The football match Maoris v. Wales •(international) was won by the latter by one goal and two tries to nil. The Honorable Artillery Company, of London, the oldest military corps in the Empire (dating from 1585) has been suddenly disbanded and the guns removed. The members recently agreed to a scheme proposed by the Prince of Wales and Duke of Portland, who are Captain-General and Lieutenant-General respectively of thßUQips, to place the company under a volunteer system, but refused to grant £5OO for military purposes. The Prince and Duke thereupon threw tip their commissions, and thfc War Offiwdisbanded thecoma, *
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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 239, 25 December 1888, Page 3
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99Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 239, 25 December 1888, Page 3
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