The programme annexed shows the speakers and the toasts they 

 gave and reponded to. They were all good and to the point, and 

 were received in a way that showed unmistakeably the friendly feel- 

 ing which exists, and we trust always will exist between the farmers 

 and the Staff College Drag. Sandy covered himself with glory, his 

 tuneful rendering of " Cookey " was so appreciated that an " encore " 

 was absolutely necessary. In his speech he told us how the Com- 

 mandant had alluded to the Drag Secretary as a mole who works 

 silently and underground, he at the same time assured us of the 

 great affection he had, not only for the farmers, but for their wives. 

 Mr. Sturgess, in proposing the health of the vice-chairman, said he 

 quite agreed as to the " mole." The mole was the most voracious, 

 pugnacious, and immoral creature in the world, and it would be a 

 good day for the farmers when they could inform their wives that 

 the reign of a new Secretary had commenced. We are afraid that, 

 considering the charm of our new Secretary, that it is but a case of 

 out of the frying-pan into the fire. 



Mr. Lane, Mr. Auckland, and Mr. Wilson were, as usual, most 

 kind in their remarks, they all declared that if the Drag went over 

 their land and they wanted to see which way the hounds had gone 

 they had to take out their best magnifying glasses and examine the 

 turf for crumpled blades of grass, and even then they were not 

 always successful. As for a gap, they had never seen one made, 

 and if there happened to be one in the hedge it must have been 

 the old cow's fault. 



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