protested against the assumption saimated discussion on the subject of the multi- that the N.R.A, existed not to foster rifle shoot colonied figure target which is to take the place ing in the Territorial Force but to encourage at the Bisley Meeting next July of the ball's shooting as a sport. Rifle shooting should have expel adividual competitions at the 500 yards his country (Cheorn.) If shooting as promoted time ago as deaf as any, one who is likely to road maladies caused by bek ne cealgia, and thet

Prise and other prin. one object alous-to fita man for the defence of range. This innovation has excited apprehen by the N..A. had not that object in view, but it After going through all the preliminary pats a stop to all unpleasant noises and los in the minds of a large section of Baley was to be treated as a sport, then be frankly gon stages of roaring in the ears, strange shrilling rumblings in the car mud head. Some people marksmen, who regard the hull's-eyo na the fessed he saw no earthly reason why they should noises and thrills in the head, hearing wrongly oan hear words and sounds within a certai falas all-round mark to aim at affording expect any assistance from a Government dopart and hearing spasmodically. I became to all limited pitch only, instond of responding to the equal conditions and test of skill as among ment (Hear, hear) if it was a sport it was inteals and purposes STONE DEAF.

whole nine octaves which form the usual compass men engaged in shooting for prizes to which spert at all events for which the War Oflee in ow I DAN

And now I CAN HEAR-PERFECTLY. of the human car. In those cases the ear-phone they themselves by their entrance fees very moal or in malt found something like £5,000

is especially valuable, as it can be supplied to largely contributs. Accordingly about a year. Why not appeal for other sports

I tried the Destora-British and Continental. correst the deficiencies just where help is needed. month ago a circular was issued by some of the His own particular sport happened to be

to all the members of the laughter)-and they were cold-that thorong internal washes and lotions. They didn't help. position of people who want to tragic at the

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and Hills Association soliciting opinious bred stock was essential for this upkeep of horses Going through all this, I learned, of my own Many of life's greatest pleasures are denied thot on the subject of the new target, which was for remounts. Why not ask for a £5,00 grant for intelligence, some knowledge of ear troubles, the rare delights of music, the voices of loved design harboured by the military aathorities to matter case of quid pro quo. The War Offico their treatment. Grown desperate in the fight imposes in social intercourse, the obstacle it described as the thin end of the wedge" in thoroughbrede ? This was surely a business their manses, and the lines usually followed in ones. The discomforts which defective haring petitive purposes. The great majority of the NBA., and they expected in rotura that faci delicate anatomy of the eas; I mastared the Iswa existence a truly burdensome pilgrimage. abolish ball's-eye shooting altogether for com-wars ready to give certain assistance to the for one of the most precious of cones, I studied forms to businase progress, the morni

aurel trouble in men and animals; I studied the embarrassment and pair it camsos, make replies received were hostile to the perpetuation lities would be afforded for young men to learn of the change which the Council of the NRA. to shoot. He was confident he spoke for a good of sound-carrying and vibration. As a layman partial or spasmodie form is almost wor have decided upon, and hecordingly a requisition many "en in the street who looked upon the man of unprejudiced mind--I set rayself to the complete deprivation, as one is then induded was presented for a general meeting of the N.B.A. as a means for increasing the resiness find out WHY I was cursed with this dread in the circle of conversation and ernel ded Association

to discuse the situation with the of the country to undertake the duty of its own alotion: I set myself to find the pure

fort reaalts. Moreover, the effects upon the abject of formulating two decisions: (1) that the defence (Hon, hear.) While Withdrawing Now I can say, "I have found it. I can mind and serves are of the worst an irritable,

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The target to which exception is takon is, it may be useful to explain, already in use it Bisley in a few competitions, notably the action at one range only into the "King" Pirtey," but the nora.ty consists in its intro.in

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of the disease-the pale, sallow, earthy com- plexion, the mental and physical lassitude, the depression, the morbid thoughts and fooling, the aching munotes and the touder jointa.

Bad as is all this, the result of Anaemin or poverty of the blood, as it is commonly called, which makes life a burden to the sufferer, it may go considerably farther until it produces that wasted and dangerous condition of the system doctors call Cactoxia."

For long Quinine has been the sheet anchor generally answers admirably, but in the later experimental, and (2) that the opinion of all with regret, he should continus in his own of use to the thousands who still suffer.. "None the victim of imperfoot hearing, and gradually. of the physiciau, and in the acute stages it gure target should be declared to be purely from the Council of the Association; as he did hear. I want, as well, to let my oxpérience be semi-stupid, and yet tímid : feeling overtakes

through the official machinery of the Associa among the Territorials, who he believed would la well worthy the ear of those who are now deaf alone make life worth living. competitors and members should be ascertained county of Lancashire to encourage rifle shooting so dent as those who won't hear my message robs him of that alertness and buoyancy which tion as to its adoption.

cheerfally undertake some liability for the but who are determined, if oure there be, not to increases with ege, and I know of no

Deafness, too, defence of their country. (Cheers.)

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Denfness: Its Cause and Cers"; but seeing remains..

The ear-phone, as its name implies, performa the same function as the telephone of bringing In a word, it is based on this fuch Deaf people that must otherwise remain in point of people can hear over the telephone. A voice that communication far apart in close touch point of would be raised in vain, were the speaker in the other. In my own case, when people with each of this agitation against any departure from the from miles was he sufferer, it clearly audible is it was as a shouting from mountain-top

from miles away by the aid of the plectric wire mountain-top: now Commonuication i pasy able, la visible, tolophone-for-the-nar. It consists like me, have passed through, this valido, of pparatus which it into the ear-unseen, more in tune with the universe" in touch of two small, hoorn-shaped, soft-fesling pieces shadows can say how planusable is alley of the comfortable, wonderfully officacious.

with the work. The coming of the car-phone Its applications are various. If you are deaf was to me like a land stretched out through the none or only use one eur-phone in the affected sight the helping hand of a friend. ear. The ear without the ear-phone will look stretch this hand out to you. Let me help you prodefy the samh us that in which it is being to overcome your impediment in the same ud. The car phono, being perfectly comfort as I overcame mine. First of all, no doubt, you able, can be worn always-anywhere-and for would like to hear more about my methode, and the auditory nerve in tune with the sound then, the coupon below without delay it is the gotton. By putting the delicate organism of the arguments upon which it is based. Fill in, vibrations of the alr all strain, friction, and jar first step to regaining efficient hearing and alt is avoided. The earphone also serves as a that it brings in its train

flint look gan, is potent against the fund other competitions in which large amounts eye expert he should aspire to hit something explained here.

Colonel Macartney (Guernsey), while entirely thought that when a man had become a ball'e- faroar of ball's-eye shooting for young shots

of the most powerful restoratives and vitalising of prize money are at stake. Il is technically more diffsult. The N.R. 4, had a great many agents ever given to the world. Its remarkable know at a second-class sectional target, the powerful and he would add unscrupulous properties are due to its two constituents Casein, upper half hour coloured white and the lower armies, who wore already making capital out the solid portion of pure, now milk, and Glycero-alf green, with an irregular brown or kinki- phosphate of Boda, & preparation, containing colouring it. One of the onions the mark as Ron, seorotary do ( Duncan, who has noted CATALOGUE FOR 1910, prociso which

to bo nimed et. of the objections urged hon. secretary to the requisitionists who seat and receiver. The Ear-phone is a small, port effortless, and pleasurable. Only those stud in the body. Phosphorus, os averyone knows, against it is that in certain conditions of light on the original circular, stated that the replies tiafely associated with the health of the ma, and that this introduces an element in favour of the resolutions which fir; Arm is not only as a physician has wrfiles in the figure is tirtasily invisible to the marks recived amounting to 3.003 were fifteen to one system, and is indispensable for the discharge of

of chance as opposed to skill and unfairly strong had moved. There was only one pratical the fanctions of the nervous centres," but is also penalises individuals The supporters of the shooting man among the supporters of the figure absolutely essential for the growth of what guro target, on the other hand, maintain that target. The shooting man had not usked for physiologists term the cells of the body, the it is perfectly fair concession to military this change, and in the past in all matters microscopic bricks of which the human edifice is opinion, presents no diffinities to mou who have apportaining to shooting he bad invariably been constructed. This cell growth is greatly inter

been traane on bulls-spss, and constitutes part proved right and the War Offee wrong. (Hear, ferred with in Malaria, and a supply of of a system which is capable of still further ex- hoor, and laughter.) Ninety-five per cent of phosphorus which is easily absorbed by the pansion the practical application of marke (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) If Lord Derby wanted the Army officers did not understand shooting depicted system is urgently necessary to restare ship to conditions of real warfare.

The meeting held at the Royal United Service a practical opinion let him go not to the it to its standard activity. Nothing does this an well

as Sanatogen, as nothing so rapidly restores Institution on Saturday, the 5th ult, was one of officers commanding but to the man who did the which is prescribed by ever twelve thousand under the auspices of the Association, showing opinion not on shooting as a sport but as an in- the vitality of the blood as this properation, the largest which lins assembled in recent times shooting The Eail of Dorby: If I wanted an physicians in the world because no secret has the widespread interest which this thin ead of tugral part of Imperial defense I should go to been made of its constituents and they realise the wedge proposal has excited among shooting the very men you exclude. (Hear, bear.) Mr. its overwhelming value in rousing the functions men. This will be readily understood. Thomson, honorary secretary of the West of the body to do their duty.

when it is remembered that the King's of Scotland Rifle Club, Glasgow, said the mem- practice throughout Great Britain and in the tions. We do not," he said, "wish: to 800 Prize first stage coulition at Bisley govern riflebers of that club strongly supported the resal Jolonies, and constitute the basis of the shooting shooting degraded from a science to a wild adopted by rifle clabs affiliated to the Associs gamble, Most Scotchmen would prefer to send tion, which now number 1,897, with a total mam their entrance fees to you, fr. Chairman, and barship of 122,463. Mombers of the Association ask you to rate the prizes." (Laughter.) attended from nearly every county and district in England and Wales, as well as from Scotland and the Chanus Idlands, Major-General Lord Choylesmore, Chairman of the Council, presided, and the other members of Council prosent in claded: Barl Waldegrave (vice-chairman), Lord matter which it would have been botter to leave Kinnaird (treasurer), the Earl of Derby, Liou out. It was not the province of the National tenant-General Sir W. H. Mackinnon, Lord Rifle Association to criticise the War Offico. Binghsia, Colonel John Barlow, Coloas! H. There might be divergences of view on some Mellish, Colonel Howard Wilkinson, Major pointe, but the National Rifle Association was Chairman, proposed by the Earl of Derby and Stewart Oxley, Colonel G. A. Wilson, Colonel Joriginally started to support the War Ofice Killner, Captain the Hon. Guy Wilson, by the encouragement of rifle shooting in the M.P., Major. Ranken, Colonel J. H. Cowan, Auxiliary Forces. On the other hand, he did not Major E. B Varley, Lieutenant-Colonel H. P. think it was quite the province of the War ofles Sandenau, Captain C, D. Miller, Sir Ralph to diotate to this great Association (hear, hour) Knox, Lieutenant-Colonel W. Maxeden, Major

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The Pitt Club-that powerful organisation of the political aristocracy of Cambridge. determined to act in the matter, held more meetings and epeuly vowed that if ever Mr. Keir Hardie came to Cambridge he should HOAXING AND HOAXERS.

not leave it alive, Mr. Hardie Was to be the guest of tho Fabian Society, and the mainly supported by voluntary contributions, than a cleverly exeontod practical joke. The over the officers, who were Trinity men. Few things in this world are more amassing conspirators determined to keep strict watch He adhered to every word of the speech he made more elaborate the hoax, the greater the joy of Eventually they discovered that a telegram had RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED.

two years ago, in which he laid down the lines all but the victima. The recent Dreadnought been received from Mr. Hardie stating that he Lord Chaylamore at the outset announced

on which, in his opinion and in that of his hoer" is one more specimen-sud a very choice would arrive by the four o'clock train. Another Justus Malaria cansen wasting in children, it that no official opposition would be offered by colleagues of the Cooncil, the Association should eno, be it mid-added to the list of "impersona piece of lack the conspirators had when they

the Council to the resolution to be presented to

be run. He still maintained that tion haares. In this onse the preparations and discovered that the secretary of the Fabin makes adults promaturely old, in consegnence of the meeting. These were then moved by Mr, they rust in groot mousure adhere to the bull's accessories were even more elaborate than in the Society had ordered dinner for eight people at the depression of the vitality of the system, G. Armstrong, and sooonded by Colonel Johnya darget (hear, hoax) although there were Button of Zouzibar hoax of a few years six on the Saturday evening. The Fitt Club This condition is rape and by Banote on Heap Lancashire) in the following terms; involving enop-shooting, rapid fire at dis were five actors one of them a lady while should be met at the station, a dozed to arrives which removes the prematurely old look and That the Council be requested to restrict the

already at Bisley any number of competitions ago. At Portsmouth on Saturday there drow their conclusions and formed their plot. soon anbstitutes for the feeble will and liatloss partial adoption of the figurs torget as proposed all the ideas put forward by the Hythe attendant and an interpreter. In his case it in safety the secretary's rooms, where he would

appearing targeta, and generally embracing the Sultan of Zanzibar boasted bat one spirit a healthy interest in normal pursuits:

station and allowed to gain to the year 1910, and to declare it to be purely staff. Many of these ideas were adopted was the Mayor of Cambridge who suffered, be in their grasp. An exceedingly interesting pamphlot on the experimental; (2) that the Council be requested long before Hythe thought of them-fhear, though, as it is now some years ago, ha may by subject of Malaria has been written by a to obtain prior to August 31, 1910, the opinion heart-and the had not been too proad to this time have forgiven though hardly forgot mob of undergraduates. The form of the The four o'clock train was met by a bowling physician who had a wide experiense of it in the

of all competitors at the annual Bisley Meet tropics.

In order to give this memoutous pub. ing in 1910, and also of all members of the borrows of them from Bisley. (Hear, haar, ton the indignity. One sainer morning he Labour leader was soon to descend from a com lication, "Malaria, its Causes and Effects, the Association on the register on Ju

and laughter.) A great deal had been said as to received a telegram, ostensibly from the Sultan's partment and amid derisive cheers was escorted pressure having been brought to bear on the Secretary, conveying the somewhat startling by police to a closed carriage. At Trinity widest publicity, the proprietors of the copy. 1910, as to the adoption of the yure

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right have instructed MessTS, A. S. WATSON & target," Mover and seconder slike disclage Council of the National Rifle Association. Es news that the "dusky patentate"-who was College there was another mob, and through it

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A couple of hours later the same crowd was ing marks, Colonel Heap declared that the untrue. (Hear, hear.) At the same time, in duly arrived, accompanied by a single and calling on "Koir Hardie

military authorities. That was absolutely black as a coal and beautifully be-turbanzod dancing with joy at the foot of the staircase War Office authorities had never properly an order to improve the relationship between attendant and an interpreter. As he ox Unfortunately, however, at this time Mr. military instruction, Inta gathering of men to offer, he suggested to his Connell that a confer keep his visit as quiet as possible, being rather dined in King's College was sitting on the derstood Bisley, which was not a camp for the National Rifle Association and the War plained to the delighted Mayor he wished to Hardie, having arrived by another train

for a speech, whom rifle shooting was partly at least a sport.ence should be arranged. The Council agreed, afraid that the University authorities, if they platform at the Guildhall, and the President and who had male themselves skilled marksuer the War Office readily responded, and the mest got wind of the matter, might insist upon an by the expenditure of their own time and money ing accordingly took place between represent ovation. He was tired of ovations, he explained, impersonated him--had escaped with the of the Fabian Society-who had so successfully If the Army Connoil were to insist on new condi- atires of the Association on the one hand and the and had, beside, very little time to devote to secretary through soother door. The Fitt tions it was apaly an essential preliminary that War Office on the other. The meeting was of Cambridge. What time he had he preferred to Club has net dabbled maoli in politics winte they should find proper ranges for the the most satisfactory chameter, and matters dis spend in the company of his fellow potentato this event. Territorials and provide them with musketry cussed included the grant of ammunition and the who ruled over the town. All this, of course, practice at the nation's expense. Mou would placing of Bisley targets at the disposal of Torri was delivered in Zanzibarese, a language which amusing are not far to soek. It is not vary long Other hoaxes of the same kind and equally not throw away their own money in practising torials dating the Bisley meeting, to enable them to the Mayor was quite unknown, Fortunately ago that the son of a well-known Feer wis for competitions in which aheer Auke governed results. (Hear, hear.)

to carry out tests of marksmanship ander strict the binck interpreter was quite efficient. War Ofllos regulations. For this purpose forty

announced to address a Bovialist meeting at targets had been set aside on certain specified

wents hardly consorting with the Peerage, azil Rochdals, He duly appeared, uttered senti-

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the next victim Hoaxers are apparently no After the Dreadnought incident our wonders who will be respecters of persons..

IN DEFENCE OF THE BULL'S-EYE.

but the Sultan was indisposed to eat and drink At the Guildhall the lunch was found prepared,

BY E. C. COOH and Enlarged Edition Lieutenant A. Lambert Ward, of the Hon, the War Office to intends the new figure time he had to spend. The Corporation were made his speech retired by the next train.

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In the course of a long general discussion days. It was farther decided as a concession to and bent upon seeing every College in the short Artillery Company, expressed the opinion that target ut the 500 yards range. It was a small the Association should do nothing to place in innovation, and it was not the intention of tas solaced themselves with the lanch and despatch naturally, disappointed. It is said that they Jeopardy the subsidy it received from the War Council to carry out in full the scheme em Office, and that if the Council were being forced bodied in the War Office eircular of two yeses however, may be nutrue. At any rate, the ed the Mayor with their Royal goat. This, into this action by the military authorities the ago. With respect to what had fallen from Mayor conducted his visitors over the town, general body of members should loyally soqniesos Lurd Derby he entirely agreed that they could showed then the Colleges, the Baoke (tho Sultan in the decision. Dr. C. W Wirgman defended not expect the War Offee to grant any subsidy the bulls-eyo as the nearest approach to to a sport. But the National Rifle Association thoughs them charming, and inquired "if there a uniform mark in all conditions of light and had done and was dom en enormous smoast

were no houris in that Paradise. Eventually Visitors to Brighton, Eastbourne Hastings Major Armitage thought the Council wers couraging rifle shooting but in carrying out the station in a closed conveyance. How far shade, and therefore the fairest to competitors. of work for the War Offies, not only in at the visit cung to an end, and after an effusivo Bournemouth, Wye Valley, Severn Valley being forced into a position which would kill experiments with new rifles, etc.,

enfarting the Sultan with his retinus drors off to Bath, Weston-super-mars, Malvern, Heroford interest in rifle shooting and imperil the very banofil of which was reaped by the military discovered. They never reached the railway they drove the Major has probably never: Worcester, Gloucester, Llandrind Llangollen, Aberystwyth, Towyn, Barmouth Davis (ex-King's Prizeman) thought the in They would be only too delighted

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