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GOLF. 
As golf is now , played by R.A. Officers in all parts of the world, and in many 
places these Officers are only Honorary Members of the Golf Clubs in the neigh¬ 
bourhood, and consequently rather shy about wearing the Club colours, it is 
suggested that a Regimental Golf Coat be started. 
The coat suggested is to be of the ordinary red pattern, with Regimental buttons, 
having on the outside of the left breast pocket a gun of the Regimental crest pattern 
worked in blue (with or without “ Ubique ” underneath). 
Officers having any ideas or wishes on the subject are requested to communicate 
them to the Secretary R.A. Institution as soon as possible, in order that the 
question may be settled forthwith. 
HALIFAX, X.S. 
Colonel Ryan, who went home on four months’ leave, was accompanied by 
Mrs. Ryan, who does not return again to Halifax to the regret of everyone. 
Previous to her departure she was paid the unusual compliment of being invited 
to dinner at the R.A. and R.E. Mess, the party being a large one, including Sir 
John and Miss Ross, the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, Mrs. and Miss 
Daly, and the officers’ wives of the R.A. and R.E., besides the whole of the 
dining members. 
Captain C. E. English, R.A., and Captain Mayne, R.E., have been here on duty 
from Kingston, Ontario, to undergo their examination for promotion, which was 
specially arranged for them at this time of year to coincide with the College 
Vacation. 
The subject of grace at Regimental Mess Dinner has lately been discussed in 
some of the service papers, so it may be of interest to hear that at the last 
Quarterly General Mess Meeting a proposal that grace should be said before and 
after dinner every night was carried by 13—2. 
The Dominion Artillery Association (Militia) have been holding their annual 
practice camp at Point Pleasant for a fortnight. Colonel Montizambert, the 
Camp Commandant, and his staff, were invited to dinner at the R.A. and R.E. 
Mess. As their uniform is exactly the same as that of the Royal Artillery they 
cannot be distinguished by it, though, perhaps, it is not so difficult to do so by 
other means. During the practice a 64-pr. gun, mounted on garrison standing- 
carriage, was fired double-loaded with plugged shell. The first shell struck the sea 
at 500 yards, and the second at the proper range, 2000 yards. The gun was after¬ 
wards examined by the Inspector of Warlike Stores and first found to be still 
serviceable, but on a second impression being taken the bore was found to be 
unserviceable, the transverse crack in the breech having- expanded from ^ to ± 
inch. The recoil on firing was very great, the carriage running back off the 
ground platform. This is hoiv a local newspaper describes the incident:— 
A Big Racket. 
“ The artillery shootists at the Point have been firing- at separate times from 
the same big guns. It appears that the full charge, shell and all, had been left 
in one of the guns, and the next party coming, not knowing this, also loaded it. 
It had, therefore, a double charge ; and when it was fired yesterday afternoon it 
almost raised the hair off the surrounding- artillerymen and people in the vicinity. 
It was the biggest noise ever heard in that locality, and might have been attended 
with great danger. Had it burst (and it is a wonder it didn’t), it would have 
killed a good many folk adjacent to it,” 
