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PEMBROKE NOTES. On Saturday "my loixls" of the Admiralty paid their official visit to Pembroke Dock- yard, but no statement was made as to the prospects of the yard. 1 hear that a depu- tation was appointed to represent the town, but were dis.-auJed from int-ii vie vir.b' iluii Lordships by Mr. Wynfoid Philippe i,(. r There are rnrtKUis abcut now that a hii; is to come to the yard after all, but it is not well to place to) much .eliance on such rumours, for "hope deferred maketh the heart sick." The visit of the torpedo flotilla is undoubtedly a good thing for local trades- men, who are now illai-kful for even :mall mercies. -:I:i¡: I think that one of the prettiest features of Pembrokeshire sceneiy in this locality is the fine stretches of gorse, now full of bloom, 'and looking from a distance like teas of yel- low foam, changing into a fiery mass when the sun shines directly on them. How bare the hillsides would look without these dark patches with their golden blossoms? But ap- parently some people do not admire such scenery, for nearly every day, standing on Barrack Hill, or any other eminence, one can see masses of smoke ascending in one direction or another, whilst at night there is some- times quite a glare in the sky to indicate where the destruction of the gorse is going on. In the direction of Burton the fires heem to occur daily. Great, unsightiy, black patches are appearing on the slopes, and even so ciote to the town as Barrack Hill some enterprising person has started one or two fires which happily did not spread far. This destruc- tion of one of the most pleasing additions to our scenery is a matter for regret, though probably it is necessary in some cases in order to prevent the furze entirely over-running the land. -1[.- .1. So far April has been a most pleasant I month, and one can echo the poet's thought as to the desirability of being "in England when Aprils' here." The hedges are growing greener every day, and soon will be masses of white bloom, when the "May" blossoms forth. One thing I miss in this district, and that is the groves of wild cherry which in some localities are white with bloom and peifiir)ie the air for quite a distance round As a matter of fact, it seems to me that the trees do not reach the grand proportions that they do further inland, and this is noticeable in many counties which border the sea. But it would be hard to find a locality where such a profusion and variety of ferns can be found, as in South Pern- brokeshire. — As May approaches local cricketers are beginning to oil their bats, and take oilf their flannels, and already the prospects oJ the various local clubs are a matter which provides ample scope for long conversations among those interested in the summer game. Saturday last saw the end of the football season locally, and all interest in the game is dead, now that the destinations of all the coveted trophies are settled beyond dispute. The team which has been most successful in this county is that of the Wilts Regiment, who have now upon their sideboard both the Owen Philipps' Cup and the championship of the Pembrokeshire League. I am glad to see the success that has attended the i-oldie*. players, because they have always played the game in a sportsmanlike and gentlemanly manner. If what I hear is correct there are some players in the district whd would do well to seriously consider the advisability of next season following the excellent example shown them by the gallant Wiltshires. Such conduct as was witnessed in the Good Fri- day tournament brings discredit upon a maniy game, which, properly fought out, not only develops the muscle: but also the self-re- straint of the players. I sincerely hope that the players who were guilty of such a disgraceful display of temper will in the interests of the game, be dealt with in such a manner that they will hesitate before again offending, and that stringent measures will be taken to prevent a repetition of what occurred a week ago. k It is regrettable that the election of chair- man should have produced so much feeling at last week's meeting of Xeyland Urban District Council, but there is a lot to be said on behalf of each of the two candidates for the honour. It was natural on the one hand that the Council should desire to show their appreciation of Capt. Sharp's services in some manner before that gentleman was obliged to leave the locality to live at Fishguard, and it was natural on the other hand that Mr. Evans should feel slighted that the un- written rule that the senior member of the Council should occupy the chair, should have been waived. But now that the matter is settled, I hope the friction will cease, and the Council will work together in harmony. Mr. Evans' turn may come next year, and very possibly the honour may be all the more wel- come after his extra year's probation. -11: Wa,r.-ted ti; kiif)w I Whether "Glory hallelujah" isn't very south- ing in the early hours of the m"rlling Whither Wateimau is not an appropriate name for the gentleman who rcscued tlis wouJd-ue suicde 1 What, logic there was in trying to drown oneself, because one was afraid of being murdered ? What's the difference in tiie long run ? Whether conversation is still practised at the I c-rry Whether our conteifipt rarie., are really Wd\. iug up at last THE PILOT.

THE DOCKYARD. <B\ THL PHARISEE.) [The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the opinions expressed by h heulltl" I: u. tor "Tlie Phi'lsee'soon.iru'iits upon Dockyard matters call for replies, equal prominence Vvill be given to other cone- -;L,Oti leiits. I The fourth batch of discharge papers have been issued this week, bringing the number of the unfortunates up to a little over the half of the total decided on by the Board of Admiralty. x x x Although giving their Lordships every credit for the best intentions in spreading the discharges over a lengthened period, it is open to question whether it would not have been wiser -once their decision was ir lev. eatlle, to have got over the disastrous business in as brief a time as possible. xxx The long drawn-out agony of eight or nine weeks' duration, which the Dockyard em- ployees are experiencing, is heart-breaking, and, owing to many of the notices issued being unexpected and coming to the work- men as something like surprise-packets, al- most every hired man in the yard has begun to deem h tenure of employment insecure and unsafe. x x x The sickening feeling of suspense, there- fore, experienced by these men a:; each SIT cessive week the fateful day approaches on which the discharge notices are distributed, is more easily imagined than described. x x x The method adopted by the authorities of weeding out the workmen to be dispensed with is puzzling in the extreme. If it is urged that inefficient men are being elimin- ated, men of excellent ability can be pointed out who have drawn an unlucky number. If told that men are being discharged according to "juniority," it is a well-known fact that workmen with a considerable amount of ser- vice have had to go. xxx Even the system of reverting men from skilled to ordinary labourers (which manv consider the first step on the road to dis- charge) is rather mysterious. Men of good characters and much servitude are reduced while others with considerably less service are retained on the skilled ratings. Of course, there may be wheels within wheels, which account for these apparent anomalies, but to the uninitiated they savour of favouritism and injustice. x x x More than ordinary interest has been shown in this year's visit of the Board of Admiralty to our yard. owing to the dischargeii still being effected, and the uncertainty prevailing as to the future of the establishment. This interest was not diminished by the, appar- ently, hastily-arrived at decision of their Lord- ships to proceed to Pembroke after the Press announcement that Chatham and Pembroke were to be left out of this year's programme. X x x In view of the depression existing at these yards, the news that the workmen's selected delegates would not be given the opportu- nity of laying their grievances before the Board appeared ominous, but considerable re- lief was experienced when we found that Pembroke was to be favoured by a visit from ilieir l,i-)r(iship- A As deputations from the Town Council have on several occasions travelled to Lon- don in the interests of our town and dock- yard, some members of the Corporation rightly iudged that their constituents would expect .ome efforts to be made to secure an inter view with those who hold our destinies, as far as the Dockyard is concerned, in the hollow of their hands, now that they were actually in the locality. x x x It'is only fair to the members of our local Parliament to say that they were keenly de:-irous of securing an interview with tbei" Lordships, and as soon as they knew that Pembroke was to be visited they commnni cated at once with the county and borough members on the subject, and if was only through the urgent advice of these gentlemen that :< deputation to the Admiralty rlt" this juncture would be unwise and injudicious, that the idea of an interview was abandoned. But we hive good grounds for saying t' jt our respected Captain Superintendent and ChxtLonstructor are Ix th fully alive to the requirements of the yard, and are doing all that lies in their power to further its in- terests. And without betraying matters that have reached us confidentially, we may add that neither Mr Owen Philipps nor his bro- ther the county member, hold such alarmist views concerning the future of the yard as have been promulgated in the Press, and which, to a large extent, have obtained cre- dence with numbers of our towns-people. x x x From 9.30 on Saturday morning last to close on 1 o'clock, the distinguished visitors re- ceived deputations from the various classes of Dockyard employees. The composition of the workmen's delegates is giver, in another column, with the exception of Messrs. Hazel and Watkins, who represented the skilled la- bomers employed in drilling. Without entil- ing into detail, we may say that all with whom their Lordships had interviews were delighted at the courtesy with which they were received, the patient hearing vouchsafed them, and the, apparently, sincere promises made by Lord Tweedmonth that their several petitions should receive the most catefui attention. The ex- apprentices and chargemen of shipwrights, if any distinction is made, have the best grounds for hoping that something favourable to them may result from the representations so ably made on their behalf by Messrs. C. S. Caird and John Rowlands, who, as both ex-apprentices and chargemen, represented these bodies. x x x A shorthand writer was present to take down all that was urged by the various delegates, who were, doubtless, enabled to speak their minds the more freely in the absence of all Dockyard officials. During the afternoon their Lordships made a tour of the yard and machine shops, but did not go on board the Defence or Warrior. We are told that they devoted much attention to the Dockyard plant and the facilities afforded by the estabish- nient. The travelling crane on the Car Jetty, with its great length of arm, came in for special notice. x x x Mr. A. S. Beddoe, temporary accountant clerk in the Director of Works' Department, has received one month's notice to termin- ate his appointment on the 16th May next, in consequence of a reduction of hands. Much sympathy is felt for Mr. Beddoe, who has a large circle of friends in Pembroke Dock, and who has rendered yeoman service to the committee of the Pembroke Dock Athletic Club. x x x It is generally known lhat all Dockyard work nen with seven or more years hired ser- vice receive on discharge a bonus of one week's pay for every complete year of service, but the public are not so familiar with the fact that, under a recent Admiralty order, any employee discharged with a gratuity (or bonus which is the more familiar term) if re- entered in a hired capacity within three years of his discharge, may, under certain condi- tions, get his former service to count for in- creased gratuity when next discharged. The first condition is that, within one week of re- employment, he must give notice that he in- tends to return the bonus granted him on his discharge. Secondly, the refund must be made in one sum. The third condition is that if the man should die during his sec- ond term of service, or be again discharged under cirCulllstarces that does not qualify him for a gratuity, no gratuity whatever is payable. But this last mentioned condition contains ;;uch elements of risk that most men, we imagine, would stick to what they already had received, on the principle of "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.' x x x The carpenter of the repair ship Tyne (now in the harbour) is Mr. Lewis Lewis, a Pem- broke Dock boy. He is the second son of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Lower Prospect Place, pensioned caulker from the Dockyard. Mr. Lewis, junior, served his appr;:itic?snip at our yard but took his discharge about five years ago in order to join the Royal Navy as a ship- wright, and as he attained the warrant offi- cers rank more than twelve months ago, his promotion has been as rapid as it is weH- denerved. »

THE EDUCATION COM- MITTEE. AN EXCELLENT REPORT. INTERESTING ATTENDANCE STATISTICS. A meeting of the Pembroke Education Com- mittee was held on Tuesday evening at the Coronation Schools, when there were present Coun. W. Smith (chairman), Couns. W. Grif- fiths, C. Young, B. Hancock, T. Davies, and J. Grieve, Messrs. W. Jones, W. Davies, with the Clerk (Mr. P. D. Lowless). GRANT AND REPORT. The Clerk reported receipt of a communi- cation* from the Board of Education to th,- effect that the teachers were found to be satisfactorily instructed, and a grant of £ 221 had been paid over to the County Authority. The Clerk also read a report from H.M. Inspector with regard to the Corporation Schools after a visit he had made on March 29th. It read The discipline and instruc- tion in :his irrpritant school leflects gy-at credit on the headmaster and his staff. The work of the boys is very good, and is very carefully supervised." The Chairman remarked that he considered it a most, excellent report, and the Clerk said that it was one of the best they had ever had. The Chairman: There is usually a weak joint in the armour, but there is no indication of anything wrong this time. It was stated that H.M. Inspector's visit was a surprise one, and Mr. Hancock said that he considered they should express their satisfaction to Mr. Adams and his staff. THE NATIONAL COUNCIL. The Clerk read corespondence with regard to the Welsh National Council including a report of the meeting at Cardiff, and an invi- tation to send a delegate to the conference to be held at. l.landrindod. It was decided to appoint the chairman to attend the Conference. Mr. Grieve mentioned that under the new Biil they would not be iepres i»t<?d on the National Council at all, as their population was under 25,0C0. A MATTER FOR DISCUSSION. The Clerk said that he wished to have the opinion of the committee with regard to the question of the transfer of children from the infant's departments to senior departments. The lule of the committee had beea that chddren who were sevr. years of age at the clc.se of the hool ;.ear she ,ild be put l:l, but the teachers had been in the habit cf transferring children when they attained the age of seven, at vvh itever time of the J v that occurred. The Chairman remarked that it would be a great hardship to a child who became seven years of age a few days after the dose of the school year, and had to wait eleven months before being put i n. The Clerk pointed out that a child could be put up before it attained the age of seven yeais, if it was in the first class. .ilr. Hancock said that this was a so/e point with parents, and after H 1\10 further discu^ sion it was decided to debate the matter at the next meeting tf the committee. I .VIE RESTING FIGlJHES The Chairman read a statement, whL'ii showed the percentage of attendance in the various schools djriog the month of March to have been as follows:—Coronation School (senior), t)3 8; do (iuiior), 94 er cent.* Albion riquaic (gitl.), 93 7; do. (illfant), 85; Pennar (gn-N), 93; Jo. (iui^ants), 85, Llanniof. (gills), 931; ditt) (infants), 90; National (boys), 94.7; do. (gills), 88: ;lo (infant.-), 84; Fast, End (senkn 94.5; do. (junior), 95.7; do. iiiifaiits), 88; Monk- ton (mixed), 91.4; do. (infants), 94. A sum niary showed that in Pembroke Dock the number of children on the register was 2,130, and the average attendance 1,900, the per- centage being 89.1, whilst the amount of grant lost was f.55 12s 2d At Pembroke th'if. were 872 children on the register, the per- cent age was 93, and the grant lost amounted to klt 8s. 8d. In all the average.attendance for the borough as 2,711 out of 3 002 ,or ^3 per cent, and the total grant lost £47 Os. lOd. It was stated that the average attendance for I'Eiitl iolip Dock showed a diop of 20 pe: cent., but the attendance officer, Mr. Finch, said that the wet weather in March had pro- bably affected it. The Chairman then read some very interest- ing figures dealing with the attendance for the year ended March 31, and these will appear next week

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DRUNKARD S DESPERATE I I DEED I DELUSION* AND ATTEMPTED DROWNING. RESCUE BY ROYAL ENGINEERS. At Pembroke Borough Sessions on Monday, before Mr. S. W. Willing (in the chair), Messrs. F. B. Tombs and J. Rowe, Citsar Austin, an Italian, was brought up in custody charged with throwing himself into the mill-pond at Pembroke, with intent to commit suicide, on April 21st. Supt. Evans said that the accused was very hoaiid but could speak fairly well He ha I a bad cold in consequence of what he had done. The Chief Constable had communi- cated with the Consul of accused's native country, bu! that gentleman had not thought fit to be present. Alfred Waterman, a corporal in the Royal Engineers, stationed at Southampton, but at present on duty at Pembroke, said that about 4.30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon he was stand- ing on Pembroke Bridge, accompanied by a ;;apper. He saw the accused go to the further end of the bridge, jump on the wall, and spring into the water on the east side of the bridge. Witness looked over the wall and saw accused struggling in about five feet of water. He kept his head under the water deliberately as if he were trying to drown himself. Witness took off his hat and coat, and went into the water after him. He grabbed accused by the coat collar and pulled him out. The water was about five feet deep, and witness did not have to swim, Sapper Grand came into the water with vit- ness and helped pull accused out, whilst some men brought a rope and hauled him over the wall. When witness had pulled accused out. he said that he wanted to get away to drown himself. Sapper Francis Grand, R.E., corroborated this evidence, and said that he assisted the last witness to pull' accused out. Had they W3 '1 not pullea him out there was no doubt he would have done away" with himself. P.S. John said that on Saturday morning he met the accused near Pembroke Bridge. His clothe:; were dripping, his mouth was foaming, and he appeared to be in a very bad state. A'itness took him into custody, and at the police station allowed him to change the clothes. Witness did not consider the man was drunk at the time. Later on witness called in Dr. Brown, who had attended ac- cused. After lie had the medicine from the doctor, accused slept for many hours, and then seemed much better. He had told witness that he was destitute and starving, had no- where to go, and considered it the best way to end his troubles. In reply to the Bench, the Sergeant said that he had seen accused on the previous day, when he came to the police station and asked for a ticket for the casual ward. Wit- ness told him lie could have one if he called at six o'clock, but he did not appear. At nine o'clock in Saturday morning he came to the police station again, and asked to be locked up. He said that people were chasing him, and some were trying to murder him, and also appeared to be labouring under other delusions. Mr. Tombs: Do you think that was the re- sult of drinking?—I do. He smelt very strongly of drink at the time. He was there again at three o'clock the same afternoon ask- ing me to lock him up. iit Tuat tIme do you think he was intoxi- ca.ted ?-Ye: Do you think he had been drinking during the last houd-No. I don't think so. It was the result of not having it just then. I gather from your evidence that he was suffering from delirium tremens ?-I think lie will say so himself if you ask him. Dr. P. R. Brown said that he was called to the police station on Saturday evening and saw accused He had then, rccovei >J from the shock of being in the water, and witness asked him a few questions, to asce; tain the state of his mind. His answers were rather rambling and incoherent. He gave as his reason for attempting his lifn that he had been drinking very hard an; wanted to get rid of his worries. Asked what his worries were, he could not give any dcfinite account of them. He seemed to think that people generally were persecuting him, especially some women whom he did not name. He said he could hear the women talking in his cell. His hand:; were iremu- lous, and from his statements witness came to the conclusion that he was suffering from a mild attack of delirium tremens, and was not responsible for his action". Witness prescribed for him, and in the morning he was much better, and to all intents and pur- poses sane. He was not drunk when wit- ness first examined him, but was suffering from the effects of it. He wa:; suffering at present from laryngitis, due to his immersion in the water. Accused, in a low voice, said that he had been drinking hard, and had also overworked himself. He fancied that somebody was after him all Friday night and next morning, and thought he might as well finish his troubles by going over the bridge. The Chairman advised accused to take their advice, and not try and end his troubles this way. They did not think he really meant to take his life, and the case would be dis- missed but accused must leave the town at once. Addressing Corpl. Waterman, the Chairman said that he considered he had acted most humanely in entering the water and risking his qwn life. The Bench also wished to thank Sapper Grand for the assitance he rendered. P.S. John remarked that within a foot of where the Corporal went in, the water was ten feet deep.

PEMBROKE COUNTY SESSIONS. Pembroke County Sessions.—Saturday—before Mr. N. Roch, Mr. 'Wynford Phiilipps, M.P., Mr. Owen Philipps, M.P., Mr. Loftus Adams, and Mr. Gibbs—Richard Evans, of Bosheston, pleaded not guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly on the highway at Bosheston Village on April 5tli.P.C. Davies proved, and defendant, who said that lie had had nothing to make him drunk, was fined 2s. 6d. and 6s. 6d. costs or seven days' hard labour. »

ALL FOR A GIRL. A love tragedy was investigated by the Isling- ton coroner, the deceased, Hermann Goevel, 20, .a City commercial clerk, having been found shot through the heart at his lodgings in Canonbury- square. The coroner read a letter which ran On the eve of death. I have tried once more. I have nothing except a little money for a nice ring for my dear beloved. Yes, that time is not so easy, and especially when one is so young and happy as I was. But the revolver it in my hand, and nothing is left for me only to pull the trigger. My I last thought was about you and our innocent love. Good-bye all.—Your sorrowful HERMANN." Another letter read: "At first I wished to withhold the reasons for the deed altogether. The whole truth is it is all for one, a girl." Suicide during temporary insanity was the verdict.

ST. JOHVS VESTRY. The annual vestry meeting for the parish of St. ,john, Pembroke Dock, was held 011 Wed- nesday evening week, the 'Vicar (the Rev. S. T. Phillies) presiding. There were also pre- sent the Rev. J. Titus, the Rev. T. Davies, Messrs. R. Thomas, W. H. Harries, J. Russan, C. T. Davies, A. B. Owen, J. Phillips, G. Rees, W. B. Cole, J. Henry, B. Bickford, T. Morgan, etc,. Mr. R. Thomas presented the churchwardens' accounts for St. John, which showed that during the past year the total receipts had amounted to R,193 12s. 2d., of which k97 14s. 8d. consisted of special offertories for the Additional Curates' Society, etc. The year was commenced with an adverse balance of £ 25 10s. 2d. Among the items of expenditure were: Organist £ 20, choirmaster AL5, verger £ 51, gas and candles £14 7s. lid., etc., the total (h Jfl h expenses being R109 3s. id., this mak- ing a grand total expended of Z232 7s. 11. There was therefore a deficit of £38 15s. 9d., or about E13 5s. 7d. more than the prev;ou. year. The Vicar said that there had during the past year been an excessive amount of re- pairs, and Mr. Thomas pointed out that the grind total expended last year was £ 228 Is. 8d. Upon the proposition of Mr. Bow en, sec- onded by Mr. C. 1. Davies, the accounts were adopted. The accounts for St. Patrick's, Pennar, were presented by Mr. B. Bickford, and showed receipts amounting to R,59 8s. 8d., and expen dure amounting to £ 56 9s. 5d., leaving a balance in hand of jE2 19s. 3d. Mr. Bickford mentioned that this would probably be the last time he should present this balance sheet, as he had asked the Vicar to release him of his duties. His health was not what it had been, and he was also now living out of the district. He had been connected with the Sunday School and Church for 25 years, and he would te,ll them that it had been a source of great pleasure to him to carry out his duties to tHe best of his ability. The balance sheet was accepted, and the ves try then considered that of St. Teilo. The total amount of the offertories, etc., was R,29 14s., and sums were received from St. John and St. Patrick, making the total £83 16s. lid. They commenced the year with an adverse balance of £ 196 9s. 2d., and they had brought this down to Z141 15s. 6d. The church expenses had amounted to t22 18s. 6d. The Vicar pointed out that the most satis- factory feature was the reduction of the over- draft to E141 15s. 6d., and he thought they could flatter themselves that the system they had adapted was working fairly satisfactorily. Th debt was gradually being wiped off, and that without the help of any bazaars or en- ter' ;inments. The trouble was that the bur- den seemed to be falling on the few. If they looked at the list every quarter they would find that the number of people helping was compartively small. The missionary spirit had not yet taken possession of their church peo -Je as it ought to do. He was rather sorry that certain people in the parish preferred to remain anonymous in their contribution. He was afraid that so many people hid them- selves under the anonymity of the few, and could say, How do you know I'm not the oerson giving an anonymous sum." With re- gard to St. Teilo, he 'might mention 1hat the church was opened in January, 1S03. The cost was £ 410, but in three years they had reduced this to Z140. The account was accepted. Upon the proposition of Mr. Cole, seconded by Mr. Harris, Mr. Harris was unanimously re-elected people's warden, and suitably re- plied. The Vicar again nominated Mr. R. Thomas to act as his warden, and that gentleman said that he would discharge the duties to the best of his ability. The following sidesmen were elected by the vestry: Messrs: W. Cole, J. Henry, T. Mor- gan, C. T. Davies, C. Prickett, T. W. Collins, G. Williams. J. H. Treveuna, and F. Sanders, whilst the Vicar nominated Messrs. W. G. Davies, H. G. Truscott, C. Joseph, A. W. Smith, M. Morris, T. Fraser, J. L. Davies, G. Rees, and C. F. Cuthbert. At this point the Vicar proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Bickford for his past services. Mr. Harries seconded, and it was supported by Mr. Thomas, Mr. Henry, and Mr. Cole, and carried unanimously, Mr. Bickford briefly re- sponding. The sidesmen at St. Patrick's were re- elected, with the exception of Mr. Bickford, in whose place the Vicar nominated Mr. L. John. The sidesmen at St. Teilo, Messrs. J. Hitch- iugs, G. Thomas, C. Brown, and W. A. Frazer were also re-appointed, and the retiring auditors, Messrs. J. Henry and G. Breazinton were unanimously re-elected.. Mr. Harris moved that the thanks of the vestry be accorded the sidesmen, choir, bell- ringers, and auditors for their services, and this was seconded by Mr. Thomas, and carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the Chairman was carried on the proposition of the Vicar, and proceedings conelused with a vote of thanks to the Vicar for occupying the chair.

MILITARY BOXERS. WILTSHIRE'S CHA MPIONSHIPS. Much interest was taken in the light middle and heavy-weight championships; of the Wilts Regiment, which were fought out at the gymnasium at the Hut Encampment, on Mon- day and Tuesday afternoon. The officials werc: Referee, Capt. Armstrong; time-keeper, Lt. Moseley; and judges, Capt. Fisher and Capt. Gills-on. Previous to the championship, Pte. Davies. a former champion of the batallion. who has recently returned frjm India, fought a bout with Pte. Cr )we a"d Knocked him out in the first round. The results were as follows: LIGHT WEIGHTS. First round.—Pte Sadler beat Pte. Mayntj, Pte. Snfith beat Pte. Marlow, Lci.-i"uvpl. Casey, l,ce.-Corpl. (irockett, Pte:i. Elliott, Qtleii- nell, Probetts, and Hunt, byes. Second round.—Casey beat Qujnnell, i:m'th beat Hurst, Elliott beat Badler, and Cruckett beat Probetts. Semi-final.—Casey beat Elliott. Crockett beat Smith" Final.—Crockett beat Ca"c l. The encounter betwem Smith and Marlow in the first lound, and that in the second round oet.veen C:oekett and Piobctts, w,e both splendidly contested. MI01)1.E WEIGHTS. First round. -Pte. Key beat Pte. Wright. Pte. Usher beat Pte. Moody, Ptc. Miles beat Private Lawrence, Pte. Ashman Pte Nicholls, tes. Barley, Collins, liansoiii, and Edwards, byes. Second roundKe\ beat Edwards, C dliii.- beat Ransom, Ashman beat Lawrence, and Usher beat Bailey. Semi-final.—Usher beat Collins, vcy beat Ashman. Both men left in the final had fought three bout;, tii(I it wf. divided to box ;;ff the final another dav. HE\VY WEIGHTS. Fiist. lound. -I'te Al ii-is ))-at, Pte E,t: Iv and Lcp. Cotpl. Peak beat Ptp. Hunt. Fiiial.-Pte. Morris beat Lee. Corpl. Peak.