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were killed from canoes; tlie first was “called” out of the woods into the water 
by night; the second was come upon by chance, by day, when the sportsmen were 
paddling into the Tuledi Lake, by the narrows connecting it with Sugar Loaf Lake; 
when first seen this moose was standing in the lake, knee deep, eating water-lillies. 
The hunter, a French trapper by name of Lucas, was in one canoe, and the Messrs. 
Mackenzie in another. The party was out for a month, at night they slept in a 
canvas lean-to; they shifted their camp, on an average, four days a week. 
The dining members of the E.A. and E.E. Mess gave a small dance at Maple¬ 
wood, at which about 100 persons were present; it was by way of a substitute 
for the E.A. and E.E. Annual Ball, which was not given in 1892 and did not take 
place in 1898. The Maplewood dance was held on 13tli October, a date which 
commemorates the 6th anniversary of the arrival at Halifax of three Batteries, 
E.A., and one Company, E.E., per H.M.S. Himalaya , in 1887, and one which is 
jestingly known as “ Muffin Hay.” 
Lieut. Marsh is on five months’ leave, visiting a brother in British Columbia, 
since 28th October. 
Captain Boileau returned from his two month’s trip to the Pacific Coast, via 
the Chicago Exhibition, a few days before Christmas, having travelled 7482 miles 
by rail only. 
Lieut.-Colonel Saunders left the station for good on 23rd December, Major 
Bor, E.E., on 27th January, and Captain Dopping-Hepenstal, E.E., and Captain 
Easson, E.A., on 9th December; all much regretted. On each occasion a fare¬ 
well dinner was given at the Mess, and the time honoured custom adhered to of 
a parting shot from the brass gun on the side-board being fired by the junior 
E.A. subaltern present. 
The engagement of marriage is announced, of Captain Duffus to Miss Corbett, 
of Halifax, N.S. 
A large party from Halifax attended the Quebec Winter Carnival during the 
week ending 3rd February, consisting of Oeneral Montgomery-Aloore, Captain 
and the Misses Colborne, Major and Mrs. Apsley Smith, Captain and Mrs. Lowe, 
and Miss Haddan, Captain Boileau, Captain Mills, E.E., and Lieutenant Elliott, 
E.A. They put up in the new C.P.E. Hotel, called the Chateau Frontenac, 
which is a splendid building beautifully situated on the Dufferin Terrace, over¬ 
looking the St. Lawrence and, indeed, the whole surrounding country. There 
were the usual carnival attractions of an ice fort, ice statues, a fancy drive, skating 
in fancy dress, a ball, etc., but a novelty, and a very interesting one, was found 
in a field day by the Militia Infantry on snow shoes, supported by two 9-pr. field 
guns on runners, horsed and manned by the Eoyal Canadian Artillery. The 
operations took the form of an attack on the Citadel across the historic Plains of 
Abraham. After this was concluded the troops, led by Major-General Herbert, 
c.b., marched past the Governor-General. It was observed that when marching 
past the French-Canadian Eegiment all sang a well-known song, the refrain of 
which is “ En roulant ma boule ”—a strange but very effective custom. One of 
the minor features of the week was a Curling Match, which was played at the 
Victoria Eink in the presence of a number of spectators, and resulted in Colonel 
Wilson’s side winning by two points. The sides were:— 
Quebec. 
Visitors. 
Lieut.-Colonel Wilson, E.C.A. (skip). 
Mr. Brodie. 
Dr. Sewell. 
Mr. Monro Fergusson, A.D.C. 
Lord Aberdeen (skip). 
Mr. Hope Sewell. 
Captain Boileau, E.A. 
Lord Ava. 
This was the first Winter Carnival that has been held at Quebec, and was a very 
good one. 
