To the Editor of the File competition, to be shot for by files Norru-Eva Dany News. consisting of an experienced shot and a Dear Stx,—The discussion on the above $00 and 600 yards. Four prize, frst prize tiffin, partners to be drawn for. Ranges, subject last Friday night was lengthy and $20; second prize, $15; third prize $10; prolonged toa late hour. Much remained fourth prize $5, This competition, which to be said but there was hardly time for was arranged for the purpose of inducing further remarks, As it was, the lecturer the old shots to impart. some of their ex" and speakers way be considered as having perience to the griffins, was shot on Christ-treated the topic in hand ina three-fol mnas morning. It was anything but a good light—the sceptical, the historical and the morning for shooting, a thick fog hanging mythical,—and all as bearing on the reality over the range and totally obscuring the or otherwise of the ancient classics. The targets at 600 yards until 9 o'clock. The manner in which Dr. Faber dealt with the first prize was secured by Ch.-Insp. Came-subject was interesting, though in its ron and his griffin Serg. Murphy, with a general lines by no nieaus novel or conclu-total of 107 points, Insp. Wilson and P.C. ye as to the end hehad in view. Though Watts running them very close with 105. is division of the Chinese characters into The following are the scores of the six best so many elementary forms was apparently files haturaland in order, sitailaror like divisions 200 ys, 500 ys. TI. GTI, have all along obtained, as can be seen by chet reference to. various works on Chinese, Sergt.
Murphy while the fact of there being so many of rather so few primitives, on which the oowsout 19-48 f 245 whole series of characters seems to have 2 Tariball -3533554-28 been constructed, does not. determine the PG. Hughes, (0sg229.15 actual age of the characters or the pro-Sergt. Rntlock oe... A455 PoC. Maeshll 22202 49040-27 fessed originality of the classic books. Looking at the matter partly from an Sergt. Or outside standpoint, what do we find in reference to our own language? It. composed of alarge number of Greek, Latin, and other words which admit of a' varied
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