Vol. III. NOVEMBER, 1oo. No. 7.

S1R I S lBi .\ N F

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

MAGAZINE.

WIrisbar :O TRII)GI IRINTIN(, (( . I.TI' , ( .. [ IN STJ .I T.

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SoAooi Insiuhions.

. /hool (.'vmnittt'.

H,>O . TR' .AS R I.< ......... Mla. T. E. JosN.

DFI.,(;ATES TO (,).C.A. MI:ssKS. T. K. JONs, G. (;Ross, J. COWANCRICKLT CAPTAIN ... ...... H. I RE\\

FOOTBAI.I. CAPTAIN ... ... . C. \V. ROE

COMMIITTI i .. C. . li.D N, E. T. CAM i.I.I. , C. )A\'IES

Other Captains.2ND CRICKET CAPTAIN ... ... ... E. S. MARTIN

3RD ,, ,, ... ... ... .. SISLEY

4TH ,, .. ...... .. .. C. Ross

2ND FOOTBAI.I. CAPTAIN ... .. \'. McK- NN'

3RI) ,, ,, . ... ... ... PARKINSON

4TH ,. ,, ... ... ... ... L lSLIE

Lihratriains.

E. T. CAMuPbiE.I., BtRFeSS

B.G.S. MaKa z inc.

EDITOR .. .. ... .. S. \ 'LSONMANA(;ER . ... ... ... MR. T. J. K. CARSON

(Cade't (rfs.

M.AJOR.. . ... ... .. MR. . i. RoiCAPTAIN ... .. .... MR. G. GROSsLIEI.TI:NANTS ... . . N. OSHORN, C. \V. RoK:, H. J. BIi.,

P. FOHKRISI

CoI.lKR-SIK (,; eANTS ...... .. 1). ( )'IL.\..,, C. I).AVI.

S:R s.,A rs .. IL. \\ IItrI.\ S, (. ( .HAM , 1i. (;OIS.S rrH.C. (;. N. MILr:s, L. SPENxc

COKPORAI.S C. LEA, I). MA(AN.SH. 1. H UTT.I, 11. H. \\ISON.

1. P-. W II.sox, P. C.\i.o\\, J. A. C.A PBIt.I., L. l)A .,

L. AVscou'GHBAND ... ... .. CORPS BUGLER, R. PLANI

Brisbane Grammar School

<MAGAZINE,>Pilihit7i Three Times a air.

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Subscriptions is. ,d. per annum, or Is (d. pos'ed, are payalle t, tiit HiiusinessManager, iK. (CAs,S. Ios' (;rammar School

The Editor will welcome contrilbutions or corresplondence from present or pastmembers of the School.

Subscribers .;e requestedl to inform the Iusiness lManl.rr II a.mn clianer otfAdilress.

£iorial.

W ITH this number \ve start our third volume. Since thelast issue of this magazine there has been a chiange ofstaff in the editorial department, our late editor, S.

Kingsbury, having left school. ()ur thanks are due to him for hisuntiring efforts in bringing this magazine as near as pssile toperfection. \Ve have received a continuous nflow f letters frompast memb ers of the school, Ibut \ve have Ieen com)pelled throughlack of space to let them stand over until the next issue. .\.McKie, Hon. Sec. of the Old Boys' Association, and E. lFitzpatrick,Hon. Sec. of IPast (;rammar Football Club, have sent reports of thedoings of their respective clubs. As will he seen further on, I )r. J. !:.F. McDonald, an Old Boy, has written an interesting a ccount ofthe Cocos Islands and their inhablitants. \\e pl 1blish extra< ts froma letter received from Mr. Campbell, formerlv a master at thisschool, now a \Var Correspondent for some N.Z/. papers. T'h oughthe courtesy of Mrs. Roe we are allowed to reprodlucte parts of Mr.Roe's letters from England, \\which arrive every week.

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EXTRACTS FROIl MI. ROE'S A\I CI.I'IE'S LETTERS.

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•,arn the captains from themi. Th~urc is a nasty liaz , all \over tlhewa even in the daytime, so that thei co urse lhas to I, st1eeld Iby, ,inpass almost f.utirelv."

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6 Brisbane (;ranmmar Schol Maga:ine.

still bubbl)ing over with patriotic fervour fro'u new memories of Nelsonand Jervois, and the bosun tucking the bundle of swords under hi-arm on the qLuarter deck of the San Nicolas. I am afraid I becona regular jingo directly there is a thought of a tight, though really Iam a most peaceful individual."

Fiost I iANI)H). " I am at present lying on my Iback 'wit;ian attack of luiibago, which I attribute to my being in such a fe\,..of happiness during the first twenty-four hours that I lay the hirs~night with tlie windows open and insuffticient clothing upon tme.

ROM Ci .I); AT ()\ORD. " Mrl. S. showed us all over Halliol, at least the greater part of it. It is a grand place. .\l tliicolleges in Australia wouhl look like little huts alongside of it -an,!although I am not given to gushing over anything, i iiiust say it i-a beautiful old place, and lo)oks iimost iimpressive and venerable witliits grey stone and i\v and( \'irgitnia creeper growing all o\etr it. ( tcourse I ami fully persuaded tlha tthere is no collhge like it in tliworll-that would be stp trfllous to s;y, beautiful as mlllany of tlothers are-lbut I ,must stick up for mi' college,"

MIR. lt. : " Thle examination tor the mathematical scholuships into Ilalliol is no t util tilhe first week in ecemlber. but tih,results will Ie out before I leave. I shall send yo . a caiablegrati ifClaude gets it."

Flioi Sw\\\\.i. MR. i r: \\WIII~: " It was very cold :i(Oxford, the thernmomieter Ieing do\n at 4 deg. And now it is up iS4 deg.-a temperature at \\lich three inmen fell dead tflom sunstrcioin London, and 6o more were carried ol to the hospittl. To m, was simply balmy here."

A l 1 R I \l. .I I\.I 1\ I'-N ,.\ 1' ( i \1 >i., W\ RI 1.., : " I iconviict ed alradv al out Englis weather. I cept o01 alout lh.ain hour last .Sunday (to -day is Thursday) we liave.in't seen thle i',

foit o\ver a week, though luckily it hasn't rained every dlay. A :

this is supposlel to It the hottest montih ! I nearly florget wliii

good ,old q(ueensland iuii is like."

Mi. oi, \\ Ktlvs: "' I amil going to ru do(l)n\\ to Marllboriii;for a day or two. At ('lifton I shall sct. th< school there and .I ppinghliamt I shall learn all that I ai. I want to vI< k up ,llwrinkles tht < n111 le foiundl, ise( ;ally with regaid to tihe ' Mode.iSide," in wili(I ih tlhese schools art stirionl, andll tlie ,iliest ion" State lnslpeltion."

MuI. l(ih \\Nli s (Septemlr 13jti): " Clauder has seen I:

)rools in Colletge, and I am glad to sa\ that I have got hiii exctius

the ( llget enti ant; e ~;iiintrliln l on a'count of tii s Stle pI, eso that he will not ihav to oI ther hiimseilf alwnt that in the In

fori night.

We Ur qrc'atli in te,t.l to Mrs. ailt Ma~i k~c f(,r thetr kinlne'ssupplyin lthe atove sitracl ,

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Brisbane (;rammar r .choa/ Magazine. 7

In Ilemorim.Ti. I ,I, rla. \. \WELShIY.

Since the issue of the last numiler of this IMaagazie. an(otherOld Boy has passed from the ranks. The late Mr. \. \elsby,who was employed as accountant to th Col (' ,ial Sugar iReineryCoy., was a most enthusiastic ,supporter of athletics. ('ricketingand sailing men have cause to mourn his loss more than )otels. forit was to tlhese branches of sprt thalit this nimler (of tlie \\'elsbyfamily- -who are kn)own so well in I lrisbIane for their whole heartedregard for athletics particularly devotedl hi attention. Mr.\\elsly,' caught typhoid fever, to, whi ih lie sLcunirmbed after a week'sillness. He was a membel r of the .\nuis.rment Columittee of theO.I.A. fo)r thiis year. \\'e otter our deCepest sympathy to hisrelatives in their sad I ereavement.

Qnnual 3tlifetiie ports.T I"E Annual Sl)orts Meeting was il at tle IEhibition

(irounl- on Friday. ()(ctl,er 5th1. The wealthli was fine,lbut slightly hlot. Theie was a goot attendin e of \ iitors,

wlio) \were supplied with atft(rno n tea; t throtiiil lli ki dilliess of Mrs.Rto. The entries fol th le se\ra events were \ei lai t. MuIchinterest was taken in tlie ()1il I\s' a tf. l'The 22 evenlis \we(rwell contested, and altogethei th(le meetinig was highly su< t essf ul.Thi ( lticials twere as fo)llows : Ieferee, 1'. S. N loiisil .t is'; . .

iJudges. Me ,ssrs. J. (i C(.'i, , ( i .(r, . . Mason. and \\.

I'nmark (). I..1.l" Starter. TI. I. Ine". I' -. |: Tl ekeepe('l s,Me,ssrs..\. J. A. I)akin ami 11. l'orte' ( lerks of t 'n (,oits. .('o a,n. l ,.i., IandI . LCat ,i. I . .

Ki(cking the IF',)tball. . Iorr,. : 2, \\. i<oc 3. I'.. Cam)lpI ll.There was a goNd di'.sliy of kic kin!. the w inning kick f()3 y's.4 in.) tein a \ery tool one

i() Yards (st ratchi. uider 14. I. Iertzi erg; ,2, larkinson an!Illanshau i \\t'in .tasil in r13 ,s

I3" \'ards (.crat«h i. it, i ltft i . -i. lintiatin ; . N ith)l,,n ; 3,lI\ing. \\ ihitia.i wol),n with . (Ml I malIy yarls to spare." 1'ii e, IS « .< s.

,.J Yaid* Championship (, ratchl. i. I'ark.r ; 2, Iavis and(iraham tie. This ~ a the finest I) . of the afternoon. Avery , IU('' fni . Tin,, It ,M -.

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High jump, under 16.-I, S. Roe; 2, Nicholson ; 3, C. G. Miles.1 This lbegan at 3 ft. 6 ins. and was ended by Roe at 4 ft. 6 ins.

()pen High Jumip.-i, Amos; 2, Graham; 3, Phillips. Amosjumped 5 ft. 2 ins. and (Graham I in. less.

()ne Mile Biicycle Ilandicap.-i, Mactaggart (i I yds.); 2, Ferguson(150 yds.) ; 3, Billington (78 yds.) ()nlv tie started in this racewhich was won easily. Dixon's bicycle met with an accidentbefore the race. Time, 2 min. 2S secs.

School Handicap, I30 yards (in heats). First tHeat: i, l'arker(scratch): 2, Graham (3 yds.) ; 3, H. B. Wilson ( byds. Time,14 sees. Secnd heat: I, I)avies ( 2 yds.); 2, Nicholson (t yds.);3, Story (7 yds.). Time, 14 sees. Third Ieat : i, \hitman(3 yds.); 2, .\ppiton (4 yds.); 3, Lea (7 yds.). Titme, 15 sees.Final : x, I)avies (2 yds.); 2, \Vhitman (j3 yds.) ; 3, Parker(scratch). Davies got well off the mark and won by ablout ayard. An exciting race. Time. 13~, sees.

Long Juimp.--I, Graham. I" feet : 2, 1'arker; 3, \\ hitman. Thisresult was not inexpectetld.

220 Yards (Cad't Illandiip iin heats).- -First heat : , N. M'Kenn(5 yards): 2, )a\xies ,(srat ch': 3. S. Koet (Jo yards). Time.26,.t ste'(s. Secondll heat : 1. Lea (t yards) : 2, Appleton(4 yards). 'l'Timne, 2t, sees. Final: l, Appleton (4 yards):2. Lea (n \'ytiis) : 3. I)a is (scratch). \\'ii easil\ . Ti me.25 ses. 'This iace would ft:ni.lI more ex(< it lent if eachlunnlvI carried a alet' s e uip) ieiit.

Throwintlg the ('rickt l all.- i, .\ppleti : 2, (; rat hau : 3. PIixoi .)istanc(. ()7 yards 2 feet 3 inches. A.\pleton showed that he

was a \ ery fiin tlrowier.

440 Yui(l< Iatndicap.-I. \V. Roe (5 yars): 2. Story (17 yards) :3, .\ ,i-s, (1 yards. 'his was \n in tine sth y . Set.( ond andthird nen were selpatiated i a foot or so.

l lalf- mile Bicyle Scratch Race.--', lIillington : 2. Mactaggart.()nlv a few started in this race. Time. Imin. 14( ses.

13(0 Yatds rle ine a in heat. I"irt heat : l, Graham (scratch):2, \\illiaims (5 yatl ) : 3, \\h tman (4 yards). Time. l9,.sec.Second heat : h. I'. T. C;illlpbell (3 yards) : 2, Marchant (7yardIs): 3. J. (i. .\\ey (5 yards). lime, 21 secs. Final: l.(Grlahaml (stratt( ); 2. \\illians 15 yartds : 3, I. Camnplell (3yarts). (iGrahamI hadtI a few yarls to spare. liHe is a goo)lhurdle ra( er. Time, 2osecs.

P'ole jump. i, Amos; 2, J. G. A\very ; 3, E. Camplbell. Amosjumiewd .s feet.

-.Mile Walking race. . Story : 2. M( Nab; 3, Noel. This is thefirst time fior many years that we have had a waking race.Story won Iby a yardI. Time, 4 flins. i) se(s.

xo Yards Hatndicap. I. A.\mos (1to yardis): 2,. W. Woe yards:3, Sapsford (24 yards). This wa- a tine race. Amos won 1ryards ; second and third man were separated by a few inches.

Tint . ammin.. 24 «eC.

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Old Boys' 130 Yards IHandicap.-1, A. Scott (5 yards): 2, Ii. L..Montefiore (6 yards) ; 3, K. I'. Mackenzie (5 yards). Scottgetting away well at the start won easily. Time, 13;ses. Thistime was only a . of second lbetter than thle time for the SchoolHandicap.

Old Boys' 2-Mile Bicycle Race.-i, . \Vilson (50 yards); 2, i:. J.Dixon (95 yards); 3, J. M ortimer (20o yards). Mulch iniiterestwas centred in this ra< e, which was won Iy about a length.Time, 4mins. 54gsers.

220 Yards Handicap Lunder 10), in heats.-I st heat: I, \\'hitman(scratch); 2, Jones (to yards) 3, C. G. N. Miles (12 yards).Second heat : i, Noel (14 tyards) 2, C. I'ennefather (7 yards);3, Peterson (( yards). Time, 27'secs. Final :, \Vlhitman(scratch); 2, Noel (14 yards). \\Wn easily. Time. 2b;secs.

Siamese Scratch Race, 75 yards.- , (;lahlim arnl Curtis; 2, Shel-don and Hiscock. This was a good i tish, isl ant 2nd pairsbeing separated yv only a fe\ inches.

220 Yards Consolation Race.-i, J. Pennefathier 2. I. Campblell3, Heale. This was a good race. lTilme, 27 Se

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THE C.AIETS.

J. i,. N. ()sno < .

The annual inspection of the Cadets t, ok plai in A.\ugust,when Colonel Finn came upi to the t' chool grounls t, in, ei t t licorps. After going down the ranks anril ln:king se.\eral kindlyin<uiries of the l 'oy . lie aske i to hla\. them pit tlii ii ih a littledrill, after which hlie spoke a few words., s-.ayin that, although onthe whole he was. very well satised with tlie wtrik il,,n,. still hethought there was room for smie illipi)\em'llnt. ;ill leid thle I,,ysto pay gtO<I attention to their drill irnsl ue tr.

In Septemlber the (.).!..\. hirll their ;iniual riieting. In theCadet matches we did not do , (uite as \\ell ;as \\' t'ex)pe tle. In itheGovernment ()pen matches. hw\e\Aei, \\e ilIite mI;lade up foi thlii,as we obtained 2nd prize in the I Hapid Indt'ndlent niat Ii at 400yards, andI 7th out often ri n en pri inlie I \tended ( )rdlr math, inw ch al M)rt 40 team bf e ( ). t I ) \tr \ eie <)ii eltlin .

iThe utilbers of the te'at'i ha\ ,.tlsi bri |., ott (f tlmei \, ilintghsfoir another trophy to In' placed ,noirtst those alIrealv in the , Ihr.hall.

The thanks of the corps are' gre;all\ tllle" to (a;lltain (Inos ;!l.'nd

the officers of the < alets fl, their e ineri\ loth dluing tlhe a' ti icand the matches.

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Feootbal.

FIRST FIFTEEN.

School v. Red Stars.-This match was played on the Schoolturf and resulted in an easy win for the Grammars by 34 to nil.The Red Stars arrived with the reputation of only having beenbeaten once and that by the Milduras, who defeated them by 13 to3. The combination of the School Team was splendid and com-pletely nonplussed the Stars. Tries were obtained for the Schoolby W. Roe, Dennis, I~avies, Appleton, Weedon, and Amos; twowere converted by I)ennis and Dixon. The School Team playedwell to a man.

School v. Crescents.-This match was played on the Crescent'spitch on the Kangaroo Point Cricket Ground. The Grammarswere greatly weakened by the loss of Dennis, who was playing forthe Past Grammars. Just before half-time the Crescents scored atry but the kick at goal was unsuccessful. In the second half \V.Roe managed to score and l)ixon converted. Near the end the ballwas kicked out of bounds and one of the Crescents picked it up andscored. The ('rescents thus won by 6 points to 5. The "barrack-ing" element was very strong.

Ist Grammars v'. Alhambras.-This match was played on theturf, and resulted in a draw, both sides scoring. The Grammarshad a very weak team out. Only about seven of the proper firstsplayed. In the first half the Alhambras scored. This put theGrammars on their mettle, and in the second half they also scored.The Grammars were very close to scoring a good many times, b'ltowing to their having so many new men on who did not know whento pass out, they missed opportunities. The Alhambras had theirbest team out, and were sure of winning.

ist (Grammars v. Elswicks. -This match was als > rlayed onthe turf, and resulted in another win for the Grammars by < toni/. In the first half the Grammars were playing two men short,and in the second half one man short. Everyone of the Elswicksbrought his lady friend, and consequently the school turf lookedvery gay. Graham scored both tries for the Grammars, and I)ixonconverted one. Jones, an ol( Grammar boy, who was playing withthe E:lswicks, got his head split open against one of the Imindaiflags. This is the last match we played, as it was too hot to pla;.football any longer.

SECONI) FIFTEEN.

\Ve have played $ games, winning . and losing 2.B.G.S. ;'. Cambridges. Played on the Brisbane Cricket Ground

and resulted in a win for the Cambridges, 14-3. G. Murray scored.

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B.G.S. v. \Windsors. Played on Union Ground, School winning

Iy 3 to nil. • Story scored.B.G.S. '. .\vondales. This and the three succeeding matches

were played on the school turf, school winning by t to ni. G.Murray and Story each secure(I a try.

B.G.S. v'. P'iates, School won. 43 to /nl.B.G.S. v'. Arfomas. The School team won. , to 3.B.G.S. v. Red Stars. \Von by Red Stars, Iy 17 to nil.B G.S. i'. 2nd Excelsion. No I'nion umpire turned up. A

scratch match was played.B.G.S. . Rainsworths. \VWon Iy 51 to ml.

THIRI) F!I'T EN.

This team has had better success this year than last. ILastyear we did not win a match ; this year we did not lose one.Parkinson captained the team. This team sec ured the mlledals forthe School Matches.

Kelvin Grove, Leichhardt Street, and St. James' Schoolsforfeited.

School v. Normal School. Drawn. Neither side scored.School v. Normal School (semi-final). \\Won 3 to nil.School v. \Voolloongabba School ftial). \Wn by 6 to nil.

Beale secured a try and kicked a penalty goal.

FoI'RTH TEAM.

This team, captained by Leslie, played games, winning I,losing 5, and gaining i forfeit. One match was drawn. This is

not a very bright record, but still the tLeam is gaining experience.

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*r!<li et.

Summer is again upton us, amil thie Iblue |isey -i.- ven plae

to the flar;nel. I)iring the rc'ess I t\weenii footlb;ll an.l in I, ,llniiier

game, a new wicket has Iteen fornil, and tihot \\ hio I;i\< i)layd

on it consider it far superior tI, the concrete wriket wli, h \was

formerly there. Four teams will probablly Ib placed in th< field

tihis year again. The firsts ore < aptaitif bl I I. ! e . , aeild t hlou h

thlireeof the lest of last year's team, \\. I)tane (IIowlir .) . T.

I ennis ( icket-keeper). and; . Lii lilel (last year s a)ttini). l\ha e

.:one, there are still ,,some very tini players in the team. O()ly one

,natch has Iben played as yet, libut oodl form has Ieen display,ed Iy

-o,,e of the team at practite. and it is o ,nlidentiil\ txwl' t that

ihey will renlder a good .tuoutit of thnivweles llinig tIi ' £ ominge;tt o l .

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The seconds are captained by C. Pennefather. One match hasbeen played, in which the school team secured an easy victory o\eithe "' iothwells.'"

The third and fourth teams, though small, will no doulbt Ibea good team in their own division.

As there has been but little practice as yet, it is impossible togive an opinion about the individual miembers of the team, butcriticisms of the team will Ibe made in the next issue of the Maga.zine.

IsT CRICKT Tl'.:\, 1900o (Latter part),

t, Frew (Capt.); 2, Sapsford ; 3, Irving; 4, 'Parker; 5, (Campbell, J. A. ; 6, ()xley ; 7, Graham ; .s, Osborne, N.; n, Pennefathr,J.; o, l'ennefather, C. ; II, Lesiie; 12, Joice; 13, ilindmarslih;14, Campbell, E. : 15, Curtis.

ist B.( .S. . \V'. oolongalba B Team.-This was the firstmatch of the season, and it is to be hope(l that the other match.eswill not prove so disastrous. The miatcih was played on the ne\\wicket on the turf, and the diflerence between the present wicketand the old concrete one was very marked. Frew, our energeticaptain, won the toss, and decided to bat. The result was X4 run.,ot which E. Irving the most consistent batsmiiin in tlihe team, playeda faultlss innings for 4,s not out. lie batted beautifully and nevergave the slightest chance The '(abbas then went to the wickets,and at the end of the first day's play had 5 wickets down for so.On resuming on the following Saturday, they increased the score to191 (1. IHenderson, 61 not out; I'. Scott. 32: \\'oodward, 26;Beard, IX; I'oster, 16; Berry, 1i). In their second innings, thlSchool team did much better, only two wickets falling for .,> (E.Irving, 36 not out : and J. A. Campbell, 2X not out ; played goodcricket and showed signs of careful practi . iThe '( abbas thluiwon the match by (j7 runs on the Ist innings. Howling - 1oiSchool: i. Irving, 3 for 74 ; IIindmarsh, 4 for 72 ; (i. (Graham, Ifor 17. Against School, ist Innings: Foster, 5 for 30; Woodward,3 for ii ; l eard, i for 17. 2nd Innings: Foster, i fr 17; ScottI for 5. Four other bowlers were tried.

iwam .Tiis TAwrasern.D l IN( August the Annnal T'ennis Tournanent in connecti(on

with the school was played, and was in every way a greatsuccess. Albout 20 entries were received for the events

which consisted of thel Championship of tile sc hool and the Singl'and I )ouble Handicaps. The play on the ave\rage was greatly alIv\ithe standard of the last two or three years, and showed signs Ofcareful and onsistent prac(tic(e. Great interest was takeni in tl~

Trisban'C (,rrammlar. .c./wa la ga:i/ie. 1 3.

tournament, and there \was generally a large 'itber of sl)pe('ctatorspresent. ()n several occasions two or threie of thie liasters were

spectators, and this infused interest in the gaill, \\hiiich ilittie.st wasmaintained until the ,conlusic n of tlhe tournamt'nt. The \aiusrounds were played oft with ,reat lrimllpttitude and accorldingly thewhole tournament was liiickly got Ithiroigh.

The Championship o f the schl,,I attracte, I. of crl urse,, tliegreatest attention. The t"co left in th, seni- inal were (). (.Oxley and Nichtlson, and thlie final was a great t issle, Nichtilsonheating his opponent ,by D.., h-. The play was almost entir lvfrom the lack lines, many of thie str,,ke- In'i g \'ery nicely placedi,but neither of the players inlIulIged Illit' h in "' \,llet ing." anId thiswas ablout the only fault to Ibe found in the play.

The Single Ilandicap was a \very interesting event, thie lianli-caps Ibeing \very well artangedl, and tihe ganles even. The " final "competitors were A. S. Hoe ( cratt) land Ni-holssn (ow,\\e 5!).This also was \\won by Nihtls5Mt, \wIho pltyel a \very steadtlv game,his " placing " Ieiing toeo oo , ftr Ike, who, howt'\ver, gave veryhard returns, and scrted ,ofit e\very clian.c. The scrires \wt' (-3.5-6, 6-4.

The ! )ouile li antlitica t, was ntt so interesting, the hamn licappinleing a little to, severe. TIe " final " pair were Jice anINichiolstn (owe 15.,) and .\ S. Roe and !'. N. MI ile-. (rIcei\ve 15).Roe and Miles won after a fairly ,.,,I gam. Iby 6-3- 5-,, 6 4. lielosers played a good uphill game, Ibut setlietl to ia;tke too, light ofthe handicaps. The play, again, \\was mostly from tht iback lines,Iut at times sonme interesting bits ,f play tok placte at tli' net

()n Friday, 31st .\ugust, MI. I 1,usfietl prestntel liih. prizes, tothe successful competitrs, whIo rc.,ei'ed in at;Ihlitin , lapping anilstamnping " gaire." The priztes f,, tle 'haitpioniship and SingleHlandicap were raciluets pretsenited 1\ MI .I~t~,stitllI anIi I r. I'orterrespectively.

The Committee \who, nana;ged(1 tlit tt)urnmllt'nt consiste, I of \\.Roe, .A S. Roe, and E. TI' Camplbell, and tihese were pr.sile o,\v'rby MIr. Porter, whoI deserves our greatest thanks f t I Iis ultiringeflorts t make tlthe atair a success.

""is.HRISH AN . (;RAMMA\ I S(; IIl. r II'-\ II G I l\ , . I I I.

This long-delayed ni;ath ;was playet I ,n Saturday, St1,tenilrilr., at Ipswich, andt, after an exciting antI evenly contested gan,resulted in a win for the lhisIant' ( rannar S.,h,I Iyl 1 t'\,, ciganms.

The play comnenced ;at alut hatlf -past nine, and ;as eac II pair hadto play only four sets, it was. finished in god time' for the lris ane

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players to return by the mid-day train, as they wanted to see theIntercolonial Football Match. The victory was to be decided bythe number of sets, and if the sets were equal, by the number ofgames. In the first round \V. Roe and S. Roe played Bell andPalmer, and Nicholson and Oxley played Myers and Greenham.The former pair were leaten, 6-4, 6-2, while the latter pair tiedtheir opponents, 4-6, 6-4. After a short rest the second round com-menced, none of the players feeling tired, as the games were notvery fast. In this round Roe and Roe beat Myers and Greenham,6-4, 6-o, and Nicholson and Oxley tied Bell and Palmer, 6 5, 5-b,the Brisbane players thus winning by 39 games to 37. Neither ofthe schools seemed to have advantage over one another in thematter of strokes. The Ipso ch players played a very steady game,and placed the balls well.

TENNIS MATCH.OLI) BOYS v. PHESENTS.

BY "AN ()ID BoY."

" Now, Dos'T bring up an intercolonial team," said Mr. Porter,when at his suggestion 1 agreed to get a team of Old Boys togetherfor a friendly match with the " Presents "-with an idea of encour-aging the tennis at the school. So, on 6th September, Messrs H.N. Berry (Carlton), McCormack (Bundaberg), Edwards (W\.T.L.T.C.), Monteith (Ivy), A'Court (Toowong), and A. H. Scott (Y.M.C.A.), all of us from the ranks of the " H " grade of the Q.L.T.A.,visited the school courts to try conclusions with F. Nicholson andO. Oxley, C. \V. and S. Hoe, and C. Hernays and E. Camplbell-who had been chosen to represent the school It was a beautifulafternoon, an ideal one for tennis, although at times the wind was abit strong and spoilt " lob " shots very frequently- the courts werefast and true, and as we expected, the match resulted in a \ery closefinish-the Old Hoys only winning by the narrow majority of 2 setsor 13 games. Nicholson and ()le , were by far the strongest pair,and only lost one set in the \ hole of the Imath. Berry and Mon-teith eating them 6 to 3, although the tables were turned on them,the next set going to Nicholson and ()xley , to 2, so that this paircarried every match Iwbefore them, and got the substantial record of

33 games won and 17 lost -a record to be proud of and speakingwell for the future tennis careers of these players-the other " P're.,ents " all showed signs of promise, and with more practice theschool should have a fairly strong team next year -the present beyvsmust not forget that the colony looks to the school for tennis repre-sentatives-many old bIoys having gained intercolonial honors and itis significant that the Premiership of the Queensland Lawn TennisAssociation for itoo was won by the Carlton Club, whose team

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was entirely composed of Old Boys, viz., E. and C. Crouch,F. J. Berry, Foster, E. E. Edwards, and A. 1). Graham-so thatevery effort must he made to keep up the reputation of the B. G. S.in the tennis world. The game is a grand one and well worthfollowing up, and only practising assiduously will gain efficiency inone of the most enjoyable of outdoor sports. All concerned in thismatch ow': their best thanks to Mr. Porter for working hard tobring this event to a successful issue, and the result was athoroughly enjoyable afternoon and a really good game throughout.Mrs. Roe, with her usual thoughtfulness and kindness, dispensedafternoon tea to the players, and needless to say her hospitality wasvery much appreciated.

Following are the details of the match :-

Ii. N. Berry and Monteith lost to Nicholson and Oxley 6-3 and 2-6,, ,, beat C. \V. Roe and S Roe 5-6 and b-3,, ,, beat Bernays and Campbell 6-3 and 6-1

Record: 31 to 23.

McCormack and M. Edwards lost to Nicholson and ()xley o-6 and 3-b,, ,, heat Roe and Roe 6-0 and 4-6,, ,, lheat Bernays and Camplell 6-0 and 6-3

Record: 25 to 21.

A Court and Scott lost to Nicholson and Oxley 2-6 and 4-6,, ,, Ieat Roe and Roe 5-b and 6-3,, ,, Iheat Bernays and Campbell 6-5 and 6-3

Record: 29 games to 29.

Totals : Old Boys-o sets, "5 games.Presents- X sets, 72 games.

Of course the " Presents" want their " revenge," and it is tolhe hoped that a return match can be arranged for an early date.

At the tournament held on the \\'oolloongalba ('ricket (;roundin connection with the Queensland Lawn Tennis. Association, lastSeptember, (;rammar School boys carried offl Ith Junior events.F. Nicholson won the Junior ('hampionship, an 1 A. S Roe \wonthe Junior Hlandicap; F. Nicholson coming second in the latterevent.

Lovers of the game of i Lan Tennis \\ill Iw pleasedl to I;arnthat a movement is on foot to form a club in c nnet tion \ith theOld Boys' Assocwiation, and jlulgi g tromi tlie large numlwi of entriesfor the ** double event " hthl in oniection with th I 'csident's

" At Home " last Saturday afternoon, this ,should ;t \ er\ easymatter, Should endea'vours in this dlire tion I ti su, e.sfuIl. Mr. H~ owill be appr< i hed as to allow ing the fiour < out t s aut~ e s hn,l tI b

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used by the club. The number of teams into which the club willbe divided, and the grades in which the same will play will dependon the number of members and their standard of play by nextseason. The above movement should prove a goldlen opportunityfor members of the Association to indulge in this scientic andhealthy pastime, and should be the means of causing several youngcolts to make their debut at the next annual toutnament of the (.,eensland Lawn Tennis Association. \Ve feel sure that Mr. Roe on hisreturn from his holiday trip will give the heartiest support to themovement, as he has always been a great lover and follower of thegame, and (though the fact is unknown to many) brought the tirstset of lawn-tennis material to Brisbane. The formation of such aclulb as this should prove a marked event in the annals of lawntennis in this Colony, and it will soon become a pepular boast to saythat one is a member of that club.

Library.

Another addition has been made to the already long list ofbooks in the library. Ten volumes of t l English Men of Letters "have been presented by C. \W. Roe, and we take this opportunityof thanking him for the large number of books presented by him.

The number of books taken out for use during the last threemonths is largely in advance of the number for the preceding three.but there are still a large number of boys who do not make use ofthis valuable institution, and the librarians will be glad to welcomeany new boys.

The most popular authors with the boys are Jules Vernc andCaptain Marryatt, the former especially. There is scarcely one fthis numerous books left in the library, as they are taken out as soonas they are brought in. ()ne thing we would ask the boys to becareful of, and that is to see that their names are crossed off befortthey leave the book, as a number of books have gone astray throughthe carelessness of the boys in this respect.

E. T. CAMPIELL I LrR^ .J. H. BURGESS

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/. rhai i (,riamn . Jlllti' .}/(ih,,, .lltl.. 't . I 7

THE COCOS ISLANDS.

ltlEYi were disco\ered in IS2 I Iy Comiantler tliss, of theIndlian Navy, \ho came and settledl there \\itlh his faLil\ in1.23. 1i1 was a Ja obite, and lus father had fought at

('ulloden. and he wanted to get aay\ \\here ht ucoul do a.s he liked.His ehlest son married a Malay hIalf-c'aste, and his ston is the presentking. In i ,S6 the islands \\ere aiinne\ed to the Straits Se'ttlement,antld onc a \ear a gunl t ttc.ames tldo \\. ]But lioss is ;an absol utedlespot, though lie is. I shoul illmagine, a lust o t: he h.as po\\ier oflife and dtleatlh o\er a\ny of the islanders. lie presenttt king. ( eorget'

oss, is a tiiai ot Hbouit 0 eris of age. thoigh li dts .t' ii. lookmore tllhan 4 . liet. is a gt Ioodl hetight. and \\ ll built, \itl ,a line1ii(Usta<lie. antd no silspn ion ot4 liaH 1 taxIt Hlit hint, at I asl to theiininitiated ee. tliowd ll t ictlit'; is \eiv prolluticld. l hlastravelled all ,\t'er tlie \\,rll, and talks I'it a; lillv \ t l ,okolitama intile saille lrcat . scii lis a;n illtillate fiit l ,In of o ( l11I'cIl ilColonial ()lit'e, \om see -and lhas a \eti v high opinion ot hi m.Talks f;aiiiliar ly of lipon and )erli, ani, altogethi *t -,tIis to hli e

plen ty ft sa.','i fllr, li'e lisse' st's a lot otf -~i '\\ ,ri trii ,on selnse,; d is intensel\ prod of ,teing S<ot hl . li.ii ( lunit-\ Itnn\' ,MIcl'leison, an<i ClanI ihattllan, is an oliI St. \1t Id,\\ 1,' \. ilnd IseJtdto hai' golf links on the islandi. Iit says it is too, II to i to play byoneset'lf. li' is marriedtl to a dtark latdy. aidl I',s . s nsi , u1 lioUt 2S,\Iwho is a typlital half- aste. .\t preseiit lit is l linl ;lg a palaoeout of glazed I'ieks, spe ially importtd Iirn S iland.Nitir lis mo tliei noi son has I t,. oe oI , harat ter ;

le stells reall a line 11 iIan. and silp t lie is theltlast of thk M 1oh aiis. ]'et\ t\t o r tliee inot.ilis lis Il'. iggerof 2o00 tons goes to lata\ ia for his mails anIl rit ' for tlt' M :alays..\ ltogether ( cwos, is ,one of tlie miiost interesting plaes. ;lI adldedto that it is one rarely visited. The islanlis lie in alotit 12 5. and6 E, antd Bataia is abtout ,oo miles N.I. "i'ln'y liet in tlte f orm of

an atoll, which is more or les roultl, the lagoon in the tentre is

ablout six miles long andl nearly ftour milehs across. antld hias a slip's

passage to the north by \\hi:h \\twe i;tered. Th'l lagoon is fairl\deep, Ibut is gradually shallolwing up, as. also are thle intei vals 1,et \\eenthle islands forming tie atoll ring. Like most coral islands they areonly a few\\ feet ablove the sea level, and are thicikly ,-,>\tered \\ith

graceful (tcoanut palms. Somewhere about a nillion palms, pro-ducing copra, the dried cocmanut, worth 2s. annually froml each tree.The palms have all been planted, as about 15 years ago tenificcyclone levelled nearly the whole of them, it takes to y'ears for a palmto reach maturity. There is very little undergrowtlh amongst thepalms and scarcely any grass. The average palm is about 5o feethigh, but some of the old ones reach 120 feet. The nuts are onlygathered as they become ripe and fall, the kernel dried and shipped.About 600 tons are at present waiting shipment. A great deal of

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copra is sold to Italian ports when, with the addition of a fewdrops of olive oil, cocoanut is converted into the commercial olive.The t,'sk is not used at present, as freights are too high to allow it.shipment to pay. There are practically no indigenous animals onthe islands, but a few of the old English rats, which came when theiislands were first settled ; they exist though they have been mostleaten out by the ordinary rat which came here from an old wreck.To get rid of these rats Ross naturally turned to cats, and as hehad a ship chartered for his copra coming dcown from 1Hatavia Ihitold the captain to purchase as many cats as he could at 2s. apiecte,which he did. and tilled the ship up to the hatches. As she was ;500-ton boat she could carry a good many. On arrival at totos,the captain reported that the cats were getting obstreperous andwere eating one another. Then the startedl t discharge tlieni.and to do this they sent men well wrapped up in liags downIl intthe hold, and they bagged the cats and sent them up" as fast a-they did so boats took them off to the different islands. The resultwas a total failure, the rats are far worse than before, and the catshave killed off all the jungle fowl and pheasants, to say nothing oftame fo\wl not shut up on the islands. There is now a standingprice of y£ a head for all cats caught, but the cats are too u nnii:and none have been caught for years. Rabbits, too, \\er inti o-duced, but burrowed into ground under the palms and tmadel' theliieasy to fill over, so Ross induced the Malays, who are Malihoni-, medans, to eat rabbit, and now there is not a rallbbit left. ()ne oithe islands was stocked with deer but they got badly hunlted whena man-of-war was down some years :'go, and none are left. Thlifamous tree-climbing crab lives on these islands he gro \ws to a size18 inches in diameter, climbs up the palms, cuts ofn a cocoanut, andthen comes down and eats it ; they have immensely powerful claws.The place seems wonderfully healthy and they have managed t,1keep out all diseases. They never get colds. except justafter the boat has come down from latavia andthey are soon l)!ownI away. Beri-beri occurs occasionally, andand is regarded both as infectious and contagious, and is said tobreak out when a new lot of coolies have arrived at the islands andbrought it with them. The climate is very regular, S.IE. winds 300days in the year ; cyclones occur every four or five years, bIt badones only every ten or twelve. The population of the islands i-about 700 Malays, and they are increasing fast, as the averagefamily numblers 23 or 24. There are practically no Chinese here.owing to the fights between them and the Malays. Indians cannotlhve here as it gets too cold for them. They are splendid boat-builders, under the direction of the Ross's, and have some lovelyboats carved and finished off in a marvellous way. They built ;loo-ton schooner, and the two Ross's, with a crew of seven Malays.took her to England, via the Cape, i8 years ago. They lost heunder somewhat mysterious circumstances. A ship was wrecked

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on Cocos, and thle R)oss's sent her i \\, principally (Geeks andItalians, in the schooner, with ( crew o f islanders, t.) latavia, ;iandthe b)oat \\was never heartI r f again. In all probability the ship-wrecked cre\\ murderedI the 1Maltays--i, ;.ainst 7 and s'iiled oftto the Pacific. Yo)u (ca1 imllI.iIe it is. pretty waI111 up here in thetropics, though it is winter : tis e \ning it is .S detrees in tilhecabin, and \we ar all in whlite ltlthes. \\ , lit\. Ilihld sonicl hltpsotnlings 011 ur \\way acro.ss from "Fr'ianiitle, oil tIe'lt)st w;as

3,500( fath(oms-4 milets.

CAHI.A. Slll' " S ll r \RI) OS OK 1..'('OC s Isl \\1)>,

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Sehtol ilotes.

\ 'e ni .t ionigratulalt te t li r l ;ihl 5tll ,fr gttni tlirithli tlieseaston without Ibein g I eaten OI ,ie.

\Ve are sending five Ioys up) f, tle Senior Ixain.. all of whomare trying to ol)tain Ixhibitions. \\ e \\ish thlerm sin cess; theydese'rve it. sin<e of late they hite Iteen 'otrking like 'Tojans.

\We sent foiur lIovs up tot the (iil Servi'e Lxamination. 'Scott(b7'" i, A. i. I). lh)wn (t 3"3 ".). and I'ars.ins (u2" 3 ",) were inthe lirst thirty successful candlidates.. \\ lhle St)ory 'il;iliied foradmission into the Post and Teleg'Iraph 1 ),epLrttinet.

()ur Annual intertainmeiit ill take p)la e ton Noveler 2nd.The perforiiers are Ibusily pua; ti.sin tliteir respe ,tive prttls. IhieEnglish play i in the handtls o M. iMason, the tlf-eit hi in ltl)se ifMr. Porter, while thle ( ierman pl;Ly and tle i' yiiinasti( dis play ;ieund er the i mtnagelli en tof i.r ( ,o, .

Handi)all is again lhe< omini; [),)iular. A so-,alled *" touna-ment" was helthI last week. Now and tit'en a 1all refuses. to return to

h1otler earthi, preferring to s.quet/e itself in smine ,onvenient ntook,

but this does not materially affect tlie gat (ex 'ept. perhaps, fiorlack of material).

The present Civil Service Class nutmbers i boys. Let us hopethey will render a .good account of 'temselves in thlie fo)rthcomingexanlinat ilt.

The Law Class is doublte its usual size this half-year. i.e., it

now consists of two members instead of i as hitherto.Apropos of the proposed visit of the D)uke and D)uchess of

York to Australia, it is interesting to note that one of the two fig-trees, between the boarding-house and the school, was planted by

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the I)uke of York on the occasion of his last visit to Australia. Theother tree was planited by the late DI)uke of (Clarence. They arcdistinguished Iv the white fences which surround them.

" (eorge ' has helped the Magazine funds along Iy' collec tingsubscz iptions from the old Ioyvs so also has C. (. W\Vebster.

EXCHAN(GES.T''lie v litor aIknt\ owledges with thanks tlie recei'tpt of the follow\

ing miaga/iines: Lux, The (Crwill M\gazine, .\urora A.\ustralis.The King', S hool Magazine, \esh. ('hollg. Choniclh. T, hl'edrer, lat( li\\<lk, Nf\inton tnd Sydiiriaii.

IST of SI SICRIIERS TO IB.G.S. M.A(.AI\E.

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.A NARRoW ESCAPE.1I\ C. (i. F. MlI<Iay.

A S an infant I had a most miraculous escape from s.adder

death and a watery gra\e. On a voyage from New Zealandto Australia, my mother had left me for a few moments lying

* on one of the ('cabin )unks. Pre\vious to this 1 had given a gooddeal of troubl)le, crying and screaming with rage at not being given

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,t1 orange that my Ilrotlher i lenet ir was gree.lilv lev\, rinii a;n ,dInty mother had threatened, if I did not c eai'e weepiig, that sh.

ould put me throughl the porthole. This was of c-ourse said withintent to frighten me, but I.>nez i le stood iiy mother's untortinate remark as being actually ii eant anmi tihus it 'amie to pass,that as I still con(tinued to weep, after Iny mother's departutire. Imy

iruel ibrother, who was at that tilme six 'ears of age, seized me inhis arms, and in spite of iy\i shrieks of agony. forced myii pulpy andpalpitating little Iody thr ough the open porthhole. In an instantmore i \wonld have droppe.l into tihe aingry sea. wlihen, Iy greattortune, a sailor who was leaningl o\e'r the vessel's side, witnessedmy awful predwicament, and skilfully thlirew the loop of a rope's endround my fat little neck, and hauling me up the ship's sidle, haltstrangled and Ilack in the face, finally landed Ime kicking andstruggling on the upper deck at my mother's feet. This may l econsidered a very narrow escap.', but " A.\ll's well that ends well.

NEW'S FROM AN 011) MASTER.

Mr. Campbell writes of his experience in South Africa' asfollows:- -\Vhen 1 was in .\frica 1 often saw the (ueenslanders andfrequently had a yarn with them about old places. Many of them(I didt'nt find out their names Ibecause you mnt suhl a lot) were oldtirammar School I oys, and use to recall s hIool, escapades inl which" lobly " generally ligured. One of the Q..M.I. was an old friendof mine and was the owner of a (Cape cart whith l lie had comliman -

deered somewhere. HIt gave it to ime along witli t wo, sets of har-

ness and an alleged horse. but I was a day late in gioing for it, andmerely found a few spokes sti<king out of a lire, w llicli was all thatremained of it. .\s daresay your own papt rs told you thelHananalanders upheld thlie reputation o(f tIhn colonials in the field.

and were instrumiental in the capture of a " long trn ll" outside

Johannesburg. I was engaged on a more lpeaceflul errand than were

the contingenters, having gone over as correslpondent for soime NewZealand papers. I managed to get over a good deal of countryduring the live months I was in South Afiica. I went up with anexpedition from Victoria west to Kenhardt through relbel countrytor a start, but there was no fighting there and I only got laid outwith tlih fever a bit, and lived on (rushed w\\heat for imost otf tle timle.I recovere.l in time to join Lord I(,lobert's f orce at loemfonteinl, andsaw all the tights between there an'IlI 'retoria, which I ienteredl somehours before the troops. \\'hen I had seen tlie I'nion J;a k go upover Oom Paul's capital. I had had enough, and decided to returnto New Zealand as I was about played ,out, and I came town on a

troop train to Bloemfontein, and had a day's tight on the w\ay with

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one of Ie \Vet's commandos at Hloming Spruit. Hle shelled us foreight hour., and as we had no guns it was pretty sick. Ilowever,we we:'e relieved and I got away alright.

I shall Ie very glad to h 'ar from you when you have time towrite - Yours sincerely,

\V. I). CAMPBELL.-0----

IIR. J. H. HEXDIERSON.The news has reached us of the marriage of Mr. J. 1B.

Hlenderson, an old Science Master of t!'e school. Mr. Hender.son.now Queensland (;overnment Analyst, was sent home bIy theGovernment in the interests of science, and marked the importanceof the occasion by taking unto himself a wife.

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(.H... Notes.The Club Rooms have lately been well attended by the mem-

hers, the chief source of attraction Ibeing the billiard-table. It i-pleasing to see so many of the younger nimembtlers making such ilmprovement in their play. The billiard marker, (eorge Hunter,keeps his table in good condition, and members can always rely upolnhaving a good game from 3 p.m. till to p.mi. (ireat interest wa-shown in the Hiandicap Tournamlent (250 up), the H louse Committeehaving received 34 entries, a good iinumiler of w\\liich were from olimellmbers. The results ha\ve proved that the handicaps were ratlihesmall ; as a consequence the scratch men, with the exception of Mr.J. Ii. Carson ( 50 on), are the only competitors left in th the finals. Mi.A. I). (irahlia (40 behind scratch) has been most consistent in liis

play, and he will undoultedly win the Tournanient. lie awaits theresult of two games to meet his opponent in the final. Mi. T. i.Hall without doubt showed the greatest imilprovemlent amonL theyounger llelmltbers.

The lciHouse Colliiittee recei\ed witlh regret tlie resignation oliMr. (;. S. Croulch, owing to his being transferred to Towns\ille, andthus for a timie we will lose his genlial presence in tile Club IRlooms.His many friends will Ie glad to hear that lihe is doing well in hi-new sphliere, and that on Saturdlay, 2otli inst., hie lmade his firscentury for Ilis Cricket ('lub.

There is a flourishing clull in connection with tilhe Association.viz., the WXhist Club, which meets every T'hurslay evening at theClub Rooms. Members of the Associationl who desire to joini thi-clulb will be heartily welhomed byI tile present membiiilers,. w li artalway's willing to teach new memblers tlie game. As the financiaiycai has just begun, inteinding iiieiblers should join at once. Tlhiannual is Ionly 5s.

Thie Allnual )inner in connection with the \VWhist Club takeplace at the Caf- lEschenllagen on \Vednesday, Novenmber 7 th.\\hen no doubt tlih're w\ill be a full mieeting of members.

BRISBRNS

Grammar choo flaga3inc.

CONTENTS OF No. 7, Vol. III.

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School Institutions ... ..... ... 2

Editorial ... ........ .... ... 3

News from Mr. Roe ..... ...... ... 4In lemoriam (the late Mr. \V. \\'lsly ... .. 7

Annual Sports ... .. .. .. .. .. 7

C adets ... ... ... ... ... . . ..

'ootlhall .. . .. .... ro

Cricket ... ....... I

ITenis . ... .. 13

Lawn lennis (y I'. (. M.") .. I5

Lirary .. . . . 1,

'he (',)', w s Ila s1 , cSchool Notes .. 19

Exchanges ... ... 20

List of Sublscribers . . .. 20

.\ Narry Elsc ape ... 2

New\ s fr(IImii an ()id Mastcr .. 21

Mr. . . Henderson ... . 22

()ld oys' .\ssoiation (by A\. lc Kite) ... 22

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