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CHBONICLE. MATCHES.

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Matches.

Distance.

800, 900, 1,000 800, 900, 1,000 200,500,600

200,500,600

200,500,600

200,500 500

800, 900, 1,000

200,500,600 600

Highest

possible

score.

Total scores.

Humphry (University) \ Cup (A.R.) /

Regulars and Volunteer \ Officers (A.R.) J

Chancellor's Plate (S.R.) - Kolapore Cup (&R.).

United Service Challenge) Cup(S.R.) f

Ashburton Shield (S.R.) - Spencer Cup (S.R.) -

Elcho Challenge Shield! (A.R.) /

National Challenge Tro- phy (S.R.) * \

China Cup (a R.)

900

1,800

840

840

840

560 35

1,800

2,100 500

/Oxford - 758 \ Cambridge - 716 /Regulars - - -1,528 t Volunteers - - - 1,480 /Oxford - 712 \ Cambridge - - - 708 /Mother Country - - 768

Canada - - - 759 • Guernsey - 785

Jersey - 714

India - 702 f Army - 762

R. Marines - - - 767 -Volunteers - - - 754

Navy - 741 ^Militia - 780

Rossall School - - 472

C.-Sergt Bray Harrow 34 f England - - - 1,677 \ Scotland - - - 1,541 ^Ireland - - - 1,511 /Scotland - - - 1,886 I England - - - 1,875 1 Wales - - - 1,862 Ureland - - - 1,847

1st Lanark (Glasgow) - 453

FIELD-FIRING COMPETITIONS.

Competitions.

Winner.

Total scores.

Mullen's

Mappin Brothers' ■» Brinsmead Challenge Shield Duke of Westminster's Cup

13th Middlesex - 1st V.B. Leicester - H.M.S. Cambridge 1st London R.V. -

62 hits

232

24 hits

67 + 88i total 90J

24. The body of the Czarevitch reached St. Petersburg from the Caucasus after a solemn journey by sea and land of 1,800 miles.

— The British flag on the Palace at Candia hauled down, and the Government formally handed over to the Cretan authorities.

— The tram conductors at Cleveland, Ohio, struck work and at once began attacking the men employed on the cars, two of which were blown up with dynamite, and fourteen passengers seriously injured. The local militia and police were unable to preserve order, and additional troops were called out.

— Serious riots, involving the wrecking of the Persian Telegraph Office, occurred at Bush ire, in consequence of the carrying out of plague precautions at the instance of the European residents.

25. General de N^grier removed from the Supreme Council of War in consequence of using language inconsistent with discipline, and General de Pellieux transferred from the command of Paris to that of the infantry division at Quimper.

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