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Occasional and O.M.A. Notes.

Sports, Friday, April 23. Parents' Evenings—Upper School, Tuesday, April 27.

Lower School, Thursday, April 29. School Concert, Saturday, May 1. Whitsuntide Holidays—

Founders' Day Service, May 20. Preacher: Rev. A. J . W I L S O N , D . D . , Vicar of Otdliam.

Resume, Wednesday, June 9. Foundation Scholarship Examination—

Monday, June 21, at 3-30. Monday, June 28, at 3-30. Tuesday, June 29, at 3-30.

O.T.C. Inspection, Saturday, June 26. Matriculation Exam., Tuesday, June 29—Thursday July 8. Speech Day, Monday, July 26. His Grace the Archbishop of

York will distribute the prizes at 2=30 p.m. Midsummer Term ends.

The Mayoress of Salford (Mrs. Worsley) has kindly consented to distribute the Sports prizes on April 23rd.

At a recent meeting- of the Fourth Centenary Conjmittee it was decided, on account of the war, to postpone the celebrations indefinitely.- It is certain, therefore, that nothing- will be done during the present year.

The Executive Council have also decided to abandon the O.M. Garden Party for this year.

34 OCCASIONAL A N D O.M.A. N O T E S .

Mr. F. B. Barker (O.M.) was one of the passengers on board the " Falaba " when she was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on Sunday, April 11th. He was ordered into the captain's gig, which he says would have been sufficiently loaded with eight people in it, but they managed to get fourteen men and a woman aboard. One man remained on the deck of the " Falaba " calmly taking photographs as if there was nothing unusual going on. Mr. Barker does not know if he escaped, but he certainly deserved to. The little boat and its occupants were observed by a trawler and eventually all were transferred to a British destroyer. The full account appears in a recent issue of the Blackpool Gazette-News.

Some weeks ago a number of Newton Heath ladies applied to the High Master for assistance in furnishing a house for Belgian families, their funds having been exhausted in previous efforts of the same kind. Mr. Ogden's workshop classes imme-diately embarked on a new trade, and within a week had made and painted a dressing-table, a wash-stand, a cupboard, a kitchen table, curtain-rods, shelves, and other articles of furniture, as if to the manner born. Miss A. E. Evans sent a letter of thanks which was much prized in the workshop.

The late Mr. William Patchett , K.C., formerly treasurer of the Inner Temple, bequeathed a sum of money to St. John's College, Cambridge, upon trust, to provide a Patchett scholarship or scholarships to be awarded for proficiency in Greek and Latin to pupils from the Manchester Grammar School. One condition is that each Patchett scholar must wear a like gown to that worn by the testator as a Somerset scholar at St. John's .

A list of O .M. ' s serving at the front, containing over 1,000 names, will shortly be on sale in pamphlet form, at the Receiver's office and elsewhere.

Mr. John Masefield, now doing Red Cross work in France, is President of the Manchester University Stage Society, and some

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time ago offered a prize for the best one-act play by a member thereof. The prize was awarded to Mr. L. du G. Peach (O.M.) for " The Man and the Moon ," which was performed at a recent meeting of the Society, and was very favourably commented on by " A .N.M." in the Manchester Guardian. Mr. Peach has also written a one-act comedy, " Sale by Auction," which was performed at the Prince's Theatre on April 14th.

Captain H. T. Dreschfeld, the donor of our Dreschfeld Boxing Trophy, died recently, to the great regret of the School and his fellow officers.

W A R I T E M S .

Mr. W . Paynter Noall, M.S. (Lond.), F .R.C.S. , is an old O.M. and Owens College student, who, after holding appoint-ments at Sheffield, Bradford, and London, settled down as Consulting Surgeon at York. He is now a . captain in the R.A.M.C. and will shortly leave for the front.

Lieut. Eric Robertson, slightly wounded by a periscope which was smashed by a sniper, has been sent to the Trianon hospital at Versailles, where we are glad to learn that he is making a good recovery.

M. Canochie has come all the way from Japan to be enrolled, but is not yet in any definite unit corps.

So many communications have been received from O.M. ' s at the front, in Egypt, and elsewhere, that it is impossible to do more than thank the senders collectively.

An O.M. in charge of one of the Y.M.C.A. huts in France writes that his work consists in painting up large and conspicuous notices, controlling all the ordering of stores and finances, leading

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the hymns on his fiddle, answering questions by his staff, by officers, by French carters bringing up supplies, and by soldiers. One day he himself cut up 60 seven-pound cakes into 2,160 slices, and they were all sold at Id. each. The stock of cigarettes in his hut alone is about 1,000,000.

R. S. Young, perhaps better known as " P ingy , " sends us a p.c. from Colombo. He is on his way with the New Zealand contingent for Egypt.

W e have received a letter, which deserves more notoriety than we can give it, from an O.M., complaining of the treatment he met with while endeavouring to serve his country in the present crisis. He was refused admission into Canada, and writes as follows:—

" A native of the British Empire is not a Canadian citizen until he has resided in Canada for a certain period and taken out naturalisation papers. I could have claimed Canadian domicile, but forfeited that claim by spending two years in the U.S.A. Now what do you think of that for a law? Here's an able-bodied man . . . an Englishman, a citizen of the British Empire, reduced to his last few dollars in consequence of the long railway journey, knocking at the doors of England's foremost colony, asking for a chance to offer his life for the Empire, and met with a flat refusal, . . . . locked in a room like a criminal, and deported on the next train as " a rejected alien 1 "

Fortunately the British Consul proved more sympathetic than the immigration officials, and, after a severe medical exainina-tion, a promising recruit was secured for the Canadian Mounted Rifles.

Alec Moodie is in charge of the Y.M.C.A. tent at Havre. * * * *

W e publish, at the end of this number, the additional list of O.M.A. members, since the last issue.

Contributions, other than those relating to the O.M.A., will be received by Mr. C. L. Barnes, at the School.

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O.M. Chronicle.

Langfofd, A. S., 2nd place Final Examination, Chartered Accountants, has been awarded the prize given by the Manchester Chartered Accountants Students ' Society.

Dr. I. L. Kandel, Ph .D. , Associate of Teachers ' College, Columbia, has been appointed lecturer on Foreign Educational Systems.

Mr. Herbert N. Norris has published " Letters to a Niece on New Church S u b j e c t s " and " Flaxman, Blake, Coleridge and other Men of Genius, influenced by Swedenborg."

S. Croskell has gained a boy clerkship in the Civil Service, and Donald F. V. Page a Second Division clerkship.

F. A. K. Park has passed the Medical Preliminary at Edinburgh University.

Mr. James Macdonald, late Clerk to the Guardians of the Township of Manchester, has been appointed to the important post of Clerk to the united Board of Guardians of the new Manchester Union.

B. A. G. Edelston, passed Medical Preliminary, Edinburgh University.

Mr. Bruton has contributed another article on " Roman Britain " to the last volume of " The Year 's W o r k in Classics " (1914).

A book entitled " Oxford Sketches," which was published anonymously last April, is, we are informed, by Lieut. C. & B. Williams, who has also composed two trios for piano, violin and 'cello, and has other works in hand. He is at present in charge of the Depot Company, 6th Devons.

Mr. W . Maxwell Reekie has been appointed Hon. Secretary of the Royal Manchester Institution.

J . H. King, who matriculated last year from the Modern Trans. , was wounded with bullet in the left thigh at Neuve Chapelle, but we are glad to say he is now convalescent.

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Honours List

Gibson, Arnold M., Caius College, Cambridge, Prize for Musical Composition (a Fantasia for violin and piano, which will be performed at the next meeting of the Manchester Musical Society).

Sever, J . , St. John's College, Oxford, awarded Gladstone Memorial Prize (£20 worth of books).

Shaer, J. , 1st class Classical Mods., Oxford. Ellis, T. H., 2nd class ,, ,, ,, Horn, T. ,, ,, ,, Lemberger, J. , ,, ,, ,, „ Higham, Joseph, appointed Lecturer, School of Mines,

Johannesburg. Breakell, A. Stanley, Grammar School, Skipton, appointed Scout

Master. Edelston, E. B. A., passed 1st M.B. and Ch.B., Manchester

University.

O B I T U A R Y .

J. H. W . W O R T H I N G T O N (1869-1915). " He took me my first year at the School, and he was the first

Master who made me feel I could do Mathematics." It was just the feeling we all had. He made us feel we could do i t : he gave even the weak-kneed confidence in their own power. There was the problem, at first sight a staggerer, but he taught us how to set down bit by bit all we knew about it, and when we had done that, we found we had the clue to the solution. The papers tell us in their obituary notices the events of his life, how he was educated at Preston Grammar School, took his degree at London, and came from Monmouth Grammar School to Manchester in 1902. They tell us how he was great at all kinds of games and captain of the Volunteers in the pre-Territorial days. But only Ulula can tell us of what he was to the School: how he helped us with the chess club, and was a member of the team which swept up the trophies in 1908-9; how he gave us lectures at the Natural History Society, what he and Mrs. Worthington were to the fellows at Hilton Hall when he was house-master. How near

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the School was to his hear t ! In the fever of his last illness he was constantly speaking of it. In his last clear moments of conscious-ness on the day before he died it was in his thoughts. All that we owe to him as teacher and as friend can never be said. Let one letter speak for hundreds of us :

It has come to me as a terrible shock to read in to-day's paper a notice of the death of Mr. Worthington, the more so as I did not know that he was ill.

" I was under him in ' delta ' for a year—a year when I enjoyed my Mathematical work, though I never liked my subject. To me Mr. Worthington has always stood as the teacher who took more interest in the boys at the bottom of his form than in those at the top. He never failed to distinguish the boys who worked from those who were not working. The only fault he could not endure was sheer idleness.

" I myself was never near the top of his form, but at the Midsummer examination 1 came out much higher. 1 have always prized, and now shall doubly prize, his words to me : ' You have done well and I am glad, for I know how you have worked.' "

Strong in duty, gentle in the exercise of power, wise in counsel, true in friendship—such was he whom we have lost.

In the last week before half term he was far from well. He should not really have been at School. It was only his strong will that brought him. " There have been so many away , " he said. On Friday the Doctor insisted on his going home. Pneumonia set in, and pleurisy on the top of pneumonia* but what the Doctor feared most was a certain weakness of the heart. On Monday morning, March 8th, the news was better, but in the afternoon came a wire to say he had passed peacefully away at noon. W e laid his mortal remains to rest on the following Thursday, within sight of the beautiful old church at Nantwich, and some of us, when we are cycling through Cheshire, will turn aside for a few minutes, seek out the spot, and pay a tribute to the memory of an old comrade, teacher, friend.

R. DONE. Done was not long at the School; he entered in 1904 and

left in 1906. It was in 4a that I first got to know him. I do not know what kind of reputation 4a enjoys now, but the 4a of 1905-6

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—the first form taken by Mr. Merryweather—was conspicuous not only for whole-hearted work and whole-hearted play, but for whole-heartedness in everything-. And this spirit, it seems to me, was reflected in no one better than Done. A fine all-round sportsman, he helped to win several trophies for the form, and the zest and vigour with which he played were a delight to watch. In those days, too, form magazines were coming into vogue, and I remember the timidity with which I, much the younger of the two, asked him to collaborate in a paper to be called " La Crit ique." I still have the lines he handed over to me, written neatly on half-sheets—humorous verse which still strikes me as remarkably good in its way, buoyant and easy, and without any but the most decorative of malice. And behind all this there were deeper qualities to be guessed a t : frankness, loyalty to his con-victions, staunchness in his friends and a fearlessness which never deserted him. It is strange to think that he is already gone from u s ; but, after all, nothing could have been more natural than his going out to fight, and he himself would have desired no better death than the one which has now overtaken him on the battle-fields of France. A. A. F.

With the Canadians in the Trenches. An old Manchester Grammar School boy, who is a sergeant

in the Canadian contingent, writes to his father in Manchester : " For the last week we have been very busy. Last Sunday

we had a fourteen-mile march from our old billets to our present ones. To-morrow we are off again. And what a full week! On Tuesday night we marched four miles into the trenches, and not the reserve trenches, either. On that night we were sand-wiched in with a famous Irish regiment. Each man had a Regular at his side to show him the ropes. Since then we have been in twice for twenty-four hours each, the only difference being that each of our platoons held its own piece of trench, right in the firing line. The last times have been with a crack regiment of kilties. Our platoon had its piece of trench, and on its right and left was a platoon of the Jocks. To-morrow we are off to another

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portion of the line to do our work as a battalion. W e never expected to be in it so soon. Of course we have had some casualties, the sergeant who took the small snaps I last sent home being- killed the second time in. He was shot clean through the head. In fact, all our boys who have been hit have been shot in the head, mainly through not being cautious enough. The Germans certainly have brought sniping down to a fine art.

" My respect for the British Tommies has gone up many hundredfold, because of the princely way they have acted towards us in the trenches. They gave us their tinned stuff to eat, their tea, their cigarettes, and coke (the last being a most important i tem; quite as important as the food). The Kilties especially were fine. One sergeant gave me a waterproof which they wear —a most useful affair. The sergeant major lent me a pair of waders, both rights, and gave me a small Lee-Enfield rifle which I had casually said I would like to get hold of! They were fine. And what they have gone through this winter! I t ' s bad enough now in the trenches with wet, cold feet from the time you go in until you come out. The boys are fine. Still, things are getting better all the time, and as the spring comes it will be almost comfortable."

Two Sonnets to Virgil.

I. Oft have I stood upon a lonely strand,

To view the splendour of the sunset sea Rising in all its pomp and pageantry.

Then have I heard the breakers, loud and grand, Come thund'ring on toward the trembling land,

And seen each with another in its wake Ride in, a proud, majestic thing, to break

And swirl in murm'r ing shallows o'er the sand. Between the crashing of each shattered wave,

The while the next was gath ' r ing for its rush, A distant booming in some ocean cave

Has o 'er the waters wafted thro' the hush, Until from o'er the bosom of the sea Night has rolled in and overshrouded me.

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I I . So , m i g h t y Vi rg i l , from thy t h r o b b i n g lyre

Did the m e l o d i o u s m e a s u r e s g r a n d l y roll, L ike g l i d i n g w a t e r s w h e l m i n g o ' e r t he soul .

W h e n t h o u m a d ' s t mus ic , all the b a r d i c choi r And e ' e n t h e s i n g i n g sea w e r e h u s h ' d , a s h i g h ' r ,

O n b reezes waf ted t o w a r d the t r e m b l i n g sky , Q u i v ' r i n g w i t h sou l - re jo ic ing h a r m o n y ,

Did thy serenely-f lowing s t r a i n s a s p i r e . U n e q u a l l e d m a k e r of m a j e s t i c s o u n d ,

W i t h a d o r a t i o n t r emu lous , I hai l T h y M u s e !—but wi th t hy s i n g i n g e c h o i n g round ,

H o w c a n m y h a l t i n g u t t e r a n c e b u t fail? A si lent a w e w e r e h i g h e s t p r a i s e of thee , As a t t he m i g h t y m u s i c of t he sea .

G . H A R R I S O N .

Extracts from O.M.'s at the Front.

On each side of us are batteries of field artillery. Last night there was a regular scrap. It starts this way. All is quiet except for a little sniping in the distance and the occasional rattle of a machine gun. Suddenly whizz— plop—zzzz—plop—-zzz—plop, etc.—the German guns are at it. Out we run, star shells flying about. They drop just like Roman candles, green in colour, half a dozen star shells in succession. Then more whizzing and more explosions on our right. Where are our guns? Suddenly on our left—bang— whizz—zzz—and faintly in the distance plop 1 Again and again they go. Now the batt. on our right joins in, shells buzzing over our heads. This lasts for five minutes, then all is quiet. We have shut them up. Cheers for the gunners. That much for the artillery, fine fellows.

By the way, I told you I was in the same div. as Amy. I took my platoon yesterday afternoon for a route march, our guns firing over our heads incessantly, and it's jolly uncomfortable, too. At last we turned west and got behind the guns and were trudging along, saw two fellahs on horses. What if this were Amy ? thought I. Nice fellah, all the same. By Jove ! it is Amy. I swallowed a shriek and toddled along (the roads are narrow in these parts). ' Well, Amy, and how are you? " He simply fell off his horse. " Halt! " yelled I. " Good God, brother." Chortles. We giggled, men stared. Felt embarrassed. Could not speak. Described where we were billeted, as he said he could come over that evening. Incidentally I showed

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them a mile out of our way in my excitement. I don't remember any more of that route march.

Towards evening I was setting a Guard in our farm yard. In rode Amy. Was at once accosted by my Guard. 1 chatted to set the new guard with a formality that would have done credit to Whitehall (according to Amy) and then went and joined Amy, who had, meanwhile, been rescued by Shaw. Had tea together. Saw Whalley and had dinner, and then he departed about nine o'clock. What an evening 1

(Amy—Amyas Macgregor, with the London Engineers.) From H. L. B.

I am at present stationed at the Citadel Hospital, Cairo, and am kept fairly busy with medical and surgical work. Previous to this I was at Heliopolis with the 2nd F.A., except for a month at Kantara, where I was, to my delight, attached to a Ghurka regiment. If I wasn't an Englishman I think I should like to be a Ghurka. They are great little fellows—though they nearly accounted for me when I arrived at their camp. It seems they had had orders to shoot " strays " on sight, and I arrived in the early hours of the morning, not knowing where I was going. So I was challenged and asked for a countersign—which I didn't know, and so underwent the ordeal of being covered by two rifles and jabbered at for a good quarter of an hour. There was only one thing to do—nothing—and 1 did it. This must have saved me, and I was eventually captured and marched in by a guard of the little beggars waving naked kukris. Two aviators who were shot recently— •one British, the other a Frenchman—whilst approaching a Gurkha camp, were not so fortunate.

Visit to Hugh Oldham Lads' Club.

The annual visit to the Hugh Oldham Lads' Club took place on Friday, March 26th. The Club was open for inspection at seven o'clock. At 7-15 the boxing and gymnastic display was held, which, although perhaps not up to •the standard of previous years, owing to the absence of 145 of the older members at their country's call, showed what can be accomplished with limited room and apparatus, given keenness and competent instruction. This was particularly noticeable when small boys, after having been lifted on to the horizontal bar, proceeded to do grand circles.

Following the display we adjourned to the concert hall, where for a few •moments an unofficial orchestra blended its strains with those of the official

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one with a remarkable effect. The farce entitled " My Turn Next " was performed with great vigour, and the evident enjoyment which the actors themselves took in the various humorous situations soon communicated itself to the audience. The piece was admirably staged and managed, and it was impossible not to enjoy it. The next turn was waiting for us upstairs in the shape of a luxurious feast of coffee, sandwiches and cakes, to which, needless to say, thorough justice was done. Here the wisdom of the authorities in fixing the date of the function for the Friday after, instead of before, the Steeplechase, became evident.

On leaving the club we formed up outside in a serried mass, and marched off at a rapid rate, accompanied by the strains of the aforementioned unofficial orchestra.

Our best thanks are due to all the officers and members of H.O.L.C. who combined to give us so enjoyable an evening.

Officers' Training Corps.

The transfer of Captain Potts and Lieut, (now Captain) Mumford was a serious blow to the Corps, and the work of equipping and drilling the large number of recruits has proceeded but slowly in consequence. The work of administration has been very heavy and is only now taking satisfactory shape. Indeed, but for the energy of the senior N.C.O.'s the affairs of the- Corps would have been considerably in arrear, and the C. O.'s thanks are due to Coy.-Sgt.-Major Lonsdale, Coy.-Qr. Sgt. Hildage, and Sergts. Simpson and Higham for loyal service readily given. Few can have any idea of the amount of work done by them in the chilly office under the slates.

Fortunately, it has been possible to proceed with the actual training without interruption. The Company parades twice a week on the Chetham Ground, kindly placed at our disposal by the Feoffees. Through the generosity of the Mayor and Corporation of Salford we are able to disport ourselves over some forty acres of rough ground at Pendleton. It would be difficult to find another spot so suitable and at the same time so conveniently situated. Our more ambitious manoeuvres are carried out near Ramsbottom, where we have the run of several square miles of magnificent moorland, kindly offered by the Earl of Derby. The Bury and District Joint Water Board has also kindly offered us the use of an adjacent tract of country.

Here it was that on January 7th we held our memorable field days in the foulest weather imaginable. Thanks to the co-operation of the Scouts, we were able to carry out successfully a somewhat ambitious scheme. In spite of the dense fog and the incessant downpour, there were no mishaps, and, best of

O F F I C E R S ' TRAINING CORPS. 45 all, no grumbling. Indeed, the cheerfulness shown by all concerned, down to the smallest scout, in spite of the fatiguing nature of the work, was splendid.

During the Christmas holidays the services of the N.C.O.'s were offered to and accepted by Colonel Cook, commanding the 23rd Bn. Manchester Regiment. Lonsdale, Hildage, Simpson, Higham, Hadfield, and Hopwood spent several days acting as section commanders at Hyde Road, and their efforts were evidently so highly appreciated that when Headquarters were moved to Morecambe, Colonel Cook took Lonsdale and Hildage with him, where they gained an experience which has already been of great value to the Corps.

On the whole, things are now well under way, and nothing is wanted except full numbers on parade every day. The Contingent is now at full strength (130), and vacancies are filled from the waiting list, and in no other way.

As a result of the efforts exerted by Mr. Garnett and all the others who helped to make the School play a success, the Corps funds have benefited to the extent of £31 6s. We have also to record a handsome donation from Mrs. Buckle, of Brandlesholme Hall, Bury.

Scripture Union.

The meetings this term have been well attended, there being an average of about 90.

The speakers have been Mr. Madden, Mr. Hartley, Rev. A. W. R. Dunstan, Mr. Chatterton, the High Master, Rev. A. H. Jeff, Mr. R. Louis, and Rev. W. H. Finney.

Many of last year's members have not yet obtained their cards ; will they please see the secretary at once. R. M. B.

Literary Society.

A meeting was held on November 9th last at which Mr. Cuming Walters, editor of the City News, read a paper on ' ' Dickens and Foreign Travel," the object of which was to prove that Dickens could be justly regarded as the prime instigator of the Entente Cordiale with France. Dickens was born in an age in which every-thing foreign, and particularly everything French, was regarded with " Podsnappian"

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feelings of prejudice and contempt, mingled with compassion. In 1843, at the age of 31, Dickens started a tour on the Continent, and conceived a lively sympathy for the French, with which he infected the British nation. He was the first to introduce a spirit of toleration into England with regard to international affairs.

The meetings of the Society on November 23rd and December 10th were devoted to a reading of " The School for Scandal."

On December 21st, Mr. Gibson, ex-secretary of the society, read a paper on " Rabinclranath Tagore," whom he did not hesitate to pronounce the greatest genius of the day. Tagore's first great effort was his love-poetry ; later followed philo-sophical and religious poetry. His philosophy aims at a realisation of the infinite, and a harmony with Nature, to be attained by introspection ; but with this must be coupled a life of strenuous action ; communication with the world must not be renounced. Regarding the question of evil, Tagore is only interested in knowing whether evil is final and absolute ; when we view life as a whole, evil is swallowed up in the general good. Tagore has many other interests ; music, education, and the Indian national movement engross his attention. Several excellent quotations were read, and a soliloquy by Mr. Golding followed.

On February 1st a portion of Norman Angell's " Prussianism and its Destruc-tion," was read and criticised. The main point dwelt on was the difficulty of a settlement and the danger of merely transferring the camp of Prussianism from Germany to other States of Europe. A short discussion followed.

Debating Society.

On November 13th, Hignett presiding, Freedlander moved that " in the opinion of this house, a system of State Trading is not desirable." The speaker seemed chiefly aggrieved at the poor quality of French matches and tobacco, to say nothing of the railways. The conclusive argument for the motion was that under State Trading the workers would work less for more pay. In opposing, Fasnacht declined to give an expert opinion on French tobacco, but suggested that the proposer's knowledge of French railways was a trifle inadequate. He reminded the mover that there were railways in other parts of the world than France, ana that they were almost all nationalised. Beddy, supporting, had a very high opinion of human nature, which, he urged, needed competition—presumably the more the better. Summerfield was enthusiastic about corporation trams. Norcross, while urging his unique ignorance of the subject, confessed that Montenegrin railways left

D E B A T I N G SOCIETY. 47 nothing to be desired. With great acumen Porter perceived no essential difference between the distribution of water and the distribution of milk. Brooke, Rayman, and Ilignett also spoke. Of those who had the temerity to vote, four were in favour of and six against the motion.

On November 27th, Brooke, in moving that " Russia is an undesirable ally," demonstrated conclusively the valuable soporific effect of the " far monotone " in which his speech was delivered. He confided to a representative of Ulula that the main point of his indictment was that the Russian Government was absolutely callous, as was proved in many ways. The opposer, Edwards, sufficiently roused himself to paint a pathetic verbal picture of the quiet beauty of the Russian character. In a maiden speech, Barton, the sincerity of whose remarks was only rivalled by their irrelevance, contributed more heat than light to the discussion. Bradley was sufficiently unpoetical to attempt to consider the proposer's remarks in the light of reason. His unsympathetic realism all but spoilt the effect of the mover's speech. Mounsey was artfully and basely utilitarian in his attitude. Light deprecated the ambiguity of the motion. The effect of Horn's forensic rhetoric in confessing ignorance of the subject was rather spoilt when he declared Constantinople to be at the entrance to the Mediterannean. Failing to appreciate the gravity of their decision, the house unanimously rejected the motion.

Music Study Circle.

On Friday, February 5th, the first meeting of the term was held. The pro-gramme was devoted to the works of Handel and Bach Mr. Warman gave a brief sketch of the careers of the two composers, and showed that, though their names are often coupled, the contrast between them is as sharp as that between light poetry and philosophy. The programme commenced with Handel's Fifth Organ Concerto (arranged as a pianoforte duet), played by Rushworth and Norcross. Mr. Bridge Peters, who had kindly consented to help us, sang in his masterly way " Si tra i ceppi" (Berenice) and " Ombra mai fu " (Serse), which were later followed by " Honour and Arms" and "Arm, arm, ye brave." A violin sonata in A, played by J. Youel, showed what beauty the composer could obtain from his simple airs. F. W. Walton's rendering of " How beautiful are the feet" from the " Messiah," and "Where'er you walk" (Semale), was much appreciated by the audience.

The second part of the programme, consisting of works of Bach, was opened by Messrs. Barnes and Broadhurst, who played the Gavotte and Bourree, from an

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orchestral suite, in the arrangement for four hands. A piano fugue, rendered by Mr. W. S. Booth (O.M.), and the pianoforte duet arrangement of the G minor Organ Fugue (Messrs. Booth and Broadhurst) were most enjoyable It was no doubt due to the greater depth of Bach's music as compared with Handel's—so that it seems meaningless to those who hear it for the first time—that these two fugues were not more appreciated. The last chorus in the Passion Music (St. Matthew) on the organ gave an instance of the sublime heights to which only Bach could attain.

On Wednesday, February 24th, through the kindness of Mr. W. Eller, a display of eurhythmies was given in the Gymnasium by pupils of Dr. Keighley, of the Manchester Royal College of Music. The novelty and interest attaching to this subject attracted a large attendance. Examples were given of beating two against three, three against four, and so on, at the same time ; head, hands, and feet being employed in these movements, which are most efficacious in teaching self-control. There followed several eurhythmic dances, the best being perhaps the illustration of a Fugue of Bach. The entries of the subject, counter-subject and episode, etc., were typified by the entrance of dancers who take up their places in the dance-movement, just as each part of the Fugue takes its place in the music. Other items of interest were an illustration in dance-movement of Mendelssohn's " Spring Song," and a solo, " The Rose." Dr. Keighley pointed out the importance and the value of the system.

Friday, March 5th, was devoted to Schumann's works. The whole of the programme was carried out by Miss J. H. Brown, whose previous visit had given such evidence of her ability as a pianist. Mr. Barnes spoke of the low state of musical composition in Schumann's time, and the revolt against it by the " Davidites." The principal features of Schumann's life were touched upon, his distaste for the law, upon which he had embarked in obedience to his father's wishes, his choice of a musical career, his marriage with Clara Wieck, the style and originality of his compositions, songs, pianoforte pieces, and orchestral music. Miss Brown's selection included the " Etudes Symphoniques," three " Romances," the " Prophet-bird " and " Hunting Song " from the " Waldscenen." The first, an extremely arduous piece, was played with every refinement of skill, and was much enjoyed ; the remainder were in lighter vein, demanding qualities of taste and delicacy to which Miss Brown was fully equal.

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Model Engineering Society.

On Wednesday, October 28th, J. H. Thom exhibited a model paddle-wheel steamer, driven by a clock-work motor. The boat was particularly interesting as being a rebuild of an electrically driven, screw-propelled vessel.

On November 11th, by the kindness of the General Manager, a party of model engineers and scouts visited the school of signalling at Victoria Station. An interesting and instructive lecture was delivered by Mr. Davies, one of the staff of the Superintendent of the line, to whom our warmest thanks are due.

On Wednesday, November 25th, R. Hoffmann read a short paper upon "Modern Military Aircraft." He described the aeroplanes and airships in use at the present time in France, illustrating various points with diagrams.

The last meeting of the term was held on December 9th, when the secretary gave a demonstration on the making of a No. O gauge signal. Prominence was given to the casting (in lead) of the necessary metal parts.

Dramatic Society.

At the annual meeting, held on January 20th, the following were elected officers for the year :—President, the High Master; Vice-Presidents, Mr. Garnett and Mr. King ; Treasurer, P. J- C. Thornley ; Secretary, T. R. Chatfield ; Committee, D. R. V. Williams, C. H. Burnag'e, J. C. Barrow, and R. Heap.

It was decided to hold meetings fortnightly on Wednesdays.

On February 3rd the members of the Society read Act I. of Love's Labour's Lost.

The subscription is 6d. a year, payable at once to the Treasurer, and new members will be welcomed.

T. R . C.

Lower School Library.

Open to all at 3-15 every Monday and Thursday. Subscription, 3d. per term. The Library contains over 500 books. H. D. EVANS, Librarian.

H U M A N E BADGES.

School Library.

The following have recently been added :—

Cambridge History of English Literature, Vol. XI. Wilson's Juvenal. Mahan : Influence of Sea Power on History. Mahan : Sea Power and the French Revolution. Bennett: Liberty. Fisher : Bonapartism. Acton : Lectures on Modern History. Mackinder : Britain and British Seas. Dickinson : The Greek View of Life. Macaulay : History of England, Vol. V. Speeches on British Foreign Policy. Charles Lamb : Works and Letters (12 vols.). Harmsworth Atlas. Green, J. R. : Conquest of England. Green, J. R. : Making of England. Freeman, E. A. : Sketches from the Subject, Neighbour Lands of

Venice.

Gymnastic Competition.

Modern Sixth— Upper. Modern Mid. Third—Middle. Prep. 4—Lower.

GYMNASTIC EIGHT. A. Knowles, 1; A. H. Frankenberg, 2 ; J. A. Macdonald. 3 ; G. S.

Kanshaw, 4 ; R. Vincent, 5 ; G. H. Taylor, 6 ; J. B. Horn and J. Harris, 7 and 8.

Humane Badges.

The following were awarded Badges by the Humane Society for the Hundred of Salford at the competition held in December last :—Daniel M. Evans, Frank B. Cunningham, John N. Hallett, James R. Parsons, Reginald H. Colling, and Arthur Knowles.

SCOUTS.

Scouts.

FIRST CLASS BADGES.

The following have been awarded badges at a meeting of the Manchester Examining Committee, held on Friday last:—

Troop I.—P. L. Birnage ( I),P. L. Watson, P. L. Nuttall. Troop II.—Acting A.S.M. Brown, P. L. Coles, P. L. Tetlow. Troop III.—Acting A.S.M. Slee, Acting A.S.M. Francis, P. L. Lazarus,

P. L. Allott, P. L. Atkinson. Troop IV.—P. L. Dawe, Second Wood.

P. L. Birnage, Troop I, has also gained a Marksman's badge.

A. H. HOPE, Exam. Controller.

SCOUT EXAMINATION, MARCH, 1915, FOR HANDYMAN BADGE.

Passed:—Troop I : Dawson, S. M., Parker, R. W., Fairhurst, H.,* Johnson, C. B., Walmsley. Troop II : Wilde, G.,* Nidd, J. A. P.* Troop III : Lewis, E. H., Southern, W. G.,* Walker, C. L., Atkinson, R. de E.,* Lea, C * Troop IV : Burtles, R.

* With distinction.

COOK'S BADGE.

The following have been awarded badges for successful cooking at the Christmas or half-term camp :

Troop I.—P. L. Nuttall, Sec. Eckersley, Sec. Warren, Sec. Donnelly, Scout Kemp.

Troop III.—P.L. Lindop, Scout Kalteisen.

The First Class Badge is really of some value, and our boys have earned it well; the subjects required are : Swimming, Signalling, Ambulance and Life-saving, Cooking, Map Reading, estimating distances, heights, areas, -weights and numbers, pioneering. In addition a First Class Scout must have 11- in the bank and must have caught and trained a tenderfoot.

Boxing.

Heavy Weight Winner.—W. D. Stott, M5a. Light Weight Winner.—E. Y. Scarlett, Sc.Tr.

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Association Football.

SCHOOL v. BRIGHTON GROVE COLLEGE (in lieu of Manchester Technical School 2nd).

Played at Fallowfield on Wednesday, February 17th. A number of changes had taken place in the team since the last match, Frankenberg coming into Haygarth's place at inside right, and Orr and J. F. Harrison coming into the half-back line. Immediately after the kick-off our opponents took the offensive, but School soon settled down and the game became very even, until after about 30 minutes' play Marquis scored, following a pretty dribbling run. Half-time came with the score unaltered. On the resumption of the game our opponents kicked off with a tremendous rush, and proceeded to play exceedingly strenuous, if not very skilful, football. Our goal had some very narrow escapes, but Thornley dealt admirably with all the shots that came along. In spite of the exertions of the College forwards, however, we added a second goal, Frankenberg scoring from a centre from Marquis. We continued to enjoy a fair share of the game, and towards the end the fury of the opposing attack had somewhat spent itself. The score of 2—0 in our favour represents accurately enough the comparative merits of the teams, and our new opponents provided us with as interesting a game as any this season. As to our own play, the combination of the forwards was none too good, and the kicking of the half-backs was at times distinctly wild.

Team : Thornley ; Shorrocks and Swann ; Harrison (J. F.), Rhodes and Orr ; Jones, Frankenberg, Harris, Marquis and Bowden.

SCHOOL v. BOLTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

At the Cliff, on Wednesday, February 24th. The ground was in a very bad condition, and an icy wind made falls in the mud very uncomfortable, to say the least of it. Playing into the goal on the street side, we took the offensive at the very outset, Frankenberg at inside right narrowly failing to score in the first fifteen seconds. We continued to press, and it was not long before the first goal was scored, the Bolton goalkeeper completely misjudging a shot from Marquis. A few minutes later Bowden added another, and at half-time the score stood 2—0 in our favour. When the game was resumed we were still more aggressive, and the Bolton forwards, who, although skilful and combining well, were small, never penetrated far into our half. Frankenberg soon added a third goal, and Rhodes a fourth, from a ground shot into the corner. Before time the first-named gave us our fifth. In

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spite of the fact that the School team were superior both in skill and weight, and that the issue never seemed in doubt, the game was thoroughly enjoyable and without a dull moment.

Team : Rhodes ; Shorrocks and Swann ; Orr, Rhodes and Harrison (J.) Jones, Frankenberg, Harris, Marquis and Bowden.

O T H E R R E S U L T S .

At the Cliff, Saturday, February 27th : School, 4 ; Alumni A.F.C., 0.

At the Cliff, Saturday, March 6th : School, 1 ; Masters, 3.

FOOTBALL SEASON, 1914-15.

Owing to the fact that many clubs were unable to play football during the last season because of the great " International " game now in progress, School was deprived of a number of the best matches. With three exceptions, the teams which the first team did meet were easily overcome, as will be seen from the table below, and an excellent record was achieved.

As for the other teams, all have done exceedingly well. Best of all, everybody has been keen, and there has not been the slightest difficulty in keeping seven teams going.

We take this opportunity to thank the Masters, and especially Messrs. Meek, Green and Heywood, for the active interest they have taken in the football; also A. J. B. Orr and K. C. Beddy for the able way in which they have looked after the 2nd and 3rd elevens respectively.

Goals p. W. D. L. For Agst. Percentage

1st XI. .. 19 . . 16 . . 0 . . 3 . . 68 17 .. 84.21 2nd XI. 18 . . 8 . . 2 . . 8 . . 55 53 .. 50.00 3rd XI 15 . 7 . . 1 . . 7 . . 39 30 .. 50.00 4th XI. 12 . . 8 . . 3 . . 1 . . 54 11 .. 79.17 "Under 14" XI. 14 . . 6 . . 3 . . 5 . . 65 32 .. 53.57 5th XI. 2 . . 2 . . 0 . . 0 . . 12 3 — "Under 13" XI. 2 . 0 . . 0 . . 2 . . 11 19 —

CHARACTERS OF THE FIRST TEAM.

2 H. G. R H O D E S (Goal).—Played since Christmas. Sure eye ; manages all shots equally well and clears smartly.

4 P. J. C. THORNLEY (Goal).—Kept a good goal for the first half of the season during Rhodes's absence. Not so very good at ground shots; clears well. Thoroughly deserved his colours.

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5 D . M. SHORROCKS (Right Full Back).—Took some time to settle down to his new position, but developed into a sound defender.

4 L. SWANN (Left Full Back).—Very good back. Perfectly safe; low, sure kick. Played consistently well.

2 A. R H O D E S (Centre Half-Back).—A good, vigorous (often too vigorous) half. Makes excellent use of his head. Tackles well, but might improve his passing.

4 J . HARRISON (Left Half-Back).—A splendid half. Cool; knows how, when and where to pass. Safe kick with either foot. Should not wander among the forwards.

5 O. M. JONES (Right Outside).—Rather a disappointment. Did not show the form expected. Recovered towards the end of the season, but nearly lost the use of his right foot.

1 J . E. HAYGARTH (Right Inside)..—Troubled with a wretched knee throughout the season, and consequently not always able to show the brilliant form of past seasons. Overworked as secretary, but did not mind.

3 J . HARRIS (Centre Forward).—A capable leader of the attack. Uses weight to advantage. Powerful kick with either foot; good shot, but slow to seize opportunities.

5 F. MARQUIS (Left Inside). Excellent player individually. Passes nicely when he does pass. Very tricky, but rather weak in front of goal. Should make a fine leader of the attack next season.

4 J . P. BOWDEN (Left Outside).—Hard worker. Very good control over ball. Plays no fancy tricks but always makes for goal. Centres well and shoots whenever he sees an opening. A. H. F.

1 A. H. FRANKENBERG (Right Half).—The outstanding man of the team. Exceedingly agile ; easily adapts himself to any position. As a half showed perfect judgment, and in the latter part of the season filled the right inside position with marked success. A thoroughly capable and popular captain. J. E. H.

1 1st XI. Colours, Season 1912-13 (Easter) 2 3 4 5

1913-14 (Christmas) 1913-14 (Easter) . 1914-15 (Christmas) 1914-15 (Easter)

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The Roll of Honour. ADDITIONAL LIST.

" Give me leave therefore without offence always to live and die in this mind ; that he is not worthy to live at all that for fear of danger of death shunneth his country's service and his own honour; seeing that death is inevitable and the fame of virtue immortal."

S i r HUMPHREY GILBERT ( 1 5 3 9 - 1 5 8 3 . )

KILLED IN ACTION. Stringer, Gerald Moffatt, Lieut., 13th Cheshire Regiment, killed March

15th; crushed by motor lurry while on duty at Ringwood, near Bournemouth.

Done, R. Spencer, W. B. P.

FIELD OFFICERS.

Fennel, T. L., Major, O.C. 5th Cheshire Regiment Kelly, A. J., Brigadier-General Pilcher, A. J., Lieut.-Col., R.E. Smallman, A. B., Major, R.A.M.C.

NEW NAMES.

Aldred, A., Pte., 20th S. Bn. P.S. Royal Fusiliers Andrew, G. P., Captain, Indian Reserve of Officers attached to 1st

S. Lancashire Regiment Andrew, W., Lieut., Veterinary Corps Astle, H. C., Lance-Corporal, Lanes. Hussars, Yeomanry Bailey, G., Lieut., E. Lanes. Field Ambulance Bates, F., Pte., 20th S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers Beam, F. A., M.B., CH.B., Lieut., R.A.M.C., Black Watch Bn. Beswick, S., Pte., 2nd/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Birrell, W., Pte., A.S.C. (M.T.) Blackstock, R., Sergt., P.S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers Booth, R., Pte., R.G.A. Bowes, Roy, Pte., 4th Bn. Royal Fusiliers Bowman, F., Pte., 6th Manchester Regiment Boyes, R., Pte., 21st S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers

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Brentnall, C. G., Lieut., 6th Lanes. Fusiliers Bn. R.A.M.C. (T.) Buckley, C., Pte., 20th (S.) Bn. Manchester Regiment Butterfield, J. G., 2nd Lieut., Rl. Palatine Artillery Burgess, A., 2nd Lieut., 12th S. Bn. Cheshire Regiment Burn, H., 2nd Lieut. Calcutt, C. P., Pte., 19th (S.) Bn. Royal Fusiliers Cannell, F. E., Pte., 20th Service Bn. Royal Fusiliers Carson, T., 2nd Lieut., 2nd East Lanes. Brig. Bn., R.F.A. Challenor, L. 'P., Lieut., 2nd Field Amb. (T.) Bn. R.A.M.C. Clarke, L., 2nd Lieut., 13th Bn. Manchester Regiment Clark, H., Lance-Corporal, 6th Manchester Regiment Clark, A., Pte., King's Royal Rifles Craven, E., Recruiting Officer in W. Command Crawshaw, E., 2nd Lieut., E. Lanes. Fusiliers Crawshaw, G., Lieut., 5th (Res.) East Lanes. (T.), R.A.M.C. Crawshaw, J. E., 2nd Lieut., 13th Manchester Regiment Crump, R. H., Corporal, 9th (S.) Bn. King's Shropshire L.I. Davies, E. A. Pte., 13th Bn. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Davison, N. H., 2nd Lieut., R.F.A. Dehn, R. M. R., Pte., 16th (S.) P.S. Bn. Duke of Cambridge's Own

(Middlesex) Regiment Dixon, W. M., Pte., 6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Donaldson, J., Pte., 6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Dook, Joseph, Gunner, R.F.A. Draper, J. E., Pte., 7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Duddle, W. K., Pte., Welsh Fusiliers Edwards, R. E., 2nd Lieut., 8th West Riding Regiment Effron, G. H., Pte., Service Bn. Royal Fusiliers Ferguson, Philip, M.A., CH.B., Lieut., R.A.M.C. Fitton, R. A., Pte., County Palatine Engineers Fletcher, F. S., Med. Offi., 16th (S.) Bn. Manchester Regiment Franklin, C. L., M.B., CH.B., Capt., R.A.M.C. Foulds, W. A., Cadet, Inns of Court O.T.C. Fullerton, S. (Navy) George, W. M., 2nd Lieut. (Interpreter), Concentration Camp, Wakefield Goodwin, H. L., Pte., Portsmouth Bn. R. Marine S.S. Force Grey, E., Lieut. (Medical Officer), Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

and 11th Gloucester's Bn., R.A.M.C. Hall, N., Lieut., 5th (Res. T.) Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Harrison, L. A., Pte., 20th (S.) 3rd P.S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers Hebb, M. H. S., Pte., 20th (S.) Bn. R.F. Herford, S. W., Pte., Sportsmen's Bn. Royal Fusiliers Hertz, G. B., Major, R.A.M.C. (T.)

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Hey wood, G. B., Captain, Hickson, C. G., 2nd Lieut., 7th (S.) Bn. East Lanes. Regiment Higginbottom, G. L., 2nd Lieut., 4th Bn. Manchester Regiment Holden, R. B., Pte., 2nd/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Howard, D., Pte., 6th Bn. Liverpool Regiment J agger, W., Corporal, 3rd Bn. Rifle Brigade Jones, E. L., 2nd Lieut., 9th (S.) Bn. East Lancashire Regiment Kay, H. D., 2nd Lieut., 11th (S.) Bn. Cheshire Regiment Kay, W., Pte., 2nd/6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Kniveton, C., Bombardier, R.G.A. Leech, E. Bosdin, R.A.M.C. Leigh, H., Pte., 6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Levi, A., Pte., 2nd/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Littlewood, F. W., 2nd Lieut., 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment Longdin, H. W., 2nd Lieut., 15th Bn. Liverpool (K.O.) Regiment Lonsdale, H., 2nd Lieut., Suffolk Regiment Lord, G. A., Pte., 7th Manchester Regiment Lowe, G., Tpr., 4th R. Irish Dragoon Guards Lucas, R., Pte., 15th Bn. Canadian Contingent Marks, G. C., Pte., A.S.C. (M.T.) Marsden, R. W., M.D., Capt., R.A.M.C. (T.) Martin, E. J. T., Pte., Seaforth Highlanders McBeath, J. G., 2nd Lieut., Cheshire Regiment McKillop, Douglas, ii.A., Sergt., King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment Melland, C. H., Capt., 2nd Western Gen. Mil. Hospital Bn., R.A.M.C.

(T.) Mellor, G. M., 2nd Lieut., 2nd/8th Bn. Lanes. Fusiliers Miller, J. A., 2nd Lieut., 2nd London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers Morrison, J. R., Sergt., P.S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers Moritz, M., Lieut., 2nd Western Hospital, R.A.M.C. (T.) Mouet, W., Pte., P.S. Bn., Royal Fusiliers Mould, G., Pte., 4th Bn. Manchester Regiment Murland, H., Pte., 20th S. Bn. R.F. Newell, H. W., Chaplain, Territorials, India Newell, L. E., 20th S. Bn., R.F. Noall, W. Paynter, M.S.LOND., Captain, R.A.M.C. Noton, H. H., 2nd Lieut., 2nd/5th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Norcliffe, A. C., Corporal, 4th Bn. Manchester Regiment O'Callaghan, T., 2nd Lieut., 2nd/4th Leicestershire Regiment O'Grady, J. F., 2nd Lieut., 7th (T.) Lancashire Fusiliers O'Meara, H., Pte., P.S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers O'Shea, L. T., Hon. Lieut .in Army, (Unattached list Oliver, L. F., Petty Officer, R.N. Squadron (Air Service)

T H E ROLL OF HONOUR.

Owen, W. H., Pte., P.S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers Parkinson, J. N., Lance-Corporal, 6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Pewtress, A. W., Seaman, P.S. Bn. Royal Naval Division Pemberton, E. V., Pte., 6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Pilling, F., Lieut., Lancashire Fusiliers Porter, Alex., M.D., Civil Surgeon, Beds, and Essex Regiment Porter, G. F., Civil Surgeon, Bedford and Essex Regiment Prestwich, F. G., 2nd Lieut., 7th (T.) Bn. Lanes. Fusiliers Quine, W. J. A., Surgeon, R.N., H.M.S. Vivid Radcliffe, J., 2nd Lieut., 7th (T.R.) Bn. Duke of Wellington's West

Riding Regiment Robinson, E. D., Pte., 6th Cheshire Regiment Rowlinson, J., Pte., 6th Bn. Manchester Regiment Salmon, S., 2nd Lieut., 8th Manchester Regiment Sand, A., 2nd Lieut., Palatine Artillery Sandiford, H. A., Lieut., R.A.M.C. Savage, R. H., Lieut., Royal Marines Saville, A. C. ; Pte., 20th S. Bn. Royal Fusiliers Scholfield, W. H. G., Pte., R.F.A. Schroder, H., Pte., 17th (S.) Bn. the King's (Liverpool) Regiment Sciama, E., Pte., 4th Bn. Manchester Regiment Sharratt, W., 2nd Lieut., 15th (S.) Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Sheldon, Harold, M.B., CH.B., Lieut., R.A.M.C. Shephard, H. H., 2nd Lieut., East Lancashire Regiment Shephard, F., 20th (S.) Bn. Royal Fusiliers Shrewsbury, C: B., 2nd Lieut., 5th Line. Territorials Simons, Geo. Digby, 6th Res. Cyclists' Royal Sussex Regiment Singleton, F. C., 2nd Lieut., 12th (S.) Bn. Notts and Derby (Sherwood

Foresters) Pioneers Regiment Smith, L. S., B. sc.TECH. , Corporal, R.E. (Motor) Stead, G. H., 2nd Lieut., 14th Cheshire Regiment Stephenson, C. G., Pte., K.O. Liverpool Regiment Stewart, D., Paymaster, R.N. Stiebel, C. A., 2nd Lieut., 19th S. Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Stonehewer, S., Pte., lst/7th Gordon Highlanders Stonehouse, D., Pte., 6th (T.) Bn. Manchester Regiment Stott, C., Pte., 2nd/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Stuttard, M. E., Sergt., D. of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Sutherland, N., Pte., 18th (S.) Bn., Manchester Regiment Swale, F. E., Red Cross, East Lancashire Taylor, F. A., Lan'ce-Corporal, 4th Bn. R.F. Telford, E. D., Capt., 2nd Western Gen. Mil. Hospital Bn., R.A.M.C.

(T.)

THE ROLL OF HONOUR. 59 Thomson, H., Lieut., 4th Border Regiment Thorne, G. A. J., Pte., 6th Devons Thorp, J., Gunner, R.F.A. Tomlinson, F. K., M.B., CH.B., Lieut., R.A.M.C. (T.) Tunstall, G. S., Pte., 2nd Canadian Contingent Turner, W. B., 16th S. Bn., Manchester Regiment Walker, J., Lieut., 1st West Lanes. Field Amb. Bn., R.A.M.C. Walker, J. 'P., Pte., 7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Ward, — 2nd Lieut., 17th Bn. Manchester Regiment Waring, J. F., Lance-Corporal, 2nd/7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Waring, J. L., Tpr., Reserve Squad, 2nd K. Edward's Horse Webster, F., Pte., 7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Westmacott, R., Pte., Wheatcroft, F. W., Corporal, 20th (S.) Bn. Royal Fusiliers Widdows, F. M., 2nd Lieut., 2nd/5th Bn. Manchester Regiment Wilks, S., Pte., 9th Royal Scots (T.) Young, R. S., R.A.M.C., New Zealand Contingent

CORRECTIONS, PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS.

Bateman, G. A., Cadet, H.M.S. Vivid Baxter, G. H., 2nd Lieut., Kent R.G.A. Bentz, F. C., M.B., CH.B., R.A.M.C. (T.) Broadhurst, J. K., 2nd Lieut., 7th Lancashire Fusiliers Burditt, S. W., 6th Bn. Cheshire Regiment, to be Lieut, and Adjt. Burn, F. G., 2nd Lieut., 7th Bn. Manchester Regiment Cambell, Arch., M.B., CH.B., Lieut. (M.O.), R.E. Carson, R. M., to be 2nd Lieut., 2nd/10th Bn. Manchester Regiment Clarke, L., 2nd Lieut., 13th Manchester Regiment Clegg, S. J., M.D., D.P.H., Lieut. (M.O.), R.A.M.C. Duguid, L. N., B.sc.TECH., R.A.M.C. Earle, C. E., Major, O.C. 16th S. Bn. Cheshire Regiment Esdaile, G. A., Corporal, R.F.A. Fisher, K., Lieut., 8th Bn. E. Lancashire Regiment, should read

unattached list for T. F. Gomersall, W. E., to be 2nd Lieut. 23rd Bn. Manchester Regiment Goode, R. E. D. P., 2nd Lieut., Highland L.I., 14th S. Bn. Grimshaw, C., promoted to Q.M. with rank of Lieut., 22nd Service

Bn. Manchester Regiment Hankinson, W. C., 2nd Lieut., 14th Manchester Regiment Hearn, G., Staff Surgeon R.N., should read Hearn, J. R. Holmes, H. W., 2nd Lieut., 14th Cheshire Regiment

6 o T H E ROLL OF H O N O U R .

Howarth, G. D. ( Lieut., U.M.B.A. Valley Force, British E. Africa Lamb, A. F. T., 6th York and Lancaster Regiment, to be Lieut. McKillop, Douglas, B.A., Sergt., K.O. Royal, Lancaster McLeod, K., to be 2nd Lieut., 7th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Mumford, E. M., Capt. and Adj., Lancashire Fusiliers Newell, R. B., 2nd Lieut., R.A.M.C., should read Newell, R.L., Lieut.,

R.A.M.C. Nickerson, W. H., Major, mentioned in despatches (18/8/15) Patten, R. S., to be 2nd Lieut., 7th Bn. (D. of Wellington's) W. Riding

Regiment Pritchard, F., should read Pritchard, H. W., Major, R.A.M.C. Pritchard, S., Quartermaster and Hon. Capt., R.A.M.C. (T.) N. Lanes. Smylie, J. S., Temp. Lieut., 13th Bn. Manchester Regiment, to be

Temp. Captain Willett, A. J. C., 2nd Lieut., 3rd S. Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers Willis, M. F., Lieut., 6th Manchester Regiment, should read 2nd Lieut.,

14th S. Bn. Manchester Regiment Wilson, A. S., to be Lieut., South Lancashire Regiment Wiinsch, T. V., Capt., 6th Bn. Royal Scots

MASTER'S LIST. Dann, W. S., 2nd Lieut., unattached list for Territorial Force (M.G.S.,

O.T.C.) Saddler, W., 2nd Lieut., unattached list for Territorial Force (M.G.S.,

O.T.C.)

The number of names on the list so far is over a thousand, and it continues to grow daily. E. E. W .

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N E W M E M B E R S ( S I N C E LAST ISSUE OF " U L U L A " ) .

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