A REGIMENTAL NEWSPAPER.

Otago Witness, Issue 1148, 29 November 1873, Page 12

A REGIMENTAL NEWSPAPER.

The London correspondent of the Scotsman states that "Before the O7th Regiment left England for British Burmah the officers spent a sum of £300, which had been saved out of the canteen fund, in the purchase of a printing press and types. Soon after their arrival at Rangoon they produced what is, I believe, a phenomenon in British journalism — I mean a ' regimental newspaper,' the editors, printers, and publishers of which are all attached to the 07th Regiment. The publication began with the first month of the present year, and I have had an opportunity of perusing all the numbers which, have since reached this country. Our Chronicle, as the journal is called, contains leading articles, dramatic and musical criticisms, poetry, a history of the regiment, sketches of Burmah and Burmese life, local and military intelligence, &c. After reading that an inquest had been held on the

body of a soldier who was found in a ditch, it was believed quite dead, but who turned out to be only dead drunk, it is gratifying to be assured that instances of the excessive use of intoxicating liquors have been comparatively rare among the men of the regiment since its arrival in Rangoon. A single couplet from some amusing lines by tlie poet of the 67th will sufficiently indicate the discomforts which are experienced at Rangoon —

" What foetid swarms of reptiles, great and small, Upon the dinner-table madly fall." One good feature in Our Chronicle is the publication of a regimental gazette, in whioh. all promotions of non-commissioned officers are announced, on tlie model of the London Gazette, a recognition of deserving men which is well calculated bo maintain the Esprit de corps of the regiment."

Mr Squeers made his pupils weed his garden and perform sundry other duties not usually supposed to form part of a school curriculum. Similar ideas seem to prevail iv Auckland, where a boy has been expelled for refusing to take his turn in sweeping out the school, and the master's action has been endorsed both by the School Committee and by the Education Board,.

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING. General entries and acceptances for the races on Monday next, December Ist, were I made on Tuesday at the Empire Hotel as clow : — HUEDLE BACE. St. lb. Mr J. Ward's eh g Sir Tatton, aged 12 4 Mr R. Eraser's b m Medora, aged ... 11 9 Mr H. Gourley's eh g Kildare, aged 9 4 Mr G. Dodson's eh in Sweetlips, aged 812 Mr A. E. Bridger's g g Grey Doctor, 6yrs 8 10 Mr H. Scott's br g Harkaway, aged. 8 7 MAIDEN PLATE. Mr H. Gourley's br h Maori Chief, syrs 9 7 Mr M'Kay's blk m Miss Scrip, 5 yrs 9 2 Mr J. Roxburgh's b m Greenstone, by Touchstone, 5 yrs 9 2 Mr J. Stephenson's eh m Prioress, 4yrs 8 9 Mr A. Smith's eh f Mendicant, by Scud— Gipsy Queen, 4 yrs 8 9 Captain Hutchison's b c Earl of Lynne, 3 yrs 7 3 st. Andrew's handicap. Mr J. Ward's b g Tainburini, 5 yrs 10 0 Mr J. Cotton's b g Wildboy, aged. ... 8 2 Capt. Hutchison's eh m Mabel, 5 yrs 712 Mr Chas. Waters's b f Verbena, 3 yrs 7 0 Mr J. Stephenson's eh in Prioress, 4yrs 7 0 Capt. Hutchison's b c Earl of Lynne, 3 yrs 6 12 SELLING RACE. Capt. Hutchison's eh g Malabar, aged —to be sold for £20 7 6 Mr J. Cotton's b g Wildboy, aged — to be sold for £20 7 6 Mr H. Gourley's eh in Novice, late Rose, aged — to be sold for £20 ... 7 4 Mr H. Prince's b h Wee Lad, 3 yrs — to be sold for £40 7 3 Mr A. Smith's eh f Mendicant. 4 yrs —to be sold for £20 ...' ... 6 9 Mr Thos. Broadway's b g Gamester, aged— to be sold for £10 6 6 TROTTING RACE. Mr G. Dodson's b m Modesty, aged — scratch Mr John Maclean's b g Rattler, aged — scratch. Mr Swanson's b g Tommy, aged— loo yards. Mr John Mitchell's b in Polly, aged— 4oo yards. Mr John Leckie's b m Polly Green, aged — 400 yards.