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ti.Vo a. pralx ony iaoy It to a rait" lltBAYLET wished toiknow th qp. waa Jj for th eompaltory vaccination cf children. ilNO eU it might coareeJent th How w4tk this somewhat oicnUceted CTieiftlon. "TpUs.

KariL wit the owUom that had iTake. to find out whet wn th puni th i iou Ver wt suTeeed to pUy, to bad succeeded In portd MUMaorory opsuoa cu vc suojecx. us i THE TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1902; THE WAR. CASUALTIES. DEATHS FROM DISEASE.

Toe following death from dl renae ar re J. Pimwy, 3rd Dorooo Gdt Lieut. IeceUe, out ef dang. ft Ueou Beatty, out danger. 17th Imomv dpt.

Legard, co astdsxahly Imtaored. avilSortreonWhiU, so change. 4th Suffolk Reg. Lieut. Black, improved.

On May 20 2nd VJB. Seafarth Hahr. Lieut. Brims, teptmhir. Kent JUL U.A Cpt.

IIumO, progressing fsroonblf 1 THE KINO AND THE ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. The Kins baa fixed Saturday nest, at 13 noon. VU4l.J.l W.t1l til aotlcsd th paUlo udlament which Was tnwiriiw aorta. nWmfontatn.

Mar 34. ml toby hen. MUiaa to whether th InuU. Iept uUcM 31tt Co. I.T Soont W.H.

or lb nit i anod for the purro, not. a he I vUfArf. RW. v. i ii.c coereyUis tmallpox, tut for the puipo of I 2i Northanioioo Um Albert BrnleT.

anteric. I for the presentitlon at Bocklneham Palace of boSO.repUUre that irmph was e.Tyd ImmedUuly to I drtn mIh. oi toe du jonn AmDutaaco xingauo. br thro ag. th.

elf. so that I A 178. Gar. sun M.tl .2.000 member, ol tho brigade tar tlTliS CcMxy It. tiijf te1 kUW.

tJlumtl Drift. Mvtt AUSTRALASIAN 4 jj. lucuu. iii. Lisa a.

uitciMU. mimar. mAuPrlno. of LJL J. tLi Ui MUUat worUwrnw did cot iBord I BrrUct 1 "orw.

rrwlerici UiaiIm I follcrwlns on board Kvommliition for EQtabr of ptarrt, xd I 2nd Tranln MX Ltmt. Col. E. T. WtcWn, S' '4 irorkboiiM.

ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. Su. T. A. tenr ut C.

llendjrion, IJwU. J. ti.idryUOutfl fwduiw abodd rwaor McCormlck, E. E. Uclnttre.

II. 0. Chepntll, K. Dixon, w. A.

and 33 S.U.U1 nd men. Srd N. S. Wak M.L md men tT. id N.

S. Wale il.I N.CO.'a and men flra. Stb Victorian M.I. Thre men. b.

Australian H.L, W. Aostraliaa In each caaa acrrod as hosnltal orderlies In Booth Africa daring the war, between CO and 70 dying of enterlo feTer and other dlaeues. CONTINGENTS RETURN ING HOME. The steamship Manila left Port Natal on Class II. JZXtii for tiw adntnSrtratlt of Loil Oorrrn oawrjwnunandlng Wt IUtuLY.

roporU 770 JVtd had not th nmotart InUnUon of allow 1IaU'rT "MS rr.V. rrdm to tiir worVJio.a.. .1 nr rr 1 TlKnipon. Uth Co. I.Y..

and Thompson, 15th Co. Satkir rotiU tlfr Mm that th.rconWinaf.tha ij vorVhouaa stOclat for all pnrpo.w. (Ucar, hMr.) Mbt aattr hi should tontine th. action Ulea by hU I art of JfJ MlMa.n. U.

swiltlnt th rrport of a comnuttM I njSltad by ih piardlaaTlhemwiTW, and. If thU 1 www wi riiwit Additional Cuualtr Wotmded 8S11S W. EmUaton. Court of Inqoirr auUa that S6D02 Aston, lat Batt. mlaaUif soar Kaitoal Jos.

17, was Mllad DUoharged Aostralianss Nine. M.I. Gatit. A. J.

H. Brawns. Xew Zealand th Contingent. Mator I. R.

Jotanstone, wnunda. St teti4d tin la UYif tUt thera was rrotmd CorTct regimental nnmber of ICpL T. BthaU, 8th rTaV ehanf. in Ua attilode. b.

would qniti raJy reported iangerotriy womiAjd, alxiomi, near JmcwU. b. wold fl It to hi. duty Raond, I.y 15. and not 3754.

19 ir. all tho inflorpro yowaaad to saMlan to mala u. of iWf istw workhocse. iiiuiii.uuitfurq rnar ua nm noo. ru.

i raVtU caurs a puhlio Inquiry to hrfd in'to th. sEf'd SoX Zaslanders. DisclmrSed, two; K.3LC B. curr. jni.

uawsoa. onrs.AJiDi. a. i. roTDoa.

upi. adoco tb. 'mnui H. W. lktger.

LI.uU. IT. ilaylor, J. Msthnaon, II. I MT llFL DntODl' IU I'wtorU, Cameron, B.

A. Grant, W. Talt, B. W. Wilkinaon, i duns.

i ua men. A.W. E.rrothoro.1 Tb. foHowtoj sr. Um awards of tha eovscU oyo th.

after Dfdu Bald elf at Portsmooth cm Jrma B. is to ba I Trinity trantnattcm held in Linooin's Ina hall os fit fHrtr'fiffi BMrl rwil htrrrrT 1 MlT IS. I8 and 18. L.L. mesas Lincoln's Inn, deck ein.

jaas. LT. Inner Tnspla, M.T. Vtlddl Tuorpls, sad OX, lha Admiralty hsva directed tha Portamooth Dockyard I utJ saa saihoritles to so ezpediu the raflt of th CErrouow, Tail. ExsirmTias.

hattleahip, as to recorer tha arrears caasod by pnaaora of Qbass work in other directions, sad at the to posh on czxiiticatb or hosocx. with the completion of the Kerr, armoured endser. jH.ITebhs, OJ. Meanwhile all hands hara been withdrswa from I Knirkt il l'TuT The Thxixus, cruiser, CspC V. A.

Tiadall, which re 1 SuUon.wUlh.pald oat of coinmlsdan at Chitbs to 1 dlallied by sr day and placed la the 0 DItSsIoo of the Medway Fleet Reeerre. The SCTUJ, cruiser, dpt. P. W. Bosh, rttornad to Sheemeas yesterday afternoon.

The OftLsJCDO. miser. arrlTcd resterdaT at Malta. HmkMiii. tr: lr r.

rv.i.ii.. k. v. I R. H.

Headier. M.T, oQcial Tisit to Pembroke Dockyard, yteterday, sad I Kn0X) Jj.x, lnspectea us srnonrea cruisers usswiU. ana cssxx, wnica uD5 consiroctea mere. Hit. T.T.

The UbL'a Cnrmit, Fsws, Auatboss, and xmir All. I.T. Mttl.tan, tmder Cora. H. 8.

AJ.xanderSinclalr, hare I 8. Mnstafa All, M.T. left Portsmouth for the Mediterraneaa fiutlon. All II. M.

Anwer, O.T. Operations were carried oat Ust nliht with the object aisimjvo, Ji.i. of Ustlnj th. defences of Plymooth scslnst the dinger I BahreeTsll. of a nlht attack.

Six boats belonging to the DeTcnport I p. M. Beachcrof't, LT. Instraotlonal Flotilla of torpedo boat destroy.rs went I R. R.

Bslilics, I.T. cmUid. tie breakwater sad st dark made attempt to I enter the port with their lights masked. They were Mr. LONQ declined te do eo.

for he did not think this a cao. for a public inquiry. (Hear, bear.) Ii. wm ill enteric. Ilarrismlth.

May 10. is 643S. ForeSUW. Main, reed 6369 Frank Mala. 3rd Wilts iWrd to Uke therebdtThlaielf.

The V. T.H? "el.M7f rWWan the memhei for loiceeter lad complained ifik. nita JTl raination charces. en the VaccinaUonAct ii? 'rUTnlat cLaeaee of the heart, Pietermarltx. TOSnSsoia fir SnM SIi Fo' John Copper, 50th Hnsau died of aheco MJ, vTtltffiiiSill.f lirer.

Newcastle, May W. read SWJJoha The. Chaa. nTTr. Lffl Correct regimental number of the man reporUd as 5421 Beresford.

T. C. Griir.ths,ind Draeoon dangerously III, enterlo, I.YOapt. R. K.

Boyd, Lient. S. W. Taylor, U. XJaL tlfiZ.

iaaodrfonteln.Mayl7.1a5431. Knight Eaton. K. O. Hodge.

Sw andhrcouU not pellin of surname of 6574 IL Brewer. 18th 2nd B. Torks UegSeo. Lient. L.

O. Hill. lrssaa in conoexloa wtta TaoolnaUon, and tie bad I Correct At te the decieioes cf maeiatratea. tast the Home OSce had erer issued stristntes how to aJmlnlrtor th law, and he could not I in Saie Sonera and undesirahl a course. regard U.tw n'JllV, is tie bc.

dirs ont arslea. th difflcnltr ss tofirxl I "PreTioosly reported. eri. a I vwrrrrjfc surounv tu man rrpvrvru onnewrtrthe'STrac 6 dgeroaaly ill. euUrio, I wn by the resulta and it was impossible to jAiceoa ooama ci unua new synem uaui a was I mvnTDnnanrTTT LW r.M tv.

hA hrnkrn n. Th. Locsl DANOKKOUBLT ALL. bcTS3iera Uoani, however, was sot deporting from th I The following are reported dangerously ill, all it ui ooa By tae ngai noa. memeor lor iMearord, I with enterio where not otherwlso stated ass wouia cone to enoonrsg urge oouecuons I m.t oi raxroiuA.

2nd Lelnrter Re. 4554 P. Dowd. ma WUU Keg. 6CiB r.

ewmaa 10S3 Sgt. E. Webb. 1st West Hiding Keg. 1372 J.

Secnderson. 7th M.t. oo.s v. tvamor. On May 23: KillBXRUT.

Nursing Slaters A. Sutton and J. Speed. RETURN OF TROOPS, The steamship Nubia left Port Natal for Eng land on May 21 with the following invalids on board K.K. Maj.

B. E. Morony, Lieut. C. 0.

de la P. tt children is new schools. Aa to the motor car question ldersu th powers of the Local OoTamment Board were sA aa complete as waa asppoeed. To make. regnlaUona vtich wocld secure the idenUScation of motor can by seme rrstea of recinration at the Local Gorernment fcrd waa an inpunibl plan.

(Cries of VOst Vhatwoold it mean, if the Local Gorerajaent Board vrre respccsiUe for the registers And it would be of nse to compel motor cars to be numbered unless there a central place where the numbers could be traced. 4 th By. R.F.A 84591 Keenor, gunshot wound. i. ni.

Ti.t. in Itwoald be beuer to Test local aothoriUe. with the duty cT" 3' uluulu" taring tnetr own regnlaUocs and taking tneirown 5th Middlesex Res. 7318 H. Bennett.

i for ideatl first ion. Ur.CinjRCUILL. Does not the right hon. gentleman realise that the cars go all orer the country, from London Korthomberland I (Cheera.) Mr. LONG said that there was nothing to pre rat rntem resistrrtion which would enable a London car to be identiSed la Northnmberlsnd.

He would admit tkat the present rejuUtlocs were altogether ineScient. i They placed undo restrictions in the wst of three who wished to cm the cars prudently, and they did not restrain mlsthierons persons from doing great tara. (Cheers.) H. should be glad to find a way out of the diScnlry bet there was a peat deal of opposition ts asy proposals of the kind. (Cries of "o.l Ther.

was greet objection to permitting any increase of the maiimsm rceed unless identlSratiian wsra bsiIii aizuler. Hear. hear.) Ha had seen ma tit neranns I Uopkins. dysentery. interested th motorcar indostrr.

and on. of their I 4th llifl. We S333 A. Ash. ttggestioss was that cars of a particular kind should be cptea irom toe reguauona.

via non.memnen adopt efjtestion (Cries of Us was glad that 1st Cameron UIstrslTOS W. McLeod. did Onsrtien M.R. 565 Harry VUson Dyment. 1st Irish Reg.

11.1. W71 J. Roy. Special Cape Police. 720 Joseph 6 tree tar.

1st SuDOlk iter. M.I. r. long. 1st Lance Pus.

M.L 7237 O. Tierney. Cape Polio. 19 William Morris. lh Co.

LY 27836 H. Newman, rheamatlo fTer. 93rd Co. LY S30i8 J. Angus.

UtIDTXBXRO. 2nd Scottish Horse. 41022 W. L. Watt.

7th Hussars. 4331 G. Elkington. Nonrsii a Potrr. 1st Dragoon Odsv 4S59 Carter.

Cth Manchester Reg. B3 T. L. Williams, SS83 W. that i the Uo3E see reed to be man! moos in fsToar of an alteratica of the Hw compelling motor cars to carry some mark of Identification Sad permlttlnc them to co rt acy pace not dangerous to the public.

That was the line which reform must take but it would not be easy. This was a frrest and pro wins Industry; bat, if hon. members were prepared to support him, nothing would gire him greater pleasure than to do his best to make crooosala which would be of a aatisfsctorr character, but he waa act prepared to make exemptions in fsnrur cf anr Particular class. If new rerulationa were te be mads they must generally applied. lie had beta in consultation with the Aetomolnle Club and others interested, and ho hoped he might be ahl to make proposals wnich would be satisfactory to thsm and at the aise ume pronae greater aaiety to lb.

public. 2nd Dragoon Gda. 4711 O. Reeks. 2nd Wilts Reg.

3661 E. Pollard. 5th Rifle Bde, 5S12 A. Bolsson. 2nd Coldstream Gda.

2527 V. Beard. Klxbxsdokp. 40th Co. LY S56S5 CpL Geo.

Laws. LoBEszo Mabqcks. lad Shropshire LJL 4079 T. Thomas, remitted feTer. 3rd Sussex Kec B109 J.

Martin. 6121 W. Peare. 9101 A. Clarke, 8557 W.

ChiUy, 65S8 A. Barnes. 2id lorss lieg. a. ueary, swe j.

Aosster. 1st UorLam 1.1 JpL. u. uainwsy. P.O.

Corps. ISO Cpi. Turner. jt.i.u. au a.

uisno. 11th Uussars. attd. 8th Uusaars. 2141 A.

HaTL Itrth Co. LY 2527B Thomas Wilson, S2723 John Kirk 2nd N. Staffs Reg Sac Lieut. U. H.

CaJyn. Sid W. I oris ug. UeuU J. U.

uretton. 2nd ScoU Fus Ueut. M. B. 2nd Bomerset LI.

Lieutenant A. H. Yatman. 1st ScoU Uda. Mai.

H. K. Dering. 2nd Warwick Reg. Cant.

A. S. Mitchell. A.P.D. Capt.

fcC D. Worcnn. 1st K.R.R.C. Lieut, the lion. A.

F. W. Harris. Cth Middlesex Reg Lieut. W.

F. Black. 8JU3. Lieut. J.

T. R. Atwater. 2nd Dragoon Uda, Lieut. T.

M. Hill, J. Flaldea. 2nd SoottUh Rifles. Lieut.

W. A. D. R. Barry.

2nd W. Surrey Rca. Maj. A. W.

Taylor. 2nd Black Watch. Lieut. U. V.

F. Murray. 1st Lobes. Fus. Capt.

R. Dunn, E. K. PurneU. 2nd Ii.

Kent Keg. Capt. E. II. Finch Uatton.

1st K.O.8.B. Lieut. T. W. Youn soa.

8th K.R.K.C Capt. R. P. Butler. 2nd Vol.

Batt. Welsh Rej. Lieut. V. P.

J. Charles. 19th Hussars. Lieut. M.

Archer Shee. Cth N. Zealand M.I. Copt. N.

Markhsm. 2nd Northampton KegLieut, T. II. Walker. H.A.

MedvC Csnt. L. K. L. Parker.

Ciril Surgeons A. T. lot A. L. Hoops, Nursing Sisters I.

Young and li. fococx. ArmT Medical Service RJV. JI.C Lleut 41. R.

L. Lot, Lieut, a S. Cnto, CIt. Burireons R. Macdonald.

W. F. Ellis. A. Herron, Nursing Sisters E.

W. Grey. J. M. Craig, L.

E. Jerram. A. L. Jones, J.

E. Whitehead, L. Smith, and K. J. citonebouae.

Army Chaplain The EeT, A. Creed. The Nubia is dao at Southampton on June 17. Th. transport Canada, from South Africa, srrired st Southampton yesterday morning, bringing 442 men of the 3rd (Militia) Batt.

Royal ScoU for Gloncorss, 193 men 3rd (Militia) Batt. West Ridinc Regiment for Halifax, 61 men 3rd (Militia) Batt. Yorkshire Regiment I for Richmond, S3 men 4th (Militia) Batt. Somerset Light Infantry lor 1 tun ton, and tne oiuntoer uoninamea oi the Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Kent, and Norfolk Regiments; also 213 time expired men and detalla. me uanaaa lanoea at vrueensxowa men oi th 3rd (Militia) Batt.

Le Ulster Resiment. Al JUyUIMM. WS HWDU AtUT OVU1V. IUlfJl X.k V.B. Roval West Kent Recimrnt was siren a most nearly reception, uousano oi peopi.

lurrunc oui into the decorated streets. At the railway station the mayo r. who was accompanied by the corporation, welcomed the company in the name of the borough. arrived last night st Chester. Tha company, numbering 82, and commanded by Captain Abercromble and Lieutenant Frost, were met at the station by the local Volunteers and two bands and escorted through crowded streets to the town hall, where they were officially welcomed by th Mayor, Mr.

James Frost, who afterwards entertained them to dinner, Major General Hal lam wood. 21 Hi Kobert 1'orteouS. 20133 err John Kisbet 1 1... VI. XT.

r) asked that there I 23'i93 Set. John (iordon. I i tassld be some further crportonity for discussion on th. 0th Co. LY 3113S Geo.

Thorbum, 23893 Hy. Forbes. I Routh Afrii wsr medsJ. a I 8Ut Co. 21670 E.

Bkesrs. jar. iai.u na uui so morrow. mere were xwo or I vxi. vww, twumk umii tine n.II Ittll.

of iuuurontreri'jilvnrttf. nA It I Muller, Jk i tvl. i A I TV.r,w 1 iwuuw ijuw ivm swac. a uiq I i orisr after those Bills. Mr.

MONTAGU (Hunu) cuzsicn snl wasmeakin: pragress was reportod. Th House sdjourned st Ct. mlmrt'fi past 12 o'clock. rLiMPrO.V ROADS AXDl PRETORIA. TO THE EDITOR OF TIE TIMES.

Sirr I enclose you from the Xrm continued thedls. st midnight ahen I 3th Victorian MX 718 Wm. Towt, dysentery. BcnaHXBSDoar. Highland Li 4219 Wm.

Ness, phthisis. rtsrrowa mmac. 1st Shropshire LX 1C03 M. Shirley, tubercle lung. urrnLrnnt.

the Derbrshire Volunteers last nlxhl was the occasion 01 a demonstration oi popular eninuaiasxn unparalleled In the history of Derby. Owing to the late arrival of the Canada at Soathamnton It was 9 o'clock before the men reached Derby. The local battalion met them and they marched through crowded streets to the market Dlace. which was thronred. The hymn All people that on earth do dwell was sung and the Bishop oi ueroy cnerea up a prayer oi uanssgiving.

me mayor and corporation then formally welcomed the men th Dragoon Cds. 1004 0. IL Flnemore, conoussloo, I who are shortly to be entertained at a publio banquet. spine. Knoossran.

THE REINFORCEMENTS, Tot IWi a state 1 4th Rifle Bde7532 FreJk. Callen, 8469 Joseph Kelly, Bert in the Senate by Senator Missoarl, which i ,7 i iirtcri rally Important (for liieoln's attitude at I "aS Rifle Bde. Baapton Roads is la dispute) and Is exceptionally 1 521C John Sandom, 8047 Benjamin IUdahaw, 3989 Chaa. nitmsucg becaus cf that other conic rene now ia i Cox. scssios ia South Africa.

Yours faithfully, Th. 37th snd 38th Battalions of Imperial Yeomanry 8047 Fredk. Brusaet, 85i Uenry JJeady, 7833 All White, ttt Farnborouch Station, Aldershot, jesUrday mornlni 5th Rifle Bde. 4130 Jos. Plowman, 5027 Hy.

Puncher, C0UXO1L OP USUAL XDV0ATI0S. Abdanstif Abdulletlf, O.L S. E. Downing, LT. T.

J. M. Greenfield, LL 21. J. Harnedy, UI Jehangir II.

Bhahha, LL Tty.m..it however, observed ts they came within the range of the I guiitfau O.L search lights placed on both the eastern snd western I E. O. Boyle, I.T. sides of the breakwater and were fired upon by the I G. R.

Bngstocke, I.T. batteries. The whole of the lights la connexion with the I cra! iLT port defence were brought into operation and th I jjT t. awley LT. artillery manned th q.

f. guns of th various batteries I Amirs N. Casodhuri, and also ta breakwater was ta nrst to I u. r. Opnani.

j.t. obserT the boats. Since the last experiments: of th I U. II. Coke, N.l.

kind that weracwledont the liehra ban been rearransed. I Hr Vjrane, Jl.l. and it waa in order to teat th result of this that last night's operations were carried out. The Uonatana Dailv Prttt of April 23. rcferrinc to a mline tct.

In th. ClAn R. mren. uni Tka new I F. L.

V. Fildes, I.T. Commodore (Capt. Charles G. Robinson) ia to be heartily 'orfde" I.T.

congratulated on th splendid result achiared by his AkshsTs K. Ohose LT." recent test of the fleet coaling system. Ilia former com Uem C. Qhoee, G.I. mand, the owing to her rsst coal carrying I Examined, 102 passed, 84.

capacity and somewhat empty condition, was the ship I Two candidates were postponed until the Hilary selected to give ue scheme oi Deet coaling a crucial test. I examination, 1903. The amount of coal placed on board was 2,500 tons, the I Bawtow Law 8cH0taBsnrr. Abdutlstif Cammdia net time occupied daring the evolution being 9hr. lOmin.

I AbduUatil, Gray's Inn. Up to 2,450 tons the STerage quantity shipped per hour I RoxAS Law. was exactly 300 tons, the largest amount for one singl I Class I. hour being 423 tons the last 50 tons, however, reduced I E. Cockle, O.L T.

Cuthbertson, I.T. the mesa arsrag. to 772 7 tons per hour unprecedented I CLASS II, H. N. Devenish.

LL a Erie, I.T. W.J. Evans. O.T. J.

J. Feaelon. M.T, J.W.Nem,LI. lxon. U.I.

II. K. falmer, JI.T. Jwala Prasad, LL W. 2.

Raebum, M.T. W. R. TrickeU, M.T. J.

Walker, L.I. K.Wason.M.T. E. A. 8.

Watt, LT. Class III. T.DelaG.GrisselLLT. Batish a Girpu, O.L J.aHealy.oX I. M.

Henderson, LL F. M. Home, O.I. ii Mohammad W. Hrdsr, M.T.

i a. JeTon, l.T. ilxtilal Eamodia. OX A. a Lawrence, M.T.

J. LeConte, M.T. R. A. Maude, M.T.

W. G. Maxw.U, LT. Chot Nal, LT. V.

Ct Moreshwar c. U. fears, UI. H. 0.

Pearson, LT. O. H. Pickerinc, LT. O.

P. PlIUl, M.T. S. T. Raj, O.I.

Bant Bam, LL II. W. Sconce, LT. CL W. W.

Surridce. I.T. Jaraabed K. Tarachand, G.T. E.

H.Tindal 1U Tripp, 3I.T. K. De Taa Wetton, M.T. C.B.Wylde,LT. E.

Yearwood, I.T. bbalah 1. Yehya, 1I.T. TUB ROYAL COLLEGE OF In the Tireeenc of Prise and Prima of Wslesv Priaceas lirnry of anil Price mad Pituassa tha concert postponed from February 34 duly took pises! at th Royal CbUrg of Uasie, Kexataftoa, yestarday afteraooa to celehrata tha acreptaoc by rrrnca oi. nates or th oCeo of president.

Thpro granim, calculated to last about on hour, was a pattern ef its kind; Indeed, ia th matter patUra to all eoccert jiTers. Chief amoc; its naaUrs was th beautiful od "To Music," written by Mr. A TJanaon snd Sir Hsbert Parry for tho original opening of th hall in which tha concert took place. rassages there an ta It which brtaj to tho mind that most nearly perfect ef a modern British choral works. th same composer's Blest Pair ef Sirens, to which th od In question Is a worthy second.

Ia choral mnsio blr Ucbert Parry is at his best aad Ms best is sumetimes super lati rely good. Ia th perforata? tha choral sad orchestral accompaniment to tha soprano solo might hare been somewhat more subdued so that tha solo, admirably sung by Miss Gleeson Whlte, might bar shon mors prominently. But tier was a freshness of fithmima about tho whol rendering which testified to asecUoa for the work no less than for composer, who coadnctedrsnd who It wsa easy to ae by th warmth of his reception is very highly esteemed by Ms pupils. Bat though Mr. Benton bids cs to patient," lor tha beat, sad enthcsiavi is of th best, it must be said that too much is hardly better than too little.

Aad certainly ia th accompanioeats to th Bolero from erdi a Xet Ttvret SieUUniutug by Miss Kata Ander son, snd In the overture to Will iam TtU enthosUam cam near to running riot. Th drums aad tho brias intact had a ewori Celd day, and would not be denied. Indeed, has heard th orchestra play better on many occasions. Miss Winifred Smith, who played the sdsgio from Bruch'a second riotin concerto a beautiful work suffered not little front th exuberant enthusiasm th orchestra. Miss Smith has a decided aens ef dignity, and, with a Lrger tone, she would har mad much of this most expressive movement for, though it was taken in a slower tmpo than that to which one ia accustomed, she played with a most welcome amount of feeling and taste.

Under Sir Walter Parratt, tho collega choir sacg the National A them in a version whoso orchestral accompaniment was qiite admirably arranged by Dr. Stanford (who conducted 'the orchestral works) snd a couple of pert son's by Brahms, snd Dr. Stan ford with th same enthusiasm thst pervaded tho who! performance. Th concert, which ended with th jfaafs to Brahma's first symphony, was a great success in eriry sense, for all th faults we har pointed out were faults which resulted from a perfectly natural keenness. Enthusiasm, is to rare, and, therefore, so Tslashl a commodity in musical life nowadays that os would quit readily forgive an excess of it rsther than forgo it altogether.

records throughout. Some 22 Junks were employed, th. I H. J. p.

R. Belloc, G.L whole amount of coal being alongside before the opera I F. Im Cros, M.T. i. A.

K. a unienvuie, M.T. F. Gomes, M.T. J.C.

Gwynn.LT. tion beg; Th Jspanese cruisers As AM with Adm. Ijuin on board, and Takasaqo arrived at Malta yesterday on their way to attend the Coronation Naval Review. A guara oi arawoi si uo yat jusruus was unwn up va uie I anding piac when Adm. Ijuin landed, and th Lonca I rtiiJion tI shire Fusiliers renderedmlllUry honours at the Governor' a I u.

F. Bower, I.T. Palace. The Japanese Admiral called upon the Ooramor I Hon. R.

II. Brand, I.T. and upon Adm. Sir John Fisher, aad afterwards lunched I Browns word, I.T. with Gen.

Sir f. W. Oreaf.ll at the Palsc. The oflcers rT? of the Mediterranean Squadron entertained the Japanese rj Edwards, 6.1. officers at dinner st the club last night, snd the petty O.

M. Oathome Hardy XT. oflcers and men of the squadron entertained the Japanese J. E. K.

Hall, I.T. potty odcers and men at a supper and concert in th. nartreL.I nsTsl canteen. i', tl.l v.T. Tha Maritln.

Prefoctur. of Cherbourg has Informed I j. g. Herbert, M.T. the Maritime Bureau of Navigation that on May 23 the I A.

W. Just, G.L l.n.t. a ull IT. Tonnn.n lamt lnlut (nmli In I A. E.

LoneS. M.T. Cherbourg Roads. As it constitutes a serious danger to f' I J' navigation, a reward is oaercd for its discovery. The following sppolntments ware msde yesterday at the Admiralty Chief Engineer T.

C. Morris, to the Vivid, for th MaQICICKSE, undated. hAgineer. w. Edwards, to tns vivid, lor the rKtss, to date April 12.

Surzeon IL W. B. Shewell, to the Stntrnui, to SobUeutenant, u.n.u. iiuamson, to in isx Hon. R.

H. Brand. LT. cxixrjrr, aa Acting UsuU lor short course, to data I nridre. L.I.

Msy24. L. A. Csmmiade, M.T. Abnu el Msrd lorahim.LT.

rv. r. uitt, Ji.i. W. Jago, UI.

IL LKIdd, M.T. D. N. Nabarro, I.T. a E.

Seton, LL Class 111. G. Lyons: M.T. P. T.

Marshall. I.T. X. C. Mehra, LI.

F. B. Merrimaa, LT. U. K.

Monro, L.L R. K. Naur, J. H. A.

A. Nieholls, LL R. 11. Nichols. GX N.

J.W.O'SluaghneesyXT. it. i jm I'arr, i.t. J. Parry, O.I.

C. 8. Powers, I.T. F. R.

Senanayeke, LX A. B. Voules, LT. V. B.

Wills. M.T. R. Woodward I.T. c.

it. i otrng, tbi. Tha number examined wss 73, of whom 47 passed. One candidate was postponed until th Hilary examination, 1903. Co.vsiri LitoaxL Law aid Lcoai.

Himnr. Class E. Cockle, O.L R.P.HIlls,LT. Class XL L. n.

Elphtnstone, LI. A lecture of mors than ordinary Interest was delivered 1 1. Q. jChryssaflnif, M.T. yesterday ia the theatre of the Royal United Service I Si.

AnSUlUUOa vy aaeub Aii. uuv ammi. ivo jiiuuiwi 04 .1 Tl.tft.V rAinmvi. AM i. T.

AnciUary theMiUtary Problem." After an exhausUv S'juAsaar'Mjr. but most intcresung eiamuHuw ot uio suites ot eauca i yv Bailey, I.T, tion, and a SLort uiusirauoa oi vn system employ ea in I c. C. Barker, 11. British Columbia, the lecturer brought his audience to I F.

M. B. Bowen, GX the eras of his discourse military edacation. He inveighed sgslnst the existing system of competitive aJrout examination and Its corollary evil of Army g. CThurchill.

LT. He described the system of cramming as the forlorn F. A. Clinch, M.T. hope of Idlers," snd then formulated his schema of L.

C. Cox, 1 University education, with State endowed scholarships j'jfX for the purpose of oQocrtng th Army, la which scheme yr jri LX he had been Interested since 1S81. It Is the lecturer's Ellis, LT. earnest desire that a military degree should be estah A. W.

Fentos, M.T. lished at all Universities. In a subsequent discussion, G. W. Gsrrawsy, LL Ma.

Ward, R.E., Mr. Jackson, mathematical Instructor E. LL Gibbon, I.T. st the Royal Military Academy, MsJ. Hswkaluw, late fc.

p. Ooodhart, I.T. K.ll.A., and Dr. Miller Maguire endorsed the majority of C. F.

R. Oubbins, I.T. the lecturer opinions. Abdul Hakim, U.I. r.

11. Hanson, M.T. B. Shahid Hosain, M.T. 11.

a Marks, LT. Solomon, LL F. O. Suvens, I.T. Class ill.

F. iU UlUler, LL A. H. H. Howard, LT.

O. Kinpbury, M.T. J. Lincoln, I.T. J.

0. Lyons. M.T. A. B.

H. Maclean. M.T. A. IL Marshall, GX F.

W. a Moss. I.T. J. W.

Orr, M.T. N. S. Reyntiens, I.T. B.

R. Bswhny, LL R. J. Sllley, OJ. Autsr Singh, L.I.

L. R. Thomas, M.T. Waley Cohea, LT. J.

Walker, LI. E. L. Watt, LT. a G.

Whyt, LT. H. 8. Wood Smith, L.X J.M. St.

J. Yates, I.T. C. E. Yearwood, I.T.

U.S. A. Mr. Vest stated that what did happen at Hampton Roads beyen qurUonwas this Wbea the President and Secre hn Seaid mt th Commissioners of the Confederacy. Mr.

addressing himself to Mr. Hunter, whom he knew well, said la the first place, fcctleaen. I desire to know via: a your powers aad Instruct! ens from the Rich. E'sa tiorornmext, sroidg, said Jlr. est, ss air.

uuutr iu.aumiumreu,u)wora; onieceraieotates. ilr. 11 enter renlied Mr. Pred dent. w.

are instructed to consider no that does not IctoIt the Independence cf tr. derate States America. 1 Tiiea." raid Mr. Lincoln, "the interview lid ss Wrainsve sow, for I must cay to you gentlemen, IruMy tad honestly, that nothing will be accepted from kj trameat at luchmond except abscluie end uncon eurrender. Vxt said that this terminsted the interview.

jai as the Confederate Commissioners retired President acuta, addressing Stepheca, who waa th last to go er you are csklssa creat mistake. Tour a failure, and when the crash comes, ss it I wm, Ln.o uv cuvus sou a'wot now forcee which mist com to your i for Southampton, to embark on board th. transport Orotava for South Africa. The 35th Battalion, 473 atronr, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Towaey, was the first to leave. The 37th Battalion, 463 strong, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel th.

lion. J. U. ll. Ii.

Beresford, followed. Among the other oQoers are Msjor U. J. l'ack Uerestord and Captain Lord Waterford. In addition to the Yeomanry battalions the Orotava embarked one.

ofiircr tnd 93 men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment, and details, bring' Cth Dragoons. 4171 John Rarity, (th Irian Rifles. 2905 Joseph Adamson. 5th Royal Fus. 2272 CpL Joseph Laogham.

19th Uusvars. 3033 Wm. Carey. 2nd W. Surrey Eeev 4352 Hy.

Doyle, dysentery. 2nd WWC61UJ Xiae.iJa Wm. alorton, a unshot I In, nn th. vnutel's or.nilerr.ejit to 54 cfln ul wound. I mm.

The Orotava left later in the day for Cane Town. FlXTiaXAArriSTraa. I Tb(l transport Ascot lelt the Royal Albert Dock yea 2nd Scottish Rifles. 25S Lv CpL D. Sammons, 6571 1 terday for Cape Town with 220 horses and a few oQcers P.

Lee. I snd men of the Tetrrizary dcpartaient on board. Bhe 1st Somerset LX 5730 P. Rogers, BS63 E. A.

Harris. I will call at Southampton and Queenatown for additional 2nd 1 1U lleg. 13. n. rope.

I remounts. A. Ord. Corpa 42iM U. Uutohcrof 454S A.

Howard, Lieutenant General FLOAT OUT OP TUB CHALLENGER. The operation of floating out the second class cruiser CiIALLESGin at Chatham Dockyard was successfully performed yesterday afternoon In the presence of a large company of naval and military OLlrers and tha principal I ja Cockle O.L residents oi the aieinrt. ine neaa oi ue uocx nsa oeen I prettily decorated with Cars and bunting forth occasion, I Lj l.L i ir ii.ii I A.f?. Ahdnllatlf. GX ciandei in Chif attheNore.Rcar Admiral S.

C. Holland, R. If; M. Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard, MaJ. Oen.

Sir T. I r1 1'raser, commaidlng the mames Ulstrlct, Vipt. It. U. I THE EDUCATION BILL.

The National Association of Voluntary Teschers (Church of England, Jewish, Roman Catholic, and Wesleysn) have sdopted, at a spscial general meeting, th ollowlng resolutions on the Education Bill (L) That this roeetins. approvinx cordially the main orinciiiles of the Education Bill, expresses its great satisfaction at th progress oi tho ltul, bat desires that It should amended as follows By deleting the permissir clauso (2) by raising tha population limit respecting local authorities lor non county boroughs ana cinan districts (3) by making It obligatory that the local author ltiea shall nominate one third of th managers of a. denominational school (4) by providing that in denominational schools tho' consent of tha local authority shall required to th ditnlmitl as well ss to the strpoiatmeat of teachers (5) by granting to managers of denominational schools, subject to to spprovsl of th local authority, th power of compulsory pnrchss of land, aa that tha 'Necessitous School Boards Act shall apply to aQ local expenditure for tha maintenance of publus elementary education, and by modifying th terms of that Act with tho view of placing a larger thai of th oust oi elementary eoucauon on imperial exenequer. (II.) Taat this meeting deeply regret that it has been frmnd necessary to exclude London from th present Bill, and considers it a matter of urgent necessity hat a Bill dealing with th metropolis shculd introduced ha the early part of tha next A meeting of presidents, yico presidents, and secretaries of the Cathoiio Voluntary fichools Association England and Wales was held yesterday st tha Westminster Pslao Hotel, under th presidency of tha Dak of Norfolk. The resolutions crawa up st a meeting, of Bishops and members of tha Catholio School Committee were considered snd sdopted, and it waa agreed thst meetings of tho various associations should be held immediately to take such action in their own localities ss may seem desirable.

A resolution was sdopted that in tho opinion of th meeting it was of vital Importance In the Interest of voluntary schools that not more thaa ene third of th msnacers of such schools should bo nominated by tha local authority, and that th provision of th Bill to that effect ahould be strictly adhered to. Pruthero, C.B., Capt. A. J. Pockiington, snd Capt, F.

F. sesi a. WaiDoie, 7Jtn ilOkK ira. loi yy. iiarxa.

2nd Rifle Bde. 2556 CpL J. Wlndeatt, Snd Canadian M.R. 8U9 E. RedsuU.

lmpl. Hospital Corps. Chas. Green. Btaxcestox.

2nd K.R.R.C MX 1744 White, dysentery. PiETxascraa. K.F. Scocts. CpL A.

Q. Bertram, pneumonia. Bosnor. lit Sussex Reg. 7316 W.

Harris, pneumonia. Sir W. F. Butler yetterdcr inspected st Devonport five drafts provided by the fifth Sovisional battalion for South Africa. The men lesrs eronport this morning for Southampton, where they will embark In ths transport Britannic.

The drafts. which belong to the Duke ot Cornwall's L.I., the Northumberland Fusiliers, the (ilout ertershir. Regiment, th. Somerset LX. the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and the Roval Welsh Regiment, number in all over 400 oflcers and men.

Feron. Tha usual service waa conducted bv the Rer. J. II. Mnriarty.

chaplain of the rard, the psnlm and the hymn Eternal Father, strong to rave being sung by Murtaia All. LI, the docsysra choir, me reivei was namea oy airs. I u. H. BUke, L.I.

Holland, who was presented with a beautiful bouquet by I y. B6deker, M.T. Miss Connie James; daughter of the chief constructor. I jj. Botry PIgott, M.T.

Mrs. lloiunn wen eerereo tne corn wmcn released th r. Burrows, L.I. Teasel, and, being taken in tow by a powerful tug, the J. T.

Colledge, LT. Ckaixesoxr slowly moved out into the sunlit waters of B. Q. N. Combe, M.T.

theMedwavsmldthecheersot the spectators and the strains R. Crawford, LT, of Rule Britannia," played by tne Royal Marine Band. JJ. Croysdale, I.T. The vessel was af forwards taken into the basin to be Lord Dalxell, I.T.

completed for sea. The floating oat arrangement were pm q. Daries, MVL under tha superintendence of Mr. W. H.

James. A garden Jj Dibb. Ll. party wss heid lster in the afternoon at Admiralty house. I o.

W. Falkn.r, LI. ENTERIC FEVER AT ST. HELENA. Center's scent at Jamestown.

St. Helena, writes on 3rd Scottish Rifle 2323 Cpl. W. Neilson, 2907 H. I May 3: "Since the last mail the fears entertained regard ing uio riiicwu v.

ukciiu liuvo ran iraiizou, wu uiv number of cases has spread quickly from the few reported Pretoria. isnatsAnosAi, or Bieds. Onr fua CotrevpoGdent writes tmder date Msy 23 An 2nd Letnster Reg HIS J. ConneU. Lixsls't.

Sth Co. R.E 4551 E. Souger. 1. at that time to considerably more thaa a hundred at the oresent date, besides a larsely increased percentace of deaths from the same cause.

Ths disease is principally confined to the British troops, among whom fully per 2nd W. Surrey RecTSlS W. 0 eater. 3319 U. Walsh.

I mut. of the cases have occurred. A complete shift of tcteixaiiocaJ for the protection it birds nse 7398 Burch, 6104 Falok, 3CS2 Cpl. O. Child, I camping ground waa made, and the Wiltshire Regiment, srricunurs was ecnciuded in aris on iltrca ia.

i uoij. tarlies to th. arreeraent are Beldam. Frsnre. vreei Lfchtehstein, Luxemburg, Monaco, Austria naogtrv, PortcgaL Sweden, SwiUerlaod, and Spain.

1 acreement contains IS clauses, of which th first 4th Batt. I.Y 20590 H. Robertson. 12lh Bait. LY 2Xb0 Frederick Appleton.

liXlLBROS. ts ex4 birds enumerated la the Lata attached to the Srd NS. Wales M.I. 1623 J. Elwood.

Sfeement, are to ajor an unconditional protection and I lrr Laces Rec 73S3 T. H. MitcbeLL wo of these birds, their nests, ergs, I jnj Liverpool Reg. I.Lr 7493 J. Slavin.

orooos, be forbidden. UerUln nocturnal birds I BJdinx Rs. hl.l434 H. Major. as.

ll as woodpeckers, bee esters, swallows, I llnssars. II. House, 4133 T. Harris. i Z7 or srarrow rpecles, sppeer aa use cth Dragoons.

3237 Shawyer, 4244 G. Smith. inAi i It ars, ana euwn i 2nd Worcester Iteg 317 tt. lhompson. au ount rimt.

at is noteworthy mat Italy, a wbicn capcure oi norxnwara oouna oinis is a rgakr bade, Hot not appear amongst the rirxatories; test tiaa vrra linfwlnirfwirKt rit nilrratnrT binla wm io tl. Verona market at one time. The agreement 1 lUrtly to Kubrn'itted to th Eolchstsg I TnicnArnic Ezrauatxxn ik eusiakt. Our iT' Correepoadent writes under dale May 23 1 hxprftnetit were mad last year st the General Tele tnau OQce ia Berlin with th ot topic system of typo r. "lerrapoy ureaim oy ine isx i roiessor lieury for coauaunicalion' with Hamburg and Frankfurt is aeiar lif.ni i in t.

claimal for the octoplsx system that it enables a oi ai at th. eecTiatching ana receiving send in on hour 1800 words on a single wire. jtU Hugbes system at present ia us between Berlin sa4 Um towns lost mentioned it Is not pees ibis to send saer thaa L20a wneri. tn ths Lanr. TL snstcLlne la.

cf th octoplex syvta resembles a Remington I )j lYo, Grant, mulUpl injury. fAmiju vi prvper mwcw ua vlwi systems the deen ntnn nuin tfan una Iter Is asnellT "siTtoiona Ui current required to teiegrspn a fsr. The labour of ths dettietchlag clerk Is thus hlk at th same Urns ths receiving lnstru by printing th measure on a sheet cf rapr ITT th leg ram a soon as it is co "awo. If th system proves to be successful in tdm recoil wiu pe 10 retwr us eongesuoa irom JMlhe wires now soger, snd thus to etavM ttiairy wldch, owing to Jhelr dielane from one another, UUierta fesil tn xim.) ua isitiMt nrfe. Lj mr'.

A JonuarESBcxa. 2nd Derby M.I. C203 Bowman. 7th Queensland Bushmen. 2022 A.

Hstton. R.A.M.C 1C370 J. Hamilton. 1st E. Lanes Reg 3823 it.

Brown. 2nd Canadian Mat. 615 a MoVtcar. 1st A. and S.

liighrs 7049 W. Branney. 2nd Norfolk MX 462 Wood. Srd N. Lanes M.I.

6729 G. Meadows. 2nd Canadian M.R. 14 Edwd. Keddy.

Vol. Electrical Engineers. 10620 W. Smith. 3rd Warwick Ig.

il.I. M34 W. Neale. Doyle's Scouts 2036 Sash and Sam Fortar. 1st Suffolk MX 4916 S.

Codbold. 40th Co. I.Y 472 F. Barber. 14th Co.

LY 0S68 Robert Henderson. BtAuroBT West. 104th Co. LYe 322G6 Samuel Banxa. RJkOLO 14071 Wm.

Sharp. lOTXXIXrsTBOOX. Nesland MX 0077 Patrick Lea, compound fracture the princinal sufferers, were removed from end wood to LocEwood avenue. a rails awsy bet this proved no check to the spread of the disease among tbem. It is believed that this is due to the generally run down condition of the men.

The work is too much for them, as msy be easily recognized from the fact that for four, and often nights out of seven they ar. in their WOUiee, sou uui lulu ciiircuu im. uuw. hih, nu many have fallen sick. It is difficult to get st the origin of the disease.

It is proved that the water supply is not at fault, and the only conclusion Is that there has been some neglect 01 proper sanitary precautions. Am one the naasenter on board the transport OrataTS. which yesterday left Southampton for the Cur, was the Uoer prisoner wno is uaaerstooa to ue nrnxing the trip under escort for the purpose cf pointing out to the British authorities quantities of stores, guns, and ammunition alleged to be buried on the veld. He was twice wounded la an engagement near Belfast, being picked ud by the British ambulanos and sent to Pretoria, whenc was transported with a number ot other Boer crisoners to Bermuda. It was whilst there that be made a communication to the Governor to th fleet that it be were granted fcu liberty ana free pardon he would reveal the a hereabouts of hidden munitions of war.

It is understood the Governor communicated with the authorities at home, with th. result that th prisoner was broueht over to Encland under military escort. A mall for St. Helena mill forwarded by tha steamer Allendale la sppolated to lear Mlllwall Docks on ilsy si ana is an at st. ueienaaoout juneis.

All correspondence snd parcels for th Island posted in tiro to be despatched by tha Allendale will be forwarded by her unless specially marxM ior transmission otherwise. 46th Co. R.IL 3367 D. E. Townseod.

1st Connaught Rangers. 1477 J. Fogarty. Condition of officers dangerously 111, May 22 4th N. Stafford Reg CspC Boll, improving.

Manchester Ceg. Lieut. Whitehead, no change. A.S.C Copt. RosseB.

no chasgs. Sod W. Surrey Reg. Lieut. Wedd.

Improving. K.F. Scoot. Lieut. Walker, slightly improrsd.

H.ALIeut. Uolford, insptorins. 3rd Wsrwick Keg. See. Lieut Bhslley, Imsrorlng.

Acting Chaplain Bar. Schofield, allghUy better. 3rd ohiln FaacrLUa Johsson. loargTsd, Tnx Tworxsrrr Liurart. Messrs.

Sothcby Wilkinson, and Uodg commenced on Monday th font days' sal of th library of th lat Mr. William Twopenny, of Woodstock park, Bittingboume. Ths mors Important Iota In th first two days (which realised a 1 total 01 s.1 its. so.1 war as loitows 1 m. uotrrsve.

tm xsngiisn ireesury 01 ttll aad Langnag," leao 12 10s. (Pickering) 0. Crulkxhank," German Popular tZa 10s. (Edwards) Francis, Lord Bacon. History Of tha Bairn ot King Henry th Beoond 162S, first diUon 11 t.

(prcaarlng) 1 O. Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield," 1766, first edition la red morocco 82 (Edwards) and AUcbael Umyton, J. A. W. llannea, I.T, J.

a Uealy, U.I The number examined wss 82, ot whom passed. Ettcxxcb, RROcxntmi, airo Cbimcial Law. Class I. I J. M.

Holms, LT. Class IL P. O. Hastings, M.T. W.

E. Jsrdine. M.T. W. P.

Mlchelin, M.T. J. O. TrsxnelL I.T. B.

Ij. Uorman, 1.1. W. Dudley Ward, LT, A previous easel named Cuallxsoxr. an 18 gun gfr a.

O. llaxlerlrr LT. brig sloop, wax attached to the squadron under Capt. Sir Hewlett, LX George Ralph Collier off St. Sebastian, in 1813, and took j.

Hoskins, iLTJ part in the chase of the French brig corvette. Filibuster, tiojt M.T. laaeu wilh Mm. iwiniuiiiuun, iuiii uwpi 101 LJ. JJ.

JeakS, M.T. the garrison of Santana. The French crew, finding them Jones O.L aelves hard pressed, set Are to their ship and escaped in aB Eariapa iT.T. their boats. Th.

ChalUSGXb expedition took its name jj' Iggett, M.T. UUU HlUUWI 1HI61 Ui Uill lUUUV, Ol KVWU1 lW I fj jdOdd, I.T. A. K. Tomer.

M.T. R. A. Williams, LT. Class IIT.

W. H. Neville Bagot.T.T. Hon. D.

O'Brien, LT. K. W. RIdres, UI. B.

R. Sswhny, L.I. R. Fits Jam. Sawyer, I.T, H.

N. Sen, OX P. Qk.u. I aJalaXA LUat. Asa H.

S. Shephwd Crass, 1.1. A. Singh, LL T. S.

Stephens, LX F. Swarm. LT. J. B.

Tew, I.T. His II. B. corvette, which is now a receiving hulk in th River ileaway on taiatham Dockyard, B. TraWl.

M.T. J. P. Vsletta. LT.

C. Waley Coheu, LT. J. Walker. LI.

S. Walter, LX T. Wing, I.T. R. Woodward, LT.

E. Wooll. LT. E. Yearwood, LT.

The number examined was 81, of whom 37 pd. On candidate was postponed until th Hilary exami nation, 1903. MISHAP TO A TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER. 1(19 WiUCUlf UUtb UCUUIO(UIAflLlIt aIOU ftlau UVUs I C. E.

Rooke, yesterday morning struck on th Venick M. 1VT3 UCTOT OX ocoab xwusTira.ine Rock, a UtU to tho north of Capo Cornwall, sear Land's paper read at the meeting of th Royal Statistical isnd. Doe was oa net way irotu uougias, isi 01 oocieir, net 1 and in the early morning ran into a dense fog and got tail of the Roys! CoUege of llclans snd Surgeons, out of her course. Distress signals were made, snd th I Victoria Embankment, was by M. Yves Oayot th lifeboat at Sennen Cove was launched and the rocket bugar industry on in uonuaeni.

ara Areoury was appaiatus seal to th spot. Fifteen of the crew landed, in the chair; Th lecturti loutthat, until but, as th vessel remained fast and seemed ia no danger September 1, 1903, when th Brussels Convention would of slnkine. the rest of the crew remained ia the ship, come into force, si I European legislation regarding sugar Telegrams were sent to Plymouth, Penrance. and Fal 1 would have th rouowmg oojecis in common ia U.d.. snd the Escobt.

tux. wer sent from Devonport of Its horn consumption, and th encouragement of its and two passing steamers stood by th ship during th foreign consumption. 10 aetata toes results. Bounties 11 7. 1.

1. ii I ts. nrodiietlan of iinr were slven ocenlr in Franos was towed off, snd about 4 o'clock she arrived at Pen and Indirectly la Belgium and Russia. Direct bounties Kmc in tow 01 the Falmouth tug TBiroa, aad was on ut npniB i mpj ,1," CJ' accompanied by the Utacotii sad the Vioilajct. Th I AustrHungary, and, smca the law oMfmFrane.

i An aAiitiocal Customs duty irartoc) of 20 marks was was grounded la the harbour, pending an examination, charged in Germany, and of 11 florins (gold) in Anstria Th dockyard tug Escobt arrived about o'clock from Hungary; and It was thosdntieatanowf thaestab Ue von port with dl vers, who Immediately proceeded to I uanawas i makeanexaminaUon. Th damage Is lUUd to be ex how holder had to pay at ku 1.. ,1,. ennr.M I leastlidf. per 100 kilos for aa article worth only SOL.

th and the engine room filled with water. Th forward consumrs ss a whoUbalag sacrificed for th benefit of rmm. in nrvi. 1 331 inr ir manufactursrs. Al.

Ouyot then explained to In cSSths vessel msy it, and said that it had had th 3ect of increasing pro I duction, lowering prices beyond all anticipation, sad so to lighten the RtCBCTT. carried out at renzanc proceed to Devonport. THE AUXILIARY FORCES. Th Publio Schools' Volunteers yesterday held a floU bom consumption that th sugar manufacturers wer obliged ta Cad msrkst abroad with th haln ef bounties, line their countrymen could not afford to boy Hit AlfrMl TUtMnaa. Mr.

K.W. HVw.V tnd Rir Babart FrSK OS TUX LjrmrooL (VXEirrjLD RAJXWAT. I OLStn. Tba last riMakar said thst much had haocstMd la Mr. Cottrell, general manager of the Liverpool Overhead ths last 25 years, and th sugar bounties had lasted Railway, writ as to th flra in Dlnxl Statical on Monday I lonrsr thaa had than been expected by som frea tradara.

night Isminstrocted to say that th reports are I considered that, rsongnlxttg It as a measure of fre greatly axaggerated, snd that neither tha station nor tha I trad, we might sgre with a general srrangamexit soch n(iM eonHKlnf lit tnlt ma on flra. What Iniik I tt IT Tti 11 I if tanarb snralehtbava plso wss thl Om of th roagnets fused. The electrio objections to aom of tha penal rlsrses, Th following current wis at one out off and th IgtdtJon el eshU I were elected Fellows ef the sodety 1 Sir Vinoanx exUngtilsaad by station staff wth 11 ttj or no (Samara. Th. I Caillsrd, tsars.

O. T. Biaset SsJth, E. J.E. Crana.

hole occumoc only occupted a very lew mxeuxas, ana 1 benistucT, n. swa, V. Awrtsca.aail IJz. Fan! nrtetleallT fflllfffisHWI 0 MfrU '1 THE PUBLIO HEALTH. Tha weekly return of births sod dtlhx la London snd ia 7S other great towns, issued by authority of tho Registrar General, for th week ended Saturday, May 24, states that th deaths registered last weak in great towns of and Wale corraepondadl to aa annual rat of 167 per 1,000 of their aggregate population, which Is estimated st 1162)09 persons in tha middle oi this year, in uie preceding lore wexs raie 124 been 16 6, 172, and li 3.

The highest annual daath ratos oer 1.O0O uvine. aa measured by last wseka mortality. were 1 From measles, 18 in St. Helen sod in Bundar. land, 19 la Plymouth sod la Uldham, 2 In Douthamp ton ana in unmsoy, ixraznexaouia, 41 xa Rhondda, 28 in Bradford, aad S'4 in Barrow ia.Furneaa from scarlet fever.

l'S in Bolton from whooping cough. 2 ia boyth Bhielcu, 3'V in Tynemontn, ana 3 in Barrow in Furness and from fever," 13 ia Eat Htm. Of th 47 deaths from smallpox, 24 belonged to London. 8 to Tottenham, to West Ham. 3 to East Ham, 2 to Swansea, and 1 each to Leytoa, Birmingham, and Tyaemoutfe.

in Mnooa Dirtns ana deaths were registered. ARowlag for increase of population, th birth were 367, snd th deaths 26, below th average numbers In the corresponding weeks of tba last ten years. Th death rat per 1,000 from all causes, wmcn naa sees sua a tauts pi seedingseeding three weeks, rose train last weak to 164, During the four weeks ended on Saturday bst thadeath nOo averaged 162 per being (r per lfiCO below the mean rat in the corresponding periods of th tea years) 1SS3.1WJI. Th death lnciocea 11 irom smaupox 33 from measles. 8 from scarlet fare, 21 from diphtheria 33 from whoop lu congh, 7 from enterio ferer, II from diarrhoa, and not on death from typhus, or from soy Ul deflned form of continued fever; thus, 163 death wer referred to these diseases, being 42 below tha corrected average weekly number.

Th deaths front mail pox, which had been ana in in preceding three weeks, further fell last week to 24 4 case belonged to th Borough of Stepney, 3 each to Su lancres, Islington, iiacswy, soauswara, xMrxaonixsey. Lambeth, and Woolwich, and 1 each to Foibam, Shore ditch. Bethnal creen.JpIar. Betterse. and Camberwell.

Th deaths from merJales. which had been 38, 43, sad 33 la th preceding three we, further roe last week to 59, but wer 16 below tha corrected average; 10 cases belonged to Chelsea, 10 to Southwark, 7 to Stepney. 3 to Fulbam, snd to nallerse. in deaths from scarlet fever, which had been 12, 13, and 8 ia th precadias; three weeks, wer asaia 8 last week, th correctad averse being 13 I 2 cases belonged to laiabeth. Tho deaths from diphtheria, which had been 24, 30, sad 2S la th preceding three weexs, luruer 111 last wees to 21, and wer below th corrected aretag; 3 cases belonged to Stepney, and 3 to Lewtaham.

Th deatha Irom wnoopmg cougn, waicn aaa on az, sj, ana so ia I 1 ,1. fjmmU. I .1 1.1, MM. WW and were 20 below the corrected average. Tho fatal caaes of enterio fever, which had been 8, aad 3 in tho preceding thre weeks, rose again last week to 7, tho corrected average being 6.

Th deaths from diarrtxea. which had been 7. IS. and 17 ia tho precedinx threat week, fell last week to II, snd wer 4 below tho corrected average. Tn deaths relerra.

to diseases 01 th respiratory organs, which had been 210, 231, and 216 in th preceding thre weeks, rose again last week to 237, but wer 11 below th corrected average. Tho deaths attributed directly to Inflnenaa numbered II, having been 12, 13, and it la the preceding thre weeks. DiZereat forms 01 yloiecc caused s. deaths, concernm all of whkh Lurueet wtrs bald. Of the 67 deaths, 3 were esses of tulcide.

while th remaining 38 wer attributed to accident or negllgenc. Seven of these wer rslerred to vehicles ia th streets, 8 to sn4 12 (of Infanta tmder year of age) to suSocaUon ta bed. According to returns from tha Metropolitan Asylums Board and from th London Freer Hospital, there wer 1,344 caaes ef smallpox, 236 of scarlet 1 erer. 1.023 oi dlphtheris, and iui 01 enterlo I erer under treatment in these hospitals oa Saturday last. Th niiniv.

htriag th aveek, ss cemrared with tho iia lha preceding thre weehs, wer. as fullows 1 Of imail pox, 307 cases, against 230, 213, sad 233 of scarlet' ferer, 2) eases, against 258, 2C0. snd 270 ei diphtheria. 133 cases, against 131, 148, and 167 sod ot exttaria ferer, 21 eases, sgaisst 24. 12, and 12.

Ia Greater London 319) births and L921 deaths wer registered. ARowlag for ineress ef population these ntnrlbers ar 471 and 43 below th respective average Is tho corr sporyiisg weeks of th last ten years. In that portioW of th Outer Ring which ia outside tha great towns. 12 death from smallpox. 8 from measles.

2 from ararlet ferer, from diphtheria, 6 from whooptug eough, 1 from aad 4 froav diarrhoea wer registered. In of th 12 smaHpox cases the elecettsed wvn described aa aarisg resided ia Bdaioatott. Patobai. Plats a RtGX3n'm rxixlir. Ben Great's third seaaon of ttsa performaaca wlH begin en Jan a and eon Una until Jsly 17.

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