345 not get to the scene, and finally operated from one of the streets in Clifton and saved the swimming club premises, which had caught fire on one side. The new boat house doors had been burst open and all the boats dragged out by well-meaning bystanders, whereby considerable damage was done to the boats and all the various tools were " lost." The old boat house was entirely and absolutely consumed ; nothing was left but the brick piles on which it had stood for so many years. Mr. S. Holtby, of Clifton, says that it is quite 50 years since he undertook the raising from the ground level on to those piles, and he estimates that the boat house was then 20 years old, at least. So that the old place must have been in use between 70 and 80 years. The origin of the fire is now known. Three youths, whose only motive appears to have been a desire to see a blaze, stole a tin of petrol, and, having thrown the tin inside the boat house, deliberately set the place on fire. The punishments meted out by the magistrates were fines from to and the youths were bound over for three years, and also it was a condition that they should attend a night school. It is not intended to replace the old boat house, but, with the help of money received from the Insurance Company, we arc adding two sections to the new boat house. A.W.P.
1Rugbv football. ST. PETER'S v. OLD PETERITES. RESULT :—WON. SCHOOL, 13 pte. (1 try 2 goals); O.P.s, 11 pte. (2 tries 1 goal). The 0.P.s kicked off in misty conditions. The School pressed hard for the first ten minutes, and Emery received the ball and scrambled through to score in the corner. Ogley converted with a magnificent kick. The O.P.s began to press, but a long kick by Baker relieved the situation. Soon after Dodds picked up and sent Baker over with a reverse pass to score between the posts. The kick was rushed down.
