The mounted infantry man's horse was, only asked to carry his man fro"hi] place, to place, and to wait under cover while the fighting took place. The develop ment of a cavalry horse with a certain turn of speed and a good deal of sub stance was an object which might well be taken up by breeders. There- was always a ready mnrlcet at JJ4S for horses of that stamp, and there would be a big market in South Africa for years to come. It was resolved that horse fairs should be established by 'the Govern ment, in conjunction with local agricul tural societies, and that tire Federal Government should be requested to dip courago the exporting of mnres^ A new and important link in the railway systems ol the British .IZmuirj ib under contemplation whereby the Federal States of Malaysia will be plac ed in direct communication by land with Singapore. A. railway is now in course 'of construction across the island of Singapore to a point exactly oppo site the town of Johorc. This railway will be open to traffic next' June. The" Native State of Johore, immediately north of Singapore, is now ruled by a progressive Sultan, who has shown good administrative abilities, and has a warm respect for all things English. He meditates building a railway, about 120 miles in length, that will join this Singapore line with the railway ey»; tome of the Federated States that are to the north of Johore. These IScates consist of Pahang, Negri Sembilan, So-" langor, Perak, and the province of Wal lesley. They each have their own rail way systems, all of which will be joined together, so that in a few years there will run north of Singapore a railway 400 miles in length, that will tap a vast tract of a most wealthy and pro ductive country at present only very partially developed. Singapore is al ready the greatest distributmg port in the East, and, with this railway 6n ished, its prosperity will; rise enor mously. "The dangers of nervous breakdown," said a London physician, "lie in the fact that people go on disregarding the warning which they have- flashed to them irom the tired-out , nervous sys tem. These warnings arc excessive nerv ousness and irritability, these being the first symptoms, and often continuing for years before any breakdown occurs. 