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IDEAL BEST Man.

Reflections of a Parish Clerk,

hat, very difficult to replace, Lord Kitchener I have seen as bent man once. If I had not kept vigilant watch, the bridegroom would have gone away bare-

What are the qualities that go to the making of the perfect best headed. man at a wedding? In the

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ROHENNE 1918.

FAR EASTERN NAVAL SQUADRONS.

1,91 4 Jos

"As to the other essential matter Nama

Alacrity Atlas

the

"Daily Mail" was recorded the of the accustomed duty,'

rubrio would frequently be

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Tel. 634 presention of a gold medal to a

Market Deeping bachelor, Mr Hardieregarded if the so-called best very Stapleton, who has achieved man were not carefully coached. Bramble the record of serving the delicate always impress it upon them Britomart office of best man at no fewer to put it in an envelope and place admus this in the breast pocket of the Cherub than ten weddings,

Fame But inquiries in matrimonial cont. But even then they fre. Clio ircles in London suggested some quently forget all about it unless doubt whether, even if Mr Harvey! jog their memories at the Flora.

Janus Stapleton's performancos establime. Most absent-minded class Bandy STORE.sh a record, they can properly be of people in the world, best men

said to define an idea!. A lady are, and I should be very interest-Kent entitled to speak with authority ed to hear what my Lincolnshire Kinsha on such matters, having acted as brethren have to say about the Merlin

of the

Monmouth bridesmaid on one occasion and qualifications of the Market Minothur Moorhen having been married herself Deaping 'Ideal,'"

ewcastle the previous morning, instead of expressing admiration at Mr. Stapleton's olaim to distinction was moved to deap indignation.

"A gold medal indeed!" she exclaimed; they ought to haveS give him a leather medal. Fancy a man going about for years like that, taking part in other people's weddings and never having one

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His Excellency Attends the

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His Excellency the Governor pre- Snips sented the prizes at the LusitanoTaku

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S ON THE CHINA STATION. CONSI

Tons Guns IHP Commander.

Class Despatch-boat Admiralty tug Gunboat Gunboat

British sloop Water tank and tag British sloop Torpedo-boat destroyer Lad class cruiser Torpedo boat destroyer Torpedo-boat destroyer lat class cruiser River gunboat Surveying ship 1st class cruiser lat class, cruiser River gunboat:

1,700 12 2,000 Comdr, 0. I. Lambe

Mester W. We 710 23 000 Lt-Com. B.EXP 7102900L Com. W. H. Dai 1,070611,400 Comdr. H. Williams

390

-300 Meter H. Smith 1,070 61,400 Comdr, Meckenzie,

360d 5,700 L Com Wilkinson 4,350 107,000 Capt. 0. F. Corbett M.

295 8 4,000 L-Com, F. G, Brighou 280 8 3,900 Lt. Com. Boddam What 0,000 14 22,000 Capt. Allen T, Hunt 0.8.1 61841,200 Lt Com. H. Marryatt Capt F. 00. Pascal 27,000. Capt. G.0, Cayley 22,000 Capt. BHF Barttalet 1802800 Lt-Com. Also Dixon 19 4,800 1222,000 Capt. Frederick A. Payles 85 2 240 Lt. Comdr, M. Murray, 385 8 6,300, La. Com E.TR. Chambers 500 - 1,500 L-Com. E.JG. Mackina

240 Lt. Comdr. Naah -

1,010 14,600 9,800

Depotship for Submarines 9801,400 Lt-Comdr. N. Archdale

2nd class cruiser

River gunboat

Torpedo-boat

Ribble

Torpedo-cost destroyer

Robin

River gunboat

852

Rosario

Sandpipe

River gunbost

-85

River ganboat

85

Torpedo boat destroyer

350

Receiving ship

1,650

River gunboat

180

Gunboat

710

Torpedo-host destroyer

500

Torpedo boat destroyer 365

Torpedo-boat deatroyer 590

Torpedo boat destroyer

Gunboat

Gunboat

Gunboat

360 .195

150 2 150

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of his owa: Fancy a man going Recreation Club's seventh athletic Tamar about for year after year singing, sports, yesterday, being intro- Teal "The voice that breathed oor duced by the Portuguese Consul Thistle Virago Eden," and then being contented General, Mr. Loiria. Hia Excel-Usk

Welland to go on living in lonely lodgings lenoy congratulated the club on untouched by the poetry and the success of the seventh meeting romance of it! I should think the and remarked on the excellence of Whiting presence of such a person would the racing. After congratulating Widgeon

Woodlark cast a gloom over the proceedings. Mr. Castro on winning the cham- Woodcock I am sure I do not know how any pionship for the third year in girl could expect hor best frienda success, His Excellency spoke of to be bridesmaids when there was the need for cinder track, and to be an undertaker like that for remarked that they would have to see what could be done in the best man."

There is no man in England matter of supplying one. There who can speak with more author had been spills in the bicycle ish clerk of a London West End would be all right in the $8.40ity on such matiere then the par-races but he hoped the riders

church, famous the whole world morning. over for the society weddings that have been solemnised within it. For thirty-seven years this gentleman has served his import- ant office and has observed the conduct and demeanour of many thousands of brides and bride grooms, chief, bridesmaids, and

Argus best men. And it seems that Flat Race, 100 yds -1, J. Eecides there are cortsin matters of vir- Chatro; 2,-L-G. Cordeiro.

Boys and Girls Race, 601 Vigilante tuosity and technique of which motor, but in reepeof or or Sard F. Figueiredo: 2 andicap the best man of real life almost Range 120 yds Cancio invariably is deficient.

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The following, is the list of decided winnere in the events, after we had gone to press —

40. 87,

4.0.38,

T.B. 035, T.B. 038,

T.B. 037

T.B. 038,

240 Lt Com. I. 8. Hutton

240Lt. Com Maurice Leali

6,000 Gunner WH. Hyder

Biver

Com. R. H. Anstruther OMG Hongkong 800 Lt.-O.Box: Guy Stepford Tangtese 900. Lt.-O. H.R&N. Cotrell Dormer Tangtaxe 7,500 Lt. Comdr. Maxwell 6,300 Lt.-Com. H. D. Adair -Hall Hongkong 7,500 Com: Seymour

6,900 Com. R Neville

Canton"

Hongkong ongkong"

800 Lt-Comdr. J.C. Borratt Upper Yongtass 500 Li-Com M. B: Blackwood Yangiare. 500 Lt-Comdr Lloyd Shanghal

L-Com. Godfrey Herbert Hongkong. L.-Com. A. A. L. Fonner Hongkong. L.-Com. J.B. A.Codrington Hongkang. Lt. Com. Handley West River. Lt. Com. Silleman Hongkong.

• Hongkong. Lt. Com Nicol Lt. Com: H W. Seymour, Hongkong.!

*Flagship of Admiral Sir A. L. Winsloo, K.C.B., C.V.O., C.M.G. Commander-in-Chief,

FOREIGN MEN-OF-WAR ON THE CHINA AND JAPAN STATION. TIDS Kafter Franz

Joseph I Armoured cruiser 4,000 45 8,000 Capt. Hauts

French.

Half mile Flat Race, open to European soldiers, sailors, and Police, Moses, D.C.L.L, 2, E. Ward, 87th Company B. G. A. Dapleix

Kleber Time 2 mins. 10 sacs.

Peiho

Armoured cruiser Armoured cruiser

Biver gunbost

Gunboste

Gunboat-

Gunboat

10,014 30 20,000 Capt. Vergos, 9,700 12 19,600 Capt. Gourts

845 10 1,000 Lient, Vandier 180 6 670. Lieut. Dordet

123 7. -130

*** Flagship of Rear Admiral Colloah de Karillis,

F. J. Hyndman 2, I, J, Barretto."| Lynz do

Flat Race, 440 yards, handi- Protee cap-1-J. M. Roza Pereira, 15 Styr yde 2T A. Carvalho, 25 yds; Fronda 3, N. M. Maher, eer,

Submarine

500 Lieut. de Jervillier Lieut. Collin

Lleut Dupuy Dutembe Commander-in-Chief, the Franc

Tent, Bolair

798101,700 Lieut. Guillaume-Louis

3507303 Lient, Aurillac:

Babmarine

Armoured gunbost

Destroyer

duberville

Destroyer

"Destroyer

∙1307

Destroyer

3078

Surveying-ahip

Extra Girls' Race, 120 yds:-1;] Pintdlet" B. Leonard; 2, B. Castro.

Mousquet

Flat Race, 220 yards (Cham- Manche pionship):-1, J. T. Castro ; 2, L,

1,625 10

Capt.de Frigate Bouisen

300 Comdr. de Marqueesu 500

9,000: Com. Voising

Flagship of Commodore Boucicant, Commanding the local defence Indo China,

What the Best Man Forgets. "I willingly concedo," he said all that is stated as to this Lincolnshire young man's great popularity, his charming manners, and his handsome ap- pearance. I have, no doubt that. ho is tall and stalwart, wears his olothes with dignity and distinc-G. Cordeiro.

Flat Race, 100 yards beavy- tion, and squires the bridesmaids with courtly grace. But as a past weight over 170 lbs:-1, 0. M.Emden

Gneisenau Master of the Worshipful Com Soares 2. Hotelho

Back Race, 60 yards:—1, P; Eltis pany, of Pariali Clerke, and as

Jaguar such entitled to express an opin- Yvanovich; 2, J. M. Britto.

Girls' Ruce, under 12 yearst of Leipzig ion, I should decline to admit his claim to the title of ideal best age:1 Paris Xavier; 2, B. Lucha

Leonard

Nurnburg man until he can satisfy me upon two important points.

**Flat Race, half a mile (handi-Otter "Can he lay his hand upon his cap)-1, 8. A. Marcal; 40 yds 2, Scharnhorst heart and assure me first that be. M. Cruz (gorafob) 3, A. F. S. 90 is to be trusted with certainty to Baptista, 20 yds. Time 2.25, Taku look after the bridegroom's hat, Ladies' Nomination Race. Tiger and, secondly, that he has never M. Cruz; nominated by Miss Og Tangtan failed in his obligation to see that mond; 2, R. O. Silva, nominated Vaterland in the terms of the rubric the by Miss Boares; 3, J. Barretto.

Team Race-1, J. M: Pereira, Calabria accustomed duty that is the due of the oflicating clergyman is G. A. Carvalho, J. M. V. Rebeiro, forthcoming at the proper and and R. Hyndman, 2, N. M. Maher, appointed time? If he can give F. Elizaga, J. F. Silva and J., D. d satisfactory answer upon these Pereira.. two points he is not only ideal but unique

"Ia thirty-seven years ex- CHINA BORNEO CO'S...

NEW LAUNCH. porience I have never known a

best man who did not fail apon

Cruiser Armoured cruiser Gunboat

Gunboat

Cruiser

Gurbost

Craiser River gunboat Flagship Torpedo-boat Torpedo-boat Gunboating

River gunboat River gunboat

Italian cruiser

Adamsstor Magad

Cruiser Gunboat

Patria

FA-2 one or other or both of these two On February 16 the new launch A-4 points unless carefully shepherded built by the Ohius Borneo Com A-6. me. The best man is nearly pany was launched at Bandakan. 4-7 always the most absent-minded Sir William Bailie-Hamilton per bany man in the church. Left to him- formed the christening ceremony, Bainbridge self he will nearly always let the and the launch took to the water Barry bridegroom go away hatless. He in fine style. The Rahmat," Calleo puts the hat down in the vestry, as she is called, is built on fine Chauncey and then, when the register is lines and great credit is due to Cincinnati of the current year as follows signed and the Wedding Miroh her designer and builder, Mr Dale Sir G. Fleetwood Wilson pre-21 crores of rupees for education, begins and the procession starts, Mauchan, who is in charge of the Decatur sented the Badget on March 1 in 1-1/25 crores for Urban Sanita- he forgets all about it, and away China Borneo Company Slip Elenco the Legislative Council, Delhi, Lion, and one crore to general goes the bridegroom down the way Lord Hardinge presiding. The provincial resources.

The India Budget.

29.

10

Belena

Mohican

Gunboat

Gorman. 3,600 22 13,500 11,600 36 28,000 90012 1,300 900 121,300 $3,250 24 11,000 900 101,350 3,400 22 13,200 11,600 3626,000 400 86,500 280 4 6,000 900 101,350 223 -4 1800 223.24%

2,145

700

Capt; v. Restorff fr Captain Brnninghaur Comdrav. Gohren Comdr. Vanselow Capt. Bebnoke, gunst Comdr. Bendemann- Capt. Morsberger Capt. Lieut Firle pizzas Capt. Bosing degli ar Capt. Lt Berrenbarg Obl£ï x. 8. Claassen

Comdr. Booker:nazirin

Shanghai

Awałow Tsingtan

Capt. Lt. Frhr. Speth v; Schulzba 500- Obli, z. 8. Prins

Bhan

Com: Bommi Picenardi Shanghai

Portuguese, a ladan, i den a noter esa rada tapi la modé

Capt. Aurbal de S. Disse

"Capt. Martian

wo Capt. Jose de Carvalho Crate

UNITED STATES VESSELS ATTACHED TO ASIATIO STATI

Protected cruiser Torpedo-boat des. Torpedo-bost des L Gunboat Torpedo-boat destroyer Pritstal cruiser Torpedo-boat destroyer Torpedo-boat destroyer

Gunboat

Gunboat Station ship Monadnock Monitor: ** Monterey Monitor 25 Pampanga Gunboat Piscataqua Bea going-tug Pompey Repair ship

Gunboat Cruiser Gunboat

Quiros

After aisle with the bride on his arm The measurement of the

Rahmat are as follow — current year closed with a surplus making these grants the Imperial without a bat.

Four Premiers at a Wedding. Length (0. H.) 58 ft 6 in of nearly 3.1-2 millions and the surplus for the current year is

“Why, when Mr. Asquith was

53 (B. P.) budget recorda u years of pro-three and one-third million gress. The lose of opium to the pounds. I is anticipated that married-four Prime Ministers Breadth Moulded)

Depth revenue will materially affect the the Imperial budget surplus next signed the register: Mr. Glad- financial arrangements for the year will be two orores, which sono, Mr. Balfour, Lord Rosebery: Draught coming year. The revenue of will partly meet the Delhi ex and the bridegroom himself his The engines are compound Rambow the current year, on the other penditure. The army estimates hat was left behind in the vestry, surface condensing H.P.8" Samar hand, is only slightly affected by are increased by £552,000, and his best man was no less im L.P. 16 and stroke 9 the suspension of the "opium" which includes £167,000 for the portant a person than Lord orrected that the launch will Villalobo

knote. nearly 1.1.2 Porsian Gulf arms traffic oper- Haldane, the present Lord Chan- develop a speed of about. rovenne, hoitoller, than was ations Subject to the usual cellor, whom you would have know Wilmin

being

ano seservation a loan of three crores thought was to be relied on. Mr. launch now in the bay. anticipated. Grants are sapo

Asquith wears a very large sizedz

*North Borneo Herald, ke Honed from the ordinary revenuesri announced in India

It is Saratoga ve

Asiatic Flest, tempo

Ensign J. McG. Macray Lout E. D. MoWborter Ensign J. Van de Carr Ensign 0. M. Yatos

3,430 10

7,500 Commander M. L. Bristol 420 78,000 Ensign H. M. Jones 1202 7 8,000 Lient. R. Hill 243 8 250 Ensign WeL Hell 420-178,000 Lient FJ Fistober 3,183 11 10,000 Com. 88. Robinson 420 7 8,000 Lieut. O. & Woodre 420 7 8,000 Lieut. B. H. Green 620-4600 Lt. Com. V 8.0 130285 1088 Com, G. B. Mar 100061,100 Lieut. B. 3,990 83,000 Lieut. I 4,08445,277 Com. J.

2438 Lieut BAB 85421,600 Lieut 8

8602208 Lient Jud 4,360 14 1,809 Lt. Com

243 28 250 Libut 8,115-14 17,401 Comme 3709208 Liant 89281894 Commander

Davite