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dinncer, cocoa, bread, and pork for breakfast, and teaand biscuits for the third meal, I asked one jolly, rosy-checked little tar whether he was satistied with his victuals. He answered with the most tremendous gravity, as‘ how" there was “ just onc thing " which he must “com- plain about.”

“What'sthat 7" I asked, *“don't you getenough 7"

“Yes, quite enough,” was the tragic reply, * but the boys ought to have dripping on their biscuit twice a week, and we don’t always get it once "

Poor little chaps, one can

. —_—— well understand that after a time ship’s

biscuits, which may be very wholesome, to think that for some months, at any rate, though somewhat lacking in flavour and they would have good and regular meals. succulency, arce likely to pall, and be much In connection with the subject of dicet, which more gratetul to a boy's palate when ac- consists of beel or mutton and potatoes for companiced by the more insidious dripping.

LEARNING THE POINTS Ol THE COMPASS,

The organisation, as management, school, and manual work, scems to be on much the same lines as that

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