The first battalion of the Rifle Brigade are properly proud of their antiquity. With. the completion of the century they will attain the respectable age of one hundred years. On the 25th inst., they celebrated their ninety-sixth birthday by holding sports in Happy Valley during the afternoon and a concert at the City Hall theatre at night.. Unhappily for. the Sweeps," the weather was unfavourable in the morning, but in the afternoon it cleared up and was Gine throughout, but the rain had its effect on the attendance of the public which otherwise would have been greater. In spite of this, however, and of the high temperature, the sports went off very well, the events being contested with much spirit. The concert was a great success, the Theatre Royal being packed to its utmost capacity, upwards of two hundred failing to find. seats. A number of well-known amateurs took part, and the concert was greatly enjoy-d by the Brigade. It is probable that the. battalion will leave here at the end of October. for Singapore.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.