Navy & ArmyIllustrated

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Descriptive and Illustrative of Everyday Life in the

Defensive Services of the British Empire.

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A QUIET SMOKE. . . . .................................................75A STORY OF BADAJOS (Article by Godfrey Merry) 10ACROSS TH E SALT SEAS, A-romance of War and Adventure, by

John Bloundelle-Burto.i . . . . . . . . 14,38,82ACTIVE SERVICE, Going on—

Falling in for Embarkation, 248 ; On the March to the Sea, 248;The Troop-ship on the Tide . . . . . . . . 248

ADM IRALTY CHARTS. The Making of—The “ Egeria " at Anchor in Burgojne.Bay, Smyth’s Channel, 254; Winding in the Sounding Wire In 2,300 fathoms, 254 ; CorrectingC 'mpasses at Santa C a t a l i n a ........................................................ 254

AFREDI WAR, The— .Officers of the 9th Ghoorkas, 273 ; Colonel Garston and Officers, gth Bengal Lancers, 273; Officers of the Commbsariat and Trans- p >rt, Peshawar Column, 273; The Oxfords in Balaclava Caps and Winter Service Jackets, 274; Officers of the Inniskillings at Break­fast, 274 ; The Oxfordshire Light Infantry in Service Kit, 274; The 9th Ghoorkas Manning the Breastworks at Bara, 275; General Hammond and Staff Reconnoitring Gandao Pass, 275 ; The Innis- killing Fusiliers in Camp at Bara, 275; An Officer’s Sleeping Quarters, 276; Dargai, from Chagru Kotal, 276; Afridi Company 27th Punjab Infantry in Uniform. 276 ; Afridis 27th Punjab Infantry in Oriental Costume, 276; The Scene of the Famous Charge . 276

AMES, Captain Oswald . . . . . 154AN DOE, Rear-Admiral Hilary Gustavus, C.B. . . 25ANTRIM ARTILLERY, The—

Tne Battery at Carrickfergus, 92; In the Exercise Yard, Carrick Castle, 92 ; Colonel Pottinger and Officers, Antrim Militia Artillery 92

ATH LETICS IN THE SERVICE . . 156AUSTRIAN NAVY, Scenes and Life in the|p§&

The “ Ferdinand Max,” 30 ; Inspecting a Seaman’s Kit, 31; To the Dear Ones at Home, 31; The Ram-Cru ser “ Kaiser in Elizabeth,”31; Dealing with the Defau.ters, 32; Steering Wheel of the*• Habsburg,” 32; Austrian Torpedo-Boats | .................................. 32

AUTUMN MANCEUVRES IN FRAKCE— |Artillery Forage Waggon, 22 ; Chasseurs-a-Cheval, 22; Drummers an 1 Buglers, 22; Guard, 5th Dragoons, 22; Ambulance Waggon and Driver of Military Train, 123 ; Cnasseur-a-Cheval and Chasseur d’Afrique, 23; Cuirassiers, 2 j ; Infantry of the Line Cooking Coffee (54th Regiment), 23 ; Infantry of the Line on the March, 24; Dragoons— Escort of a General Officer, 24 ; Chasseurs-a-Cheyal (White Cap, Entmy), 24; Trumpeter of Artillery 24

BATTLE HONOURS OF TH E SERVICES, The (Special Number)— >The Glories and Traditions of the British Army : The Gloucestershire

Regiment (Article by Capt. A C. L o v e t t ) ..................................49-58Bragg’s Grenadiers at LouUberg, 1758, 50 ; At Grenade Drill, 1758,50; The6ist Marching Out of Fort S . Philip, 1782, 51 ; The 28th at Alexandria, 1801.— Colonel Paget gave the Simple Order— ‘ Rear,Ranks, About—Fire! ” 52; The Colours of the 61st at Salamanca,1812, 53; Drummer’s Wine, 53; The Eagle of the French 28th Regiment, 54; “ The Spirited and Well-Ordered Conduct of.the 61st 54; Quatre Bras, 1815,55; Chillianwalla, 1849, 55; The Death of General Wolfe, 56 ; 28th Drum-Major and Dummer, 1844, 57; The 6ist at the Delhi Magazine, 1857, 58 ; Yeoman Warder Baker . 58

T lu Battle Honours of the British Fleet—Tue "Royal Sovereign” (Article by Edward Fr aser) . . . 59Launching the First “ Royal Sovereign,” 59; Admiral Sir Edward Howard at the Galley Fight in Conquest Bay, 60 ; The Trial Trip of the “ Royal Sovereign,” 61; The death of Sir William Reeve*,02 ; The “ Royal S jvereign ” of 1701, 6j ; Cornwalis Addressing his Men, 64; The French and British Ships, July 17th, 1795, 64; The “ Royal Sovereign ’’ at Trafalgar, 65 ; ’ 1'ween Decks in the 11 Royal 5 jvereign,” October 21st, 1805, 66; “ Rotheram, what would not n Nelson give to be here,” 67; The First Armoured Turret-shipin the British Navy, 68 ; A Casement in the “ Royal Sovereign,” of 1891 . 68

BAT TLE-FIELDS, Old English —Hastings—The Hill of Telham, 270; The Scene of Harold’s Death, 270;Senlac . . 270

The Battle Honours of the Bri'ish Fleet—■The “ Swiftsure ” (Special Number and Article by Edward Fraser) 331-340 The Battle of Gravelines, 351; “ Essex, Angry and Disgusted, bade his men Cease Firing, 332; “ iierkeley, Fighting almost Alone, killed several with his own hand,” 333 ; The Dutch in the Medway, 1667— Destruction of Sheerness and tbe Ships off Rochester, 334; The Home-coming of Charles II., May, i 65o, 335 ; The Capture of the " Fou Iroyant,” February, 1758, 336; Quiberon Bay, November 20th, 1759, 337 ; The Battle between Blake and Tromp in the Channel 1653, 338; The Defeat of De La Clue by Boscawen, August 18th,1759, 338; The Battle of the Nile, August 1st, 179S, 339; The “ Jielleisles ” Cheering the “ Swiftsure” at the Battle of Trafalgar,340; The Armour-clad “ Swiftsure ” of 1 8 6 9 ................................ 340

HAYONET EXERCISE AT A LD tR SH O T . . . . . 180BICYCLE AFLOAT FOR PLEASURE AND BUSINESS, The—

A Cyclist A.D.C. of the “ Jupiter,” 159; Good Mea a: the Wheelfrom the N i l e ........................................................... 159

BLACK WATCH, The 1st Battalion—A Company of the Bla k Watch, 360; The Colours and Colour- Sergeants of the “ Fony-Twa,” 361; Colour-Sergeant W. Fowler,361 ; Winning Team B *yonet Exercise Competition 361'

BLUEJACKETS EQUIPPED FOR LANDING —Landing Rig, 161; “ Rj.uiy, ’ T'* Kneeling Position, 1G4 ; A Sandin 'S>4 ie S.vj.U F*\J«i *, .... I , 164

BOATS AT TH E B O O M ................................................... 7°BRIDGEMAN, Colonel Hon. F. C . .................................. . 2 * 7“ BRITANNIA,” H.M.S., PAST AND PRESEN T (Special Number)—

The Story of the “ Britannia " in War and Peace (Article by EdwardFraser and John Leyland)............................................................181-204The King deciding to Build our First “ Briiannia,” 1676,181; Captain The Hon. Assheton G. Curzon-Howe, C.B., C.M.G., 182; The Company of the “ Britannia,” 183; Warrant Officers and Seamen Instructors, 183; Officers and Teaching Staff of the “ Britannia,"183; Admiral Russell Reading the Despatch from the Queen, May 15th, 1692, 184; The “ Britannia” engaging the “ Soleil Royal ’* off Cape Barfleur, May 19th, 1692, 185; The “ Britannia,” Middle Deck, 186; Tbe Mess-room in the “ Britannia,” 186 ; Lesson in Sea- manship, the “ Whiskers ” of the “ Britannia/’ 186; The Church in the “ Hindostan,” 187; Morning Prayers on the Poop of the “ Britannia,” 187; The Seamanship Room, 188; The “ Britannia” off Woolwich, 1721, 188; On the Quarter-Deck of the “ Britannia” at Trafalgar, 189; Quiet Moments, 19O; A Letter from Home, 190; Staff-Surgeon Porter and the Nursing Staff, 191; In the Hospital,Well Cared for, 191; The " Britannia,” Hospital and Convalescents,191; The Cadet Captains, 192 ; The Cadets of the “ Britannia ” at the Playing Field, 193; Gymnastics, Instructors and Instructed,194; The Gymnasium, Fencing Drill, 194; In the Gymnasium, a Bout with the Foils, 194; Admiral Dundas selecting a position for the “ Britannia ” to take at the Bombardment of Sebastopol, October 17th, 1854, 195; The “ Britannia” engaging the Franco- Spanish Fie* t off Gibraltar, 1782, 196; “ Britannia” Sports, Sack Racing: “ Ready,” 197; The Finish, 197; The “ Britannia” Beagles, 198; At the Bathing Stage, Ready for the Plunge, 199;Jubilee Day, “ Splicing the Main Brace,” 200; From Portsmouth to . Portland, January, 1862, 201; A Cutter s Crew at Exercise, Tossing Oars, 202; The “ Britannia’s ” Launch, “ Otter,” 203 ; The “ Racer ”Sloop, Tender to the “ Britannia,” 203; The “ Britannia" andthe “ Hindostan ” in Dartmouth H a r b o u r ..................................204

“ BRUISER,” Wardroom and Officer’s Berths of H.M.S. 27BUGLER, A Seaman ............................................................_. 8BURROUGHS, L eut-Gc.neral Frederick William Trail, C.B. . 173

CAPTAIN OF A BATTLE-SH IP COMING ON BOARD, The . 347“ C/ESAR,” H.M.S.............................................. . ' . 304CAVALRY AND SAPPERS IN CAMP—

Impiovising a Boat, 86; The Blacksmith at Work, 86; An Equine Swimming Lesson, 87 r Watering Horses, 87; A Filing Bridge . 87

CAVALRY REGIMENTS, Our—Private 17th Lancers, 174 ; Corporal 5th Lancers, 174 ; Private 9thL a n c e r s .................................................................... 174

CHINA STATION, The—The Naval Commander-in-Chief in China, with his Staff, The“ Centurion,” 1897 ............................................................................. 73

CHRISTMAS HUNT ON A CHUR, A (Article by Colonel F.Pollok) . . . . . . . • . . 144

CITIZEN ARMY, Our (Special Number and Article by Cullum Beg) 277-296 Sergeant, West Kent Yeomanry, 1837, 277 • Sergeant, Drill Order,West Kent Yeomanry, 1835, 278; Trooper, Drill Order, West Kent Yeomanry, 1897, 27 I Trooper, Review Order, West Kent Yeomanry/1897, 278 ; “ Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot,” 279 ; Ascending Ben Nevis, 279 ; Inspection, Scottish Border Brigade, 279 ; Squadron Worcestershire Hussars (Review Order), 280; Squadron Wor­cestershire Hussars (Drill Order) 280; Watering Horses, Wor­cestershire Hussars, 280; Sergeant-Major, 281; Officer, 282; Non- Commissioned Officers and Men, 282; Group, Hertfordshire Yeomanry, 282; Officers 1st Volunteer Battalion Warwickshire Regiment, 283 ; Offifcers, 1st Volunteer Battalion the King’s Own, .283 ; Permanent Staff, 1st Volunteer Battalion the Buffs, 283; London Engineers Erecting Stockade, 284; Making Gabions and B'ascines, 284; Digging a Shelter Trench, 284; Drawing Stores for 1 ri Ige Building, 284; Officers, 2nd Yorkshire Royal Engineers, (Volunteers), 285; Combination Floating and Frame Bridge, 285; Suspension Bridge, 285; Officers, 1st Volunteer Battalion Royal Fusiliers, 286; Awaiting Orders, 286; Mounted Company, 2nd Volunteer Battalion Devonshire Regiment, 286; Colonel Hon. F. C. Bridgeman, Commanding Staffordshire Brigade, 287 ; Officers, 2nd Volunteer Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment, 288; Officers,1st Volunteer Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, 288 ; Officers,3rd Volunteer Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment, 288; Rugby S hool Rifle Corps, 289; “ C " Company, Harrow Cadets, 290;Volley Firing, Present! 290; Rugby Cadets on the March, 290; Bedford Cadets belore the Battle, 290; Colonel Legard and Officers,Eabt Yorkshire Brigade, 291; Non-Commissioned Officers, Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry, 291; Officers, Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry, 291; Troop, Staffordshire Yeomanry, 292 ; Officers, Staffordshire Yeomanry, 292; Officers, 4th Middlesex, 292 ; “ The Days that are no more;” 293 ; In Camp, Teetotal Tent, 293; Colonel A. M. Brookfield; M.P., 293; Officers, 3rd Volunteer Battalion Welsh Regiment and Goat, 294; Mfcjor-General Mackay Heriot,294; Instruction in Scouting, West Somerset Yeomanry, 294; Camp of Staffordshire Brigade, Lowestoft, 295 ; Officers, 3rd (Blythswood) Volunteer Battalion Highland Light Infantry, 296; Officers, 1stDumbartonshiie Rifles ................................................... 2 9 6

CLE \NLINE>S IS NEXT TO G O D L I N E S S ..................................161COAS1 BLOCKADE, The (Article by Commander Hon H^nrv N.

Shore, li.N.) , . , , , 3*0

IU^DEX— Continued.

KEEPING THE PEACE AT KLONDYKE—Men of the North-West Police Off Duty, Macleod District Barracks 358 ; Officers, Canadian North-West Police, Macleod District Head­quarters, 158; Macleod District Detachment North West P« lice rn Parade . ' . . . 35®

KEPPEL, Sir Harry . . . . . . . 235KIT IN SPE C T IO N .................................. .

LINCOLNSHIRE, The 1st, Trooping of Colours . 247LOCKHART, Genl. Sir William, K.C.B., K.C.S.I. . I7LUARD, Adml. Sir William Granham, K.C.B. . . 6 9LYNCH, Stoker of the “ Thrasher ” . 3° °

COASTGUARD AND ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE, H.M.—The Inspecting Commander Homeward Bound, 160; Rallying Rouud the Flag, 160; Heavy Gun Drill, 160 ; Using the Bre chesBuoy, 161; “ Ready” .............................................. 161

COASTGUARDSMAN OFF DUTY, A . 2 3 6COLOMB, Vice-Adml. Philip, H. . . . . . . . 205“ CRESCEN T," The Company of the . . . . . . . 29CULLEN, Commander Percy, R.N.R.........................................................26CUMMING, Captain Robert, R.N. . .................................. 26CURZON-HOWE, Captain The Hon. Assheton G., C.B., C.M.G. . 182CYCLIST IN TH E NAVY, The—

Cycle Racing at Whale Island, Just Before the Start, 5 ; The Start,5; Tne Champion Cyclist of the N a v y .................... 6

DRAGOON GUARDS, 3rd, Drum Horse and Kettle Drummer of the 153

EAST, Lt.-Genl., Sir C. J., K.C B ........................................ 41EASTERN SOUDAN. The—

Fort El Teb, 359; A Group of 41 Friend lies,” 359: Interior of the Furt at Kassala . . . . . . . . 359

ENGLAND’S VETERANS—Sergeant Conway, Aged .66, 317; Thomas Cross, Aged 94 317

FAMOUS PET, A—The Regimental Goat of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers . . 363

FIGHTING LIN E IN NORTH-WEST INDIA, With the—Camp Rustam alter a Night Alarm, 362; The “ Serai” after the Fight, 362; A Skirmish in the Mahmund Valley, 362; A Convoy C ossing the Panjkora; 362; Panjkora Suspension Bridge, 362 ; Returning from a Skirmish, 362; With the Convoy Camels, 363 ; Sappers Making a Road . . . . . . 363

FISHER, Vice-Adml. Sir John and Officers 162FISH ERIES, How we Protect our Deep Sea—

A Gun-boat on Fisheries Protection Duty, 6 ; A Prize, 7 ; One of 1 he Watch, 7; The Flag-ship of the Fisheries Protection Squadron . 7

FISH L\G IN TH E NAVY (Article by Nauticus) . . . 78FITZ-GERALD, Rear-Adml. C. C. P.........................................................253" FLORA,” H.M.S., On the South-East Coast of America—

Signal Staff, 298; The Commander, 1st Lieutenant, and Petty Officers, 298 ; Captain Prothero and Offic. rs, 298; The Company of tne •! Flora ” . . . . . 299

FOOTBALL IN TH E ARMY—Team of 51, 65 Regimental District, 272; Team of “ F ” Company 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers, 272; Team of 2nd Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment . . . . . . . 272

FORECASTING A SHIP'S SPEED—Bjw Wave of a First-Class Cruiser at Full Speed, 4; The “ Repulse M Wave Going In, 5 ; The “ Repulse,” Wave Coming Out . . 5

FORESTIER-W ALKER, Lieut.-Genl. Sir F. W. E. F ............................ 269FOREWARNED, A Story of the Intelligence Department (Article by

Major Arthur Griffiths) . 146,170,218,242,266,310

GERMANS IN CHINA, The—The “ Stitch” in Time, 301; Preparing the Mid-day Meal, 301;The Protected Cruiser “ Irene,” 302; The Protected Cruiser “ Gefion,” 302; The Battle-ship “ Kaiser,” Flag-ship, 302; The Third Class Cruiser “ Arcona,” 302; The Protected Cruiser “ Prinzess Wilhelm,” 303; The Battle-ship “ Deutschland,” Flag-ship, 303; ,The Protected Cruiser “ Kaiserin Augusta,” 303; The ProtectedCruiser “ Cormoran *’ 303

GIFFORD, Hon. M a u r i c e ....................................................................154GLORIES AND TRADITIONS 9 F TH E BRITISH ARMY, The—

The Rifle Brigade (Article by Lieut.-Col. Percy Groves, R.G.A.) 321-330The Experimental Rifle Corps at Ferrol, August 25th, 1800, 321; An Officer of the Rifles, 1801, 321; Death of Lieut. Grant, 322; The Battle of Vimiera, 323 ; The Death of Sir John Moore, 323 ; Moore’s Retreat to Corunna, 324 ; Capture of a French Gun by Lieut Fitz- maurice, 325; The Rifles in the Peninsular War, 326; The Bombardment of Badajos, 326; The First Shot at the Battle ofWaterloo, 327 ; The Expedition against New Orleans, 328; The “ War of the Axe,” 1846-47, 329; The Crimean Campaign 330

GOLDSMITH. Captain Sir W., R.N. . . . . . 26GORDON HIGHLANDERS, The 1st Battalion—

The Officers of the 1st Battalion, 34; The Signallers. 3*?; The Pipers, 35 ; The Sergeants of the 1st Battalion . . 35

GORDONS STATUE AT CHATHAM. General . . . . 180c'.RUBBE, Admiral Sir Walter Hunt, K.C.B. IGUARDS’ BRIGADE, Soldiers of t h e ...................................................89

“ HANNIBAL,” The, On Her Trial Trip 158HEATH, Admiral Sir Leopold G., K.C.B................................. 157He.RIOT, Maj.-General Mackay . . . . . . 294Ho m e s o f t h e a r m y — La n c a s t e r —

Officers’ Quarters, 175 ; The Armoury, 175 ; Ante-Room, Officers’Mess, 175; Dining-Room, Officers' Mess, 175; Interior of Armoury,176; In ihe Store-Room, 176; Men’s Quarters and Armoury, 176;Interior of Men s Quarters, “ D ” Company . . . . 176

HOW A SHIP IS COALED—On a Battle-sh.p’s Quarter-Deck during Coalirg, 70; The Coal Com’ng on Board, 71; Hoisting out Coal from a Collier alongside,71; Conveying the Coal Sacks to the Coaling Shoots, 72 ; Weighing Coal Sacks before Emptying into the Bunkers, 72 ; Cleaning Ship after Coaling 73

INDIAN FRONTIER, Our—The Turi Levy, Raised in the Kurram Valley, 19; Water Mill,Sadda, 20; Sadda, showing Four Tower Forts, now Destroyed, 20; Shalazam, with Peiwar Kotal at Back . . . . . 20

INDIA FRONTIER RISINGS, The—Shabkadr Fort, from the North-east, 150; The Peshawar Column in Camp at Bara, 150; Colonel Wood house and Officers, 9th Ghoork? , at Bara, 150; Brigadier-Genl. Macgregor and the officers of the 2nd Batt. Oxfordshire L.I., at Bara, 151; Patiala Imperial Service Infantry, 151; Camp Group, Hari Singh Burj, near Peshawar, 151 ;Block House, between Forts Hari Singh and Jamrud, 152 ; The 4th Dragoon Guards in Camp under Fort Jamrud, 152; The 57th FieldButcry, R.A., at “ Stables ” in Camp at IHr - .................................. 152

IN Nii£.\iORIAM, The “ Serpent ” . . . . . . 159

JACK’S FOUR POSTER . . . . 255JEFFREYS, Brigadier-Genl. P. D , C.B. ,

MADRAS CAVALRY, The—Cremating a Horse, 88; Pay Day in Comp, 88; Rifle Pr.u t’ce.Counting Hits . . . . . . . ■ 88

MARINES AT BERMUDA, The—Typical Group of the Marines at Bermuda, 212 ; The Commnndai.t,Royal Marines, Bermuda, and Sergeants, 212; The Royal MarineCanteen Committee at B e r m u d a ................................... 212

MAXIM GUNS, 2nd Batt. Worcestershire Regiment on th* M iich 177IN A C T I O N .................................. 177

MEIKLEJOHN, Brigadier Genl. W. H., C.B., C.M.G. . . 149MILITARY BALLOONING—

Making Small Balloons, 222; Dressing Skins, 222; BalloonSection, R.E., 222 ; The Steam Sapper, 293 ; Testing the Qual ty of Gas, 223; Filling Room, 224; Making Gas, 224; In Mid A.r,224 ; Discussing the Route, 225; Waggons Carrying Balloon and Gas, 226; Crowning the Balloon, 226;,Balloon Partly Full, 22 ;Balloon Three parts Full, 227; Testing a Tube, 227; Takirg an O b s e r v a t i o n .....................................................................................228

NATIVE ARMY OF INDIA, The (Article by Commander E. P.Stratham, R.N.) . . . . . . . . 93-I32

Sir G. S. White, V.C., G.C.I.E., K.C.B , 93 ; The Army of Beng .1— Rissaldar-Major Ali Muhammed K1 an, 94 ; Rissaldar Major Mangal Singh, 94; Rissaldar Kaddam Khan, 94; Troop of Lai.ceis with Native Officer, 94 ; Rissaldar-Major Sayyid Abdul Aziz, 5th Bengal Cavalry, 95; Lieutenant-Color el J. C. F. Gotti on, 96; Captain C.F. Campbell, 96; Rissaldar Neb Ram, 96; Rissaldar Makbul Khan,96; Rissaldar Nadir Khan 97; Native Lancers, 97 ; Native Latxers,'Drill Order, 97; Rissaldar-Maj jr Khan Bahadur, 97; Rissaldar Gurdath Singh, i2th‘Bengal Cavalry, and Orderly, 98; Rissaldar- Major Sher Singh, 13th Bengal Lancers, 99; Sowar, 14th Bengal Lancers, Review Order, 99; Native Officer, N.C.O., Sowar, and Tiumpeter, 99; Rissaldar-Major Hukam Singh Bahadur, 16th Beng: 1 Cavalry, 100; Ripsaldar-Major Izzat Khan Bahadur, 17th Bengal Cavalry, ico; Officers, 8th Bengal Infantry, 100; Adjutant ai d Native Officers, 8th Bengal Infantry, 101; British Oflicers, 14th Sikhs, 101; Native Officers, 14th Sikhs, i o i ; 14th Sikhs on Para e.102; Native Cavalryman’s Tent, 102; Tug-of-War, 17th Bengal Infantry, 102 ; Physical Drill, 17th Bengal Infantry, 103; “ Ready ! ’45th Sikhs, 103 ; Tug-of-War, 45th Sikhs (Bengal), 103 ; The Army cf Bombay, 104; Water Tank, Bombay, 104 ; Rissaldar Jehangir Khan,104; Varieties of Dr£ss, Native Lancers, 105; A S^war, Native Lancers, 105; Major A. Phayre, 105; A Family Group, Native Lancers, 106 ; Rissaldar-Major Mahomed Unar Khan, 106; Rissaldar- Major Faiz Khan, 107; Rissaldar Mir Haider bhah Khan, 107;Bombay Lancers, 107; Punjab Mussulman Native Officer, 108; A Sikh Officer, 108; A Sikh Sepoy, 108; Types of Native Infantry,109; Mountain Gun, Bombay Native Artillery, 109; “ Giving Instructions,” n o ; British Officers, 14th Bombay Infantry.no;The Army of the Punjab— Fort and City of Lahore, Punjab, 111; Rissaldar-Major Kesur Singh, i n ; Types of Qu« en’s Own Corps of Guides, 112; The Delhi Gate, Agra, 112 ; Officer, N.C.O.’s and Troopers, Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, i n ; Officer, N.C.O. nnd Private, 5th Ghoorka Rifles, 114; Native Punjabi and Ghoorki Officers, Full Dress, 115; " A Careful Shot,” 1st Punjab Rifles, t . i s ;

Pathan Native Officer, 116; Mahomedan Sepoy. Heavy Marching Order, 116; Native Punjab Officers, Undress, 116; “ Attention!"Officer and Privates, 24th Baluchistan Regiment, 117; The Army of Madras—Trichinopoly Rock, Madras, 118; Jemadar Abdul Karim Khan, 118; Subadar Muhammad Beg, 119 ; British Officers,2nd Madras Lancers, 119; "Picking them Off," 120; “ Who goes There ? ” 120; Madras Pioneeis, 120; Madras Pioneers, Field Service Order, 121; Subadar-Major Mukhlis Ali Khan, 14th Madr; s Infantry, 122; Native Officers, 20th Madras Infantry, 122 ; “ Square,Ready 1" 123; Colours, 20th Madras Infantry, 123; British and Native Officers, 23rd Madras Infantry, 123 ; 23rd Madias Infantry on Parade, 124 ; Native Staff, 23rd Madras Inlantry, 124 ; Burma Regiment, 124; Imperial Service Corps and Irngulars— C lonel Maharajah Sir Pertab Singh, K.C.S.I., 125 ; Rissaldar-Major Baha- Uddin Khan Sarda Bahadur, 125; Commandant Rao Bahadur Thakur Dip Singh, 126; Commandant Chairu Sirgh, 126 ; Sir Pertab,Singh, his Nephew, and Major J. G Turner, 126; Superinterdent Rai * Bahadur Jhanpal, Rai Bahadur, 126; Rissaldar Abdul Majid Khan,126 ; Rissaldar-Major Husain Khan, 127 ; Rissaldar Thakur 1 'and Singh, 127; Commandant Ab..ul Gunny, 127; Commandant N«s!r Khan, 127; Commandant Dand Singh, 127; Commandant Nand Singh, 127; Commandant Didar Sit gh, 128 ; Ccmmandant Kishan Singh, Rissaldar-Major Myrab Ali Khan. 128; Rissaldar-Maj< r Sunnyat Sirgh, 128; Commandant Gov n 1 Rao Matka, 128; Rissaldar Hara Singh, 128; Native Officer and N.C.O., C n’ral India Horse, 129; N.C.O. and Trooper. i»o; Guard Tent, Mysore Lancers, 130; The Guns and Gunners of Ind( re, 131 : The Offite s of the Army of Indore, 131 ; N.C.O.’s of Indoie, 131; Part of a Bullock Sitge Train, 132; A Unit of an El phant Bat‘ery. 132;Scenes on the North-West Frontier—Jamrud Fcrt trom the South- East, 134; The Village of Shangkei gerh, After the recent Mohmai.d Raid . . . . . . . . . . . 133

NAVY AND ASTRONOMY, The—The Instrumenis Coming Ashore at Viziadrug, 345; The Pa kirg Cases and Men Coming from the Ship, 3 4 5 ; Mr. Fowler and His Assistants at Work in the “ Central Hotel," 345; The Titne-kec pers with the Captain, 346; “ Mainsail Hall,” showing the9 in. Prismatic Camera, 346; Captain Batten Addressing some of the Volunteers 346

NAVAL ARTIFICERS AT WORK—The Blacksmiths of the “ Astrsea," 2; Woikirg at the Forge on Board the “ Edinburgh." 2: Electrical Artificers at Work, 3;The Carpenters pi the * Edinburgh ’ a

I U ^ ( D F . X — C o n t i n u e d .

NAVAL FORCE OF TH E BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICAN PROTEC I'ORATK—

Commander Cullen, Lieutenant Phillips, and Messrs. Brighton, Savage, and Nixon (Warrant Officers), 28; Naval Depdt, Fort

iohnston, 28; “ Pioneer” and “ Dove,” 28; “ Adventure,” 28; Native Sailors at 7-pr Field Gun Drill, 28 ; Crew of *• Adventure, ’

NAVAL OFFICERS, A Notable Group of . . . . .N ETLEY HOSPITAL, Her Majesty’s Visit to -

Netley Hespital, from the Solent, 314 ; The Arrival of the Queen, 314 ; Medical Staff Corps bringing in Invalids, 315 ; A Ward in the Hospital, 315 ; Taking the Air in the Grounds

NICHOLSON. Maj.-Genl. Stuart James, C.BNORBURY, Sir Henry F., M.D., K.C.B., etc., InspectOr-Gencral of

Hospitals and F l e e t s .................................. ........NOTES AND QUERIES OF SERVICE ALOAT AND ASHORE—

Naval Families, 9; Dynamite Gun, 9 : Captain's (Naval) Commission, 1649, 9; First Embodied Regiment in Army, 9 ; Naval Promotion in Nelson’s Time, 9 ; Army Clerks, 9; A Ship’s Draught, 10; Chitral Modal, 10; Vengeance Legend, 10; Order of St. Michael and St. George, 10; Service Precedence, 33; French Naval and Military Kxhibition, 1900, 33 ; American War of Independence, 33 ; Army

( 1* mk, 33 ; Punishments in the Navy, 33 ; A Famous Frigate Action, “ L ’Hercule ” tiken by the “ Mars, * 33; Nu '»her of British Battle­ships on Active List, 34; Army Rank, 34 ; H.M.S. “ Royal E ccape,” 34; Officer’s Sashes, 77 ; How to Enter the Navy, 77 ; A Famous Tune, 77; Armed Cruuers, 77; Vice-Admiral of the Coast, 77; Paying Off Sailors in the Old Days, 78 : Army Veterinary Department, 78; Launch of the "Canopus,” Poem, 78; Duties of Marine Artillery and Infantry, 141; Sir Ralph Abercromby. Biography, 141; Sailers’ Dress. 141; Military Forces New South Wales, 141 ; Duties of the Royal Engineers.. \ i ; First Muster of Horse Guards, Blue, 141; Household Caval y, 165; Speed of Torpedo Boat Destroyers, 165 ; Porchester Castle and its History, 165; Dress of 6th Dragoon Guards, 165; Introduction of Cavalry Arm into England, 165: Interchanges of Official Visits, 165; Strength of Army in 16S9, 165 ; 20th and 21st Hussars, 165; Reveille, Retreat, and Tatto, 166; Qualifications of an Engine Room Ar.iiicer, 166; Qualifications of Stokers, 166; Duties of a Naval Chaplain, 213; History of 6th Dragoons, 213 ; Regimental Transfer, 213; Reveille on, Manoeuvre Day, 213 ; Old Figureheads, 237; Sufferings of Armada Sailors in Ireland, 237; To obtain Commission in Highland Militia, 237; How Canadians may join the Navy, 237 ; Biography of Gen. Wolfe, 237; Bandsmen on Board Ship, 237 ; How to Enter Army Medical Staff Corps, 237; How to Join Cape Mounted Rifles. 237; Service in the Royal Scots Greys, 237 > A Famous Royal Y a c h tT h e Royal Charlotte,” 237; A New Rapid Firing Gun; 261 ; Naval Workmen, 261; The Ghurka Association, 261 ; Preparatiori of Pemm»can% 261; Colours of a Cavalry Regiment, 261; Use of Guard and Reserve Ships, 261; Hospital Orderlies, 261; Njiyal Interpreters, 261; Lieut. Gen. Sir Thomas Picton’s Memorial, 261; Ship's Bells, 305; Height of Recruits, 305 ; Whitaker Collection of Medals, 305; Sir John Moore, 305 ; Who is Tom Cox? 305 ; Commencement of Permanent Army, 305 ; The Cruiser “ Shannon,” 305 ; Origination’ of Hussars, 305 ; Admiral of the Fleet, 305 ; Our Fastest .Cruisers, 349 ; Sergeants Chevrons, 349 ; Wreckers of Cornwall, 3^9; Army Precedence, 349; Sailor s Kit, 349; Distinguishing marks 1st and 2nd Life Guards, 349 ; Civil Branches of the Navy, 349; Oldest Military corps in the World, 349; British Merchant Ships and the Blue E^«ign, 319 ; Duties of Non-Commissioned Officers

OFFICER OF TH E WATCH, The . . .OLD BATTLE FIELDS : Crecy and Agincourt—

Crecy, Monument Erected at the Spot where the King of Bohemia was Killed, 18 ; The Walls of Montreuil, 18 ; Agincourt, The Burial place of 10,000 French Warriors . . . .

OLPHERTS, General Sir William K.C.B., V.C ) ..................................OXFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY, Regimental Gymnasium Staff

PEARSON, Rear-Adml. Hugo Lewis . . .PERSONNEL OF TH E FLEET, The—

Officers of the “ Boxer,” 348 ; Officers of the “ Bruizer ” PHARAOH'S ARMY—

Officer of the Khedive’s Camel Corps, 249 ; On Picquet Duty, 250 ; “ Along O' My Old Brown Mule,” 250; T>p3s of Pharaoh’s Army, 251; A “ Stand E asy” in the Desert, 251; Bridge Building, 251; A Crack Corps, the 12th Soudanese, 252; “ Home, Sweet Home,”

“ PO W ER FU L” Crossing the Line in the—A Ducking by the Sea-Bears, 234; Nepture’s M3 rmidons Shaving aVictim, 234; NeptUDe and His C o u r t ..........................................

“ PO W ERFUL,” The Upper Deck of t h e ..........................................PRINCE OF W ALE’S OWN, Ttie 3rd Battalion (West Yorkshire

Regiment—The Commanding Officer, Adjutant, and Sergeant-Major. 317: The Officers, 318; The Permanent Staff, 3r ; The Reg men»al Guard, 318; Scene in Camp, 318; A Field Kitchen . . . .

QUEEN VICTORIA’S KEYS (Article by W. SXney Randal, B A.) . QUEEN'S LA&CERS, The 16th . . .

RAWSON, Admiral and Officers on the March to ’Mwele “ RENOW N.” and Her Officers, The—

Vice-Admiral Sir John Fisher and Officers, 162 ; Interior of Admirals’ Cabin, 162 ; Captain Daniel M. Riddel, 163 ; The Quarter-Deck

“ RENOWN,” The Machinery of—The Steering Engines, 258; In the Stokeholds, 258; Th^ M tin Engines, 259 ; On the Starting Platform, 259 ; Small' Repairs

" RENOWN,” The Gun-room of the . . . . . . .RIDDEL, Captain Daniel M. .R IFLE BRIGADE, History of (Special Number, Article hv Lt.-Col.

Percy Groves, R.G.A.) ! . . . .ROLLAND, Vice-Adml. W. R., C.B. !ROSE, Colonel E. L . . . . . . . .ROSS-SHIRE BUFFS, The—

The Colours Well Guarded, 246; Well-earned Rewards .“ ROYAL ARTH UR,” The New Australian Flag-ship .ROYAL ARTILLERY FOOTBALL TEAM . .

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ROYAL MARINES, The Plymouth Division of the—Colonel W. P. Wright (2nd Commandant), and Lkut. Colonels T. F. Bridge and R. B. Kirchhoffc-r, 134; The S afi-Sergednts of the Division, 134 ; The Officers of the Plymouth Division . f Marines, 134; Commandant, Adjutant, and Members of S recants’ Me s, 135; Entrance Hall of Officers' Mess, 135; Guard Muuntirg and Men for Embarkat on Mustering for Inspection, 135; Field Training M iking a Bridge, 136; Class at Field Machine Gun, 136; A Lecture on Field Training, 136; Converged Firing, 137; Ki otting and Splicing, 138; Boat's Crew, 138; “ Form the Order of March,’* 138; Orderly Men Taking Dinner, 138 ; Variety in D es«, 138; The Square, w.th Battalion in Marching Order, 139; Fire Bii&adoat Drill, 140: Sergeant’s M - v - s - K o o m ..................................

ROYAL MARINE hARRACKS, Plymouth, The (Article by Com.E. P. Staiham, R .N .) ................................................... • , .

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, Sandhurst, The (Article by Lt.-Co!. John Graham) . . . . . . . .

Sandhurst Cadets of 1812, 36; Sandhurst Cadets, 1886, 37; Lt.- Genl. Sir C. J. East, K.C.B.. Governor and Commandant, R M. College, Sandhurst, 41; The Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 42; The Boathouse, 42; The College’ from Across the Lake, 42; The College through the Trees, 43 ; Governor, Professors and Officers, 44 ; Non-Commissioned Staff, 44; The Battalion in Review Order, 44; A Trestle Bridge. 45; A Limber Ladder Bridge, 45; hiding School Parad-, 46; Putting a Building in a State of Eefence, , 6 ; Hasty Entrenchments, 47; Topographical Classes, 47; Rifle Range, 47; Exterior of Church, 48; Interior of Church .

ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL. Plymouth, The—General View of the Hospital, 342; Landing a Patient in a Cot, 342; The Nursing Sisters, 343; The Officers, 343; Sick Bcrih Attendants, 313 ; The Accident Ward, 344; “ Sheer llu ks” .

“ ROYAL SOVEREIGN,” Ths (Article by Edward FRUGBY SCHOOL RIFLE CORPS . ..................................

SALT-HORSE AND SUCH LIKE (Article by r Vm Stuart D.Gordon, R.N.) 'V . . " r %

SATURDAY NIGHT FFSTIVITES .SEA REGIMENT, The (Article by One of its Uni s) . . . .

.SHAKESPEARE AND HIS SOLDIERS (Article by Gecrge C. Miln) SH EET ANCHOR, A (Article Commander Claud Harding, R.N.) SIGNALLING IN TH E ARMY— .

Lieut. Lambert and Signallers, 2nd East Lancashire Regiment, 360 * Captain Cooperand Signallers, 7th Dragoon Guards

SIGNALLING IN THE NAVY—Semaphore Instruction, 206; Packing up after Instruction, 20 ;1.earning the Flags, 207 ; 'I he Art of Hoisting Flags, 208; The use of the Heli* graph, 208; Making a Semaphore from ihe “ Edinburgh,” 90Q ; Taking in a Semaphore in the “ Kerown ” 200; L • iip g Telegraphy at Short R..11 . . ■ . . . . . '

SINGLE-STICK FLA Y . . . .SM ALL R E P A I R S ..........................................SNAP-SHOTS ON BOARD A BATTLE-SHIP—

Inspecting a Bluejacket Small Arm Party, 211; Marines Preparing for Inspection, 211; Heavy Marching Order lor Marines, 211; Blue­jacket Small Arm Party at Drill, 211 ; Testing Torpedoes Along­side . . . . . . . . • .

SOLDIERS’ HOMES AT ALDERSHOT AND LONDON, Miss Daniells'—

The Aldershot “ Soldiers’ Home,” 178; Ready for “ Fifty Up,” 178 ; An Hour with a Book, 178 ; The London “ Soldieis’ Heme,’' 179 .

' A Quiet Game of Chess . . . . . . .SOUDAN CAMPAIGN, The—

Sidi Gober Station, Waiting for the Troops, 319; General Hender­son put in an apperance, 319; The Arrival at the Station, 319; Crossing the Line 10 the Train,,319 ; Off to the Soudan, 320 ; Teach­ing he “ 2nd Battalion ” the Bagpipes, 320; Leaving for the Front

SOUTH POLE, The, Article by Adml. Sir Vesev Hamilton, G.S.B.) SPORT IN TH E ARMY (Ariicle by Col. F. T. Pollok) .SPORT ON BOARD SHIP—

Improving Their Shooting, 74; A Game of Hockey on the Upper Deck, 74; Sling the Monkey . . . . . .

“ SPRINGERS,” The, a Peace Parade of . . . .STEPHENSON, Sir Henry . . . . . . .V ST. GEORGE,” The Commission of the—

The “ St. George,” late Flag-shipat the Cape Station, 230 ; Admiral Rawson and Officers on the March to ’Mwele, 230; Interior of Stockade, 'Mwele, 231; Camp of the Naval Brigade, 231; ’Muele, after its Capture, 232 ; Destruction of the Palace, Zanzibar, Gazi, after its Occupation, 233; The Lritish Camp at Ceri, 733; The>• aval Hospital at O iogb o.......................................... * .

STIRLING. Lieutenant-General Sir Wdliam, K.C.B. . . . . SUB-LIEUTENANT’S UNIFORM, A—

Sunday Morning Inspection, 256; Semi-Tropical Dress, 256 ; Mess Dress, 256; A Cold Morning, 256; Ball Dress, 25*; Ready for Battalion Drill, 257 ; Going to a Court-Martial, 257; The Queen’s Birthday . . . . .. . . . .

SUNDAY MORNING D E V O T I O N S ...................................................SWEDISH NAVAL CADETS (Article by Davy Jones)*• SW IFT £>U1<E ” (Special Number and Article by Ed ward Fraser)

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