Vol. II. AUGUST, 1899. No. 4.

BRISBANE

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

MAGAZINE.

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Contents of flo. I OoI "

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School Institutior.s ... ... .. ... ... 5Editorial ............... 7

Sir Charles Lilley ......... ...... ,Mr. Campbell ... ... . ... .....

Special Notice ... ... ... ... ... ...Prize Competition ... ... ... . ...lF'ootball ... ... ... . . ..

Cricket ............ ...... 4Cadets ... ... ... .. .. .. I 3L.ibrary •.. .. ... .. ... .. :.4Tobogganing ......... . . ... 14In Ou cst of Gold ... ... ... ... ... 4Jotting. by the W ay ... ... ... ... ... 17Exchanges ......... ...... Ilist of Subscribers ... ............ InPast G(rammar School Football Club ... ... .. In

()ld Iovs' Association ... ...... ... ... 2oOld Boys' Column ... ... ... ...... 2IAn African Journey ..... ... ... ... 21

SCHSSL INSTITUTIGNS.

School Connmitter .

I )i r.i;av i r o N . .I .. ............ M R. (; os.l)s.EGtEl:;.'r r( ().C.. . ... ... ... M r. T!. E. J,,xJ.:.,C Clc JE T' ( 'AP rT ... ... ... R . % '. ,(O W itR AY.

IOO IrAI.LI. CA.I'.IN .\ ..... ... M. MI. C I. AN.

O.MMITII I )I.:\NIS, MoRTIMI; l, \NI) \\ E. )N.

Loher .Sch,,,,l.

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L ihrrian .

S. \\'trans o( add . F. cl) al.,.

1J. G.R.. Ma.,a.ie.

CITAIN ... ...... ... .. I. (iros.

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BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCROOL

• 6MAG AZ IC,I'uhilihi'd Thre' 1'imI'. )',ear.

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Subscribers are requested to inform the Ilusiness Manager of any change ofAddress.

Editorial.

W ITH this number we start ,ur se oni \ .;r ,I liuldlicati,,n. Sofar, the star ,f I)l>ular ali r,\al i i,' Ibriglit ;s .\tir. anll weheartily hope that it ,iia\ n.\,'r wani' As u\ill Il' seen

further n, a hanlsomt silvtr mneial" is flirnl .I . I, ri/' t1, tlh. IcstSchool essayist and we hopI' tli' winner \\ill itr..ar it as .ar.iiftllas if won in the realm o( slori. h' line' ii rm rl\ inlicth'il n tl hewoull-Ibe critic has Ieen lnc a;wa\ wvi'lI .\ A|r p< -I tli. wr wi iulearnestly ask our rea lers tto infuse ll iire liflt int, tli'ir |lai.r I,. c'ontrilitions. etc.. Ifor nfithing is so ,il a ll\ t ih. .iic.-. ,i .1 maga/ineas the smile of aiplproival with nithing .hIlinl it ( 'ritiisu :it leastimplies interest. \\'ill those i\s t. w grumi hile it th . l.i'k of \arietyplease rememlber that this ,aga;i/ine simply a recor'l , f Srchool life.anil as such. must lie kept within rc',ni I, ouni ls \\'.e e.neavourto follow as far as possiblel (;e.irge \\n,' ;itl\itr to sc'hI,,I ileditors.

" (;ie facts, not tfiction. The cl.lnir n .i i'hoil magaI/ine lies in iuscv'hool notes, no matter how trilling ilith ma \ lit I<memlet'r thiis,

.mn your readers will live to Iless iou.

As rega r nIs the co,ntents of tlie present number we think that .allour readers will tind something to interest them. I'or School, note..etc.. have flowed in in a never-end ling stream. an I the great ,lifi'ltyihas been, not what to pIut in. ibut what not to, piut in.

8 'iritbai;i ' firnaii r School lithfit nf'.

Sir Charles Lilley.

A TABLET to the memory of the late Sir Charles .illey has. sin< iour last num)ber, bIeen Ilacedi in position on the Eastern sidI

of tour School Hall. The tablet, which has been finely worke I inbrass by Messrs. Ranile IBros.. from the ldesigns of Mr. R. A. Doi.(Hall anl I)Dods). Iears ; I.atin inscription, which Ibetittingly speaks nlthe gdl work hone foir thle School b4\ til le etsed ('hief IeIstic' ''I'he I.atin inscription is as follows :-

" Hujus ;ae~liicii prima jeit tund;lamenta A. MDC(.C'I.XX('AROI.US ILLEY. tles. htujus pr inc'ial dliu summits juex. \ir oli:

in re ullica geren Ia IHtntfe 1ibtius. ('iiius in memtrial. qjti1n a', lin,sc'holam egregie lab'loraverit. hlanc taicellam Ipro, u)tere c'tlrator.?re.

A.D. MD'CCX(VII.

The English of which is :-

" Tihe founatin stone of this Iuiling was laid in 880 I,\ Sir('harles Iilley. f(or man\ \-ears ('hief Justice. and fI rmerl\ a ,li-tinguisheil memler of t th (;i,\ernmient of this colon!. He \ .prominent among those who worked I for the lirst esrtallishmennl ,t ti i-School,. anl afterward l Iiv his g4.nt.ro,us gifts. and I Iv his wise co4,unscl.as trustee. contributedl greatly to iis .inhmancement. 'he trustees ha\t.theretore, erectetd. this talet to p erl.tuate his meInior\ here. A I1898."

Mr. Campbell.

A 'I' Easter Mr. ('ampdiell. assistanti scien'ce master. left to take up

the position of sub-edlitor o| a prominent New Zealand I pa;Hetfore leaving he was the reciplient of more than one Ih.m nl,.

present from the boys. HBesi ldes taking an ac'tive part in School,4,I games.he also started the present magazine. and. as business manager, workeIhard foir its success. \\' congratulate him in his appointment. andcan assure him that. wherever he goets, he c'arries with him the I,bestwishes of every (;ramma r School boy. The po.sition left vacant I,\his departure has Ieen filled byI I Mr. K. ('arson, late assistant tea'tcherat Mr. Marks' training school. Mr. ('arson is an ,141 (;rammar Sch,,oolboy. We draw the attention (of our realders to the fact that there artthree ()Old HIs on the teaching staff.

ltrisluan fGramnar Sc'l, hIl .la t:ine. (

NOTIC'E.

The tine of sixpence p'r line is now tiaketn off. anI tl I ll itiwill welcome criticisms from past or presetnt mnmbers ,f tll1 School.41,

providedl always that thet Ie delitered in ;i written Irm. II somnit othe well-wishers of this pa|er wouli send us in a Iew short stories.original if 1possible, or an account ol an\ unutii. I in,'idhent that has tve \rIfefallen them, they will earn our sincere-t graliiihl' Ailrr.ss all sucI

c ontrilbutions to the Iusiness manager.

Prize Competition.As a further inlucrement to the )o pularit\ tlan s, lar Ia.is

ltenmlel the issue of this miagazine, it has In.,n ,cl'iletl Io ol'fr a pri/ctor the Ibest schotol essay. The prize. a han'lsomie sil\r mn.ilal. willIhe given for the Ibest tdescril)tion or criticism of an\ \well known Io,,k('onditions :-With every essa\ sen I t the op-part of the lirs t page o1this issue marked thus-

Vol. II. 1899. \,>. 1.

The essay must he sent in a closII en\lop toi Mr ('arson, withthe insc'ription " Essay I'rie'" written legill\ on tI. oiiutsiIe I.fr,.re()thcl,,er 21st. 1899.

• FOOTBAl.L. .II RSTI I1 IH1' II. LT HIS season witnessed a deiiletl a;l\;ince' I our footllall ,'are .,r

The lirts i)laed in the thirl gr~ul, this \ear. an' . therefrte,c'oml)tel nler fairer c,nlitions 'lih, chiangt t iirade ihas

been well justitied, for out of ,iup ina,'is alrealy pilateI.he Granmmars ha\e won . Iost . an I ,Irawn

In the two practice matches Ipla.,',l a.gainst hlh. I.ricrhharlis and MI\ltgraves respectively, the team lost lthe irst anIi on th\, sln ' nlI 'l'l.c'up) matches so far this season stan I as fllows :

MAY 6th -Against Burnetts win for School bly , t, 5.

.. i3th Against Nudgec (ollec win for (;rammars b i to nld,, 2oth - Against I'ourth Milliuras \in for Mics. h'v 11 pints to our ,

JCLNE jrd -Against I'irates,. win for School by i , to II. points,, toth -- Against Ik'lle Vue draw . scores, . points each.

Aur.. 12th - Against Arfomas . win for Arfomas by 25 to nm/

1o ri.ime' (irinanr ,S'hod jla!i/:iil'e.

INTER-S('H((Ol. MATCHES.

The team this .eason is arrangedl in the following manneii

Full Hiak :

Clee\ve.

'lThrc-qu(artrs :Mortimer, ('allan (Captain), Roc, W. ()Dennis)

F';-c.hths

Camplbell, McCormick.

lld/f flack :

Horn.

l",'rwad/s :Ilellicar. Ice, ('., Scott, ray, Mowbray, Weedon,

l-ightoller, S., Holland

l.ightoller, C.. Davies, Dixon, W. J.

()ur tirst S<'hool Imat<'h this season was against Nu lgee ('Cllegeon the 13th May, at the l'nion (;round. (t4ven Brit ge. 'Thlioighmuch hea\ier than our Itam. 11thl l Ir,tlrs lacktl tihe c ,mlination w\\.showed thr oughout. In llt lirst Ihalt n itt her .siilt. sco,rel. Iiit the(;rammars ket|)t Iheir l'opponents Iusiil dtfln ing. In the stcon' I hall('allan and Mortiitmer I, , h score' I. 'I'he kicks at goal were unsuitc'essful. Fo r the Brot hers. lHeartiga n.i James. an I 'it/gerah worket.I iarn l.The (;rammars all playv.l a gooI gamen. Ainmng tc' forwals Rot.. ('.S-ott, and Bra ; among the Ibacks Ro. \\.. Mortlimer. and IM'('ormick lesere s]tcial miinion. ()n the 27th \vw travelled to Ipswichto try c'onclusions with the Ipswichi Ios in tennis and tfotlall. 'lwrain that was threatening Iwhl oft all the morning. so Ihat the footballmatch was playat, un der fa;lourale pn, lit ins. 1,r the lirsi uartr(of an hour the ball travIledl up and ,twin the itIld. Then t'allansecured and passedl tio \W. Rot. wV'. , scrc Id irt tr\ fir IlrisIa,;nl. 'Ih.kick at goal was a failure. I'roin a scrum Horll secured. an. I the la;lltravelled to Mortimntr. who., after a bIrilliint run. srt'I in a gooiIposition. ('allan onv\ erte l. lh'ort halt time .Mort im'r ;and ('allan

Sscore I. T'Ihe second l r was 1; on\'fcrt rl I I \ ('. Rot. In lihe secondi

half Hellicar. Mortinmer a nl l ray stored. (' Rot an I ('allan eatchkicked a goal. The Brisbane boys thu won by 29 to nil. Ior Iipwich, Muller anml Mleer were the pick. l'or Ilrisiane. Scott. R. (Roe. and Bray shone among tthe forwards. \r. and Mrs. ('ameronentertained Ioth teams at dinner. In the course of the after linnerspeeches. reference was ma le t thte newli formle (1lI Hy\s' team ofthe Ipswich Grammar School, and the hope was exp tressed I thdat erethe close of the season, a match woul~ beIt arrangedl Itbertween the ()liBoys if the Brisbane and Ipswich Schools. In the afternoon a miovewas made to the tennis courts of the (;irls' (Grammar School. ('. RotandI Mortimer lefeated Frederick and HBell (lpswich) 6-- 2. This wasthe onl' set plavedl as heavv rain stopped the match.

l/ris.h ' ;' i r- ir 'f iIllil r'Ii iIl 3 .lrts t :ii'. I I

'Tin- Maryborough inuv,<li turk p1,c, ,n \\elnesd,\. June zist.a;t No. 2 Association (rond. lIef,-c tth he mt, iltlrii..ne i\s

entertainel their visitors I\ Ia trip ui thie ri\tr in a ltaunch. lTIn Mlarlitrough iboys were much ht.a\ ier ithn uni bIys. \te wre also greatlyhandicapped 1 \ thn loss ,,f two of ,1ur beI.t |>li',rs. ('.llin and MXilbray, both of whom were on the s l ick lis. Nearly ill the Schoolturnedt up, antl the "" b.rracking" lt'iitivni was strongl\ r't|rtst'itti.\\'hten loth teamls ilil into the 1le'l'l ith, hopt's of the irisl);i nc sup)porters fell to zero. I' l ir lrt l .ll. i wr, , rr. shi retl tin uit.X\|)'<'tt',l

evenn ss, anil \wlcn thl halit ie wlisil,~ si\nlIl nIe il ith' r It'.Ini l.ltls'Trdl. In l the . s,', 1ntl 1 :ill ti lei i.>,' lr, i t~i ig t l ' 1llin t , I. IIltnfiar the eni of a \\ell foughlt guni,. lh,.lli,'r .,'trr .,l lI\ ituik |illo,\ing uip ansl rma l, ; I sl'l nl i n l i n l\\l tl,- licll. fini;ll\ l.iitn, ling ltl'Ib Ill ilirc tl\ + lft \+tc 'n the lot . l h , kirk .1I o.Il \\;s ,lis. llo,\\ l.N'eithtr side s'coreI again, anld our t. aiii \\in I\ , Ptlinis to nil. l'orMarIoroughli. Hart. Morton. ;inal i)unn, \\,rktIl li.irl IFor risliiui.l.ightoller. Kt . ('.. Holland, I. lllii'ir. .in'l Sroi \\.r-r ll. plick of tIll'

Iforwardls ; for the bac'ks. Det'nni.- Ila.,I .1 inan itmnii, t "ilte. his tarkling ;an kic'king I eing \\ithout fault. ('los in oril r otf in ' It |olowIIRoe,\V.. and M 'c(',rtnick. .Morlim.r harll\ Ihad ia ,laantc'. Iut tleftntled well. Mr. andl Mrs. Rote enteri.inl till \\inn,.r-Wl' II I losrs intlit evening, and the usual after dinnt.r sl~]e't'h<.s,. etrct., followi\\ l.

KRISHA 1. IPIS\\ It'll()n Saturday. August 19th. f,,tliall ,ind tnnis m 'trlihs wr

pilaye l lbt'tw't'n the Ipswich and llisl ianlc ( 'iriniar Shi, itIs 'I liefo,,tlall match too,,k Iplr' in th morning on tl. loln ridgc(;rounls, and resultedl in a ,decisive \\in for lIli.iIin' Ii l. points to ..Mortimer (3), '. Roe 13 ). ('. Rote (2). lItennis ( I. I ':alln (2). MitI)onatl. and Weetdon s'orted tor lbri-i,'n . RI ki'ckedl a penal\ g:o;il.whil. Hlliot sc'oreil for h. MrIwic ( trric a.'iil ,s iiiire Ait'rthe ~aitle, lboth teams rtpiajiirled I , the .'Scli l,. I\lier tll\ \irt' ilter

tainl I,- Mr ant Mrs. Rotei .11 ,linner . lie tenni.1 Iliti wia startedait 2.30. anI this likewise rtesultil in a; win lor Irild ine I,\ 8 gaims.

'. Roet and Mnrtimer \. l'rederi'k .,nd llell. 6 3. 3 : \ I.\ons m ,i(retnham. 6--5, 6 -2. \\. Rkc :;1n ('allain \. l'reileriik ;Inil Hell.2 -6, 5-6; v. L.oons andt (;ree'tnham. 2. Tol'tal: lrislbane.41 games : Ipswih, 33 game's.*

THE SIE('t)\I I 'I I."I' 'lA.The seconds plaed in tlih sal' griile' ;s llt'e tirsts. an I. in co'n

s'(liit'f'e'. experienel an Uinbroken u'ession I dIef,.ii. It '.i.:jkswell for pIluc'k ani staina f lt ' the .'c1 l wlie'n i we'ik Iiaiin. pil:a \ingin a high grade, turns ,u11l. Ilnd111111 lIl . S. i : rinl. [ i tfir S.;lntirl.l t, I\\'ll I>eten ea'ch mat'h. At first i lit tll\ W.i. '\jnleriet'n, in getltigStl.ini together., ,wing t, I.lttnll ( ',Alii. e1i.. .,in \.' halI to Iorffeit 1ti.

lirst three natt'hes. Htweve'r. it isn't l healhy t look too ii'ch on lthe

* Pressure on our space prevents us iinserting t. fuller report of thesematches.

I 2 UrisbIg , hrantimr S.hog)I MAia:/ii.

seamy sile of I i,,tlall life, so we will nly ,I .V l witll lit \ic ri r.s. ii

virtual \ictories, w',,n Iv lhe secodmis. \\e ,I V Iraw of the matrwith Kiver Rangers, an I easily lefeatel Sc'(,tI I ci 'hhart1hs. \Ve W tathe Io\ven i luse Schol Iy 3 t, nil. r, ink Ihtler cal)tined I i,

teanm.THIRD Fi FTEI.X.

This .year we put a team int4 the School u.nion. lhe stiiulLticn enllforced i w the L'ni n, that plavers sholul( I, c 4 or timr.stoppedll all chance of the thirdl's winning. 'Parkinson is c'altain. S,far the team has invariably suffered (lefeat. Still they arte learning t,pIlay the game, afnd that in itself is a great adivantage.

Cricket.

BATTI' N G; AVIERA(; IS--SI.ASON 1898 99.

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r ":". _-

()xlev, .\ (;. ... ... , 74 5 3 3'-'

oger. J. 1 . ... ... 202 75 ro , 2 -.2ortiii r •. ... I 4 42 II ( I 2 4

Mowlray ... ... 149 4 II I 13"5 3

l're, J F. ... ... 86 20 ,' I i,(' -

Noel, L. ... .. 35 19 4 88

Callan, M. ... ... 12 6 5 1 2'4 7Lethhridge, II. ... ... 7 4 5 '4Lethhridge, . ... ... 1o 7 5 " 2 8

Ir' lit ' ( Ir,:iinII r .r. >,,,/ Miiiia :7i t'. 1 3

L'NI)IKR FII\EI I\IN;\(S.

, .5 cI L'l II ,/. '" "%= . :.S '-. ;

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Irving ... ... ... 2S 14 I I 2S IMcCormick ... ... 45 40 3 (o 15 2)ennis ... ... ... 38 27 3 ( 12"7 3

Lightoller, S ... ... 25 21 2 0 12-5 4Sapsford ... ... 37 4 3 5Middleton ... ... 19 9 4 ( 4-" 7Parker, M. ... ... 6 4 o 3Forrest, \'. T. ... ... 22 3 ) 7'3 6

The Cadets.

T HI ('alets Stllt .1 c c'(llan\ of 6o lo\s in im 1 11, oIi I I ;1 tc ,lai ol100oo oili. I his in'rea, (in last yar 's ninl ,irs is. hlow vcer.,onlv a natural s.lqu-nce tf o.nlarged Cllompi.Lnie. 'I'li' olil Iosi

lion on l .Itton HIill was again ocC'upi'd. liut Ili M;ir\lIr roiiLgh ('a letslil nolt put ill n ;n ;ppea'rance this \;lar. llI, wi irk loi in C p \\was

well iu) to the usual stainlarl. Ian l tInhe tiarrh );i pa t wa;Is a i tinc't itn

provemenl on last wears p)rtor i ;i na . l' ]> I'.il, t , pr;lisI i| l . talianIrill withi tiht' lirsi regiment. and apprria. ei l tll. <hlng . 'T ' (oinnma;indlant.'s inspe'ction tlook pla'c a the S,'liool pIar;l oin .M\ 3s. I.

I.ieutenant-('lonel A\lounn inSctE uin liarc olt ('olonl (;lnt'r.At tile close o)f the drill he spolke a tf.\t wirs in ipraise o tiht marching, etc. ; Iut criticisetd unfavouraly ounr rend lcring of I Ili manuial andliring exercises. 'IThe attendlanc e on pI.lra'I,' was a retl',rl on tlli

total, 92, Ibeing Ithe highest attain:'il for sc\veral years. A large numberof Iboys qualifie(l as niarksmen in the a;nntial c'lass-tiring, heldI a littleItbfore the mnidwintr holida\.

('ADET Pkl/E W\IlNKERS.

'I'The 'following are the namtes in order cf merit of the primwinners in the rifle matches helI ;t the 'TooIwong Range luring ihefirst week in August :-K. Plant. K. ('. Ro., J. (;unn, ltan, Mort

mer, Anning, ('allan, Rutledge, Ro'. S. \Williams, andI At))letoin.

14 Hri.,rtl ' <tf l mfsil r ,ni'n'el Mlnifetiftn'.

The Library.A "'I' IkTH'R instalhent of Ibooks Iea ring tilt name l tleii

di onor. \\'. Re, on the tirst page, Iihas arritel. "They luiIbeen neatly arranged on the shelves ,of the nIiet' Ibook-case in

the Libi rar. ()n tlit top shelf a good e lition o)f Dic'kens' work>spireads an air of grave reslpectaility oer the whole collection. BHlo\\are ;he rollicking sea romances of "lMarr\at \vhlil. as a kinlI of ('(1i1

promise I)etween Dick)ns anI Marr\at. tlIre is a co'm ulhte t' lition ol" English men of a'tion." ''is last < oml ints. in itselt, the searclin.insight into humnan nature of thlie furn r. witli th. li li.ree/,. interestin;style of the latt r. A \alualle allition to tlt lilrar is the sl)lenlill\illustratedl Iook, " Australian Snakes," presented I\ Mr. (;. ;ross.

Tobogganing.S IN('I our last nlimlIer a ntew sport has slrung into existence

This is tollbogganing. The id ea is the same as t he ( 'anadiantoli.oggan, onlk it is down the gralssv slopes of the Sc'hool Ianks

andl not over the snow hills. How it came to be thought oh is easilyexplained. ()hne of the boIs, losing his eiililibriutni on tI)) tuof the steepI

hank, somersaultel to, the I h ~lin. ()n rising he declared himnsllldelighted with the exetrcise, Iul' refusedl to irtenc it. A school tori

soon imadelt' itself useful, how'v'r. ani In)fore long t\wo lill.rent slihlde\were i'rio wd l with nIi\vltv stkers. 'l'he n 1)/ii/ oII riIm/i is as 1follows:--Sitting on the boIard . fIurmn, ,lic.. the tologganer gets a prliminarv push--gravity does the rest. t hough the sight \er oftetn upsetstt

the gravity of tlie splt.itators. Spinning dlown th(e ill het cralshesthrough the ushes. et'. and airises tritumphan. ()r else lie hits upIhard against some convex tnient rock. and descrilbes a eautiful ciur\e intoispacet'. The results of this sport are as follows: --- (ool for the boyvhadl for the school forms ; anil wo\rse for the l clothes.

In Quest of Gold.Although it is now seve.ral years since I le'ft the ohlI Ihot

( ;frammr School. I hlavte 1i no me'ans ist toti'h with it, and when oneof the "'present" oy's a;skedi , to, let thei Si'chool know. throiugh themedium (of this maga/ine, how I hadl hell)ped to, run a diamond drill, I

I .tlnni' V ; rv 11 iii r .Xi iiI . lli'.i : I/c. 1 s

*|iarter. IHere g ies. then -:

It was in Max. 18yf. \\i.jri I aiin\<. in I, ,l\\ l l .\ i 'i rniill, i,tl ' Tlwt'rs, where I , 1, 1.1 kt . li.t ge it ii. tU iiis I, I itill li1i,',f a ,lialmniId Irill. Se\r.n ,,'l ,,. s.,i\\ 1n,. in i li -Ir l \ l r\ i ss | r i li,.'T lie't'rs, w herei I'' r nr ii i' i 'lst ,. n\ <, h , I l 1111n.i . 1i'.1.i ti i'of tht' pi et', eO t pl) s in\ 'r;i ltl r i ii is l .li t'll. ;il .1 \ '\ liI,\ I '.1l'.

Next n irnin I l i l aI i< r ili' l . .i. 1 a . Il il ( ';lsl. *( '. i . ;n11)sil\\'. :I (l c'<nl( r ,ic r l" I ..1 r s m t.rlill. 1 I , i-. h , i lu. Iirrr.n ,<,,k <>1the' jilae.

In a <lay (r twi I g it 1i, work a11 ilh, ,lrill. whli,'ll \\;s just I Ilingti t't t Il oi 1 ;l s\ i l ll, loitnIl t off 11 l oli l'i . '.1, I . r .et . . Ir.i ll ,, 1,Ihs 'ripth n of ilh ' in wo i ill I . ;i (o, i.si i, \in rk ni

1' irst of ll. tlh .re \\ ,is a piirl.ailt l , 'ilr. .1ii .i. \il iI lll\ '* 'Iny it. lri\ in a )UmI pi,( i or .l in I\ -i .i. ali li , ;i . \\ ill n ,iic. '1 11was ti( I S ittll h o'i li e h)it fl- i w li<hli t i, , i h ll | |\l r lii ill ~I .1111 Ilittetngin e sel for working h, ,Irill itl !. In froiin ii hi I,,,ilri wertile pltum ips, whr h r,,il the w'. in , t ,' I ,ilrflli s it-.\,! f11 ii- ,i i'ior pressing iliwn the iIrill

lIhesi h s the Ioilh r. tli r. iii r.' ll. ,i.rti, k. lu ili ol st., .ee , n'ookin f ver ' cleatnlult ail ti l ii il i-[)rist)t1 \\ ill)t Itlit ,i. l\ "itoglptitht'ads" of hie surrounling iine%. 0 iiii'wll \ Ir *.n ' l it ill ,u iworkinl surroiiunh le i hli liaps of mnulilock 'Ih. mn;tai l'th \ Inr tl. 1 drill w;as,,ntaine I in tie l er rtion i of ii . , i -rri,' k. ;ln, t I o'l inl riist. I tiw,hv Irauli c lim ehrs, the drill Ilinlh. an tI e win!,ing ,rui . wit I .il,ngimn . whic I worked I either the drill or irntiti ,!s r,. iri,.I

'o ine sit le 1i l iiige piile if ,tet fI rstI . i) Intt l'ng. .ilholli w thr IoughiOut their lenili. ot ii -' in itnghii i- drilltintil g ro Iis the hole gr'ew It.pt'r. I'intll\. in ll t it. ir l .,t I ..i, I .irk ro itIhiiinpv. in whihl' I was to li\v.

I w ill n ot w o rn \ o \ \,t iill ;i Iloi it,,l'C i , l I ,ri i ,,n i| il,.manners and mt lhot of . li nll , I rilll. uli, tii '\ ,II i 11 i ,s tiint'resting work, anl. ri efl\., is idoiin ... fi|li\\s

T'he liamonls ;a r sit in small Inii s 1 i li ,.i fn , I ' .'' lc'ylind er, a oult 2.1 Inehe. in i 'irr'ittmfirn, '. ,In ll 4 r 5 int lis lng.'The metal is ;al-out half an inch ithi k. a. l i it s on thiii hallI inch it

surftce that the h oles ar dlrilled. :ant l ii ii tl l i on i lir lL sur,.dThe bit thus ctonstru'tedt is srtw'.ut in, ; pipi l. wlhi, ! ias ii n intriidiameter larger thain the I'it. tlius :all) l, ing it in pI. fr.,l\ o r theston', ro,' whi-h the 1 it 'uts 1 1 \',i ill know hI ,w gun wais ar')in lhe Iut., ant if v4u imgiine a1 \\Id tI !tr ii fl,6 f Ii in . aln tl',

f it as thick as the earth. vou h.\ til.' idl.i. tx,.pi o iours t ituat the'frill cuts b1V a rotar mo\-ei'ment. : , id noit i \ ih lliin r tr,.I iwnwa:,

like a ward cutter.

When the drill has cut 16 teet (if the diamonds laist si long) itis "fleeted-up." that is. withirawn frin the hole. a ndI an in.nious'atch spring lbrings up lhe' granite ore with ii 'i'his ocur is ;alolit

I6 iriblne Gratnmar School Mtt!azine.

2. inches thick, and quite smooth on the outsitde, owing to the polishing action of the iliamonls. Imagine a i6 foot rol of grey stone 2.,

inches thick andi you have the c ire. .lMa n feet ofi it were given t( tITowers housewives for rolling pins.

My pIlace when ilcet ing upI) wa, at the top 'of th'e lderrick. whenteI hadl a tine view of all the counr\ round , and olten IpuzledI mIy a

ualaintances Iyv telling them that I hila seen them at ;i s-anl-so's iplac.when they knew I hadl not It'en within a mile oir two o,f it at that time

My d'uty up aloft was to uncouple the hook from the top of thedrilling rodls, which screwedl into each other. and (in the case ,of thelowest) into the core pi le.

"Away.' anl oI ff went the engine, thle drum revolved\I, windi:nguip the wire rojle which raisedl tdie rods. 1') they c'ame, all wet anslipilery fromn the water then m\ yell " high entough." the engine wi%stopq)edl amnl the roi s unscrewed from the one Ihbelow. which was helt1

in a grip to pre ent it falling ,down the hole. 'hlie riI woulI then ieplaced to one side. and the next length Ibrought up. anli so on. Finalithe cre pip)il wo'uld come, ani then canme the excit ing moment -haiwe cut a reef?--when it was emptiedt. anll the long shining core laidon the ground. \\hile I was there, we struck nothing lut "new chuiigoiil." which is onlv mun lic or galena. a nln valueless.

Sunday was the great tla\ at the drill. for hdozens came to see it.anli to ask questions. Soin. oif theset questions were remarkabIle. anmlI fear were the cause of remarkable answers. ()ne man, for instance.asked to see the dliammonds, antl was \try inlignant when he saw "thembrown lwI ibles." 'l'hey really were the dliamondls, ani there were ,70or t £8o worth in the match iix. but he witld have it that we wernfooling him. In irer to avoid these su s p icions of tlhe nativ's, wesho ,wedl several large chunks of rock crystal next time.

Another man wantedI t o know, " How we malt' tlhe core comtso hard ?" and we hail some difficulty in showing him that it was sodliirock, and that we had had no hanid in the making of it.

\Well. the drilling went on merrily. anmi w.e l!ayedl many game..of euchre anil dominoes while she was running, stopping now andl thento fleet up andl replace a dlamaged stone r renew a wirn out Ihii.

One dlay, however, the dliamondIs came to an end, and whilewaiting for more, I turned my attention to the healthy, if prsaic.amusement of cutting cordlwoodl. Also. I huilt an engine shed, Ibut inspite of this ariety of occ'upations. I was not sorrv to be able to startdrilling again.

There were many Old (;rammar Hoys on the l'Towers, ani Ihad long talks about the good old times. Strange thing that, that a;fellow doesn't know what a good time he is having till he leaves school

After six jolly months on the Towers, where life was vetxpleasant, I came once more a bit nearer the Southern ('ross.-V.'.V

liri ,n,' tI amnr ,S/ol ,MlaIa :in'. I 7

Jottings by the Way.

Mr. Crilhd is bringing ,out a new edlition ,t tihe little pamphlet'l Tables ,f Towns.''

'" Bo" ' Mc('owan ilave I as full b'k for combline I Austrahliain the test match against England.

With deep regret we chronicle the untimely death of lIail

Devxereux. lBasil was a splent' lli lI footbIlaller. and ;i crac'k shiot. and luring his stat am ingst us earnel the respect ;anl Iraise ,f a1ll , hi.in.linfes, an lI goodl nature. \\e otTr our sinmceret symlathy to hi.

lh'reav .,il relati.ins.

(t hir rowing team is >rac.tising steadlil\ fOr the ,.ii t'li ag.intMaryl)rough. and our hope in the near fututre to defeat theinopponents \even lmore e isively on tlIhIe \vwiter than on ilr\ lnl.

(verheard t in the l'lpi-. r SIhoIl :

laster: " ('an ainine tell me the m'aning ," t ete'ritt ii .'"

Ho'pelul (;enius: " \'s. sir. it meaniis t he hangman' wile

Not manV of us know what ;I shiing light in the cle'iririal ;iuII

iusiical world! "O()1h1 (erge" is. TheIh eleric Ic ell .iysten lhrouighiiutthe Sc'hool was ,lesignedl andl carried o,,iit I, him. lesides that .i n,tlier inventive suc'cesses. "(;orge" is a keen musicin.i ln, I ha, i 0,r

ganised and led for many years one ,I tile' linest choirs in q(ueenslan l I.

Founded I in the cause of charity. this choir pais regular iits in DunIr, iwich andl the Hospital, and Ibrightens the li\ves f the inmates.

The following Ioys passed the " Junior examinations thi'-

year:-- E. (''ampbell, Bray. A. 11. I). Brown. Brun, rit. Burgess. ('hniwick. ('hapman. ('coughlin. Dennis. Ient. I'orrest. H lmilton. Heschliei:.K. J. L.ethem. I.ightoller. Millleton. .Mbowa. )I'Hlagan. .. E. N. ( .born, Radcliffe. etes. ('. \. Ri. '. '. Scott. Sihal. A. H. Smit h.

N. NM. Smith. St,,kes, Story and \\Weedon.

A. H. Smith an 1 Ve edon were /,ro.v. -/,, lor thei Physiolo.

lMelal.(';allan and Molwlra v have received\t injuries on Ihe foot , ll fitll

('allan had a bone in his foot chipped,. Iut is no\ q u ite well. low

brav's knee was put out. and the doctor forlbi,!s him pla .ing footblallfor the future.

Re P'ublic Spirit.-Non-('a.let (to intend inng leparter) .: Isayv. cld chap. I hope votu'r taking ainy amount of I'Pubili Slpirit to

camp to, keep vyourself warm." Disgust ot caiet, who pride', himself

on his equipment.Reggie Plant was th(e first to purchase a copy of last i sue.

bravo Reggie !Watts. R. Scott, owd len, an Swan have passed the ('ivil Sr-

\ice exam. One bov from the School failed.

Ij lHi'.iine I ,'thi'n i am r '. i .A / .1Mit ir,(inf .

Thlie present ('i\il Service ('lass numbers 18 Ios. Let us hop.they will renmler a; gori a''ccount of themsel\'es.

'Th E ditor received a letter from Mr. ('amptbeIll the ,other daMr. ('amlbell ,na, le kind inquiries after I).l'.S. Mathematics, also ,INicl, " who used to pull Jensen's hair." and various other Ihovs. ()urlate teacher also \wished I future success to thel maga/ine. and sent ,guinea as his subscription tcor the ensuing vear.

EXC'HAN(;ES.The Editor ,acknowledIges with thanks tlihe receilt of " T'l'

Cooerwell Magaine " and "I The Svdneian."

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List of Subscribers to "B.O.S. Magazine."

.Mrs. Ro . Mrs. H. R. ethem. .Mi. \\hish, .Miss K,. l)r. ('i.,sso. D)r. iranc'is. Messrs. J. A. Austin. ' A. Hall. F. Hell. H

Haynes, . I". . . Housltiel. E. R. ('ruch. |. A. ('arson. S. ('amin r'on... . ('rilbl). \\. 1). ('amplbell. ('. B. "ox. .S. D. Fletcher. (' S. (;r.ihlam. (;. (ross. HoIzlierger. I'. I". inckings. J. H lcinIfll. I'.HeIussler. !'. Holland. H. Harris. R. .. King. L.,ove. (' . N Martin. \\Marks. D). Met'ormack, R. M,cotwan. H. .Mckie. A J. Mason. A. \\Ni'cholls . ! .J. )'Sh a. ;. \\. I'ower. 1. I'. 'ower. A I'arker. I'Porter. J. . lRolinson. I R. Smith . | Scott. R. St.l;irt. . 1)

Stirrat. A. R. \\'e. . (G. \Vaugh. C" . R \\illiams. . I.. \ ,oolo .k.\\ A. \\ilmington, E. T. \\,ooi ok. i1 \\eeln. ." E. \\>lslh. \\\\.lsly. I. E. Jones, alnd j. ('wan.

Sulbscrilers in the ScIhool : . S. la'ckso. A. E , Jone'. (I ros.. (;raham. D)rane.s. ms ile. Mairk.. ( R. Roe. M,,wlra\. Slight. iler. ('uljin. J. (; Aver . i)a\ itson. I'ark.r. Sa .sfor .i . llow.i ll.;. F'. MIcIonal. andl R. I'lant

An' suliscri r .s 1isc nii'' .re ,,initt.d i ,la..* iiiif tlhe

manager.

fast Grammar School bootball elub.T HE ('lub opene, l tlhe football sea;son of 899 I \by decisively win

ning their match against a visiting Ro,'khamIpton team. ( hSaturda\ evening. March 29 th. the members ,f the Past (;rani

mar School I'Football ('lul, entertaine~. the. Rickhampton \\'andererIFootball ('lub at a dlinner at Esc'henhagen's. and at the same time t,,ookthe opportunity to present last year's tr, ophies. Mr. R. H. Roe. presi

l'i,'ih.v mn' (i r eninu r ,,1/i , .jii, i .m'. It

.lenl of the ('lub. ''occupiietl the clhair. 'The other ,)otle't I,,ca.r.r. plr.s entIbeing F. S. N. IoIusliell. (;. ( ross. A.. 1). (ir.IhILm. an, I1' I ( )Sh,i.t'pwartis of fifty sat down to dinner. I)inner over. MI K, proposi ethe toast of "'The ()tuee'n." whic'h \ was ,lul\ honouretl. \,'i 'ra, I heteast of the evening. " T' Rockhamjton \\an, h.! Iitl,.il ('lulb."

:inll in proiposing this Mr. RKo paiiil a er I hili ' mu lii rir ti llh('lhil on the g iie tlhey ilayf l. l < ' itnrke .uii ail'l ri.. iiiiin h.I.ani l askedtl his lul mates to dIrink hlt, il l ti . lt .I l I |';i,:(;ramm r School Ilootlall ('lull." Nli. i'('ian resi onlei. Mr Ro. .in a ver ('otlinltentary sjiee''h, lilril,iitei t lhe i., :a , lie 1i1tin1

hiers, prestente i I I lie (, iieen|ian I I tul' I. iii,,ii. fir :.i t 01'. il '

ilrlmiership. hei' s ihlese.t 1 I r pillh , pre elil It \ I r .\ (;. Siilltfor most useful iran. wa amarded to MNr I. Re~a NIt.i ( i s

irfe. H iowever. Mr. Iln l \wa, the recipient oi ( 11 i. .111 ;I IrFit/patrick irresentil ( 'rte \vith a siniilair trophli\ \i II \ I I,\\iprojit se (tlie healtllh of the otfice heIarers oI il ('ll,. .ii '.I11 .nii sn(i;ii l a \ 'r rll c',llalilllletnt to MI RI ' .111 il,' \ii,,' ii si i' : lIorIhi e ler keen interest t he took in til ( Ilil.' \-iltiare.;Ill I h," " iled t 8lit the irf , n', hili ,lsl il< il i ,t * 'i, ( " li,;nd I tlitir genit l i il l eari ol l ie liel, i ,.i il re te ll il i.r t nIMtessrs. KI{, . lo siitsihtlEl. (iross. ,a.)'S . .in I (;r;il.ii liink ' 'the triiniiers oif the ( 'ilb for their kin iness. an ;l I hoped il \ \,, ,iil ,I, ,i. \\ell

in the future as in the past. and I. it posIsil. lItiei r Ri. \, pie,sentelI hi\ M r. \\'. H . Scarr. oin IIehialt lof lhe ('lii1I. \\itl .1 ,,.,iltift ll\fr.itle I phlioto igrapilh. SI inlgs ert rn*Ihri I ,llrillr i t li, l'\ I'I i ll \Mlesst '. oillS. .ilritr. ( )'I i.. Ili, I | o, i. \\iti M i \\ 1 ili-In,it thte pian io Iefior Ireiking up i r I'ii.ii l piii,. ', li. .il'if the ('lili.s s 'reliar . M r I'itl/patrick Ni l I iI.r . . -'lln, l'hanks. 'lihe (''lui so far hlas lIe' n the t ic"ii i t the il, iii,.. ' I-ti un illhi,'k . "lh le t.,iitilul r,,n il .iillion x\itli t li ii ' li,\ .. l,,i s, .,,ia ,,n

hias a\ nishedI. ( 'llan earl\ el;parte.I. 1111 I II \ -.I nli nIlli\i l suitIitlii gelnial Ilalrr S ar'irr Ilrp ke tis H ris. in, I it se ic'lli' e ;I' 'il,, lll i ili'

]>em iersl ii)c hnou re to i, e I . rri l ;a\\;l I°\ ,, 1,e .I tl 'i liIllliei'r, l.rials.. (')nt ir t , tar .l c ,'tii iin. lIo i \e r, ile i l I',ia fr.iiii.ir tl.e! iet l et n d t' a;11t : ,in I t \i i r\ e .tille I (\er i1licr it,. I ,iili,

il'e rival. I'itl I'oo |;ll ('l l . ; liti,. \ lil l,.ick. hi. ris ' lite r

h,0l.s anew.

20 lih'i.xhin (, ranumir SIiool la:inr.

Brisbane 6.5. Old Boys' Jssociation.President: J. L. Wo\\',Oi.o .

I'ic-Presidct : F. S. N. Ho.SIl ll.I).ion. Secretary : T. E. JosN:s.

/lon. Treasnur'r: J. ()x:Ni: \ .M.

Council :

R. Il. Roi., G. (irss, I). FirNCis, G. \V. Po\Eri, P. J. ()'Smi. \

T H I .Associa'tio in seems to hav\e ntered on a; ver heall I\ lifte. and Iurowing vigorously. Since last issue. the President ,. dance .n1'soc'ial came tff in tihe School HIll on April 28th. anl I prove mI ,:

enjoyable. A programme of dances intersrsed with songs ktpt thiguests ,'c'lpit',l till midinight. ''hI annual meeting \; as hbeltI ,n .1un7 th, in the I.ie.ldertafel Room, an'I was att.ene ll i aloiit 80 lt'lnlI'r'The annual repolrt. which statedt that the numlller of nmem.llers on 'lroll was 23o. anl the treasurer's statement. showing a 'redlit Ialan'.e ,!

,18, were read and a'opted. The retiring iPresieni. Mr. R. !. Ro .telivere l his addilress, andl was a;'Icordel a \ver lheart\ votet of thank-It was rtesolved to have the al Ilrtess printed Cor circlti;oi,n aimon'ig 1tlmeml.rs. 'I'he following cifOl, I. arers were elettied fotr the ensuin;.year:-Presilent. Mr. 1 \\'oo. .'k : Vice- President. Mr. !". S \"oustielhi: Hon. Setcretary. Mr. '1. I'. Jones. an I Hon. Traruer. Mt. ()xenhan, (loth ret. e.lected); ('on'il. Messrs. R H. R t. (;. iros.

P. J. ()'She.. (; . l '. Power, ani Dr. H. A l-ran'is; Kl'ih aiion .Sul,('ommittee. Messrs. \\'. J. rm. 'ril. . anil \ Marks: Ainmu-ment Sul>-(' mmittee. Messrs.. '1.I'. Power. ('. A. Hall. anl R .lKing .;. Sport Sul( Committee. Messrs. ' R. ('rouch. E. ('ol'lugh.anl I)r. c 'ar~oss. ()n the. mion of M r. \\,,oolc'k thlrete hieartcheers wetre given for Mr. Ro'. the ftounlder iof the Association. and .hea;rt\y v\te of thanks was accordedhl to I)r. Iranci. for his kindness inIplacing his rooms at the dlisposal of the 'cunc'il ;nd the \\hist ('lulTwo olinary meetings hat. Ie.n helI. one in lull anli tlhe other 11August. at the ( 'afe Eschenhag.en. ''lhe Iluestion of estalldisling .1.'ll' room c'aused erl igo y n Is uiscu'in at lIoth li test' mleetings; an'1;it the next orlinary meeting, to, Ie hfell in Sepltemnlter. it is proiposeito alter Ihle sil isr: ptitn fr om 5 - t to Jo peir annum in irder to secu''iia ;irger income for carrying on a c'lul, Htth mileetings were renderntvery enjoyabile 1 songs c',ntributed I1\ variouis musica;l memlters. A('horal ('lbl has lten formetl in co'tnnecttion with the Assoc'iation. an'placed unlder the alile charge of .Mr. J. (',owan. The proposet room-for the ('lubl, are in the I. n,rlon ('harteredrl Hank Huilings. anI co ,nsistof two rooms (each 45 x 5) These arte to Itbe dli\vided into music room.lilliaril room. car I rtoom. and readling room. The Club will Ie vrec'onvetnient to a large numiler of the memlers in the c'ity.

I'tjettfi ~ Itfgi S/I"'t'/ .Ia v1O zi I"'. 21

Old Boys' Column.

Dr. Pearson came out frmn hi m'te in Jul.. He inten is gling t,

Johanneslburg, where he will alppear .,in in his prfessi(nal cal)acity."('whlv'" ray has gone ho me t, the lweeI. Hi. ehiest

Ibr ther is sh 'o ting elephants in Africa. an l thte tther 4,tnc retruiitinghis strength in his (Queensland home.

Gray has gone to Elinlurgh.The follhwing (,1 I os rel)resente, Australia in the test

matches against Englanl:-R. MA'( ,wan. A. Henry. Evans\ . ('. S.(;raham.

H. I.ethrilge and Roger are studying at the S\,lnr L'niwvrsty.Mc('Connell i. in the estalishment of Messrs. Dalgct. and (' .

\\1e saw him in camp among the Mounted Iniantr'.Dr. Price has just completed his medlical course at EilinurgiC .H. H. Henchman, M.A.. L.i.... an ,ihI I,~. has just complete

a Irilliant series of successes b. passing the "linal bIar" with first classhonours. Mr. Henchman was the lirs in thirtteen years to, secure first

class honours in the tinal law exam. at the Melbolurne U'niversit~. anIno canlidate Ibesildes Mr. Htenchman has. e.er securel first classhonours in the" tinal lar" in QueenslanI. ' Ihi, ,listinguish, I 4)11 Ii,\i nw' resi ing at the School. talking a share tf the hius ise tie..

An African Journey.LO(ANC,\VENI T 1( TE'I E.

( ritten e.peciall. for the " .(;. s. Magaztine~. I,\ an (fIll li y.)

I left Icoangweni ,on August 28th witl It tur nigger. I si1l myrifle, because I hteard that theret wa v wer little gamt- ,n tlic riai. anthat living was cheap,; esies I ., .hrt ,, ,:ish. I had unli mIlankets anil a few rations. \When I reache I the ir.t village I I,,1ughts,'me meallie (grounl c' rn) tr mni niggers ''hen I Iuiugh a Kaffir

pot for mviself. I founi that Ii ittting ,urr. p 'w'ir withI tihe Irislh(?)stew, all its nasty taste vanishe'l. I use' t 4h in an a rrage aloutu8 miles a iiay. Rather p 'or trawlling. Iul (it outhtere it Wav;s sO h(,tthat we generally reste1i for three hours in the milll ih ,f the day. \We

always passed at least one village a daa. and ther:e' I used to, Iuyv meallie

22 Ir'i.ilane i rf nt.liir .lf/iE i M.ll fi :ii'n .

for the niggers. as the\ live chiefi on meallie. iThe cook it in i.11.pots. somet'lhing like Iporridge pots. After it is coo,ked the\ all siaround tlhe |p i. etach onet hohling a stick or spolon, and help thetliselves. I ,i ,ull alwavs Iuy fowls .anl egg. 12 eggs or tw\o f, wls tfor .ayar, of Imlo. M of,1 the villages were Iiuilt ,on Ith top of kalpti'e.or small hills. though somne were Ibuilt in thie vallevs. Those bIuilt inthe v:;ll"\s .ilwavs had a stockadle aroundl ithel. or Ia litch. as a prtectioln against thel Angoni (a Zulu tritbe). wh usIa t raid them, an Itak, them iwa\ as slaves. 'The\ alwas hive scouts out watching ' \,osee lhm n s,tilti.ms on thi top of ant hills ,r rocks. lMost ofl the tn,I was wihing thait I had mi\ rifle with ie. ( )hine lai I cariie on alioi:a huindrd sillet' antelopIe. They arc a goo'I size dl I uck. with horn-Itending right ov\tr their Iac'k.. '1These anteloe \'were V\ r tanu-', aIllmuing n' to '4',ine within liliy yards off tht i . When thy dil go. the\malde a noise like a miol of catle. Anol 'ther da I came on six heart iIlaest t: a I Iuck as large :is a (lInker, with Ia long fIace and sholrt twist'c.Ihorns. I use i to set thIe smaller ones nearlv ,\tr\ ,I\. After I hlilb)een o1n Imy w\vIy for a feW\ lays, I was rampl oil ,r night in a orntii'lAw\akenfel Iy a literr h owlin. I jum int l up lo ask m nigtgers wha it\was. Everyo4ne of th'nem ha I leftl me. luckily not taking with them an\thing. exce'|> a goat I had Itught the ,l;i. Iet ,fore. I thought ilhe ho\\wling ailnie froml a lion. Itlt sin'e then I have htear ia lion. and kno\\that the nih tlv \isitor was ,onl\ a hi atna. ii howlel so mcttliing aftlitlle Ipnn,'r f a ,!ingo, on nl oin ;i mu'ii lIrgr s~iale. Anyway, I w:i-very nervous. anti 'liti not go to sleep again. All the next lav I wis inthe satni pill'e. a lla cutldI see the Wolen n c 'tlin i g ,1 Iwn rotl theilrkraals to work in the tieldis ; It I ,'oul, no t't ione of ihtnm to ',oll-neillr nit. 'I'll; nilghl, iaftr I had just g'on. It |l,. an , old c'hief ian lft 'ur ,ittent lints came iiup. h''h ' ffer Il t, get mn I ~os., so I wt'nt witthem up to tiTh \illage. \ hil i th c4.rril It m\ lIads . It was a monlight night. ani I felt a 'ur ilous s.nsa i an col ling ovtr ilt as we wi nupil ti hill. winling mH r \ wa in an' I o'ut aml ingst the Iatuiltnr. . i'l'hthill was V(r\ tel p. an I thert' was anli one way of gtting up. T'l'hnext morning the old 'hietf gave mnit' our ltoys. and I gave him Ia tr'Sient f twlo nl't s. 'I'lit nativt's art l' I here grow t inrt' c'orn tlhatnthl.v ret 'qirl . anI1 wihen it is ripte. thc\ store it awa in huge lain.I'htest rt.sml'e notthing so mut'h as a hut without its roof. T'lheir lut-arc litelnt i. laptl"I. Thl'e door is tr small, and ou lhav\ to t'ra ithrough it into tlthe hut. The'y keept all their ptots an valhalales inhert'. Mois; tof the fowls make their nests in the huts, antl the Kaffir-plare little rounaI taskets for them to lay in. ()n the ('heritza. I overtook a man taking cattle down to L'mtali : he hat another white manwith him Ftteelinig rather ,lonel I ,le'iled to go on in their ',compant

There were o head of 'attle in two lots, IUt the niggers dil all th,driving. We usedl to go v'er\ slowlh, only doing aboutt eight mil- ,day. At a place 'alled Murhana. we 'ame to a large kraal, in whichlli\ved a big rhief. He sent a messenger to us. to come and see himHe lived in a larget. twot-storiet huilling, maie out of hotme-mai'blricks, and tiled after the Portuguese style. The chief had been partly

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tclucate' lI y the Portuguese. Iut clouhln't talk English. lHt was drese. Iin a light Iblue suit with pink lining. a little Iblac'k harl hitter. l,,spoe.tie, brand new boots, and a watch anl chain : Hut h \wa. minus hisocks. He gave us some gin in little delicate a fternoon it'i cup. ii1co'ull play a concertina a little. I explainedl to him that I want'some stamps, so he Ibrought out his writing desk. andI gavei me si\ rc.iilgool B.('. African stamps. He seemed quite pleased at giing themn

to me. \e were then marched off to see hi. rilles. li.i hal .er\good Lee MetforaI and a Martini- Henry, besid)es a lot t \ tr\ old guinHe then wanted to( show us how he ('oul sh(oot an puilt a Itle o n ltheto() of a hut, about 60 yards oftT. as a target. He tired'I threte shot.i. Ibitili(In't hurt the bottle. 'hen the other white man had1 a .hotI. .1nil

Iroke the Ibottle The chie the n her trid .I again msing a 'li.teri.nirifle, but again failed. 'Then I had( a suedhot an 'eI. So the ch1.-1went at it vet again, missel,.anm then g;i\ it up in dlisgust. H4 \\i-

very algry. A few ldays afterwardIs we saw the I luie water. o(,It

mighty Zambesi, anl c(am;e on to Tete. The river here is .lout hoo

\arls across. Tete is said to bIe 400 years ol. It onet \\wi e hea. tquarters of the Arabs. who usei l t( tra de for i\or\ andI gld 'i,

ho(uses look very anc(ient. 'lhey are most\ly mae of tiled bricks,. an (I ie.ihI

house has a stone wall roundl it. The streets are wide ant I .ry ,dirt\Most of the shops are kept Ivby PoIrtu titlese r half '; ste. 'There w'ertwo Portuguese poli'cemen plaradling the streets. 'IThey are tver\ small.almost vellow, and loo(k as if a touch woul,! knoc k tlImii down In

the rain- season steam bo ats run up to l'Tete from ('lune . TIhe ar

either stern-wheelers or pa14le-wheelers, and they onl\ draw 25 inches

when loaded. 'lhey have a punt each side of them. and i lir enginesburn wol. An E'nglish sovereign is worth from 8800 re.is i, 4000reis in lete; it Iluctuates according to th.e va luIe of silver I rentlt .,

house for 500oo reis a day,. and had a look round. but. a 'I't, is aln

awful place for fever, I ,le'ide Il to go on to L'mtiali. I. II

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