Friday new 33-knot destroyer Saracen was delivered the No re Home Fleet authorities on her arrival at Chatham frem the contractors* works. She was immediately commissioned for active service and ordered to take part in the Naval Manoeuvres, which begin on Juno 29th. The Saracen

MESSRS. FIELD & PALMER, i. KING’S ROAD. SOUTHSEA. Mr*- A. J. Johnson (deceased). Monday next, july 26th. 1909. FIELD a PALMEh are instructed to SELL AUCTION, at their Property Mart, 6, Kiog’a-road. Southsea, on the above date, at 7 o'clock in the evening, 22 BESANT ROAD. FRA’iTO

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The Army Rifle Association champiqnsbip meeting takes place on the Pirbright ana Buley ranges from July Sth to loth. The events to be are the Army championship, the Roberta cup, tbe Roupell cup and tbe Revolver Twenty. Eighty-two seta of representatives have entered for the rifl

Suffolk Rcgt.—Capt. L. H. V. Foster reverts to the rank of Lieutenant, at his own request, view to transfer the Indian Army. May 15th, 19U6. Hampshire Regt.—Second-Lient. B. B. von B. im Thurn to be Lieutenant, vice B. S. Parker, promoted, June 12th. Dorsetshire Regt.—Lieut. V.

The proteat made in tbe House of Commou« Mr. Henderson, the Chairman of the Labour party, against the visit of the Czar to this country is little representative of the feeling of the country as tbe protest of a similar character by a Portsmouth Town Councillor is of the feeling

It is also interesting to recall the boiler controvemy which was carried oq with much heat only a few yearn ago. The decision of the then Board Admiralty to adhere to the water-tube boilers has been amply justified by results. To-day in this country no warship being fitted with

Tbe results the recent examination for the parsing out of Naval cadets at the Royal Naval Engineer*’ College Devonport. have boon issued the Admiralty. They are under:— Of the fourth-year cadets, there are still College 34 out an original entry 40, and these the following 21, wh

The Dreadnought and her asters, the destroyers and all the other ships, except the submarines, were thrown open the Tisitors Monday and the succeeding days, and immense crowds thronged the vessels as long as they were allowed to do so, while innumerable steamers and pleasure boa

There was an exciting incident in the Thames, the Temple, on Thursday, but fortunately, in this case, there were no serious consequences. A large party of petty officers and men belonging to the armoured cruiser Duke of Edinburgh and destroyers in tbe vicinity, who bad been ente