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GENERAL NEWS.

Sir Joseph Dimsdale's Estate,

The estate of Sir Joseph

SERVICE MATTERS.

Trincomali as a Naval Base,

Dims Jale, City Chamberlain since It is rumoured in Colombo that 1902, and formerly Lord Mayor Trincomali is to be restored to its of London, has bean sworn at former status of an 'Admiralty £29,166 gross, with net personalty base. For over a century Trin- £28,091

comali was A very important Sir Patrick Manson. station in the East, but owing to Sic Patrick Manson had the it being rather for, north for the honour of being received by the traffic of the Far East its import- King at Bookingham Palace on once declined, and some five 28th ult., when His Majesty in years age it was abandoned and vested him with the Insignia of nits fortifications dismantled. Knight Grand Cross of the Must Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. Coorge.

Two Well-known French Officers

Dead,

The death is announced in Paris of one of the doyens of the old French Army, General Etienne. His numerous com- paigns included those of China

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"A Foul Slander on a Gallant

Regiment."

Of the alleged disorderliness alluded to in last Friday's "Tele- the South Wales Borderers among graph" the "L. and C. Express November 1 Fays:-"The story about the disorderliness in the

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2nd Battalion South Wales Bor-cently returned home from China, derors at Pretoria, prior to its where he served on the Minotaur, departure for Tientsin, North late Dagship of the Squadron, has Chino, turns out to be what we joined at Eastchurch for a course belioved be a foul slanilor on a in aviation. gallant regiment. Three time-ex-

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S. W. Borderers Officers. Study aviation.

Second Liontenant W. F. Mat- Lieutenant R.B. Davies, whore-thews, South Wales Borderers, has been selected for service with the West African Regiment. This officer was appointed to the Bor- derers in June, 1911. At the present time there are five ollicers of the Borderers sorving with the A Carefully Guarded Secret.

pired men had some trouble with Lieutenant-Colonel D. H. Ri West African Frontier Force. New York corespondents of a the local polico. That was all.dout, Royal Engineers, who as Sir William Taylor. Home paper states that a secret There was no disarming of the already stated in the "Telegraph," Sir William Taylor, K.O.M.G., carefully guarded for six months men to prevent outrages by them, takes up the duties of C.R.E. at representative of the Federated was discovered on October 27 and the departure of the batta-Singapore, served on the staff in Malay States, has left London for when it became known that Mrs. lion was marked with perfect South Africa during the war of the Mauritius, on a special mis Nollie Grant Sartoria Jones, orderliness and discipline. The 1900-2 and shared in the operasion for the Colonial Office to re daughter of General Ulysses Mayor and Town Council invited tions in the Transvaal, Orange organise the Customs in that Grant, lost last May a historic Colonel Carson and his men to a River Colony, and Cape Colony island. During his absence Mr. emerald ring, givon to her father fare well luncheon when they (mentioned indespatches, Queen's W. O. Parr, Resident of Negri by the Emperor of Japan at the would arrive there to embark, but medal with three clasps, and Sembilan, is in temporary charge time the famous soldier made his owing to the train and transport King's medal with two clasps. of the London office of the tour of the world. The ring, the arrangements the invitation was

Federated Malay States. intrinsic value of which is placed declined with much regret · by' at £5,000, was accidentally drop- Lieut-Colonel Carson, So for as ped down the waste pipe at the was possible the loyal towns- Hotel Renaissanco, New York. people of Durban gave the Bor- The city's sower, running from derers a find send-off." Fifth to Servanth avenue,...on Forty-third-street, was cleaned of every particle of residue, and the entire sewerage system of the Hotel Renaissance was explored without result;

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Lord Wolseley and China. So recently as 1895 Lord Wolseley, who learnt in 1860 by personal experience what the

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Marine Generals. Increasing difficulty in filling the junior commissioned ranks

Our Circulating Library contains more than the.. of the Royal Marines has, says the "Globe, very naturally reopen-above number of Volumes, and every mail brings the ed the old vexed question of the employment, or rather the entire absence of any chance of employ- ment, of the general officers of the corps. However distinguish-

latest published.

JUST RECEIVED

Chinese soldier might be, wrote ed may be the services of an offi- One Crowded Hour, By Sydney C. Grier

eer in the field, and however The Panol, By F. M. Bacilor. bis opinion of the Chinese people. They possess, he said, all the brilliantly he may aline as at physical and mental qualities strategist and tactician above Luce, By E. G. Rakio,

required for national greatness:

others at the Staff Collogo, the Lady Q. By Mrs. Baillie Saveders, fine men, ondowed with great moment he arrives at the rank of The Arrival of Anthony. By Dorothes

Conyers, (von major-general he is placed on the powers of endurance. some western people shirk the shelf as a matter of course as an

He becomes, ini International walk) Absolutely impossibility.

indifferent to death, fearless, the eyes of the Naval and Military

brave, and when well-trained and Authorities, incapable, in virtue led, excellent soldiers. "I bave of his office, of employment in seen them under fire." Wolseley any military command. It is too thought Englishmen best fitted serious a matter for jost, yet the for the work of Chinese training, Marine General is as much of an partly because of their long ex absurdity as tho proverbial Horse perience with Asiatics, partly Marine. Many of the officors of because of their temperament, and the corps have performed excellent the success of Col. Bruce and service in the field, in adminis Col. Barnes at Weihaiwei bears trative work, and as instructors, out bis view. No other nation, he and would do credit to any com- says, has so great an interest in mand, but they are never given preventing the disruption of the chance. China

las. England B8 National Review."

Parliament and Wireless.

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At the meeting of the Select remarks the "Globo." We were

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30 Sir Alexander. F. King, the yot appeared. We now learn that He is fally prepared as before with the most modern in traments and Secretary of the Post Office, was Germany has decided upon one, sppaistus, including the Javal Ophthalmometer and the Electric Ophthalmoscope. farther examined. Most of the and that France is like to follow for thoroughly examining and refracting the eyes according to the late t nad evidence had reference to the har rival's lead. A Service con- most approved methods, an employed in the Metropolitan Eye Infirmier, and has Poulsen system, and the witness temporary tells us also that five of the largest supply and grastest variety of all do imble kinds and styles I mount- was closely questioned by Lord the Great Powers have just placed ing and leases of the beat quality ever brought to Bangkong, including several thousand different sphero-cylindrical and prismatic lenses made specially to order Robert Cecil with a view to trial orders with Mosure. Vickers for the correction of astigmatism, and other ocular defects which the common eliciting why a report of the The difficulties have hitherto been spherical lenses will not correct Technical-Sub-Committee, which great, it is true, in the weight of Thore having crs trouble or defective, vision, who suffer from egosch, stated that the Poulsen system the original samples of the wea-leadache, inflammation of the eyes or lids or wankeness of the ocular muscles and was capable of doing the work, non, and in the liability of the those who are alronly using 10 which, in most cases, are not the kind was not submitted to the Imperial barrel to become quickly over required-wuld do well to avail themselves of the exceptional opportunity and Wireless Telegraphy Committee heated and so affect the efficiency wasu pa ard facilities which are offered now for examining and rofracting the Sir Alexander King, in reply to of the rifle. But in both there eres and procuring the glasses of the right kind an opportunity which for Mr. Amery, stated that the objec respoets great improvements huve completeness of apparatus and supply of lentes, throughness of examination. ition to the Poulsen system was now been made by more than one perfection of refraction which brings the vision up to the highest possible that the Post Office would have manufacturer. The weight has tenderd, and perfectly satisfactory results, has never belire been equalled in had to spend money in order to been reducad, the tendency for this Colony and is equal is every respect to the bust obtainable anywhere abroad, develop it. He also agreed that the barrel to become overheated as those who convult him are willing to attest. Being certifiosted In Uplies as in Medicine, with over 24 years, professional experience, and baring thousands between the first proposal put counteracted, the mechanical deg of refrenos tistimonials from well-known and influential offrens of many forward by the promotere of the taila simplified, so that the rifle is roantries fending several British Colonies and Hongkeng which be vidted Poulsen scheme and the final not only a quick-firing magazine in 1910-Dr. Lamb can enre thosdan need of his services the most tho namm ogreed upon with the Mar rifle but the magazine can be reliable and satisfactory professional work, antall Coni Company, there was a differemptied without taking it from are warranted to be correct. Chirger reasonable show of $880,000,

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