Lieutenant Baby Snooker, R. E.

Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore), Monday 15 February, 1892

He made an attempt on his own Deputy Commissioner, but was singularly unsuccessful. He lured the Civilian on to a “two” Poker however, and by five in the morning had garnered the savings of a lifetime. Funds came rapidly pouring in, and the announcement that end Lieutenant Baby Snooker, R. E. (sixteen) had been appointed Public Works Member, brought the whole body of Civil Engineers to his side. Then came the crushing announcement in the Gazette of India that all members of the Uncovenanted Service were to crawl on their…