The Northern Guardian. — 1898-09-27 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1898.  dent, refers to a State ball in Ihtblin, to whick the city magnates were in-nted. An aide-der-amp, stnving to make himself useful and agreeable, saw a pretty girl sitting with her mother. Ile approached and courteously- asked if he might h, permitted to introduce the young lady to a partner. -No, thank you," replied the mAter; "me daughter's keeping cool for the Lord-Liitenant."  The chief recipient in the I:nited States navy of prize money as a result of the recent war will be Rear-Admiral Sampson, who will receive many tlrnes as much as his comrades. The profitabla items, from the point of view of bounty, were or course .he battle of Manila, the battle of Santiago, mud the Cuban blockade, the last being the most profitable, giving to those engaged in it something like 3,0tX1,000d01., of which Admiral Simpson's share will be about 75.000d01. From the battle of Santiago he will receive at least aaother 12,000d01., and in ens way and another it is expected he %illget about 100,000d01., while Admiral Dewey will receive only about 9.000d015., and Admiral hley about 5,000d015. Several of the commanders of the American ships will get about 4,000d015. each, while the men will receive HUM varying from 30do1s. to 300dols.  An rirdian officer with the Soudan force is delighted with the perfection to which the trooper have carried Maxim drill and evolution. In a pnvate letter he writes: —The country, of course, especially lends itself to the use of the Maxim gun, because in the first place it is even flatter than the plains of India, and, moreover, the sand r.x.king the strike of the bullets so clear, the gun operators are able to correct their sighting with such ease, that the weapon becomes one of murderous preci3ion. The military authorities in the Soudan have all recognised ite value, and they use it as an adjunct to each branch of the service. There is a gallcrping Maxim battery, and it is also uoed as a flanking escort to a battery of artillery. Both wheeled and pack equipments are used, but as a galloping arm the latter is in favour, and the nature of the country allows a team of six animals to the ordinary Maxim carriage. The guns of the Egyptian field batteries are carried on mules, and the ammunition on camels. When the guns are in action the camels are made to kneel in the rear of their sections.  Another concession by the Post Office is ani« uncecl. A few years ago the Post Office, 10:h-wing the example of some other countries, introduced the system of sending money orders by telegraph, but restricted it to tho home service. The Postmaster-General has now consented to extend the service to the colonies and to countries which iccognise telegraphed money orders. Phis reform sill be welcomed by the commeriiial community. Pi was not a credit to us as a business peopla that we had to go to Prance in order to send money by telegraph to Egypt. It showed that in one respect France was in closer touch with Egypt than oureclves. Now that he Post Offic-a is in a reforming spirit, we shall hope for other dcvelorments  Mr Brodrick Under Secretary for War, was the principal treaker last night at the annual Lurknow Dinner. He expressed his gratification at the aprointtnent of Lord Curzon as the Viceroy cf India, and said under the spur of successive expeditions in every quarter of the globe British soldiers had reduced small campaigns to a fine art. The advance on Ontdurman, both as to the equipment of the troops engaged and the precision with which the blow was struck at a point fifteen hundred miles distant from the base, was as great a triumph of organisation as it was brilliant amongst the feats cf arms performed by the ...irdar. India, for over a century, had largely relied on a native force with British officers, but the last few years had seen a great development of this system, not only in India, but in Africa, Egypt, and the West Indies.