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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1285, 15 October 1896, Page 38

A handicap competition took place on the golf links at Miramar on Monday for prizes | given by Mrs Adams and Miss JCebbell, which resulted in a win for Miss G. Hose, Mrs Wardrop second and Mrs Adams third. The weekly drill of the City Rifles took place at the Drillshed last Monday. There were present on parade 40 of all ranks, under Captain Duthie. The company was j exercised in company and arms drill by the non-commissioned officers, and before being dismissed, the members were reminded of the Government parade for next Monday night. A and B classes Avillhold a competition at Evans’ Bay range on Saturday next. Devany, a released dynamitard, has the same story as all the rest to tell of the treatment of prisoners in English prisons. On being interviewed by a representative of the Glasgoiv Evening Times, DeA'any said : Yes, it s a big slice out of a man’s life, 13 long years. After my sentence the thought was a ,X a y s . humming through my head, Life, life ; it s awful to knoiv that you Avon’t be yourself again.’ The first prison I Avas sent to Avas Worimvood Serubbs. It was the best place I ever Avas in. The GoA r ernor Avas a thorough gentleman, the Avork Avas easy and light, and the food, such as it Avas, Avas good. I could have spent all my days there !” “ How long Avere you there ?” “ About six months. Then I was sent to Chatham. It was fair hell.” “ How’s that?” “ Hard work, bad food and punishment. Hell it Avas. There was one consolation, though; we had a good chaplauj.”