Happily these craft kept bach. The eight struggled on by Hammer smith, and managed to get over to the bank up by the Doves with their sinking boat. They stopped not one moment too soon. There was sympathetic silence on the bank qo greet the misfortune. Cambbridgo paddled over with a time Jof 21 min. 50 cee., which "means nothing. For the crowd who had waited so patiently, the dieappointment was elmest as bitter as the wind, They saw Cambridge go by, Jand it was many minutes before {the reason for Oxford's misfortune spread.
Tt can be said at once that the water was no worse than that with which the tideway clubs have to Jcontend on dozens of occasions during the winter, but the Eights were mediocre, Cambridge have now wan. 36 times and Oxford 40.
'There is one point T might cad, namely—that both sides wished to row inside the stakes on the Middle sex side, but the' umpire would not agree. There are unfortunately no yules governing the Boat Race, but this contes. will) make them inevitable, Large crowds in the evening watched the Boat Race Night revels in the West End of undergraduates, who wore balloon trousers and carnival hats,—but there were no improper scenes at the theatres, at last year, owing to. the precautions taken by the AMERICAN veterans of he Grea: Wor in Shanghai have been receiv ing notice of the acceptance of their claims og sent in, oF as amended by the Government. Tt will be recalled that ex-soldiers under the adjusted compensation act are to get a paid-up insurance poli maturing ins20 years. For Jample, a veteran aged 60 whose allowance equals $490 receives a policy of $990. "His factor, a mathematical ratio determined on age and a 25 per cent. bonus, is $2,018, i.c., multiplying the original by the factor results in the face of the policy at the expiration of 20 years. Death negates the policy and the heirs are given $490 plus interest compounded annually at 4 per ent.
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