HLI Chronicle 1909 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

Dlgbland £Igbt Infantrp Cbronlcl~. VOL. IX., N:o. 1. JANUARY, 1909. PRICE FOURPRNCE.Editor's Notes.SINCE last number Colonel S. W. Scrase­Dickins has retired from the command of the2nd Battalion after over 27 vears' service,the whole of it spent with the Regiment,to the interest of which he always devotedthe whole of his energies and talents. Wehope we will soon hear of him in higher employment,and that the Regiment may have anopportunity of again serving under him in ahigher capacity than its Commanding Officer.We hope to be able to publish a photographof him in our next number.Our best congratulations are due to Lieut.A. J. M'Culloch, who has passed for admissionto the Staff College, which he joins in January.The Editor begs to acknowledge with manythank,! the following donations receivedtowards the funds of the "Chronicle"­Major W. Mackinnon (late H.L.I.), £1; Capt.T. A. Pollok Morris, £1.The Editor wishes also to acknowledgehaving received several excellent sketchesfrom Bandsman Erskine of the 2nd Battalion,with whose pencil our readers are now wellacquainted; he has found himself compelledto hold them over, however, on the score ofexpense.In submitting our first number for 1909we take the opportunity of wishing all ourreaders a Good New Year, and at the sametime thank all who have been annual subscribersin the past for their support. Wetrust that all will continue as annual subscribers,and will further help us by inducingtheir friends and any old membersJ:of theRegiment who are not already subscribers tofollow their example.Arrangements have been made with Messrs.Wm. Holmes, booksellers, Dunlop Street,Glasgow, to keep a supply (if the" Ohronicle "for sale, and copies of the current number canbe obtained there.Depot Notes.THERE have been considerable changes illthe Officers at the Depot this Jast quarter.In October Captain J. J. Ronald joined onposting to the 3rd Battalion for duty, onaugmentation of the permanent establishmentof regular Officers allotted to the SpecialReserve Battalions.Lieut. R. F. Forbes has been posted fromthe 1st Battalion to the 3rd Battalion in plaoeof IJieut. J ohnston Stew art, who has sailedfor India.Major Sandys Lumsdaine completed histerm in command of the Depot on the 17th ofDecember, and has been succeeded by MajorC. E. Noyes.Under Mr. Haldane's scheme, both 3rd and4th Battalions have a regular establishmentof Officers, so that we expect three moreCaptains and two more subalterns before long.

2 HWIU.AND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.SMOKING CONCERT.THE members of the Sergeants' Mess of theGarrison were ill merry mood on Fridayevening the 6th November, the occasion beingthe second of a series of monthly smokingconcerts. The whole of the arrangementswere entrusted to Col.-Sergt. M'Leod (S.R.)and· committee, and nothing but praise washeard for the admirable manner in whichthey carried out their duties.An excellent programme was provided.'],he room was tastefully arranged, and thewants of the guests seemed to be anticipated.The invitations issued were eagerly respondedto; and when Sergt.-Major Jennings tookthe1 chair at eight o'clock the mess-roompresented _ a very animated appearance.Restraint of all kind was thrown to the winds,and everybody seemed bent on enjoying themselvesto the full.Sergt.-Major Jennings opened the concertby proposing the loyal toasts. The programmethat followed was of such highexcellence that it would perhaps be invidiousto single out any for special mention, and yetone mie:ht be pardoned for mentioning suchuames ~a8 Mr. Peter Birmingham, Mr. J.M'Cormick, Mr. l\>Iurray, and Mr. Thompson.The above names are, of course, familiar toall admirers of the variety stage. l\1r. Birmingham,in his usual inimitable style, keptthe company in roars of laughter, as did alsoMessrs. M'Cormick and Murray. Mr. Thompson'sfine tenor voice was heard to advantagein "Marguerite" and "Eileen Allanah."Mr. Cochrane was encored for his renderingof " The Diver," and gave" The Skipper."Col.-Sergt. Dean, Sergt. Dickenson, Sergt.­Majors Turner and Quirk, and many others,contributed to the evening's enjoyment; andat midnight the Chairman, in a neat littlespeech, thanked all who had that eveningtaken any part in providing what proved tobe one of the finest coucerts he had ever theprivilege of attending during the whole of hiscareer as a soldier.The Natioual Anthem followed, and thisbrought the evening's proceedings to a close.SMOKING CONCERT.THE third of a series of smoking concerts washeld in the Mess Room of the Sergeants' Mess,26th and 7lst Regimental District, on Fridayevening, and, like its predecessors, was ahu~e success. This, as on former occasions,was due mainly to CoL-Sergt. T. M'Leod audhis committee, who were indefatigable intheir efforts to provide for everybody's wants.It is seldom that a company containing somany talented artistes meet round the convivialboard, and he would be hard indeed toplease who left the Mess Room on Friday eveningunsatisfied. Among others who contributedto the programme were Messrs. Martin,Buehanan-Miller, and Murray, a contingentwho, at some little inconvenience to themselves,made it a point of being present on thisoccasion. The latter was in fine form, wasuproariously funny, and kept the company inshrieks of laughter for some twenty minutes.Mr. Buchanan-Miller is possessed of a veryfine tenor voice, and gave a good rendering of"Alice, where art thou?" and the "IrishEmigrant," while Mr. Martin gave the" Octoroon"and "My Latchkey." Among thelocal gentlemen who contributed to theharmony was Mr. Cochrane, who gave inexcellent style the " Bedouin Love Song" and"The Village Blaeksmith." Staff-Sergeant­Armourer Henry gave in dramatic style" TheCharge of the Light Brigade"; Pipe-MajorStewart ~ang "Dark Lochnagar" and the"Skye Boat Song." Col.-Sergeant Coxallpresided at the piano.Sergt.-Major Jennings, who occupied thechair, in a short speech at the close, thankedall those who had contributed to the harmonyof the evening, and expressed a hope that hewould see as many happy smiling faces roundthe tables at the next monthly smoker as onthis occasion. This, together with the singingof "Auld Lang Syne" and the NationalAnthem, terminated the evening.SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.QUADR,ILLE PARTY.THE usual monthly dance took placf onFridav, 18th December, 1908. This dancewas 'recognised as the Christmas dance.There was a large attendance of civilian friends.The mess-room presented a brilliant appearance.The dancing, which commenced at9 p.m., was carried on until the early hoursof the morning. Supper was served in thebilliard-room, and the wants of all seemed tobe anticipated. After supper a few songswere kindly rendered by the following ladiesand gentlemen :-Misses Suffil and Chalmers,and Messrs. Shaw and Deane. 'The mUFlic was supplied by the string band

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRON[CLE.iof tht> Scottish Rifles. Col.-Sergt. Alexander,H.L.I., performed the duties of 1\1.C.Before terminating the night's amusement,Sergt.-Major Jennings made a neat littlespeech on behalf of the Mass, wished the gueststhe compliments of the season, and' alsothanked Col.-Sergt. Alexander and his committct'for the manner in which the arrangementsfor the night's entertainment hadbeen carried out.FOOTBALL.4TH BAT'r. H.L.I. v. GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.The above match was played at Hamiltonon the 17th December in fair weatheI, but theground was in heavy condition, which soonbegan to tell on the players.University kicked off, half an hour late,and Brown soon forced a corner for the soldiers,from which the same player placed thehall ,neatly in front of goal, and Jamieson,making no mistake, scored our first point.This reverse caused the visitors to brightenup, and soon they were on level terms, Hairehaving no chance to save from close range.Soon after this Strathdee show6d a little ofhis old dash, and put our team on the lead.Half-time result-4th H.L.I., 2; University, 1.Play on resuming was of an even nature,the state of the ground being of great advantagefor good work; however, the inside-rightof the visitors, with a ripping shot whichrebounded in the goal off the upright hadHain' again beaten, putting the teams 'level.After this our team had things practicallyall their own way, Crawley, Jamieson, Strathdee(2), and Brown all adding goals, our teamthus winning very comfortably by 7 goals to 2.The game was ably refereed by CorpI.Jarvis, H.L.I.After the game the teams adjourned to theSoldiers' Home, where all partook of a verynice Bupper, after which sonas and speechesconcluded a very enjoyable afternoon.Sergt.-Major Stephenson kindly gave us hissupport after supper in his usual congenialmanner, his kind remarks to the teams beingwell received. W. S.R.F.A. SX1U}EANTS V. HAJIIILTON GARRISON SERGXANTS.Played at Maryhill Banacks in fine weather. Thefollowing were the teams :­R.F.A. Sergeants-Baker; Sanders and Weston;Hurst, Strachan, and Drummond; Tuersley and Hunt;Farer; Shell and WiIliams.Hamilton Garrison Sergeants-Self; Logan andBuchanan; Geary, Wannop, and Logan· Stony andLangrish; Coxall; Strathdee and Mont~gue. .Royal Field Artillerv kicked ofi', but the visitorswith the aid of a free' kick, made progress, We~ton:however, reliedng. The Artillery forwards then gotawa,r in a body, and, after a good run, Shell beat Selfa mmute from the ~tart. The visito1'~ played stronglyaf:er this 1'e\'e1''>e, ,and the Artillery's defence was sorelytried. Baker savmg smartly on different occasions.After a further spell of aggressive work the visitors~ere awarded a penalty. frotH which Strathdee equal­Ised. Play for a time ltfter this was fairly even, bothgoals being attacked in turn. Hamilton forcerl a corner,Play was of a fast nature, the visiting forwards playingwell to~ether. TheY,forced two more corners in rapid8~c.cess!On, but nothmg came of thelll. Following RVISlt to ,Self, the Artillery were awarded a penalty.from whICh Farer made the scores equal. Immediatelyafter~ards, ho.wever, Strathdee scored a third goal forHanlllton. Right on to the interval the visitors hadthe best of the play. Half-time :-Hamilton, 3;R.F. A. Sergeants, 2.Pl~y on r~suming was fairly even, but latterlyHa~ilto" agam took up the attaek, the extreme wingerssClldmg across some fine centres. Following some cleverwork b,y the homestersShell made the scores equal.Immediately afterwards, however, following a corner,Coxall again gave his side the lead. The ArtiHeryattacked in a determined manner after thiR and withthe aid of a penalty, again drew level, Fa;er BC'oring.Re~ult :­R.F.A. Sergeants, 4; Hamilton Garrison Sergeants, 4.HOGMANAY AT THE BARRACKS.SMOKING CONCERT.WITH Sergt.-1\'lajor Jennings, S.R., in theplace of honour, supported right and left bySer~t.-Major. Stewart, H.I,.I., and Sergt.­}laJor Langrlsh, 8.R., and the duties of vicechairably discharged by Sergt.-1\'lajor Stepht;;nson,H.L.I., the non-commissioned officersof the 26th-71st Regimental District celebratedHogmanay with a smoking concert. Althoughthese social gatherings are held monthly,that which marks the passing of the year isstrictly confined to past and present noncoms.,of whom there was a goodly turn-outround the festive board. Beginning with theloyal toasts from the chair, which, needlessto say, were honoured in true military fashion,a lengthy programme of song and sentimentwas entered upon, which only terminatedwhen the bells rang out the old and rang in thenew year, and comrades wished each otherthe usual greetings in hearty handshakes.In several of the recent "smokers" the civilelement has entered into the musical numbers,yet Thursday night's smoker afforded stl-ikingevidence that there is more than sufficient talent" in th~ ::anks " ~o keep the ball rolling in anentertammg fashlOn, as, despite the fact thatseveral were on furlough, the long list of contributorsto the programme testified. Theindispensable Co.-Sergt. Coxal 1, S.R.. was at

4 HIGHLAND LIGHT lSFA~TRY CHRONICLE.--_..__..._------'---­the piano, besides contributing a mandolinesolo, and to his accompaniment songs, graveand gay, were given by Sergt.-Majol' Stephenson,H.L.L, Sergt.-Major TU1'ne-r, S.R., Col.­Sergts. Skeggs, O'N eil, and Dean, S.R., andAlexander, M'Guchan, and Buchanan, H.L.L,Pipe-Major Stuart, S.R., Staff-Sergts. Henryand l'fl'Ellory, Sergts. Willson and Grant,A.P.C., Sergt. Taylor, S.R., Sergts. Well",Young, Morrison, Self, H.L.I., and ex-noncoms.M'Ellorv and Davidson. The vicechairman,in happy t.erms, gave the timehonouredtoast of " Our Comrad€'s Abroad" ;the sister service of "The Navy" was paida fitting and eloquent tJ:ibute by Sergt.-MajorStewart, to which Petty-Officer Clayton responded;and the true ring which charactelisedthe remarks of Sergt.-Major Langrish,in toasting" Our Officers," not to speak of thehearty mannf'r to which it was responded,afforded ample evidence of the "esprit-decorps"which exists in the Hamilton Depot." The Chairman's Health" was also, on thecall of Col.-Sergt. Stephenson, heartily pledged.The arrangements were in the able hands ofCo1.-Sergt. Alexander, H.L.L, assisted byCo1.-Sergts. ~:l'Leod, S.R., and Littlejohn,H.L.L, and gave every satisfaction.-" HamiltonAdvertiser," 2nd January, 1909.DISCHARGES.7148 Pte. 1'. Kilcullen, medically unfit, dated 9thOctober, 1908.3288 CoL-Sergt. A. Nicholson, discharged on terminationof 2nd period to pension, 14th October,1908.473 Qr.·Mr.-Sergt. J. M'Donald, discharged OIltermination of 2nd period to pension, lstNovember, 1908.6125 Pte. C. ~I'Culloch, discharged on termination of2nd period to pension, 21st November, 1908.1231 Qr.-Mr.-Rergt. J. Clayton, discharged on terminationof 2nd period to pension, 28thNovember, 1908.3097 Bugler J. M'Rae, discharged medically unfit, atHamilton, to pension, 1st December, 1908.6284 Sergt. W. Burton, discharged on termination of1st pet'iod, 15th December, 1908.10761 Pte. A. Murray, discharged medically unfit atNetley, 15th December, 1908.AWARDS AND GRANTS.6559 Bugler B. WinterR, granted 1st Class Service Payat 7d per diem, from 1st .July, 1908.9812 Pte. J. Campbell, granted 1st Class Service Payat 6d per diem, from 1st May, 1908.3876 Pte. R. Johnstone, awarded 3rd Good-CouduotBadge (without pay), from 4th November,1908.6092 Sergt. W. Urquhart (O.R.B.), granted ProficiencyPay, Class I., at 6d per diem, from 16thNovember, 1908.6262 Sergt. W. Self (O.R.S.). granted Proficiency Pay,Class I., at 6d per diem, horn 18th December,1908.8696 L .. Corpl. T. Brenchley, granted 1st Class ServicePay, at 7d per diem, from 8th July, 1908.ApPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.8696 Pte. T. Bl'cnchley. appointed paid L..Corpl.vice Robertson, from 4th November, 1908.10059 Pte. J. Camel'on, appointed paid L.-Corpl. t>il'CPalmer, from 4th November, 19G8.6262 Sergt. W. Self, posted to P.S. 4th H.L.L, andappointed O.R.S., froll1 13th October, 1908.4877 CoL-Sergt. H. Griffiths, posted to P.S. 3rd H.L.!.and promoted Qr.•:Mr. -Sergeant, 29thNovember,190b.POSTING AND TRANSFERS. 6548 L.-Corpl. H. Thornpson, posted to 2nd H.L.I., Fort.George, 26th October, 1908. 7741 Corpl. W. Mack, posted to 2nd H.L.!., Fort· George, 12th December, 1908.ARRIVALS (and Posted to 3rd Battalion H.L.!. for duty).11042 Pte. J. Thomp.qon, from 2nd H.L.!., 1st October,1908.5482 Sergt. A. Hair, from 1st H.L.L, 30th October,1908.10060 Bugler G. Turner, from 2nd H.L.I., 2ndDecember, 1908.RE-ENGAGEMENTS.6092 Sergt. 'V. Urquhart (O.R.S.), re-engaged to complete 21 years, from 13th Xovember, 1908. 6262 Sergt. W. Self (O.R.S.), re-engaged to complete 21 years, from 18th November, 1908. AWARDED THE LONG·SERVICE AND GOOD· CON DUCTMEDAL, WITH GRATUITY, A.O., OCTOBER, 1905.2922 Col.-Sergt. ,J. Edmonstone (C.•S.-I of M., 8thH.L.!., Lanark). 3321 CoI.-Sergt. J. Hope, P.S. 4th H.L.!. 3483 Pte. J. Brown, attached 3rd H.L.L Special Reserve Battalion.~en5i.oncrs'®bitllllty.I RANK AND NAME.DATEDIED.735 71st Pte.Peter M'Millltn i 60 5/4/08 - 74th Foot Sgt. Wm. Campbell SI 8/4/083769 2d R.L.I. Cpl. J. H. M'Gough 41 10/4/081427 7Ist Pte. John Sbortley 59 2014/084266 7Ist "Michael Barr 71 23/4{082246 P.S. .4/H.L.1. Sgt. Wm. Wilson 51 1/5/083551 7Ist Pte. Jas. Ramsay • 73 29/5{08I4229 7lst Sgt. John Murray \80 1/6/08 682 74th Foot Pte. James Dunlop 68 26/6/08143 7Iet "David Stirret 70 28/6/082668 7lst "Jas. Gal'diner . 78 12/7/083536 71st "James Elcott 75 2217/082264 74th :Foot " ]

._l!I(}.!!!.AND LIGH'lCONCERT AT ARDERSIER.INFANTRY CHRONICLE.BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.15THE concert in aid of the Ardersier Golf Club,which took place in the Schoolhouse, wasinteresting because of the appearance of thefamous orchestral band of the H.L.I., underthe able leadership of Bandmaster C. R.Bicks. It is unnecessary to say anything regardingthe excellent performances of theband, but the duet, "Lo, Hear the GentleLark," by Bandsman Lammerton (clarionet)and Lance-Sergeant Willis (flute), and theviolin duet by Bandsmen Geddes and Swanson,which were dainty and graceful, deserve specialmention. Mr. J. E. Taylor deserved his wellmeritedencores, and especially when he gavehis second encore; one would think by hiswhistling abilities that he was born in Fife.Sergt. Lawrie and CorpI. Russell sang withtheir usual good taste, and had to respond.Miss M'Kie's Highland dancing was almostperfection. It would be a great loss when theRegiment left, as the North of Scotland gameswould miss one of the best lady dancers thathad been seen amongst us. Colonel D. P.Haig, who presided, in his opening remarkssaid they would always remember the kindnessof Colonel Scrase-Dickins and the Officersfor giving them such a delightful treat. Theusual votes of thanks, and the singing of" God Save the King," brought a most successfulconcert to a close.Letter to the Editor.(To the Editor of the" H.L.I. Chronicle.")DEAR SIR,-I was interested to see in theJuly number of the" Chronicle" the reproductionof the picture of the "Sortie fromGibraltar."In the description of the picture the writerhas described Colonel Hamilton Maxwell'ssubsequent brilliant career in the 74th, buthas not said much of the other figure shownin the picture-namely, Captain AlexanderMackenzie, probably the more famous of thetwo. This Captain Alexander Mackenzie wasone of the first Adjutants of the Regiment,subsequently joined the 78th on its beingraised, and afterwards commanded it. Heassumed the additional name of Fraser, anddied in 1809, after commanding a divisionat Corunna and in Holland.I enclose you an account of his life, whichperhaps you may think worth publishing.­I am, yours truly,Ex-ADJUTANT,December lp, 1908.BIRTHS.WOLFE MURRAY.-At Simla, India, OIL 16thDecember, the wife of Major A. A. Wolie Murray, 7btHighland Light Infantry, of a son.STEPHENSO~.-At Hamilton Barracks (StaffQuarters), on the 25th November, 1908, the wife ofSergt ..}Iajor A. Stephenson, H.L.I., of a Bon.WELVl.-At Hamilton Barracks (Married Quarters),on the 6th December, 1908, the wife of Col.·Sergt. C.Wells, P.S., 4th H.L.I., of a son.EASTO~.-At 66 Wellington Street, Greenock, onthe 3rd October, 1908, the wife of Pte. G. Easton, :JrdH.L.!., of a son. .MARRIAGE.GREEN.-At 90 Main Street, Holy town, on 23rdDecember, 1908, Pte. A. W. Green, H.L.I., to Janet,second daughter of William Smith.GAZETTE.20th August, 1908.-Lieut. W. H. V. Cameron to be Adjutant vice W. A. Malcolm. 29th August, 1908.-Captain C. E. Andrews to be Major vice G. T. B. Wilson, retired.7th October, 1908.-Lieut. W. A. Malcolmresigns his commission.14th October, 1908.-~The under-mentionedgentlemen cadets from Royal MilitaryCollege to be 2nd Lieutenants:­Charles Hamilton Anderson, in successionto I,ieut. J. H. Hope, seconded.Gilbert Meade Gerard, in succession toLieut. B. H. Baird, seconded.20th October, 1908.-Supernumerary Lieut.W. C. Leckie Ewing to be Lieut. viceW. A. Malcolm, resigned.The medal for l\Ieritorious Service hasbeen awarded to Sergt. J. Wilson, late7lst H.L.I.Qualified at the recent competitive examinationfor admission to the StaffCoHege--Lieut. A ..1. M'CuIloch, H.L.I.NOTICE.WANTED.-To complete a Volume of backnumbers by a subscriber-Number of" Chronicle"for' October, 1897, and number of" Chronicle" for October, 1898.A reward of 28 6d will be given for the firstcopy of each of these numbers reooived bythe Editor.

6 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.-------------------------------------------------LIFE OF GENERAL ALEXANDERMACKENZIE FRASER.GENERAL MACKENZIE FRASER drew his firstbreath in the Highlands of Scotland. Hewas born in the year 1758, at Tore, in thecounty of Ross, and both his parents claimeddescent from ancient and respectable families.He was a younger son of Colin Mackenzie,Esq., of Kilcoy, and was born after the deathof his father. His mother was Martha Fraser,eldest daughter of Charles Fraser, Esq., ofInverallochy, in the county of Aberdeen.In the year 1803 he acquired the estates ofInveraIlochy by the settlement of his mother,and, in compliance with her directions, addedto his paternal surname that of Fraser, asrepresenting the family of his maternal grandfather.The earlier part of his education was carriedon at home, under the direction of a tutor,after which he prosecuted his studies at Aberdeen,attending the ordinary classes at theUniversity.When the time arrived for choosing a profession,he was persuaded to fix on that of abanker,.and served for some time withfull approbation in the counting-house of SirWilliam Forbes & Co., in Edinburgh. In theyear 1778, however, the warJi}ce temper of thecountry inspi~ed him with an irrasistibledesire to become a soldier. At that time thalate Lord Macleod was employed in raising aHighland Regiment (the 73rd, now 7lst),and Mr. Mackenzie found no diffieulty inobtaining a Lieutenant's commission in the2nd Battalion of that corps. When theRegiment was embodied he was appointedIJieutenant of the Grenadier Company, andsoon afterwards obtained, also, the situationof Adjutant.The first service on whieh this young Regimentwas employed was the now memorabledefence of Gibraltar, against the united forcesof Fra~ce and Spain. Captain Mackenzie(for dUrIng the siege he was promoted to theco:nmand of a company) was highly distingUlshedby the favour and good opinion ofGene:al. Elliot, the heroic Governor, by whosepermISSIOn he served as a Volunteer or supernumeraryaide-de-camp in the gallant ands'uWessfu! sortie (under command of the lateGeneral Charles Ross) against the lines of thebesieging army. .On the glorious 13th of September, 1782,when the Spanish floating batteries weredestroyed, he was entrusted with a post of thegreatest consequence and danger, and throughoutthe siege (in the course of which he receiveda wound in the b16ast from a splinterof the rock) he gave Froof of those qualitieswhich afterwards, in higher stations, adornedhis military career.Upon the peace in 1783, he came to Britain,along with his Commanding Officer, the lateLieut.-Colonel George Mackenzie (Lord Macleod'sbrother), an elegant and accomplishedgentleman, with whom he had formed a friendshipwhich never suffered any interruption.The two Battalions of the 73rd (now becomethe 71st Regiment) were consolidated and sentto serve in the East Indies. Captain Mackenzieremained at home on the recruitingservice, and formed an intimacy which soonripened into the warmest friendship with thepresent Lord Seaforth, the chief of his clan.His familiar intercourse with Lord Seafortheventually produced an acquaintance withhis lovely and amiable sister, Miss HelenAnne Mackenzie, and a mutual affectionwhich sprang up between them was in the year1785 crowned by their marriage. In the pureenjoyment of domestic comfort Captain Mackenziespent eight years at home, employinghis time chiefly in the cultivation and improvementof a small estate which he purchasednear the place of his birth, till the breakingout of the war with France in 1793 called himto the performance of active and professionalduties.A proposal was made to Lord Seaforth toraise a regiment on his estates in the Highlands,which was readily accepted. His lordshipreceived a commission as Lieut.-ColonelCommandant, and his brother-in-law, Captainl\'Iackenzie, was, by his recommendation,appointed Major of the new corps, which wasnumbered the 78th, and is now the 2nd BattalionSea forth Highlanders.He proceeded with the Regiment to Holland,and served thrcugh. the campaign in thatcountry in command of the Battalion.On returning to Scotland in 1795, he wasappointed Lieut.-Colonel Commandant of the2nd Battalion, which Lord Seaforth hadmeanwhile raised, and on the consolidationof the two battalions he obtained commandof the Regiment.He embarked for India in 1796, and servedf

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.7with the Regiment in that country till 1800,when he returned to Scotland.In 1802 he was elected Member of Perlia­'ment for the county of Cromarty, and waspromoted a Major-General in the same year.General Mackenzie Fraser (for he had nowassumed the name of Fraser) serVed on thestaff in England, and in Sicily in 1806, and inthe latter year was elected M.P. for Ross-shire.In 1807 he proceeded in command of anexpedition to Egypt, which, however, producedunfortunate results.He accompanied Sir John Moore to thePeninsula, and commanded a division ofthe Army during the retreat and at thebattle of Corunna, the hardships of which campaignseriously undermined his health. He,however, accepted command of a divisionunder Lord Chathalll in the unfortunateexpedition to Holland in 1809, the 71stforming at this time one of the regiments ofhis division.In the unhealthy climate of Walcheren,however, his health broke down completely;he was brought home to England in the hopeef his recovery, but died on the 13th of September,1809, universally mourned by anwho knew him.-From " The Royal MilitaryChronicle" of March, 1812.DEATH OF AN INDIAN MUTINYVETERAN.THIS week the grave closed over the remainsof almost the last of that stalwart and gallantband of military veterans (of which at onetime there was quite a number resident atDunbar), viz., ex-Corporal William Wilson.The deceased veteran first joined the EastIndia Company Forces, and was drafted toIndia in due course. He took part in theIndian Mutiny, and was awarded the medalfor distinguished conduct in the field, besidesthe Mutiny medal. Some years later he returnedto this country, and took his discharge.But his love of military life impelled himvery shortly afterwards to enlist in the 7lstHighland Light Infantry, and for some yearshe was again stationed in India. Deceasedwas severely injured while assisting in suppressinga Fenian outrage in Ireland, and,.on I,being discharged, received a temporarypension. He was 79 years of age.-" HaddingtonshireCourier," January JI, 1909.NOTICES."The Highland Light Infantry Chronicle" ispublished at fourpence, but fivepence must besent by anyone writing for a copy, to coverpostage. It can be had from the following;­The EDITOR, "H.L.I. Chronicle," Hamilton.The SUB-EDITOR, "H.L.I. Chronicle," 2nd H.L.l.,Edinburgh.The SUB-EDITOR, "H.I•.I. Chronicle," 1st H.L.I.,Dinapore.Anyone wishing to subscribe for the space of oneyear can do so by sending one shilling and sixpenceby postal order or penny stamps to the Editor. Thenumbers will then be sent post free quarterly asissued. The arrival of the paper will be the receipt.Annual volumes, consisting of the four quarterlynumbers, bound together in a paper cover, can beobtained, post free, for one shilling and sevenpence.Contributions in manuscript should be legiblywritten on one side of the paper only, and should beaccompanied by the name and address of the sender,which will or will not be published, as may be desired.It is particularly requested that names generallythoseof persons, places, etc.-and all words notEnglish, should be written with special care, asotherwise they are difficult to decipher. Whenprinted extracts are forwarded, the source fromwhich they are derived should be stated; and in thecase of newspaper cuttings the date, as well as thename of the paper, should be given.The "Chronicle" is published on the 10th of thefirst month of each quarter, and goes to press aboutthe 20th of the previous month, by which date it isrequested that ordinary contributions may be forwarded.In exceptional casE'S matter will be receivedup to the last day of the month, but its insertioncannot be guaranteed.All subscribers and readers are invited to becomecontributors, and thus matenatlyassist in supportingthe " Chronicle."All communications should, for the present, beaddressed to "The Editor, 'H.L.I. Chronicle,' TheBarracks, Hamilton."OUR CONTEMPORARIES.-'Ve beg to acknowledge,with thanks, the receipt of the following: .. The Army Service Corps Journal." "The 79th News" (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)."The Snapper" (East Yorkshire Regiment)."The Lion aDd the Rose" (4th King's Own)."The St. George's Gazette" (5th Fusiliers)." The 3Id V. B. N orthum berland Fusiliers' Magazine.'"The Natioual Service Journal.""The Aldershot News.""The Queen's Own Gazette" (Q.O.R. West KentRegiment)."The Gordonian" (Gordon Boys' Orphanage) ."The Thin Red Line" (2nd Bn. A. & S. High.landers, 93rd). "The 57th's (Die-Harrls) Doings."

8 HIGHl.AND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRO~,r.c];'R.\1St Battalion News.DINAPORE NOTES.WE haYI:> now only got olle more month atDinapore, and we do not think there is anyone,even in the last joined draft, who will not beglad to leave for Lucknow. Captains Harrisand Pringle arrived with a draft of 191 menfrom home on the 11th October, so that weshall move to Lucknow well over strength.The Band have returned from Darjeeling,where they seem to have had a great successand been most popular with everyone. Weare all very glad to get them back.The four Companies here have just goneout to camp for three weeks at Anandpore,and living a most strenuous life preparatoryto the General's inspection. The weather is!simply perfect, and everyone much enjoysthe change from barracks.Cricket is now over, and football has startedagain. I hope we will be able to make a goodI show at the latter when we get all together! again at Lucknow. There seem to be a lot ofpromising recruits in all branches of athleticsamongst the draft.SONEPORE.As an account of this meet has appearedill the Ohronicle for the last three vears, it isnot necessary to enter into a long ~ccount ofthis fixture. And although, owing to the meetfalling earlier than last y~'ar, the camps werenumerically smaller, yet a jollier social gatheringwas never held under the time-honoured" Mango Tope."Polo, of course, \vas the main attraction ofthe meet though there were such minor attractionsas tennis tournaments and gymkhanasto fill up the spare moments. Alas! however,there is 110 longer any racing; and it must besad indeed for some of the older habitues ofthe meet to s{'e their racecourse, which usedto, echo· in the morning the thuds of the feetof a couple of hundred thoroughbreds, nowconverted into· a trotting track for polo, poniesand hacks. The evenings were filled up withdances, alternating with concerts..Very few of us, unfortunately, were able to·get over this year to take part in all theseenjoyments. Sone of us who, have ever beento· Sonepore will forget the kindness and hospitalitywe have always received from everyonethere. And even though we are going toLucknow, which is rather further away, weall hope to be able to put in a team once morefor the Sonepore Challenge Cup.Our team this year consisted of 'Major WolfeMurra)". Captain Stockwell, and LieutenantsKnight and Inglis; both Malcolm andM'Cillloch were much missed.In the first round we met a local team­Durbangah-whom, after a most close andexciting game, we only managed to beat byhitting a goal the last shot of the match.In the next round we were beaten by theGOrdons. During the first half of the gameit looked as if we were going to have anotherclose game, but in the latter half the superiorcombination and training told. Our teamwere sorely handicapped in never ha,'ingplayed even a practice game together untilwe met Durbangah; and the want of combinationwas sadly noticeable in this game"as the Gordons always seemed to have an.unwatched man ..H.L.I. v. DVRBANGAH.First· Cnukkell:-0pened with sticky playin midfield, but Durbangah gradually workedthe ball up to our goal, where Brown failedto score. From the hit-out Inglis ran the ballup the Durbangah territory, where WoUeMurray scored from a difficult angle. Evenplay midfield till end of chukker. Score­H.L.I., 1; Durbangah, O.Second Chukker.-Play was early carriedinto Durbangah country, where Inglis andStockwell both failed at easy shots in front ofgoal, the ball in each case just going wide ofthe posts.Third Ohukker;-Even play midfield till'Durbangah worked the ball up' to our end.Knight saved well, and Stockwell, getting ontothe ball, made a fine run up the wholelengthof the ground and scored; the goal,however, was disallowed, a foul being givenagainst Inglis, who had been riding the back,and we had to take the ball back and hit outfrom behind., Stockwell again got away with,

HIGHLAND LIGHT......_,----,---..- ....,-.----~,-,--.---- -~INFANTRY CHRONICLE.9the ball, but was pulled up for off-side, and weagain had to hit out from behind .FQurth Ghukker.-Durbangah pressed hard,but steady play by Knight saved scoring.Jones made a fine run, which WoIfe l'Iurrayjust saved as the ball was going through theposts, but had to hit behind in doing so, forwhich Durbangah got a free hit.Fifth Ghukker.-A fast chukker, the balltrfl.velling from one end to the other. Stockwellshould have scored once. Knight'sdefence was Vt"fY safe.Sixth Gh·ukker.-Even play midfield till offsidewas given against Inglis, necessitatingKnight's hitting out from behind. WolfeMurrav and Stockwell worked the ball towardsthe D~rbangah goal, where Jones saved, and,taking the ball down, scored after a brilliantrun. With four minutes to play, the scorewas now equal. Durbangah started by pressingus, but Inglis got clear with the ball. Hisstick broke in front of goal, and Coaltart wasable to save the ball, but it was met by WolfeMurray, who hit the "'inning goal and, atthe same time, the last shot of the match.In the next round we met the Gordons, whohad wiped out the Rajputs rather heavily intht"ir first game.H.L. r. v. GORDONS.SoNEPORE. lOOS.At the outset of the first chukker the Gordons carriedthe ball down to our goal, and scored from a scrimmagein front of goal. Shortly after the throw-in the ballwas taken to the Gordon's end, and a long shot byKnight brought soores level. A good run by Inglisfollowed, but just failed to score. The exaction of apenftlty against the Gordons for a foul gave us a freehit, whioh was beautifully met by Stewart, thus savingfurther score. Play continued in their ground, andshortly before. time Knight scored Ollr second goalfrom a diffioult angle. Score-H.L.I., 2; Gordons, 1.The second ohukker was a slow one, the ball beingcontinually out of play. A mistake by our back gavethe GordOnB an opening, of which they failed to takeadvantage. Twice the Gordons took the offensive,but we were relieved in tUrn by Stookwell and Knight.Soore-H.L.I., 2; Gordons, 1.In third ohukker play was about midfield till theGOl'tiOnB got clear and equalised. A run by Wolfe,Murray and 'Inglis proved abortive, and the ball wasagain taken back to our goaL From a hit out Knightcarried the ball up the field, but the Gordons, inter.cepting, got clear, and further score was only justaverted. The ball was kept to our end, and just beforehalf-t.ime another goal was registered against us.Score-H.L.I., 2; Gordons, 3.The fourth chukker opened by invasion of our goal,which was successfullv oleared. For an off.sidepenalty the Gordons hit' out from between their posts,and play was confined to their half of the ground.Some midfield play ensued, and the ball was carriedto each end in turn without score. Our goal was indanger on two ocoasions before end of chukker, butKnight, saving well, kept it intact. Score-R.L.I., 2;Gordons,3.The ball was taken to their goal at the opening, andafter some midfield play was carried to ours. A freehit against us proved fruitless, and ball was carriedto their goal; getting clear, the GordonB brought theball up and scored from a scrimmage. Wolfe.Murrayand Inglis brought the ball up to their goal, but Cuminerelieved; further scoring was averted by Wolfe.Murray.and on ball going out shortly after the chukker ended.Score-H.L.I., 2: Gordons, 4.In the final chukker some close play ensued fromthe throw.in, and, carrying the ball down, the Gordonsadded to their score from a scrum in front of goal.Shortly afterwards Inglis, ooming through, got clear,and only just failed to score. Ding·dong play up anddown the ground followed, and play confined to mid.field till call of time.In the final tie the Gordons defeated Calcutta comfortablyby 4 goals to 2.Dinapore, 29th August, 1908.WITH the clearing of the monsoon we wereresolved to have a special line in the way ofsport, and ambition stopped short at a " Marathon"march-not copying the milk-andwateraffair at home.We have our "Stadium "-gigantic incomparison with the ancient Greek equivalent-with picturesque surroundings-officers'palatial (?) bungalows, a guardroom, magazine,and graveyard.We go one better, too, than the Olympian,for, instead of his quaternary show, we havesports "roz roz." If you doubt it, please'call at the" muscle factory," or its precincts,at any hour, any night, or any day.Conditions were-" Strong as possible,"march a distance of about I} miles (given thetime for that distance), forfeit 3 points foreach second under or over time, 10 points foreach man falling out, and ten men fire 7 roundson the " Stadium" miniature range. Possiblepoints for march, 500; for shooting, 280.Some commanders seem to have misinterpretedthe conditions, and had every manwho drew a pound of "roti" on parade,while others, more wary, were cute enoughto have their lame (?) excused." B" apparently also laboured under thedelusion that a substitute could not be put inplace of a man nominated for firing and fallingout, and actually fired with nine men. Theyhad the consolation, however, of having thebest shooting average. Why relieve a manoff guard and run him in "ammunitions"with such fatal result? Surely their shootingrecord has not deteriorated to such an extentas to have made this necessary. They, too,must have had a bad "tipster," for thatsnail pace from the" married pad" returning

10 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.cost them the chance of finishing with probablythe almost perfect accuracy of "F"(one second over time)." G" erred in going too fast (33 secondsunder). They apparently got no "wire,"and they were fortunate in finishing to a man.They had their "Dorando," dead beat andassisted in; but we rather appreciate such agame attempt, and there was no suggestionof disqualification." D " took it too" khushi," and shot badly.But for this they would not have found themselvesin that unenviable position-last.The following made scores of 22 and over :-­" B "-Taylor, Staines, Fraser, and Robertson;" D "-Laidlaw; "F "-Johnstone,Robertson, Sneddon, and Renton; "G"­Pettigrew and Digby.The appended table shows points at a glance:Deducted forPointB.Coy. Started. Finished. Over Under Falling Total.time. time. out. March. Shooting."F" 73 73 3 497 210 707" 0'," :: 79 79 33 467 202 669 " B," .. 66 63 21 30 449 192 641 " D," .. 57 55 57 20 423 198 621 Actual distance, 2iOO yds. Time allowed, 13 mins. 30 secs.CRICKET LEAGUE.OUR Cricket League has now concluded, after aseries of successful and interesting games, "D"Company being the ultimate winners, closely followedby the Sergeants, who had the honour of being the onlyteam to lower " D" Company's colours. In the finalmatch of the competition they beat the leaders, whowere slightly handicapped in not being able to have~he services of a few of their regular players.The matches served a good purpose in bringing totight a few promising young players who will provevery useful on some future occasion, if called upon.There were some very good and noteworthy incidentswhich are worthy of mention, as under :-Pte. Grant, "F" Company, being very -deadly atthe bowling, he only participated in one match, havingbeen away at the Hill Depot during the summer months,and came back in time to play in "F" Company'slast match, taking 9 wickets for 10 runs.C{)rpI. Shrubshall also had some good performancesto his credit with the ball, one of them being the takingof 4 wickets in one over for no runs against, and hewas a main factor in "D" Oompany having such asafe position in the League before he had to leaveDinapore for Dum-Dum on being promoted Lance­Sergt. Lance.Sergeant Shrubshall won the ball forthe best bowling average in the League, having asplendid record of 2.55 runs per wicket.Sergeant Stocks was far and away the best with the bat, and he had some splendid not·out innings to his credit, at times being unfortunate at not having someone able to stay with him until he had reached the coveted century-his nearest approach being 81 not out, with a 60 not out and also a couple of innings of 50 runs. His average being excellent at 43 runs per innings, he is justly entitled to the bat which he has won. Before concluding, mention should be made of the Sergeants' first wicket partnership in all theirmatches, the pair being Sergeants Stocks and Shaul,V.C., who were the mainstay of the Sergeants' team,both in batting, bowling, and also fielding. Thewinning team, "D" Company, receive silver badgesin honour of their achievement in finishing top team.The Cricket League was very successful, and greatinterest was taken in it by all ranks, the Officel's allturning out to give their assistance to Companies.We have now started a Oompany Football League(Inter-Company). 1st and 2nd XI. Leagues being inprogress, each League takes alternative nights aboutfor their matches, of which we will send a detailedaccount later on. We also forward a League table,with bowling and batting averages included.CRICKET LEAGUE TABI,E.Runs." D " Sergeants, 8 6 2 1025 892 12 Team.Company,Played. Won.8 7Lost.IFor910Against Poinb.805 14" F" Company, 8 3 5 851 759 !l " G " Company, 8 3 5 595 620 6 " B " Company, 8 1 7 694 734 2 BOWLING ANALYSIS. RANK AND NAME. O. M.O. R. W. AVER. L .. Sgt. Shrubshall, 67.5 4 143 56 2.55 CorpI. Burton, 61.1 2 226 44 5.13 S..Bug. Shaul, V.O., 73.1 5 266 49 5.22 Sergt. Stocks, 109.5 5 336 64 5.25 Pte. Clayton, 88.3 6 293 54 5.42 Pte. Edsar, 84.1 2 281 44 6.58 BATTING AVERACES. No. of Times 1I08t in an Total No.Rank a.lId JI1ame. Innings. not out. Iuninga. of Run•• A"ern~e.Sergt. Stocks, 13 4 81* 387 43.0 S..Bug. Shaul, V.C., 10 2 30 116 14.5 Pte. Edsar, 12 2 42 137 13.7 Pte. Borthwick, 13 2 34* 140 12.72 Pte. Harper, 13 2 49* 120 10.91 Pte. Clayton, 16 1 18 141 ~.4 * Signifies not out.Dinapore, 15th October, 1908.SPORTS AND FOOTBALL.THURSDAY, 5th November, 1908, was the date of ourfirBt meeting of our fortnightly sports for November.We had a slight variation from the usual run of eventsin the shape of an Inter-Company 5-a·sidt-l FootballTournament, which created great excitement amongthe troopR.1ST EVENT.-HIGH JUMp.-lst, Pte. Webber, " G"Company: 2nd, Pte. M'Geachin, "F" Coy.; 3rd,L..Corpl. Buchanan and Pte. Sinclair, "D" Coy.-atie. The jumping was not so good as· wh:1t we havebeen accustomed to-the winner's jump being 4ft.R ins.2ND EVENT.-LAND BOAT RACE.-lst, No. I Section," F" Coy. General laughter was the result of thiscompetition, some very amusing things occurringduring the progress of it. Section teams of six menand one cox., the conditions being that the teamsRat astride a bamboo pole with their backs turnedtowards the winning PO"t;. they were all blind·folded, with the exception of the cox., who faced thewinning.post and directed the team's movements,who had to run backwards all the way.3RD EVENT.-5-A·SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT.­In the first round "F" Ooy. beat "B" Coy., afterextra time had been played, and" G" Coy. disposed

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12 HIGHLAND I.TGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE..~---;---------~....--~....--­of "D" Coy. The final was a good game, which" F" Coy. won by a goal and a corner to one goal,'l'he winning five were Pte. Renton, Pte. Sinclair.L.•Corpl. M'Menemy, Piper Innes, and Pte. Horsley.In a second 5-a·side competition which was held. andQpen only to men who did not take part in the firsttournament, "F" Coy. were once more successful,beating .. D" Coy. in the final game by 4, goals to nil,The team consisted of Pt6~' Reddy, L .. Corpl. Logan,Pte. Kennedy, Pte. aorman, and Bandsman Collins.Our two Football Leagues are now in £\111 ~wing,and are both followed ~ith great interest. In theFirst Eleven League there have been some very goodmatche·, and" F" Coy., who have been lucky enoughto get some good assistance from the last draft fromEngland, are still undefeated, having won their firstthree matches.The Second F:leven League is quite an innovation.and has produced some good talent and excellentgames. .. n" Coy. lead with eix points fClr threematches. The League tables, up to the time of writing,will. no doubt, prove interesting. We will have a delayof three weeks with both. League" now, as we arebooked for Camp (Anandpur), for manOOUVTe" et

14 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.H.L.I. (3) v. GI.OSTF.RS (3).We travelled to Calcutta in high spirits. resolved todo our best to beat the League holders of the previousseason, and thus tie with them for second place in theLeague table, Calcutta having already won the Leaguewithout dropping a point. The game sta.rted well forour side, and we were continually on the offensive untilhalf·time. About the beginning of the second halfClarke, receiving a pass from Lieut. Lilburn, fau inwith only the Glosters' full back (Rus"ell) to beat..Russell elected to tackle Clarke on the line. but thelatter spranl!: in the air, and, as the hack taekled himlow, he fell over, grounding thc ball just over the line.Tait failed to convert, the kick being from a difficultWith a determined rush the Glosters came for our line.and, just as Henderson was going to save the situationby dropping on the hall, one of our three· quarters trieda flying kick for touch, which instead rested nioely in thearmsof one of the opposing three.quarters, who hadno difficulty in scoring. Thus a hard.fought gameendli'din a draw of one try each, leaving us to consoleourselves\\'ith third place in the League.Calcutta, ..Glosters...H.L.I.,Dalhousie,THELEAGUE TAllLF.. Plyd. Won. Lost. Dr'n. Pts. 1010 002010 7 2 1 1510 6 3 1 1310 2 6 2 610 2 7 I 5angle and th" ball being very wet and greasy. Mid· Gnited Service~, ..field play ruled after this success, until just before time. Hangers, .. 10 (I 9 1 1Round !.UIlited ServicesWest !tidingsDalhousieCalcuttaConnaught HangersH.!..!.St. Xaviers, a byeKing's OwnKing's Dmgoon GuardsMadras, a byeGlostersRangersSouth Behar, a byeRound n.} ''''est Ridings} Calcutta} n.L.!.St. Xaviers1King's OwnJ Madras} GlostersSouth BeharFIRST HOUND. H.L.I. v. CONNAUGHT HANGERS.~~J As the rangers had travelled all thc way from Dag.shai to compete, we naturall~' t,hought that our chancesof the second round were very small indeed. In thefirst half our forwards carried the ball down field, and,after some scrummaging on the line, Pte. Duncanscored our firnt try, which was unconverted. Fromthe kick.off the Connaughts pressed a little, until asmart bout of passing our backs got going, and CorpI.Duncan ran out with the second try, which was also notmajorised. Hali·time-H.L.I., 6; Connaught,., o.In the second moiety we again went on the offensive,and, after some exciting play in the Rangers' twentyfive,Pte. Duncan again crossed thc line, Tait makingno mistake with the kick. The Connaughts nowhad their share of the game, and with (I, rush theydescended on our citadel, and after a little oppositionscored a try, which was majorised. Some midfieldscrummaging now took place, and as the ba.ll Hhot hardout of the scrum, Clarke, showing a great turn of speedon such heavy ground, picked up and ran in with asplendid try. The kick, although from a very diffioultangle, was well taken by Tait. The final resnlt was­H.L.I., 16 points: Connaught Rangers, 5 points.CALCUTTA C17P COMPETITIOX.DRAWS. Semi·Finale.} West Hidings} H.L.!.} King's Own} GlostersSECOND HOl:ND.H.L.I. \'. ST. XAnERs.After a draw, we beat the St. Xaviers by II pointsto love, the second game lasting only fifteen minutes.Our opponents left the field. "Nuft' said."SEMI·FINAL.H.L.I. v. WEST RIDINGS.We left Dum Dum quite eager for a tussle with thcchampions of Indla. Some one volunteered to lend us,Fill1tl. } W ,,' Rh....}Glosters}w,,' Rim"",a crib· board to kecp score with; but it would not havebeen needed, as the Ridings had to go all the way tobeat us by the narrow margin of three points to love. dfTHE Rum.Ii:i.The Ridings kicked off, but were held in check for alittle. One of our forwards got a " mark" but it wastoo far out for a kick at goal, and therefore of littleadvantage. The better·trained and heavier pack ofthe" Duke's" 'soon began to tell, and most of the firsthalf was fought out in our half of the field. Once,when we did get near the other-goal, Clarke was in agood position, and might have had a. chance, but thepass went high above his head, and one of the ever·ready threes of our opponent-s got in a kick for touch,the leather crossing the line in our twenty.five. Fromthe line out, one or two scrums took place, but nothingwas gained by either side. For a hold upon the goal.line a five yards' scrum was ordered, and vVilson, oneof the" rrykes' " halves, scored a try, doing a fish·diveolearover a part of the scrum. Half.time--Ridings,3; H.L.I., O.In the seeond half training and experience stoodthe " Dukes" in good stead, and we were often calledupon to defend. A kick into touch gave us a slightrespite, and the play became more open, but badbacking up spoiled us of a likely chance. Clarke hada good dribble on the left, but Crompton, the" Tykes' ..back, was all there, and returned with a huge punt.The game again beeame mostly confined to the for.wards, and our ba.cks got little or nothing to do, the" Dukes" taking good care to keep the ball close.'Final result-Ridings, 3 points; H.L.I., O.Experience won the game for the Ridings, but _wehope to give them a good run next year.H.L.1. Team :-Buk, Pte. Tait; three·quarters,CorpI. Duncan, Lieut. Alston, Lieut. Lilbum, and.J

L..Corp!. Clarke; halves, Pte. Reid and Lieut. Campbell;forwards, Pte. M'Glone. Pte. Henderson, Pte.Shrubshall, Pte. Cuthbel't, Pte. Patterson, Pte.Duncan, L.-Corp!' Sime, and Corpl. Keith.INTER·COMPANY RUGDY LEAGt:E.The above League was won by "I" Coy., afterseveral good, though rather rough, matches werewitnessed.WATER POLO.A competition held here on 3rd and 4tb Septemberresulted as under:­First Round-a A " Company verl

--~-....---~16 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.BOWI,ING AVERAGES.R.Pte. Sc€!\-ity, " H " Coy.,. . 236Pte. Pinkhard, " I" Coy., 375Sgt. Sanderson, "H" Coy., 468Sgt. Shrubshal1, "A" Coy., 352Pte. Olden, " I "Coy., .. :H4NOTES.W.4757644944AV'GE.5.06.57.07.17.1PLo1st.2nd.Tnus ended cricket at Dum Dum, but some of ourmen are still playing fo£ the Station team, which up todate has won one match and lost one.CONCERT.On Wednesday, 2nd, and Thursday, 3rd Soptember,a concert in aid of the Dance Cluh was held. Theprogramme was as follows :­GR~:!I10PHONE SrJLECTIONS.1. SONG (SelE'Alted), Pte. M'Donald.2. SONG (Comic), L.-Corpl. Dewar.3. SWORD DANCE. Piper Belsey.4. SONO (Character), L.-Corpl. RobertwJn.5. SONG (Selected), Pte. Raeburn,6 Bm/F: AND MOUTH-HARMONII:MSEI.ECTION.Mr. Shouldern.7. SONG (" F'l'f>nch Love "), 2nd Lt. E. R. ~l'Pher:;on.Interyal of ten minutes.GRAMOPHONE SELECTIONS.8. SoNG (SelE'cted), Pte. Williams.O. SONG (Comic), Pte. Thayne.10. CI.UIl AND SWORn SWINGING L.-f'A>rpl. Dewar.11. SONG (Solected), Pte. Sharp.I::!. SONG (Comic),Pt",. Quinn.13. CAKl' WALK, Pte. Stupart.14. SONG (Comic), Pte. Brown.15. SONG (Selected), Pte. Cockburn.16. SONG (Serio-Comic). L.-Corpl. Rohertson.Interval of live minutes.EXHIBITION BoXING (Three round5)-Pte. Rudd 1'.Pte. Bowman.THURSDAY'S PROGRAMME.GRAMOPHONE SELECTIONS.1. SONG (Selected), Pte. l\f'Dollald.2. SONO (Comic), I •. ·Corpl. Dewar.3. SONO (Selected), Pte. Sharp.4. SONG (Comic), Pte. Thayn~.5. BONE AND 1II0UTH.HARC\l:ONIUMSELEC'PION,'\lr. Shoulders.O. SONO (Comic), Pte. QlIinn.7. SONO (Se!ected), Pte. l~roWIl.8. SONO (Comic), L..Corpl. Robertson.O. SONG (" Freneb Love "), 2nd Lt. E. R. l\1'Pherson.Interval of ten minutes.,i" (}It,\.~lO!'HONl11 Sl'lf,EC'J'IONS.10:. SONO (Selected), Pte. J\tI'Kee.ILSoNG (Comic).Pte. Amo".12. HlGHL>iNO FT.INO, Piper Belsey.l:t SONO (Comic),Pte. Willia.ms.14. CLl"B '\ND SWORl) SWINGING, L.-Corpl. Dewar.15. SONG (Colllk), Pte. Cockburn.16. SONO (Select".d), Pte. lV1'Donnld.17. SONG (Comic), Pte. Quinn.18. CAKE WALK, Pte. Stupart.19. SONG (Comic), L .. Corpl. Robertsoll.Interval of five minutes. .EXHIBITION BOXIl>iG (Three l'Ounds).-Pte. Birst andL .. Corpl. Dewar.The concert on a whole was very good. Quinn wasundoubtedly the" star" turn, with " Rohie " runninga good second. Poor" Donald's " boots! they come·in ·for some awfnUy sore remarks, likewise "'filliE'me'Dan's" drinking eapacity; but is it lIot time thatthey were round at the back looking for " ProfessorB{"ero," after thE' gaff rapping out? Praise is due t(}L.-CorpL Robcrtson and his staff for the way everythingwas carried out, everyone trying their best to make·the eot.eert8 n sucl~es~.A~TNUAI.SPORTS AT DUM DUM.TIn: annual sports cam" off at Dum Dum on the·9th and HJth October, and formed quite a welcomechange after the severe damping of a record monsoon.The ground. which had been ankle.deE'p in mml,improved after the first day's sports. The events were'quitc as numerons as last year, as also the entries, andwere keenly contested.The honours of the meeting undouhtedly fell to " I ."Company, who carried off altogether 14 prizes. Pte.Collin~ of " I " Company won the mile in good style,though Gallacher gave him a sporting challenge. Thetime of thE' 100 yards was good, considering the ground,Schrewin hreasting the tapE' >L deserving winner.M'Cormack' of " H" Company. the veteran runncr.ceded first place to Collins in the i·mile, who againromped home in good st,yle, amidst almost" Stadinm ,.enth118iasm. "'Ihrowing the hammer" fell to "H "Company, L.-Corpl Vilhito proying himself a doughtywielder. In this event the l!pectators were treated to·a noy,,1 form 01 throw by a certain "tyro." whose,efforts created great LOnstemation, and eventually bdto his ·dowllfall.The "Tug" closed the meeting, and "H" faced:" I " in the final, the former being rather the heavierteam, but succumboo to the better coaching of "I"on a somewhat slippery ground. .Capt. Grahame, D.S.O., presented the prizes, and a.very su~cessful meet was thus brought to a close.Following are the prize-winners.WING. 1ST R.L.1. ANNUAL SI'OflTS.Oth and 10th Oetober, 1908.100 YA.RDS RACE.--lst. Pte. Schrewin, "I" Com.pany (Rs. 11).; 2nd, Pte, Coiling, "1" Company(Ra. 7); 3rd, Pte. Drown. "I" Company (Rs. 5);4th, Pte. M'MilIan. " A " Company (Ra. 3).THROWING CRICKET BALL.-lst, Pte. Reid, "H"Company (Rs. 8); 2nd, Pte. Scevity, " H " Company(Rs. 6); 3rd, Pte. Stoddart, " H " Company (RA. 3).440 YARllS RACE.-Ist, Pte. Collins, " I " Company(Rs. 12); 2nd, Pte. M'Col'mach, "H" Company(Rs. x); 3rd and 4th (dead neat), Pte. WDonald, " H"Company (Rs. 5), and Pte. Gallllcber, "I" Company(Rs. 4); 5th, Pte. M':\fillan, " A " Company (Rs. 3);6th, Pto. Reid, " K " Comparly (Rs. 2).PUTTING THE SHOT.-Ist, Pte. Dnncan, " I" Corn.pany (Rs. 10); 2nd, Pte. Chisnall. "K" COlllpa.ny(Rs. 7); :lrd, Pte. Curran, " A " C{)mpitny (RA. 4).TUREE·LEGGED R.H·E.~-lst, Ptes. Chisnall andSpendlot!', "K" Company (Ra. 12); 2nd, Pte. Reid." K" Company, and Pte. Blaney, "I" Company(Ra. 8); 3rd, L.-Corpl. Hampton and Piper Murray," A " Company (Ra. 6); 4th, L.-Corpl. Passlield, " I ".Company, and Corpl. Keith, " H " Company (Ra. 4).TmtowING HAMMER.-lst, L.-Corpl. Wbite, "H"Companv (Ra. W); 2nd, Pto. Dnncan, " I " Company(Ra. 7) ;' 2nd, 3rd, L.-Corpl. Passt:eld, "I" Company(R8.4).OSE MIU: RA(m.-lst, Pto. Collins. " I" Company(Rs. 12); 2nd, Pte. Gallacher, " T" Company (Rs. 8) ;.3rd, Piper Murray, " A " Company (Rs. 5); 4th, Corpl..

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.17'Vhitten, " H " Compfmy (Rs. 4); Pte. Ordish, " K ,.Company (Ra. 3); 6th, Pte. Morris, "A" Company(Rs. 2).RELAY RACE (i-mile .-lst, "I" Company (Rs. 24) ;2nd, " H" Company (R8. 12); 3rd, "K" Company;4th, " A " Company.TUG-OF-WAR.-Semi-final-" I " Company beat" K" Company, and "H" Company beat "A"Company. Final-1st," I " (Jompany (R8. 70); 2nd," H" Company (Rs. 30). Teams of 16 a-side.Dum Dum, 19th O(>tober. 1908. E. R. M.HILL DEPOT SPORTS.THE above sports were held at Jalapaha..r,onlOth and 12th October. As will be seen rromthe results, our "Hill Wallahs" had thelion's share of the spoils. Only H.L.I. winnersare shown. Results:­100 YARDs.-2nd, L.-Corpl Scott; Srd,L.-CorpI. Logan. Won by a foot.LONG JUMP.-lst (equal), Sergt. Mackieand CorpI. Patton. 19 feet 6 inches.KHUD RACE.-lst, CorpI. Shaw; 2nd, Pte.M'MiIlan ; Srd, Pte. Cownie. This racerequired stamina, being uphill practically allthe way. Shaw took the lead and maintainedit to the end, winning easily. M'Millan wasa good second, closely followed by Cownie.The race was remarkable for the number ofH.L.I. men who finished.THROWING HAMMER.-lst, Pte. Douglas.Our stalwart drummer won with a throw of90 feet.RELAY RACE.-lst, H.L.I. team (Sergt.Mackie, Corpl. Shaw, and L.-Corpls. Loganand Scott). Won easily by half a lap fromthe Gordons, who had three teams competing.MILE RACE.-Silver Cup won by CorpI.Shaw easily by 60 yards.HIGH JUMp.-lst (equal), CorpI. Patton andPte. Shemer. Height, 5 feet St inches.QUARTER MILE.-lst, Sergt. Mackie; 2nd,L.-Corpl. Logan; 3rd, Pte. Winters.PUTTING THE WEIGHT.-2nd, Pte. Douglas.35 feet.HALl

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONWLE.192nd Battalion News.SINCE our last number nothing very excitinghas happened at Fort-George. The leaveseason started on October 1st, and we startedour winter training, consisting of route marches,schemes, bayonet fighting, training of scouts,etc.Round I.Capt. ChichesterCapt. MartinCapt. RonaldLieut. Taylor, scratchedLieut. FadeCol. Scrase-Dickins,. scratchedL~eut. BurnettLIeut. DalrympleMajor A!IDstrongC!i'pt. Mlln~-HomeLIeut. DavlSLieut. 8imsonM.a.jor Kays.LIeut. BrodleMa~or N~yesMajor BIll14eut. SmollettLIeut. StevenRonLIEUTENANTThe King's Guard returned from Ballateron the 12th October.Captain Milne-Home and Lieut. LcckieEwing joined the Battalion in October, theformer from sick leave, and the latter fromWest Africa.Captain Ronald proceeded to Hamilton inOctober for a tour of duty with the 3rd ReserveBattalion. .DRAWS.Round n. Semi· Finals. I'ina!'} Capt. Chichester}CIIoPt. Ronald} Ca t Ronaldp .} lLieut. FarleLieut. Farle 'I } Lieut. DalrymplelLieut. Farie Ji Major Armstrong }J.Major Armstrong,}} Lt. Slmson, scratched scratched} Lt. Brodie'scratChed)' Major Hill} Major Hill Major Hill} Lieut. Stevenson.We have had a tremendous lot of shootingup here this year. I understand that everyOffioer in the Battalion has taken out a gamelicense, which must be a record. The shootinground Dalness Castle has again been takenby several Officers, where they have beengetting good bags.Captain Browne left us in Deoember totake up the adjutancy of the 9th Lanark,which post Major Andrews vacated on promotion.THACKERAY'S CUP.IGOLF NOTF.1).LIEUT. T.HACKF.RAY presented a very handsome Cup tothe Officeri'!' Mess, to be played for annually amongstthe Officers-match play under handicap. 8everalOfficers had to scratcb. Major Hill eventually wonthe Cup, defeating J.ient. Farie; in the final by J, upand 3 to play. All the matches were played on theNairn Course. The foregoinll was the result;­ARMY GOLF CUP, 19f1S.I

20 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.ARQ'IlFL AND SUl'HERL,ni\D HIGHLANDERS.W. A. Hendel·soll.).'. Glen Cunninl\hame,Noal ThomsoD.G. 1\1'I... Scale~,Total,HmFlLAND LIGHT INFANTRY V. 60TH R1FI,ES.HI01UAND j,IGHT INFANTRY.Captain Balfonr,.T. R: Simson,P. Bramwell Davis, ..Captain Ronald (l up),60TH RIFLES.GIlY Campbell (6 and 5), ..Captain Tate (halved matph).Seymour :Mellor (2 up),C. V. L roe,..Total,SEAFORTH HIGHLANDl';R8 v. BLACK WATCH.SmAl1'OR1:H HIGHI.ANDESS.LtI(Io2t0(l01I!010N. C. Orr, Captain Thornhill,oCaptain Campion.iB, W. Lllffisden, oP. G. M. Skene, Captain Oreen, W. D. Allan, .. Captaiu Walk€'!, Tctal,BLAOK WArCH.Total,K.O.S.B. v. CAMERON HIGHLANDERS.K,O.S.B.Captain Turnbull,Major Sellar,Captain WilkinsonCaptain Smith,,Total,2CA1111RON HIGHI.ANDERS.Captain Orr,1*Captain Nicholson, ..tColonel Scott Elliot,oMajor Clark,211oIt1It3*Tvtal,I oannot say our team acquitted themselves well.Captain Balfour had a very formidable opponent inMr. Campboll, who very nearly wvn the amateurchampionship last year, reaching the semi·final round.Captain Balfour was defeated by 6 up and [j to play,and lost 2 byes. Captain Balfour was apparently deadoff in his putting, and lost the rnat~h on the groon9.Mr. Call1pbell played a great game, completing therOllnd in 77 approximately.I,ieut. Sim80n was 3 up to Captain Tate at the 9thhole, but Cl>ptaill Tate halved the match on the lastgreen. Liel1t. Simson was not at his best. Lieut.Davis lost the match on the greens. Mr. Mollor,holing 3 from the edge of the green in the first ninp holes,reduced the match to the last hole, where he wasdriving one, ~nd lost it by 2 up,Captain Ronald had a great match with l\ttractcd a .large following, I>udboth plav('l'8 gave a great exhibitionof fiue golf.The Blook Watch beltt the K.O.S.B.'s by [j pointR.The following was the result of the final match :­BLACK WATCH t'. ARGYLL AND SUTHERLANDHTGHLANDEn~.Lieut. Skene, ..Captain Green,Lieut. Allan, ..Captain Walker,BLACK WATCH.Tot!>l,ARGYLL AND SUTJi~;RLANDLieut. Henderson, Lieut, Cnnninghame,.. Lieut. Thomson, Lieut. Scales, " Total,HWHL';'NDERli.Point!!.11oIt will be seen from the above that the Black Watchwon by 1 point. This was a most pxciting match towatch. Lieut. Scales had a chance of winning the lasthole with Captain Walkpr, but he just missed a 3.yardputt, and they halved,.The Black Watch had the Ram!> team playing whowere defeated at Muirfield· in 1904 in the final.After the match Mr. Horace Hutchinsoll, captain ofthe ROYl1.1 and Ancient Club, presflnted t.he trophyto the winners in front of the club. house. There waRa large gathering of people to watch the final,match.I hear that the cup will probably be played for atRye next year, b1lt nothing iR settled.THE OWL.MUSKETRY NOTES.The following is the result of the Battalion's shootingthis year:­Total number of men classified in Table B-673,consisting of 295 Mark~I1len (44 per cent.), 259 1st Classshots, 104 2nd Class shots, 15 ard ClasR shot.!, of whirhonly two failed to qualify on repetition.The following arc the average.- f the Companiesin Parts H. and Ill. (Table E)." A " Company," B" Company," C" Company," D" Company," E" Company," F" Company,.." G" Company,"H" o,mpany,200I0Part n. Part Ill.213 60212 47220 61217 52 r184 75 203 54 197 60 225 69 Regimpntal average-Part n., 208; Part nI., 59.The average of the Battalion in 1906 was-Part n.,181; .Part Ill., :19. The average of the Battalion in1907 was-Part II., 204: Part IlL, 49.It will be seen from the above that the Battlllionhas steadily improved during the last tWL) years.237 Recruits qualified in Table A; 8even failed toqualify.

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HIGHLAND LIGHT INl!'ANTRY CHRONICLE.23Mason added a Bixth goal for the Borderers. Twominute. later ,,'eHare /lot R fourth for the H.L.I.-Footnf/ll Tim,'s. 12th December.AN~UAL WAPPENSCH.\W, 1908.IN no station in the United Kingdom is the rangeaecommodation so convenient as at Fort.Geol'gl',and this waA fully apf'recin.ted by us Oll the 12th ofSeptember, when, owing to the G.O.C.'s inspection,the annna,} gamf'S, and the departure of the draft forthe 1st Rattt>lion on the 16th, necessitated a two.days'programml' being fired off on one day.A very noticeable feature in the programme was adeparture from the Bisley bull·s.eye. The tar!!.ets andconditions of shooting being, aR far as pos~lble,. tomeet the views of the Army ('ouncil regardmg riflelUeetings,A \'ery pleasing featnre in the prhIEl-1ists wa" thenumber of young soIdiflr8 who figured well up in thHm.A very important competition was also introducf'dto the lllooting, by the Secretary, in the form ofjudging distance cOinpetition, and the prize~ presentedby him were keenly rontested for by the> Companyteams.Owing to limited space, only' thc first throo prizewinnt'rsill eaeh match are given.MA1'ClI J.-Markllllit'n and 1st. Class Shots. 200 Yards.Score.lst (£l).-I•..Col'pL Nieholson, " E" Company, .. 282nd (15s,).-Pte. Darroch, " H " Company, 273rd (lOs.).--L.·Corpl. Jaek, " E " Company, 27MATCH H.-2nd and 3rd Class Shot5 and Men who hadnot fired Table B.Score.1st- (10s.).-Pte. Clunes, " E " Company, ._ 272ud IBs.).-Bds. Feathol'stone, " F" Company, 25:~rd (78. ).-Pte. C0111be, " C" Compnny, .. 25}1.~TCH lIl.-Marksmen and 1st Class Shots. 500 Yards.Rapid Firing.Score.1st (£l).-L.•C-orpl. BayliRs, "}~" Company, 242nd (15s.).,-L.-Corpl. M'Gill, " a" Company. 21*!ls.-L.. CorpL Shaw, "c" Company, 20*Os.--L"COl'pl. Jack, •. E " Compauy, 201ft ~rie.MA'fCR IV.-2nd and 3rd Class Shots and Men who hadnot fired 'I'ahle B. 500 Yards. Rapid Firing.Score.bt (10s.).-"'Pte. HOllston, " F" Company, 202nd (7s. 6d.),-*Pte. Ewart, "B" Company, 19(7s, d.).-*Pte. Clunes, " E" Company, 193rd (6s.).-Pte. Angus, " G " Compft,ny, 15MATCH V.--l\tlarksmen aud 1st Class Shots. 600 Yard•.Score.1st (£I).-,Pte Rae, •. G " Company, 232nd (15s.).-Ihnd.Sergt. Burns, " F" Company,.. 22:lm (IO~.)- Corpl. Shepherd, "G" Company, .. 22MATCH Vr.-2nd and 3rd Class Shots and :Men whohad not fired Table B. 600 Yards.Score.1st (lOs.).-Pte. Combe, " C" Company, .. 21211d (8s.).-.&1s. Roucher, " B " CompailY. 203rd (7s.).-Pte. Currie " G" Company, .. 16MATCH YIl.-Rooruit". 200 Yards.geore.lat (lOs.).-Pte. An,!rUs "G" Company, •. 282nd (Ss.).-Pte. WiI~on, " a" Company, .. 263rd (6s.).-L.-Curpl. CaldweU, " G " COmpltllY, 23]l;L"TCH VIII.-" Cbattie " Competition.Company team~ of eight, five of whom had to bePrivates. The teams, firing in heats, fm'moo up at300 yards, doubled 100 yf\rds, and fired at falling ironplates until the, plates of one team were all knockedover. Memlwrs of teams were not allowoo to loadImtil in the firing position. As" plate was knockedover the member who was the rorresponding numberof the opposing team was ordered to cease fire by oneof the 11lnpire~.Winner of final heat-(£2) "G" ('.ompany; 2nd(£1), " E " Company.MATf'R IX.-Captain Toler's Cup.Companv Teams of one KC.O, and seven Privates.Teams f~rmed up at 600 yards. On targ~t appea~illg(for 15 sooonds), load and fire; on targ

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.MATCH XIV.-The Secretary's Competition.(Judging Distance.)Company teams of 1 Officer, I Sergeant, and 4Privates.()fficers judged distances up toSergpants " H "Privates " "Winners, "D" Coy.-Lieut. Stevenson. . .Col.-Sergt. Stuart,Pte.Pte.Pte.Pte.2000 yds.1200' "600 "Silver Cigarette CaseCase of Briar Pipes.Kropp Razor.Kropp Razor.Kropp Razor.Kropp Razor.MaTCH XV.-Runlling Deer. (Morris Tube.)Entrance (unlimited). 6d. Prizes according toentries, less 25 per cent. for expenses. Number ofrounds, seven. Hit ,on bull (l inch) counted 5 point., ;nnE'1' (2 inches). 4 points; magpie (3 inches). 3 points ;remainder of deer, except haunch, count",d 2 points.Score.1st (lOs. ).-Lieut. Burnett,.. 292nd (78. 6d.).-L.-Corpl. Jack, 273rd (5s.).-Capt. Ganssen, .. 25This was a very popular and novel competition,and, had there not been !l rush to finish the meetingin one day, would have been greatly patronised.Winner of "Best Shot Badge" (Sergeants)­Corpl. Palmer, " F" Coy. Denided by the Corporal orPrivate (marksman) making the highest score in theChampionship.Winner of the Highland Society of London Prize of£2-C.·s'I.M. MacFarlane. " C" Coy. Decided by themarksman (Sergeant or Rank and File) making thehighest score in the Championship.Winner of Sel'gt.-Major Quirk's Cup-Col..Sergt.Griffith, " F" Coy. Decided by the Sergeant makingthe highest score in Matches Ill. or IV.Winner of Corporals' Cup-L.-Corpl. Bayliss, " F. "Coy. Decided by the Corporal making the highestscore in Matches Ill. or IV. .Winner of Sergeants' Cup-Band-Sergt. Burns, " F"Coy. Decided by the Sergeant making the highestaggregate score in Matches I. or Il., Ill. or IV., andV. or VI.Winner of Corporals' Shield-L.-Corpl. Evans, " F"Coy. Decided hy the Corporal making the highestaggregate score in Matches I. or H., Ill. or IV., andV. or VI.Winner of Lieut. Baird's Cup-l\Jajor Armstrong.C.-S.I.M. MacFarlane, "C" Coy. Decided hy theSergeant (marksman) making the highest score in theChampionship.Winner of " Best Shot Badge" (Rank and File)­Decid~d by the Officer making the highest aggrcgatescore m Matches I., Ill., and V.Inter-Coy. Shield-Winners, "G" Coy. Tcam­Sergt. Ve~oe, Pte. Wilsoll, Bds. MearinQ', Pte. Condon,Bds. Wilkinson, Pte. Rae, Bds. Stoddad, Pte. Hall.2nd-" E" Coy.Captain Toler's Cup-Winnem, "G" Coy.; 2nd,"H" Coy.Chattie Competition-Winners, "G" Coy_; 2nd."E H Coy.Names of Privates in winning team, Secreta,ry'sCompetition :-Ptes. Clay, Wood, Wells, and Mitchell(10886).The prizes WeJ'e presented on the 14th by ColonelScrase-Dickens, and hefore doing so, in a very tastefulspeech, remarked that during the many years hehad been inlthel,Regiment he had never seen sucha successful or better-managed meeting, and complimentedthe Committee on the successful way inwhich the meeting was carried out. He had only acouple of months now to command the Battalion, b,uthe hoped to hear, when the Battalion iR in Ireland, thatit meets with the same success as it had at Malleny.He was very pleased to see so many of the youngersoldiers in the prize-list, and hoped that they wouldall do well, individually and collectively, at the AllIreland Rifle Meeting next year." GRAVITY."SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.SOME more changes in the Mess-Col.-Sergt.Griffiths to the Depot as Q.-M. Sergt., andSergt. Strathdee to the Depot as Master Cook.There was an impromptu smoking concerton their departure, and each was presentedwith a handsome black marble cloek-thesepresents being their own desire.The next one to leave will be Pipe-MajorWilson on completion of 21 years' service.The other morning at breakfast table someonewas discussing the forthcoming fightbetween Burns and an Australian, when the" Cheerful Idiot" chimed in with the question-" Was it going to be fought under' Queensferry'rules?"On Saturday afternoon a telegram was sentby Col.-Sergt. Findlay to the Mess with theresult of the Cup-tie football -match. The"C.L" declared it could not be from Col.-Sergt.Findlay, as it was not his w'riting.PRESENTATION TO SERGEANTS' MESS.On Friday, the 28th October,we had a visitfrom the Thistle Football Team from Inverness.'~TheMess entertained the visitors tolunch, a football match in the afternoon, tea,a billiard handicap, and a smoking concertin the evening. The weather 'was splendid,and everything went off witp,put a hitch.The Mess team were the victors at football,but they suffered a crushing defeat at billiards.The smoker was a great success. Duringthe evening a welcome surprise was sprung onthe members of the Mess, when the presidentof the Thistle Club asked the Sergeant-Major,on behalf of the members of the Mess, toaccept from the members of the ThistleFootball Club a silver inkstand as a slighttoken of the esteem in which the Regimentwas held in the capital of the North of Scotland.He remarked on the keen regret ofthe whole community in the North, andespecially in Inverness, at the prospect of theIf

HIGHLAl\D LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE ..-----------------;------------.............~.­Regiment leaving. The H.L.I., he said, hadbeen a good sporting Regiment, and had mademany friends, and it had been remarked tohim 'by several people that in all t.he gamesplayed by the Regimental team there had beenan entire absence of rough or anything approachingfoul play, which spoke very highlyfor the sporting proclivities of the Regiment,etc., etc. He then asked Sergt.-Major Drawbellto accept for Mrs. Drawbell a gold and-diamond cairngorm brooch.Sergt.-Major Drawbell, in his speech onthe acceptance of the.presents; said the wholeRegiment was extremely sorry at leaving theNorth of Scotland. They had indeed made ahost of friends, and in future, whereverthe Regiment was stationed, that handsome.inkstand would be a continual remembrance·of the kind friends they had left behindthem at Inverness and the North. As forthe valuable and beautiful present for hiswife, he wished she had been there herselfto thank them in person, as he was quite sure.she could do it in a much nicer manner thanhimself.A splendid programme of songs, instrumentalmusic, gramaphone records, and recitationswas gone through during the evening.Several of the Officers were present.The inkstand is in realitv a very handsomeand valuable piece of wo;k. It ~ests on' an·octagonal base of carved oak and silver,while the pen-rests are two fine points ofthe antlers of a stag mounted in silver, exquisitelyhand carved in thistles, 'foliage, ,'.:leaves, etc. The ink-bottle consists of astag's hoof hollowed out with a silver inkbottleinside, a silver top also beautifullycarved, with a finely-cut and very lustrous'

(-IJGIlLAND LIt;HT II\FAYfRY GHHONICLE.Post ,. 011 tlw l'alllrart ~, ~UITO l1ll dcd bytOl'ch·beil['('rs.UII[ortlllmtf'.l~r for :Ill prr,~ent, n wet nightSOmf'.Whll t !1lil ITed t lw pro(:f'. edings, but everyone sCt'merl quite happy and thO],Ollglllyenj oyed the ('vent.We all hop(' not to lea.ve Fort· Gcorgtwithuut seeing ullotb.; r one..\ keenly.contested ma tch W il~ played ut \bcrgeldie.opt ween tcam" rp!H'e ~ J1tin ~ t h e: Prince of \Vu! . 'H Olll!eh"ld ,Lt .\bergclrlie fl nd the Kin ~ 'R Guard ofHonour. whi"h resulted ill a. yielory for Ahcrgeldie.The folio",i n!! lIre the ROOres :­PRI"('" OE' \\ A LES' H OUSEHOl D.Innin ,G .\. t .;~2D:11iIr. ffiLn ~c ll . ..'\ 11'. Decks.fr. Youoc.]\ 11'. White,'clI.II'. Dunn.M r. avid.a pt. CaIlJI'L,·II,~ Ir. Hill,Prince B ,I\I uf·l.Prine IIwrl,:\Ir. (l}if'!:KI~(I'"C'lIrp!. E hlf'r •• .Pt!', SII rilT. ••Lieu!. Th", I (;I'IIY,J ~.C(lrJ1l . DUllu:Lieut. Km

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. '27which Wl're worked ill grecn lea.ves, art muslin,·e tc.HefrmdllllCllts wnn' served in the an teroomsduring t he evening.Col'-::;ergt. Jj'illlllay malle an exeellent M.C.,and wa.s ably a.ssisted in his oncrons dutiesby Ser cants hir and Nei!.'verything went. off splnndidly, whichTefLeeteu great t;redit 011 the Committ.ee, with.Sergt. Mail' a.t its head.iHA.JOH.-GENrmAL :'l. 1. F. REIDAT BALLATER.MLTO~t - U I~XE IU 1_ A. 1. F. RElD, who wasAccompa lli ed by La.dy Reid, retllrned onSatllrdav t h e visit which the detaehment of tlteH.L.1. p ,lid him at Abovne on tile 2nd inst.(The vigit of the ILL-T. app,\a.red in the la:=;tiSl:lue uf tILe Ohron·icle.)Hc lI'a ~ met at. t,11P I>tat ion by Capt. }la rtill..l1d Li euls. Thack"ra y alld Tel fer f-imollett.,and hown over t.he ~\'hol ~\ of the Bal'l'acb.11 \ "afterwards ill forllla.\I v inspcet.ed the deta.,h\nent, tIlltl ~:I . W it. at ilril!.Befol'(' t.hn IIWlI were dismi Rsecl, Col. -Se rgt.F indlay, ill the narnl' of the N. C.O .'t> al)(1m n, J~rc se llt e d thc Ge neral and Ladl' Rt'idwith ,a very Imnd..so me eniaq,(OlL photo.S!:ra phf ; th > cl,t!Lc hmen t in a carved o,~k frame,~uitably illsel'ibcd, a.s a mn.l'k n[ their approciat:ionot tIle kind.ness shuWJl them a.tAboYlle.Ge neral Reid warmly thallked Co!.-Sergt.Findlay und the other N.U.O.'s and f llLenfor their very l)( ~ il.Llti{lll gift. It was a tributeof kindly rernembl'a ll ee, most gCllerouslygiven, a nd hig hl y valucd hy Larl), l~eid andhimself. Nor Gould he denv himsdf thegrati fieation of saying that the dnt.an hmellt,had drilled, allll the Gua rd at the gate harlturlwd nut, with a SIl1[u t negg worthy of tIll'best traditions of the fa moLls old Hth.Than this no hig hcr eo mplim'~nt could bepaid the m.TIn; CIL\PLAIX'S F ,\RE\'."l~LL.TIU'; Rev. .J a mes R i\fiddleton, Chaplaill uit he King's Guard of ll.ollonr durillg its tomof duty a.t Balhtt.el', visitell the Hu.l'meh ; 0118aturday allrl took fa 1'( ' 11' 10 ][ or the G-1I ~LJ'(l.He eomplil1lentl\d the m 1ll0 ~t highly oll ',t lH'irmost exemplary behaviour rlllring their stayat Ballatel'. lIe had, he "aiel, seen upwardsof: fifty Guards dllrillg hi s t.\V!' nty-sl'vP/1 year,,'miuistry ill Ba.ll

lllUHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHlWNJCLElJEPAUT l" RIomhre, wf!.;.tt herhl.!ntclL. \vfi ll ~ of t he old l" ol't looked quitea'thegithel', " he wal k"tl tow!l1'll tho ent-ralLeega te. where t he :-ltait Hnil Culou r -': () l' ~( ' a )]t,lV('re grollped. lIe tihook ha lId.s alilt' ha degood-hye to each, ' )] (1 n~ Iw l'eaehcd th eo ut~ icl e of t he go te t he Bnt ! lio)) , led bv OllCof the Sp nior •'cr,Q calL ts, ga. (' hilll t lJl'('('" good.rousillg ehC I'L'., ..\gll ill unu again was t hi sl'cpe.at()( l ail 'olonel Dil' kin8 wulkt'.d allln;r th efront of t,hl' F ort, l'ai~in g hi. llat in ,jeklllllVle(lg1tl(,lLt of till' tlHlllllel'OIiB hurti t uf chee ring.The H'~ l}(l t h('Ll pla yed " Anld LU lL g S Tno '

and "Will ye no' come back again?" untilthe carriage was almost out of sight.The last that was seen of Colonel Dickinshe was standing bareheaded in his carriagewaving farewell to the Regiment he had soably commanded.About an hour after the Colonel's departurea telegram was received as follows :-" Pleasethank all ranks for their splendid send-off,which I appreciated very deeply."RARE WAR MEDALS.As much as £292 10s was secured by Messrs.Glendining at their Galleries, Argyll Street,for an interesting group of decorations forthe Peninsular War, consisting of the goldcross for four battles, the gold medal withtwo clasps, a silver medal with three bars,and the gold badge of a Military Companionof the Order of the Bath, all a warded toLieut.-Colonel Russell Manners, who enteredthe Army as an ensign in the 74th HighlandRegiment in 1791.MILITARY MEDALS.IN 1643 Charles I. granted medals to soldierswho distinguished themselves in forlorn hopes,and many of the Royalist and Parliamentary" badges" were doubtless intended as militaryrewards. The Commonwealth issued theDunbar Medal. It would appear that thefirst decorative medal issued, subsequent tothe Commonwealth, was that issued for theBattle of Culloden, which had a ring for suspension.In 1784 the East India Company acknowledgedthe services of their troops by awardinga medal for a campaign in the West of India.Medals were awarded by the Company in all'subsequent wars.The' first medal issued by authority in Englandlast century was that given for the Battleof Waterloo. It was conferred by order ofthe Prince Regent upon every officer andprivate present at the' engagement.No acknowledgment was made of thebrilliant services in the Peninsular War till1847, when a medal was issued for militaryservices between the years 1793 and 1814.Since the accession of Queen Victoria,HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.29----;---- ~---...---....--- _ ....._--_._-­medals have been awarded for every campaign,as well as for "long service," "meritoriousservice," "distinguished conduct,'"and the "Victoria Cross."There was at one time Regimental medals;these were struck at the expense of the officersof the regiments for distribution among thosewho served under them. This custom ceasedwhen a public acknowledgment was made ofthe services of the Army.J. S. C. FADE.PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.4324 Sergt. P. M'Dermid, promoted Colour. Sergeant­7590 L.-Sergt. E. Taylor, promoted Sergeant.7458 L.-Sregt. A. Docherty, promoted Sergeant,.8650 L. -Corpl. F. Evans promoted Corporal.8743 L .•Corpl. A. Andrews, promoted Corporal.654S L.-Corpl. N. Thomson, promoted Corporal.7308 L .• Corporal S. J!Wk, promoted Corporal.9574 L.-Corpl. P. Shaw, promoted Corporal.7481 Corpl. W. Shepherd, appointed Paid Lance.Sergeant.6926 Pte. G. Rae, appointed Paid Lance-Corporal. 10598 Pte. A. Fox, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal. 11070 Pte. G. Clunes, appointed Paid Lance-Corporal. 9906 Pte. T. Buchan, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal.10030 Pte. A. Cook, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal.10969 Pte. H. Sherriff, appointed Paid Lance-Corporal.10223 Pte. W. Bradford, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal. ll072 Pte. J. Kay, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal. RE.ENGAGEMENTS.6170 Sergt. W. Mumford, re· engaged to complete21 years' service.6267 Sergt. A. Mair, re-engaged to complete 21. years,service.6291 Sergt. A. Brown, re-engaged to complete 21years' service.6199 Pte. J. Hollius, re-engaged to complete 21 years'service.6327 Pte. A. Kilgour, re-engaged to complete 21years' service.TRANSFERRED TO ARMY RESERVE ON CONVERSION OF'SERVICE.8651 Pte. C. H. Hobbs, 26th September, 1908. 8452 Corp!. C. Whitten, 14th November, 1908. JOINED FROM 1ST BATTALION IN INDIA.7289 Sergt. E. Smith. 6th November, lOOS. 7262 Sergeant J. Adie, 6th November, lOOS. 6823 L-Corpl. J. Lees, 6th November, 1908. 6S62 Pte. A. Borthwick, 6th November, lOOS. 6978 Pte. A. Williamson, 6th November, 1908. 6786 Pte. R. Munro, 6th November, lOOS. 6836 Pte. A. Stevenson, 6th November, lOOS.. 6922 Pte. D. Chalmers, 6th November, lOOS. 6814 Pte. D. Convery, 6th November, 1908. 6896 Pte P. M'Millan, 6th November, 1908. 7234 Pte. H. Logan, ISth November, 1908.

30 HIGHLAND LIGH'l' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.RECRlJITS JOINED AT FORT-GEORGE.11130 Pte. W. Hall. 11158 Pte. M. Michie.11131 Pte.·R. l'.1undt. 11159 Pte. J. Ferris.11132 Pte. J. Rodgers. 11160 Pte. A. Dudgeon.11133 Pte. T. l'.1'Kay. 11161 Pte. H. English.11134 Pte. A. Palfrey. 11162 Pte. N. Fleck.11135 Pte. T. Forrester. 11163 Pte. A. Storie.11136 Pte. A. Bowman. 11164 Pte. J. Phillips.11137 Pte. A. l\'Iorrow. 11165 Pte. R. Veitch.11138 Pte. J. Ford. 11166 Pte. P. Lynch.11139 Pte. J. Craig. 11167 Pte. J. M'Donald.11140 Pte. J. l'.1'Adams. 11168 Pte. A. Forbes.11141 Pte. R. Sweeney. 11169 Pte. W. Kennedy.11142 Pte. T. Sweeney. 11170 Pte. J. Halfpenny.11143 Pte. W. Woods. 11171 Pte. Oliver.11144 Pte. M. Grannan. 11172 Pte. T. Scaife.11145 Pte. J. M'Millan. 11173 Pte. A. Lindsay.11152 Pte. R. Ewing. 11174 Pte. T. l\I'Cabe.11153 Pte. J. Henderson. 11175 Pte. R. Beattie.11154 Pte. J. Ramsden. 11176 Pte. A. CorBon.11155 Pte. A. Kavanagh. 11177 Pte. D. Smith.11156 Pte. J. Green. 11178 Pte. P. M'Adams.11157 Pte. W. Williamson.DISCHARGES.9483 Pte. J. Armstrong, 10th October, 1908.10570 Pte. E. Ballard, 10th Oct.ober, 1908.10140 Pte. G. Mitchell, 15th October, 1908.10777 Pte. A. Hunter, 14th OctQber, 1908.11100 Pte. S. Jones, 24th October, 1908.1108S Boy H. Bicks, 31st October, lOOS.1110S Pte. W. Stevenson, 4th November, lOOS.107S6 Pte. W. Barclay, ISth November, lOOS.10351 Pte. J. Lee, 9th November, lOOS.11086 Pte. D. Craig, 12th November, 1905.10993 Pte. J. Phillips, 24th :"Jovember, lOOS.11110 Pte. W. Davidson, 30th :"Jovember, 1905.11159 Pte. J. Ferris, 4th December, lOOS.6210 Pte. R. Howlett, 6th December, 1908.lOS94 Pte. H. Bonar, 7th December, lOOS.11089 Pte. T. Goldsmith, 10th December, lOOS.10562 Pte. V. Wheeler, 16th De{Jember, lOOS.2794 C.ol.-Sergt. W. M'Intyre, 2Sth September, lOOS.POSTED TO THE RESERVE BATTALIONS.11004 Pte. G. Thomson, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 1stOctober, lOOS.10131 Pte. W. Davis, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, . 12thOctober, 1905.10450 Pte. Lygo, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 12th October,lOOS.10476 Pte. P. Sutclifie, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 12thOctober, 1905.10673 Pte. E. Farrow, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 12thOctober, lOOS.r10845 Pte. W. Lamb, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 12thOctober, lOOS.10896 Pte. J. Donald, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 12thOctober, lOOS.1089S Pte. H. Cornym, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 12thOctober, 1905. ,.;10938 Pte. S. Parker, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion, 12thOctober, 1908.4052 Sergt. J Strathdee, to P.S., 4th (Res.) Battalion,26th October, lOOS.7999 L.-Corpl. J. Simison, to 3rd (Res.) Battalion1st November, 1908.10060 Bugler G. Turner, to P.S., 3rd (Res.) Battalion,2nd December, 1908.4877 Q.-M.-S. H. Griffith, to P.S., 3rd (Res.) Battalion,4th December, 1908.10456 Pte. J. Johnston, to P.S., 4th (Res.) Battalion,7th December, 1908.TRANSFERRED TO OTHER CORPS.9390 L.·Corpl. J. Roberts, transferred to A.S. Corps,8th October, 1908.10809 Pte. J. M'Namee, transferred to R.G.A., 1stDecember, 1908.10941 Pte. E. Goldsmith, transferred to R.F.A., 27thSeptember, 1908.AWARDED 1ST GOOD· CoNDUCT BADGES.7839 Bug. G. Tuthill. 10312 Pte. G. Jack.8603 Bds. T. Gilbert. 10210 Bug. A. Goodwin.10263 Pte. P. Lee. 10330 Pte. D. Condon.10054 Pte. C. Chowler. 10359 Pte. F. Manning.10245 Pte. M. Noon. 10360 Pte. W. Florence.10234 L.-Cpl. F. Bloomfield. 10368 Pte. C. :"Jewlands.10264 Boy T. Findlay.AWARDED 2ND GOOD-CONDUCT BADGE. 8127 Pte. W. Durham. AWARDED 4TH GoOD·CONDUCT BADGES. 4312 Pte. A. Young. 4095 Pte. J. Rac. CERTIFICATES OF EDTJCATION.10749 L .. Corpl. D. Douglas, awarded 1st Class ArmySchool Certificate.74S1 Pte. N. Wright, PaBBed Group I., 1st Class ArmySchool Certificate.11106 Pte. T. J\'['Donald, passed Group l., 1st ClassArmy School Certificate.11049 Boy C. May, passed Group I., 1st Class ArmySchool Certificate.S939 L .. Corpl. J. Findlay, passed in " C{)mposition."9665 Pte. G. Hegarty, passed in "Map Reading."AWARDED 2ND CLASS ARMY SCHOOL CERTIFICATES.10S77 L .• Corpl. T. M'GiIl. 1106S Pte. R. Buchanan.10S75 L..Corpl. A. Caldwell. 10857 Pte. A. John.10209 L .. Corpl. P. Lamb. 11072 Pte. J. Kay.11070 L .. Corpl. G. Clunes.AWARDED 3RD CLAss ARMY SCHOOL CERTIFICATES.11095 Pte. J. Stevenson.10508 Pte. A. Gard.ll119 Pte. J. Taylor.11121 Pte. F. Eddington.10453 Pte. R. Conroy. 11122 Pte. J. Heanue.10952 Pte. W. M'Donald. 11132 Pte. J. Rodger.IOS16 Pte. F. Robertson. 1113S Pte. J. Ford.11052 Pte. T. Gledhill. 11145 Pte. J. M'Millan.10745 Pte. D. M'Kenzie. 11152 Pte. R. Ewing.10785 Boy R. Green. llOlO Pte. A. l\leek.9603 Pte. J. GilJon.10407 Pte. W. Fitzgerald."11034 Pte. A. Anderson.11036 Pte. J. Cooney.10545 Pte. H. Hutchins. 11109 Pte. J. Currle.10971 Pte. F. Guilder. 11131 Pte. R. Mundt.11044 Boy R. Findlay.11076 Pte. J. Frame.11156 Pte. J. Green.11158 Pte. M. Miehie.11097 Pte. W. Pearson. 11163 Pte. A. St.orie.11117 Pte. W. M'Master.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 31AWAJl.DED LONG-SERVICE AND GOOD-CONDUCT MED.,u..3530 Sergt.-llajor J. DrawbeU, 1st October, 1908.VARIOUS CERTIFICATES.8039 L.-Sergt. J. Littlejohn, granted Certifioate, havingundergone a Course of Instruotion inCooking at Aldershot. 1st October, 1908.4756 Sergt. R. Herries, granted lVIuaketry Certifioateat Hythe, 23rd October. lOOS.BmTlfs.7442 Bugler W. Brady, daughter, born at Fort­George, 12th August, 1908.6452 L.-Sergt. T. Taylor, daughter, born at Fort­I"George, 25th September, 1908.7590 Sergt. E. Taylor, son, born at Fort.George,10th September, 1908.A DISTINCTLY" OFF" DAY.IT all began during a strenuous day ·withthe Anandpore Field Force, when the objectof this article was first sighted. Anandpore,..I may mention, is a rural spot about 13 milesto the westward of our salubrious little station,.and well known to most of us as the scene ofmany a battle. It was at a critical period in anattack that a gallant piper (pipers alwaysseem to be braver than other people), withthe words "·Who's afraid?" on his lips,leapt into a clump of prickly bushes-on t()the top of the object. It (a fine boar of some30 inches) strolled calmly out into the open,and trotted into the nearest available cover,apparently rather annoyed by the disturbance•.It has been whispered that the military zealof more than one officer suffered (only momentarily)on his appearance, and even that onewho is spoken of here with bated breath as"he who knows everything" gave a "Viewhulloa ! " but I don't believe that.Now to our muttons, or rather to our bacon.To be brief, his death was fixed for the followingSunday. Accordingly our only Jehuwas despatched to the local police stationin search of coolies, while the Gourmet hadthe congenial task of ordering lunch. Theeventful day arrived, and three gallant sportsmensallied forth." We high uprear the glittering spear,Far flashing to the sky,With hope elate, anticipateTo see the grey boar die."(And so on and so forth, don't you know_The only unfortunate part about the wholething was that L--hadn't got one. A special.messenger who had been sent for it had turned'up without, and seemed a trifle upset, fromwhat I gathered at a subsequent interview.)'Anyhow, the three got off at last with thebeaters,well armed with tom-toms, and a line··was formed north-west of camp, in a likelylookingtract of country-consisting of talljungle grass and scattered bushes, withpatches of cultivation towards the S()ne_

32 HlGHI~At~D LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.After about an hour's going we swung round:south wards, along the bank of the dry riverbed. Suddenly a shout from " Same-one, by jove; 31 inches easy!" and out camethe boar from a tuft of long grass. Over asandy nullah he went, and into the cultivationbeyond, S-- and R-- in hot pursuit.'Gaining ground in some high "dhal," hecame out into the open to the right, to whichside S-- had swung round. S-- was onhim, getting in the spear. But Mr. Pig wasnot to be stopped, and, getting under the pony,inflicted a nasty cut. Looking at his spearfor blood, S-- found to his horror that thehead had come off, and, with many a curse,saw the chase disappear. Coming up againshortly, S-- came on a thrilling scene ofexcitement. There was R--, furiouslycharging every bush and tussock within aradius of 50 yards, on foot. "Where is yonpig? Let me get at him," he said-his ponyin the meantime quietly receding further andfurther horizon-or camp-wards. Suddenly,'Catching sight of L--, he dashed at himfor further news. Hastily dodging a threaten·ing spear point, and choosing the lesser danger'of a wounded pig, he hurled himself, allunarmed, into the bush, in which he believedhe had marked the quarry down. Defectivescouting had marked the wrong place. Thepig had gone 1 and nothing remained but torally and take the wounded to the dressingstation. After ten minutes of a running fight,the British casualties were found to be:­One horse missing, one wounded; one spearbroken, one missing. Not bad for our gallantfoe!Prompt at duty's call, out galloped our M.O.to the scene of battle, called thither by L--,who had arrived in camp with his-no, it wasthe Commanding Officer's-horse, in a whitelather. He (the M.O.) turned up with scissors,needles, bandages, and everything else thatmight be wanted, including fluid-Condy's,by the way-to finish off a man in decency,,or to tie up the artery we all thought had been,(Jut. Before his coming, however, we hadtied up the wound so tightly, and with so manyintricate knots, with the pugarees of the bystandingbeaters, that we refused to undo ourhandiwork to show the medico the wound.A heated discussion raged as to the best wayof casting a horse, whilst the latter looked afteritself, until finally M-- departed back tocamp, leaving us his blessing and the assurancethat he would break the record home on hismotor bike and send out the farrier. All'swell that ends well. "Melbourne" is recoveringrapidly, and the" grey boar" (now grownto a good 37 inches) lives till Sunday next,when the stay-at-homes from Dinapore arecoming to show us how to really do it.L'ENVOIE."Over the valley, and over the level,Through the dark jungle we ride like thedevil.There's a nullah in front, and a boar as well ;Sit down in your saddle and ride-rightwell."(To very slightly misquotellMr. GeordieSmith's song at Sonepore; but that is another'story-told elsewhere, we hope 1)

HIGHLAND LIGH'l' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.33A DAY AFTER ELEPHANT AT LAKECHAD, NORTHERN NIGERIA.FoR. several days before reaching Kukawa­·3 large, practically deserted town about twentymiles from Lake Chad-natives I had askedtold me there were plenty of elephant closeto the Lake, east of Kukawa. When I interrogatedthe inhabitants of Kukawa as towhere the elephant were they said they didnot know, and advised me to ask the headman of a smaller town about ten miles closerto the Lake, called Kowa. I asked him, andhe, in his turn, said he did not know, and thatthe elephant had not been seen for a long time.I knew he was not telling the truth, but I-(lould not think why. However, he said heknew where there were plenty of other" beef"(as the natives call game in general)-such asSenegal hartebeest, cub antelope, red buck,and Addra gazelle. Eventually I had odd-days after hartebeest, etc., with a fair amount-of success. One day the hunter I had volunteeredthe information that he knew wherethe elephant were. I asked him why he hadnot told me sooner, and he said that the headman of Kowa had told him not to tell me,as it was dangerous for the white man to shoot. elephants, but, as he had seen me shoot hartebeest,he thought I might be able to shoot anelephant, so would show me where they were.Accordingly I made arrangements, and oneday started for Chad for an elephant hunt.The country between the Lake and Kowa isnot interesting, being quite fiat, with nothingbut a certain kind of bush, five to eight feethigh, and here and there small open patches·Qf grass. As one gets within a mile or two ofthe Lake the country becomes more open,and one comes to strips of water and marsh,fringed with a thick, thorny kind of bush,very much like the bramble bush at home.At intervals along these marshes are smallfishing camps with about a dozen natives,who make their living by catching fish in themud and reeds, drying them in the sun, and.sending them to various towns inland. If

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.with my orderly, who followed with the '303acout 150 yards behind_me. I got to about150 yards from the elephant, when I cameto an open bit of ground about 70 yards across.As I did not know exactly what he would doif he saw me, or if he would see, I decided tolet him have it from where I was. I knownow what I ought to have done, and what I .would do if I had the same stalk again-i.e.,risk getting aoross the open spaoe and getwithin 50 yards at all oosts; for, unless youmake certain and hit an elephant on anabsolutely vital spot, you have very littlechance of getting him. However, I let go athim, and before he had time to get startedlet him have the left barrel as welL I distinctlyheard the thud that one hears when thebullet strikes home, and was waiting to seehim drop. He did not drop, however; butran across my front about 200 yards, andthen stopped. I let him have a third shot,and he started right away from me this time.I followed him for about three quarters of amile, when he stopped again, and I got afourth shot into him. Of course, when heonce knew that someone was after him itwas impossible to get closer than about 200yards. The bush here was thin and scraggy,not thick enough to hide one, and yet thickenough to spoil one's aim. After the fourth'shot he got away into an absolutely impossibleswamp, and I could not follow. By thistime the sun was well up, and I went back tocamp, intending to come and have a look inthe evening for the elephant. I met myorderly with the small rifle, and he told mehe had seen a buffalo close to where I hadpassed. On the way back I saw a cub antelopestanding facing me, about 100 yards off, and,as I wanted some meat for my four carriers,I took the -303, and got him right in the middleof the chest. Of course it was not a hard shot,but I thought to myself at the time that ifI had only known the big rifle as well as Iknew the small one that elephant would nothave been where he was then.In the afternoon I went back to where theelephant had disappeared, and I tried to penetratethe swamp. We got 20 or 30 yards in,.up to our knees in water, and up to our heads.in grass and tangled sticks, etc., and everynow and then we would put our feet in an,elephant's foot-mark and go up to our waists.in water. We found it of no use trying to goon,so we turned back. Just then the hunterI had pointed to a clump of grass' and sticks,.and there, about a yard off, was a large snakeooiled up asleep. Personally, I was all forletting sleeping snakes lie, for if it was disturbedit could travel over that ground much fasterthan we could. My orderly, however, wantedto have a shot at it, but I thought he hadbetter not. We went on, and I happened toturn round, and saw the hunter getting anarrow ready to fire at it. Then I thoughtthat if anyone was going to shoot at it therifle might as well be used, so I let the orderlyhave a go. He fired, and hit it about six feetfrom its tail, and paralysed its tail end. Itsfore end was wriggling about the grass, however,and the orderly had another shot, andmissed, whereat the snake made a dive athim. He bolted, and at the same time smoteme on the head with the rifle (by mistake,of course). I managed to get the rifle, and,as the snake was lying there, with its head inthe air and mouth open, ready to make adive at anybody who went near enough,I fired a bullet down its throat and finished it.We had a bit of a job dragging it out of theswamp. We got it baok to camp by tying itto my saddle and dragging it along the ground.When we skinned it we found a lot of eggsinside, whioh my orderly promptly put onthe fire, cooked, and ate them. I had no·measuring tape, but it was seven paces long,which means about twenty feet, I shouldthink. The fishermen were very pleasedwhen I told them they could keep the flesh,which they evidently consider a great delicaoy.So much for my unsuooessful elephant hunt..I was very muoh a.nnoyed with myself for notgetting the elephant, but, all the same, Ienjoyed the day, and saw things that werenew and strange to me.The country frequented by the elephants:

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.35is in a terrible hash-ground rutted up, youngtrees broken about like match-wood, andbushes trampled down; in fact, nothing but·elephants could hash up a place in the samemanner. I had to get back to Kukawa next. day, and never had another opportunity oflooking for the elephant. I left word withthe natives that if they found it, and took thetusks to a certain resident in Bornu Province,they would receive a good reward. So far,however, I have heard nothing of them. I~ame across several old bones of elephantslying about, some of them as thick as one'sthigh, and if one considers the amount offlesh in proportion to the size of the bonesthat a bullet has to pass through, one canimagine that it has its work cut out to seriously.annoy an elephant. W. L. E.A TRIP TO THE LEVANT.BEING unable this year to take leave to England,I was glad of an opportunity of takinga short leave to accompany a friend of minewho was wishing to go to Constantinople .It was a particularly interesting time tomake a visit, as the Constitution had onlybeen declared a few weeks before, and we wereanxious to see how the Young Turks wereworking under the new regime.We left Alexandria by the Khedivial MailLine, and our first stopping-place was Athens.By the advertised programme we shouldhave had at least six hours available forvisiting the town, but unfortunately we hada large number of Turkish refugees on board,and we had therefore to go first to the QuarantineStation to have them medically examined,and it was not until 1.30 p.m. that we rpceivedpermission to disembark.The boat was due to start at 4 p.m., but wehad arranged with the agent to defer. thedeparture till 5 p.li., if the captain of the shipwould agree, unfortunately the latter, a some·what surly Dalmatian, absolutely refused.We determined, however, to make a rushfor it, and were fortunate enough, while inthe electric tlam which conveys passengeri'!from the Piraeus to Athens, to meet with afriendly Englishman, who not only gave usa deal d information but very kindly camewith us and acted as our guide. We werethus enabled, in a record time, to visit theAcropolis, and mab a brief but, on the wholo,sati'lfactory inspection of the chi.ef objectsof interest, and were able to get back tothe steamer before the hour of departure.Our next stopping-Place was Smyrna, andwhile steaming up the bay it became evidentthat we were objects of intense interest, assteamers, covered with bunting, with bandsand cheering crowds, came out to meet us.We discovered that amongst our passengerswe had three distinguished refugees who wereon their way back to Turkey, now that theConstitution was established.Two pf them were old men, over seventy

36 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE..vears of 8ge, who had been in close confinementin thp Yemen for ten years, while thethird was a direct descendant of the Prophet,who had spent the last eighteen months, inirons, in prison at Mecca.The procedure in all cases seems to havebeen somewhat similar. They were summonedbefore the Sultan, accused of friendly feelingstowards the YoUllg Turkish Party, and,without being able to make any defence orbeing allowed to say farewell to their families,were put straight away into carriages andsent off to exile, and their property, amountingto several thousands of pounds, confiscatedin order to swell the already enormous revenuesof the Sultan.Smyrna itself is not of much interest; thetown, fol' a Turkish one, is clean, and thebazaars are certainly far pleasanter to walkabout than those d Cairo, but a drive roundthe environs brought home to us evident signsof the Turkish misrule, as the roads, whichobviously had once beeu well made, were in astate of disrepair beyond description.We were fortunate enough to find ourselvesin the middle of a Young Turkish meeting,and, although unable to understand thelanguage, we were seated next a Turkishlawyer, who spoke French, and who gave usthe gist of most of the speeches.What most impressed us was the evidentdesire of the Reform Party to eradicate theold abuses of corruption, and every speechwas practically on these lines.As a police officer, I was naturally interestedin public security, and what interestedme was to note the almost entire absence ofpolice.From inquiries I ascertained that at presentthe police were non-existent, a~, under theold regime, the only system that existed wasthat of secret spies, and these naturally disappearedat once under the new Constitution.A somewhat disturbing factor at presentexists owing to the fact that all the prisonswere opened and every prisoner released.This step was rendered necessary owing to theimpossibility of ascertaining who were reallyguilty or who were in prison merely becausethey were unable to pay the necessary sums.to ensure an acquittal under the old regime.The Committee of Young Turks, before releasingthem, warned every man that if hecommitted any crime he would be promptlypunished, and I was told that the day beforeour arrival they had given a very good example.It appears that one of the menreleased had been for some months in jailunder the charge of murder, and as soon as hewas freed he immediately went off and shotthe man who had previously informed againsthim. He had a short shrift, however, as hewas shortly afterwards arrested by the Committee,tried by a Court (similar to a CourtMartial), and hung within twenty-four hours.Such summary justice had not, I was informed,been known in Turkey for the lasttwenty-five years, and it made a great impressionon the populace.From Smyrna we proceeded direct to Constantinople,stopping for an hour at the prettyisland of l\Iitylene.The approach to Constantinople is mostpicturesque. As the guide book puts it­"Pens have failed to do it justice, whilstartists have been unable to portray its.beauties. "The town, rising up from the water's edge,on seven hills, with picturesque minarets andmosques in every corner, makes a charmingpanorama, but alas! once inside the picturechanges, as the roads are filthy, and swarm.with crowds of pariah dogs.Our arrival was even more enthusiasticthan at Smyrna, some twenty steamers comingout to greet us.We spent the first day making a round ofthe usual sights-St. Sophia, Ahmedia, andother mosques of well-known reputationandalso visited the underground oisterns,which are distinctly interesting, being supportedby numerous pillars, in one case asmany as 1000.We also visited the scene of the late enor-­mous fire, which had destroyed some 6000,

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.37houses and laid bare some of the prettiestparts of the native town of Stamboul.As the weather was still somewhat hot,we agreed to go out and stay at Therapia,on the Bosphorus, the summer residence of theEnglish and other Embassies. Here we founda most excellent hotel, and were also mosthospitably entertained by the Embassy.The trip up the Bosphorus is exceedinglypretty, the whole length being lined with prettyvillas-the property of ministers and otherwealthy notables-and, as it was only aboutan hour from Constantinople, we were ableto go there daily to see bazaars and other sights.We were lucky enough to find an old friendthere who was the correspondent of ourleading London journal, and he was kindenough to introduce us to a large numberof the Young Turkish Committee, from whomwe were able to glean a lot of information.The feeling in favour of the English at thepresent moment is great, and I only hopethat our authorities will do all they can tofoster it. We who have lived all our livesunder the flag of freedom can with difficultyunderstand the foolings of the Turks at thepresent moment, and it is hard to believe allthe stOlies one hears of the changes thathave taken place.Apparently the Committee have enormouspowers. I was told that under the old regimeno woman could walk about alone, as shewas always insulted, if not molested, by thesoldiery. Now all is changed, and the barracksquares are frequented by nurses and ehildren.We had an opportunity of seeing the Selamik,which is the name given to the weekly·ceremony when the Sultan goes to prayeron Friday at his mosque. It was an interestingspectacle-an enormous number oftroops, most of whom were disgracefully turnedout, but were physically a fine body of men.The Sultan drove in an open carriage,accompanied by his Grand Vizier, and wassurrounded by a large body of J;'ield Marshalsand other high officials on foot.Lemonade and biscuits are distributed freeamongst the soldiers as well as the spectators,.but I understand that this is going to bestopped under the new regime, as it is too expensive.The last few days of our time we spent at aTurkish village with some English friends,.who had a house there. This gave us an,excellent idea of Turkish village life, and itwas exceedingly interesting. I was surprisedto hear that, although this family had beenfor years in this village, public security wasstill so bad that they never considered it wiseto leave the house unless they were armed,and this was in a village within twenty miles.of Constantinople. This only adds ~ pointto the fact that the Young Turkish Committeehave a very difficult task in front of themnotouly to organise their Government, butalso to secure that public security throughouttheir domain which will give some chance to·foreigners to stake their capital in enterpriseswithin the Turkish Empire.At present, as far as I know, they havearranged for English advisers for their navyand customs, French advisers for their finance,and Germans for their army, but the questionof police and public security has not yetbeen considered. 'Whether this multitudeof foreign advisers will cause confusion remainsto be seen, but it is to be hoped that theYoung Turkish Party will succeed in reestablishingtheir country, which they willprobably succeed in doing if no internaldissension takes place, which, I trust, theywill be able to avoid.The voyage home, being by the same route,calls for no comment, and we arrived backin Alexandria, having spent a most interestingthree weeks' leave. A. C. G.

38 HIGHLAND UGHT INFANTRY CHRONICI.E."A Hundred Years Ago."THE CoRUNNA CAMPAIGN.-THE ADVANOE TOMADRID.IN our last number we left the Seventy-First~ncamped at Lisbon, in the Queen's Park,resting after their hard work at Vimiera.Here the Regiment remained for six weeks,and their stay is described in the" Vicissitudesof a Scottish Soldier" ;­" No sooner had we pitched our tents thanimmense crowds of the citizens came out tosee us, of all ranks. Colonel Pack, wishingto amuse them, ordered the band to play.I, happening to be posted to keep the peoplefrom incommoding the musicians, was accostedby a fat priest, in good English, who inquiredif there were any Lincolnshire men in ourRegiment. I was unable to give him anyinformation on this point. I said that therewere few Englishmen among us; that wewere mostly Scotchmen. He then told mehe was an Englishman himself, thus accountingfor his knowledge of our language.Thegood-humoured priest, on parting, offered mesome money, which I refused." Next day new tartan trousers were servedout, our old ones being in a miserably tatteredstate, owing to the effects of our campaign.They were now thrown away.This produceda fearful scuffle among some of the lowerorder of Portuguese, everyone of them contending,with the utmost noise and fury, forthe possession of a pair of breeks. To theirhonour it must be said, however, or rather, tofree them in some degree from the nationalreproach, I must say that when it was discoveredthat the clothes were filled withmyriads of those disgusting insects which areusual companions of poverty and campaigning,they threw the rags down with every sign of.aversion. Perhaps it is necessary here toapologise on account of our seeming uncleanliness.This is an easy task. Figure to yourself,reader, men landing from a crowdedtransport without the luxury of clean linen,marching and bivouacking for weeks togetherwithout ever putting off their clothes, andyour wonder will then cease."One day a party of our men was sentdown to protect the embarkation of some sickand wounded French from the ruthlessviolence of a Portuguese mob. During thewhole of our stay in the park the city wasilluminated every night, on account, I presume,of the expulsion of the Gallic invaders.The ostrich feathers of our Highland bonnetshad become so much the admiration of thePortuguese ladies that no less than a dollarwas offered for each of them by the hawkersabout the camp; and this induced somevillains amongst us to rob their comrades.I suffered in this way, in common with someothers, having my bonnet completely pluckedwhile I was asleep. Instead of receiving evencommiseration for my loss, I was compelledto pay £2 sterling for a new bonnet, and wasin danger of being flogged besides. . Such ismilitary justice." Several deserters came over here from theFrench Army to the British. They were ofdifferent nations-some Germans and Italians.Nearly the whole of them, some twenty innumber, chose to enlist in our Regiment.I know not for what reason (as every corps inour Army was open to them), unless the wearingof tartan was considered a fine thing bythese mercenary fellows. It was a commonsaying amongst us that they could serve threekings with one pair of shoes! One of theItalians was possessed of Herculean strength;he would sometimes carry a log of wood whichthree of UB could scarcely move,"*,. The Regiment was equally unfortunate in receivinga similar batch of Dutch and German deserters afterthe capture of the Cape of Good Hope, These Germanswere enlibtcd fot, the 60th Rifles (which WitS thenlargely composed of Germans), and accompanied theRegiment to S. America, where some of them gavetrouble, deserting to the Spaniards,Ir ,!rII

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.39The mention of tartan trews above nowleads to the desoription of the uniform w'ornby the Regiment during this oampaign.Although the Regiment was still dressedin the kilt, it does not seem to have been wornin Portugal; for what reason it was disoardedas a oampaigning dress does not appear, andthe 92nd, who were in the same brigade, appearto have worn it throughout the war. Thedress is clearly portrayed in a oontemporarylit.hograph by Atkinson (a copy of whioh is inthe Offioers' Mess of the 1st Battalion), whichshows the Regiment charging at the Battle ofVimiera. They wore the feather bonnet withthe red and white haokle of the period; shortskirtedcoa tee, whioh was laced across vrith theRegimental pattern of braid, which was whitevrith a red line in it. The trews were cut short,and tied in tight to the ankle, with shoes andgrey socks. Officers and men still wore longh!1ir, which was tied in a short club reachingto the base of the collar; but hair powder hadbeen discontinued as long ago as 1800.The Seventy-First were not destined, however,to remain long idle; the brief andbrilliant campaign just over, arduous as it was,was but a prelude to a far more trying wintercampaign. The Emperor Napoleon, duringthe summer of 1800, had been absent innorthern Europe, and at this time a campaignagainst Austria was imminent. He had, however,been successful in his main endeavourof securing the neutrality of Russia, whichmaterially lessened his difficulties in northernEurope. He therefore returned to Paris inOctober, and determined to devote his personalattention to the Peninsula, to crush theSpanish patriots and drive their British alliesfrom the country. For this purpose he calledout two conscriptions, to replace his defeatedveterans in Spain and to form a reserve;these two conscriptions each yielded a forceof 80,000 men.While Napoleon was thus vigorously pushingon his preparations the conduct of the BritishCabinet at home was marked by the greatestprocrastination and weakness. It was the6th of October before a dispatch containingthe first determinate plan of campaign arrivedin Lisbon. Thirty thousand infantry andfive thousand cavalry were to be employedin the north of Spain, where they were to cooperatewith the Spanish armies alreadythere. General Sir John Moore* was tocommand, and was authorised to unite thewhole, either by a voyage round the coast, orby a march through the interior. Sir Johnchose the latter alternative, determining to advancein person with the troops already atLisbon, and to form a juncture near Salamancawith the additional troops which were to arrivefrom England and to land at Corunna undercommand of General Sir David Baird.The difficulties which Sir John Moore hadto face were enormous. With the Frenchalready making their presence felt 011 theSpanish frontier, he had to organise his army,which was largely composed of raw troops,in a strange country already devastated bythe French, to procure the whole of the largeamount~f transport required for his force,the difficulty of which was further increasedby the fact that he was quite inadequatelysupplied with money from home. The roadswere very bad, and the rainy season (so balefulto troops) was at hand to further accentuatethe importance of pushing on without delayon a march of 300 miles before he could hopeto join up his army vrith Sir David Baird's.The latter was equally badly plaeed atCorunna, where he was without supplies ormoney to carry out hi" march of 200 miles.,. Sir .1ohn ~foore was born in Glasgow on November13, 1761, and was educated at the public school anduniversity of that city. He joined the Arm,V in 177(;as an Ensign in the iHst B.egiment, and afterwardsnistinguished himself in the West Jnd;es under BirRalph Abercromby, who chara~terised his conductas " the :.dmimtion of the Whole Army." He servedill the Irish Rebellion, in Holland in 1799, and inl~gypt in 18t) J, when 11(\ was twice wounded. He h~ dbeen seleded to instruct the newly formed LightInfantry Regiments in an improved system of drill,find may be deemed the .• Father of Light IufalltryRegiments." }~rave, chivalrous, ann high-spirited,and (ievoting himself to increasing the comfort of hismen, althol\gh a rigid disciplinarian, he Waf! universallyrespected and beloved by all who had thefortune to serve under him.

40 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.Sir John Moore, undaunted by almost overwhelmingdifficulties, decided to move hisarmy in one body to Salamanca by Almeida,but after part of his force was already inmovement he received information from nativeofficers of the country that the roads werein such a state as to render them impassablefor artillery; he accordingly determined tomodify his plan, and detached the whole ofhis artillery to accompany the division of SirJohn Hope, which was to proceed by the roadto Madrid as far as the Escurial, and thenceto rejoin his main body at Salamanca. Hispreparations were completed by the 26th ofOctober, on which day he left Lisbon, onlythree weeks after receipt of the plan of campaignfrom England.On the reorganisation of Moore's army theSeventy-First were now brigaded with the36th and 92nd Regiments, under BrigadierGeneral Oatlin Oraufurd, and placed in thedivision of General Sir John Hope,* which,we have already stated, received orders toadvance by the'longer route by Madrid.The Regiment broke up camp, and marchedfrom Lisbon on the 27th of October, and proceededup the Tagus to Abrantes, thence toOampo Mayor, where they were quartered inan old battery, and remained for a fortnighta waiting the order to cross the Spanishfrontier. On receipt of this order the Regimentmarched into Badajoz, where the Britishtroops were received with expressions of thegreatest joy, and rich and poor alike wereprofuse in their hospitality to officers and men.Sir Jahn Hope's division now rflceived ordersto advance on the Escurial, seven leagues N.-W.of Madrid, and marched by the road leadingthrough Merida, Truxillo, and Jaraicejo,crossjng the Tagus to the north bank at thebridge of Almaraz. tWhilst halted at Truxillo an incident tookplace which might have led to considerable* Afterward, the Earl of Hopetoun.t The Seventy-First later in the war took a brillia,ntpart in the capture of the French forts guarding thisbridge. l'hi9 aetion took place On the 19th of May,1812.ill-feeling between the two Highland Battalionsof Oraufurd's Brigade, which, however,was happily unaccompanied by anysuch unfortunate consequences. As the 92ndwere the only regiment in the division wearingthe kilt, the people, struck by its novelty,wished to know to what country its wearersbelonged. Many of the 7lst who had been inSouth America with the Regiment could talkSpanish, and by way of a joke some mischievousspirits told the Spaniards that the92nd were bad characters, and that the kiltwas a mark of their disgrace. The Spaniards,indignant at such a set of ladrones being sentto their country, refused to have any dealingswith them, the mayor of the town even decliningto furnish rations. When this sillyand mischievous report became known to themen of the 92nd, a deputation from eachOompany, with the Quartermaster at theirhead, went to the Oommanding Officer andlaid the rase before him, demanding satisfaction.Th~ Oommanding Officer went toSir John Hope, who was then in Truxillo; aninquiry was made, and the perpetrators ofthis foolish joke, which probably had led tomnch more serious results than they had evercontemplated, were severely punished. Thusended an affair which might have resulted ina dangerous feud between the two distinguishedHighland Regiments, which were afterwardsfast friends, and intimately connected in thesame brigade throughout the whole of the longyears of fighting in the Peninsula. *During the march the Regiment did not findthat the inhabitants were so overjoyed tosee the Briti:;;h troops as had been the peopleof Badajoz; although greeting them withoutward expressions of joy, when it came topractical hospitality they were not always sopleasant, as we learn from the" Vicissitudes."" In the course of this march we had notthe opportunities of knowing the manners andcustoms of the inhabitants which we afterwardshad; however, we could not but see*" 'l'he Life of :\ RE'giment: History of thE' GordonHighlander~," by J,ieut.-Co1onel Gr(':enhill G~dyne,

HIGHI,AND LlGH'l' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.41something of them, hurried as our journey was.The character of the men was as yet incomprehensibleto us, excepting that we saw theyconsidered us as uninvited intruders. Whenwe entered Spanish towns we invariably foundcrowds of the people receiving us with themost hospitable looks, and bawling loudlythe kindest wishes for our long life, and soforth; but when our billets were served out,and we had gone to the places designated inthem, the doors were always fast, and the, viva' people nowhere to be seen. If wechanced to see any of the neighbours we weretold that the inmates of the h011se were fromhome. Finding that they were attempting to'humbug' us, we henceforth laid down a systemwhich always produced the desired effect thiswas to commence an attack on the billeteddoors with the butt-ends of our muskets. Nosooner had we begun this than the women ofthe houses were seen running towards us,holding np their keys to show that the doorswere now to be opened." Warned by experience, our men, insteadof receiving the congratulations of the Spaniardsat the end of the town with complacency,only denounced them with curses, being wellaware that the loudest of the hollow wellwisherswould be the first to become invisiblewhen the night quarters were in the case.After all, the poor devils could not be blamed,considering that they had been already somuch harassed by the French armies. It istrue we came as friends; but it is well known,even in our own country, what inconveniencesbilleted soldiers occasion to a poor family." When we were onCe housed, the Spaniardswere very liberal in their offers of meat, butit was evidently with the expectation of ourrefusal, their oil and garlic being still detestableto us. Their fireplaces were generallyhung round with fine sausages, of which, Ibelieve, it would not have taken great eloquence;to induce us to accept; but we seldomif ever got the offer, I presume for this veryreason. The wary people invariably sat upall night when we were in their houses andwatched us as we lay on the floor with theeyes of lynxes. They had, indeed, some reason,a~ l'leverai attempts were made to pilfer theirsausages; but in this we were seldom successful,a little salt in general the amountof our thefts. That article hung in a boxnear the fireplace, exactly flimilar to what isusual in the common houses of Scotland."Continuing their march up the Tagus,through Talavera, they passed within sightof Madrid, but without actually entering thecapital, and reachcd the Escurial on the 22ndof November. Here they had a five days'rest, and the men spent their time in seeingthe sights of the place and the famous palaceof the Spanish kings.Meanwhile the general outlook in thaPeninsula had been growing steadily blackerfor the British. Napoleon had arrived inSpain early in November, and was nowpersonally directing the French armies. Onthe 10th Marshal Victor inflicted a crushingdefcat on the Spanish Army under Blake atEspinosa, which practically opened up allnorthern Spain to the Fr~nch Army, andthey now advanced their centre of operationsto Burgos. Nap{)leon then turned his attentionto the remaining Spanish troops which stillremained on the Ebro, and completely crushedthem on the 25th in the Battle of Tudela,and had now a clear line of advance on thecapital, whither he pushed forward with allspeed.The British position was now one of greatperil. On the 20th Sir David Baird had withgreat difficulty advanced as far as Astorgas.Sir John Moore, now at Salamanca, faced bythe victorious French troops, found himselfstill separated from the remaining two divisionsof his army under Baird and Hope, each at adistance of about 90 miles.Sir John Hope's position was especiallycritical, as before he could rejoin Moore hehad to cross the high mountain range of theGuadarama in the depths of winter, withevery probability that his junction would beintercepted by the French.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INI!'ANTRY CHRONICLE.Two Companies of the Seventy-First, underMajor Archibald Campbell,* were pushedforward to hold the difficult pass of theGuadarama; and on the 28th the convoy andguns were successfully brought over themountains with the help of teams of bullockswhich Hope had collected for the purpose.Throwing out his light cavalry as a screen onhis right flank, he pushed forward with theutmost speed to Peneranda. The infantryand draught animals were greatly fatigued,but the danger was not over; the patrolsreported 10,000 French in close proximity,and Hope drew his infantry and cavalry upin position, but made his artillery and convoyproceed without rest to Alba de Tormes,w here a detachment from Salamanca coveredtheir entry to that town, the division followingthem in on the 2nd of December. Two daysbefore their arrival at Salamanca the Seventy­First were obliged to form into a square torepel the attacks of the enemy, who pressedclosely upon the column; and in this positiontheyremained all night, which is described as oneof the coldest nights experienced during thewar. The men found their pig-tails frozento the ground where they had been lying,and were so numbed by the cold that manywere unable to rise. They marched 47 mileson this day before encamping, and nine milesnext morning to a village, where the inhabitantswere very kind to our men, bringing outlarge tubs of aquardiente into the marketplace, which one can imagine was more thanwelcome.Several incidents which occurred on thistrying march are recorded.We have already seen that billets were notalways handed over with the best grace.One night some of the men were billeted ina town where they were shown into a miserabledog-hole of an apartment; seeing other rooms*}Iajor Archibald Campbell \Vas appointea Majorin the Regiment from half.pay of the 6th Garri~onBattalion in April, ISO;), vi:" Major Emkine (deceased).He joined the 2nd Battalioll of Regiment. then beingraised at Glasgow, as second in commll,nd, and waslargely responsible for its unprecedented successexperienced in recruiting. He was now second incommand of the 1st Battalion in Spain.in the place, they used the military freedomof removing and taking possession of Olle ofthem. This act drew upon them the angerof the inhabitants, and they were quicklyassailed by the excitable Spaniards with astorm of oaths and imprecations. One of ourmen, the best Spanish scholar amongst UB,instantly arose and attacked them in turnwith their own weapons, pouring out volleY>lof· the bitterest words he could devise; totheir astonishment, this, instead of addingfuel to the flame, produced an immediatereconciliation, and the greatest harmonyreigned during the rest of their stay. TheSpanish picked up by many of the men duringtheir imprisonment in S. America no doubtproved of great use to them on many occasions,although the accomplishment, as we sa wat Truxillo, nearly led to unpleasant results.The practice of Company Officers riding onthe line of march does not seem to have beenlooked upon with favour in the Regiment atthis time, although at a later period in thePeninsula this practice was encouraged bythe Duke of Wellington, as he considered itdesirable that Officers should arrive as freshas possible at the end of the day's march,when on many occasions the most importantpart of their duties only really commences.Whether the praotice was afterwards favouredin the Regiment or not, it was not now {Jonsideredcorrect. During this march one of theOfficers, having got possession of a pony,thought proper to mount it while on the marchnext day. No doubt it was his intention toease his aehing feet; but being a very unsightlyrider, and no favourite in the Regiment toboot, the men now saw an opportunity, andembraced it. A shout of derision burstsimultaneously from every lip, the noose ofwhich alarmed the pony so much that it wentoff at full speed, its rider shouting for help.The whole Regiment was convulsed withlaughter at the incident, which had the inevitableending of the victim being depositedon the ground.The most stringent orders were in force atthis time against looting or pilfering from the

HIGHLAND LIGH'r INFANTRY CHRONICLE.inhabitants, but these orders do not seem tohave always been successful in deterringsome of them from picking up a thing or two.On two occasions the hypocrisy of two ofthe men caused some considerable amusementto their comrades 011 the march. One of them,it appears, had stolen a hen, and placed it inhis haversack; but, unaware that there was ahole in it, the hen's head came out and hungdangling down in the sight of all in the rear.His comrades, with the intention of " pullinghis leg," brought up the subject of pilferingfrom the Spaniards, and every now and thenone of them would give a pull at the hen'shead, till at last almost the whole of it wasexposed to view. :Meanwhile the man trudgedon quite ullconscious, and joined heartily inuttering the bitterest invectives against those~ who would rob the poor inhabitants! Indue time he was warned of what was happeningbehind his back, when his feelings and lookscan be more easily imagined than described.The other's case was equally laughable.His comrades spotted that his haversack wasprimed with the SpaniardR' sausages, from thefact that a dog followed close at his heels allday. The same trick was played on thisfellow too, the hypocrite professing the mostviolent detestat,ion of a.ll plunderers untilexposed by his comrades.The division, on rejoining Sir John Hope'sarmy, was quartered in Alba de Tormes, atown some three leagues from Salamanca,where it remained until the commencementof the retreat to Corunna, probably one of themost trying retreats ever performed by aBritish Army. Undertaken in the depth ofwinter, through a mountainous country, andacross villainous roads, with the victoriousFrench Army daily pressing more closely ontheir rear, their sufferings were dreadful; butwe will leave the story of their retreat andBattle of Corunna to a later number.S. BERKOVITCH & SONS, IMPORTERS AND BONDERS OFFINEST TURKISH TOBACCOAND CIGARETTE MANUPACTURERS,89 GLA88HOU8E 8TREET, REGENT 8TREET,~ LONDON, W. ~Supply Omcers' Mess Depot Scottish Riflesand H.L.I.. ., :.• I ;

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Dlgbland [Igbt Infantry Cbronlcl~. VOL. IX., No. 2. APRIL, 1909. PRICE FOURPENCE.Editor's Notes.THE Editor begs to acknowledge with manythanks the following donations and subsoriptionsto the "Chronicle" for 1909:­Sir Claud Macdonald, £1; Major J. RichardsoD.S.O., £1 6s; Colonel Scrase-Dickins,lOs ; enoral Sir H. Hildyal'd, 5s; GeneralTrelawn ,5s; Colonel Hopton, 5s; ColonelHunt, 5s; Colonel Keppel, 5s; ColonelM'Cau8Iand,' 5s; Colonel Leigh, 5s; ColonelLambton, 5s; Colonel O'Malley, 5s; ColonelPagan, 5s; Colonel Wallace, 5s; ColonelStraghan, 5s; Colonel Craigie, 5s; Colonel1:; -Hour, 5s; Major Evans Lombe, 5s; MajorManselI, 5s; Major Ferguson, 5s; Capt.Hamilton, 5s; Capt. M'Murdo, 5s; Capt.Hardy, 5s; Capt. Elwes, 5s; Capt. CampbellSwinton, 5s; Capt. Goff, 5s; Capt. Fraser,5s; Capt. Camp bell, . 5s; Capt. Feilden, 5s;Capt. Stevenson, 5s ;" Capt. Templer (4 years),£1; Mr. Mounsey Grant, 5s; Sir CharlesM'Grigor, 5s; Mrs. Haldane, 5s; Mrs. Bannatyne,58; Lady Audrey Anson, 5s; Dr.Cowan, 5s; Colonel Pollok Morris, 5s; Capt.Prentice (2 years), lOs.THE Editor has still a oonsiderable quantityof back numbers of the Ohronicle, since itsfirst commencement in 1893. The followingnumbers are now out of print :-October,1897; October, 1898; January, 1906. Asone or two other numbers are lIkely soon tobeoome out of print, any subscribers who wishto obtain complete sets of the Magazine shouldnot delay in securing them."According to news from India the 1stRoyal Dragoons beat the 1st Battalion HighlandLight Infantry by 1 goal to 0 in the finalfor the Murray Cup."-Glasgow Evening News,April 3rd, 1909.The Recruiting March which took placeearly in March of all the Territorial units inGl .... sgow has met with a result most gr8tifyingto thol'!e who proposed it, and the youth of thecity has responded nobly to the calL Of thefour battalions of the H.L.I. in Glasgow, twohad completed their establishment, andhad a considerable waiting list before the31st of March, whilst the other two were buta few men below their totaL We heartilycongratulate them on their success.Recruiting for the Special "Reserve Battalionshas also been very brisk throughoutthe winter, and both 3rd and 4th Battalionsare rapidly approaching their establishment.Moreover, the stamp of recruit, both morallyand physically, is considerably above theaverage.Depot Notes.CAPTAIN CHICHESTER joined the Depot inMalch for a term of duty with the 4th Battalion..Capt. J. Stewart, Black Watch, has beengranted an extension of his term of appointmentas Adjutant of the 3rd Battalion until31st of December, 1910.

46 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICL"&.In spite of the hard winter which has beenexperienced, we have been singularly 1:ln~fortunatein getting any ice to bear, andonly on three days has curling been possible.This has been made up for, however, to a greatextent by the artificial ice rink at Crossmyloofin Glasgow, where a number of Officers havebeen curling. Though the game may lose aconsiderable amount from being played withina building as compared with a g?me oil naturalice and surroundings, still much pleasure canbe derived from it, and to curlers any ice isbetter than none. Several friendly matcheshave been played, and the Garrison entered arink 'for the Club Championship and Rink-Championship. In the former the GarrisonRink got knocked out in the first round byDalziel, who were a bit too good for them.In the Rink Championship, which is on thelines of an American Tournament, theGauison won their first match against an IceRink Club rink, and lost to rinks from Hairmyres,Cambusnethan, and Blantyre, anotherBlantyre rink and the K.O.S.B. scratching tothem. The following Officers played in therinks in the various matches :-Major Anderson(skip), Capt. MacAllan (S.R.), Capt. St.Clair (Seaforth Highlanders), Capt. Buist,Capt.' Stewart, Lieut. Tinsley, Lieut. andQ.-M. Taylor (S.R.), and Mr. Suffill (lateSergt.-Major, 8th H.L.I.).DISCHARGES..0363 Pte. A. Hillman, discharged on termination ofengagement, 10th January, 1909,6407 Corpl. J. Taylor, discharged at Gosport, on terminationof engagement, 17th January,1909.2546 Sergt.-Major R. CUmming, discharged to pension,6th January, 1909.3711 Sergt. T. Hopper, discharged to pension, 27thJanuary, 1909.7548 Sergt. A. Docherty, to Army Reserve, 4th Febru.ary, 1909..8763 Pte. F. Young, discharged medically unfit atNetley, 9th February, 1909.7(>04 Pte. W. Green, to Army Reserve, 27th February,1909.'8972 Pte. W. Simpson, discharged medicldly unfit, atNetley, 23rd February, 1909.AWARDS AND GRANTS.10679 Pte. A. E. Starr, granted 1st Class Service Pay.10059 L .•Corpl. S. Cameron, granted 1st Class ServicePay. .6425 Pte. A.•Tohnstone, granted Proficiency Pay,1st Class.10489 Pte. W. Holland, granted Proficiency Pay, 2ndClass.HJ471 Bugler J. Castellano, granted Proficiency Pay,1st Class.9889 Bugler H. Butterfield, awarded lRt Good·Conduct Badge.7595 Pte. J. English,' awarded 2nd Good.Conduct. . Badge.9148 Corpl. J. H. Gristwood, granted 1st Class ServicePay. .10696~Bugler J. H. MiIlbank, granted Proficiency Pay,lst Class.., ARRIVALS (and posted to 3rd 1I.L.I. for Duty).7458 Sergt_ A. Docherty, from 2nd H.L.I., 5th January,1909_10696 Pte. J. H. MiIlbank, from 2nd H.L.I., 21st . January, 1909. 7262 Sergt. J. Adie, from 2nd H.L.I., 9th Februarv, 1909. •7308 CorpI. S. Jack, from 2nd H.L.I., 9th F('brllary,1909.9391 Corpl. G. Richardson, from 2nd H.I..I., 16thFebruary, 1909.7289 Sergt. E. Smith, from 2nd H.L.!., 23rd February,1909.7022 Corpl. J. Russell, from 2nd H.L.I., 5th March,1909.10245 ·Pte. 1\£ Noon, from 2nd R.L.I., 5th March,1909.fi978 Pte. R. WilIiamson, from 2nd H.L.I., 12thMareh. 1909.ApPOINTMENTS A'N'D PRoMOTIONS.10696 Pte. J. H. Millbank, a.ppointed Bugler· vice]WKinnon, 21st January, 1909. .6731 L.-Sergt. A. CampbE'll, promoted Sergeant viceHerries, 21st January, 1909.il892 L,.CorpI. .B. Woodgate, promoted Corporal viceRoss, 2nd February, 1009.7146 CorpL .T. Stewart, appointed Paid J,anoe.SE'rge:

HlGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.'1~9S BuglerG.4ir.reverts to Private, and posted to, 2nd H.L.!., from 18thlfaroh, 1909.Rl!:-ENGAGEMENTS.6425 'Pta. A. Johnstone re-engaglild to COlnlete 21ye&rs' service, from 5th January, 1909.'(./595 Pte. J. 'Engliflh, edended to complete ,12 years'With the cofours, from 26th February, 1909.6521 CorpI. D. Robertson, re.engaged to complete21 years' service, from 26th March, 1909.CERTIFICATES.,~148 CarpI, J. H.'Grlstwood. awarded 2nd Class A.S.Certificate, 3rd Maroh, 1909.BIRTHS" M.!\RRIAGES. AND DEATHS.BIRTH.:BURNSIDE..:....At 4 Meadowbank Cre!asingstyle "Daddy." Col.-Sergt. Dean was inhis usual form, as was also CoL·Selgt. Alexander.Songs were also rendered by MasterCharlie Jennings, Col.·Sergt. Skeggs, andPipe-Major Stewart.-Extract from HamiltonAdvertiser, 9th January, 1909.CONCERT AT THE BARRACKS.A CONCERT of unqualified success, and onewhich, on account of its high excellence, is notlikely to be soon forgotten, took place in theBarracks on Thursday evening, January 14th.The large gymnasium school was requisitionedfor the occasion, and was packed to the utmost.The first dozen rows of chairs were reserved forthe Officers, N.C.O.'s, and their wives, theremainder of the seating being utilised by therank and file. The splendid string band of theGarrison was in attendance, and the loudapplause with which their opening overture wa.smet testified to the popularity and esteem inwhich this combination is held. Messrs.Chambers, Hope, Richardson. Ripou, and

48 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE--~~.------.~.-~.---------..----.-~~­Murray-all eminent artistes on the varietystage, and at present fulfilling engagements inGlasgow-travelled by motor, and addedgreatly to the success of the night's entertainment.The above-named gentlemen occupiedthe stage for over an hour, ~nd individuallywere accorded a great ovatIOn, frequentbursts of applause and numerous encores provinghow highly their efforts were appreciated.Mrs. Storey sang in fine style "The BetterLand," for which. she was greatly applauded,and responded with" A tiny seed of love in thegarden of your heart." Selgt.-Major Quirk,from Motherwell, gave "Jeannie's Bawbee"and" The Laird 0' Cockpen." Miss Chalmers,who possesses a splendid soprano voice, sang infine style the quaint old Irish song, " Maureen,"for which she was vociferously applauded.Miss Suffill sang" Sing me to sleep," and Mrs.Simpson " Jessie's Dream." Col.-Sergt. Alexander,H.L.I., sang" Oh !. the Business," andCorpl. Wilson, H.L.I., " I wish I had someoneto love me." Bugler Kennedy, Scottish Rifles,who took the house by storm, rendered"Twi-Twi-Twilight," and responded with"Put me amongst the girls." Sergt.-MajorTrirner, Scottish Rifles, was greatly applaudedafter the rendering of "The Chicken" and" You can't take it with you when you die."Piper Hunter, Scottish Rifles, next contributedwith the Highland Fling. Mr. Nath; Cochranerendered in fine style "The Village Blacksmith."One of the most pleasing songsrendered during the night was that by Mr.Charlie Jennings, who sang "Thy voice isnear." Pipe-Major Stewart, Scottish Rifles,next contributed with "The Cameron Men,"and the programme was concluded with asplendid duet by Messrs. Alexander andRobert Jennings, viz., "Larboard Watch."Sergt.-Major Jennings, Scottish Rifles, Col.­Sergt. l\buchan, H.L.I., and Sergt.-Inst.Storey, Gym. Staff, are to be complimented forproviding an evening's entertainment theequal of which is seldom met with. .4TH BATT. HIGHLAND LIGHTINFANTRY.PRESENTATION 1'0 Ex-MEMBERS OF THE PER­MA1UNT STAFF.IN connection with the Old Soldiers' Fund,P.S., 4th Battalion Highland Light Infantry,*" verv pleasant and enjoyable evening wasspent'on the 20th January at Hamilton Barracksto bid farewell and good luck to Serge.­Major R. Cumming, Col.-Sergt. T. Faulkner,Col.-Sergt. G. J. Taylor, and Sergt. F. Hopper,the former having completed thirty years'service, and the three latter twenty-one year,,'service.C.S.I. of M. A. Gray opened the programmeby rendering very ably" Wee dr~ppie o't,"followed by " Speed, Bonnie Boat, by Sergt.F. Hopper. Several other members obligedthe company with selections, notably amongwhom being Sergt.-Piper W. Ross, Sergt.­Bugler Mowatt, and CoI.-Sergt. ~I'Guchan.Sergt.-Major A. Steph~nson, in a s.h?rtspeech, previous to handmg to the retIringmembers their presents, oommented upon thefact that the presents were not so valuableas the members would have liked them to havebeen but he did not think it was right to letsuch' good old comrades depart from theirmidst without showing some mark of esteem,and he hoped the recipients would live longto be able to show to their friends in oivilianlife how their services were appreciated bythe comrades thev had left behind. Sergt.­Major Stephenson then ma~e the prese~tationsas follows :-Sergt.-MaJor R. Cummmg,silver teapot; Col.-Sergt. Faulkner, albumwith clock inserted; Col.-Sergt: C. J. 'raylor, inkstand and writing-case; Sergt. F. Hopper, case of four pipes, cigar and cigarette holder. The company then rose and drank the healthof the ex-members.Sergt.-:~Iajor R. Cumming, in thanking themembers for their kindness, said that if he wasallowed he would willingly commence histhirty years' service over again, and wishedevery good wish for th~ welfare of the 4thBattalion, and that hIS successor, Sergt.­Major Stephenson, would be able to form thesame good opinion of all ranks as he had done.Col.-Sergt. Taylor thanked the members, andsaid that it came as a great surprise to himwhen he received the invitation to attend thatevening, and the meeting under such C~)flditionsimpressed him very much. Havmgbeen born in the Regiment, he deeply feltleaving it, and he hoped that in civilian lifehe would find those working with him to besuch gentlemen as he had always found soldiersto be. (Applause.)Col.-Sergt. Faulkner said that he mustapologise for not making a long speech, buthe hoped the company would aocept. hissincere thanks for the present he had receIved,and expressed his pleasure at being able tobe once more with his old comrades.Sergt. Hoppet, in thanking his .comr!l'des f?rthe present they had presented hIm wlth, saId.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.---~.~~.~.--~...~-------c--------------------49that he was proud of the fact that he came of afamily who had been connected with the Armyfor upwards of 150 years, and in leaving .theservice he felt he was leaving not only a goodhome, but the best friends he had ever foundduring his 21 years' service, and also hopedthat in civilian life he would be treated withaB much respect as had been shown him in theService. (Hear, hear.)Sergt.-Major Stewart and Sergt.-Major .Tenningsvery kindly spoke on the good feelingthat such meetings as the present promotedamongst soldiers, Sergt.-Major Stewart remarkingthat to see four such comradesleaving the Service, all with exemplarycharacters-(applause)-reflected great creditnot only on the Regiment, but on the wholeService. (Hear, hear.)In conclusion, Sergt.-Major Stephensonthanked the past and present members for theway in which' the evening had been carriedout, and he would ask the members to riseand sing" God Save the King."SHOOTING MATCH.A SHOOTING MATCH took place between themembers, Sergeants' Mess, 26-71 R.D., v.Larkhall Company, 6th Scottish Rifles, atLarkhall, on 29th March, 1909, the resultbeing a win for the Garrison by 1 point. Thescores were as follows:GARRISON.Sergt..}Iajor Jennings, S.R., . . Sergt .. Major Stewart, H.L.I., " Sergt. .Jl.fajor Stephenson, H.L.I.. Sergt.-Major Langrish, S:R., Col.·Sergt. Alexander, H.I,.I., CoI..Sergt. Conway, S.R., Col.-Sergt. C1ark, H.L.I., Col.-Sergt. Taylor, H.I...I., CoI..Sergt. Coxall, S.R., Sergt. Simpson, S.R., Sergt. Nf'Phee, H.L.I., Sergt. Kensit, 8.R., Total,LARKHALL COMPANY.Lieut. Rosa, Col..Sergt. Instruotor Wilson, Col..Sergt, JI.:I'Cartney, .. I,.-Corpl. Wilsou, L.-CorpI. Montgomery. Pte. Burt, .. Sergt. Scott, Corpl. Reid, .. Sergt. M'Arthur, Sergt. SUn, Sergt. Rowatt, .. Sergt. Beveddge, Totrcl,3332. 33313334­343134­343t303903t32313534283331:n343534389GAZETTE.1Bth December, 190B.-Lieut.-Col. and Br.­Col. S. W. Scrase-Dickins, on completionof his period of service in command of aBattalion, is placed on half-pay.Major H. F. Kays to be Lieut.-Col. viceCol. S. W. Scrase-Diokins.Capt .T. C. Grahame, D.S.O., to be Majorvice H. F. Kays.Supernumerary Capt. P. Balfour to beCapt. vice .T. C. Grahame, D.S.O.22nd Jauuary.-Lieut. A. .T. M'Culloch isseconded whilst a student at the StaffCollege.2nd Lieut. W. Lilburn to be Lieut.vice A . .T. M'Culloch seconded.10th February.-Capt. A. C. Grant is placedon the half-pay list, under provisions ofArt. 267, R.W.24th February.-Capt. H. H. M. Harris resignshis commission.17th Maroh.-2nd Lieut. Wm. Gore SutherlandMitchell, from the 3rd Batt. DevonshireRegiment, to be 2nd Lieut. in successionto Lieut. A. J. M'Culloch, seconded.24th March.-Capt. Percy Balfour retires onretired pay to sel ve in the Speoial Reserve.REsE.RvE OF OFFICERS.13th March, 1909.-H. H. M. Harns, lateCapt. Highland Light Infantry, to beCaptain.lOth Deoember, 190B.-To be Brevet-Colonel­Lieut.-Col. A. G. Bal£our, Commandant,Royal School of Musio.17th March, 1909.-Worcestershire Regimem­Capt. R. P. H. Monro retires on retiredpay.Reg·1CORPSNo. .t9enstuntts' ®bftttltty.RANK AND NAME.6409 1st H.L.I. Pte. Will. Guthrie3892 74th Foot Pte. W. M'Millan1330 71st Pto. Alex. Leckie3097 H.L.I. Bugler John M'Rae673 71st Pte. Will. WilsonAGE!DATEDIED•32 9/11/0880 13/12/0862 15/12/OS43 25/12/08,74 '1:1/12/0869 10/1/09'89 14/1/0045 71st C..Sgt. D. Ferguson3787 7Iet Pte. Pat. Si'nnott3709 7Ist ,Pte. J. M'Pherson72 28/1/09'W 74th Foot Pte.,T. J. Moffatt 64 31/1/0915H; H.L.I. C.-S.W.Wellington 49 2/2/091528 2d H.L.I. Bdmn. G. Callander 61 2/2/093876 7lst Pte. Wm. Young 80 11/3/092215 lstH..L.I. C.·Sgt. H. ~.,~eX'1,)u.';lill"3/091049 1st H.r;.l. Pte. James Scott .6f~ ... , 13/3/093895 7Ist Pte. J(lhn &die 78 18/3/09

00HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE."H.L.I. CHRONICI.E."STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR 1908.Receipts.Balance in Bank on Jan. 1, 1908, £3 7 5Dash in Hand on Jan. 1, 1908, o 14 0Subscriptions of 5s., 16 3 0Subscriptions from Serving Officers, 23 18 0Subscriptions of lB. 6d., 322Advertisements, 19 3 0Mlisce1laneou8 Recei pta, 3 16 8Quarterly Sales­1st Batt. H.L.I., .. £60 6 22nd Batt. H.L.I., 31 7 6Depot, &c., 8 11 2---- 100 410£170 9 1Expenditure.Paid to Printers,Wages,Postage,.. £148 144 103 11Miscellaneous,0 1Balance in Bank, 31st Dec., 1908, 8 5Cash in Hand, 31st Dec., 1908, 5 6BALANCE SHEET.Reoeipts.Balance in Bank & Ca.sh, 31/12/0Due from 1st Battalion-Sale of October Number,Balance (Dr.),604924£170 9 18, £13 1116 065 1£94 13 0Expenditure.Due to Printers, .. £94 13 0£94 13 0R. W. H. ANDERSON, Major,Editor" H.L.I. CHRONICLE."Hamilton, Jan.• 1909.NOTICE.WANTED.-To complete Volume of backnumbers-l copy, April, 1906, number.A reward of Is will be given for the first{lOpy received by the Editor.-, 624NOTICES."The Highland Light Infantry Ohronicle" if!published at fourpence, but fivepence must besent by anyone writing for a copy, to coverpostage. I t can be had from the following :­The EDITOR, "H.L.I. Chronicle," Hamilton.The SUB·EDITOR, "H.L.I. Chronicle," 2nd H.L. t.,Cork.The SUB.EDITOR, "H.L.1. Chronicle," 1st H.L.I.,Lucknow.Anyone wishing to subscribe for the space of oneyear can do so by sending one shilling and sixpenceby postal order or penny stamps ,to the Editor. Thenumbers will then be sent past free quarterly asissued. The arrival of the paper will be the receipt.Annual volumes, consisting of the four quarterlynumbers, bound together in a paper cover, can beobtained, post free, for one shilling and sevenpence.Contributions in manuscript should be legiblywritten {}n one side {}f the paper only, and should beaccompanied by the nalle and address of the sender,which wiU or will not be published, as may be desired.It is particularly requested that names generallythoseof persons, places, etc.-and all words notEnglish, should be written with special care, asotherwise they are difficult to decipher. Whenprinted extracts are forwarded, the source fromwhich they are derived should be stated; and in theoase of newspaper cuttings the date, as well as thename of the paper, should be given.The "Chronicle" is published on the lOth of thefirst month of each quarter, and goes to press aboutthe 20th of the previous month, by whicli date it isrequested that ordinary contributions may be forwarded.In exceptional cast's matter will be receivedup to the last day of the month, but its insertioncannot be guaranteed.All subscribers and readers are invited to becomecontributors, and thus matenalIy assist III supportingthe "Chroniole."All communications should, for the present, beaddressed to "The Editor, 'H.L.I. Chroniele,' TheBarracks, Hamilton."OUR OONTEMPORARIES.-We beg to acknowledge,with thanks, the receipt of the following: .. The Army Service Corps Journal." "Tl1e 79th News" (Queen's Own Cameron High landers)."The Snapper" (East Yorkshire Regiment)." The Lion and the Rose" (4th King's Own l."The St. George's Gazette" (5th Fusiliers)."The 3rd V.B. Northumberland Fusiliers' Magazine. ,"The Na.tional Service Journal.""The Aldershot News.""The Queen's Own Gazette" (Q.O.R. West KentRegiment)."The Gordonian" (Gordon Boys' Orphanage)."The Thin Red Line'" (2nd Bn. A. & S. Highlanders,93rd). "'I'he 57th's (Die·Hards) Doin!,,"s."

HIGHLAND LIGHT IN.FANTRY CHRONICLE.511St Battalion News.LUCKNOW NOTES.SoRROWDrG hearts were few when we said" good - bye" to Dinapore on the 4thJanuary and marched the three well-knownmiles along the Khagole Road to theStation. It seemed impossible to believewe had "existed" (it's the only word to expressit) there for over three years.We were sent to Lucknow by train, and wereglad to escape the five weeks' march, as it isthrough uninteresting country, by no meansa sportsman's paradise.We relieved the Durham Light InfantIy,who had gone under canvas, which allowedus to get straight into our qualters.The enforced peace of Dinapore and DnmDum was not good training, for the order wegot, less than a week after we arrived, wasto go into bivoua.c about 15 miles out forBrigade manoouvres. We had a. week ofthese, followed by a few days' respite, a.ndthen a similar wder for another week's outdoorlife of the same description. The annoyingpart was that we were so ne8-r home, and yethome was so far away, and, to add to this,we had hardly seen the insides of our bungalowsto get things squared up.The Civil Service week, early in February,gave a short respite. To those who know the"Week" it needs no description. and tothose who don't I'm sorry time and spaceprevent details.The following extracts from Battalion ordersheralded a pleasant outing :­1. The Battalion will move by train toGaipura (distance, 250 miles) on 9th inst.to take part in Divisional man~uvresfrom 9th to 18th Fe.bruary inclusive.2. Scale of Baggage.-Officers, 40 lbs.;N.-C.O.'s and Men, 20 lb!!. No privatetransport will be allowed under anyconditions.3. The following wil1 be the distribution of­Officers to Companies, etc. :-" A," Lieut.H. E. H. Johnston-Stewart; "B," Capt.L. G. Pringle, M.V.O.; "D," 2nd Lieut.W. U. M. Camp bell ; "F," 2nd LieUJt.E. M. Grant; "G," Major C. E. Andl1ews ;" H," Capt. G. H. Walker and 2nd Lieut.W. P. Stewart; "I," Col.-Sergt. Brisbane.Signa.lling Officer, 2nd Lieut. R. A. B.Low; Transport Officer, Lieut. W. G,.D. G. Rorison; Machine Gun Officer,2nd Lieut. E. R. Macpherson." K" Company were at musketry, and sowere left behind, while H.C.S. and RC.W.A.were both employed on the " gilded" staff.We went out close on 800 strong, the Companiesbeing well up to strength.No one, I think, was disappointed a.t nothaving enough work to do, though the areawe worked over could not, at the wtside,have been more than t or 5 miles square.The country lies between Allahabad andMirzapur, and consists of low, rocky hills,which are very steep, and on the whole are ba.dgoing.Our first day out augured well, as we had nofood or dxink for 16 hours (no warning wasgiven of this, so we had made no prepaJ:ations).We did a night attack on the last nigb.t, a.nd.as soon as it was light, the Division filed pastGeneral SeWer, our Divisional Commander.We then went straight down to our traiu.which, thanks to someone having scared a.Llreason out of the Babu station-master's head,starte,d two hours late, a.nd got us home a,bout2 a.m. on Sunday morning, nearly 6 how:sla-te.They have given us a little rest latE.'ly, andaocounts of football. etc., are giv.en elsewoor.e.The big Pivisional 84:l8ault-.aro-al'ms comesoff early in March, and I hope we shall havesome lu.ck in the events we a:r:e entering for,and that we shall have sQm.ething wortkrecwding for the Dext number.Major Ronaldson and 2n.d Lieut. AnderSQll.have both joined us since we got here. Onthe other hand, nearly all our time-expireda.nd other men have left us, and we shall besettling down to real hot weather eomparedto that at Dinapore and Dum Dum.SERGEAN"TS' MESS NOTES.THE New Year was celebrated very quietlyin the Mess on account of our having paokedup leady to move to Lucknow.Before l~aving Dinaporo, the Shropshire

52 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.Light Infantry, who relieved us,, entertainedus in the way of a smoking concert on the3rd day ofthe New Year.Songs and recitations were given by membersof both Messes, and a very enjoyable eveningterminated with the singing of "Auld Lang.Syne."The journey to Lucknow was a very tediousone-leaving Camp' in Dinapore at 11 a.m.{In the 4th January, and arriving in Lucknowat 6 a.m. the following day.The Bands of the King's Own Royal LancasterRegiment and Durham Light Infantryplayed the Battalion into its new barracks.A splendid dinner and refreshments wereserved in our new home to the married familiesand the members of the Mess. This wassupplied by cur old friends the "Lancs,"which shows the good feeling that alwaysexisted and still exists between the two Corps.Since the arrival of the Battalion here, wehaven't had much time to see what the placeis like, nlthough the surrounding countryis pretty well known to everyone who tookpart in the Brigade and Divisional manoouvtes.There appears to be plenty of sport in thecold weather, and I suppose it is like the remainderof the stations in the hot weather­-everyone who can clears off, to the hills. '. The Mess is a spacious building, and is'nicely situated in the centre'of a lovely garden.Two'tennis courts adjoin the Mess, and not afew take advantage of the' healthy' exercisein the cool of the evening. .The Lucknow Races, which were' held on the1st, 3rd, and 5th, have been something new,to us in the line of sport, and were largelyattended by the members of the Mess, whowere at home to the other Corps in the Station-viz., 1st Royal Dragoons and 1st King's'Own Regiment-on the la.st day of the races.. During the Locke-Elliot boxing tournamentthe front seats of the Central Gymnasiumwere well packed nightly by admirers of thenoble art from the Mess.Mike Elias,the charripion billiard player-of India, gave an exhibition game in the Mess,when he conceded Sergt. Mackie 500 in a' game-of 1000 up. . .EIias did nothing brilliant for a champion,his best breaks being 85, 77, 72, 68 (twice), 62,and numerous others' over, 50. Mackie'sbest were 41, 38, 31, 27, 25, 21, and 16 eighttimes in succession. Elias ultimately won by.76 points. , ,The first of our q\ladrilleparties, which weintend to be monthly. was held in the Mess-_.._ .._--­on the 16th February, and proved to be asuccess.The Mess was' 'tastefully done ,up, anddancing, which commenced at 9 p.m., wascarried on till the early hours of the morning.The music, whiah was perfeot, was suppliedby our String Band, under the directorshipof Band-Sergt. Whapham. .The duties of M.C. were ably carried outby Col.-Sergt. BresIin.The members of the Sergeants' Mess werevery agreeably surprised .by receiving a veryhandsome present from the Colonel-viz.,a silver-mounted ram's head.It will be remembered that we had the misfortuneto have our Mess plate, etc., stolenwhile we were in Dinapore. The Colonel'spresent is most appropriate, and is a fine specimen.Colonel Stockwell's care for the welfareof the Sergeants~ Mess is much apprecIated bythe members, and we hope before long weshall be in a position to replace some of thecups, etc., which have been won by theRegime,nt.'ANNUAL TEA.THE annual tea for the married families of the1st Battalion was held. in the Sergeants' Messon February 25th, when a rare gathering ofthe clans was witnessed. Owing to our movi:ngit had been unavoidably postponed fromthe New Year. '.To the accompaniment of sprightly selectionshom the String Band, and also the Pipes,the proceedings commenced with a right gOQillyspread of refreshments, arranged on the scaleof a small banquet. Everything 'was of thevery best, and we were soon busy doing justiceto our feast and our appetites. My word,don't our appetites get the better of us sometimes'!' .Well, now, having thoroughly" amused"oUlselves so far, we' adjourned' to the tenniscourt, where one of the far-famed Indianjugglers' had seated himself. Of course wecould all quite easily see how his clever trickswele performed, but the more we attemptedto discover his trickery the more he trickedus, until. we had ,to admit being baffled. Howhe manufactured a dozen or so pretty littlebirds, " all alive, oh," out of a diseased-lookingpiece of rag, which he affectionately styled" My dead canary," cannot be ascertained.The conjuring over, we repaired to the

HIGHLAND 'LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.Sergeants' Mess, when the children were pre-'sented with toys, and the grown-ups withcharming and delightful presents. Mrs. Stockwellkindly presented the various gifts, andt,hat she succeeded in pleasing and delightingilach one of us there can be no doubt. Shewas ably assisted by the other ladies of theRegiment, including Mrs. Wolfe-Murray, Mrs.Andrews, Mrs. Stevenson-Hamilton, and Mrs.Thomson, all of whom contributed to the generalair of happiness.The, afternoon closed with an exceedinglybright and enjoyable series of lantern views,qisplayed by the Rev. Mr. Reed, of the WesleyanMission.The whole afipir went as smoothly as theproverbial marriage bell. We noticed; though,When our Colonel and other of our Officerswho were present were leaving, and when itbecame high time to show OUI' appreciationof their splendid efforts, that the Sergt.-Majorand schoolmastel were busy trying to melshalthe bairns together for three cheers. But thewee mites, with their newly-acquired toys,proved more elusive than even the Sergt.­Major's scouts. So the attempt failed, hope­Iljss)y.MANOUDRA JOTTINGS.Two srouts sighted an umpire standing on amound haVing a drink from his flask.First Scout-Now, Kirsty, how would youreport that? , ,Second Scout-Oh, just,say "a heid sodgerhaving a. wee donal on the top 0' a heap 0'glaur.", The Syce of a " Burra Sahib" in the Regimentaccosted some men of a Companyresting in a tope of tlces, saying "BurraSahib, say, give this to any soldier." ," This"was rather a tasty lunch, and the Syce hadno sooner spoken than ,he was rdieved of it,and it quickl}rdisappeared. Shortly aftel,the ", Burra Sahib," looking very hungry,came up and asked whom the Syce had givenhis lunch to. Apparently the Syce's orderswere to hand the lunch to a soldier to, holdtill the " Burra Sahib" had time to come- forit. Eh! What!First Scout-What's the name of this place ?Second Scout-Gaipur (very poor).First Scout-Very appropriate. I'll putit down in my book .so that I'll no' come hereagain.IFirst Jocle (to another, after an enforcedfast of about 14 hours)-I have not had a biteor drink all day.Second Jock-What's the use of grousing?You have two things, anyway.First Jocle-\V'hat's that?Second Jock-An empty heid and an emptystomach."\\"here'8 the stretcher-bearers?" "Here you are! What's up?" Limping Jock produces chit: "Gunshot wound on right knee." Stretcher-bearer, aftercarefully reading chit, hands it back with theremark-" Atcha! Medicine and duty; nomore bandages."" What do you think of the' night at~ack ' ?""Oh, it puts me in mind of a combinedintcrnational football match and the 5th ofNovember.""NIGHT ATTACK."Warranted by the profession to raise a goodhearty laugh! ! ! !It has been known to prove effectual evenon the ribald soldiery-l-" unwashed," andpossessed of a " 76-hour hunger."TRY IT! !" Terri ers " ans w er " Rats ! " .LOST.A "wee" tiffin basket and a "thin"camel-last seen during Divisional manreuvres-near Jibragar Hill (Sqre. C-Tif.)Reward-Contents of the Tiffin Basket!with camel thrown in.Note.-The p.bove cuttings are private property,and there's no fear 0'£ copyright!W.M.O.FOOTBALL (DINAPORE).ON Saturday the 2nd January, 1909, a football matchtook place between the Highland Light Infantry andthe King's Shropshire Light Infantry, who had arrivedat Dinapore previously to take over the b&rraokson our departure for Lucknow. Our opponents c'll,mewith a reputation, as they are at present holders ofthe Murray Football Cup, so we expected stern oppositionfrom them, and the game would also give us anidea as to how our team would fare later on in Lucknow.The teams lined up before a large attendance, bothRegiments being. strongly supported. The game wasa bit of a novelty to some of the Dinapore men whohad the misfortune to spend three years in that station,where they saw nothing superior to Company and Half­Company football. The Shrops, having lost the toss,opened the game, and for the first five minutes the

UIGRLAND LIGRT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.players aJl seemed to be nervous, but soon settled downto the game, and the play was fast and exciting; butgradually the H. I •. I. took command of the game andhemmed their opponents in, and only for the good andplucky display by the Shrops' goalkeeper were theyunable to open the score. The pressure which theR.L.I. was apply:irig was bound to meet with success,and it occasioned no surprise when Innes netted witha neat header after good play by the forwards, the goalbeing received with great enthusiasm by their sup·porters. HaJf.time was called with the score unaltered:H.L.!., I goal; Shrops, nil.The second half started with the H.L.I. once moremasters of the situation, and the Shrops' defencehad a busy and anxious time of it to keep their goalintact, and conceded a couple of corners, which werefruitless. The ball was now carried into the H.L.I.half of the field, and Mullen was tested with a difficultshot, which he cleared smartly; and the game changedto the Shropshire's goal by some good combination onthe right wing, and Sergeant Mackie finished the move·ment by cleverly netting the baJl with a drop shotwhich gave the goalkeeper no chance. After this thegame was more even, and play was confined to mid·field until near the end, When Sergt. Mackie, our centre.forward, found himself in possession of the ball in frontof goal, and he caused great disappointment by liftingthe ball over the bar. The final whistle blew shortlyafter, and the H.L.I. retired victors by 2 goals to 0,which score flattered the Shrops, as on the run of thegame the score ought to have been more, if all chanceshad been accepted.R.L.I. Team.-Mnllen; G:lrman, Renton; Scott,M'Menemy, O'Rourke; Kennedy, Hogg, Mackie,Innes, Stome.Both our Football Leagues, of which mention wasmade in the last Chronicle, are now concluded, and thewinning teams are worthy of 'congratulation. "F "Company topped the 1st Division, and" D" Companythe 2nd Division. "D" Company had the honour ofwinning the 2nd Division undefeated, and in the 1stDivision "E'" Company Buffered defeat in, their lastfixture 17. " B " Company, going down by 3 goals to I,to everybody's surprise.The Leagues are liS follows :­. ,1ST DIVISION COMPANY LEAGUE.Matches. Goals.Teams.Pld. Won. LoIIt. D~ ,I'Dr. Agst. Pt&"D" Coy., 6 4 0 2 9 2 10"B" Coy., 6 1 2 3 7 8 5·"F" Coy., 6 1 2 3 5 6 5·"G" Coy., a 2 4 0 11 16 4• A tie.2ND DIVISION COMPANY LEAGUE.Matches. GooJe.~ .-'--.Teams. Plyd. Won. Lost. Dm. For. Apt: Pta." F" COy., 6 5 1 0 15 9 10" B " Coy., 6 2 2 2 9 8 6" D .. Coy., 6 1 2 3 7 9 I)" G .. Coy., 6 0 3 3 5 10 3"CALLER OU."H.L.I. 17. D.L.I.This match was played soon after our amval inLuoknow, before the Durhams left us, and we did nothave an .. easy thing on."They played a fast game throughout, and we werelucky in beating them. The ball was never stationary,and yet it was not wild kicking, but judicious placing,and rough play wa./! conspicuous by its absence. Scienceseemed to be the order of the day, and a very pleasantgame ended-H.L.I., 1; D.L.L, O.H.L.I. team '\Vas as follows :-G:lal, Corpl. Phillips;backs. Tait and Renton; half· backs, L.·Corpl.Marshall, L .. Corpl. M'Menemy, and O'Rourke; for·wards, Keunedy, L .. Corpl. Rogg, Sergt. Mackie,Collins. and Corpl. Duncan.H.L.I. v. 1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS.Our next venture was the" Royals," who are rather'a formidable lot. They have plenty of knowledge otthe game, and have the height and weight as well ..and the " Jocks " were put on their mettle, and had toplay hard to "repel the charge of cavalry from alldirections." Each goal had narrow escapes, but the'custodians were in form, and each was beaten onoe by,ripping shots. The game was interest' the end"and tesulted in a draw-H.L.I., 1; Roy agoons, 1.Team.-Goal, Corpl. Phillips; backs, Gorman andRenton '; half· backs, Marshall, M'Menemy, O'Rourke:forwards, Kennedy. Hogg, M'Kay, Patterson, Duncan.1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS·V. R.L.I.Our return "friendly" with the "Royals n waS'ed on their ground, and ended in a defeat for the',nders. The game. if anything, was better thlUllthe cavalry men showing fine combination"which gave them the lead after twenty minu1les. Ourfellows seemed to have a day off, their passing" wasinaccurate, and their kicking feeble. Old" SQfety "was in good trim, which perhaps accounts for the' scorestopping at 2 goals against. "Mickey " O'Rourke·amused the spectators by standing on his head and'turning about before his feet again reached tt:n'a ./irma :but as the effort was compulsory, the result was ob·viously painfnl, and he seemed dazed for a while, anddid not repeat the performance. The game on thewhole was in favour of the horsemen", ana'ended, in, RIdefeat for the visitors. Resuli-:Royal Ilrapns. 2;;H.L.I., O.Team.-Corpl. Phillips; Tait, Renllon.r MarshaU•.}rMenemy, O'Rourke; KtIDiIledy,. GklJ:maIl,. M'Kay.,Patterson, Duncan.H.L.I. W.~!f' (Ilwar.,Mter our defeat by, the<

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.was played on the King's Own ground, and, but for one Promotions and Appointments.regrettable incident, would have been a close finish.;; ,"The Highlanders, having won the toss, electcd to play with the sun at their backe, and the Klng's Own 2869 L .. Sergt. O. Scott, promoted Sergeftllt, 20thkicked o If. The first minute saw a detcrmined rush November, 1908. on M'Donald, but Patterson stepped in and cleared 7548 L.-Sergt. G. Smith, promoted Sergeant, :3Othwith It strong kick. After some midfield play, the December, 1908.Highlanders took a . hold of the game, and kept up apressure which could not long remain fruitless. The7544 L.-Sergt. F. M'Cafferty, promoted Sergeant,game was about 15 minutes old when the K.O. "goalie"30th December, 1908.a~tempted to kick M'Kay, and, as he had been pre­ 9187 Unpaid L.-Sergt. R. Bell, appointed Paid Lance·VIOusly warned about the same thing, he had to retire. Sergeant, 20th November, 1908.We had only ten men to face now, but that was, if 7681 Unpaid L.-Sergt. G. Shrubshall, appointed Paidanything, worse than eleven, as they resorted to the Lance-Sergeant, 30th December, 1908.one baok " hookum," and successfully put our forwards 769i5 Unpaid L.-Sergt. E. Patton, appointed Paidoffside. About twenty minutes from the start, a pass Lance·SerlIeant, 30th December, 1908.from the right was snapped up by M'Menemy, who had fil)63 L..CorpI. D. Turner, promoted CorpOlal, 20thbeen playing well, and with a "first time 40 horseNovember, 1908. power" drive he sent the ball crashing into the net. I()()67 L.-C.orpI. W. Ross, promoted Corporal, 1stThe cheering had barely su bsided when Lollins, withDecembH, H108. a surprise shot, 25 yards out, registered No. 2 for the 8542 L ..CorpI. E. ];:ves, promoted Corporal, 30thJocke. Half.time-H.L.£., 2; ItO., O. December, 1908. The second half wa.s well contested, but offside spoilt 8540 L.-COl·Pl. J. Britten, promoted Corporal :lOththe game. Our fellows were not used to one· back Decembcl', 11l08. tactics, and when a goal seemed certain somebody was 10138 l,.-Corpl. A. Clarke, promoted Corporal, 30thoffside. Although the honours were in favour of the December.1908. Jocks, there was no further sroring. Result-H.L.I., 9348 J~.Corpl. W. Butler, promoted Corporal, 8th2; K.O., O. January, 1909.R.L.I. team was as follows :-M'Donald; Patterson 8026 L.-Corpl. D. Gilfillan, promoted Corporal, 27thand Gorman; Marshall, O'Rourke, and CoUina; Ken­January, 1909. neuy and Hogg, M'Menemy. M'Kay and Reddy. 8026 Corpl. n. Gilfillan, appointed Orderly-RoomClerk 27th January 1909.DONAL' l\I"VEE DRAP SAYS :-­9612 Unpaid L.-Col'pl: T. Pulton appointed PaidThat the fitba' team is pretty fit. (Pel'haps it i8 Lance.Corporal 1st December 1908.because the master tailor is used to fitting people.)10095 Unpaid L .. Corpl. G. Dickson appointed PaidThnt "Mickey" O'Rourke will get hurted if he Lance-Corporal 5th December 1908.tries mony mair fancy ying.10555 Unpaid L.-Corpl. G. Johnstone, appointed PaidThat there wisna' ony mistake aboot M'Menemy's Lam~e-C.orporal, 14th December, 1908.goal; it wis a bumpe,.. 9503 Unpaid L.-Corpl. D. Roy, appointed PaidThat it pit!; him in min' 0' hi" ain fithlt' davs tile see Lance-Corporal, 22nd December, 1908./ the b't' gann in the net. . 10498 Unpaid L.-CorpI. A. Geake, appointed PaidThat there is bag; 0' fitba' players, bit no' mony Lance-Corporal, 30th December, 1908.can play fitba'.9827 Unpaid L.-CorpJ. N. Pass field, appointed PaidThat the yin-back game i~ no' fair.Lance. Corporal, 30th December, lllO8.That it is a peety auld " Saf~ty " ha~ a titba' knee. 10187 Unpaid L.-Corpl. .J. Kirkpatrick, appointed PaidThat the team only wants an ootside-left. Lance-Co~poral, 8th January, 1909.That the goalkeeper is wee, bit he's guid.8048 Unpaid L..Corpl. T. I.ee, appointed Paid Lance­That the Murray Cup would look nice in the Ser­ Corporal, 20th January, 1909.geants' Mess.10087 Unpaid L.-Corpl. T. Simo, appointed l'aid Lance·That it would look braw in the canteen tae if it Corporal, 27th January, 1909.wis fu'. ' 9076 Unpaid L.-Corpl. J. Wilson, appointed PaidThat he caught a cauld through shoutin' at the Lance-Corporal, 29th January, 1909.last makh. . 10035 Unpaid L.-Corpl. J. Marshall, appointed PaidThat he will chanoe gettin' anither yin. I,ance-Corporal, 29th January, 1909.That, if Khirsty disna' agitate at the nex' match, 7728 Pte. J. Stuart, appointed Unpaid Lance-Corporal,he'll get twa black een. 11th January, 1901l.G. S. 10548 Pte. H. Atki.ns, appointed Unpaid Lance­Corporal, 11th January, 1909. 10054 Pte. G. Seagrove, appointed Unpaid Lance­. Corporal, 22nd January, 1909.9808 Pte. J. Johnstone, appointed Unpaid Lance­Corporal, 29th .January, 1909.9849 Pte. R. Thayne. appointed Unpaid Lance­Corporal, 29th January, 1909.8123 Pte. J. Reid, appointed Unpaid Lance-Corporal,15th February, 1909.7392 Pte. T. M'Caskie, appointed Unpaid Lance­Corporal, 19th February, 1909.()685 Pte. J.Docherty, appointed Unpaid Lance­Corporal, 20th February, 1909. 10458 Pte. G. Bridgeman, appointed Unpaid Lance­Corporal, 20th February, 1909.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.EXTENSIONS OF SERVICE.7683 Sergt. T. Jones, extended to complete 12 yearswith cqlours, 19th January, 1009.7563 Pte. G. Renton, extended to oomplete 12 yearswith colours, 19th January, HlOQ.7491 Pte. W. Durward, exteJld~ to complete 12 yearswith oolours, 20th January, 1909.7477 Pte. T. Corrigan, extended to oomplete 12 yearswith oolours, 25th .January, 1909.7513 Pte. F. Smith, extended to complete 12 yearswith oolours, 26th January, 1009.7392 Pte. T. M'Caakie, extended to complcte 12 yearswith colours. 28th January, 1909.7619 Pte. J. Mitchell. extended to oomplete 12 yearswith colours. 27th January. 1909.7493 Sergt. P. Sim, extended to complete 12 yearswith oolours, 15th February, 1909.S123 L .. Corpl. J. Reid, extended to complete 7 yearswith colours, 26th January, 1909.742S Pte. A. Anderson, extended to complete 12 yearswith oolours, 1st February, 1909.AWARDED 2ND GOOD·CONDUCT BADGES.9011 Pte. J. Mornson, 25th November, 1908. 9013 Pte. R. Dickson, 7th December, 1908. 9015 Pte. T. Stewart, 8th Deoember, 1908. 9129 L.·Corpl. W. Wolstencroft, 8th January, 1909. !)lOO Pte. A. Wilson, 11th January, 1909. !108n Pte. R. Marshall, 6th January, 1909. B895 Pte. A. Mizen, 8th January, 1909. !1173 Pte. T. M'Dougall. 29th January, 1909. 9174 I,..Corpl. F. Staines, 27th January, 1909. 9133 Pte. W..Floyd, IIth January, 1909. 9182 Pte. J. Digby, 1st February, 1909. mso Pte. G. Ransom. 28th January, 1909. 9170 Pte. G. Turner. 26th January. 1909. 10493 Pte. A. Taylor, 7th January, 1909.10429 Pj;e. R. M'Ewan, 28th December, 1008.10560 Pte. T. Hendry, l,*th Janul\ry, 1909.10424 Pte. T. Seagrott, 27th December, 1008.10434 Pte. W. Weller, 4th January, 1909.10415 Pte. J. Davis, 17th De!Jember, 1908.10494 Pte. W. Herbert, 7th January, 1909.10512 L..Corpl. S. Porter, 16th January, 1909.10436 Pte. J. C.amp, 81st De

IUGHLAND LIGHT IN¥AN'l'RY CHRONlq,E.57AWARDED 1ST CLASS SCHOOL CEBTDrICATE. 7510 Pte. J. Chisnall, 29th September, 1908. OTHER CERTIFICATES.QUALIFIED AT SCHOOL OF MUSKETRY, PACIlMARI(Distinguished).5655 Sergt. A. Morrow, 24th Ootober, 1908.PASSED Cuss OF INSTRUCTION IN TRANSPORT DUTIES,RAWAL I'j:NDI.6923 Sergt. J. l\I'Donald. 18th January, 1009.PASSED CoURSE OF INSTRUCTION IN AMBULANCE.9251 Corpl. G. Whitten. 10349 Pte. T. Mitohell.9865 Pte. R. Wa.1lace. 9860 Pte. J. JlIomes.9963 Pte. R. Dearie. 10318 Pte. J. Fishlook.7767 Pte. J. Clayton. 9283 Pte. D. Boyd.9676 Pte. J. Fleming. 10125 Pte. J. Boyd.10499 Pte. A. Miles. 9831 Pte. W. Green.9537 Pte. W. Snell. 10592 Pte. C. Newman.10221 Pte. H. Mills. 9682 Pte. •T. Campbell.8QOO Pte. G. M'Kee.10126 Pte. A. Pert.10382 Pte. H. Mattocks.9981 Pte. W. Brymer.9159 Pte. J. Rodden. 9005 Pte. D. Tennant.10322 Pte. H. Hardy. 10540 Pte. A. Munn.BIRTIlS.3602 Pte. J. Lappin, son, born at Lucknow, llthFebruary, 1909.DEATHS.10540 Pte. A. Munn, at Luoknow (enteric fever), 24thFebruary, 1909.~ndBattalion News.THE following Officers moved with the Battalionfrom Fort-George to Cork on 20th and22nd January:-Major Lumsdaine, MajorArmstrong, Captain Murray, Captain Gaussen,Captain Segrave, D.S.O., Captain Stuart,Lieut. Davis, Lieut. Simson, Lieut. Stevenson,Lieut. Thackeray, Lieut. Gerard".and theQuartermaster.Lieut. Brodie and 5 N.-C.O.'s.... and menproceeded to Limerick for a Telephone Course(Field). They left Fort-George some daysin advance of the Battalion.:. t'1'Captain Gaussen and Lieut. Gerard proceededon detachment with "C" Companyand about 60 rel,lruits to Y oughal on arrival. of the Battalion at Cork. The recruits wentthrough the new Table'Il at Youghal. Thisdetachment returned to Headquarters inthe first week in March.Captain lIartin, Lieutenant Stevenson, andLieut. Gibson-Craig, with "D" and "E"Companies went on detachment to Kilkennyin' March; Captain Beresford and Lieut.Thackeray went with "A" Company; andthe Signallers went to Fort Camden at themouth of Cork Harbour at the same time.Since we arrived in Cork we have had verystrenuous times. The Battalion was mobilisedfor war on 26th February. We were giventhree days to mobilise in, and on the 2ndMarch we marched out to Blarney with twoCompanies at war strength. We took all ourfirst and second line transport, fully packedand equipped. Previous to the parade allOfficers were examined in the contents of each

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HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONWLE.59cart by the Brigadier. The Subalterns weremade to take off a wheel from a G.S. waggon,and put a spare one on. When we arrivedat Blarney we carried out an outpost scheme.The Brigadier rode round the position, andwatched the men cook their dinners in theirmess tins. The Quartermaster showed hisbilleting dispositions for the whole Battalionat war strength in Blarney. We arrived backin Cork at seven o'clock after a most instructiveparade. The Machine Gun Officer, Tr ~nsportOfficer, and Signalling Officer were allmounted, a.nd we all carried our mobilisationequipment and 35 lbs. of baggage. Besidesthe above, several Officers have been on Staffrides, war games, and visits t9 coast defences,etc. The Band have undergone a course ofstretcher drills lasting six weeks. Twelvemen ha.ve been through a course of sanitationand also through a transport course. 'Ve allfeel that the Irish command is not so peacefulas Fort-George.The Battalion goes to Kilworth on the 15thJune, and we carry out our training-Company,Battalion, Brigade, and Divisionalfinishingon the 14th Sep·:embel'.Several Officers have been out huntingwith the Unit,ed Hunt, South C'nion, and MuskerryHounds. There have been severalPoint to Points which we have also attended.Captain Segrave, D.S.O., left us in Februaryon leave, pending embarkation to India.RECR1!ITS .JOUrED.11180 Pte, W. M'Oormack. 11216 Pte. P. Arthul'.11181 Pte. M. Lane.· 11217 Pte. D. M'Lean.11182 Pte. W. I..ogan. 11218 Pte. C. Graham.11183 Pte. J. Sturdy. 11219 Pte. ,T. Buchanan.11184 Pte. E. ~foore. 11220 Pte. J. Wren.11186 Pte. W. Paterson. 11222 Pte. A. Hornley.11187 Pte. W. Goldie. 11223 Pte. W. Kerr.11188 Pte. J. Caddell.. 11224 Pte. W. WiIson.11189 Pte. J. Mackenzie. 11225 Pte; ,T. Young.11190 Pte. C. Downie. 11226 Pte. D. Ellis.11191 Pte. W. Campbell. 11227 Pte. J. WiIliams.11192 Pte. W. Johnstone. 11228 Pte. J. M'Donll.ld.11193 Pte. J. Alexander. 11229 Pte. W. Whyte.11194 Pte. J. I..ambeth. 11230 Pte.A.WiIson.11195 Pte. D. Brown. 11231 Pte. ..A. Leith.11196 BoyT. Inglis. 11282 Pte. I. Stewar.t.11197 Pte. A. M'Laughlan. 11233 Pte. J. Cruickshank.11198 Pte. J. Matthew8. 11234 Pte. A. Parker.11199 Pte. A. Rattrav. U235 Pte. G. Bailey.11200 Pte. A. Hat1U!ton. 11236 Pte. A. Leavens.11201 Pte. J. Holmes. 11237 Pte. W. Brow'Il.11202 Pte. J. Tominey. 11238 Pte. G. Wil80n.11203 Pte. J. Wilson. 11239 Pte.l'v!. O'Hara.11204 Pte. J. Campbell. 1124() Pte. So ~ea!.11205 Pte. J. Doel. 11241 Pte. W. Hawkins.11206 Pte. J. Dunn. 112·{2 Pte. •T. Barr. llW7 Pte. H. Davis. 11243 Pte. R. Nobbs. 11208 Pte. J. Donnaehie. 11244 Pte. J. Battesoll. 11209 Pte. D. Crawford. 1124.') Pte. R. Lamont. 11210 Pte. F. Shinnie. 11246 Pte. W. Morrison. 11211 Pte. N. Carney. 11247 BoyJ. Morri80n. 11212 Pte. n. M'Lean. 11248 Pte. R. MilIar. 11213 Pte. O. Olding. 11249 Pte. J. Murray. 11214 Pte. R. Henderson. 11250 Pte. T. ~fonaghan. 11215 Pte. D. ~I'Cann. .TOINED FROM 1st BATTALION.7537 Pte.•1. M'Toal. 7610 Pte. A. Nicholson.7567 Pte. T. Williamson. 7Gll Pte:J. Robertson.7571 Pte. J. Sneddon. 7613 Pte. A. Devlin.7575 Pte. W. M'Lav. 7618 Pte. J. Mitehell.7576 Pte.•T. Thorbilrn. 7626 Pte. M. M'Callum.7581 Pte. D. Phillips. 7638 Pte. W. Ferguson.7582 Pte. R. Dryden. 7643 Pte. P. Lavery.7583 Pte. W. Thomas. 7649 Pte. R. Hunter.7589 Pte. H. Collins. 0045 Pte. P. Venison.7597 Pte. D. Stewart. 10537 Pte. C. ,Tepps.,MOVE OF THE BATTALION FROM FORT­GEORGE TO CORK, JANUARY, 1909.THE Battalion left Fort-George on the eveningof Januarv 20th-in two special trains, at10.30 p.m." and II p.m., for Glasgow. MajorLumsdaine was in command, the CommandingOfficer being away on sick leave. Previousto our departure we had had very bad weatherand a heavv fall of snow, which left the Foriin a telTibl~ state, and the road to the stationwas very bad for the heavy baggage. Thebaggage went on three days before the Battalion,and we never saw it again till wearrived at Cork.The Battalion had a great send-off frelmFort-GeOl'ge Station.We arrived in Glasgow at about 6.30 a.m.,and marched from the station to Messrs.Burns & CO.'8 Wharf, where the Battalionembarked on the S.S. "Spaniel." We tookvery Idle time to embark, getting away at8.15. Several old members of the Battalioncame to see the Regiment off. All ranks werevery well catered for on board ship, exceptthe women and children, who, I cannot say,were as comfortable as they might have been.It was a most interesting journey down theClyde, past all the shipbuilding yards, and Ithink several of us improved our knowledge.We thought at :first we were going to havea very rough passage, but in the end we hada most delightful trip.The sea was like a mill pond, although therewere one or two in the Battalion who did notagree with: this remark.During·the voyage we practised fire drill,etc., and the C.O. inspected the ship.

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HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.61We arrived at the north of the Liffey atabout 11.80 p.m. that night, and we were considerablydelayed by fog, not reaching NorthWall till 1.80 a.m.We took about half an hom to disembark,and the women and children and two Compani~swere sent off in the first train, and theremainder in the second.We reached Cork the next morning at about7.45. The W{lmen and children were driVenup to Barracks, and the remainder marchedup, escorted by the Band of the Royal WelshFusiliers.The A.S.C. had very kindly got most of theheavy baggage moved up to Barracks, andwith the Royal Welsh Fusiliers kindly assistingus in baggage fatigues we did not take longto get straight.The whole of the Battalion, including thewomen and children, breakfasted with theRoyal Welsh Fusiliers. This was greatlyappreciated by all ranks.Promotions and Appointments.6746 Sergt. R. Herries, promoted Colour· Sergeant.6731 L .. Sergt. A. Campbell, promou-d Sergeant.7702 L .. Sergt. J. Rosl>, promoted Sergeant.5968 1...Sergt. J. Richards, promoted Sergeant.11071 L .• Sergt. J. Williams, promoted Sergeant.M52 1...Sergt. '1'. Taylor, promoted Sergeant.7741 Corpl. W. ,Uack, appointed Paid Lance.Sergeant.4167 Corpl. A. Rivers. appointed Paid L..Sergeant.8628 Corp!. T. Turton, appointed Paid I,ance·Ser.geant. 8874 L .•Corpl. W. Turner, promoted Corporal. 10078 L .. Corpl. A. Bristow, promoted C{)rporal. 9276 L. ·Corpl. W. Baillie, p.romoted Corporal. 9878 L .. Corpl. W. Grubb, promoted Corporal. 10032 1...Corp!. R. :Uartin, promoted Corporal.10881 Pte. J. Wilson, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal..10469 Pte. W. Land, appointed Paid Lance.Corpol'al.10697 Pte. J. Carney, appointed Paid Lance.Oorporal.11006 Pte. P. Taggart, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal.11018 Pte. G. Bell, appointed Paid Lanet'·T.{)rporal.n083 Pte. W. Button, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal.11098 Pte. T. Reilly, appointed Paid I.Mce.Corporal. '10545 Pte. H. Hutchings, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal.11055 Pte. H. M'Glashan, appointed Paid Lance·Corporal. 10694 Pte. W. Lambert, appointed Bugler. 11099 Pte. J. Green, appointed Bugler. UIOa Pte. J. Simpson, appointed Bugler. DL'lCHARGED.7a21) Pte. A. Kirkwood, medically unfit for furtherservice.I) 988 Pte. H. l\litchell, medically nnfit for fllrtherservice.10 159 Pte. H. l\1ahoney, medically unfit for furtherservice.4312 Pte. A. Young, medically unfit for flirtherservice.979i Pte. R. Paterson, free under Article 1058 (iii.),pay warrant.11128 Pte. S. Finnen, free under Article 1058 (m.),pay warrant.10567 Pte. A. Baring, on payment of £18.11117 Pte. W. lI'Master, on payment of £18.9691 Pte. D. Nelson, on payment of £18.11195 Pte. D. Brown, nnder age.TRANSFERRED TO ARMY RESERY.E.7427 Corp\. T. Hothersall, on expiration of period ofArmy service.7447 Pte. A. M'Keehnie, on expiration of period ofArmy senicc.EXTE.."'SIONS OF SERVIOE.7481 L.·Sergt. W. Shepperd, extended to complete12 Veal'S with the colour8.7590 Sergt: E. Taylor. extended to complete 12years with the colours.10694 Bugler W. Lambert, extended to complete12 years with the colours.11099 Bugler J. Green, extended to complete 12 yearswith thc colours.11105 Bugler J. Simpson, extended to complete 12years with the colours..RE.ENGAGEMENT!'l.7086 Sergt. A. Romanis. re.engaged to complete 21years with tbe colours.6447 Corpl. W. Bain, re· engaged to complete 21vears with the colonrs.6488 ('A)'i,p\. C. Lockyer, re-engaged to complete 21years with the colours.6436 Pte. G. Gormall, re.engaged to complete 21years with the colours.GOOD·CONDUCT BADGES. AWARDED 3RD GOOD.CONDUCT BADGES. 6199 Pte. J. Hollins. 6327 Pte. T. Kilgour. AWARDED 2ND GOOD·CONDUCT BADGES. !Jl60 Pte. A. Douglas. 9085 Pte. D. M'Ault'y. RESTORED 1ST (';rl)OD-CONDUCT BADGE. 9771 Pte. G. Devine. AWARDED 1ST GOOD·CONDUCT BADGES.10334 Pte. A. Phlllips. 10638 Pte. A. Welfare.10407 Pte. W. Fitzgel'ald. 10642 Pte. W. Ingram.10421 Pte. R. Reeves. 10527 Pte. H. Welsher.10469 1...(',orpl. W. Land. lOoM Pte. ,T Rabbit.~.10539 Pte. J. Smith. 10651 Pte. A. Currie.10547 Pte. R. May. 10497 Pte. G. Trine.10500 L.•Carpl. W. Reich. 10652 Pte. J. Wigston.10507 Ptt'. H. Saunders. 10446 Pte. H. Solly ..10545 Pte. H. Hutchins. 10522 Pte. T' Bailley.10408 Pte. W. Cook. 10657 Pte. E. Turner.10402 Pte. W. Burns. 10454 Ptt'o .T. Parmenter.10404 Pte. Ho Pinson. 10580 Pte. A. Rainey.10566 Pte. J~ Turton.CER TIFICATE.9698 Corpl. A. Browne, granted Chiropodist Cer.tificate.

62 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.POSTED TO P.S. AND OTHER CORPS.4259 Col.-Sergt . •T. Salley, posted Glasgow University Contingent, Officers' Tmining Corps. 7121 Sergt. H. T"awrie, posted to 1st Battalion, India. 7197 Sergt. J. BalTie, posted to 1st Battalion, India. 10536 Pte. H. Wilson, transferred to W Battery, R.H.A.6635 Sergt. D. Ferguson, posted to P.S. 4th (Reserve)Battalion.6267 Sergt. A. Mail', posted to P.S. 4th (Reserve)BA.ttalion.BIRTHS.5575 Col.-Sergt.-Inst. of M. R. M'Farlane, daughter,born at Fort-George, llth October, 1908.6790 Sergt..Bugler O. Watt, son, born R.t Fort­Georg~, 4th November. 1908.7742 Pte. •T. Lambie, daughter, born at Cork, 25thFebruary, 1009.@bifuary.NOTABLE VETERAN'S DEATH AT INVERNESS. MR. PATRICK SINNOT, a nonagenarian veteranwho had served hill country in various parts ofthe world, and had thrilling experiences ofactive service, passed away at Inverness lastnight. He was born in 1818, and enlisted atDublin, in the 17th Foot, in 1837. He tookpart in the Afghanistan Campaign, and in1839 witnessed the fall of Chuznee and Kelit.Later on he saw active fighting in the Scindeexpedition of 1846, having many excitingexperiences on the march to Lahore underLord Napier. In 1848 Mr. Sinnot left the17th Regiment and joined the Sea forth Highlandersin Bombay. In 1854, on his wayhome, the transport the" Earl of Balcarres,"which was conveying troops home, waswrecked in Mozambique Channel, and thevessel drifted helplessly for over a month,eventually reaching Cape Town after threemonths' sail from Bombay. Being keen foractive service, Mr. Sinnot transferred into theHighland Light Infantry and sailed for theCrimea. He was present a-t the siege andcapture of Sevastopol. After twenty-one yearsactive service, Mr. Sinnot was appointedQuartermaster of the local corps at Fort­George, where he remained for twenty-twoyears. Twenty-seven years ago he retiredfr0m the Army, after having served fortythreeyears. He held quite a number ofmed'l.ls. His military career was marked bybravery and a keen desire to serve his country.-The Scotsman, January 15, 1909.THE LATE COLOUR-SERGEANT DONALDFERGUSON, KINROSS.We also regret to record the death ofanother well - known Kinross-shire man,Colour-Sergeant Donald Ferguson, late of the7lst Highland Light Infantry, who passedaway suddenly on Sabbath last in a Glasgownursing home, where he had undergone anoperation. The deceased soldier, who was ason of the late Mr. John Ferguson, Logierait,Perthshire, was born close to Logierait PalishChurch about 69 years ago. At the age of16 he enli!Jted in the 7lst H.L.!., in whichRegiment he served for 23 years. Shortlyafter enlistment he was sent to India, wherehe arrived about the close of the Mutiny.For eight years he was stationed in India,and held medals for severaJ engagements,and also the Meritorious Service Medal as areward for his long and meritorious service,including the Indian Mutiny and Umbeylah1863 campaign. With the exception of threeyears, the whole of his service was on foreignsoil. He retired with the rank of ColouriJergeant,and was appointed Volun'~eerSergeant-Instructor of the 7th Argyll andSutherland Highlanders in Kinros3, whichpost he held for over 16 years. He was hon.secretary to the Kinross Curling Club for 23years, and for about 20 years was secretaryand ultimately treasurer of the Kinross HighlandGames. He acted as Sheriff Officer andAssistant Inspector of Weights and Measuresfor the county, besides being employed byKinross and Milnathort Gas Light Companyas their collector. He was also interested inSt. Serf's Masonic Lodge, of which he heldseveral offices dming his membership. Hisson, James, enlisted in the Argyll and SutherlandHighlanders, and was killed at Magelsfontein.Alfred Donald, another son, is nowColour-Sergeant in the 71st H.L.!., stationedat Dum-Dum, in India. He is survived bya widow and three sons and three daughters,for whom much sympathy is expressed intheir sad bereavement.The funeral took place on Wednesday tothe East Burying-ground. A short servicewas held in the West U.F. Church, the coffin,covered with beautiful wreaths, being carriedfrom the house to the church on the shouldersof four of the Sergeants from his old Regimentat Hamilton-viz., Colour-Sergeants Gray,Taylor, and Burn of the 7lst H.L.!., andSergeant Duncan, late of the H.L.!., accompaniedby Sergeant-Major Stephenson of the4th H.L.!., Hamilton. Despite the very incle­

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.63ment weather, the funeral was followed byalarge number of his fellow-townsmen andseveral Volunteers to their last resting-placeby the margin of Lochleven.-The KinrossshireAdvertiser, January 16, 1909.DEATH OF A CRIMEAN VETERAN.By the death at his residence in Westport,KiIsyth, of Mr. William Young, the list ofCrimean veterans is further depleted. Aged80 years, deceased was a native of the district,and enlisted in the 716t Highland Lightlnfantry in 1854. With them he saw a gooddeal of foreign service, having three medals,clasps, and bars for the Crimea, 1855; India,1858; and Turkey. •DEATH OF ANOTHER CRUlEANVETERAN.Sergeant W. Nairn, Montrose, a Crimeanand Indian Mutiny veteran, died reoently.He was born in 1826, at Newtyle, and enlistedat the early age of 16 in the 7lst HighlandLight Infantry. He was at once drafted out toCanada. He took part in the siege of Sebastopol,and during the Indian Mutiny wasstationed at Gwalior, in Central India. Of his27 years' service with th.e colours, Nairn wasonly six weeks at home. He held the rank ofSergeant for 21 years, and possessed fivemedals-Crimean, Turkish, Indian Mutiny,Long Service, and Good Conduct and ~IeritoriousService. He was buried at SleepyHillock Cemetery with military honours.accompanied it to Kandia, where he was presenton the 6th of September during the Moslemoutbreak. At the time of the outbreak hewas a patient in hospital. All the patientSat this time took their rifles and ammunitionwith them, and those that were physicallyable got under arms. Private M'Neill having·been mortally wounded outside the hospitalenclosure, a rescue party was formed from theHospital guard and convalescents to bring thewounded man in; and while covering theretirement of this party back into the hospital,Guthrie was severely wounded, being shotthrough both shoulders.Guthrie was subsequently mentioned byMajor-General Chermside in his dispatch, andwas awarded the medal ·for DistinguishedConduct for his gallantry on that occasion.He was sent home to Netlel' to be invalided onaccount of his wounds, but was sufficientlyrecovered to travel to Windsor on the 11th ofMal', 1899, when he received the medal fromthe'hands of the late Queen Victoria.OUR REGIMENTAL BREASTPLATE.WE are indebted to Mr. J. C. Leask for theabove sketch of an old 731d breastplate in thepossession of Mr. Milne of Calverley, Leeds,who has kindly given a description of it. Hesays i~ is, no doubt, a genuine silver plate ofabout 1780 of the old 73rd, but not hallmarked;that he had also made certain it wasWe have also to record the death of anotherCrimean and Indian Mutiny veteran, 1n JohnEadie, late 7lst Highland Light Infantry, whodied at Paisley on the 17th March, aged 78.He left the Regiment in 1876. He was inpossession of five medals-Crimean, Turkish,Central India, Umbeylah, and Good Conduct.THE LATE W. GUTHRIE.We regret to note in the Pensioners' Obituarythe death of No. 6409 Private W. Guthrie,whom many in the Regiment WIll rememberas having gained the Distinguished ConductMedal in Crete. .Enlisting in theH.L.I: in 1897, he joinedthe 1st Battalion in Malta,· and· soon afternot a silver gill; plate of the present 73rd,stripped of its gilding. It differs from otherspecimens. of the breastplate of the old 73rd,and it is possible that the pattern of bleastplatewas different in the two Battalions whichexisted at that time.

HIGHLAND ,LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.Fully Fifty Yeats Ago.No. I.Ay, it's just within a wink or two of that longago time. To look forward to half a centuryseems a lifetime, and causes the thought­" Will I, or will I not 1" Strange, yet true,to look back upon it is just like the other day.You were drifting out of the teens whenyou first slipped into a red coat, and remembertl~e first time you heard the "Dress forparade" sound, and some old soldier s.a:id­" Ay, laddie, that bugle call says, ' 0 bit you'rebonnie when you're dressed for palade.' "And looking in the glass you are forced toconclude that there was truth in the remarkthat came from a group 0' sodgers' bairns oneday in the Crown Square-" Eh, oor daddy hasnae hair on the tap 0' his heid !" And youconclude that it is just the right thing for theladdies that are now doing Orderly man, orOrderly Sergeant, to tip you the homely word­" Come awa', daddy; ho(,'s a' wi' ye the day 1"That's a bit 0' cheer tae auld loons. As a rule,auld sodgers are usually meny and cheerful'that is if they are steady old files; but if theyare old boozers, they are apt to be grumphyand a wee bit cro~s-grained.But the right kind don't fly the redflag, even although they are sometimesaddressed, as one was, as fellows :-" Didyou ever travel at the public expense?"Certainly a strange question to ask, whenfishing fOl information, seeing some do travelat the public expense, and that mucha,gainst their will, while othels travel with alltheir heart in their journey. To travel underthe escort of two bobbies is the opposite ofpleasant, but to travel on military warrantis quite another thing. Hence the abovequestion was rather a staItler, and made onethink-" Which is which 1 " and, after catchingbreath, to blurt out-" Surely, sir, youdon't mean to insinua'~e--" The look onthe face, and the manner of speech, broughtforth the apologetic reply-" Certainly not;by no means; hope there is no offence. ionly meant to ask, 'Were you ever in theArmy 1 ,,, Being a patient individual, andslow to get red-headed, and, moreover, knowingthat the gentleman was above beingimpertinent, the idea of insult vanished;and a crack that lasted for a few eveningswas the outcome of the above question.Usually it is only great men that are interviewed,but sometimes small fry are honouredafter that fashion; and the following chat wasjust answering questions:­" I have often wondered," said the gentleman," what object a lad had in view when heresolved to become a soldier. There was aperiod in my life when the Army had 8. greatattraction for me, but circumstancespreventedme following out my desiles. It was the dress,and the opportunity of seeing life was in myeye."" Well, as far as the dress goes, the gilt soonwears off the button; and as for seeing life,thcre is a story in an old book about a youngchap who left home with that object in view,and he wound up with landing amongst somepigs, and had a big desire to put his nose inthe same dish with them. But to your question.I believe the attraction to most ladsis the coat; yet there are many who are likepoets-born, not made; and so it is 'withmany who have served, and are now serving,in the ranks of our Army. Thare was a periodill their life when a military geed waS planted;inclination wateled and nourished it, and,when age came, the plant bloomed. I knowone young man whose parents' ambition wasto see their son in a pulpit; however, ordination,bands, and ministerie 1 gowns had noattraction for him, and he is now serving in theArmy as a Commissioned Officer, and he rejoicesthat his life's dream has been attained.And I am intimate with another. I haveknown him since he was a bairn. To havetheir son a schoolmaster, neither trouble norexpense W8S spared by the parent~. Pipe-claywas prefelable to 9halk, and a rifle and b~yonetswamped the tawse, maps, and pomters;he, too, is commissioned in the Army. Yousee, air, these and many others wele bornwith a red coat in their htart, and t.bey onlyrested when they had the coat on their back.It is the height of folly to try and shunt such

HIGHLAND LIGHTlads off the. military line-as well try to keepback the tide with a pitch-fork.. What objecthad I in view? I remember the time wellalthoughit is 65 years ago-when the militaryseed was planted in my heart. I had justbeen promoted to my first pair 0' breeks.My auld granny was a good old soul-hername, Peat-and she was as Highland as thenative turf. Being named after my grandfather,I was her fair-haired laddie, and fromthe time I was able to toddle I was her specialchum. Every Sunday I escorted her to thekirk; and what a joy it was one Sunday tosee in our pew a real Jive soldier! I bolted, andgot into the seat first. The soldier lifted meoil to the seat, gave me a swe::ltie, patted meon the head, and said-' Whist, noo.' Mygrannie gave him a kindly smile, and handedhim her big-print Psalm book, whispering asentence or two in Gaelic. From that momentthe soldier and I were sworn chums."On the way home my grannie began todraw me. 'Where was the text? Whatdid the minister say?' I plumped out thenumber of buttons on the soldier's coat. Thedear old soul nearly collapsed. 'It wasawful to count buttons in the .kirk, or anywhereelse, on a Sunday.' Her hopefulgrandson hung his head and promised futureamendment. That day he took home acomplete suit of military uniform in his heart,and quietly resolved-' When I'm big I'll bea sodger.'" As I advanced in years, many a day when Iought to have been at school I was watchingthe soldiers drill on the Esplanade, or in theQueen's Park, and when found out got awhacking. And in answer to the angryquestion-' Whaur wis ye?' - between thewhacks and the sobs I would say, ' Doon inthe Park seeing the sodgers rin an' hearin' theguns crack.' Then,' I'll crack ye!'"The Crimean ·War was a time of greatexcitement. That was a period that causedthe inward military seed to grow by leaps andbounds. The summer of '57 was the timewhell the plant began to bloom. At that timethe civilised world-which, of course, includesEdinhurgh-was staggered. The news of theIndian Mutiny filled everyone with horror.As you passed along the' streets you wouldhear such words as' Miscreauts,' 'Bloodthirstyvillains.' Delhi and Lucknow werespoken of in tones of indignation; but therewaS in the great; black cloud one peep of light.The galla.ntdeeds of Sir Henry Havelock andhis_little band of brave men were on eveIYCHRONICLE.tongue, and to the people of Edinburgh theybecame heroes. But one morning the wholecity was plunged into deep gloom; a.smilewas not to be seen on a fabe that day. Everyonewas moving about hushed. There werethe great black posters-' Death of theHeroic General Sir Henry Havelock.' The2nd February, 1858, was a keen, hard, frostyday. My chum, 'Wee Jock,' and I were'free, able, and willing to serve Her Majestyand her heirs and successors for a period of tenyears, or twelve if required,' and we wereenrolled into the 'Fighting Glescll. Keelies.'"Did I ever regret the step I took on thatday?-Most certainly, No. All I am, and allI have-no matter how you look at it-all isbound up in that splendid common-sensestep. If I was a lad again, and holding theexperience I now have, I would again join thegrand old ranks. 'Wee Jock' could playthe penny whistle· and the flute, hence hemelted his 'listing bob on the latter, and awaydown in the 'High Wood' Dalkeith, heserenaded the 'sprugs' and me with martialmusic. Being now Queen's men we werehoused at the public expense. Our first nightin military life remains in memory till this day.n was spent in a billet-a long stone stair;a low-roofed garret room; a skylight;. iceinside and ice outside; a ricketty old bedstead,with some spars awanting; a shortmattress, and scanty bed-clothes. The nextmorning 'Wee Jook' chittered out, 'Imaun hae a heat before I try tae wash myface.' And Geordie agreed that it was a wis,esuggestion. That night we acted on Scotchgumption, and went to a large lodging honse.It was just a repetition of the 'Beggars'Opera'-a large kitchen with fully fiftypeople. 'Wee Jock' monnted on to thetable, and for several hours there was leaping,louping, and what some called 'dancing.'There were several wooden legs in the crush,and for once in our lives we were looked uponas military heroes. 'Puir liddies; ye kenthey are 'listed; an' wha kens if they'll deein their bed?' Jock whispered. 'Puir?I'll never be pnir a' fia life. t'm a Bodger.'And now, sir, it's getting late. Some othernight I'll tell you about the' Hook and Eye.' "After" many thanks," and another apologyfor his abrupt question, we agreed to meet tha.tnight next month.April, 1907.GEORGE P. MILI,AR,'Late Sergeant 71at H.L./.

66 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.BUGLER BROWN.WE were sitting round the Mess fire one nightwhen, during a lull in the conversation,Macleod said-·" I say, l\Iajol', why do youkeep that old bugle up in your bunk under aglass case ? ""Well," said the Bugle-Major, "there's astory connected with that bugle, which, if youcare to hear, I will repeat.""Fire away, Major," was the reply fromseveral of us, as the Bugle-Major could tellsome rather good yarns, as he had seen somepretty stiff work up in the Indian Frontier,and had done his share, as the little bits ofcoloured ribbons on his chest bore silenttestimony.The Major began--" Just after I got incharge of the ~ugles, I had one of our Regimentalfailures applying to me to be takenon as an acting bugler. He was a very decentchap, but not very smart, and a most awkwarddrill, with the result that he was always introuble. I felt rather sorry for the youngster,so spoke to the Adjutant, and. got youngBrown appointed as an arting Bugler. Morning,noon, and night he was at practice, butnever seemed to be able to master all thecalls properly; however, I kept him onin hopes that some day he might pick up theknack." One day an order came for us to proceedat once up to the frontier, as a powerful chiefhad broken out in open rebellion. I remembersaying to young Brown that he would bebetter in the ranks, as he was a failure as abugler, and it would not be safe to the othersto rely on him when in action to sound theproper calls. Brown begged very hard tol)e allowed to remain as a bugler, hu~; I wasobdurate. I did not think it right to trusthim when lives would depend upon the correctcall being sounded, so I finally said-' It'sno· use, Brown; as a bugler you are an utterfailure.'" So Brown returned to duty, and went withhis Company as a dutyman." We had been hunting the Afghans forllomeweeks, but could only get skirmishes withthem, as their main body always eluded us.Our casualties were, however, rather heavy,and many of our fellows were killed, and alarge number wounded; more than half ofmy buglers were either sick or wounded, withthe result that one day Brown was re-appointedas a bugler. I never saw a man look so happy;but it was with fear and dread that I handedhim a bugle, and said-' For Heaven's sake,Brown, don't make any mistakes.' 'Trustme, Major,' was his reply." A week later we got neWR that we werenear the main body of the enemy; and wewent into camp, expecting to attack themwhen our supports arrived the next morning.As we had strong picquets out, no danger froma night attack was apprehended, and we wentoff to our bivouac to get as much rest aspossible for the hard work which we expectedthe next day."I was suddenly a wakened from sleep bythe loud notes of a bugle sounding 'thealarm' about 200 yards to our front. Theclarion notes seemed to peal and re-echothrough the midnight air. Once-twice-thealarm rang out, clear and distinct; forthe third time it began, but a flash of flame inthe darkness and a volley of musketry cut itshort. Instantly we were under arms and atour posts, and not a minute too soon; the whole ­force of the Afghans was upon us. It seemedas if it was some diabolical nightmare; wewere outnumbered six to one, and it wasmostly all bayonet work. Thanks, however,to the timely warning and our magazine rifl.es,we gave them a warmer reception than theybargained for; still it waR a stiff bit of work,and after losing about half their number theyretired, and we pursued them. some distanceas the first faint streaks of dawu. shone in theeast. I made for. the direction from whichthe bugle call had sou'Iided, and on the top ofa rock we found poor Brown, almost deafi,with several bullets tlu:ough him, and hisbattered bugle, which had,alsoheen piercedby Afghan bullets; clenched firmly in hisright hand. A stimulant rallied· him a little;

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.67•and he told us how the sentries on outpostduty had been surprised and stabbed in thedark, and how the whole party were capturedand killed, except himself; he was kept aclose prisoner, and was brought between anescort in the rear of the attacking party. Hewas told that when the attack was made hewas to sound the 'retire,' and thus causeconfusion in our ranks, and make us an easierprey to the Afghans, for he was to be released,and was to receive a large sum of money.Brown agreed, and rapidly formed his plan.Re waited until they were within a couple ofhundred yards of our camp, when suddenly hetripped up his guards and dashed away 'intothe darkness. He clambered up to the rockwhere we found him, and sent forth theclarion call which roused our camp. Soamazed were the Afghans that he was soundingthe alarm the third time before a volley cutit short. ."We carried him into the camp, but thedoctor's skill was of no avail; and two hourslater poor Brown died. His last words.to mewere, , Major, I don't think I made a mistake.I was hot quite a failure.'"We buried him on the lonely hillside,beside his comrades, and we knew that he hadsaved our lives at the expense of his own." The old bugle with the hole in it was theone with which Brown sounded the alarm,and is my most valued possession."J. S. C. F."A H undred Years Ago."THE British Army had 110W necessarilyto remain inactive at Salamanca for a time,until Sir David Baird's division should haveclosed up at Astorgas; but meanwhile }{oore'smind was fully occupied with plans for thefuture conduct of the campaign. As themountain passes of the Samosierra and Guadaramawere now in the enemy's hands,· nooffensive movement was possible towardsMadrid. No intimation had yet been receivedas to the capitulation of Madrid, which city,Moore trusted, would make some attemptat the French arms. He accoldinglydespatched Graham to try and find out particularsof its fate. He judged that the FrenchEmperor would be more anxious to deal ablow against the British than to over-runany particular province in the Peninsula; heaccordingly decided on the bold plan of throw.ing himself upon the French lines of communicationand inflicting heavy loss on their'broops before support could arrive; by doingso he hoped to draw the Emperor north, andthereby relieve Madrid (which he supposedwas still holding out), and give time for thesouthern provinces of Spain to organise torepel the invader. He fully realised the perilof his own almy, but he also knew themar',~ial spirit of his soldiers, felt the pulsationof his own genius, and, the object being worththe deed, he dared essay it, even againstNapoleon.Graham leturned on the 9th of Decemberwith the news that Madrid had c~pitulated, inspite of much boasting, after but 'one day'sresistance. This still further increased thedanger of the British situation, but Moore,still determined to aid the Spanish, adheredto his former intention, having formed strongdepots of stores along the roads from Salamancato Lisbon, and from Astorgas toCorunna, in case he should be forced to retire.On1;he 11th of December Moore commencedhis advance with 23,000 men against Soult,whQ commanded a division of 200,000 men,

HIGHLANDunder Napoleon's orders, beyond the RiverCarrion and round Burgos. On the 16th hewas at Toro, where news was received that theSpanish General Romana, who was to haveco-operated with the British, instead of doingso, was in full retreat to the mountains ofGalicia, reduced by hunger and fatigue to adisheartened rabble of little more than 8000men, from whom. no help could be hopedfor.. On the 20th Sir David Baird's forcejoined Moore, and the whole army was nearMayorga, as much concentrated as thenecessity of obtaining corn in a country devoidof fuel and deep with snow would permit.The weather was very severe, and the marcheslong; but the men were robust and theirdiscipline admirable; there were few stragglers,and the experience of one or two campaignsonly was wanting to perfection.Meanwhile Soult was rapidly concentratinghis forces on the Carrion, and on the 21st oureavalry, consisting of the 10th and 15thHussars, under Lord Paget, in a brilliant encounter,completely overthrew 700 Frenchdragoons at the town of Sahagun, taking 13officers and 154 men prisoners in twentyminutes. Having outmarched his supplies,Moole remained at Sahagun on the 22nd and23rd. His plan was to move during the nightof the 23rd, so as to arrive at the Carrion bydaylight on the 24th, force the bridge, and fallupon the main body of Soult's army. Buton the evening of the 23rd trustworthy informationwas received that the whole of theFrench armies in Spain were in movement tocrush the British. Among the convergingforces, 60,000 men and 150 guns, having 15days' provisions in carts, were reviewed bythe Emperor at Madrid, and by the eveningof the 22nd 50,000 of them were at the footof the Guadarama. Deep snow blocked thepass, and after twelve hours of ineffectualtoil their General reported the road impracticable;but Napoleon, rebuking him fiercely,personally urged on the columns, and thepassage was effected amidst storms of hailand sleet, the cold and fatigue being so intensethat many men and draft animllols died duringCHRONICLE.the two days the operations lasted. On the26th Napoleon was at Tordesillas. "If theBritish pass to-day in their positions," hewrote, "they are lost." But Sir John Moorehad become fully aware of his peril, and thathis position was untenable; without aid fromRomana he would soon have been surrounded.He had, howcver, gained the political objectof drawing Napoleon northwards against himself,and away from the southern provinces.In spite of his lapid march, having scarcelyrested night or day, Napoleon was twelvehours too late; the British were safe acrossthe Esla. Moore, leaving the reserve, thelight brigade and the cavalry, at Sahagun,had moved his heavy baggage and stores tothe rear. On the 24th Hope, with twodivisions, fell back by Mayorga, and Baird byValencia de San Juan, where he croosed theEsla by a ferry-boat. Moore then followedHope's division with the reserve and lightbrigade to Valderos.To revert to the particular experiences ofthe Regiment, their headquarters were atSahagun on the 24th of December, and thatevening they turned out at 6 o'clock, full ofhope and expectation that they were once moreto try conclusions with the enemy; after waiting,cooling their heels in the streets, till aftermidnight, they were ordered back to theirquarters. Next morning the order came toretire. Bitterly disappointed, and sullen andangry at being ordered to turn their backson the French, whom they had been lookingforward to meeting once more, and thrashingas they had done at Vimiera, they commencedtheh retreat with feelings which soonled, throughout the whole army, to great lossof discipline. "On the 25th, Christmas Day,we commenced our retreat for the sea coast,melancholy and dejected, sinking underextreme cold ~nd fatigue, as if the very elementshad conspired against us. On the26th it rained the whole day without intermISSIOn.The soil here is of a deep, rich loam,and the roads were knee-deep with clay.To form a regular march was impossible, yetwe kept in regiments; but our sufferings

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.were so great that many of our troops lost a.lltheir natural activity and spirits. The ideaof running a.way from the enemy we had heatat Vimiera, without even firing a shot, was toogalling to their feelings. Each spoke to hisfellow, some in common conversation, withbitterness, rage fla.shing from their eyes,some upon the most trifling occasions of disagreement.""The poor Spaniards had little to expectfrom such men as these, who blamed them fortheir inactivity. Everyone found at homewas looked upon as a traitor to his country.'The British are here to fight for the libertyof Spain, and why is not every Spaniard underarms and fighting? The cause is not ours;and are we to be the only sufferers?' Suchwas the common language of the soldiers;and from these feelings pillage and outragenaturally arOS6. The conduct of the men inthis respect called forth, on the 27th, a severereplimand from the Commander-in-Chief." We halted at Benevente for one night.Just as the last division of our army enteledinto the town the drums beat to arms. Everyman was on the alert and at his post in Bninstant, The cavalry poured out of the gatesto meet the enemy; but the French did notlike the manner and spirit that appearedamongst us. They retired from the heights,and we endeavoured to pass the night in thebest manner in our power."*The Regiment remained two days 9t Benevente.On the 27th, the cavalry and stragglersbeing all over the Eela, General Crawfordcommenced destroying the bridge amidsttprrents of rain and snow; half the troopsworked while the other half kept the enemya.t bay from the heights on the left bank.At ten o'clock a.t night a large party of theenemy, following close behind some waggons,tlied to pass the picquets and rllsh the bridge,but were driven off; this failing, a sharpskirmish commenced. Their evident anxietyto interrupt the work induced Crawf.ord todestroy two arches instead of one, and blow* .. .Journal of a Soldier,"up the connecting huttres~, which WaS llAtcompleted until midnight of the ~8t4, wha»the troops descended the heights op tl:!.e lefthank and pasaed silently in single ille ~verplanks laid across the broken arches, &Ilp.gaine4 the other side without loss; this wasan instance of singular good fortune, for thenight was dark and tempestuous, the riverrapidly risjng with a roaring noise, and theenemy close at hand.'):wo days' rest had been gained at Benevente,but for wan"c of transport little ~o~lldbe done to remove the stores, the greater partof which was therefore destroyed. Earlyon the 29th the Reserve and Crawford'sBrigade quitted Benevente, but the cavalryremained guarding the fords. At this'junctureGeneral Lefevre Desnouettes ca~e upwith the French advance guard, and seeing onlya few cavalry posts, as he thought,unsupported,cIOssed the Esla at a ford some 300 yards abovethe bridge "with some 600 horsemen; he continuedto drive the picquets back towardsthe town until supported by part of the 3.dGerman Hussars. At this moment the plainwas covered with stragglers, baggage mules,and followers of the army; distant picquetsand orderlies were seen galloping in; thetown was filled with tumult, and there seemedevery prospect of a considerable disaster.Lord Paget however, waiting until the Frenchhad emerged well into the plain, suddenlylaunched thf' 10th Hussars at them, frombehind some houses at the edge of the town,where they had been concealed, and completelyoverthrew them, and hurled them backinto the river, where the French General washimself wounded and made prisoner. Bvtheir brilliant charge the situlltion was saved,and Lord Paget continued to occupy the lineof the river during that day, thus giving theinfantry time to faU back.This action on the Esla is described in the" Journal" :-" Scaroo was our rearguaJ'dwithin the town ere the alai'm wag sounded.We rushed to our posts, pushing the inhabitantsout of the way. Women and children.crowded the streets, wringing their hands and

70HIGHLAND LlGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.c'al1ing upon their saints for protection. Theopposite plain was covered with fugitives.The French liked not, as usual, the spiritwith which we formed and the ardour withwhich our cavalry issued from the gates.The bridge over the Esla had been destroyedto little purpose, as a ford was found only 300yards further down the river. The picquetshastened thither, and were skirmIsbing withfour squadrons of the Imperial Guards whichhad already formed on the bank. The 10thHussars were sent for. On their arrival,General Stewart, with them and the picquets,charged and drove the Impe..:ial Guard intothe river. They cressed in the utmost confusion,but formed on the opposite bank.Sorne pieces of artillery that had been placedon the bridge soon dispersed them. Gene;:alLefevre, commander of"tbe Imperial Guards,and seventy prisoners, were the fruits of thisaction."On the 30th cbe Regiment reached Astorgas,which they had been Itd to believe was to betheir resting-place; here also they found thereI~mants of General Rc msna's Spanish army,which was 10 have combined with the British.Its condition now, however, was mi~erable inthe extreme; and it was very evident that nohelp could be expected from them. "It hadmore the appearance of a large body ofpeasants driven from their homes, famished,and in want of everything, than a regulararmy. Sickness was making dreadful havocamong them." Moore's difficulties, indeed,were greatly increased by the presence of theremnant of Romana's army; during theprevious month large stores of every sort hadbeen accumulated here by Sir David Rairdfor the army. The presence of Romana'sarmy now led to such tumult and confusionthat any proper distribution of these storeswas found to be quite impossible, with theresult that part had to be destroyed and partleft to fall into t,he enemy's hands. Amongstthis were large supplies of boots and clothing,and our men, although in rags, and many ofthem barefooted, had to go on without thesenecessaries owing to the impossibility ofdistributing them.Quitting Astorgas on the 31st, the nextstage of the retreat commenced, probably themost trying of all. From Astorgas to VillaFranca, a distance of some 60 miles, the roadpassed over a high mountain, where theyexperienced the full terrors of winter in abarren, open, and desolate country. Almostwithout fuel to cook the little food they didget, and without shelter, the limit of miseryseemed almost to have been reached. Provisionswere scarce and irregularly issued,while the waggons in which were their maga.­zines, baggage, and stores, were often desertedin the night by the Spanish driVelS, who wereterrified at the approach of the French." The first sixteen miles the road lay whollyup the mountain, to the summit of Foncebadons,and the country was open. At thistime it was a barren waste of snow. At thetop of the mountain is a pass, which is, theysay, one of the strongest in Europe. It isabout eight or nine miles long. All throughthis pass the silence was only broke:l by theglOans of the mert who, unable to proceedfurther, laid themselves down in despair toperish in the snow, or when the report.of apistol told of the death of a horse whiC'h' hadfallen down unable to proceed. The ·rainpoured in torrents; the melted snow washalf knee-deep in many places, and stained bythe blood that flowed from our wounded andbruised feet. To add to our we wer~forced by turns to drag the baggage. Thiswas more than human nature could sustain.Many waggons were abandoned, and muchammunition destroyed. Our arrival at VillaFranca closed the second act of our tragedy." What a New Year's Day had we passed!Drenched with rain, famished with cold andhunger, ignorant when our misery was tocease, how differently did we pa.ss our ' Hog-·manay' from the manner our friends werepassing theirs at home!"*On the 1st January, Napoleon occupiedAstorgas, where 70,000 infantry, 10,000*" Journal of a Soldier."

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFAN;TRY CHRONICLE.cavalry, and 200 guns were united. Theo.ongregati.on .of this mighty f.orce, while itevinced the p.ower and energy .of the greatNapole.on, als.o attested the genius of theBritish GeneJ;al wh.o, with a comparativehandful .of men, had succeeded in arrestingthe c.ourse .of the c.onquer.or and .of drawinghim and his vast Mmy int.o this rem.ote part.of the Peninsula. .That M.o.ole, by thus drawingNa.p.ole.on away fr.om her richer pr.ovinces,succQured Spain in her hQur .of need cann.otbe denied. That Nap.ole.on shQuld havebrQught his great army f~Qm Madrid tQ Asto.:rgas,.over 200 miles . .of cQuntry, crQssing am.ountain range, and in the depth .of winter,was the greatest cQmpliment thatc.ould havebeen paid tQ M.oQre's genius and pr.owess,and demQnstrated the. importance he musthave placed .on the destructiQn .of the Britisharmy in Spain. Receiving intelligence byc.ourier that Austria had at last j.oined therest .of Eur.ope against his cQuntry, NapQle.onreluctantly f.ound himself c.ompelled tQ returntQ France, and handed.over the further pursuit.of the British t.o Marshal S.oult, the ablest .ofhis marshals.At Villa Franca a. cQmbat tQ.ok place, inwhioh the pursuers were repulsed Vlith thel.oss .of their General, CQlbert, and severalhundred men. The Regiment dQes not appear.to have taken any part in the engagement.Up till the arrival at Villa. Fran-ca the c.onduct.of the s.oldiers generally had been fairlygood, and there had been nQ seri.ous l.oss·.ofdiseipIine, but here it became very bad, and,in .order tQ check .outrages., M.oore f.oliUld it.necessary t.o make an exa.mple. Threesoldiers Qf the 7th Hussars had been deteoted,in breaking .open aho.x and stealing wearingapparel from the inh&bitants. These p.o.orfell.ows drew lots, and .one was shQ1 ;' he hadprevi.ously been a good soldier. There werelarge stQresof wine in the t.own, and many ofthese were br.oken int.o by .our tr.o.ops; and·many men died there. When the armyma;rched .out, many men cOD-eealed themselvesin these cellars, and. Were left behind-s.ometo fa.ll into the hallds .of the enemy; .othersafterwards fQll.owed and came up with .ourrear-guard, dreadfully cut and wQunded bythe French cavalry, wh.o had ridden t.hrQughthe lines .of these lame, defenceless wretches,slashing and sabreing them.The next stage .of the retreat cQmmenced.on the 2nd .of Januaty-a distance .of ab.out50 miles-t.o Lugo; the first p.orti.on was a·stiff climb up the M.onte del CastrQ, and theprivati.ons were, if p.ossible, m.ore severe thanbef.ore. Ma.ny sick and wounded, wh.o withgreat difficulty had been dragged SQ far alQngwith the army, had DQW t.o be abandonedleft,in most cases, tQ perish. A large number.of sQldiers' wives had been allowed t.o acc.ompanythe army, and, as the wagg.ons br.oke>d.own, their sufIerings were past descripti.on.One incident t.old in the " Journal" issufficient tQ indicate this :-" After we hadgained the summit .of the M.onte del CafltrQ,and were descending, I was rQused by a c1:owd.of s.oldiers. My curiQsity pr.ompted me t.o g.otQ it. I knew it must be n() .co

72 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY, CHRONICLE.discipline, and at the same time announcedhis intention of offering battle here to theFrench. As if by magic all disorder ceased,faces brightened, arms welle cleaned, stragglers~ame up, and 17,000 men bivouacked in orderof battle in a, strong position in front of thetown; all once more animated with the hopeof coming to grips with their pursuers, andhopeful that Q turn had, at last been reachedin their misfortunes.Moore's original intention had been toretreat to Vigo, where he proposed to embarkhis troops on board the fleet, but he had nowreceived reports from his engineers that theharbour' at Vigo was unsuitable for' the em·barkation as offering no position' ir()lli whichhe' could cover the movement. As Vigo wasalso' further off than Corunna., he ordered thefleet to move round to' the latter harbour,and proposed to offer battle to the 'French atLugo., ",ith a view to gaining time for the fl'eetto move, an..Ialso to allow his jaded army toretire' unmolested-.On the morning of the 7th of JanuaryMarshal Boult arrived at the head of 12,000men;' The rapidity of .,the march. and thedifficulties of the' 'loads had told consideFablyupon his troops; and he waited till his columns~ame up to form·thllm in Qrder of battle on a.stroilgmountainous, ridge facing, the· British.As. 'he 'Was prevenied . by '·th.e', gro'lmd fromseeing' what numbers were opposed to him,he advanced ·some'troops and guns and openedfire upon tkii centre, 'which wa.s silen'eed by areply from Ifj'of OUl1 guns. This satisnedhim that he had more than thc British rearglIa.rd·to deal' ' with., Re then made a feintagainSt the British' left, which was rep'\llsedafter. ' considerable fighting, and· with a loss ontlheFtench side of between ·200 and 300 men.Being now co~vinced that Moo~.e intended· to~fferbil.ttle, Soult hastened to bring up hisdivisions in rear, -and at ,daybreak on the 8ththe two armies were still drawn up in (}rdel' ofbattle,' but Soult 'deferred his attack until the9th: The British 'impatiently awaited the as­~ault,'andblanied,their adversary for delayingthe contest;, but darkness fell'without a shotbeing fired, and with it fell Moore's hopes ,ofengaging the enemy on equal terms. Therewas but one day's bread for' his army in Lugo;no transport for reserve ,ammunition, nohospital or provisions, and no second line.Every hour's delay meant a fresh acquisitionof strength to. the French, whose divisionscontinued to close up from the rear, whiledelay added to the danger of the British armybeing turned and cut off. For two wholedays Sir John Moore had offered battle, whichwas sufficient to rally the troops, restore order,and preserve the reputation of the army.It was impossible to remain longer at Lugo,and Moore decided to decamp in the night,and by stealing a march to leave Soult so farbehind as to allow his army to reach theships at Corunna and embark in peace:As regards the particular part played by the7lst :in the fighting at Lugo, according to'Cannon's 'Record," three companies of theRegiment were actively engaged in skirmishingduring the fighting on the 7th, and repulsedthe enemy. 'The Freneh having begunto show on'the 5th; the Regiment was marchedout of Lugo, and spent the night bivouackedon theb&ttleposition. The night was dry andstarlight, but the frost intense, and the menalternately ·went to the sheltered side of eachother to he sheltered from the wind. In thismanner, it is said, when day at length broke,'the· Regiment found they had retrogradedover, two fields from the spot where they had'piled their arms. :Many had lain down . duringthe night overcome, by sleep from which there'was ,no'a, wakening.On the 6th some fighting took place' on theoutposts, but the Regiment were not engaged, .and remained in their position:. On the 7th. Soult's attack co1nmenced~ ;, "From the fipst moment of the att'ack, and, as long as the French were before us, discipline'was restored, and· our officers were obeyed aspunctually. as if 'we had been' on parade at·home. We felt not our sufierings, so anxious',' were we to end them by a victory, 'Which we 'were certain of obtaining. But Soult seemedto know our spirits better than' our oom-'I

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.73manders, and kept at a respectful distance.We 'stood to our arms till evening-the enemyin front-amidst snow, lain, and storms." '"The course of the fight on the 7th Januaryis thus described in the "Vicissitudes":­," The French had been long hanging on oUrrear like a cloud, which now, however, seemedas if it were to burst, as on the morning of thenext day they attacked us in earnest. Twelvemen out of each of the other companies,andthe whole of ours, were sent out to stem theirway. I was among the party that was pla.cedas reserve; in this situation the enemy beganpeppering us with cannon balls, upon whichwe ha.d recourse to our old system of sittingdown. Happening to be under a tree, itwas, struck several times, and the man whosat next me got his musket broken to splintersin his hand without receiving the slightestinjury; the same ball, after forcing its waythrough a stone wall, continued its course to thevery ·lines. Darkness put an end to the ski~mish,in which an odd incident had occurred.One of the men actually brought in a Frenchprisoner hooked by the cheek with his fixedbaYQnet. To prevent mistakes, it is necessaryto mention that this was not done 'with anycruel intention, but in the mere hurry of themoment."This company se'e'ms to have been morefortunate than most in their rations on thisparticular night. ';Oneof the men, fortunately,got.,hold of a bullock, which, it appears, hadmade its escape from' the French. The pooranimal did not better its condition by desertion,as the time Was but short before it was ableeding corpse. The ,generous c~ptor sharedhis,prize with his comrades in the most honourablemanner, and shortly after 'received ahumble message from Colonel Pack' begginga present of the' heart, which request was notonly' con~plied with, but the kidneys w~regiven in addition. This, was not the onlyinstance of officers being obliged to solicit ameal from privates; just at this time several(If theni came arid begged 'a'few potatoes fromus. The officers~ho were well liked received*" Journal of 'a Soldier."a supply with the' greatest alacrity on ourpart, while the tyrannical ones were servedwith a grudge."Some of our'men, having been sent downfo a farm-house for straw, met there with anumber of French soldiers on the same ·errand.Reciprocal civilities passed between' them,giving the direct lie to any national antipathy."Many instances of similar friendly intercoursebetween the opposing picquets are recordedduring the later campaigns in the Peninsula.During the night of the 8th the Regimentwas roused up and received orders to retir;;,and they m.oved off, leaving the bivouac firesbu,rning to deceive the enemy. The groundin rear was much intersected by walls andintricate lanes; special precautions hadaccordingly been taken to mark the rightroads with bundles of straw at certain distances,and officers had been told off to guide thecolumns; but just as the columns ,moved .offa terrific ,storm broke out and bliW away themarks, and caulled the guides to lose theirway. Two of the divisi.ons lost their way, andwhen day dawned they found they were stillclose to - Lug.o. The cQnditi.on of the menbegan t.o be WQrse than ever before. TlteGeneral of one of the leading divisions, thinkingto save his men, imprudently told them totake refuge during a halt in the night in somebuildings which adjQined the rQad. Completedisorganisation was the result; many wereuna ble, and others refused, to quit the shelter,and ,all order was IQst. Since disorder wasbound to spread to the divisions in rear, withwhich the stragglers mingled l the, result westhat the army arrived at Betanz08 .on the 9thin a state very discreditable t.o its discipline ..After leaving LllgQ, the Regiment· haltednext day in a turnip fi~ld. Even that· miserablevegetable was c.onsidered delicious Jood ;and the whole Regiment .attacked them aseagerly,as famished wolves would have donea dead horse! They bivouacked in ,thepitiless rain, among a muddy litter .of straw." A small supply .of flour was found in a farmhouse,and, some hog's lard being prQduced,some of the most experienced bakers soon

.74 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.produced a quantity of flour cakes, with whichwe gorged ourselves to our heart's content,"Comfort is, after all, but a question of comparison,and after days of short commons theylay down for the night in the mud with feelingsof greater happiness. Moving on next day,a large number of the men were now barefooted,and many of the officers were in thesame state, some of them attempting to protecttheir bruised and bleeding feet by wrappingpieces of blanket lOuud them; the constantfriction of wet trews had completely rubbedthe skin off their legs, which added to theirmisery."Orders on the march were now totallydisregarded, every regiment in the army beingintermixed on account of the best walkerspressing on and keeping as near the van aspossible, while the weaker ones fell behind orfell for ever. Many fell sound asleep whilewalking, and then stood in the middle of theroad like pillars; no attempts were made toawake them; the cry of 'Keep off' wasraised, and everyone strenuously avoidedjostling the sleepers." With many, others,the writer of the " Vicissitudes" was unableto keep up with the Regiment, and crawledinto Betauzos on the 10th, and thus describeshis arrival :-" Colonel Pack was looking outof It window when I entered, apparentlywatching for the arrival ()f the stragglers of hisown regiment; seeing me, he asked me whatwas the number of my c()mpany,· and, on my:reply, pointed out the hOU66 destined for itsrec8jltion. I entered with the e:.rpectati~Hl ofbeing the last to arrive of the whole company,which once consisted of eighty IIJen; but new,to my 8.sto.nishm£nt, nine only out 9£ thatnumber stood before me."H~re the Regiment received three days'allowance of beef and bread, which was thefirst issue of ra.tions which had taken placefor many days, the men having had to subsistupon what t,hey could collect for t,hemselves.·Compa.nies in thOlle da.ys were numbered from 1to 10, and not disti.r.tguished by letters as now, the8.a.nk companies being still the "Grenadier" and" lAght" compa.niss.They. also received new shoes, which allowedof their resuming the march in considerablybetter plight.During the March from Lugo to BetanzosSir John Moore had covered his rear with thecavalry and reserve, and ordered s.everalbridges to be destroyed, but the engineers forsome reason failed in every attempt. Fortunatelythe enemy did not come up with ourrear-guard before the evening of the 9th, and,as they were unable to gather in sufficientstrength to attack, Moore halted the wholeof the army during the 10th, and the cavalrypassed to the head of the army, as the groundwas now no longer suitable for their action.On the 11th the French interrupted thoseemployed in destroying a wooden bridge atBetanzos, which was only partially destroyed.Sir .John Moore now assembled the army inone solid mass. The loss on the march fromLugo to Betanzos had been greater than thatin all the former part of the retreat added toall the losses in the advance and the di4erentactions. Fourteen or fifteen thousand infantrywere, however, still in column, and byan orderly march to Corunna demonstratedthat inattention and want of experience inthe officers was the true cause of the disorders,which had a:ff}icted the army far more thanthe sword of the enemy or the rigour of theelements.As the army approached Corunna, all eyes.were turned anxiously towards the sea, butill-luck still seemed to dog their commander;not a sail was in sight, contrary winds still.detaining the fleet and transports at Vigo.The army was put into quarters in the townand awaited the turn of events. Th.e threedivisions oooupied the town a.ndsuburbs ofCorunna, the Seventy-first being quarteredin a rope-work on the outskirts of the town;the reserve meanwhile occupied a hill coveringthe town b.;;tween the village of El Burgo andthe road to St. J ago. The bridge at El B mg0:over the Mero river was now destroyed, asalso that of Cambria further up the river;at the latter place, the engineer employed,mortified at his former failures, was so anxi()usthat he remained too close, and was killed bythe explosion.Corunna, though weakly fortified, w.as sufficientlystrong to compel an enemy to breakground before it, but was commanded fromthe south by heights close to the walls. Moor6"caused the south front to be strengthened,.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 75and occupied the citadel, but disarmed thesea front. In carrying out this work theinhabitants joined heartily, affording a.curious proof of the inconstancy Qf th~Spamsh character. In the past they hadrendered little or no help, but now, whenthey had no hope of help from their allies,who were about to leave the country,. theyturned to loyally to help them, at the riskof incurring the wrath of the French, at.whosemercy they :would soon be left. Procrastinationand improvidenceate their besettingsins, and nowlarge accumulations()f arms and ammunitionwere found intheplaca, which hadbeen Bent out fromEngland months beforeto help theSpanish a rmies, andwhich should havebeen long ago usedfor their ill-clothedand half-armed soldiers.Three miles fromthe town were found4000 barrels of powderin a magazine, as wellas a smaller magazine.Both of these werefired on the 13th. Theinferio~ one explodedwith a terrific noise,shaking all the housesin the town; butwhen the train reached. the great store thereensued a crash likethe bursting forth ofa volcano. Theearth trembled for ",,,,·­..,./-1I---or:-:"1iniles, the rocks weretom from their bases,the agitated waters ofthe harbour rolledthe vess.els as in a storm! A vast column ofsmoke, dust, and flame rose, towering to agreat height, and then stones and fragments,descending in a shower, killed many personswho had remained too near the spot.Besides the destruction of stores and ammuniti()n,another painful measure was necessary.The horses of the cavalry were generally foun­.dered, and it was impossible to embark themin the transports in face of the enemy, and agreat number were reluctantly ordered to beshot, to prevent them falling into the enemy'shand).Soon the French began to gather beyond theRiver Mero, and Moore sought a position ofbattle. A chain of rocky .heights, stretchingfrom the coast to the west of Corunna to theMero, behind the village of El Burgo, offereda good line, but was too extensive, and ifnot wholly occupied could be easily turned onthe right, and he wasaccordingly obliged toselect an inferior rangeof hills, enclosed as itwas, and commandedby the first withincannon shot. Sonlt'sarmy, exhausted bythe rapidity of thepursuit, could not.concentrate before the12th, but on thatday his infantry tookpost behind El Burgo,while his cavalrylined the Mero as faras its mouth. Onthe 14th, the bridgeat El Burgo having" been rendered practicablefor the passageof artillery,Soult passed two divi~sions of infantry andone of cavalry acrossthe river, and to covertheir march openedwith some guns onthe British posts, butwere soon silenced by. the superior Britishfire, and fighting.~nsued, . in whichfour companies ofthe 7lst seem tohave borne the principalpart.On the morning of the 13th the Regimenthad marched out of Corunna, and encampedby the side of a small rivulet, in order to pteventthe enemy from advancing, the streambeing fordable at low water. The followingdescription of the movements of the Regimenton the 13th, and the fighting on the 14th, is

76 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.--~-~~-.-.. -~.~-~~------.....,...----------~----extracted from a letter written by SergeantJohn Graham* to his parents :........," On the 13th the enemy crossed the liverand took possession of very high and commandingmountains in front of us, but did notattempt to attack us till next day. Aboutten o'clock next day, however, they made anattack on our left with their light troops, andwere completely driven by night to their ownground. In this affair our Regiment wasadmired by the whole army, as it WaS the onlyone (with the exception of two or three lightinfantry companies of other regiments) thatwas engaged that day. We charged them for--(word illegible) miles, and were very neartaking two of their guns."In this skirmish the Regiment lost severalmen in killed and wounded (the actual numberis not given anywhere), and Lieut. WilIiamLockwood was severely wounded. On theevening of the 14th the long-looked-for transportsat last hove in sight, and anchored in theharbour, and the work of embarkation wasbegun at once. The dismounted cavalry,the sick, the best of the horses, and all theartillery, were embarked, except six Britishguns and three Spanish guns (worked byBritish gunners), which were kept for actionon shore.Soult no~ occupied the outer line of hills,enclosing the Blitish position, placing his rightat the intersection of the roads leading toSt. Jago and Betanzos, and his left on a rockyeminence overlooking both armies; hiscavalry occupied heights extending furtherto his left. Slight skirimishing took placewith the British picquets on the 15th.In the night, with great difficulty, Soulthad eleven heavy guns dragged up the rockswhich closed his left, and next morning,the 16th, he formed his. order of hattle with histhree divisions-Laborde on the right, Medein the centre, and Mormet on the left.The position was covered on the right bythe villages of Pal.avia Abaxo and Portosa,in the centre by a wood, while the left restedsecure on the rocks where the great batterywas posted, only 1200 yards from the Britishright. The. late arrival of the transports,the increasing force of the enemy, and their* Sergeant John Graham was Paymaster's Clerkof the Regiment in 1800, and served with the Regimentat the Cape of Good Hope and in South America.He was promoted Adjutant of the 1st Battalion withthe rank of Ensign in May, 1809. Lieut. Grahamwas killed in action at the Battle of Fuentes d'Honorin 1811. . .commanding ition, augmented the difficultyof embar so much that some Generalsadvised Moore to negotiate for leave to gainthe ships, but the latter scorned the idea.All encumbrances being on board ship bythe morning of the 16th, it was intended tocomplete the evacuation in the evening, it washoped, without further bloodshed; but thecampaign was fated to have a more gloriousending. About 2 o'clock the French line·was seen to be in movement, and the Britisharmy, now about 14,500 strong, at once occupiedtheir positions. Sir DavidBaird's divisionformed the right, only 1200 yards fromthe French great battery; Sir John Hope'sdivision formed the centre and lett as far asthe river Mero-somewhat drawn back, sothat the French battery, to a certain extent,enfiladed the British front. One of Baird'sBrigades was in column behind the right,while Orawford's Brigade (with the 71st)was behind the left. Paget's reserve, postedat the village of Airis, faced down the valleywhich separated Baird's right from the Frenchcavalry. General Mackenzie Fraser's divisionwas posted to the right rear on the hills,immediately covering the town, to guard'against a turning movement of the Frenchfrom the west, but were also ready to givehelp wherever required.*The advantages of ground were all on theFrench side. The French cavalry extendeda considerable distance beyond Baird's flank,and made it· necessary for Moore to detachFraser's division to protect his flank.' Oneadvantage, however, was on the side of theBritish; many thousands of new muskets hadbeen found in the Spanish stores, and wereissued to our troops in place of their batteredand rusty arms, and with these and freshammunition the British fire was far bettersustained than on the :French side.The French army now numbered about20,000 meD. Distributing his light gunsalong the whole of his front, and opening firefrom his heavy battery, which raked theBritish line as far as the centre, Soult launchedthree columns o~ attack against the British* It is interesting to note that of Moore's three'Divisional Commanders two were old 7lst Officers.Sir David Baird served through all the campaigns inIndia with t.he Regimont, and finally commanded it;whilst General Mackenzie Fraser joined the 2nd Bat·talion l\bcleod's Highlanders when it was raised, andserv:ed throughout thc siege of Gibraltar with it as aSubaltm-n,. and later as C.aptain and Adjutant. Sir.John filoore and all his Divisional {'...enerals wereScotsmen.'

.HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 47right, left, and centre. -His left columnadvanced against the village of Elvina, drovebaok our picquets from there,andthen, splittingin two, attempted to force in Baird's frontand flank at the same time. Moore, peroeivinghis intention, ordered up Paget'sreS&l'Ve from the centre to the right to turn theflank of the French column penetrating up thevalley, ana threaten the great battery; atthe same time he ordered Fraser to supportPaget. Then, throwing back the 4th Regiment,which fO,rmed the right of Baird's line,to meet the flanking French column, he openeda.h~avy.fire on them, while the 50th and 4~ndmet the remaind~r of the column adyanomgout of Elvina.The ground here was muchcut up by walls and hollow ro"ads, and a aesperatestruggle ensued, the two regiments,iplally hurling the French column backthrough the village. A ,Battalion . of t~eGuards was now brought up to fill the gap IIIthe line caused by the advance ~f th,e 42nd and60th, but o'\Ving to a misunderstanding ,the42nd fell back from the village, and the enemyrenewed the fight beyond the village, whichbecame the scene of a second sanguinarystruggle. Moore, observing the withdrawalof the 42nd, hastened thither, and, addressing8. few animating words to them, launchedthem again into the fight, and the village wasonce more cleared. At the same time Pagetand the 4th Regiment had been successful inchecking the flanking attack of the French.In the meanwhile the centre and left of theline had become hotly engaged, and a furiousaction raged along the whole front, in thevalley, and on the hill. Sir David Baird wasseverely wounded in the left arm, which hadafterwards to be amputated. The attack inthis quarter, however, bf'mg entirely a frontalone, the British line Wa& never in real danger,and the greatest importance of the actioncentred round the village. of Elvina."Sir .John Moore, whilst earnestly watchingthe result of the fight about the village ofElvina, was struck on the left breast by acanl'on shot; the shock threw him from hishorse with violence; yet he rose again in asitting posture, his countenance unchangedand his steadfast eye fixed upon the regimentsengaged in his front-no sigh betraying asensation of pain. In a few moments, whenhe saw the troops were gaining ground, hiscountenance brightened, and he allowed him~self to be taken to the rear. Then was seenthe dreadful nature of his hurt. The shonlderwas shattered to pieces, the arm hanging by apiece of skin, the muscles of the br~st tor~into long strips, interlaee.cl by theIr re~OlIfrom the dragging ot the shot. As the soldIersplaced him in a blanket his sword got entangled;and the hilt entered the wound.Cartain Harding, a staff officer, attemp~dto take it off, but the dying man stoppea hlI~,saying 'It is well as it is. I had rather Itshould go out of the field with me.' And ill,that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moorewas borne from the fight."*In spite of- 'the irreparable loss sustainedin the fall of their heroic commander, the troopscontinued to hold their own all along the line.Paget's Reserve drove all before them in thevalley, and, turning the French left, b~gan tothreaten -the great battery on' the ~IlL Onthe left the British carried the vIllage. ofPalavia Abaxo, while in the centre the strugglefor possession of Elvina terminated in fav~urof the British who at 'nightfall held a hneconsiderably i~ advance of the position theyhad occupied' in . the morning.. If Fraser'sDivision had been brought up' III support ofPaget the French could hardly ,have escape~a serious disaster. Soult had httle ammumtionleft the river Me-ro was in full floodbehind hi~, and the only line of retreat opento him was across the bridge at El Burgo.On the other hand, the British had little togain by continuing the fight, while the disorderof the enemy would afford time to carryout the embarkation of the rest of the armycomparatively unmolested. Sir .John Hope,upon whom the command of the army haddevolved, after- both Moore and Baird werewounded, decided to ship the army under coverof darkness, and so complete wer~ the arrange·ments that no hitch or confUSIOn occurred.The picquets kindled fires to cover the retreat,and were themselves withdrawn at daybreakunder cover of Hill's Brigade, which took postclose under the walls of Corunna.The 71st, being posted on the extreme leftin support of Hop-e's line, did ~ot take a veryactive part in the actual fightmg, the hottestof which took place round the centre andElvina. In the "Vicissitudes" it says-" Itso happened we had little to do wit~ the ?ngagement,only four of our c?mpames bemgengaged, and those but partIally. Tow~rdsthe close of the day we were ordered to rehevesome of the regiments whioh had sufferedmost. ~n marching across a road to. effectthis we. saw Sir .John Moore carned by.. Napier. _.

'78 HIGHLAND LIGHT 'INFANTRY CHRONICLE.wounded." It must have been soon afterMooTe was wounded that the Regiment wasthus ord,ered from the extreme left, wherethere was now little danger to be feared,~crOBS to the right of the line in support ofPaget's Reserve. "Colonel Beokwith, with therifle corps, pushed all before him, and nearlytook one of their cannon; but a very superior·column forced him to retire. Lord Paget,however, repulsed this column, and dispersedeverything before him, when the left wing ofthe French, being quite exposed, withdrew."*I- After being borne from the field, Sir JohnMOtIre was carried to his quarters in Corunna,frequently stopping his bearers to gaze uponthe field and inquire from his stafi how thefi~ht continued. When the firing indicated the.advance of the British he appeared satisfied,.and allowed his bearers to proceed. As soonas his wOl1Jlds were examined by the Burgeonit was seen how hopeless hiB case was. He·continued p.3rfectly calm to the end, his lastwords being "I hope the people of Englandwill be satisfied.! I hope my country will dome justice." . His body, wrapped in a militarycloak, was buried on the ramparts of Corunnaby the officers of his stafi, without salute orfuneral honours beyond that of the guns ofthe Freneh, whose General, Soult, with a noblefeeling of respect for his valour, raised a monumentto his memory on the field of battle.The casualties during the Battle of Corunnawere never accurately recorded, but accordingto the "Vicissitudes" the casualties of theBattalion amounted to one man killed, oneofficer, and some others wounded. The totalloss of the Regiment during the whole of theretreat, . according to "Cannon's Record,"amounted to about ninety-three men, fromweakness, sickness, and fatigue.The number of men returned as "missing"throughout the whole army was very large;in General Catlin Crawford's Brigade the lossper cent. for the three regiments-36th, 7lst,and 92nd-was 30, 18, and 14 respectively.The circumstances of difierent brigades may* Col. Thomas Sydney Beckwith was an old 71stOfficer. He joined the Regiment as Ensign in Indiain 1791, and in the yMr 1800, 'when the Rifle Brigadewas first formed by detachments from selooted Oorps,Bookwith was R,ppointed Captain of a Company fromCftptain-LientcnMlt of the 7let, and took with him"2 sergeants, 1 drummer, ftnd 32 private men-notdrafted, but df'tached, ftnd borne on the strength of theRegiment, and clothed by their Colonel," the Corpsbeing at first an experimental one. Beckwith subsequentlycommanded a Battalion, and also theBrigade, Md died as Lieut.·Gl'nt>ral T. Sydney Beck­'with, K.C. B .. on January 19, 1831.to· some extent account for the difierencein the numbers missing, but it may be takengenerally as a fair criterion of the physiqueand disoipline of the various regiments, ,B:ndthis is borne out by. the faot that a battahonwhich was specially rebuked by Moore for itswant of discipline before the retreat had asmany as 44 per oent. missing.The total number of men lost from aUc8.usesduring the retreat amounted to 4033 men. Ofthis number nearly 1400 only were lost beforethe army reached Lugo,and of these 200were men left in the wine vaults of Bembibre,and 500 were stragglers from the troops whiahmarched to Vigo. Two-thirds of tile loss werethus accounted for during the last disastrouspart of the march from Lugo to Corunria. OfallthiB number of missing about 800 managedto escape to Portugal, where they were unitedto the details whioh had been left sick by thevarious regiments before the advance fromLisbon, and under the name of "the'battalionsof detaohments "subsequently did good serviceat Oporto and Talavera. .After the battle the 71st bivouacked on thefield, lighting large fires, and at about teno'clook moved ofi down to the shore, leavingpart of the Regiment with the rear-guardunder General Beresford to keep up the fires."The work of embarkation was now in fullswing, acoompanied with unavoidable oonfusion.It was a dark and stormy night;numerous small boats lay pitching and rollingon the troubled waters; and our only lightcame from the flambeaux held by some navaloffioers. The scene of confusion that tookplace bafiles all description. Nearly thewhole of our army was assembled here in themost tumultuous manner, and everyone rushedindiscriminately into the boats. All controland order were now loot, everyone shiftingfor himself, without regarding the order tokeep by his partioular regiment. The contusionwas much increased by the turning looseof the baggage mules as soon as they were unloaded."*The sailors inoreased the intermingling ofregiments by shipping their boat loads on thefirst ship they reacheo, with the result thatthose ships whioh lay nearest the shore ~ereterribly overorowded. Soon after dayhghtthe Frenoh opened fire from some batterieson the heights upon 'the transports in theharbour, when the masters of some of thetra.nsports, seized with panio, out their cables,* Vicissitudell.

HIGHLAND LIGH'llNFL'\l'RY .CHRONLCLE. 79with the result that four ot them went 8shoreunder the French guns, and the men on boardwere with difficulty reseued and taken onboard other ships of the fleet. The mast·er of .'one of the vessels, upon which was parti)f .theRegiment, was one of those seized with cdrr­.sternatiOfl (a shell having burst in the stern,filling the whole ship with smoke), and washastening to cnt his cable when the men tookit upon t,hemselves to prevent him. One-officer of the 38th Regiment, who seemed tohave some nautical skill, then took command,·ordering the sails to be all set first, and afterwardsthat the cables should be cut. Althoughballs were whizzing through the rigging nowand then, the officer's orders were obeyedwith great promptitude and coolness, and theywere soon running out to sea, not, however,without having the satisfaction ()f seeing _aBritish man-of-war come in and silence,with a single broadside, the batteries whichhad annoyed them."As the fleet weighed anchor, the Spanish. women were seen waving their handkerchiefsin farewell from the rocks, while the menmanned the batteries against the French.Unmindful of themselves,' they braved a;superior enemy to assist a friend, who wasunable to afford them further relief, andwhom they had no prosp }ct of ever seeingagain."·The Regiment was distributed throughoutmany vessels of the fleet, which, meeting badweather, was dispersed, and after some tendays at sea arrived at Portsmouth, Plymouth,Falmouth, and other ports. They were notpermitted to land, but ordered to concentrateat Portsmouth, whence, after being re-clothed,they moved round to Ramsgate, where they-disembarked, and marched to Ashford, inKent, where they were to be quartered.SI BERKOVITOH &&ON&, IMPORTERS AND BONDERS OFFINEST TURKISH TOBACCOAND CIGARETTE MANUll'ACTURERS,89 GLASSHOUSE STREET, REGENT STREET,~ LONDON, w. ~Supply Offtcel's' Mess Depot Scottish Riflesand H.L.I.* "Journal of a Soldier."

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Dlgbland £Igbt Infantrp Cbronlcl~.VOL. IX., No. 3. JULY, 1909. PRICE FOlJRPENCE.Editor's Notes.MANY of our readers and old members of the2nd Battalion will have read with regret ofthe death of our old Commanding Officer,Major-General John Jago Trelawney, whichoocurred in May, at his own home, Coldrennick,in Cornwall. Colonel Jago, as he was knownin the 2nd Battalion (not having taken theadditional name of Trelawney until after hisretirement) spent the whole of his soldieringin the Regiment, and finally commanded the.Battalion from 1878 to 1883, including theperiod of the Egyptian campaign of ]882.GAZETTE.9th April.-Lieut. P. B. Davis to be Adjutantvice Brevet-Major E. Armstrong.llth April.-Supernumerary Captain T. A.Pollok-Morris is restored to the Establishmenton augmentation.28th ApriL-Lieut. H. H. M'D. Stevenson isseconded for service as an Adjutant ofTerritorial Infantry.1st June.-Lieut. G. Grey retires on retiredpay to serve in the Special Reserve,under the provisions of Article 510.Royal Warrant for pay.Lieut. C. H. M. M'Callum, the HighlandLight Infantry, is granted the localrank of Captain whilst employed withthe Malay States Guides.3rd Batt. King's Liverpool Regiment.­Lieut. G. Grey, retired pay, lateHighland Light Infantry, to be Captainunder provisions of Article 510. RoyalWarrant.28th April. -2nd Lieut. Sir Archibald C.Gibson Oraig, Bart., to be Lieut. viceH. H. M'D. Stevenson, seconded.Reg.No.CORPS.~eniiionctii'

82 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.perience we have had of the newly revisedmusketry course, which proves itself to be avery severe test of good shooting. The manwho now succeeds in securing the honour of" marksman" has really cause to be proud ofhimself, and it undoubtedly requires real goodshooting to secure the distinction, which isquite as it should be, and the title has beenmade much too " cheap" during most annualcourses of late years.A large party of recruits from the Srd and4th Battalions proceeded to camp at Tintoon the 4th of June to carry out their recruits'{Jourse of musketry, to the number of about120 of the Brd Battalion and 169 of the 4th.Captain Buist, Captain Baird, and Lieut.Morgan were in charge of the Srd Battalionrecruits, and Captains Chichester, Martin,and Coghill were with the 4th-Captain Stewartacting as Adjutant for the whole party.This party was singularly lucky as regardsthe weather during the greater part of the time,the month having been unusually dry. Thenew course of musketry, however, has provedto be a very stiff one, if one may judge by thenumber of those left" in the tank."Opportunity has been taken in camp forthe training of the Battalions' scouts; mostexcellent work has been done by the 4thBattalion scouts under Sergt. D. Ferguson.Recruiting for the Special Reserve Battalionshas continued to be brisk, and both Srd and4th Battalions are now nearly up to strength.The alteration in the regulations by whichmen are not allowed to go into the line untilthey have completed their six months' drillhas no doubt stopped a source of considerablewastage, and a big drop in numbers may beexpected as men complete their six months,but so long as our own line Battalions gain bythe Reserve Battalions' loss no one needgrumble.The Srd and 4th Battalions assembled atHamilton on the 25th of JUIle, and proceededto Lanark the same afternoQn, marchingthence to camp at Tinto, where they carry outtheir annual musketry training during theffi:t:st week.Both Battalions return to Lanark Muiron the 2nd July, where they are joined by theBrd and 4th Battalions Scottish Rifles, andtrain in Brigade for a fortnight.The Reserve Battalions have now received,and are armed with, the short rifle; new equipmenthas not, however, been yet received,but we hope to have it before next year. Itis to be hoped that the re-arming of the Battalionswill be marked by considerable improvementin musketry efficiency.R1IiOl!.UITS JOINED SINOE LASr ISSUE.Privates :-1I311 C. Hallock; 1I312 H. Warrington;11313 J. Hogg; 1I314 R. Phillips; 1I315R. Etherton; 11316 A. Welsh; 11317E. Gallacher; 11318 H. W. Barkley;11319 L. Brooks; 11320 E. Swetman;11321 R. M. Robertson; 11322 J. Igoe;11323 W. Henderson; 11324 A. Agnew;11325 W. Murray; 11326 A. Logan;11327 J. Malcolm.DISOHARGES.3141 CorpL T. Tbompson, at his own request, afterla years' service, 19th May, 1909.10784 Pte. J. Quinn, at Netley, medically unfit, 11thMa.y, 1909.6062 Corpl. T. FinIay, at Gosport, free after 13 years'servioe, 20th April, 1909.10622 Pte. G. Welford, at Netley, medically unfit, 6thApril, 1909.AWARDS AND GRANTS.9391 Corpl. G. Richard80n, granted 1st Class ServicePay.3019 Bugler J. Faulkner, awarded Proficiency Pay,1st Class.9431 Corpl. R. M'Lean, granted Ist Class ServicePay.1537 Pte. J. Logan, awa.rded Proficiency Pay, IstClass.3840 Sergt.-Major J. Stewart, awarded medal forLong Service and Good Conduct (withoutgratuity) A.O., 101/09.ARRIVALS (and posted to 3rd H.L.I. Special ReserveBattalion for duty).3647 Col.-Sergt. W. Harper, from 2nd R.L.I., 8thApril, 1909.4756 Col.-Sergt. R. Herries, from 2nd H.L.I., 15thApril, 1909.8(}14 CorpL J. M'Millan, from 2nd R.L.I., 21st April,1909.9603 Pte. J. Gillon, from 2nd R.L.I., 21st April.1909.10932 Pte. G. Easton, from 2nd R.L.I., Ist May, 1909.8874 Corpl. W. Turner, from 2nd H.L.I., 19th May,1909.10561 Pte. J. Rabbits, from 2nd R.L.I., 25th May,1909.TRANSFERRED TO ARMY RES1IiRVE.7620 Pte. J. Myers, on expiration of period of ArmyService.7564 Pte. J. Stevenson, on expiration of period ofArmy Service.7562 Pte. D. Anderson. on expiration of period ofArmy Service.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 837560 Pta. T. Baxter, on expiration of period of ArmyService.7559 Pte. J. Hogg, on expiration of period of ArmyService.'71i56 Pte. P. Wiseley, on expiration of period of ArmyService.1MS Sergt. G. Smith, on expiration of period ofArmy Service. ."7536 Pte. M. Young, on expiration of period of Army. Service.POSTING AND TRANSFERS.·4921 CoL.Sergt. A. Neate, posted from 1st H.L.!. toP.S. 6th Batt. H.L.!., from 26th March,1909.5508 Sergt. C. Burns, posted to 2nd H.L.I., 8th April,1909.S860 CoI..Sergt. M. Mauchan, posted to 2nd H.L.I.,15th April, 1909.]1283 Pte. J. Thompson, posted to P.S. 4th H.L.I. ontransferred from K.O.S.B., and appointedbugler from 15th April, 1909.7200 Pte. J. Armour, posted to 2nd H.L.I., from 21stApril, 1909.J.0300 Pte. H. Quantrell, posted to 2nd H.L.!., from28th April, 1909.RE.ENGAGEMENT.'3019 Bugler J. E. Faullmer, permitted to continue inthe Service beyond 21 years, from 3rd July,1909, to 2nd March, 1912.1537 Pto. J. Logan, permitted to continue in the Ser.vice for a further period of 2 years, dated27th October, 1909.CERTIFICATES.'9534 CorpI. J. W. Veitch, passed in Group I., 1st ClassA.S. Certificate, 30th March, 1909.8696 L..Corpl. T. Brenchley, awarded 2nd Class A.S.Certificate, 28th May, 1909.]0131 Pte. W. F. Davis, awarded 3rd Class A.S. ('Alrti·ficate, 26th March, 1909.:10450 Pte. A. Lygo, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certificate,26th March, 1909.]0958 Pte. S. Parker, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi·ficate, 23rd April, 1909.9021 Pte. O. M'Kay, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi·ficate, 23rd April, 1909.'11314 Pte. R. Phillips, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi.ficate, 28th April, 1909.,H318 Pte. H. Barkley, awarded 3rd Class A.S. Certi·ficate, 28th April, 1909.BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.BIRTHS.·WALLER.-At Hamilton, on the 3rd April, 1909,the wife of No. 735 Sergt .. Bugler G. Waller, P.S.3rd H.L.I., of a son..ANDERSON.-At Glasgow, on the 17th March, 1909,the wife of No. 6006 Sergt. W. Anderson, P.S.3rd H.L.I., of a daughter.LOGAN.-At 7 Arthur Street, Hamilton, on 4th )Iay.1909, the wife of No. 5234 Sergt. R. Logan, P.S.STd H.L.!., of a son and daughter.::BUCHANAN.-At Hamilton Barracks Married Quar.ters, on the 15th r.Iay, 1909, the v;iie of No. 4216Col·Sergt. J. Buchanan, P.S. STd H.L.!., of ason.ATHLETICS.EDINBURGH HARRIERS' MEETING ATPOWDERHALL.MR. CLYDE, M.P., AND LIEUTENANT HALSWELLE. AT Powderhall Grounds, Edinburgh, on Satur­day, the Edinburgh Harriers held their twenty-fourth annual meeting. Except thatthe wind was troublesome, the weather wasfine, but the attendance was disappointing.only about a thousand people being present.The prizes were presented by Mrs. Clyde,and Mr. Clyde, K.C., M.P., presided at theeeremony.Mr. Clyde, in making a presentation of adressing-ease to Lieutenant Wyndham Halswelle,of the Highland Light Infantry, subseribedfor by athletes in Seotland. on hisretiring from the traek, said the presentationrepresented the athletes of the eountry, whowished to show their good-will to LieutenantHalswelle and their admiration for his wonderfulathletie reeord. If ever a presentationwas well won, this one was-(applause)­if ever there was anybody who, by his pure andsingle-minded devotion to amateur sports,and by his singular suecess in the proseeutionof them, and by the manner in which he hadupheld the athletie honour of his countrybefore, he might say, the nations of the world­(applause)-if ever there was anyone whoserecord called for some aeknowledgment fromhis fellow· athletes, surely that one wasLieutenant Halswelle. (Applause.) Lieut.Halswelle held the Scottish reeord for 300yards, the quarter-mile, and 600 yards; heheld the Irish record for the quarter also, anda reeord of his, which perhaps would never bebroken, was that of having won four Championshipevents in one day. (Applause.) Hethought he was right in saying that, so far asthe quarter-mile was eoncerned, LieutenantHalswelle stood not only first, but first withoutany seeond near him. (Applause.) He wasquarter-mile ehampion of Seotland, GreatBritain, and of the wide world. (Applause.)It was something like a year ago when hehad seen Lieutenant Halswelle in Londonwinning the early heats whieh led up to his

~~- ....84 HIGHLAND I.IGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.-.--­final victQry. Never had he seen a runnerwith such cQmmand Qver a race, and with suchan extraQrdinary PQwer Qf effQrt when theQccasiQn required. It was as a leader Qf allthat was best in amateur sport that thispresentatiQn was made to' Lieutenant Hallswelle-nQtmerely as BQme little acknQwledgmentQf great services rendered to' athletics ingeneral, nQt merely Qn aCCQunt Qf the distinctionhe had shed on SCQtland, but fO'r thebrilliant example he had set before them all,and for the splendid encouragement he hadgiven to' others to' try to' emulate his doingsifthey cO'uld. (Applause.) The great advantageO'f an institutiO'n such as the HarriersClub was that it brought them all tO'gether ona common platform. Whether the competitorscame frO'm the regiment, the office, Qrthe workshO'p, they were all equal, and thevictO'r did not by any means always CQme frQmthe regiment. (Laughter.) In that way suchan institution did a great sO'cial service, andreminded them that all their sO'cial differenceswere O'f fO'rm rather than O'f substance, andthat O'n the track, as in the cQnflict Qf life,the best man WQn. (Applause.) And suchachievements as Lieutenant Halswelle hadwon cast nO' discredit O'n the regiment either,and certainly were nO't likely to' dO' any harmto' the interests which it represented.(Applause.)Mrs. Clyde then fQrmally made the presentatiQn.Lieutenant Halswelle, in returning thanks,said it was with SQme regrets that he receivedthat presentatiO'n; it was with sO'me regretsthat he received their applause in place O'f thatwelcQme which was always accQrded him O'n takingan active part in their spO'rts. (Applause.)All the same, he loO'ked upO'n that present asO'ne O'f the greatest prizes he had ever received,because it was the most representative.(Applause.) It had been subscribed fQr bymany Qf thO'se he had met in his athletic careerand by many against whom he had run, andhe wO'uld like to' express his gratitude to' allwhO' had subscribed to' it. He had made manyfriends amO'ng those he had met O'n the athletictrack, and he cO'uld hO'nestly say he had neverreceived anything but kindness and fairnessfrO'm anyO'ne he had met in cO'nnection withathletics'in ScO'tland. (Applause.) He wishedevery success fO'r athletics in ScO'tland, and hewould be prO'ud to' take the hand O'f anyScO'ttish athlete whO' broke any O'f his O'wnrecO'rds. (Applause.)-The Scotsman, June7th, 1909.PRESENTATION.THE members O'f the P.S. 3rd BattaliQn, metin the Sergeants' Mess at HamiltO'n Barracks,.Qn the evening Qf 24th January, fO'r the purpQse'O'f bidding gO'O'd-bye to' anO'ther O'ld cO'mrade­Q.-l\L-Sergt. M'DQnald, whO' had, as thesaying gQes, "come to the end 01 his tether,"and at the same time presented him with ahandsQme smQker's cabinet, suitably inscribed,to' shO'w the high esteem and regardin which they held him. Q.-M.-Sergt.M'DO'nald served in the H.L.I. fully 28 years,part in 1st BattaliO'n H.L.I., and as a CQl.­Sergeant at the DepO't, frO'm which he transferredto' the P.S. 3rd BattaliQn. During hisservice, all whO' had dealings with him heldhim in high esteem, his sterling gO'O'd qualitiesas a sO'ldier and a cQmrade hO'lding theirfriendship fast.The evening was enlivened by the usualharmQny, amO'ng thO'se contributing to' theevening's enjO'yment being the fO'llQwing ;­C. os. Alexander (H Our Versatile Comedian H)"Oh, the Business" and"The Policeman."C.,S. Buchanan(H Our Inimitable Drawing-Room Entertainer ")" The Bovs in Blue."Sergt. Cavan .. (H Our Ever Ready H)" " Mona."Sergt. Young (" A Rising Star ")" HoJigan's Christmas Cake."P.-Major Jl.f'Phee (" Our Celtic Entertainer ")" Killarney." .Sgt. R. Logan (" Our Art Critio H)"The Gasometer."Sgt. Littlejohn (" Our Chef H)" The Lost Plum Pudding."·jji During the evening the Chairman-Sergt­MajO'r P. Stewart-made the presentatiQn to·Q.-I\L-Sergt. M'DO'nald, and in a few wellchO'senphrases paid the eulO'gy due to' therillrecipient.Q.-M.-Sergt. M'Donald feelingly replied.He said he was very sO'rry to' have to sever·cO'nnectiO'n with the gallant old Regiment,and wherever he settled dO'wn the H.L.I.wO'uld have a very true and warm suppO'rter.After a vO'te O'f thanks to' the Chairman,"GO'd Save the King" was sung, and the,evening's enjO'yment was brO'ught to' a clQse.-,

NOTICES.HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 85"The Highland Light Infantry Chronicle" isl'ublished at fourpence, but fivepence must be:sent by anyone writing for a copy, to coverpostage. It can be had from the following:­-The EDITOR, "H.L.1. Chronicle," Hamilton.'The SUB-EDITOR, "H.L.1. Chronicle," 2nd H.L.l.,Cork."The SUB-EDITOR, "H.L.1. Chronicle," 1st H.L_I.,Lucknow.Anyone wishing to subscribe for the space of one.year can do so by sending one shilling and sixpenceby postal order or penny stamps to the Editor. Theollumbers will then be sent post free quarterly asissued. The arrival of the paper will be the receipt.Annual volumes, consisting of the four quarterlynumbers, bound together in a paper cover, can be-obtained, post free, for one shilling and sevenpence.Contributions in manuscript should be legiblywritten on one side of the paper only, and should be.accompanied by the name and address of the sender,which will or will not be published, as may be desired.It is particularly requested that names generallythoseof persons, places, etc.-and all words notEnglish, should be written with special care, as-otherwise they are difficult to decipher. Whenprinted extracts are forwarded, the source fromwhich they are derived should be stated; and in the-case of newspaper cuttings the date, as well as thellame of the paper, should be given.The" Chronicle" is published on the 10th of thefirst month of each quarter, and goes to press aboutthe 20th of the previous month, by which date it isil'equested that ordinary contributions may be forwarded.In exceptional casE'S matter will be receivedup to the last day of the month, but its insertion-cannot be guaranteed.All subscribers and readers are invited to become-contrIbutors, and thus materIally assist III supportmgthe "Chronicle. "All communications should, for the present, beaddressed to "The Editor, 'H.L.1. Chronicle,' TheBarracks, Hamilton."OUR CONTEMPORARIES.-W e beg to acknowledge,with thanks, the receipt of the following: .. The Army Service Corps Journal." "The 79th News" (Queen's Own Cameron High landers)."The Snapper" (East Yorkshire Regiment)."The Lion and the Rose" (4th King's Own)."The St. George's Gazette" (5th Fusiliers)." The 3ld V. B. Northumberland Fusiliers' Magazine .." The National Service Journal."" The Aldershot News.""The Queen's Own Gazette" (Q.O.R. West KentRegiment)."The Gordonian" (Gordon Boys' Orphanage)."The Thin Red Line" (2nd Bn. A. & S. Highlanders,93rd)."The 57th's (Die-Hards) Doinl,rs."1st Battalion News.LUCKNOW NOTES.THE Regiment arrived at this station on the5th January from Dinapore, Dum-Dum,and Barrackpore, and were delighted to findthemselves all together again after beingseparated so long.On arrival the N.-C.O.'s and married familieswere entertained by our old friends the King'sOwn Regiment, who had arrived some timeprevious in relief of the Oxford L.I.From the time of arrival to the end of themonth we were kept very busy with Battalionand Brigade training, which for the most partnecessitated being in bivouac-with an occasionalSaturday to Monday in the station.However, this didn't altogether prevent a fewearly mornings spent with the Royal DragoonHounds and a few late evenings at sundrysmall dances at the Mahomed Bagh and ChutterMunzil Clubs.Thanks to the excellent arrangements madebyour popular Divisional and Brigade Generals,the first week in February was given up almostentirely to the events of the famous CivilService Cup week, embracing racing, polotournament (for the 15th Hussar ChallengeCup), balls, dances, and the Horse Show.Lucknow was en fete for this week, and agreat influx of visitors from all parts arrivedto take part in the festivities .One met many old friends of the 2nd Battalion,and many old tales and jokes werere-told and laughed over. The Civil ServiceCup was won by a local pony, " Point," whichgave great satisfaction to many in the know,and the 15th Hussars beat the 17th Lancersin the final of the polo tournament by the narrowmargin of one goal after extra time hadbeen played. An excellent game.The Civil Service Club Ball was, as usual,an excellent one, and the ancient ChutterMunzil, with its lofty halls, lent itself admirablyto fulfil the best expectations of those

86 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.who so beautifully carried out the decorations.Everything was done in the best of style,and one and all thoroughly enjoyed an excellentdance to excellent music.The Horse Show followed the next day,and was numerously attended. The classof horses and ponies was quite up to the standardof former years, and Captain Sandbachleft little to be desired in the arrangementsfor its success. General Sclater carried offa good many first prizes for horses, and Mr.Miles, of the Royals, and Captain Barrett,15th Hussars, were most successful withponies. Major Ronaldson obtained a cupand 1st prize for infantry chargers.A dance at Government House, where wewere allroyalIy entertained by Sir John andLady Hewett, brought the week's festivitiesto a close.The curtain had hardly been rung downbefore all the troops in garrison were entrainingfor the Divisional manceuvres south ofAlIahabad. Long marching, hard fighting,and the usual discomforts attendant on war,culminated by a general march past Lieut.­General Wodehouse, and the Regiment founditself back in Lucknow at 1 a.m. on a Sundavmorning, all ranks having enjoyed their outing,since when we have enjoyed a well-earned restfrom the more strenuous soldiering, and havegone into summer quarters~The events of the Murray Football Cupappear elsewhere in the "Chronicle," and Ican only express the hope that at some futuredate the 1st Battalion's name may figureamong the winning teams, which already hasthat of the 2nd Battalion engraved on thehandsome trophy.On the 27th Februarv Lucknow held itsFlower Show, which, tho~gh poorly patronisedby the rank and file, was well worth a visit,and next year, I hope, more will take advantageof it.On the 28th February we said" Good-bye"to Col.-Sergt. Neate, and take this opportunityof wishing him good luck in the newappointment he has taken up in the TerritorialForces. He is a great loss to his Companyand the Regiment generally.Thanks to the kind assistance and untiringenergy of Colonel de Lisle, commanding theRoyals-who has taken all our polo playersin hand since our arrival in Lucknow-polowas never in such good case as it is now.We have got together a very fair class of poloponies, and an the young players have improvedimmensely, so that, with luck, nextyear we hope to give a good account of our-­selves.Unfortunately, some of our best players.have gone to England for the summer months,but we hope to see them all back with usin the autumn, ready and fit to take the fieldwith renewed vigour.A station handicap tournament on the·American principle took place between the26th April and 5th May, in which all our polo·players present took part, and resulted in a·team consisting of Lieut. Johnston-Stewart(back). Captain Walker (3), Lieut. Alston (2),and Lieut. Cameron (l) winning easily on.points. Some excellent games resulted, andcompetition was keen.We have had our Divisional Assault-at­Arms, when the Gordon heavy and light-·weight teams defeated both of ours in thefinal for the tug-of-war.On the 12th March Captain H. Stockwelland Lieuts. Grant and Anderson left us withthe headquarters. of "F " Company for'Ranikhet, where they will remain for the hotweather.On the 13th March Major Ross rejoinedfrom leave in England. and Lieuts. Knightand Inglis proceeded home on leave fromCalcutta on the 1st April.Since the Regiment came here all Officers.have been attending a higher equitation class.with the Royals, and have very much improvedin riding and horsemanship, thoughmany and amusing are the tales they tellof " grief" and lOBS of leather!During 1tfarch and April the following leftus for leave in England :-CoL Stockwell,D.S.O., Major Wolfe Murray, Lieuts. Knight,.Inglis, Low, Rorison, and Lilburn.On May 3 the Royal Dragoons kindly presentedthe Regiment with their excellent packof foxhounds (12! couple), as they are leavingfor Muttra in October, and we sent them up toNaini Tal for the summer. During lastcold weather we had many a jolly spin withthemin the early mornings, and had excellentsport. We hope to enjoy the same next coldweather, with any luck.On the 8th May Captain Segrave, D.S.O.,joined us from England, and on the 1st June·Captain Singleton, D.S.O.I have just returned from spending ten days.at Dehra Dun with our old friends the 2ndGoorkhas, and it will no doubt interest Colon etConway-Gordon to hear, through this medium,.that his old school-fellow, Colonel Shakespear.is now in command of that Regiment, and

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 87made many kind inquiries for him. Whilethere I spent two happy mornings with J. D.Scott on the racecourse, watching his numerousstring at exercise. He seldom rides now,but devotes himself to owning and training.He made many inquiries for Officers of the2nd Battalion-notably for Majors Sandys­Lumsdaine and Purvis and Captain Neilson.Major Sandys-Lumsdaine will be interestedto know that his old steeplechaser "GarryC!wen " is still fit and well at Patiala-a pen­SIOner.While at Dehra Dun I took the opportunityof visiting Chakrata once more, and climbingto the top of Deoban, from where I got themost glorious view of the perpetual snowsfrom the little-used path below" Snow View."The ground was covered with fresh greenmaiden-hair, and the lovely white Himalayanolimbing roses festooned the lofty deodars.It was just" topping," and the air perfect.When one looks round the Regiment it iscurious to see how few are now with it whoserved at Chakrata. The place itself, however,hasn't changed, and all goes on as of old.The wood still shoots down the water-shootto the little railway at the bottom-whichMrs. Browne kindly consented to open butnever did !-and is trundled to the woodsheds under the "nek." I spent two daysthere and returned to Dehra glad to have hadthe chance of seeing the place again.I had almost forgotten to mention the Lucknowregatta, in which Lieut. Johnston­Stewart upheld the credit of the Regiment bywinning the canoe race.In the four-oar race for novices the Regimentalboat looked all over a winner a quarterof a mile from home, until a series of " crabs"caught by Lieut. Harvey destroyed all hopesof success, and the King's Own boat won theevent.These notes, I feel, are already too long,but I must just add what I feel will be ofinterest to those who served with the 2ndBattalion in the eighties and early ninetiesnamely,"GUNGA IS DEAD."To very many of your readers this announc\'lmentwill convey nothing; but there are stillthose to whom it will carry full significance,and to one in particular.-" Dead men tell notales." R. W. H. R.LUCKNOW IN MAY.LucKNow, May 25) 1909.Lucknow it is now the" off" season, whenmanreuvres cease from troubling and fielddays are no more. Nowadays we are neverreally chilled, and sometimes get so hot as toperspire. At the present moment we areclad in a charming deshabille of short cottonknicks and ventilated socks, and are seated ina pool of wllfter supplied from our own overheatedpores by a bountiful Nature to keepus from entirely melting away.In this season of warmth and Arcadiansimplicity our chief concern is the maintenanceof health-glorious health. The followingis something of our usual routine workRising at 5 a.m., we proceed to the gymnasiumafter a hasty draught of tea to fortifyus. Here a few highly-trained instructorsproceed to show us all that they can do, savebreaking their necks, thus lashing us into afever of perspiration lest we should have to dolikewise. They then by a series of horribledevices, comprising jumping, twisting, hopping,fiying, lifting, pressing, etc., etc., proceed toreduce us to a state of physical exhaustion,till they are no longer entertained by us.We are then released, and proceed to enjoya really good half hour in the swimming bath,by which time we are all thoroughly readyfor breakfast.After breakfast we have minor companyparades till about 10.30 or 11, by which time,as the thermometer usually registers about114 degrees, we stop for the day, and clean up,rest, read, etc., till about 6 p.m., when recreationbegins.At present we have a Oompany FootballLeague, which is producing some very good andsurprising football. At present it would bevery difficult to prophesy the winners.Largely because of the active habits engenderedby the above described routine, thehealth of the Battalion remains excellent.We are also trying to pick a hockey teamto represent us in Calcutta, but the selectionis again difficult owing to the large numberof men with claims to be considered.We are much better off than in our previousstations, for not only is the whole Battaliontogether but we are also associated withartillery, cavalry, and another regiment ofinfantry (the King's Own), which renders theopportunities of sport and enjoyment muchmore frequent.As regards news, there is but little that willnot be dealt with in other pages. We are, ofcourse, considerably below strength, owing tothe usual exodus to the hills. We can still,

,88 HIGHL..L,\"D LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.,however, put out quite respectable churchparades.I should also note that there are signs of the;silly season having commenced. Several menin their intervals of .leisure have put in transfersto other corps, having just discoveredthat their lives have previously been livedamongst horses, guns, etc., etc., and are nowbeing grievously mis-spent. Also that theatmospheres of other regiments (rightly orwrongly supposed not to insist on such a highstandard of efficiency as we maintain) will bemuch more congenial to them. Although notable to r()sist this little dig at their change ofmind, we, however, wish them all prosperityin their new surroundings.No more till next mail, when I hope to havesomething of more interest for you. I mustnow close.H. S.SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.WE were at home to the Sergeants of theKing's Own Regiment on the 17th April,1909,Jor a series of games, and a very enjoyabletime was spent.The sport opened with a football match,which resulted in an easy win for us by 4 goalsto nil.Considerable excitement prevailed throughoutthe game by the antics of several aspirantsfor an international cap.Our opponents had exceedingly hard luck,several attempts to score being turned asideby the excellent goalkeeping of Col.-Sergt.Kelt, who performed some acrobatic feats inhis attempts to save, which would have donecredit to Harry Rennie.Col.-Sergt. Buckland, the goalkeeper of theKing's Own, also comes in for speoial mention,his saving at times being miraculous.On the conclusion of the above our visitorswere entertained in the Mess, and a billiardmatch of six-a-side took place, and again theHighlanders came out on top.were al' follows :­H.L.I.The resultsGames.Bandmaster Stockey, 1Sergt. Mackie, 1Sergt. Camp bell, .. 1Sergt. Boyle,Arm.-Sergt. Sutton,oSergt. Wad dell, 1'rotal, 4oKING'S OWN REGIMENT.Games.Bandmaster Smith,Schoolmaster O'Connor,Sergt. Goldin,oCol.-Sergt. Sowerbutts, 1Sergt. Turrer, 1CoL-Sergt. Harria,oTotal, 2On the 23rd April, 1909, the Sergeants ofthe King's Own Regiment were at home onthe occasion of St. George's Day. We werepleased to accept the kind invitation of ourneighbours to be present at the annual sports,held on the above date, and were accordedthe usual effusive welcome. A very pleasantafternoon was spent, and the day was broughtto a close by an excellent concert in the King'sOwn theatre.A whist drive was held in the Mess on thenight of the 19th May, 1909. Invitations wereissued to the garrison, and were extensivelytaken advantage of. The weather was exceedinglyhot (115 degrees in the shade), hutpunkah coolies and plenty of iced drinkshelped to obviate the unpleasant state of theatmosphere.Sergt. M'Cafferty, by some unexplained orexceptional means, managed to win the 1stprize for ladies, but, as he was a gentleman,he handed over the prize (a beautiful parasol)to the lady with the next highest number ofpoints-viz., Mrs. House.The 1st prize for gentlemen was won byCol.-Sergt. ]'erguson. After the drive anadjournment was made for supper, and a mostenjoyable evening conoluded with an impromptuconcert.An open-air concert was held in the racquetcourt on the night of the 14th April, 1909.Representatives of all regiments in thegarrison were present, and the civilian populationof Lucknow also turned out in greatforce, and the accommodation was taxed to itslimits.The following programme was gone through,and encores were invariably demanded. Theundernamed were especially encored :-Mrs.Ray, 1st K.O. Regiment; Sergt. Lawrie,

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90 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.The match was played on Th~rsday, 25th February,before a large attendance on our own ground. TheRifles won the toss, and kicked off, and at once madefor the H.L.l. goal, but were sent back by the backs.For a while mid· field play took place, and it was evidentthat both teams were taking no risks in view of thecup ties. After 20 minutes' play the Cameronians'left wing received a pass from the outside right, andL.-Corpl. Bannister, running in, gave M'Donald nocha.nce with his parting shot, and the Rifles were oneup. Right away from the kick-off the H.L.l. took upOthe attack and kept the Rifles' defence busy, untilMarshall took advantage of a weak save from goaland equalised the scores. Half·time score, 1 goaleach.M'Menemy opened the second half, a.nd both teamsgave an indifferent display until, after five minuteshad gone, the Rifles' goalkeeper, in attempting to clearfrom Hogg, carried the ball too far and was penalised.M'Menemy, taking the kick, cannoned the ball againstone oof the defence, and, receiving it back again, scoreda lovely goal from a very oblique angle, and gainedloud applause for such a fine effort. This reversecaused the "Cams" to play up, and a rousing gamewas seen, but the H.L.l. defence was very safe, and theRifles could not get to close quarters. Our right wingwere set agoing by a long pass.out from O'Rourke,and Kennedy, beating the half· back, ran in on goaland shot the ball, which struck the left back on theleg and into the net out of the goal. keeper's reach,making the score 3·1 for the Highlanders. C .. Sergt.Kelt refereed.The third round of the Murray Cup opened on Satur.day, 27th February, on the H.L.l. ground, between 0the Middlesex Regiment and Scottish Rifles. TheRifles on entering the field received a warm reception,as they had the entire H.L.!. support. The game wasstarted in broiling weather and a troublesome crosswind. After strong pressure by the "Cams" hadbeen repulsed, the Middlesex got away, and theforwards showed good combination, from which theyeventually scored by the goalkeeper accidentallyputting through his own goaL The half· time resultwas Middlesex 1, Scottish Rifles O.The second half started with the Rifles making araid on the" Die Hards' " goal, who were set to playagainst a strong wind, and the crowd expected to seethe Rifles equalise, but it was not to be, as from a suddenbreakaway the "Mids" were granted a penalty forhands and increased their score to 2 goals. Fromnow until the finish the Rifles gamely responded,and, to the surprise of all, the 1I'Iiddlesex added No. 3,by their inside left with a splendid shot, and completelysealed the Cameronians' doom in the cup. Result­Middlesex, 3 ; . Scottish Rifles, O. Referee-L.-Corp!'Price, H.L.l.3RD ROUND, MURRAY CUP.RIFLE BRIGADE v. H.L.l.After an anxious wait we were called ~pon to meetold Egyptian foes, the 2nd Rifle Brigade, who last playedagainst us in 1903 in the Khedive's Shield, when wetriumphed by 1 goal to nil. We were not able toturn out our strongest team for this tie, as Renton hadan injury to his knee.cap, and Collina, our left half,was suffering from fever.This game was played on the 1st Royal Dra.goons'ground, and a huge crowd witnessed the game, theRifle Brigade supporters travelling in large numbersfrom Shahaganpur to cheer on their favourites. Wewon the toss, and the Rifles kicked off amid tremendousexcitement. For a start both teams were stage-struck,and did not do themselves justice, making many mis·kicks. The Rifles were the first to settle down. andhad a look in at M'Donald, but found him safe. The" J ocks " now took the ball down the field with a niceoombined run, Itnd M'Menemy tested the goalkeeperwith a tricky shot, which was well saved. Play wasnow of the give-and·take order. and every incident ofnote was received with great applause by the spectators.The H.L.l. supporters now got a fright fromthe Rifles' right wing, who carried the ball down andcompletely deceived Gorman, only to be robbed at acritical moment by Patterson, who got a grand recep·tion for his well-timed tackling. From this Kennedyforced a corner, and, placing nicely, Hogg with an over·head kick sent on to l\l'Menemy in front of goal, whomet it with his head and almost scored, the goalkeeperhaving to concede another corner. The goal was notcleared until three rapid corners had occurred, everyone of them being nicely dropped into goal by Kennedy,causing the Rifles to pack their goal and defend stub·bornly. At last the Rifles cleared their lines and wentoff at a great pace for our goal, the right wing, beingdangerous, sending across a lovely centre, which wascleverly intercepted by Gorman, who, with a right footdrive, sent on to M'Menemy, who forced the back tomiss the hall, and. TUIming on, planted the ball out ofthe goalkeeper's reach into the net, amid a scene ofwild enthusiasm.Half.time found the score unaltered, and the H.L.l.deservedly led by 1 goal to O.On resuming, the Rifles went at it in a business· likemanner, and the inside right had a fine shot whichgrazed the bar. This put the Highlanders on theirmettle, and play was transferred to the Rifles' half,where Storrie was penalised for being offside. Fromthe free kick Hogg got the ball and passed out to Ken·nedy, who ran in the direction of the corner flag, andparted at the right moment to centre, where M'l\fenemywithout hesitation banged, and had the hard luck,with the goalkeeper beaten, to see it strike the uprightand bound out of play. The game for a bit was foughtin mid.field, and the H.L.l. were rather too stylish indribbling too much instead of making headway, con·sequently the Rifles robbed them time and again, andcaused M'Donald some anxiety in their endeavoursto save the tie. On one occasion the inside rightbeat Gorman and appeared to have the goal at hismercy, when Soevity appeared to drop from the skyand cleared with a huge kick amid cheer after cheer.1I'Iarshall now had a run on his own, but, striking thefoot of the post, the ball rebounded into play, and wascleared. From now until the finish the Rifles madedesperate efforts, but O'Rourke and Patterson tackledwell and averted the danger, while spectators werepulling out watches to see how long the game had to go.Play was in mid· field when the final whistle blew,a.nd the H.L.I. entered the semi·final by 1 goal to O.H.L.!. team-M'Donald; Patterson and Gorman;Scollins, O'Rourke, and Scevity; Kennedy and Hogg,M'Menemy, Marshall and Storrie.SEMI-FINAL TIE-DURHAM L.l. v. HIGHLANDL.I.Once more we were asked to play on the Dragoons'ground, and our opponents are familiar here, as werelieved them on arrival in Lucknow, playing them afriendly game, which has been already recorded(before they left for Nasirabad) in the last" Chronicle."Our team was strengthened by the inclusion of Rentonat back and Duncan at outside left. Before a largeattendance the Durhams kicked off and took the balldown to the H.L.l. goal, and caused M'Donald to use

HIGHLAND LIGHT INJi'ANTRY CHRONICLE.91his hands before the game was two minutes old. They-continued to press for the first ten minutes, but superioritysoon told, and the Durhams were called upon to->defend, Duncan placing their goal in danger with some.splendid crosses, from one of which M'Menemy jumpedup to head the ball, when he was brought down heavily·on the brink of the penalty box by the right back, apenalty foul being granted. O'Rourke took the kick,.and the ball was luckily blocked by one of the backs.After some even play Duncan sent a beauty across toHogg, who, with a second attempt, netted the ball,to the delight of the H.L.I. supporters. Right away'from the mid·field kick Hogg almost increased the leadwith a shot which grazed the bar. The goal was notlong delayed, as Duncan, getting away on the left,scored with a lovely right foot drive, the ball curlinginto the extreme corner of the net, leaving the goalkeeperhelpless. Duncan came in for a grand receptionfrom the crowd. Half-time found the Highlanders·deservedly leading by 2 goals to nil.On resuming the H.L.I. at once took the aggressive,Kennedy making a good effort, only t{) be cleverlybaulked by the defence. The Durhams had a raid onour goal, but Scevity, tackling in fine style, brokeup their combination and sent on t{) Marshal!, whotransferred t{) M'Menemy, that player banging into goal,but the goalkeeper was all ,there and saved. Our men. seemed to take matters t{)O easy now, and the Durhams,taking advantage, gave our defence an anxious time ofit, doing their utmost to open their goal register,'which soon came by the centre forward receiving a ballfrom the left and completely beating M'Donald with.a high shot. It was a good effort, and it was alsothe first goal against us in the Murray Cup. Afterthis reverse our men went to work in earnest to makeup lost ground, and excitement ran high as the ballwent from goal to goal. At last the Durhams were.confined to their own half of the field, and the H.L.I.pressed continuously, being at last rewarded with a,single. handed effort of Marshall's, who beat two menbefore placing the ban out of the goalkeeper'S reach,the cheering being long and loud. With only fourminutes to go the Highlanders again took up the attack,the forwards playing a pretty game. The whistle.sounded with the H.L.I. entering the final by 3 goalstol.H.LI. team-M'Donald; Patterson and Renton;Gorman, O'.Rourke, and Scevity; Kennedyand Hogg,M'Menemy, Marshall and Duncan.FINAL, MURRAY CUP.1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS v. H.L.I.The final stage has now been reached, and two localteams figure in the final, a thing that has not happenedbefore in the competition. Below are the performances.of the two teams in the former rounds :­1ST ROYAL DRAGOONS.1st round-a bye. 2nd round-beat Essex Regiment by 3 to O. 3rd round-beat Leinster Regiment by 2 to 1. Semi-final-beat Middlesex Regiment by 2 to O. GiJala-For, 7; Against, 1.1ST H.L.I.1st round--a bye.2nd round-beat King's Own Lanes. by 2 to O.3rd round-beat Rifle Brigade by 1 to O..Semi-final-beat Durham L.I. by 3 to 1.Goals-};'or, 6; Against, 1.The teams lined up on the King's Own ground beforethe whole of Lucknow-civil and military. We werefortunate in being able to turn out the same eleven asfigured in the semi-final, and we started slight favour.ites. O'Rourke, winning the toss, eleeted to face astrong sun, with a slight wind in his favour. TheDragoons set the ball rolling, and at once the crowdgave a display of lung power in support of their teams.The Royals were the first to become dangerous, andM'Donald did well to get rid of a smart shot at the out.set. Still the Royals kept on the attack, our menmaking the mistake of ballooning the ball, which wasentirely to the Dragoons' liking, as, being the heavierand taller team,. they benefited greatly. At last thepressure was relieved, and Duncan took the ball downand sent across to M'Menemy, but in doing so he wasinjured in the thigh and had to leave the field for afew minutes. When he returned he limped heavily,and remained 80 during the entire game. The gamewas fast and furious, but half-time arrived with a blanksheet-O-O.M'Menemy opened the second half Vfith a pass toMarshall, who was cleverly robbed by the right halfback,who passed out to his wing, only to be sent backby good play on Renton's part. The Highlanders atthis period seemed to tire, and the Dragoons did allthe funning, the centre forward being very dangerous .On one occasion he appeared to have the net at hismercy, when Gorman charged down his parting attemptamid great applause. This put our team on theirmettle, and they at once made tracks for the cavalryteam's goal, only to be repulsed by the veteran rightback, who was playing a great game. Every minutewas of extreme importance now to both sides, and theywent at a great pace to secure the coveted goal whiChwould settle the tie. At this point the conduct andremarks of some of the crowd anent the referee hinderedrather than helped their favourites. With a couple ofminutes to go Kennedy raised enthusiasm by a runaway on the right. but it was not to be, and "time up"found no goals scored. Extra time was the order,10 minutes each way being played. The Dragoonsopened, and at once made for H.L.I. territory, butPatterson, who was our mainstay, sent them back.It was not for long, however, as with only three minutesgone the right half of the Dragoons crossed the fieldwith the ball, after beating two of our half-backs, and,to the surprise of everyone, found the net with a leftfootshot, the goal causing a scene of Vfild enthusiasmby the Dragoons-players and supporters-who werenaturally jubilant. The H.L.I. now made desperateefforts, which were frustrated by occasional kicking outon the pa.rt of the cavalry backs. Half-time score,1-0.The second half was a repetition of the first half,play being confined to the Dragoons' cnd, and theH.LI. doing all in their power to save the game. Hoggalmost pulled the game out of the fire by a header,which just went over the bar,with the goalkeeper beaten.The Royals now packed their goal, and the minuteswere slipping by, which would give them the cup ifthey kept their goal intact. We had bad luck in notequalising before the whistle went, leaving the RoyalDragoons winners of the Murray Cup by 1 goal to nil.The winning team received silver badges, and therunners-up bronze badges. Of course we were dis·appointed, as our previous games had given us hopesof being able to carry the cup off. Doubtless we shallgo one better next year, when, I hope, we shall Vfin thecup.

92HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.DIVISIONAL ASSAULT·AT.ARMS (LUCKNOW).THE Assault·at.Arms meeting was held from the 8thof March until the 13th of March. In the tug·of· warwe had two teams entered, one catch.weight and onelight. weight team.In the catch.weight competition "S" BatteryR.H.A. were our first opponents, whom we mastered bytwo pulls to love. Our old Dinapore companions,the 20th Batt. R.E'.A. were our next victims, allowingus to go forward iuto the final to meet the GordonHighlanders. This was a very stubbornly contestedtie, and the Gordons proved superior to our men inweight and tactics.Our light. weight team, after receiving a bye in thefirst round, were pulled over by the Essex after a hardstruggle iu the second round.In the bayonet v. bayonet (open) we did very well,having two representatives in the first three, L .. Corpl.Barton being second man and Corpl. Phillips third.TUG· OF. WAR NOTES.As a guide to choosing the men for the Regimentaltug.of.war teams, an inter.company pull was held, andresulted as under:­1st round-" D" pulled" A," "F" pulled" B,"" I" pulled "K," and "G" pulled "H," all thewinners having two pulls to love.2nd round-" D" beat" F," and" G" beat" I.".. G" CQmpany were victorious in the final by 2pulls to love.CROSS COtTNTRY RAOE.To enable us to select a Regimental cross countryteam for the Assault.at·Arms, an inter.company racewas run off on the 1st of March. Teams were 6 menper Company, to run about 2 miles. "F" Companywere hot favourites for this event, and, as they had beenputting in a bit of extra training at the Redoubts,odds were on them. As opinion went, the race was adecided win for" F," who had four men in the firstsix home. Points decided the result, which was asfollows (least points to win) :­" F," 13 points; "H," 48 points. "F" Company'steam was Corpl. Shaw, Ptes. GaUagher, Joyce, Kane,J ewitt, and Clayton.HOCKEY NOTES.AFl'ER a trial game between the representatives ofDinapore and Dum.Dum, a team was picked to playin the Bechtler Cup v. the 4th Worcester Reigmentfrom BareiUy. The game was played on our ground,and the visitors took command of the tie from the start,half. time finding the score 3·0 against us. The secondhalf was much better contested, and we did not fallso soft as in the first half, our defence being pierced onlyonce, whereas our forwards had hard lines on a fewoccasions, the game ending-Worcester, 'i; H.L.I., O.Team--Pte. Cameron; Lieut. Low and Pte. Hen·der80n; L .. Corpl. MarshaU, Corpl. :~Hlne, and L .. Corpl.M'Caskie ; Pte. Sim, Pte. Corrigan, Sergt. Stocks,Pte. Patterson, and Corpl. Shaw.An Inter.Company Hockey League is now monopolisingour attention, great interest being taken in it byall ranks. The League consists of 7 Company teamsand 1 team of Sergts. and Corpls.. "F" Companyhaving' been broken up owing to our detachment havingprocew.led to Ranikhet. Two games are played everynight, the two grounds being in close proximity to eachother. The matches are causing healthy rivalryamongst the Companies, a.nd, in consequence, the'standard of hockey has greatly improved. The Leaguehasbeen going on uninterruptedly until the last fortnight,when we had a miniature monsoon-whlch isa most uncommon occurrence at this period of the yearinLucknow. Towards the finish of the competitionit was seen that it was going to be 1\ neck and neck race·between ., D' and" I" Companies, and when the twoteams ml't in thpir retnrn game" D " Company held anadvantage of 2 points more than "I" Company.The game waq a huge surprise to everyonl', " I " Comp!l.1lyoutplaying their opponents on all hands, andwinning by 5 goals to 0, which result left the League'very open, each team having three matches to play ..Both teams won two of the three games, and the­Championship depended upon how they fared in the'last match. "I" Company played" G," and were'defeated by 2 ~oals to 0, leaving " D" Compa.ny todraw or win against" K " Company to top the table.This proved a very stiff struggle, and " D " Companyhailed the final whistle with relief, the score being 0·0"thus giving" D " Company the badges. The winnersare due all congratulations, as they played a hard and'bustling game aU through.The League Table is as follows :­Matches. Goal •. ,,--"--. ,.-'­Teams. Plyd. Won. Lost. Dm. For. Ag1Jt P ...a."D" Coy., 14 8 2 4 25 13 2/}·"I" Coy., 14 7 2 5 23 9 19Sergtl!. and Corpls., 14 5 3 6 26 17 16" H" Coy., 14 3 3 8" 8 7 14"G" Coy., 14 5 6 3 13 16 III"A,j Coy., 14 4 6 4= 10 17 12'"K" Coy., 14 4 5 5 16 18 11L",)"B" Coy., 14 1 10 3 5 28INTER-COMPANY FOOTBALL LEAG1:J'E AND REGIMENTAL.HOOKEY MATOHES.The above was started on Wednesday, the 5th ofMay, on conclusiotl of the hockey, the conditions beingthateach team meets each other once, 7 games bein~played by the teams.During the progress of the Football League we triedconclusionp at hockey with one or two teams in thedistrict.Our first game was with the Mohamed BaghClub, which is entirely composed of Officers of the·garrison, our team being-Mundy; Cameron and Hen·derson; Maudsley, Corpl. M'Menemy, and L. Marshal! ;Sim and Stewart, Patterson, Sergt. Stocks and Corpl.,Reddy. f r.;1The Mohamed Bagh played the better game, and wonby 3 goals to I, Sergt. Stocks scoring for us. Thegamewas referecd by Lieut. Harvey and Corpl. Milne,.H.J~I.Our next match was on our own ground v. The King'sOvm Lancs. The following eleven represented the'Regiment: - Mundy ; Cameron and Henderson;Stewart, Corpl. Milne, and L .• Corpt Marshall; Simand ScoUins; Patterson, S'3rgt. Stocks and CorpJ.Reddy.This game was hard and exciting, and a'large turn·outof spectators witnessed the match, which the H.L.I..won by '3 goals to 2. Sergt. Stocks got 2 goals and Pattersonl. Lieut. Harvey and one of the K.O.'s refereed.We played a return game with our Brigade neigh.bours, the King's Own, on Thursday, 20th May, our'team being as under: - Mundy; Maudsley andHenderson ; Stewart, Corpl. MHne, and L .• Corpl.Marshall; Sim and L.-Corpl. Passfield, Patterson,.Sergt. Stocks and Corpl. Reddy. Refereed by L­

IHt;HL \ ND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 93·Corp!. Sinclair and one of the K.O.'s. Rcsult-A.draw, I goal each.To continue with our Football League, we may men··tion that it is proceeding merrily, and the greatest ex­.citement prevails when rival Companies meet eachother; and this being the first Battalion competition,since leaving Chakrata at football, the games are very.keenly contested, and a close finish is promised, as theLeague stands very open at present, no team appearingto run away from the others.Below is the League Table up to dateMatch••.Goal~..--"--.Ten.llls,Plfl. Won. Lost. Drn. 'For. Agst. 'l'ts. '''B'' Coy.,3 2 0 I 5 I 5 "D" Coy., 3 2 I 0 7 I 4 "H" Coy., 3 2 1 0 2 6 4 "A" Coy.,4 I 1 2 3 2 4 '''Q'' Coy.,3 1 1 1 7 3 3 "I" Coy.,3 1 1 I 3 3 3 "' K" Coy., 3 0 I 2 3 6 2 ,i( F n Coy.,3 0 2 1 3 8 I RUGBY NOTES.SINCE our arrival in Lucknow we have had a couple of,games with our neighbours, the King's Own, who areno strangers to us, as they took part with us in theCalcutta Cup last season.In the first match we had an easy win by 9 points to-0, the King's Own having practically only a Companyteam to play against us. The second game was, how­-ever, more of a test for us, being keenly contcsted allthrough, and, although we had as much of the game asour opponents, we retired defeated by the narrowmargin of 5 points to 3, Passfield scoring our only tryby a smart pick-up and dive over the line.These matches formed a basis for opinion as to howwe would fare later on, and as only one of our lastJ!6ason's three-quarters took part in the games we.should have quite a strong fifteen by the time therugby aeasen a:rrives. The team was as under :-Baek, Tait; three-quarters, Scollins, Phillips,Corrigan, and Clarke; halves, Biggar and Metcalfe::forwards, Henderson, Shrubshall, M'Glone, Borthwick,Passfield, Schwerin, Sime, and Keith.~OTES A..'ID QUERIES FRO;\'1 THE 'fOUeR-LINE(HOCKEY LEAGUE).WHO is the popular veteran well known by the nom·de· plume of " Sticks"? Why, G-- !Is it true that the League winners received a naphandreverse previous to gaining the championship?Who did it?Was it a close run for the proverbial wooden spoon?No, the holders were never in danger of losing it.Why did" G" play so well against" I"? Werethey trying to do their ex-Dinapore neighbours a goodturn, or is it true that" I" took " ~ewcastle-United­Cryatal.Palsee " fright?Has Private --y, of " B," received his gold medalyet for the number of broken sticks during the League?How much is his Company Club in debt since the Leaguefinished ?What Company played a second-class shot in theirforward line? WlliS that any excuse for all the goalshe missed ?Who was the Rip Van Winkle of the tournament?Did he get a general hand-shake from his fellow-playersDU turning out punctual one night?NOTES AND QUERIES FROM THE TOUCH·LINE. FOOTBALL LEA-GUE.WRY did " G " show " H " no mercy?Is Sailor of "F" any relation to the well-knowngoal-scorer of Dundee?Who is the wedlock of " B "? Does he never tire ?Did C. of " A " think he was playing hockey whenhe claimed a penalty corner ?Is it easier to miss a football than a hockey ball ?If not, why did "Brownlie" of " F" give "I" thepoints?When " K " were defending, was it one of the RegimentalXV. who shouted" Tackle Low" ?1'0 keep your eye on Sergt. --ie is the maxim fora left. half when playing" B "; if not, you'll be leftwholly!Can a team have 6-8ths of a game and lose 2 points?Ask the wearers of the red and white shirts! Whosaid, " Lucky' B ' "? \Vhat a shame!Does a certain half-baek of " B " think he is playinghand-ball at times? Who said he was the captain ?Which team is it that has a loyal following famousfor their war-cry-I< Come away the Silversmiths" ?Did Mickie think he could beat a team himself whenhe went into the forward line?Does the Licensing Bill allow the R.A.T.A. tradeat half-time? Perhaps they boast of enterprisingmanagement.Question-Would you rather have a large soda ora split at half· time ?Answer-A half-dozen large or a quart of Dyer'spale ale---Lueknow brand.Is a refresher course of M.L a good excuse for notbeing able to play football? (Numdah riding-Bahutteek hai !)Promotions and Appointments.7926 L..Sergt. A. Knight, promoted Sergeant, 3rd.:\farch,1909.7695 L.-Sergt. E. Paton, promoted Sergeant, 3rdMarch, 1909.9251 (Unpaid) L.·Sergt. G. Whitten, appOinted paid I,.·Sergeant. 3rd March, 1909. 6371 (Unpaid) IJ.·Sergt. W. 1'odd, appointed Paid L.-Sergeant, 3rd March, 1909. 7380 CorpL W. Steele, appointed Unpaid L.-Sergeant, 3rd March, 1909.9206 CorpL W. Bradford, appointed Unpaid L.­Sergeant, 3rd March, 1909. 7461 Corpl. J. Ward, appointed Paid L.-Sergeant, 19th March, 1909.5288 Sergt. W. Papworth. promoted Colour-Sergeant,3Ist March, 1909.8008 L.-Sergt. J. Howe, promoted Sergeant, 31stMarch, 1909.9206 Unpaid L.-Sergt. W. Bradford, appointed PaidL.-Sergeant, 31st March, HI(lO8605 Corpl. J. Whittcn, appointed Unpaid L.. Sergeant, 31st March, 1909. 9583 L.-Corpl. W. Rodgers, promoted Corporal, 15th February, 1909.9129 L.-Corpl. W. Wolstencroft, promoted Corporal,15th February, 1909.10040 L ..Corpl. T. M'Millan, promoted Corporal, 3rdMarch, 1909.10009 L.-Corp!' W. Reddy, promoted Corporal, 3r.!March, 1909.

94 HIGHLAND I.IGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.7777 L..Corpl. J. Marshall, promoted Corporal, 3rdMarch,1909.9174 L.-Corpl. F. Staines, promoted Corporal, 10thMarch, 1909.10008 L.-Corpl. J. M'Menemy, promoted Corporal,31st March, 1909.7677 L.-Corpl. A. Mortimer, appointed Corporal, 17thApril, 1909.9000 L.-Corpl. W. Peden, appointed Corporal, 27thApril,I909.10551 Unpaid L.-Corpl. J. Bunker, appointed PaidL.-Corporal, 15th Fehruary, 1909.10411 Unpaid L.-Corporal E. Hadaway, appointedPaid L.-Corporal, 16th Fehruary, 1909.9772 Unpaid L.-Corpl. R. Marshall, appointed PaidL.-Corporal, 19th Fehruary, 1909.10031 Unpaid L.-Corpl. J. Bain, appointed Paid L.­Corporal, 3rd March, 1909.7084 Unpaid L.-Corpl. H. Sinclair, appointed Paid L.-Corporal, 3rd March, 1909. 9817 Unpaid L.-Corp!. A. Patcrson, appcinted Paid L.-Corporal, 3rd March, 1909. 10169 Unpaid L.-Corpl. A. M'Millan, appointed PaidL.-Corporal, 8th March, 1909.10512 Unpaid I ... -Corp. S. Porter, appointed PaidL.-Corporal, 10th March, 1909.8495 Unpaid L.-Corp!. D. Black, appointed PaidL.-Corporal, 31st March, 1909.9685 Unpaid L.-Corpl. J. Cunningham, appointedPaid L.-Corporal, 3rd April, 1909.10391 Unpaid L.-Corpl. A. Ellison, appointed PaidL.-Corporal. 17th April, 1909.7728 Unpaid L.-Corpl. J. Stuart, appcinted Paid L.­Corporal, 27th April, 1909. 10548 Unpaid L.-Corp!. H. Atkins, appointed Paid L.-Corporal 1st May, 1909. 10663 Pte. A. Hardy, appointed Unpaid L .. Corporal, 16th March, 1909.10703 Pte. G. Hall, appointed Unpaid L.-Corporal,16th March, 1909.8005 Pte. A. Thomas, appointed Unpaid L.-Corporal,27th March, 1909.9742 Pte. W. Tough, appointed Unpaid L.-Corporal.3rd April, 1909.9963 Pte. R. Dearie, appointed Unpaid L.-Corporal,3rd April, 1909.9608 Pte. J. Agnew, appointed Unpaid L.-Corporal,3rd April, 1909.10239 Pte. B. Muncey, appointed Unpaid L.-Corporal,26th April, 1909.EXTENSIONS OF SERVICE.11046 Sergt. E. Heylmrst, extended to complete 12years with Colours, 13th April, 1909.AWARDED 2ND GoOD-CONDUCT BADGES.9209 Pte. D. Church. 9303 Pte. W. Carr.9283 Pte. D. Boyd. 9388 Pte. J. Jamicson.9293 Pte. F. Cooke. 9249 L.-Corpl. S. Diamond.9296 Pte. A. Duplock. 9247 Pte. H. M'Lean.9354 Pte. A. Cameron. 9398 L.-Corp!' A. Wickes.9367 Pte. W. Olden.AWARDED 1ST GOOD-CONDUCT BADGES.10617 L. -Corpt A. White. 10702 Pte. J. Landucci.10645 Pte. A. Titnms. 10601 Pte. J. Williams.10599 Pte. B. Brayhrooke. 10585 Pte. J. Clark.10641 Pte. G. Thomas. 10646 Pte. J. Bettes.10667 Pte. T. Frost. 10710 Pte. J. MoUison.10643 Pte. W. Macey. 10721 Pte. R. M'Cartney.10680 Pte. A. Sargeant. 10741 Pte. A. M'Donald.10677 Pte. W. Clifford. 10738 Pte. P. Brannigan.10703 Pte. C. Hall. 10754 Pte. P. Baxter.10688 Pte. G. Brumley. 10772 Pte. E. Devlin.10682 Pte. A. Cracknell. 10782 Pte. J. Dougan.10681 Pte. R. Dunldey.ARMY SCHOOL CERTIFICATES.AWARDED 2ND CLASS SCHOOL CERTIFICATES.10595 Pte. W. Percy. 9681 Pte. J. Walker.7392 L.-C. T. M'Caskie. 8618 Pte. J. Murphy.8958 1,.-C. A. Whyte.AWARDED 3RD CLASS SCHOOL CERTIFICATES.9616 Pte. J. Quinn. 10764 Pte. E. WiItcher.10420 Pte. G. Messam. 8714 Pte. S. J...onie.9784 Pte. J. Smith. 9714 Pte. P. Thornton.10472 Pte. A. Stokes. 10513 Pte. T. M'Luckie.10430 Pte. J. Smith.OTHER CERTIFICATES.10555 L.-Corpl. J. Johnston, Gymnastic Certificate,.Lucknow, 15th March, 1909.6774 CorpL J. Milne, Passed Class of Instruction inuse and care of Telephones in the Field_Dated 20th April, 1909.10221 Pte. H. Mills, Nursing Certificate, 8th l\Iay, 1909.9159 Pte. J. Rodden, grB.1lted Chiropodist Certificate.BmTH.4802 CoL-Sergt. M'Millan, daughter, horn at Lucknow,.4th April, 1909.DEATH.8617 Pte. J. Sharp, at Lucknow (ahscess of liver),.3rd April, 1909.DISCHARGE. 9601 Pte. H. Pearson, on payment of £25. TRANSFERS.10606 L.-Corp!. G. Battams, transferred to 78thBattery, R.F.A.10435 Pte. S. Plumhly, transferred to 13th Hussars.10560 Pte. T. Henry. transferred to 2nd Batt. CheshireRegiment.10303 Pte. H. Jackson, transterred to 6th InniskillingDragoons.9841 Pte. G. Wilkinson, transferred to NorthumherlandFusiliers.10392 Pte. A. Lumsden, transferred to Royal Highlanders(Black Watch).10645 Pte. A. Titmus, tl'ansferred to Essex Regiment.8657 Pte. A. Wennell, transferred to 19th Battery,R.F.A.10557 Pte. R. Belcher, transferred to 64th Battery,.R.F.A.10615 Pte. J. Manley, transferred to 20th flattery,RF.A.8901 Pte. T. Garner, transferred to 1st Royal Dragoons.10198 Pte. L. Duke, transferred to 73rd Battery R.F.A.10389 Pte. H. Wehb, transferred to 19th Battery,R.F.A.10551 L.-CorJ)l. T. Bunker, transferred to 6th Innis·killing Dragoons.10372 Pte. T. Creed, transferred to 28th Battery R.F.A.10248 Pte. C. Gutteridge, transferred to 28th Battery,R.F.A.10143 Pte. W. Frewil, transferred to 19th Battery.I i R.F.A.

HIGHLAND UGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.2nd Battalion News.SUMMER training has now been in full BWingfor some time. The new course of musketryis at present causing much alarm, but theDaily Mail now assures us that the privatesoldier will not lose his service or proficiencypay if he falls to the next lower class in shooting.No mention is, however, made of thelast year's marksman who becomes a thirdclassshot this year. It is perhaps too muchto hope that we will have none of the latter.On 29th May a party of recruits, numberingabout 160, under Lieuts. Brodie and ~Iitchell,went to Kilworth Camp to fire Table A. Asboth time and money were sC!trce in the 6thDivision, the march had to be undertaken inone day. Starting from Cork at 5 a.m.,Rathcormack, about half way, was reachedbefore H. There an excellent dinner w9,itedthe pl:.rty, and after a long halt the march wasresumed about 1 p.m. and Kilworth reachedat 4. In spite of the distance, 28 miles, anda somewhat warm dav, there were only twocasualties in the party, which was a' satisfactoryperformance.On 2nd .June 2nd Lieut. Dalrymple, with asection of 33 men, left for a four months'course of mountea infantry training at I"ongmoor.The Battalion, with the exception of " D "and "E" Companies at Kilkenny, marchedby double Companies on 12th June to Kilworthto fire Parts I., n., and Ill., Table B," A" Company and the Signallers having rejoinedheadquarters from Fort Camden previously.The Companies, spending two nightson the road, marched as follows :­" A " and "B ," Companies by WatergrassHill, 12 miles; Conna, 15; Kilworth, 14." C" and" H" Companies by WatergrassHill, 12 miles; Rathcormack, 6; Kilworth,12." F" and "G" by Glenville, H miles;Glanworth, 11; Kilworth, 6.On 1st July the Battalion returns to Cork,and remains there till 30th July. Our programmefor the remainder of the trainingseason is as follows :­31st July to 6th August.-Battalion trainingat Moore Park.7th to 22nd August.-Complete musketryat Kilworth, Parts IV., V., and Vr., Table B.23rd August· to 1st September.-Brigadetraining.2nd to 14th September.-Divisional t,raining.Since our last issue of the "Chronicle"Lieut. Davis has been appointed Adjutant.We heartily congratulate him on bis appointment,and wish him every success in thefuture.The Army Golf Cup was held this year atRye. Captain Ronald and Lieuts. Leckie­Ewing, Simson, and Thackeray representedthe Battalion. Fortune did not favour us thisyear, and we were defeated in the first roundby the Black Watch by 20 holes. It is satisfactoryto know, however, that our opponentseventually won the Cup, defeating the Argylland Sutherland Highlanders in the final.REGIMENTAL DINNER.THE Regimental dinner was held this yearon 1st June. The following Officers of theRegiment were present :-General Sir H. J. T.Hildyard (in the chair), Brigadier-GeneralKelham, C.B., Colonels Craigie, W odehouse,Farie, Keppel, Hopton, Balfour, Fairlie,Reid, St. Ledger, Scrase-Dickins, Lieut.­Colonels Pagan, ~I'Alpine, Midwood, Kays,Majors Hay, Richardson D.S.O., Cavendish,Noyes, Hill, Wolfe-:M:urray, Purvis, CaptainsThackeray, Swinton, Prentice, Bruce, Feilden,Camp bell, Stevenson, Harris, Gaussen, Twynam,Pack-Beresford, Murray, ~Iartin, Hamilton,Grant, Chichester, Balfour, Lieuts. Davis,Malcolm, Knight, M'Culloch, Thackeray, SirA. C. Gibson Craig, Bart., Farie, Craigie­Halkett, Crabbe, Rorison, Forbes, Mr. R. A.Bacon.

!lOHIGHLAND LIGHTINFANTRY CHRONICLE.SMALL TALK.How THE REGIMENTAL STAFF GO TO CAMP.Extract from Battalion orders :-" TheCommanding Officer, Senior Major, and Adjutantwill have their kits ready by 7 p.m. onSunday night, and will be packed on the wagonsat this hour.THE Quartermaster, like Robert the Bruce,has been greatly perplexed of late by thebehaviour of the spiders (?) in his tent.OVERHEARD ON THE RANGE.Company Officer-" How much left windare you going to put on ? "Aspiring and perspiring marksman-" None,sir, because I fire off the left shoulder."MARATHON RACE.AT Cvrk, on 27th May, we held our first Marathon race.As this was our first attempt at anything of the kind,the course selected was a short one.The conditions of the race were as followsEntries limited to 15 per Company. The first eightmen home of anyone Company to win a Challenge Cupand £2.•'11 The following individual prizes were also given;­1st, £1; 2nd, ]58; 3rd, 128.; 4th, 8s.; 5th, 58.The length of the course was only 41; miles, but therewere two long, steep hills which would have tall:edeven a Dorando. There was a veDY good turn·outfor the race, 65 men starting. "G" Company provedto be the winners of the Cup.TEAM.C{)rpl. Evans, Ist,5s. each.Pte. Rattray, 2nd,Pte. Liddiard, 13th, ..Pte. CampbelI, 16th...Pte. Kennett, 17th, ..Pte. ~I'Cord, 18th,L .. Corpl. CaldweIl, 19th,Pte. Wilson. 20th.Winners of the Individual PrizesCorpl. Evans, " G "Company, £1.Pte. Rattray, " G " Company, 158.Pte. Pattersou, " C" Company, 128.Pte. Ogg, " C" Company, .. 8s.Pte. Dilworth, " B " Company, 5s.The winner's time was exaetly 24 minutes, which wasvery good indeed considering the difficulties of the road.\Ve hope the various prize.winners will soon havean opportunity of displaying their talent at some ofthe big event.s in Ireland.CRICKET.OWING to our many and arduous military duties therehas been little cricket this season, so far. The nearestcricket ground is more than two miles from barracks,and we have now none of the facilities for practicewhich we enjoyed at Fort.George.R.L.I. v. SoUTH LANOASHIRE REGIMENT.This match was played at Buttevant on Saturday,29th May, in fine but windy weather. As our teamhad been unable to arrive before lunch, our opponentskindly put us in. Pte. CammeIl and Lieut. Simsonstarted the innings, and put on about 30 before beingseparated; after that wickets fell quickly, and, with theexception of Capt. Stuart and Pte. Welfare, nobodymade any runs. Davis, unfortunately, owing to hislate arrival, got little chance of scoring, and the wholeside was out for 77.Our opponents, on going in, could do little againstCapt. Stuart's bowling, and eight wickets were downfor less than 50, but after that Colonel Adam managedto secure the bowling. ~When the ninth wicket fellhe continued to score, although many times in difficultieswith the bowling and being missed once at deep long on.The score was carried to 90 before the last wicket fell.After the tca interval Lieut. Simson and Pte. Cammellagain opened the innings, the latter being soon dis.missed. Simson, however, hit the bowling all roundthe wicket; and Capt. Stuart and Lieut. Davis alsoscored freely, our score reaehing 105 for two before theinnings was declared.When our opponents went in for the second· timethere was only half an hour to go, and in that time fivemen were dismissed for 27 runs, Colonel Adam beingbowled first ball by Stuart. The South ~ Lanes thuswon by 13 runs in the first innings.We were unlucky in being beaten, as we were thestronger side; but in spite of our defeat we had anell:cellent afternoon, and were entertained mosthospitably.2ND H.L.I. V. 2ND SoUTH LANOS. REGIMENT.This match was played at Buttevant on 29th May,l!}09. Scores:­First Innings.2ND H.L.I.Pte. Cammell, c Hazeldene b AdaIlls" 15Lieut. Simson, b Adams, 17Lieut. Dalrymple. b Patey,oCapt. Stuart, c Koster, b Allan, 21Pte. Welfare, b Allan, 16Lieut. Gerard, b Adams, .. Sergt. HaUll:weU, b Adams,Lieut. Telfer Smollett, b Windsor,oLieut. Davis, not out, 5Bandsman Sluith, b Allan,ICorpl. Hinton, b Allan.oExtras, 2772ND SOUTH LANOS. REGIMENT.Capt. Carlyon, b Stuart, 5L..Corpl. Windsor, c Simson, b Stuart, 17Lieut. Patey, b Stuart, 0Lieut. Koster, b Stuart, 2Col. Adams, not out, 47Lieut. Clemens, b Stuart, 1Lieut. Hazeldene, run out, ]Lieut. Bagley, c Stuart, b Wdfare, 3Capt. Hume, b Welfare, 0Pte. Allan, c Hinton, b Simson, 4Lieut. Barclay. run out, 4Ell:tras, 6

Second Inning8.2ND H.L.I.Lieut. Davis, not out, 40Pte. Cammell, b Adams, .. oLieut. Simson, c Bagley, b Windsor, 54Capt. Stuart, not ou t, . . . . 5Extras, 3102Declared.2ND SOUTH LANCS. REGIMENT.L .. Corpl. Windsor, b Stuart, 9Lieut. liazeldene, c Dalrymple, b Simson, 7Lieut. Koster, run out, • . 4{)apt. Carlyon, c Hinton, b Stuart, 12Col. Adams, b Stuart, 0Lieut. Barclay, not out, 4HIGHLAND LIGH'l' INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 97Total (for 5 wickets), 36Remainder did not bat.BOWLING ANALYSIS.2ND H.L.I.First Inning8.Stuart,5 wickets for 33 runs.Davis, o 34 "Welfare, 2 26 "Simson. I 0 "Second Innings.Simson,I wicket for 24 runs.'Stuart, 3" 12"2ND SOUTH LANCS. R~;GIMENT.First Innings.Adams,4 wickets for 37 runs.Allan, 4 4 "Patey, 1 20 "Windsor, 1 14 "Second Innings.Adams, 1 wicket for 23 runs.Allan, o 38 "Windsor, 1 31 "Patey, o 7 "SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.DEPARTURJ

98 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.'11254 Pta. F. Priggen. 11290 Pte. A .•Tohnston.11255 Pte. H. Sivier. 11291 Pte. F. Brandon.11257 Pte. T. Baxter. 11292 Pte. W. Dilworth.11258 Pte. H. Underwood. 11293 Pte. A. Burgess.11259 Pte. A. Johnston. 11294 Pte. R. Chadwick.11260 Pte. A. Troughton. 11295 Pte. J. NulliB.11261 Pte. F. Salisbury. 11296 Pte. H. Clark.11262 Pte. S. Doid. 11297 Pte. J. Keenan.11263 Pte. A. Lewis. 11298 Pte. C. Reary.11264 Pte. S. Lambert. 11299 Pte. W. Spalding.11265 Pte. W. Ryall. 11300 Pte. W. Pritchard.11266 Pte. A. GiIlett. 113O1 Pte. E. Woodhouse.11267 Pte. G. Barnes. 11302 Pte. W. Black.11268 Pte. W.Mariner. 11303 Pte. W. Campbell.11269 Pte. A. BsHour. 11304 Pte. W. Leadbetter.11270 Pte. S. Melluish. 11305 Pte. R. Gray.11271 Pte. A. Clark. 11306 Pte. H. Watt.11272 Pte. G. Martin. ] 1307 Pte. W. Dambmann.Il273 Pte. A. Ba~hford. 11308 Pte. J•. Maley.Il274 Pte. l1. Tarbert.TRANSFERRED TO OTHER CORPS.7127 Pte. J. Thomson, transferred to Royal ArmyMedical Corps.11012 Pte. A. Watt, transferred to Seaforth High.landers.POSTED TO 3RD (RESERVE) BATTALION.3647 C.·S. W. Harper. 9603 Pte. J. GiIlen. 4756 C.·R. R. Hems. 10932 Pte. G. Easton. 8014 CorpI. J. M'Williams.10561 Pte. J. Rabbitts. 8874 CorpI. W.,Turner. EXTENSION OF SERVICl

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 99--'~'~'-"~-~~-'--'-'~~'-'-'--'~--~i-10796 Pte. 'l'. Fyffe. 11064 Pte. T. Brodie.10901 Pte. G. Scott. 11077 Pte. T. M'Giff.nooo Pte. A. Purdue. 11084 Pte. R. Oswald.1l04!1 Pte. J. Crajg.VARIOUS CERTIFICATES.8039 Sergt. J. Littlejohn, granted Qualifving Cer·tificate, Sergt .. Mr. C"ok. •8939 L .. Corpl. J. Findlay, awarded Acting School·master's Certificate.10749 L..Corpl. D. Douglas, awarded Acting School.master's Certificate.10749 L..Corpl. D. Douglas. passed examination in" Precis Writing."AWARDED GOOD. CONDUCT MEDALS.3685 Q .. M .•S. T. Boyce.3860 C.·S. M. Mauchan.BIRTHS.4564 Col..Sergt. W. Turnbull, son, born at Glasgowon 10th March, 1909.6548 Corpl. N. Thomson, son, horn at C{)rk on 11thMarch, 1909.DEATH.MEEK.--At 2 The Lawns, Friern Park, North Finchley,London. on the 4th April, William Meek. lateColour. Sergt., 2nd Batt. H.L.I., and Sergt.·Jnst.,9th V.B.R.S.MOTORING IN IRELAND.By THE SNARK.THERE are few countries in the world wheremotoring might be more enjoyable than inIreland, aB the scenery in some parts in veryfine. There are, however, great drawbacks;the main roads would make a rart track blush,while the people (who mostly drive donkeys)are either deaf to all earthly and unearthlynoises, or blind, and sometimes have both ofthese infirmities. These drawbacks, of course,do not conduce to speed trials, and as a rule theonly thing that is tried is one's temper, which,I fear, gets extremely short.There is another lasting and perpetualnuisance, and that is that evervone who livesnear the readside imagines that t'he King's highwayis a fitting and a healthy place to keepchildren, dogs, cows, and all the etceteras of afarmyard; and consequently, after a day'srun, one usually has a few hens and the remainsof a dog or two ornamenting the radiator.Some weeks ago I essayed to take a partyto a delightful spot'known as Lismoor, about40 miles away. At 10 a.m. punctnally we were!l.t the garage. Unfortunately the owner andhis mechanic had overslept themeslves, soamid shouts of applause from the ('rowd,which had assembled in the twinkling of aneye, we kicked open :the door and got at thecar. At 10.45 the owner appeared, and seemedsurprised to see us there so soon. However,at 11.30 we started on OUl" wav. The firstmisfortu.ne overtook us about (; miles out,when a report like a pistol shot warned usthat a back tyre had gone. I regret to say Iheard someone" remark" on the fact. Therewas nothing for it but to take oft one's coatand set to work putting on another tyre.Suddenly we heard the rattling of a machineof sorts. Some minutes elapsed, however,before an extraordinary-looking vehicle hovein sight, which on close inspection turned outto be the General's Government car, whosedriver very kindly assisted us in our labours.The road for the next 20 miles was fairlygood; then we came to a piece that remindedone more of a succession of earthquakes.The car, which as a rule is extremely smoothin running, was leaping about in a mostfantastic manner. The" load" consisted oftwo people, a dog, a spare tyre, half a dozenrugs, and two tins of petrol. Occasionally,when I glanced behind, I saw a confused masshurtling.about. The spare tyre seemed to beendeavouring to give an exhibition of MissMaud Allan, while the petrol tins were givinga very creditable performance of the "MerryWidow" waltz in conjunction with the dog,whose chain was tied round a door handle.We were all extremely glad when we saw thehotel at Lismore, and set to work on our lunch.T4e return journey was uneventful, and beyondwaking one of the everlasting donkey cartsinto a fast walk by the sound of our hornwe got home in safety.I do not intend this to discourage anyonewho wishes to see the Emerald Isle by car,but I should advise them to have a machinewhose maximum speed does not exceed 5,miles an hour, whose springs are capable oftaking up anything short of a volcanic eruption,and which can carry festoons of sparetyres, and whose passengers are well seasoned.

lfJOHWHT,ANT) T,lGH'r INFANTRY CHRONTCJ,F,3rd Battalion Notes.TRAINING, 1909.THE Battalion this year trained alone at Lan­.ark and Tinto (East End Camp). The weatheron the whole being good, a very pleasantthough fairly hard training was put in. The.ground not being so cramped as when fourBattalions train together, greater opportunitywas afforded of individual and company training,and what may have been lost through theBattalion not having another force to actagainst was fully made up for in individualinstruction, which, after all, is very muchrequired by men who have been away fromthe use of arms for 12 months.The recruits assembled at Hamilton on the18th May, and entrained for Lanark, andfrom thence proceeded by route march toTinto to complete musketry.The party was under command of CaptainStewart, Adjutant of the Battalion. Thefollowing Officers were present ;-CaptainBaird, Lieut. Morgan, and Lieut. and Quarter­Master Mill. The remainder of the partywas made up as follows ;-Warrant Officer,1 Sergt.-Major (Stewart), 14 N.-C.O.'s, 5Buglers, and 86 Privates; total, lOO-afairly strong muster. There were very fewabsentees. The musketry was of a fairlyhigh standard.The Battalion assembled at Hamilton on thelst June, under command of Col. E. A. Ever~tt,and proceeded to Lanark by train, and encampedon the moor. Musketry was carriedout at Tinto by detachments of two companiesat a time, thus interspersing musketry andtraining. The camp at Tinto has been greatlyimproved since last year, cook-houses and acorrugated iron drying shed having been built.Those accessories were very much appreciatedby the men, as Tinto seems to keep up its reputationfor rain.•The strength of the Battalion in camp wasas follows :-18 Officers, 1 W.O., 47 N.-C.O.'s,8 Buglers, and 528 Privates; total, 602.During the training the men were asked todecide whether they were to join the" SpecialReserve"-the new name given to the Militiaunder the new organisation brought into beingby Army Order.About 400 elected to join the Special Reserveand about 60 elected to take a freedischarge, which option was given them if theyneither desired to transfer to Special Reservenor remain Militiamen on paper. The strengthof the Battalion after the conversion, includingrecruits at Depot, stood as follows :-16Sergts., 10 Corpis., 456 Privates; total, 482.The Battalion was inspected by Col. Can,Commanding No. 2 District, on Tuesday, 23rdJune, who expressed himself as satisfiedwith all he saw.The training was completed on 27th June,when the Battalion entrained at Lanarkand proceeded to Hamilton, when the menwere dismissed to their homes.Recruiting for the Battalion has been goingstrong since training, being now only 28 understrength.4th Battalion Notes.THE Battalion trained last year at Lanark,from 13th July to 8th August-their lasttraining as the old Militia force.It is, however, gratifying to know thatpractically all hands-Officers, N.·C.O.'s, andmen have joined the Special Reserve.Favourq.ble weather, on the whole, was experiencedduring the training, and the Regiment,brigaded with the 3rd and 4th Scottish Rifles,spent a pleasant time at their old quartersOil Lanark Moor. Each Company also" putin" about :five days at the musketry campat the foot of the Tinto Hills, some six and ahalf miles from hea~ quarters.The Brigade was commanded by Col.T. S. G. H. Robertson Aikman, and, in consequenceof his promotion, Lieut.-Col. D. Aikmallhad charge of the Battalion.Two field days and a route march took placeduring the training, and were successfullycarried through, and in each case the excellentmarching qnalities of the men was speciallymarked.

HIGHJ~AND LIGHT INFANTRY OHRONICLE. 101The Regimental sports, held on the RaceCourse on Thursday, 6th August, werefavoured with beautiful weather, and were agreat suooess. The Battalion was honouredby.the presenoe of the Duke and Duchess of.lIamilton, and at the end of the sports theprizes were presented by the Duchess of Hamilton,and, on the 09011 of Col. Aikman, threehearty oheers were given by the Regimentfor their Graces, whose kindly interest wasmuoh appreciated by all ranks.The results of the various events were asfollows :­100 YARDS RACE.-l, Pte. A. Hind, " G .. Company;2, Pte. M'Lachlan, " A .. Company; 3, Pte. A. Suther­Ia.nd, " F" Company.WHEEL-BARROW RAClIl.-l, Pte. Cumberland, "F"Campa.ny; 2, Pte. Ritchie, " D" Company.ONE MILE RACE.-I, Pte. Colema..n, " D" Company;2. CarpI. Morrow, " B" Company; 3. Pte. Dunba..r," D" Compa.ny.PIPR-PLAYING (MARCHES).-l, Piper Macfarla..ne;2, Sergt. M'Donald; 3, Pte. Macdougal.120 YABDS OFFICERS' lliNDICAP.-l,Colonel Aikman;2, Ca.ptain Gillon; 3, Captain Steveilllon.Tua-OF-WAR.-4TH H.L.I. v. SCOTTISH RIFLES.­Winning team-Scottish Rifles.200 YABDS RELAY RACE.-l, "A" Company;2, "F" a.nd "G" Compa.nies equal. Teams.­.. A" Company-Pte. Haggerty, CorpI. Dyer, Pte.M'Alindon, Pte. M'Lachlan. "F" Company-Seott,Lemon, Lennox, Johnson. "G" Company-Hind,Lloyd, M'Nellis, Blair.FINAL INTERRCOMPANY TUG.. oF-WAR.-l, H ]f'"Compa.ny; 2," D .. Compa.ny.EIGHT RACE.-" E" and" F" Companies equal.120 YARDS SERGEANTS' HANDICAP.-l, CoI.-Sergt..Instructor Gra.y; 2, Col.-Sergt. Christison.PIPE-PLAYING (STRATHSPEYS AND REELS).-l, PiperRobb; 2, J. Macfarlane; 3, Macdougal.FIvE-A-SIDE FOOTBALL.-H.L.I. V. SOOTTISll: RIFLES.-Winning Team-Scottish Rifles.FINAL, BoXING (over 10 stone).-l, Pte. Sutherland,.. C " Compa.ny; 2, Pte. MacMillan, " F " Company.FINAL. BoXING (under 10 stone).-l, Pte. }l'Guire,Special Reserve; 2, Pte. Macfarlane, " E " Company.The Officers' Golf Trophy was won by Lieut.Russell with two good rOUllds of 72 and 73,which enabled him, even with a handicap ofplus 10, to oomfortably head the list. MajorAndersoD was seoondwith 164.After a long oonnection with the Battalion,Sergt.-Major Cumming retires in January next,and. this being his last training, the Officerstook the opportunity' of presenting him with. a olock, which Col. Aikman handed over to him,at the same time thanking him for the serviceshe had rendered to the Regiment.On Saturday, 8th August, the Battalionentrained for Hamilton, where they were disbanded.MILITIA REGIMENTAL DINNER, 1909'.THE Regimental Dinner of the 3rd and 4thBattalion took place on the 29th of May inthe Princes Restaurant in London.His Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon,Hon. Lieut.-Colonel ot the 4th Battalion,.favoured the occasion with his presence,and presided during the evening.A most pleasant evening was spent, andthere was a fair attendanoe, which, it is hoped,will be improved upon in future years, as itis intended that in future this dinner will bean annual function. The thanks of the Regimentis due to Lieut. Donnithorne, who had.undertaken the duties of seoretary.Amongst those present were the following ;­Cols. Robertson Aikman, Everett, and StorY,C.B.; Majors Wyndham, Elin, Ingle, 1vlarks,.D.S.O.; Captains Hon. A. H. Hore Ruthven,V.C., Hon. Malise Hore Ruthven, D.S.O.,Jackson, and Campbell; and Lieuts. DOll.nithorneand Inglis.~bifuarn·DEATH OF CRIl\1EAN VETERAN INEDINBURGH.THERE passed away this week, in his seventyseventhyear, at his residenoe, 8 SummerhallSquare, Edinburgh, an old Army man in thepersonof Mr. Robert M'Donald. He enlistedin the 7lst Highland Light Infantry at the­Cross of Glasgow in February, 1852. HiF;Regiment was dispatched to the Crimea,and during 1854 and 1855 he remained toreighteen months, taking part in the leadin.gengagement of the war. M'Donald took histurn at the trenohes in front of Sebastopol,.and when it was discovered that the districtof Kertch on the Black Sea was keeping upsuppliesto Sebastopol the 7lst were orderedto intervene. After being eighteen monthsin Russia, he and his Regiment oame to Malta,where they remained for sixteen months.At the end of that period they were sent toBombay to take part in quelling the Mutiny.They remained four years in India, and tooka full share of fighting in the many engagementsof the campaign. M'Donald was dischargedin 1862, being a "ten years man." He heldthree medals-the Crimean, the Turkish,and the Mutiny. He had a keen intellect.and to the end had a clear recolleotion of theevents of his early career in the Army. Heis survived by one married daughter.-EdinburghEvem:ng Dispatch, 7th May, 1909.

102 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.NEW DEPUTY-GOVERNOR OF BAR·LINNIE PRISON.THE Secret!l:ry for Scotland has appointedCaptain Raymond Pelly Houston Monro to beDeputy·Governor of Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow.We feel sure many members of the 1stBattalion, past and present, will be interested:to hear of Captain Monro's appointment,.and join in congratulating him on his con­.tinued Buccess.-ED.AN UNI QUE COLLECTION.Rrs MAJESTY KING EDW ABD THE SEVENTHls a keen collector of ourios, and has manyfamous and valuable relics, acquired in histravels in foreign lands and when visitingthe Colonies as· Prince of Wales. His exceptionalfacilities have enabled him to get t()­gether a collection which is probably un·.equalled.To a soldier the most interesting would beHis Majesty's collection of bullets, which.have all played an important part in history.Among these are the two bullets which struck·down General W olfe in his hour of victory atQuebec-heavy and cumbersome shot when,compared with our small but no less deadlyLee·Metford bullets of to-day. There is"."lso the fragment of iron which killed that,gallant hero Sir John Moore at Corunna.'These tragical relics are enclosed in glass caseswith magnificently carved black ebony mount·ings. The missiles themselves rest upon a bedof white satin.Another bullet in the King's collectionwhich has a. particular interest attachingto it is the one which killed General Sir GeorgeCathcart before Inkerman. On that occa·sion the General's whole staff were killedaround him-an event unprecedented in the•annals of British warfare.There are also among His Majesty's relicsseveral connected with the famous'" Chargeof the Light Brigade" the gallant six:hundred who rode into the" valley of death,"as immortalised by Tennyson. The piece ofshell which killed Captain Nolan (who deliveredthe fatal order) is preserved nt WindsorCastle, mount,~d by itself on a silver tripod in.imitation of three stacked carbines.J. S. C. F."OUR DAVIE."SAD experience teaches even the most cock­'sure of mortals that memory is not always aninfallible guide. She has an uncomfortableway of occasionally forsaking those who relyover much upon her, to their undoing. Whencewe may learn the consoling lesson that itis rarely safe to dogmatise, save upon awell-grounded and easily accessible basis oftabulated facts. Even the youngest amongus may be mistaken. But the assertion maybe advanced with confidence that of all thevarious folks who have experienced queerups and downs, violent contrasts and extraordinaryvicissitudes in their lives, few can havebeaten the record established bv Sir DavidBaird during the course of his illustrious career.It was given to bardly any of those who fell intoTiger Tippoo's clutches during our wars withthat potentate to survive the cruel imprisonmentwhich ensued-to scarcely half· a-dozenof the small band who outlived the disasterat Perambaukam in September, 1780. Most ofthem died of privation or want of the smallestattention; some were undoubtedly poisoned.Baird was dangerously wounded at the unfortunateaffair that ended with Colonel Baillie'ssurrender within ear-shot of the Commanderin-Chiefat Conjeeveram; but he was soexceptionally tough that he delighted hisfriends by coming up, debilitated but smiling,when the unhappy remnant of prisoners wasliberated four years later. :Not only so, butfortune brought him back in 1799 to thescene of his erstwhile captivity, and he shared,as a distinguished General, in the capture ofthe notorious fortress wherein he had languishedas a hapless Subaltern. If that wasnot unique (and memory cautiously warns thatone or two of his companions in earlier durancevile shared in his later triumph), at least noneother approached his remarkable fate in beingthe Officer to. whom the sons of the tyrant whohad used him so despitefully made their humblesubmission. A more extraordinary masterstrokeon the part of fickle but ingeniouslyfertile fortune can have rarely embellished theuneven lot of those who have been her sport.Some exposed to such remarkable varietiesof luok might have been unduly uplifted.But it adds to our sincere estimation of thisgreat man that he invariably preserved anadmira ble phlegm. Of course we recollectthe story told of his mother-of how, when thenews was broken to her (as she sat in herScottish home, upright and uncompromising

104 HrGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.over the dark background. One only missedthat shirt, woven tiresomely in vilest durance,and thought with sympathy of the pang itsdisappearance must have caused its owner. Apathway led to a carefully tended spot hard by,whence magnificent views embraced the lovelycountry side. It had been "Our Davie's"favourite walk: on the rustic seat bcneath a• spacious beech he. had often rested andthought, as those do whose little earthly potteris nearing its close, of trials and disappointmenta,the happiness and successes of the past.Perambaukum, Seringapatam, Bangalorewhatvivid dreams they must have recalled tothe fine old warrior! A granite 0 belisk,clearly visible for miles around, now marksthe chosen spot of his meditations. On itthere is the customary lengthy inscription.But valiant Baird has cut in his deeds a betterepitaph than any carved in stone.-MadrasMail, 3rd June, 1909.[The above article, which appeared in the""'Iadras M ail of June 3rd, was forwarded byMajor-General de Berry, and was written bythe Rev. Esme Forbes, late Commanding the2nd Madras Lancers, son-in-law of the greathero and subject of the article.]PEN SKETCHES IN CEYLON.No. 2.-A VISIT TO KANDY.I HAD determined to visit Ceylon's old capital,and it was a glorious day of sunshine when Ifound the necessary time. I boarded theKandy mail at Colombo Station, but it wasno " Flying Scotsman," the journey of seventymiles occupying nearly five hours. It wascertainly a case of upward and onward, therailway twisting round sharp curvcs and risingby zig-zag courses over 1,800 feet above sealevel; the uniform gradient is 1 in 45. I didnot weary, however. The scenery was enchanting.Gliding along the face of sheercliffs, you gaze down into the beautiful valleysbelow: the mountain sides are clothed withluxuriant vegetation, noble palms rising fromamidst ferns of ali kinds. Creepers of variousspecies hung from the trees; and from thecliffs the scarlet passion flowers, the dark-blueclematis, and the white and blue convolvulus.Cascades, like glittering pearls, rushed down themountain sides, and brilliant-hued birds flittedamong the trees. Soon" Sensation Rock"was reached, 3,nd it is aptly named. The lineglides along the edge of a precipitons cliff,where you gaze down upon tree-tops a thousandfeet below, while a huge roek, hundreds of tonsin weight, overhangs the railway by aboutfifteen or twenty feet. As the train creepsunder the rock, with the valley below, thesensation is the reverse of pleasant. Thescenery from the train is grand, and gets evenmore wild and beautiful as you approachKandy.Kandy itself is a veritable Garden of Eden_The little lake, only three miles in circumference.is situated in the centre of palm-covered hills.Comfortable bungalows, each with a splendidgarden, surround the lake, and occupy all thespots of vantage on the adjacent hills. Theview, with its fairylike frame of featherypalms and graceful bamboos, is a perpetuatdelight, whether in the golden sunshine ofnoon or bathed in the soft crimson glow of theevening at sunset.Of great interest was the Maligawa, the farfamedTemple of the Dalada, or Sacred Toothof Buddha. The reputed tooth is a piece ofivory about an inch and a half long, and is.reverenced by millions of devout Buddhists.The tooth itself is only shown to the public onvery special oceasions, though the sacred relicis conveyed in its silver shrine on the backof an elephant in the annual procession of the"Para-hera." The temple is surrounded bya shallow moat, eontaining sacred fish, watersnakes, and tortoises. On the steps leadingup to the entrance are all kinds of beggar",who live upon the donations of pilgrims.Inside the court you find hundreds ofthe priesthood, with shaven heads, anddrapery like a Roman toga. They are alIclad in bright yellow robes. One end isthrown over the left shoulder, but the rightshoulder and arm is always bare, thus producinga fine harmony in brown and yellow.Eaeh priest carries a palm-leaf fan, in orderthat the holy brother may veil his eyes if hepasses anything so distracting or evil as abeautiful woman. The interior walls arecovered with rude carvings and grotesquepaintings of the various kinds of punishmentsto be meted out to unbelievers. The pavilioncontaining the sacred tooth is of mouldedwood gaudily painted. There is a valuablelibrary of Buddhist work; some of the manuscriptin Sanscrit inscribed on palm leavesis particularly fine and curious.r~'Another interesting spot was the tombs ofthe Kandyean queens-not beautiful in themselves,as they are ruinous, but glorified by thesurrounding foliage-the red-tiled roof shaded

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.105by luxuriant ~ palms loaded 'Jwith nuts andblossom, each crown a study in green and.gold and brown; gnarled •'old temple-treesfilling the air with fragrance; the yellowrobedpriests laying offerings of lovely flowersbefore the small dome-shaped relic shrines,beneath huge Bo-trees with spiritual-lookingwhite stems and light foliage, which quivers.ceaselessly even when there is scarcely aperceptible breath of air.The beauty of the scene exercises a peculiarfascination upon one, and it is no doubt thisfeeling which works upon the native wor­..shippers who attend daily at the Maligawa. and other shrines of Buddha.J. S. C. FADE,Sergt., A.P.C., late H.L.I.Fully Fifty \Years Ago.No. 2. THE hook and eye, sir! That is the con­necting link in military life. Enlistment isonly the threshold of the door into the Army.Many a man gets that length, but no furthel·.Some loose links in the human frame, and, inmilitary lingo, he is "a wash-out." Theindividual who passes beyond that is a com­-plete man. Externally and internally he is as.sound as a well-toned bell; in plain language,he is without a single flaw. At least that was.80 in the long-ago days, and doubtless is so still.Hence you will understand that a man who isfit for the ranks is also physically fit to makehis way in civil life.But to come to the "hook and eye" business.That always has been the testingperiod, which in my day took place themorning after enlistment. The first move onthe board was a good scrub in a bath before:passing the doctor. A quiet walk past, sir ~Oh, no; it was quite the opposite. Justcarry back your butt and I will endeavourto explain. But bide a wee, sir. Are youfishing for news in-the book line 1 If so, I ammum. You see auld sodgers must be careful.and not tell tales out of school. N0 ~ Well,then, all is fair and above board; so I will-tirive ahead. On the morning in questionthere were the existing anxieties-the reoruiterwas occupied with his registration and £ s. d." Am I to keep my name up ~ Am I to get my.quid for that lot ~" And the thought in the:recruit's mind was, " Am I to pass, or am Ito be thrown out!" It was a fairly largerO()lll, and in the huge grate a roaring fire, andjust two steps outside there wa.s the door ofthe surgery-and behind that door was themedical officer whose decision was to shape'the future of fully twenty youths. Thecandidate for honour and glory stood withjust one garmen.t on; his name is. called, thatlast garment is slipped; the recruiter's adviceis whispered, " Keep perfectly cool; he'll no'eat you. There--buck up !" No one couldblame the sergeant; his good name as areC'ruiter and one pound one shilling dependedon the issue. In a moment, without as muchas would dust a fiddle, there the recruit stands .The critical eye of the doctor sweeps all overhim, apd he, if very courageous, looks thedoctor straight in the faae. There may bethat look-" I care for nobody; no, not 1."All the same, if truth were known-at least inmy case-he cares a good deal for the doctor.Immedia tely the performance begins. Suffice itto say he has to do everything but stand onhis head; and, as a recruit said, "Yon weetrumpet thing tells a' aboot the inside." Onequestion decides his destiny-" What is yourreligion ~" If that were asked, he was passed,and was a Queen's man; if not, he goes backamong his shed chums to be twitted as "theQueen's bad bargain," and at once the recruiter'sinterest in him vanishes. But if thequestion has been asked, the recruiter patshim on the back, and says, "Good shot."Then comes the sealing of the bargain. Heis taken before a magistrate, and sworn to befaithful and loyal to Queen and country. Thegentlem8,n who performed that duty in ourcase was more than kind. He gave us a realfatherly advice, and, when leaving, he shookus by the hand and hoped we both would atleast be sergeants; and gave us the swearinginmoney-one shilling-which caused weeJoC'k to say outside, "~ly, Geordie, bit we'rein clover ! "In our case we had a tew days to do theswagger; and we did it in grand style. Ourlively imaginations pictured all sorts of greatthings to come. There was only one unpleasantduty. "Noo, Jock, you'll gangha.me an' tell yer mither, an' I'll gang hamean' tell mine. Of course there will be a queerdust, but, as the sergeant said, buck up!an' I'll meet ye at the fit 0' the brig abootfive o'clock, an' then we'll dust oor chums."In my case there was the auld Highland grannyand the mother, who said, just like otherfolks when a lad joins the Army: "Ay, ye're

106 HIGHLAND LIG H '1' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.at the end 0' yer tether noo. What possessedye tae gang an' 'list? If there ever was onygude in ye, that's an end o't." The day DIDcome when both said, " That was the best andmost wise step ever you took."There are some who do not do this; theyallow their friends to get the news from somesecond·hand source, and some old folks havenot even that satisfaction. Their friendsdon't know where they are, and they don'tseem to care to let them know. Such to themselveswill in the future prove a sad refiectiol'.The sharpest thorn is "If I only had!"The news of our enlistment was known by ourchums. Hence, when we made our appearancewe were received as important individuals.We were among the first to leap thebarrier, aud before many weeks a goodly numberof our old friends were enrolled in theranks.After a few days' swaggering we weremoved off to the depot. Along with a fairlybig squad of recruits we moved out of theWaverley Station. In our snuff-box compartmentwee Jock was heaped into a corner,and to the full power of his lungs let go," Blythe and bonnie Auld Reekie."Stirling Castle was the spot where we wereto be licked into military shape. In February,1858, there were four depots stationed therethe42nd, 7lst, 79th, and 92nd. Among thesethere was a sprinkliug of old warriors, andthe remainder were youthful, raw recruits.A tew of these, with their" Number-not any"tried to boss the newly-joined with a look ofgreat wisdom, and endeavoured to give tips.On our arrival we were grouped on the square.The Adjutant, Sergeant-Major, and all theColour-Sergeants were present, as wee Jockwhispered, "each tae get their whack 0' usrecruits." The Adjutant and Sergeant-Majorwith keen .eye inspected us. ,Then we werescattered. My chum Jock and I were sent tothe same Company, and were landed in thesame room. A kindly old soldier said, " Comeawa', laddies, an' hae a wee drap 0' tea."Said tea meal being only in its infancy, weeJock winked to me'and whispered, "Geordie,pass the butter." A well-medalled and wellbadgedold swad had heard the whisper, andsaid, "Noo, we'll no' staun' that. There'sthe fiunkey forgot the butter again." Afterwhat Jock called a "muckle gorge" hesuggested, "Come awa', Geordie, an' we'llgang an' see the toon." Immediately he gotreal snapped up. The C()rporal of the room,an old unlimited service man, shouted, " Gangnear the gate before ye get yer claes an' I'lleat ye !" Puir Jock wis struck a' in a heap.Says he, "My, Geordie, this is worse than thejail.""Wis ye ever there? " said a recruit,with about a week's service. Bang wentJock's fist and doon went the rake. "Tak'that for yer cheek, ye impident gomeral,"says Jock, and, being only a newly-joined,.the Corporal gave him a chance, and a long.7lst impressive lecture.The swell visitor laughed and said, "Notbad for vour friend." Then asked, "Anydifference"' between the Army of to-day andnearly fifty years ago? ,." Could you measure the difference betweenchalk and cheese, sir? "Now, that is just about it. Of coursethere are some things, like the laws of the­Medes and Persians, unalterable. For instance,it always has been, and likely to remain,that from right to left of our Armyevery man is a volunteer. Other countriessay, "You are to go," and our country says."Come." The answer to that is that everyBritish soldier is there of his own free wilLThere are a few in civil life-very few-whom.if I had the power, I would run into the ranks,and make them serve until they learned to treat·our volunteer Army with respect. Everycivilian ought to look upon all ranks with the- .greatest respect.Said the swell visitor, "I quite agree withyou there. There are other things thanclothes, pay, and all that." Everything inthat line is a hundred holes up. Thus, a.recruit newly joined has more pocket-moneythan I had when I was a sergeant, and allother things are equal. If a young fellow whojoins the Army now has common sense and.real gumption, and behaves as he ought to do,he can leave the Service, go on the Reserveofcourse, to my mind he is a fiat if he doeswitha well-developed human frame-all thelite of a soldier tends to that-a good education-that is if he embraces school advantages.and uses his spare time as he ought to doalsoa good character, and a purse with a good'few pounds in it. All this is open to a well-­conduated man.Of course, there is an opposite side to allthis. If a lad will go to the drink, stoppingabsent, and kicking over the traces, habitsare formed that will grip like steel-a destroyedbody, a blighted character, and an emptypocket. What are the prospects for civil life ~.Nil. A master in civil life expects steady con­

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 107duct; should it not be so in military life? A man who thinks otherwise is-what 1 The swell visitor answered, " More than foolish." What say you 1 After" Thanks, many," we parted with a hearty" Good-bye." GEORGE P. MILLAR, Late Sergt., 7lst H.L.I.LETTER TO THE EDITOR.DEAR MR. EDITOR,-You ask me for some_thing for the Ohronicle. So, as probably,when I rejoin, fellows will ask me about myaccident, I think perhaps an account of thatwill be most acceptable. So, here goes.Having managed, with great difficulty, toget a " permit" from the Belgian Governmentto shoot in the Congo, I determined to spendmy leave there before coming home. Istarted from Kesie, where I had been stationed,went to Kisumu, crossed Lake Victoria N yanzato Entebbe, got my "safari" together atKampala, and proceeded to Hoima, and fromthere to Wadelai, and across the Nile into theLado Enclave (that part of the Congo belongingto us, which is leased by the British Governmentto Leopold).I intended to proceed to Y--, a Belgianpost about a fortnight or three weeks' trekfrom Wadelai, but en route to do a chuekerround for elephant.When three or four days inland, I bagged afairish tusker, but saw no really big ones.For six days after that I had bad luck, trekking. hard every day and not getting a shot.At last, on the day of my accident, near theend of September, I came across a herd of threecows and two small bulls (about 50 lb. tusks).One bull, however, had only one tusk, so Idetermined to go for the other. The windwas very shifty, and I could not get nearenough for a sh~t, as the beasts kept onscenting us and then moving on, meanwhilegrowing very restless. Of course I ought tohave left them alone, but, having had sixblank days, and having none too long leave,I wished to bag as many as possible. Ifollowed them for some hours, and eventually,about mid-day, I got up to within about fortyyards of them. Still the cows kept gettingbetween me and the bull I wanted, but at lastI got a chance. Just as I raised my rifle forthe" heart" shot, the bull turned sharp round,screamed, and came straight for me! (Myhunter bolted at once with my other rifle­'303-80 I had onlv mv heavv rifle-'450,double-bore-which, vfor the head shot, is notnearly so deadly, the penetration not beingsogreat.)I waited a second or two, thinking he mightgo for my flying hunter, but when I realisedthat he was practically on top of me I madea dive at right angles to him and down wind ..But the brute turned on me like a flash, andat once I swung round and blazed away athis head, in the excitement of the momentonly firing my right barrel (if I had fired both.possibly I might have turned him, or broughthim down). At the same time I tried tofling myself aside into the grass, but the brutewas on me, and must have knocked me down,for my rifle was jerked away to some distance,and the next thing I remember is lying faceupwards, with the beast standing over memybody between his forefeet!People are always asking me what I felt likeat that particular moment. During the min-·utes before I was in a mortal funk, thougheverything happened too quickly to give timeto think about it, but when actually in his.power I only remember feeling an extraordinarycuriosity as to what the brute woulddo next. I recollect thinking what a wickedexpression he had in his eyes as he squinteddown at me. He began to bend his kneesas if to kneel on me, but, either because theground was very wet and muddy or becausefeeling groggy from my shot, he straightenedthem again, not daring to trust himself .Then he stuck me with one of his tusks throughthe right thigh (just missing the femoralartery, which was bent aside but not cut) ~next he gave me a slash across the abdomen(this was the wound I felt most at the time,but, luckily, it proved not deeply penetrating) ;.then he took me up gently in his tusks andtossed me a little way aside and left me.(This caused the most serious injury, as itsplintered or broke a rib or two, resulting inabscess on the lung.) Directly I thQught theelephant at a safe distance I shouted for myhunter, and my boys came up and bound up·my wounds as best they could with their loincloths, one of them running back to my campfora blanket. To make matters worse, it beganto pour with rain, and all this time we,

108 .HIGHLAND UGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.w\re mortally afraid "he elephant mightreturn, as we could hear them screaming a.short distance off. Eventually the blanket.arrived, and I was carried back to my camp,which we reacbed about midnight.After that we raced back to the Nile. Myboys carried me, and did all they could,but, naturally, I got delirious daily, towardsnight, and tore off my bandages. It tookus five days to reach the river at Wadelai,.and there I came across an Italian trader, whowashed and syringed my wounds for me. Igot stuck for several days at Wadelai, waitingfor a steam launch to take me to a doctor.An Australian, called who was shootingin the Congo, canoed for a day and a night withnatives as hard as he could, caught up the steamlaunch, and told them to come back for meas fast as possible. That man practically savedmy life, as the doctor said afterwards that inanother day or two gangrene must have set in.The steam launch took me to Koba, andthen to Batiabi, where (ten days after theaccident) I reached a doctor, who had comefrom Hoima to meet me. I was too bad to bemoved for some days, when they took me into Hoima. I remained there some time, tillat last they sent me another doctor up country,in record time, as the man on the spot couldn'tleave his district. I was told an operationwas imperative for abscess on the lung, thelong wait having caused all sorts of mischief.As there were no comforts or appliances atHoima, we decided to risk carrying me down'country to a hospital. It took us a week,but at last, about November 4th, I got toEntebbe, nearly a corpse.In the good little European Hospital therethey did the operation, and took every care·of me till I was strong enough to sail for homein January of this year, when I was lucky-enough to fall into" Sister Agnes's " hands atKing Edward's Hospital.R.M.C.H.AN APRIL CA.MP.OUR headquarters were at a dak bungalowsome 25 miles from the railway. The nativevillage near by was quite a large one; eightyor ninety years ago it had been the chief townof the district and a thriving place on the mainroute between Calcutta and Allahabad, withits complement of commissioner, collector,and other European officials. There had beentroops there before the Mutiny; it had thenapparently been evacuated, and the civilstation moved to a more central town near therailway. Most of this we gathered from oneor two old villagers, who had been "chupraBsis,"or what not, to the CommissionerSahib; also from the tombstones in the oldEuropean cemetery, some of the stones datingas far back as 1803.It was early in April, and the days began toget hot in Bengal. J. and I left the railwayearly that morning, and after bicyoling halfand riding half the way we were glad to getto our destination about noon. At thebungalow we met out host, hostess, and L.,who made up the party.To the south and east, from two to fivemiles out, lay a series of low hills, the continuationof the range running through the CentralProvinces. The" khubber" was good, andwe hoped to see bears innumerable in the beats'that had been arranged for the next few days.As it was pretty hot to be out in the middleof the day, it was arranged that we shouldcamp close to the ground we were to work oyer,beat early each morning, and be back in thebungalow before it got really hot.Our first night we rode out about five miles,and on getting to the camp we were told thata leopard had been killing at the village closeby. The shikaris had put up three "machans,"and as there was a good moon it was decidedwe should sit up for an hour or two beforedinner. Personally I think, for many reasons,"sitting up" a poor form of amusement;but since a poor workman always complainsof his tools, I will say nothing more.As there was a "machan" short, M. and Iwent into one together, and had really quitea comfortable one, as they go. I could just seeour goat about 30 yards away, through anopening cut in the branches. We sat insilence for about half an hour. A nudge from1\1. warned me that something was on the move,and after a few seconds a big, black formcame into view, making a rush at the goat.My view was so limited that it was within

HIGHLAND LIGH'l' INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 109two or three yards of the goat before I saw it.It was my first attempt, and I up and firedwithout a moment's thought. The goat wasalive, and so was the attacker; and as itbounded off I fired a second shot blindlythrough the branches-missing, of course.M. said it was a hyena; this he proved conclusivelyby the way it moved, the way itcame at the goat, etc., but he was ever polite,and I have no doubt I missed my first chanceat a leopard.We were off at daylight next morning, onelephants, to the base of the hills we were tobeat; it looked ideal country, and mighthold anything, but we were disappointed, and,barring a number of pig and a chinkara ortwo, we saw nothing. It is no riding countryfor pig, and. as the beaters love them to eat,we killed two or three. They are fine boars,and it is wonderful what they find to get sofat on 80 far from cultivation. We got backt{) the bungalow about noon, and after lunchwe all "rested" till about four, starbing aboutan hour later to our next camp, which wasrather nearer.We had just got in sight of the tents undersome trees at the foot of a steep, rocky spur,when we saw M. and L., who had canteredon, suddenly stop, look up at the hill, andthen signal to us to ride out wide from the hill.The first word we heard was "Tiger!" and,following their eyes, we saw him stretched outon an enormous rock at the very top of thehill, right against the sky-line. The spur was,I suppose, about 200 or 300 feet high, risingstraight out of the plain, and he could not havebeen more than 600 yards from us. Helooked far too big for a leopard, and withglasses you could see him lazily watching usand swishing his taiLThere was only an hour's daylight, and ithad to be quickly settled what was to be done.It was decided to get behind him and lineacross the" nek " which cut off the spur fromthe main hills. When we were in position, thetwo shikaris were to go slowly up to him andmove him in our direction. The" nek" wasfrom 400 to 500 yards across, so we had toextend pretty widely and perch ourselves onany convenient rock or piece of rising ground.Dusk was coming on, and I was just beginningto give up hope of ever seeing anything,when along the face of a small rise about 150yards ahead I saw him walking casually acrossmy front. Hearing the shikaris shoutingBome way back, he stopped, had a carefullook round, and then trotted slowly down asmall nullah which ran about 50 yards to theright of the rock I was on." I thought I wasnever going to get a clear shot at him, as thenullah was full of low, scrubby bushes. I goton to him in the end, and fired; he fell, andnot till then did I realise that he was aleopard. As he was crossing my front Ithough he looked rather small and ratherdifferent to what I thought a tiger ought tobe; but never having seen a tiger, and aleopard but once before, I was none the wisertill I saw the marking clearly when he rolledover. He turned out to be a beautiful maleleopard, measuring 7 feet 8 inches.\Ve were given leave off "machans" thatnight, and I must say sitting out in camp afterdinner, feeling contented with everyone andeverything, and listening to the strains of awell-played banjo and a well-sung song, has itsadvantages.We never came across a bear at all; but aswell as going after larger game we had somejolly walks and rides on the elephants aftersmaller game in the low scrub jungle. Thechinkara were too wilv for us, but we had agood variety in partridges, sandgrouse, quail,and the ubiquitous hare. Tracks of wilddogs may have accounted for us seeing solittle of the larger game, but whatever you .get, or whatever luck you have, a week in the.jungle takes a lot of beating.Bush Fighting in West Africa..IN savage warfare the tactics and strategy tobe adopted depend on the nature of the countryof the enemy, and whether the troops employedagainst the savages are white or black men.As a rule, offensive actio!' is best, but sometimesa temporary defensive may be adopted,so that the enemy may attack and be crushedby rifle fire; and after his strength is shattereda vigorous counter·attack may be made,which should be thorough. Feints for thepurpose of luring the enemy on to attackshould not be made in an open plain by smallisolated bodies.Most savages have" charms," which theyconsider will protect them from death invarious forms, or from diseases; the charmmay consist of a bit of horn of some animalor a page of the" Koran" sewn up in leather,and which they carry round their necks. Withthese charms, though the man next him may

110 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFAN'l'RY CHRONICLE.be shot down, the savage will infer that he hadnot the proper charm, and will come on to the.attack, regardless of danger.A small isolated force enticing such anenemy to fight in the open is liable to besurrounded and wiped out, if the enemy isin large numbers and only armed with bows.and arrows. Feints may, however, be madeby small bodies of mounted troops if available,for the purpose of luring the enemy out of avillage, or to a position in the open. Themain body should be concealed behind risingground, and in square formation usually.The small body of mounted infantry shouldretire a short distance when the enemy getswithin arrow range (100 to 150 yards), thusluring him on. When the enemy is within-decisive range of the main body, the advanceparty should retire behind the square, whichmay then fire volleys int() the enemy; ofeourse this tactical manoouvre is only practicablewhere the country is more or less open,.and the enemy badly armed. The plan ofaction should be thoroughly prepared beforehand,and the country carefully studied, wherepossible, and the mode of fighting and habitsot the enemy ascertained.In open country, against fanatics, such asin some parts of West Africa, a British force{lan practically choose its own plan ot action,.as the natives have no organisation, and arearmed with poisoned arrows and spears.Against well-armed savages the formationsemployed would be very little different fromthose employed against civilised troops. Therewould, however, be certain differences. The-enemy's fire would be much interior to that ofcivilised troops, hence the front and depth ofthe attacking force may be reduced. Savagesare particularly susceptible to attacks againsttheir flanks and rear, as they have not sufficientcohesion to meet with a movement of thissort. Flank attacks may have the effect of.(jriving the enemy from his position, when heshould be pursued and attacked in rear, ifpossible, and the victory made decisive.Shock action of cavalry is most effective againstsavages, especially in the pursuit, because ofthe rapidity with which savages can retreat;and as they probably know the surroundingcountry well, cavalry or mounted infantryshould, when possible, be held in readiness topursue the retreating enemy, as it will be verydifficult for infantry to carry out the pursuiteffectually. Savages have great powers ofendurance, and, when wounded, will lie outin the open all day under a tropical sun andmake good their escape at night. Whenwounded, they will lie as if dead, and as theyhave no idea of kindness or mercy amongstthemselves it is best not to attempt to rendermedical assistance to wounded or apparentlydead men, for if they are able they will useany weapon within reach to kill. The nativesoldiers enlisting from savage tribes have thesame powers of endurance, both as regardsfatigue and pain, as their tribesmen, and theyapparently have no compunction in fightingagainst their own tribes.The following account of an expedition inWest Africa may give some idea of fightingin that country, and of the characteristics ofthe West African native.A certain native of some influence, with1500 followers, rose and proceeded to pillageand burn towns, taking the women as slavesand putting to death the men who refused tofollow his train.The resident of a certain province wentwith four other white men and half a CompanyM.I. to try and bring this native to terms.Usually at the sight of soldiers the nativescame in at once, but these surrounded thesmall British force and attacked it; thehorses stampeded in the M.I. square, and thesavages broke in. Three ot the white men werekilled, the other tW() w()unded, and it was onlythrough the gallant behaviour of two nativeprivates that they escaped with their lives.The soldiers managed to get them on to theirhorses and escape with them; about forty ofthe M.I. were killed. One native soldier,wounded in the leg, lay all day and enduredtwo spear thrusts from a victorious savagewithout moving, and at night crawled backsome 14 miles to the headquarters of hisCompany at S--, where the two woundedwhite men and a white N.C.O. were left withvery few men to defend a fort which was not ingood repair, owing to the rains .The savages did not follow up their victory,but, had they done so, every British subjectwould have been killed. The leader of thesavages had been shot, which probably accountsfor their not pursuing. When the news of thedisaster reached headquarters, two companieswere ordered to mobilise at once andproceed to the troubled district. Betweenthree and four hundred carriers were requiredfor transport for the column; the distance toS-- was 315 miles, which was covered inthirteen days. None of the native soldiersfell out, and only very few of the carriers, whowere carrying from 55 to 65 pounds. The

HIGHLAND LIGH1' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.IIIwhite officers with the column had horses.Qne march the column started at twelve mid­:night, and marched for six hours without a_:halt, and then had ten minutes; halted from10 a.m. tillll a.m. for food, had half-an-hour'shalt at 4 p.m., and arrived at the night'so()8.mping-place at 7 p.m., having covered adistance of forty miles. A few carriers fell-out from sunstroke, but no soldiers. Thisperformance illustrated the powers of endur­.&nce of savages.On reaching S-- the two companieswere joined by two M.I. companies and onemore infantry company. By this time the;savages numbered 3,000. Seven days afterthe column arrived at S-- the three infantrycompanies, two M.I. companies, andtwo maXim guns and a 3'95 mm. gun, leftS-- for the headquarters of the enemy .Starting at 2 a.m., the force arrived abouttwo miles from the native town at daybreak.Half-section of M.I. advanced on the town,and, as was expected, the enemy rushed outin Bmall bodies. The M.I. retreated by degrees,.and eventually got behind the infantry, whowere now in square formation. Three or fourhundred savages were now advancing on the.square at a trot, brandishing spears, etc.They were allowed to approach within about100 yards, when the square opened fire withvolleys and the two machine guns. The.savages came on, although suffering heavily.Eventually they retired, but renewed the.charge after collecting more men. Beingdriven back, however, the town was set fire toby means of a star shell from the mm. gun.The square was now some 900 yards from thetown, into which volleys were fired. The.savages were seen standing in small groups,and, although many were shot down, theothers made no attempt to take cover. Two·companies were now ordered to charge and-clear the town. This was done, with considerableloss to those of the enemy whoremained to fight. The native soldiers did not.spare the wounded, and used the bayonetfreely. One white officer got a poisoned arrowinto his arm, which he pulled out, and, rushing-on the savage who had wounded him, cut offhis hand and killed him. Luckily the poisonwas old, so the wound did not prove fatal.. _ The town was on a small hill, and when theinfantry cleared it the enemy were seen.scattered across the plain behind the townin full flight. Here the M.I. (who had beenunder cover behind a hill) came on the scene,and charged across the plain in two lines.IiAfter they had passed, nothing was leftstanding except the grass. Several horses,cattle, goats, etc., suffered from the volleysfired into the town, as did women and children.The leader of the fanatics escaped earlier inthe day, but was captured a few days later bysome friendly natives and brought in to,and dealt with by, the Sultan of S--. Thenative soldiers had absolutely no compassionon any wounded they came across, of eithersex, even though some were of the same tribeas themselves, and the officers were powerlessto stop the butchery.Soft-nosed bullets are used where thecountry is open, but where the bush is thick thefighting force would consist of infantry withmachine guns. In marching along a bushpath advanced flank and rear guards shouldbe thrown out about 50 or 60 yards. Thebaggage has a strong escort, and in the vicinityof the enemy should march between two linesof soldiers, who, when the column halts, fixbayonets and turn outwards. When theenemy is known to be distant, the baggagemay have the escort in front of and behind it,so "as not to hamper the movements of thecarriers.W. C. L.-E.I S. BERKOVITCH & SONS, IMPORTERS AND BONDERS OFFINEST TURKISH TOBACCOAND CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS,89 GLA88HOU8E 8TREET, REGENT 8TREET,~ LONDON, w. ~Supply omceps' Mess Depot Scottish Riflesand H.L.I.

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Dtgbland Ctgbt Infantry Cbronicl~. VOL. IX., No. 4. OOTOBER, 190~. PRICE FOURPENCE.Editor's Notes.THE Editor begs to acknowledge with manythanks the following additional donationsand Bubscriptions to the Chronicle for 1909 :­Colonel M'Alpine, 5s.; Colonel Robertson­Aikman, 58.; Colonel Conway Gordon, 10s.;Brig.-Gen. Kelham, 58.; Oapt. H. M. Harris(two years), 10s.; Major G. T. B. Wilson, 5s. ;Rev.R. Kerr, 5s.; Capt. Twynam, 5s.;W. A. Malcolm, 5s.; Capt. P. Balfour (fouryears), £1; Mrs. Cameron, 9s. 6d.; Capt.de Berry, 58.; Capt. Jackson (3rd H.L.I.),.58.; Major Outram (3rd H.L.I.), 58.; MajorJones (4th H.L.I.), 5s.; Capt. Gillon (4thH.L.I.), 58.; Capt. Rankin, 5s.; Mr. MitchellInnes, 2s. Bd.The Editor has to thank Lieut. W. H.Cameron, Adjutant of the 1st Battalion, forkindly contributing to repay the cost of thephotographs which illustrate the article inthis number on "Lucknow, 1857." Permissionfor reproduction was granted bythe courtesy of Messrs. G. W. I,awrie & Co.,photographers, Lucknow.One of our contributors writes to askwhether a photo. or article on "Billv" theRegimental pet of the 2nd Battali~~, hasever appeared in the Chron

114 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.being rendered necessary by the lack of accommodationat Hamilton. Lieut. Halswellewent in charge of the draft on September 16th;he is rejoining the 2nd Battalion on completionof his term of duty with the 3rd Battalion,and his place is being taken by Lieut. Simson.Captain Pollok Morris went to Edinburghin July to be attached to the General Stafffor one month to qualify to attend the StaffCollege exam.; he afterwards received ordersto join the 2nd Battalion to take out a draft forthe 1st Battalion.MINTO CUP COMPETITION.THE competition for the Minto Cup tookplace at Malleny Rifle Range on the 25thAugust. Marching and Ehooting were theprincipal features of the competition. Theteams consisted of 1 Officer, 1 Sergeant, and15 rank and file. Dress: Service dress andbandolier equipment, the men carrying 50rounds of ammunition. The teams marched10! miles, and at the end of the march theyformed for attack, the enemy being representedby 6 targets scattered over the rangeat unknown distances, the targets as nearlyas possible representing men in Service dresstaking cover. Four minutes were allowed forthe attack, during which eight halts had tobe made, and at least one round had to befired at each halt, ten rounds being fired inall. Formerly no credit was given to a teamcoming in within the prescribed time, butthis year 60 points were credited to teamscompleting the march in 2! hours; 10 pointswere also given for condition on arrival, and10 points for the manner in which the attackwas carried out. Twelve teams in all competed.The weather was the worst thatcould possibly have been; rain poured continuouslyduring the march, the wind wasstrong, and the light miserable; in fact,shooting conditions could not have beenworse (especially during the time the first fiveteams were competing); and, to make mattersworse, the targets, which were coloured blue,were almost invisible at the first three distances.The following is the result of thecompetition :-lst (Cup and £10 lOs. Od.)­2nd Seaforths, with a score of 133; 2nd(£6 6s. Od.)-2nd K.O.S. Borderers, 127;3rd (£3 3s. Od.)-5th Scottish Rifles, 102;'4th, tie (£1 each)-Depot H.L.I., 5th K.O.S.B.,and 9th H.L.I., 101 each.Owing to the large number of emp~oyedmen at the depot now, it was a matter ofgreat difficulty raising and training a team,and the men deserve great credit for theirperformance, as all training was done in theirspare time. They took second place last year,and with a little more training and a continuanceof the enthusiasm shown this yearwe hope to see the Cup come Hamilton wayin 1910.The Minto Team was composed as under :­Lieut. W. Halswelle, CoI.-Sergt. Alexander,CorpI. M'Lean, CorpI. Russell, L.-CorpI.Simison, L.-CorpI. Brenchly, L.-CorpI. Tomlinson,Pte. Baxter, Pte. English, Pte. Noon,Pte. Boston, Pte. Broadbent, Pte. Williamson,Pte. Crawford, Pte. Gillen, Bugler Turner.Reserve-CpI. Turner and Bugler Butterfield.SCOTTISH ARMY RIFLE MEETING.THE above meeting took place on MallenyRifle Range on 26th and 27th August. Thefirst day was entirely devoted to individualcompetitions, 2,550 competitors in all takingpart. The second day was given up to teamcompetitions. The programme for the twodays consisted of 24 competitions. Theteams represented :-2nd Batt. Royal Scots,2nd Batt. Seaforth Highlanders, 2nd Batt.K.O.S.B.'s, Depot Seaforth Highlanders,Depot Cameron Highlanders, and DepotH.L.I., and the 39th RF.A. Brigade.In the individual competitions the" GroveCup" was the most popular, 326 entrantscontesting their rights to that valuable trophy.In the Team Competitions the mostpopular was the Cup given by General SirE. P. Leach. The Depot had a good musterof competitors, over 30 having entered forthe individual competitions, and one teamfor each of the following competitions:­General Leach's Cup, the Elkington Shield,Vanishing Figure and Officer's Cup. The 4thBatt. were represented by one team in theElkington Shield, and one in Colonel Hunter­Weston's Cup.On the whole the entrants from the Depotdid fairly well, obtaining a good sprinklingof places in the prize list, the most notabl>:\being that of the Officers' team (consisting ofCapts. Ronald and Buist, and Lieuts. H

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONWLE.U5vidual. aggregate. The following list showsthe WInners of prizes in the various com­,petitions :­OFFICERS' CoMPETITION.-2nd place, Lieut. W. MilLWAlIBANT OFFIOERS AND SERGEANTS (500 yds. 7rds.)-lOth place (5s.), Sergt. Tainsh, 3rd H.L.I.WAlIBANT OFFICERS AND SERGEANTS (600 yds.)-lstplllOe (308.), Sergt. Hersey, 4th H.L.I.; 8th place (5s.),C. S. Alexander, 3rd H.L.I.RANK AND FILE (600 yds.).-(5s.), Corp!. M'Lean,Srd H.L.l.RANK AND FILE (600 yds.).-(5s.), CorpI. Russell,Srd R.L.I.~GROVE CHALLENGE CUP.-(60s.), Sergt. Innes, 4thR.L.I.; (20e.), Sergt. Hersey, 4th H.L.I.; (8s. 9d.),Corp!. Russell, 3rd H.L.I.; (7s. 6d.), Sergt.-MajorStewart, 300 H.L.I.; (48. 2d.), C{)rpl. Stewart, 3rdaL.I.QUICK FnuNG COMPETITION (200 yds.).-(2s. 6d.),Corp!. Russell, 3rd H.L.I.; (28. 6d.), CorpI. Turner,Srd R.L.I., QUICK FIRING COMPETITION (500 yds.).-(lOs.),Corp!. Russell, 3rd H.L.I.; (5s.), Sergt. Innes, 4thR.L.I.OFFICERS' TEAM, MATCH 23 (300 yds.).-lst, DepotR.L.I.In the ~aily competitions the followingmade possIbles at 200 yards:- -Lieut. W.Mill, 3rd H.L.I.; Corpl. Russell, ard H.L.I.It will be seen from the list of successesthat in the team competitions only theOfficers' team came out on top, and theythoroughly deserved their win. The most.of the other team matches were won by theSeaforth Hig~landers, and we congratulatet~em o~ theIr success: The sporting spiritWIth whIch they enter Into the arm v meetingis shown by the very large numbe~ of competitorswho come all the way from li'ortGeorge to compete, over 150 members of theBattalion being present at MaIleny. Theyhave ta~en full advantage of the glorious?pportumty they have for musketry trainingm Fort .G:eorge, and have thereby ShO'Wllwhat traInmg and enthusiasm can do. Ourfriends the ~.O.8.B's were well represented,and had theIr share of the spoil.PlC-NlC.3RD H.L.L AND DEPOT STAFF.THROUGH the kindness of Major C. E. Noyeeand Officers, the annual outing of the abovetook place on Thursday, the 16th September.In glorious weather, four char-a-bancs leftthe barracks ~~d proceeded by way of",HighBIantyre to Calderwood Glen," an idealplace for an outing, about six miles fromHamilton. The party consisted in all ofabout 100 persons, men, women, and children,the latter .thorou~hly appreciating the drive,aD:d shOWIng theIr appreciation in no. unmIstakablemanner, cheering, shouting,· andwaving their flags the whole way. Onarrival at the Castle, the whole party wereshown over the lovely grounds, also themuseum inside the Castle. The children tookfull advantage of the ample grounds, andespecially the playground which has been sothoughtfully arranged by the Scottish CooperativeSociety for the use of pic-nic parties:swings, giant-strides, &c. At 1 p.m., theparty, with sharpened appetites, adjournedto the hall for lunch, where the tables weregroaning under a load of good things, and,after doing justice to the feast, resumed thesports. Games of all sorts were indulged in,and the time till 4 p.m., when tea was served,passed only too quickly away. After tea theGlen was further explored, and, only that itis a very strict rule that no botanical specimensmust be taken out of the grounds, I amafraid a few might have found their way toHamilton (1 ? 1), as our botanical specialist wason the outlook, and had at times to be restrainedfrom annexing a few. At othertimes he scratched his few scattered locks, andhis thoughts seemed dark!!! However," we'll let that flee stick to the wa'." About6 p.m. the party left the Castle, and arrivedat Hamilton Barracks about 7 p.m., everyonethoroughly satiafied with the day's outing •The luncheon and tea were supplied by theScottish Co-operative Society, and gave everysatisfaction, and the manager, Mr. Watson,was . unceasing in his attendance and care,and to him the party were much indebted forhis kindliness to the children.A very hearty "three cheers" for MajorNoyes and Officers for all the good things ofthe day were given on the call of Sergt.-MajorStewart; and if the manner in which thechildren responded can be taken as a measureof their satisfaction, it left nothing to bedesired. Principal events in the sports :­I. MARRIED WOMEN'S 100 YARDS FLAT RACE(Handieap).-l, Mrs. J. Logan; 2, Mrs. W. Anderson;3, ~frs. Dacam-(One yard for every year of service.Tned one yard for every year of age; proved an utterfailure owing to the youth of the ladies. All wanted tostart scratch); 4, 5, and 6 ran a dead heat (no prize).u. GIRLS (ages 10, to ~3).-1, Peggie Hair; 2, AgnesLogan; 3, Mabel LlttleJohn.rn. GIRl.S' RACE (small).-l, Hilda Dacam' 2Madge Brown; 3, Winnie Moth; 4, Deborah F~ulk:ner ; 5, Winnic Alexander; 6, Another Brown'7, Vera Vick. 'IV. Boys' RACE (over 10 years).-l, J. Faulkner;2, A. M'Phee; 3, G. Herries; 4, J. Vick; 5, W.Anderson; 6, J. Buchanan.VI. Boys' RACE (ages, 6 to 10).-1, John FaulKner;2, Ian Logan; 3, James !fears; 4, Willie Logan.vu. BABIES' RACE (a most interesting event).-l,Baby Sweet; 2, Baby Buchanan; 3, Baby Logan.

116 HIGHJ~AND I.IGH'l' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.FOOTBALL MATCH.4TH H.L.I. V. LANARKSHIRE TRAMWAYS.A VERY pleasant game took place at Motherwellon Wednesday, 22nd September, in fineweather.Teams :-4th H.L.I.-Sergt. Self; Ptes.Sawers and Erskine ; M'Gowan, BuglerJamieson, Pte. Black; Sergt. Ferguson, Ptes.Brennan, Wright, Braiden, and Bugler Brown(captain). Tramways.-Tollan; M'Murray,Kelly; Smith, Ferguson, Cummings; Kay,M'Farlane, Hastie, Brown, and Simpson.Having won the toss, Wright kicked off,and although our team had not previouslyplayed together they kept the defence of ouropponents on the alert for several minutes,and had extremely hard lines in not scoringduring the first five minutes. Play after thiswas kept very much in the centre of the field,which at one end had a very bad slope, andspoilt many a good shot at goal, the ballhaving the tendency of going high in consequence.. Bugler Brown presently got going, and sentin a very hot shot from the left, which Tollanfailed to deal with.Again started, the Tramways were soonpicking up form, and were not long in gettingdown upon our goal, our custodian savingtelling shots at close range, but not for long,as one of the opposing forwards, who lookedto be lying off-side, quickly equalised, whichpoint was allowed.The commencement of the second halfproved unfortunate for our side. One of ourbacks failing to get clear a rather hard shot,the ball skidded into the net.This reverse was followed by another ofthe same sort, our goalkeeper having no chancewhatever of saving.Play for a time ,was very even, but twicemore our backs scored against us, but couldnot be held to blame, as the 'ground was veryuneven and the ball greasy. However, thegame all through was very brisk, and withmore practice together our team should dowell.After the game we were entertained to avery nice tea in the Mess Room of the TramwayCompany, which was thoroughly enjoyed byall.We hope to give them a return game shortly,and to reverse this defeat.RECRUITS JOINED SINCE LAST ISSUE.Privates :-1l328 J. Anderson; 11329 F. Kelly; 11330H. Gribbin; 11331 J. Borthwick : 11332 W.Noble; 11333 G. Watson; 11334 J. Ramage;11335 J. Duncan; 11336 A. Petrie; 11337W. Umney; ll338 T. FerriB; 11339 A.Gibson; 11340 T. Foster; 11361 J. IngliB;11362 W. Gough; 11363 E. P. Stanley;11364 P. Traynor; 11365 A. Potter; 11366J. Smith; 11367 J. Dempster; 11368 R.Lafferty; ll369 J. O'Brien ; 11370 J. Miller ;ll371 S. Broadbridge; 11372 T. Durkin;11373 J. Lang; 11374 W. Dewar; 11375E. P. lWCann; ll376 G. Bruce; 11377 J.Stevenson; ll378 F. Morley; ll379 W.Ball; 11380 T. B. Watkins; 11381 W. Ander­Bon; 11382 L. Black; ll383 C. Qnick;11384 A. S. West; 11385 A. Williams;11386 G. C. Bates; 11387 F. H. Adams;11388 H. Gibson; 11389 A. V. Drummer;ll390 G. Milne; 11391 J. Smith; 11392 A.Thompson; 11393 G. Foster; 11394 L.Taylor; 11395 E. Stubbs ; ll396 A. Gilruth ;11397 A. D. Hawkes; Il398 E. A. White;11399 W. Wilcock; 11400 G. W. Jones;11401 J. Young.AWARDS AND GRANTS.10401 Pte. R. M'Lelland, awarded proficiency pay,1st class.3049 Sergt.-Piper A. M:'Phee, awarded proficiency pay,1st class.8702 Bugler G. Paton, granted 2nd good-conductbadge (without pay).ARRIVALS (AND POSTED TO 3rd H.L.I. SPECIAL RE­SERVE BATTALION FOR DUTY). 6814 Pte. P. Couvery, from 2nd H.L.I., 26th July, 1909. 9641 Pte. H. Davidson, from 2nd H.L.I., 16th Septem. ber, 1909.TRANSFERRED TO ARMY RESERVE.7647 Pte. G. Easton, on expiration of period of ArmyService.8702 Bugler G. Paton, on expiration of period of .-\rmyService.POSTING AND TRANSFERS.10938 Pte. S. Parker, posted to 2nd H.L.I., from 1stSeptember, 1909.9337 CorpI. J. Jarvis, posted t{) 1st H.L.L (India),from 15th September, 1909.10450 Pte. A. Lygo, posted to 2nd H.L.I., from 16thSeptember, 1909.RE-}JNGAGEMENT.9391 CorpI. J. Richardson, extended to complete 12years with the colours, 22nd June, 1909.7988 Sergt. G. Cavan, extended to complete 12 yea.rswith the G.olours, 26th June, 1909.6559 Bugler B. Winters, re-engaged to complete 21years with the colours, 17th July, 1909.3194 Sergt•• Mr. - Cook W. Littlejohn, permitted tocontinue in the Service for a. further periodof 2 years, £tom 11th January, 1910.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 117Births, Marriages. and Deaths.BIRTHS,BROWN.-At Hamilton, on the 13th }Iay, 1909, thewife of No. 3483 Pte, J, Brown, R,LL, of adaughter.TAYLOR.-At Hamilton Barracks (Married Quarters)'on the 24th August, 1909, the wife of No. 4906CoL.Sergt. G. Taylor, P.S. 3rd H.L.L, of adaughter.PATERSON.-At Kirk-Knowe Terrace, Cambusnethan'on the lOth of September, 1909, the wife ofCol..Sergt. Instructor Wm. Paterson, PermanentStaff 8th Batt, H.L.I., of twins, a boy and girl.DEATHS.TAYLOR.-At Hamilton Barracks (Married Quarters),on the 6th of September, 1909, the wife of Co!'·Sergt. G. Taylor, P.S. 3rd H.L.I.flcnstoncrs' QDbituatt!.Reg. CORPS. RANK \ND N \No. i i·', , ME.3141 71st Pte. R. Mills 782522 H.L.I. C..Sgt. J. Jardine 613050 H:L.I. C>S~ W. R;;der 611486 2ndH.L.I. Pte. . Hen I'Y 592983 7lst Pte. M'Hutchimon 77DATEDIED.8/7/0913/7/0927/7/098/9/0919/9/091st Battalion News.LUOKNOW NOTES.LucKNow, 19th August, 1909.1DEAR .MR. EDIToR,-The Sub-Editor tells meI am late with the" Lucknow Notes," but Iam in hopes I may be just in time before yougo to press. The last edition I sent youelicited so much encouragement from privatecorrespondents-onc expressing a wishlthat"black ghosts might hover rouncl my charpoy,"besicles attributing most endearing terms tome as a writer-that I feel emboldened tosend you more notes of a similar character.I regret to say that Lieut. AIston is still inthe Ramsay Hospital, Naini Tal-virtuallytied by the leg, as he has not yet recovered froman evening spent in company with the RoyalDragoons, when his knees gave way! Onthe 4th, 12th, and 19th June some of thekeenest sportsmen were out with the OawnporeTent Olub, but sport with this famous club isnot what it was when the 2nd Battaliongarrisonei! Oawnpore. Prospects, I hear, arebetter for next year, and a sporting civilianelement is likely to improve matters. Longyears ago the Oawnpore Tent Olub was famousin the sporting annals of India, and the corn·petition for the silver spears of the keenest.When I was last in Oawnpore, some three orfour years ago, no one had ever heard of theSilver Spears; now I have every reason to hopethe competition may be revived again.On the 11th June we entertained GeneralSclater at a farewell dinner. While wishinghim every happiness and good fortune in hisnew command at Quetta, we cannot butexpress our regret at losing him from commandof the Lucknow Division. On this occasion,our Band being at Naini Tal, the RoyalDragoons kindly lent us theirs. In bidding usfarewell he was good enough to express hissorrow at severing his connection with theRegiment.Weekly route marching in the early morningonce a week alone varied the hot weather

118 HIGHI.AND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.routine until the 25th of June brought us avariation in the shape of the King's Birthdayparade. It was a blazing hot morning,though the parade was 6 a.m., and this annualtest of the steadiness of Infantry chargespassed off without incident owing to muchprevious training and the aid of cotton woolapplied to the ears of those horses least to betrusted!About this time the Qr.-Master became anenthusiast at black buck shooting, with indifferentsuccess, and his shikari is nowreported to have announced that he may beshot and buried next time if no better luckresults.On the 26th the riding class finished, andall our "entry" succeeded in obtainingColonel de Lisle's certificate for Higher Equitation.A separate article, I understand, dealswith their experiences in detail.For some time previous we had congratulatedourselves that the rains had broken, but onthe 26th June heavy rain left no doubt in ourminds, and has continued ever since, with theexception of the last eIght days, and now ourgolfers are having a look in, and prirkly heatand boils cease to trouble.Rugby football practice started about the5th July, when the ground had ceased torepresent cast iron and made falling easy, andI hear it is not improbable we may send ateam to compete in Calcutta next month.On the 8th July we were treated to an excellentmatch between "A" and "H" Companies,for the Final of the Company Football Cup." A" Company succeeded, just before thewhistle sounded, in securing the goal, and wonthe Cup. That night, the Col.-Sergt. of " A "Company fell over the Company cat! !On the 14th July General Bell left theBrigade to take over command of the Divisionwith headquarters at Xaini Tal, and on the17th we started a class under an instructorfrom Japan, in "ju-jitsu," which has beenan unqualified success for all- Officers,N.C.O.'s, and men.On the 19th July, Lieut. Campbell, havingsucceeded to that rank, betook himself offto Australia to report himself to the "dingoes"that infest that land, we understand;and on the 21st July we were treated to anexcellent lecture on "Lucknow," by thekindness of our old friend Major Anderson,RF.A., particulars of which he has beengood enough to send to you for publicationin the Ohronicle. An excellent lecture, whichwas listened to by the whole Regiment withthe greatest interest.Our monthly sports are well attended, andthe entries for all events better than I haveever known them, and much of the credit ofthis is due to the untiring efforts of CaptainWalker, Lieut. and Qr.-Master Stevens, theAdjutant and Sergt.-Major.I regret to say that for a long time MajorRoss had been in a very precarious state ofhealth, and on August the 3rd a MedicalBoard decided to send him home to England.He sailed on the 14th, and carried with himall the best wishes of his comrades for hisspeedy recovery, and the hope that we shallsee him back among us at no very distantdate.On the 15th August Captains Walker andPringle and 2nd Lieut. Lean proceeded onleave to shoot. The two former fancied theneighbourhood of the Hindu Kush, and sentall their weapons and provisions ahead, onlyto find out at the last moment that theycouldn't go there. The whole story is toolong and too funny to detail in these notes,and I must cut it short by saying they havenow started for the Chin-Lushai Hills witha base at Calcutta. When last heard of theywere still" based."On the 15th August General lIahon, C.B.,·D.S.O., arrived from England to take over thecommand of the 8th (Lucknow) Division,and, after a short stay, proceer'ed to NainiTal, where the headquarters of the Divisionare located for the hot weather.Already we are busy getting ready for thefestivities of the cold weather, and the Garrisonhave fixed to give a ball on the 19th November,in the Army Cup week. Lieut. Johnston­Stewart has a pony entered for the Army Cup,but at present we are in ignorance of itschances. But I am anticipating events, andin these uncertain times they may nevercome off; if they do, they will form " copy"for a later number. A few mails ago we wereall delighted to hear of the proposal of seeingan old Officer of the Regiment in India againsoon, and will give him a hearty welcomewhenever he arranges to come. I mentionedthe fact to " Tom" the barber-who, by theway, is simply delighted with his photo inyour last number. The other day, when hewas cutting my hair, "Like see him again,sahib," he said, and was at once seized withan absolutely uncontrollable fit of laughter.Do what I could, I was unable to solicit from" Tom" what the joke was, but I am quite

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFA...'fTRY CHRONICLE. 119sure that what Tom doesn't know of "theold '~sahibs," as he calls them, is not worthlearning!No persuasion on earth will induce" Tom"nowadays to repeat the little nursery rhymethat Colonel Scrase-Dickins taught him... Nay, sabib," he says, "Bahut karab bat"(" Very bad language.")It is with much regret to all ranks that wehear we are not to see Major and Mrs. Wolfe­Murray back among us for at least someyears, but, at the same time, we take the&pportunity of congratulating him on hisappointment, and wishing them every goodfortune.Our Regimental football team proceedsto Simla on the 2nd September to competein the Durand Football Tournament, and wewish them every success.R. W.H.R.SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.ON the 9th of June an interesting and alsoinstructive shooting competition was carriedout by the members of the Sergeants' Messwhen competing for the medal presented byOol.-Sergt. Underwood.This medal, although it has been in theMess for a considerable time, has, on account-of the Battalion being broken up, never been.competed for before.The competition was in two stages :-(1)Lying in the open at 300 yards; target, 3rd()lass figure; rounds, five; time, slow.(2) Lying in the open at 200 yards; two ironfalling plates to be knocked over. and then9pen fire on same target, as before; rounds,ten; time, slow.A great deal of amusement was caused byattempts made in the second stage to get theplates down, and there was a tie for thewooden spoon, as two competitors failed toget them down with ten rounds. One ofthese was nobly assisted by his brotherSergeants, who, seeing he was in difficulties,ran bravely up with a box of ammunition,and sent baCK word that ammunition wasrunning short.The medal was won by C. S. Brisbanewith a score of 45, only seven from the possible.This, considering that nothing was signalleduntil after each competitor finished, wasan exceptionally good score. Qr.-Mr.-Sergt.Murray was second with a score of 40, andSergt. Mackie third with a score of 38.., The aonor, also, did exceptionally well,as he had fired his ninth round before hissecond plate dropped, but improved on hissecond attempt, failing to get them down inten rounds.One competitor was heard to remark thatthe ammunition was bad, as he had to jerkthe trigger before the rounds would go off,and that, if he pressed the trigger, he had ahang or miss-fire. (?)Who got the order from the Sergeant­Major to fix his bayonet in order to knock theplates down ~During the last three months we have beenhaving a series of entertainments, we havingbeen entertained by the Artillery, RoyalDragoons, and King's Own, and in turnentertaining them, at whist drives. Veryenjoyable evenings have been spent, enlivenedby music and singing, and, in the case of theDragoons, by an impromptu dance.This form of amusement is very popular,as it affords so many opportunities for makingthe acquaintance of members of other Messes.We have also been having a series of socialevenings each Saturday-dancing (weatherpermitting, which it very seld om did), or thealternative whist drive. These have beenvery well attended, and have brought forthsome excellent talent in the singing line; butI shall not publish any names, as you willprobably see them flourishing in the programeof the next" cafe chantant."Ju-jitsu is now the leading topic, andsome have got the craze bad, it being theironly subject of conversation. You hearnothing but neck holds, throttle holds, variousforms of arm and leg holds, &c. It's nowonder I've got it myself !A. K. M'F.

120 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.NAINI TAL NOTES-" BAND."DURING the summer of this year our Bandwas fortunate enough to be selected for dutyat Naini Tal.This duty carries with it practically all theengagements in the place, and it will be seenthat they get plenty of work to do.lt is unnecessary to chronicle the remarksof appreciation that have been expressed bythe people of Naini Tal at the excellententertainment provided. Not only has theBand held their own at their profession, theyhave practically carried all before them atfootball, as the following results will show.In the Rampur Football Tournament, fora Cup presented by the l'Iaharaja of Rampur,they had a good fight all through, and succeededin winning the Cup.1ST MATCH V. ST. JOSEPH'S.-This matchwas, there is no doubt, the most interestingone of the Tournament; after two draws(one of which lasted 90 minutes), the Bandwon for the third time of playing, by twogoals to nothing, goals being scored by Corpl.Mortimer and Bands. Horsley.2ND MATCH V. DIOCESAN Boys' SCHOOL.­This match was a sure thing for the Band,who won by 3 goals to love, scored by Horsley(2), and Hogg (1).FINAL V. RoYAL DRAGOONs.-Consideringthat this was a final ma.tch, it was not sointeresting as the first match, and, after agood game, the Band won by one goal to love,scored by Piper Robertson.General Sclater, who presented the Cup,spoke of the good and manly play on the partof both teams, and congratulated both on theexcellent play shown throughout the tournament.The following represented the Band in thetournament :-Goal, Bds. Evans; backs,Bds. Horsley and Piper Alexander; half·backs, Bds. Collins, Pte. Scott, and PiperCampbell; forwards, Corpl. Mortimer, PiperRobertson, Corpl. Hogg, Bds. Horsley, andBds. Bolton.SIX-A-SIDE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT.The Band entered two teams for the above,and all went well with the exception that theBand did not win.The "B" team reached the final afterdisposing of Diocesan Boys' School "A '"team and St. Joseph's " A " team.The " A " team did not quite fare so well,.and only teached the semi-final after disposingof the Royal Dragoons " B " team.The final was between the Band" B " andthe Royal's" A," and was played in practicallyan inch of rain, the weather being moresuitable for water polo than football.However, after extra time, the Royalsucceeded in scoring two goals to the Band'sone.The following composed the teams :-" A >~team-Bds. Evans, Bds. Collins, Bds. Horsley,Bds. Macmillan, Corpl. Hogg, and CorpI.Mortimer. " B" team-Pte. Reddy, PiperCampbell, Pte. Scott, Piper Robertson, Bds.Carey, and Bds. Horsley.At the time of writing the Band are due tomeet the Royal Dragoons in the Secretariatfootball tournament, for which there are20 entries; and, as it is open to Companiesand Batteries, it is expected that the Bandwill have to go all the way to win; but w&"->1sh them luck.COMPANY NOTES." A " COMPANY.OWING to this being our first contribution to the'Ohronicle, I hope discrepancies will be overlooked.Firstly, we are proud to congratulate the Companyfootball team (of which a photo appears in this issue)on winning the Inter-Company Cup, donated by theQuarter-Master; also on their performanoe in too'Inter-Company League, viz., runners-up. We arealso proud to state that four of the Company playershave been selected to play for the Regimental team ill'the " Durand Tournament" at Simla. We hope thatthc Battalion will have the honour of winning thisCup, which the 2nd Battalion were so successful inwinning during their Sojourn in India. •·.. 1At present Rugby football has attracted the eyeofour athletes, but, so far, nothing very flattering oanbe said about them, as they are mostly all learners ofthe game. No doubt next season will see a markedimprovement.Musketry is finished for the year, and we are pleasedto note a vast improvement in the Company's shooting.We regret to announce the death of Private Scania.n,after a long and severe illness. The Company has also,lost the services of Privates Meirose, Munton, and:Stoneman, who have been invalided home.Keen rivalry exists between Pte. M'Kay, of No. 1Section, and Pte. Winters, of No. 2 Section, for the'title of "Push-Pice Champion." The former is the'favourite.Is it true that, after a long search for the draughtboard,it was found under Brocke's pillow?Great inconvenience has been caUSed throughscarcity of water. Rumour has it that old soldier'" Kidd " h&8 squared the water authorities to cut off

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122 J[J( ; IIL.\:\JJ L1(;HT I:\FA'iTHY C HJ:Ui\I C LK)) " (' () .\IP . \~Y.M A-'I; Y 'Ex." D" COII I!,an." II1('ll will wdeo m c wit hpi a.....'illt· th' Il L,: \V d Clw .. rtUl.'e in tltis l lll a r tCI"~ iSSllP,aB it is qu it Ilfl inllo \,,,t ioll : ancl 11t· lh e S"me Lill \(' itwill ktlcp onT o ld ('onu'flell'" who 11,,,,(' Id L thc COlll pa,lI Y­or, in filet, U\e ,'pl' vi" e- iil tOlle h wiLh neWs r cgurdingt he COHl}Jl\IlY'1i d oi ll ~s, rl nd UH' mannPT' in whieh h Wl',"tlH: yO lln g ( ~r goncr.Lliu lI , llre f:i trL\' in,a t.o IIlilinta in l l1l ~goou II:LlIln whi(' 1i h!l" ,d "," \'8 iJ (,(· n a llo tted, ho t h on:1:,flll o lY ll:~ 'portill!! t,cld" t o Ie t t.er ". D," or "CI1,.T'(,0 11 l':1 n.l'.F ,r " ht"I'! wc L(' II( I (,I' OllT' eOllwnll1btio l1S to Col..rgt. •\ . •' ('1\(.1', our [,1(,0 (' o l. .SCl'gt., on Ilis a ppoint.m m\t. t o t.hl' 'l'l'M'itori,Li fo rce nl hOlll C. :lnd our w i s h ~~to !tin.' ate tll11 t, h l' will 1' 1'0 1' ltcongrt t ul" tiOl a r e due t,o l e. Rt('II"l1' t, fo[, hig ~ jl lcndltl

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.123'win in the 100 yards race, in which he beat a greatlyfancied opponent in Sergt. (kldie, who could only tie'with Corpl. Milne, "D," for 3rd place. The manvhom we swear by for all the heavy events did not'belie his name in the putting competition; I mean-our one and only Pte. Douglas (sweet 17 stone). His'PUtt was 33 feet 6 inches, although he has done much'better. In the July IIports he also took pride of placein tossing the caber, being the only man to toss it-over." D" Company upheld their good name for the~nter-Company Relay Race of 220 yards per man,winning a magnificent race from " H " Company withihefoilowing team :-CorpI. Milne, L.-Corpl. Buchanan,Ptes. Biggar and Stewart." Many of our old Company chums will be surprisedto hear that we are quite enthusiastic over Rugbyfootball, which is the prevailing passion at present,not forgetting ju-jitsu. In the Rugby League, whichis on at present, we are quite holding our own withtire more fancied teams from Dum·Dum. Up to thetime of writing wc have had two wins and one defeat,and also have the following representatives in theR~imental XV :-Ptes. Patterson, Biggat, and Borthwick.If space permits, we forward a photo of our hockey:team for reproduction.Ab, what a relief! Musketry is once more concluded,and in all cases, with only two exceptions, we areall marksmen, or lst class shots, with a good percentageiJf" 206."J" THREE-QuARTFdI.."< G" COMPANY.As winners of the Inter-Company Football League,we have reason to be proud of ourselves.It was a hard struggle from beginning to end, all theteams beiag very evenly matched; but we decidedwho was t.o have the much-coveted position by de·feating " D" Company in the last match by 3 goalsto!.The teA.lli has r-astly improved since arrival in Lucknow...ndwere favourites for the Inter·Company Cup,which was played off on completion of the League;but alas! we fell to "H" Company by the odd goalin the first round, after having had the lion's share ofthe game.Ol\.account of being in the redoubts, the Companyhll8 not been so well represented at the monthly sportsas it might otherwise have been, although prizes havebeen won by the following :--Sergt. Sim, 1st longjump and 3rd high jump; Sergt. Mackie, 2nd longjump: Pte. Smith. 3rd tossing the caber; andPto. Webber could not help but win 2nd prize fordowns (1Y. there being only two present.Having returned from the redoubts. we hope to beable t~have something more to fe

124 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.has not done anything great, although a few of theminor prize~ have come our way. Looking ballk,and recaP'ng how sports night uRed to be ~ajJed" I" Company's pay night, we look to the youngermembers to mak" hist(;ry repeat itself.The wet weILther iR with 08. therefore we are gettingplenty of the" muscle factory" and the usual Companyparades. Before our Colonel went on leave he inspectedeach and all Companies in Company drill,physical drill, and gymnastics, ftnd it is very satisfactoryto know that we still retain our proud positionas the be~t Company in the Battalion.8hort route marches on Wednesday mornings havebeen started to ph1Ces of historic interest, which,thanks to our Adjutant, who gives ns a ~hort accountof what happened at the different places during thestirring times of the Mutiny, are greatly enjoyed byall.'We have iust been struck off for our annual courseof musketr~;. and we am going through the usualpreliminaries. In next issue J hope to record an improvementon last course. Word has reached US ofthe "new eour-e" which comes into operatiun nextyear, and, if all stories are true, we will have to makea bold bid for the gun~ thil> year if \\' e 91'e ever to wearthem.On "poking drill" the other day the Colour-Sergeantwas questioning some of the last draft on the partsof thf' rifle, Alter having explained everything, he~aid to PI'ivate' 8ma!"t." "Where is JOUl' ba(:blght" ?Private" Smal't,"after tnrning his rifle over severaltime~, replied. "I must have left it upstalrs,"Colour­Sergeant. "Well. go and get it." Aftet· an ab~ence ofabout ten minutes Privat" "Smart" returned, and,with a smile all over his face. exclaimed" Man! it's onmy rifle all the time '~ !In a previolls Chronicle thcre appE'ared a pi~tureof the medn'! presented to the Sergeants' Mess byColour-Sergeant l'nderwood for the best shot in theMesR. Thi~ is the first time it has been shot for, andit has been won by our Co\ollT-Sergeant, AO that thefirst bar bears the name of Colour-Sergeant Brisbane.As yf'ars roll on we hope to see bars bearing the namesof our Company added.Captain H. T. C. Singleton, D.S.O., has taken over,comma.nd of our Compa,ny. To him we extend ourhearty welcome, with the hope th'l.t he may be longspared in health as om leader.This trooping sen,80n a goodly few leave us for the" H onte Esto,blishment." amongst them SergeantsNeil and Maxwell. Now, as forewarned lA fore.armed,I would recommend all " duty men" at home to makea note of these names. and would advise them stronglyalways to be " there" before the word" Fix."To all old comrades we send good wishe8. and wehope to see some familiar faces back in the Companyere the trooping season is over.As thil> is my first attempt fiB Company scribe, I hopeeITors a.nd omiqsions will be excused." BAll.T.1E.""K" rOMPANV.WE have hltd to relinquish the Minerva Cup, whichwe won after such It hRI'd fight laAt year, I1E it is too farto take a te!'.Ifl to Cal('utta to defend our title to it thisyeltrIn football thi~ yenI', though not dipglaced, we havenot, eovercd ourselves with glory, only gctting half.wayup the Company League, and being knocked out in thefirst round of the Quorter-Master's Ctlp. This isla,rgely due to so many good players being away:"a~~~~ vLhThe Regimental tea,m gfles to Simll\ for the DuTltndCnp, I>nd the Company is representffi by L.·Corpl.MI1T~hall. Corpl. Duncan, who was promotE'd int!>," Go" is IlLso one of the team. ~The Rugby FoothPell League has now ptarte~, andwe C'l,n cong"atulate ourselvE's so fnr on makmg anBxcellent ~how. Ont of three mntch(>s wc have wontwo and lost one, thf'RC being against ., I," " D," and" H," who flTe p!'etty generftlly 110nr,idercd j,he strongest,tean,~ in the LeaglIe.We are rathe; hanrlieapped by ignorance of thegame, hut the players '\re k('ul. IInd improve With e,ery!p,me. vVe al~o have gond S0rum leaders in Lieut.Lean and Pte. ~l'Glone, whi]~t Tait 'l,nd Rain, 01 " F"Company, are very u~eful in the bft(lk division: Wehave a heavy powerful pack who ha.ve held theIr o\\'nso fv.r ngainst all comers, and we don't antioipate,being very fa,r from the top uf the I.eagul>.A few cri,)ket t?nthusi:.sts may now and then be seenind111l1illll' in prpliminary pl'acti~e, but it is not yet thesea~o:ii for the game, being too hot when there is no·ra,in. and being too wet when there is no heatOn promotion we gain Sel'gt. Jacksol1, and lose Sergt.vVftrner, who goes to detention barracks on duty.A nllll!ber of N.C.O.'s ",re undergoing It course ofju-jitsu undtr It real live ,Japanefle instructor. "0 thatsh(,rtly we eo

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANT.RY CHRONICLE.125F 5TH HEAT.-·Pte. Gltllaeher, "I" Company, gotdittle ol'pllsition, and wa.s an easy winner.Five Hel1.ts in all, leltving neat winners for the~9.1.I~T HEAT 1440 YARDs).--Pte. Gallacher, "I""COmpa.ny, led all the wa.y, Itnd Pk Gee, 'K" Com·pany, came in 2nd.2ND HEAT.--Pte. M'Cormack ran a well-judged ra~e,and was 1st in, followed by L.-Corpl. Reid, "K"'Company, 2nd.3RD HEAT -·This was the best and closest he",t oftoll. L.·Corpl. Henderson led all th~ way, losing theDead in the strltight, but, with a grand effort he overhauledhis opponent, Pte. Schwel'in, and breasted theiupe 1st.4TH HEAf.-The most decisive win of all, Scrgt.Goldle having 10 yards to spare to his 2nd nrltn,·Corpl. Reddy.The Sports commenced on Thursdlty evening, at:5.30 p.m.. the 100 yards finl1.l being the opening event,and all the finalists had numerous supporters .1st, Pte. Rtewart, " D": 2nd, L.-Corp •. Renderson,.. K "; 31'd, Sergt. Goldie, "H," and Corpl. Milne,., D" (a dead heat). This was a splendidly-cuntested,race, and the men all came in very close, n,bout 2 yardsseparating the five men.PUTTNG THE WEIGHT.-- (1st), PtE'. Douglas, "D,"33 ft. 6 ins.: (2nd), Pte. Harve~', 11 A," 29 ft. 9 in~. ;(3rd), Ptc. M'Geachin, 11 F," 30 ft. 1 in.In this event there was no doubt as to- who thewinner would be, as Pte. Dougllts is noted for hisputting. Pte. M'Gel\chin had to throw nine times"before he gained 3rd place from Pte. Reddy, the two~ompetitors tieing twice at the same distance, theirfirst tie being 29 ft. 1 in., t·he second 29 ft.. 9 ins. ; andPte. M'Geachin won by a foot on the 3rd additional;throw at 30 ft. I in., thus beating the 2nd man's throwof 29 ft. 9 ins.LAND BOAT RAcE.-(lst), No. 3 Section, 11 I "oCoDlpany: (2nd), No. 1 Section, " I " Company.Laughter was raised on all sides in this competition,which is a very humorons event. Six men pE'r section,.and a cox. to steer. 11 I " Company went very stron~,hl\ving all their !feetions in the final, and lifting bothprizes.ONE Mn.E RACF..-(lst), Pte. Gallaeher, 11 F "o()ompuny; (2nd), Pte. Kane, .. F"; (3rd), Pte. Gee,"'-K."The Royal Dragoons had two rE'presentatives inthis race, but they did not last the pace, and Pte.GaJlacher won ~omfortablv from Pte. Kane.DoNKEY RAcE.-Compctitors had to supply aoOostume for thi~ event, there being prizes for the bestcostume, as wE'll as for the first past the post. Theodonkey race itself was by no means a swift affair,the jockeys finding some diffi~ulty in making theirmounts go in the required direction. Pte. Quinn,mounted on "Minoru," and dressed a la HarryLaudcr (kilt and jack. boots with spurs), was theproud winner, with Pte. Wehber in the guise of ahdy suffragette, and mountcd on .. Louvier," gaining2nd place.Master Stoeks was awarded 1st prize in the costumeevent, heing dressed as a son of Erin's Isle; and Pte.Webber 2nd, as Miss Pankhurst.440 YARDS FINAI.-·(lst), Sergt. Goldie, "H"tny; Pt,e_ Storie, "I"; Pte. M'1,ennan," F "; ItIld Oorpl. Milne, " D." :Fina.1 result :-(Jst),Pt,E'. Storie: (2nd), Corpl. l\Iilne; (3rcl), Pte. !\f'Lennan.It proved a very close finish, Storie j tlst getting homebv inches.'THROWING THE CRICKET Ru,L_-(lst), Pte. Clayton," F" Company; (2nd), Pte. LaidlA.w, "D": (3rd),Pte. Seevity.In this event the above-na.med kept very close toeac h other with thcir throws, there being little digtanccbetween the three.SJ.ow BICYC'LE R\cE.-(lst), Pte. Duploek, 11 D"Company; (2nd), Pte. Webbt:r, "G" (alias 11 LadyPot.ter ").The winning pair Rhowed some good commrmd overtheir bikes, and the race was cor,tested slowly to thewinning post, until, with about five ya.rds to go, "LadyPotter," or "Chattic Wa.llah" had the sad misfort,une

126 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONicLE.to embrace mother earth, leaving Pte. Duploek an ",aAYwinner.EKKA RAOE AND TE1,T-PITCHrNG «()ompany teams).-(1st), " K " Company; (2nd), " H" Company.This pro\'ed quite an exciting affair, the conditionsbeinll that each team start at about 200 yardsdist,.~nce with a mountain tent 10Med un their ekka,then proceed, as fast as pOAsible, to 11 selected site,and piteh their tent. It was a close finish, every manworking for all he was worth. A certain company,which phd! be nameless, had the misfortune to seetheh chance!' Rink to zero by the collapse Of their tent.TOSSING THE CAllER.-(lst), Pte. Douglas, "D";(2nd), Pte. l\I'Geachan, " F"; (3rd), Pte. Smith," G."It is some time since tossing the caber has beenwitnef

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE, 127five minutes from time, Miller, t.he outside left of.. A,It slung thE' ball !l.Cl'oe.g from the left, and to everyone'ssurprise the ball entered the far side of the net.*' D" were by no means beat, and confined "A"Gompany to their own half of t,he field, causing thedefence to kick ont of play to Rave the tie. The gamefinished in a sensational manner, .. D" Companybeintr awarded a pena.lty, with 30 seconds to go.O'Rourke took the kick, amid intense excitement,and, to the disappointment of " D's" supporters andthe jUbilation of "A'~," he struck the bar, and theball rebonnded into play as the referee blew the finalblast, "A" Compa.ny entering the final by a goal tonil."H" «I. "I."-These two teams played two verybM'd and strenuous games before "H" entered theilnal by 1 goal t onil, The first game resulted in adr!\W of no goah. and in the replay MKie put on thedeciding goal in the second half, after some h~.rd pllty.FI:~_4L.-" A" «I_ "H."--Owing to the monsoons,we had to be very patient a.s to p()stp'mements, theground at times being like a, miniature lake. OnTuesday the 6th of .July the undermentioned teamslilled up nnder Col.-I:::ergt. Kelt, to see who should beholders of the Cup, which was on view on the tOllchline. ,. A " Company were fancied winners, but" H "Company were not lacking in supporters, and got agrand reception for their magnificent display. Thefira,t match ended in no guals being scored, and bothteams were glad to he"r the final whistle. On Thursdaythe 8th of July both teams once more lined upto do or die. Almost immedia.tely "H" Companygave Curran a fright-by swarming r01md his goal withthe ball, which was cleared. howe,e1', and midfieldplay followed. Both elevens were evenly matched.IInd half-time found the score, 0-0. The'second halfWIIS resumed 8.t the 8ltme fast pace, and excitementrlln high, " A" Company having a slight pull on t,heiropponentll. At lltst a long hall .... as sent into" H "Oompants goal, and Oordon had the misfortnne, inIIttemptmg to clear hi~ line.!', to cannon the baU agltinsthis partner at hack, Tait, from which M'Cormltek goton. and. with It fflst, rising shot, beat Tonner all theway from close quarters, giving the goal-keeper noohance to save. The Cup wa.s now won and lost. as" A .. Company kept up a. stiff pressure, ca,using " H "t.o defend for all they knew. Time was called withthe scure: "A," 1; "H," 0; leBVin![" A " Compltnywortby winners of the ('ilp. lifter playing 4 hard gamesfor it. Mention should he made of the splendiddisplays gi'Cen by M'Menemy for "H," his pla.y attimes being brilliant both in defence and uttack.'~ A .. Company team :-Cun'an, Cameron, HilSgins,Lee, M'Milla-n, 'White, M'Dona.ld, Fitzgerald, M'Cormack,Robertson, and Miller... H" Company team :--Tonner, Gord()n, Tait,Brown, Scevity, M'Donald. Sergeant, Welsh, }l'Menemy,M'Garrigle, M'Kie. Referee. Col.·Sergt. Kelt.At the time of going to press we have sent ourFootbaJl XI. to Ranlkhet, previous to proceeding toSimla to try conclusions for the Durand l\lp, whiehis so well known to all old 74th men who served inIndia.. The following have been selected to rf'presentthe Battalion ;--Goal, Pte. Cllrran; backs, J,.-Corpl.Biggins, Ptes. Renton and Gorman: half· backs, Pte.GallachE'l', I..-Corpl. Scevity, Ptes. White andO'RourkE'; forwR.rds, Sergt. Lawrie, Corpl. M'Monemy,CarpI. Duncan, L.-Corpl. Marshall, Pte. Kennedy, BndL..(",orpL I,..gan.RUGBY NOTES.Sl!l0E I last wrote we have had 'l. mateh with theRoyal Artillery, WhlOh we won by 5 point~ tu nil.The next match ot interest was "H" "I;' and" K" Corn panies 'Ve1'1JU$ remainder of the Battalion.This was a most interesting game, some very goodRugby being witnessed. 2nd Lieut.. C. O. Harveyopened tbe scoring for the Remamder hy a beantifulindividual run, touching down just near the cornerflug; the subseqnent kick for goal, however, failed,and half·timp, was caUeiI, the scnre standing :-Re­Inainder, 3.; "H," "I,u and "J{," O.In the second halt some good BemmmlLging by the"H," "I," a.nd "K" forward line brought, the balldown towards the other goa,!, but Clayton relieved by along kick. Some rnidfield play followed, and Tnrner,dodging one or two pla;rers, passed on to Philip, whojnst managed to get over, thus dra.wing the 8('orelevel. Shortly before time Tait dropped a goal, thusleaving" H," "I," a,nd "K "winners by 7 points to 3.Next we come to the Company LeaguE'. The tableil' given below. "I" Company are l1.t pre~ent on tep.and certainly look like sta.ying there. ~ome goodgames are being witnessed, all being keenly contestedfrom start to finish; ~()me, however. are racht'r tookeen, but up to the prt'sent no ser10US injuria.'! havebeen su~btined.Oompany. Played. Won. Lost. Drawn. Points." T," 4 4 0 0 8" K,J' 4 2 1 I 5"D/' 4 2 2 0 4" H .." 4 2 2 0 4., R/' 4 1 3 0 2HA," 4 0 :I 1 1Last Saturday we tried our strength with onrneighboll'-s, the Kmg's Own, who htwe a t.eam intraining for Ca.lcut,ta. Our team played extremelywell, t·he pb,y being mastly confined to the forwards.Abvllt the middle of the first half Patterson cr1'ssedthe King's Own line with Ollr first try, which, however,was not majori"ed_ We kept a good hold on the gameuntil 'half-time arrived. Score :-fLL.I., 3: Kin!('sOwn, O.In t.he Ilocond half we still kept the upper hand,Clarke showing glimpses of his Calcutta form now andagain, when he all but got over. From (1 bad hungleby the King's Own full-back, Biggar got over with onrsecond and last try, which, like the first, was not im.pruved upon. Nearing the finish, Henderson wascollared just on the line, and from the ensuing scrumwe touched down, but the referee very rightly disallowedthe point. .Just as we managed to E'xtrlcat~ourselves from the t.'1ngll'l! heap cau8t'd by rushing thehall over the line the whistle blew for time, leavingus winners by 6 points (2 tries) to nil. The tea.m wILe :-.Back, Tait; three-quarters, Clarke, Turner, 2ndLieut. Harvey, a.nd Schwerin; hal'l'es, Reid a.ndBiggar: forwards, Renderson, Shrubshall, PaBsfield,Sime, M'Glone, Patterson. King, and Kelth.

128 HIGHLAND LIGH'l' INFANTRY CHRONICLE.Promotions and Appointments.851.8 Unpaid L.·Sergt. G. Warrender, ~,ppointed PaidL .. Sergeant. 1st AUgll~t. 1909,8774 CorpI. .T. .b"kl

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICJJE.129A TRIP TO NAINI TAL.ONE can hardly realise that dusty Lucknowhas been left behind until the Hills are insight about 300 miles away.The railway is one of those which believein the motto" Slow but sure"; only, perhaps,the belief is exercised rather too much on the" slow."However, after a troublesome night'sjourney, it is possible to get up in the morninganll in the distance see the" Khuds."Alighting at the foot of the Hills, at a stationbearing a name-well, we would not dare totread upon its baptismal rights, but the latterpart of the name is the only forcible part ofit. (Kathgodam is the name referred to.)Here you meet the Government contractor.To look at him you would think he had cometo clean your boots, or something in that line,but he coolly asks you for your "Warrant,Sahib," and then the fun commences. Yourwarrant probably allows you one pony andtwo coolies or a dandy--the latter if you havebeen lucky nl to have had fever. But sayyou are only going to Naini for a rest duringthe summer (with all due apologies to theBand), and you are supplied with a beautiful'Arab steed (I don't think), and the upwardjourney commences.To describe the journey would take longerthan the actual journey itself; but to give thepony all due regards, it starts off with a beautifuland speedy canter, and after having goneabout half a mile suddenly wakes up, and therider commences to speak nice words into theears of the " tat" (pony) with the assistanceof a large" Khud " stick.The scenery during the journey is ratherllull, and is nothing to be compared with thatof other hill stations.After about four hours' riding at break·neck speed (perhaps not), the welcome pictureof the brewery comes in sight, and continuesto do so until one can sit down there with allrop of the" best" and say" Anchored."But do not think, gentle reader, that youmay anchor there all night, as it is only abrewery after all, and however much youlower the" cup that cheers" they still continueto supply more. (On payment, of course.)Well, after about an hour's rest, or otherwise,the worst part of the journey is commenced,in the shape of a practically verticalrise of about 3000 feet.At this stage of the journey the pony refusesto go, and, feeling quite disgusted at thedisgraceful piece of "clOt's meat," you haveto "get out and walk"; and after about acouple of hours' climbing, you see the everwelcomesight of the" Top." "To give a description of N aini Tal in a nut·shell, one would say that it was a large basinabout 6000 feet above the level of the sea.To give such a description, however, wouldnot do justice to beautiful Naini, as there arefew better-Iookin~ spots in the country thanNaini Tal.The Lake itself is quite a good qualification,and the Klmds, rising all round, make whatwould be a barren rock into a beautiful littlehill sta tion.Naini Tal is situated at the foot of theHimalayas, in the Kumaon Hills, about 250miles from Lucknow, the Convalescent Depotbeing occupied by enteric convalescents only,while about two miles from Naini, undercanvas, a camp is situated, accommodatingabout 150 men; and in Naini Tal the BandCommittee usually accommodate the Bandfor the season in a private bungalow .This year our Band was fortunate enoughto be selected for the season .Officially, Naini Tal is a very importantplace, as it is the summer headquarters ofthe United Provinces Government and the8th (Lucknow) Division, not to mention thevarious smaller offi.ces that have their headquartershere .At either end of the Lake there is a Bazaarl

130 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.for the remaining evenings the ground is letout to the different clubs, schools, andmilitary; and not a fine night passes withoutthere is either a football or hockey match inprogress.During the season things are kept alive bythe Gymkhana and the Naini Tal AmateurDramatic Club, and the Band performs twiceweekly on the." Flats" from 5-30 to 6-30;so it will be seen that Naini is quite up to themark as regards amusements.The Lake is used for regattas, etc., by theGymkhana Club. Like all other hill stations,Naini Tal is noted for its rains, and woe betideanyone who is caught" out."Another interesting feature of the seasonis the dances, and some weeks as many asthree dances take place.After having gone through the season, onenaturally looks forward to a busy winteron the plains, with such amusements as racesand manreuvres. I can hardly see why thesetwo should be mentioned together, but, afterall, I suppose there is practically nQ differencebetween them.However, October sees all the" hill par~ots"down again to their respective haunts, andin the case of those leaving Naini Tal the sametroublesome route has to be coped with aswas the case coming up.A. H. P.BIG GAME SHOOTING, 1909.W. AND P. obtained leave to go shooting-biggame shooting, be it understood. The formerhad got three months, the latter two, and theydecided to go together.After much discussion and endless consultationswith those who th()ught they knew, itwas finally decided to make their way to theregion of the Pindari Glacier. Then camethe stupendous conundmm-What shouldthey take? Tents, rifles, and stores, ofcourse. They would send them on at once,for the shikari knew exactly where thev'dfire their first shot; so amm~nition was B~nton ahead as well. Now W., being a big man,had misgivings about the stores. P. hadinsisted that two bottles of whisky and one ofbrandy were quite sufficient, as these spirituousliquors were only to be used as medicines.W. didn't fall in with these views, and, if theywere to be carried as medicine, he saw himself"sick" all the way. Eventually W. won the day,and cases of whisky took a prominent place inthe" asbab "-not to mention a stupendousamount of bottled beer. And in due course·all these things were despatched weeks beforethe leave was due. W. knew sufficientlyenough of the word "glacier" to know thatat all events, once there, his drink would becool enough without despatching "maunds"·of ice.This done, they sat down happy in theirown minds-and talked of the good timesahead of them-until an opportune strangercasually remarked " Had they got the necessarypermit to shoot in that region ~ "This for a moment upset all calculations.However, fuU of resource, they each subscribed4 annas and wrote post haste for thenecessary leave.The matter was almost forgotten, when oneday the postman brought a reply, returningthe 8 annas and bluntly stating that alreadythe number of permits had been exceeded,and no more applications could be entertained.I entered the Mess a few moments afterreceipt of the precious document, and was atonce struck with the change that had comeover two men who an hour before had appearedto me to be in the most robust health. Theywere lying in long chairs with their legs up,and to all appearances the end of the worldhad come for them both. At last one handed.me the missive, and murmured "Look atthis."It took some days to get over this. At last·W. decided that no doubt that part of the worldwas most inhospitable, and they'd better trythe other extreme, and the Chin-Lushai hillswitha base at Calcutta-offered the bestpossible solution to the question.But the stores, rifles, and ammunition were·well on their way to, if not actually at, thePindari Glacier, and the first day of the leavehadcommenced.W., always resourceful, decided at once thathe must start to form the Calcutta base, andaway he went, leaving P. to bring on thebaggage when it should return.Eventually P. followed, but just as the manhad beaten the split rail till he could beat n(}more, and the guard had blown his whistleuntil he was blue in the face, and the last nigwig had been hustled into an already muchovercrowdedcarriage minus his precious" asbab " (luggage), and the train was movingoff, twenty minutes late, a friend rushed up·to P. and said, "Where are you off to 1 "" Chin-Lushai Hills," was the reply. "GoodGod, man, not at this time of the year! Why,you'll die of black water fever." P.'s face

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 131fell the length of the platform-the Lucknowplatform is a long one. Too late! The trainWaB oft.When last heard of both· W. and P. werestill forming the base at Calcutta, and W. hadselected a spot 54 marches off in the Chin­Lushai Hills as their destination, and P. hadonly 60 days' leave when he left Lucknow !"The whole show to blazes! "R. W. H. R.EQUITATION.WHEN I was young the famous pink sportingpaper had a little joke against the Regiment,in which a lady connected with us was askedher reasons for going to the Cavalry ChurchFor the benefit of ,anyone who11is weakenought to think of going through this ordeal,I would strongly advise the system adoptedby K.C. P. F., who appeared with a huntingsaddle and several yards of lamp wick tiedround his thigh. He then saddled up, androde in comfort while we bumped about onnumdahs. When questioned on this strangeproceeding, he said he had a riding muscle.I thought that every human being had one,but, not being on the polo committee, discreetlyheld my tongue. To show you how severe thecourse was, even our Australian rough-riderparted company with his "hairy" more thaninstead of the Infantry one. She answered­"Oh, you see, we are so 'Light' that we arealmost Cavalry."History repeats itself; and we all started onan equitation course; but, alas! "some fellon stony ground and withered away," andothers, by much numdah riding, wore out theirriding breeches, and more besides, and walkedabout with air cushions to sit on for manymoons.Sketch No. 1 shows the premature finish ofour largest and perhaps most gallant Captain.once, and was seen to grasp the "hairy's" manein the rat-trap.When, if not previously found out, J becomea Field Officer, I shall most certainly order allthe Junior Officers to undergo this course;and from a safe position on the other side ofthe wall watch their contortiops, as I knowfrom experience that such a proceeding addsmaterially to their comfort.An equitation course would be of materialuse to the public schoolboy, for, after it, anycorporal punishment inflicted by the human

132 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.hand would fail to make the least impression.Should any of the victims of our local artistrecognise their portraits, I trust that thetribute done to their looks willamply compensate for the indignityof their postures. Being concealedin a mango tree, hard by the. ridingschool, there can be no doubt as tothe accuracy of the positions heportrays. Personally, I think thatthe O.C. 1st Royal Dragoonsmight consider that he has underratedthe beauty and symmetry of thechargers portrayed; but he assuresme that he is a perfect GeorgeWashington with the brush and pen, andcould not possibly do them an injustice.ONE WHO HAS FAILED TO GET A CERTIFICATE.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 1332nd Battalion News.WE went into camp at Moore Park on 31stJuly, where we stayed for three weeks. Thefirst week we spent at Battalion training, andt.he last fortnight in completing our musketry.We were extremely lucky in having most perfeotweather while there. The camp was anideal one, situated in a beautiful old park,through which flowed the river Funoheon.As the weather was exceedinglyhot, bathing was a most popular andfashionable amusement.On 22nd August our more seriouswork commenced. We marched out ofcamp for the Inter-Brigade manceuvresthat afternoon (Sunday) in spite of ourreligious scruples. That night we spenton outpost duty. This onerous workwas less pleasant than might havebeen expected, as it was extremely wetand cold.Next morning, 23rd, we retired beforethe 16th Brigade. Our specialwar correspondent says that we onlysat on a road that day, but, however,we reached Cappoquin that afternoon,where we camped. His historyof the war informs us that the nextday was somewhat similarly spent.That night, however, ;ye remained out,forming the general reserve. A desperatebattle took place in the earlymorning of 25th, but, in spite of ~theutmost efforts on the enemy's part, wereached Aglish at 7 a.m., marching intocamp to the strains of "I'm afraid togo home in the dark." The remainder ofthe day was spent in well-earned rest.Some of our digestions needed all the restthey could get, after being fed the previousnight on "home made" chaputties.Next day we went to Ahaun, where westayed till 2nd September, returning that dayto Aglish Camp. During our stay at theformer place we went through the PeninsularCampaign on a small scale.From 2nd to 12th September we remainedat Aglish Camp, taking part in Divisionalmanceuvres.Quite a feature of the manceuvres this yearhas been the number of our Officers who havebeen employed on the Staff-Major Armstrong,intelligence officer to the 17th Brigade;Captain Beresford, Staff captain; CaptainGaussen, similarly employed; Lieut. Thackeray,Divisional signalling officer; Lieut.Smollett doing a similar service for the Brigade0"1'"· War" Corre.spO'1d€-,(i::'vas a )yot: ~I: ~1~..e'F­

-he was in oharge of a mixed .commandocalled" C Communication Company,"a mixture of wire, signallers,telephones, and mules.On the whole, our first year's manreuvresin Ireland has been extremelypleasant. In spite of the chaputties,man-eating civilian transport drivers,nd cold nights spent in ditches, Weflatter ourselves manreuvres have beena great success.HIGHLAND LIGHT INFA~TRY CHRONICLE.-------And] now the furlough season ISclose at hand. Training is over foranother year, and the draft, that awfulnightmare for Adjutant and Orderly_Room Staff, has departed. The draftleft Cork on 14th September underCaptain Pollok-Morris and 2nd Lieut.Mitchell. Next quarter we hope to beable to publish many notable successeson the part of our football team, and,although we have just started boxing ~in the Battalion, we hope soon to havesome of the best fighters in Ireland.~.s ''7 pr0;:r.r_&T1]e. OI?e' a'ld O?''t. sQake ;'2 Ire1-qdj),xoverwd r'?,isi: CfJuMtcee &"k'~~~i~Gollal7~ .aflO ultil'T/()te\'f 6I.\cc.e.ssF",,\Effort: to Fit 0'2 Se.r,.9t: Rlc.~al"ds· f241-W e,u'pl'l'll1."tFOOTBALL.DURING the stay of the Battalion in MoorePark a five-a-side competition was held,which, besides providing something interest·ing to pass away the evenings, was productivein bringing to light some fresh t.alent,which in all likelihood will be tested duringthe forthcoming football season.That great interest was taken in thiscompetition was proved by the large numberof spectators who turned up from allquarters each evening, and by the fact thattwenty teams entered-viz., two from eachCompany and four from the Band," Drums," and" Pipes "-the stakes at issuebeing a pair of new tartan trews to thewinners and a regimental shirt to therunners-up.In the earlier stages some very stiff gamesand some really good football was witnessed,and "G" Company's 1st team,and the 1st team of the Band, are to becongratulated on reaching the final. Thisgame proved the hardest of all, and waswithout a dull moment from start tofinish, and resulted in a win for" G "Company by 3 goals to 1." G" Companj" was represented by Pte.Kennet, Corp. Bristow, and Ptes. Hall,Lawne, and M'Donald; the Band teamwere Corpl Loekyer, Bandsmen :Btoddart,Smith, Tait, and Robertson.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.IS5BOXING.AT the same time a boxing competition was held·The preliminary contests were c.arried out on three·evenings, and the finals on the mght of 19th August.'The number of competitors was rather small, and thestandard of fighting not of National Sporting C~ubquality; but several of the men showed great promllle,.and with a little training a future is predicted for them.The following is the result of the competitionFeathere.-lst Round.-Pte. Wren, " H " Company,beat Pte. Clarke, H -" Company; Pte. O'Noil, "F"Company, beat Pte. Priggin, H G "Company. Byes­Ptes. Moore (H E "), Rattray (H G "), Creak (H C "),.Armstrong (Band), Knock (H B "), Nullis (H B ").2nd Round.-Rattray beat Moore; Creak beatWren; Armstrong beat O'Neil; Nullis beat Knock.Semi-Final.-Rattray beat Creak; ArmstrongI!Cratched.Final.-Rattray beat Nullis. The final was a poorfight. Nullis, retiring without attempting to fight, was-disqualified.Light Weights.-lst Round.-Pte. O'Donnel beatPta. Black (H C "); Pte. Saunders (H D") beat Pte.Duncan (" D "). Byes.-Pte. Paterson (H C "), L .•·Corpl. Nicholson (H E "), L.-CorpI. Reilly (H H ").2nd Round.-Saunders beat O'Donnel; Nicholsonbeat Reilly.Semi-Final.-L.-Corpl. Nicholson beat PatersonSaunders a bye.Final.-Saunders beat Nicholson.Middle Weigh/s.-lst Round.-Pte. Reid (" G")beat CorpI. Andrews (H C "); Pte. Cammell (H H ")beat CorpI. Bloomfie1d (" A"); Pte. Anderson (H A ")beat Pte. Wright (H D "). Byes-Pte;. 'Y,illiams(Band), Pte. Selby (Band), CorpI. Grubb ( E'), Pte.Clarke (Band).2nd Round.-Reid beat Cammell; Selby beatWilliams; Anderson and Clarke scratched.3rd Round.-Grubb beat Selby; Reid a bye.Final.-Reid beat Grubb.This is the first competition held for several years,and it is hoped that we shall see more of this excellentsppr:;,. Donnelly of the King's, and Driver Griffiths ofthe A.S.C. gave us a very good exhibition in a six-roundcontest, which was won by Donnelly, who was toostrong and heavy for his opponent.The following showed great promiRe :-Pte. Saunders,who, with a little practice, would be sure to do wellin any competition; L.-CorpI. Nicholson, who wasrather wild, and would do better if he kept cooler.Pte. Rattray shows great promise, and has a very longreach; Pte. Reid appears to have" been at the gamebefore"; Corpls. Grubb, Bloomfield, and Andrewswould do well with a little practice.Lieut. Parker, 1st R.W.F., acted as referee; andLieuts. Leckie.Ewing and Brodie. 2nd H.L.I., acted asjudges on the final night.--~. .\1USKETR Y,£NOTES.t: .. __IF I remember rightly, last yeJl.r I opened my WappenschawNotes by declaring that Fort George was ~hebest station in the United KinO'dom for shootmgacoommodation, and that declaration, I am sure, isheartily endorsed in the opinion of the whole Battali~n ;l10nd I think that they will supplement that by statmgthat our present station is, if not the worst-well, oneof the worst-3.S regards shooting accommodation.Kilworth our nearest range, is 28 miles from Cork,and Yough~l (a four· section range) is 32 miles. Theseranges are taxed to their utmos~ limits .du:ing theshooting season, and the troops m the ~llltTlct havelittle or no chance for Regimental prll.ctlce. It wasowin/Z to thiR reason that our uiilJal annultl rifle meeting(one of the most popular events of the yel\r in theRntt.. lion) was cltncelkd, despite the fact that theprogramme hlld been 1'1'ep!tred, prin!ed. "nd published •During nur st!IY at !\i('(ll'epark, With a little t.roublewe Immaged to 8e('ure a range on the 17th .AUg!ISt,an.l "h0t-off for the Inter.Cmnpan,V Chal!en/Ze ShIeld!>no. the ever·popular Chattie competitirm.fL W'l.S decided that the beet, individnal "('ore madein the Comoanv Shield competitinn xhonid win theHi!J'hland :s,ociei.v of London prize of £2: al~o, the8c';!eant (lIlA.Tksman) making tbe highest 8('(lre ofiSel'l!eant~ 8houl

136 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.on ground till target appeared. H.P 8.-20 points.1:'00 Yards.-Rapid Firing.-Tal'get. 1st cla~8 figure,appearing for forty seconds. Number of rnunds, \();rifle unloaded till tl1rget appears H.P.S.-iO points.600 Yards.-·'l'imed 810w.--T»rg

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 131-0. very oreditable performance, considering it wasonly our second game of the season.H.L.I. I), CORK COUNTY C.C.Played at Mardyke on 6th July, 1009.CORK COUNTY.Firsl Innings.W. R. Ha.rman, 0 Welfare, b Stuart, 21P. W. G. Stuart,lbw, b Stuart, 32R. J. Colthurst, lbw, b Simson, 16R. H. Sikes, b S tuart, 18J. J. Lanton, 0 Hill, b Stuart, 16A. H. J. Murphy, b Stuart, 13C. Chirnside, run out, 10J. J. James, c Simson, b Cammell. 16T.J. Curran, b Davis, 3B. Rees, c Ca.mmell, b Welfare, 13H. French, not out, 1Byes, Leg byes, Wides, Total,BoWLING ANALYSIS­Stua.rt, Welfare, Simson, Ca.mmc1l, Davis, H.L.!.Ca.ptain Stuart, b J ames, .. 12Pte. Ca.mmell. 0 Sikes. b French. 73Lient. Davis, b James, 15Lieut. Simson. b Reee, 5Major Hill, c Sikes, b Harman, 13Pto. Welfare, b Harman, .• 0Lieut. Mitchell, c Harman, bFrench, 12CorpL Lockyer, c James, b Harman, 5Lisut. Thackeray, c Curran, b French, 5Lieut. :Iand a large number of our Cork friends turned up tBee the match.

138 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.We won the toss, and batted first. Stuart andCammell went in first, and the former was bowled firstover. 'Then Davis joined Cammell. runs came quickly,and a separation was not effected until the score stoodat 81, when Dam was caught. Both batsmen battedwell. Cammcll, as usual, found the boundary re·peatedly, while Davis kept his end up. Simson playeda lively innings for 24, when he was bowled. Lockyermade 16. 'The score now stood at 150 for 4 wickets.Major Hill now joined Cammen, and the score wasbrought to 200, when Cammen was caught. He playeda grand innings for 86, and deserved the applause whichgreeted him on his return to the pavilion. Major Hill

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.139The County won the toss, and went in to bat on avery fast ~nd. true wicket. P. W. G. Stuart played avery fine rnmngs for 101 not out. Our bowling wasnot at all successful, the batsmen playing with confidence,and runs came quickly. The County afterlosing five wickets for 167, decl~red.'Our innings was opened by 2nd Lieut. Mitehell andPte. Cammell opposing the bowling of WilIiams andFrench. Pte. Ca~mell, as usual, batted with great·confidence, and hIt hard all round the wicket whileMitehell ~ept his end going. Whcn 42 had bee~ registered,MItehell was clean bowled by French, SimsonaJso falling a victim for nil to the same bowler. Eightruns later Cammell was out to a smart catch by Robey.He batted well for his 40. Stuart came in next and.scored ra~i~ly, bt;t was out to a high cateh by Williams.The remarnrng WICkets went down rapidly. Bandsman:S. Smith played nice cricket for 18. Our total realised131, leaving Cork County victors by 36 runs.17TH INll'ANTRY BRIGADE v. CORK COUNTY.A very interesting two days' match was played onJuly 16th and 17th between 17th Infantry Brigade.and Cork County. Several of the Battalion teamwer~ chosen to play for the Brigade, and did goodserVICe. The mateh ended in a draw in favour of theBrigade.The Brigade went in first, and made 175. Lieut.B:amwe~1 Davis, 63, not out; Captain Stuart, 17; andLIeut. Slillson, 18, were the chief contributors for theBattalion.Cork County replied with 219. Pte. Welfare bowledfive wickets for 62, and Captain Stuart four for 57.In the second innings the Brigade made 226. Davisagain made 63 ; Major Hill, 12; Pte. Welfare, not out40.Cork County had 45 minutes to bat, and made 54 for seven wickets, Pte. Welfare being responsible for their collapse, taking five wickets for 19 runs. . The feature of th

140 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.THERE is really little or nothing to chroniclethis quarter, as we have been under canvasfor the past nine or ten weeks at Battalion,Brigade, and Divisional Field Training.We have this week bade good-bye to fiveSergeants who have left us to join the 1stBattalion in India-viz., Sergts. Romanis,Burn, Brown, Davidson, and last, but notleast, Sergt. Day. All" good luck" go withthem. The 2nd Battalion's loss is the 1stBattalion's gain.We had an impromptu smoking concertin their honour on Tuesday, 14th, having anextremely good evening, though, of course,having been got up quite suddenly, only ourown members were present; but what welacked in numbers we made up in warmth ofspirit.A good programme was gont' through.The Sergt.-Major made a very fine speech, sodid Sergts. Davidson and Day; and MrMelville, late of the 74th, now of the BarrackDepartment, gave a stirring description of theBattle of Tel-el-Kebir, at which he was presentwith the Battalion.PRESENTATION TO THE SERGEANTS' MESS.Colonel Scrase-Dickins has just presentedthe Sergeants' Mess with a silver cup, to becompeted for in shooting by the members ofthe Mess.The cup is an extremely handsome one,being about eighteen inches in height, doublehandled,with cover. The cup will becomefor one year the property of the best shotin the Sergeants' Mess for that year.It bears the following inscription: -" TheSergeants' Mess, 2nd Battalion Highland LightInfantry. From Colonel Spencer Scrase­Dickins."NOTES.While in camp at Moore Park recently, thePresbyterian Church parade was voluntaryon one occasion, The following conversationwas overheard after paradePrivate A-Did ye hear hoo mony menthere wis on the Church parade the morn ?Private B-Ay, jist one, and the puirmeeniste1' came a' the wey frae Fermoy, andefte1'wards he went up tae the Adjutant andsa.ys-" This is a -- fine regiment of yours!"IN case this should be of interest to militarystudents, as showing the strides which hawbeen taken in the training of the British soldier since the Boer War, I have selected two field days from my Staff diary-one each from B;ttalion and Divisional training. " August 3rd." BATTALION TRAINIXG."The general iaea was that one Battalionwas marching down from Kilworth, and onewas marching up. One could understand aBattalion wishing to march away from camp,but no information was vouchsafed as to whyany Battalion should be so foolhardy as tovoluntarilv march towards it. However,march they did, preceded by a strong advance,guard of ass-carts laden with lemonade.These latter were driven bv a host of determinedold ladies who defied all military precautions.The first halt was made at point450; the very height of this point shows hownecessary was the lemonade. Scouts thendashed out, and the communication Companyset to work. It was the first appearance ofthe above Company, and the definitioll of afisherman would seem to apply, if one substitutesthe word "mule" for "worm."The only communication which came fromthe front was" Hulloa," which is all very wellin its way, but is not of much value from amilitary point of view. Then operations werestillfurther hindered by one of the ass-cartsdriving across the wire and cutting it. Thisdisaster was not discovered for a considerableperiod, and entailed great waste of enerlSY>the individuals at each end both saymg" Hulloa" at stated intervals with littleresult. "D" and "E" Companies were'then sent to hold an impenetrable jungle,and were nonplussed for the time as to howto do it; luckily, however, they had withthem an officer of much experience in bushfighting, who informed them that they shouldsit down on each side of the pathway. Theidea seemed sound, but I don't think that theyhave so many thistles in thejWest Africanjungles. "B" Company then discovered thehostile sappers building a bridge across theR. Douglaw, and opened a hot fire on them,apparently puncturing the bridge, as nothingfurther was heard of it. The loss of the bridgedid not affect the operations to any appreciableextent, as, the water being only 3 inches deep,the enemy had already walked across. Thefighting then became general all along the line.We on our part were determined, if wehad to go to Kilworth, that we would havesome companions in our misfortune, andfought determinedly BO that they should not

HIGHL.AJ.'I\D LIGHTINFANTRY CHRONICLE.141\ I\////escape tu 'the. south, whilst the enemy on theirpart exposed themselves recklessly on thewrong side of cover. Till the end of the dayI could ,not determine whether this was whatis called" fighting with your back to the wall,"or whether it was because they had deterlllinedto die rather than return to camp."" September 7th." DrvrsloxAL TRAINING." The idea was that a skeleton enemy hadentrenched itself from point 993 to point 682.It was a clever move on the part of the framerof the scheme making it a skeleton enemy,because this forced us to attack it. With anyordinary enemy we should just have sat in ourtents and let them die of cold, and thenwalked over their prostrate bodies. As thedays were all full up, it was resolved to attackat night; and having done a preliminarycanter in the afternoon from one of the variouscross-roads in the country to another crossroad,just to stretch our legs, we started offat 12-30 a.m. with empty bodies, but full offight. To me was given the task of guidingthe column, and with stealthy tread we marchedto that salubrious spot-Craggs. From thisonward the road was rather tricky; but withone eye on the stars and the other on the compassI nearly ran down a long line of umpires,orderlies, etc., stretching well towards th'Jenemy's positiol1. It struck me that this wasa much better way of marking the road thanany of those laid down in the drill book-such as wisps of hay tied to sticks, men withluminous paint on their backs, &c.-and wesucceeded in reaching the position from whichwe delivered the assault. Here a considerabletime was occupied in meditation, as a resultof which I made a mental note that if everI became a member of the Army CouncilI would publish a regulation that no man whosnored should be allowed the privilege ofgoing on a night march, as it disturbs bothone's friends and the enemy. At the firststreak of dawn a Divisional display of fireworkstook place, one rocket succeedinganother with very pleasing effect; and justas I was expecting a framework to burst intofire with the words "Long Live the 6thDivision," or some such device, the command," Charge!" rang out, and I was carried forwardin one of those mad rushes for which theBritish Army is famed. An intrepid scoutwas the first to reach the position, and,seizing a red flag, rushed down the hill with it,regardless of the fact that it represented 100men.Having won the hill, we had no intentionof giving it away to anyone, and sat on itfor two hours. The cold was so intense thatat my death the words" Point 682" will befound engraven on my liver.The wearied troops then returned to camp,the only remark about the night's work madein my hearing being, " I wonder who paid forthose fireworks."B. A.

142 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.~----~.-~---~.. -.--..- ..--.-.. -----c-------------.Promotions and Appointments.5006 L ..Sergt. W. Caldwell, promoted Sergeant. 8988 Corpl. H. Byrne, appointed Lance-Sergeant. 6921 Corpl. E. Webb, appointed Lance-Sergeant. 7284 L.-Corpl. F. Walker, promoted Corporal. 7696 L.-Corpl. J. Baskerville, promoted Corporal. 11095 Pte. J. Stevenson, appointed Paid Lance.Corporal.7285 Pte. J. Grant, appointed Paid Lance-Corporal.7845 Pte. F. M'Callum, appointed Paid Lance·Corporal.9272 Pt

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.143AWARDED 1ST GOOD. CoNDUCT BADGES.8939 L.-C. J. Findlay. 10785 Pte. J. Green.10226 Pte. J. Anderson.10517 Pte. B. Flatt.10818 Pte. M. Gray.10815 L.C. F. Carpenter.10664 Pte. H. Hurst. 10813 L.-C. H. Keenan.10674 Pte. G. Saunders.VARIOUS CERTIFICATES.4435 Sgt. H. Hemingway, qualified at School of Mus·ketry, Hythe.8945 Lee.·Sergt. P. Daniels, Granted Physical TrainingCertifioate at Aldershot.9353 Cpl. T. Suffill, granted Physical Training Certificateat Aldershot.BmTHS.7073 CoL·Sergt. (O.R.S.) E. F. Hayball, son, born atCork, 16th June, 1909.6461 Bandsman P. Fletcher, son, born at Cork, 5thJune, 1909.DEATH.9854 Pte. J. Liliey, died at Royal Herbert Hospital,Woolwich, 20th July, 1909, of tubercleof lung.GAZETTE.9th April.-2nd Lieut. W. U. M. Camp bell tobe Lieut. vice P. B. Davis, appointedAdjutant.1st August.-Captain T. P. Milne Home isplaced temporarily on half pay on accountof ill-health.Supernumerary Captain R. E. S. Prenticeis restored to the Establishment viceT. P. Milne Home.7th August.-Lieut. C. S. Burnett resigns hiscommission.7th September.-Captain Alan C. Grant isplaced on retired pay, instead of asnotified in the Gazette of 9th February,1909.18th September.-Gent.-Cadet John MacDuffLatham, from the R.M.C., to be 2ndLieut. in succession to Lieut. P. B. Davis,appointed Adjutant.4TH BATTALION H.L.I.15th June.-James Davidson BIyth, late 2ndLieut. H.L.I., to be Lieut. with seniority,as from 9th July, 1905.10th August.-11th (Prince Albert's Own)Hussars. 2nd Lieut. N. E. O. Rycroft,from the 4th Battalion H.L.I., to be 2ndLieutenant.11th August.-2nd Lieut. S. J. O. Cuffe resignshis commission.NOTICES."The Highland Light Infantry Chronicle" ispublished at fourpence, but fivepence must besent by anyone writing for a copy, to coverpostage. It can be had from the following :­The EDITOR, "H.L.I. Chronicle," Hamilton.The SUB·EDITOR, "H.L.I. Chronicle," 2nd H.L.I.,Cork.The SUB·EDITOR, "H.L.I. Chronicle," 1st H.L.I.,Lucknow.Anyone wishing to subscribe for the space of oneyear can do so by sending one shilling ami sixpenceby postal order or penny stamps to the Editor. Thenumbers will then be sent post free quarterly asissued. The arrival of the paper will be tile receipt.Annual volumes, consisting of the four quarterlynumbers, bound toO'ether in a paper cover, can beobtained, post free, for one shilling and sevenpence.Contributions in manuscript should be legiblywritten on one side of the paper only, and should beaccompanied b~ the name and address of the sender,which will or Wlll not be published, as may be desired.It is particularly requested that names generallythoseof persons, places, etc.-and all words notEnglish, should be written with special care, asotherwise they are difficult to decipher. 'Whenprinted extracts are forwarded, the source fromwhich they are derived should be stated; and in theca.':le of newspaper cuttings the date, as well as thename of the paper, should be given.The" Chronicle" is published on the lOth of thefirst month of each quarter, and goes to press aboutthe 20th of the previous month, by which date it isrequested that ordinary contributions may be forwarded.In exceptional casl'S matter will be receivedup to the last day of the month, but its insertioncannot be guaranteed.All subscribers and readers are invited to becomecontributors, and thus materially asSIst III supportingthe" Chronicle."All communications should, for the present, beaddressed to "The Editor, 'H.L.I. Chronicle,' TheBarracks, Hamilton."OUR CONTEMPORARlES.-W e beg to acknowledge,with thanks, the receipt of the following: " The Army Service Corps Journal." "The 79th News" (Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders)."The Snapper" (East Yorkshire Regiment)."The Lion and the Rose" (4th King's Own)."The St. George's Gazette" (5th Fusiliers)." The 3rd V.B. Northumberland Fusiliers' Magazine. ""The National Service Journal.""The Aldershot News.""The Queen's Own Gazette" (Q.O.R. West KentRegiment)." The Gordonian" (Gordon Doys' Orphanage)."The Thin Red Line" (2nd Bn. A. & S. Highlanders,93rd)."The 57th's (Die-Hards) Doings."Journal of the 48th F.A. Brigade.-May, July.

144 HIGHLAND LWHT INFANT.l:tY CHRONICLE.q)bituary.MAJOR-GENERAL J. E. ALLEN.We regret to announce the death of Major­General J. E. Allen, which took place on the28th of July at Ben Rhydding, Yorkshire,at the age of 75.General AlIen joined the service in May,1853, and was transferred from the 92nd asLieut. to the 79th in January, 1855. He waspromoted Oaptain, 16th March, 1860; Brevet­Major, July 5th, 1872; and Major, July 1st,1881.He served with the 79th Highlanders in theCrimea from the 16th of August, 1855, includingthe siege and fall of Sebastopol, andthe assault on the 8th of September, receivingthe medal with clasp and Turkish medal.Proceeding to India two years later, he tookpart in the Indian Mutiny of 1858-59, ineludingthe siege and capture of Lucknow;attack on the fort of Rooyah; actions atAllygunge, Bareilly, Shahjehanpore; captureof Forts Bunniar and Mahomdie; passage ofthe Gogra and Raptee rivers (medal withelasp).Major Allen exchanged with Major St.Leger to the 7lst Highland Light Infantry,and became Lieut.-Oolonel on the 30th November,1881, and Oolonel in November, 1885.Oolonel Allen retired from the commandof the 1st Battalion H.L.L in Ireland inJune, 1887, with the honorary rank of Major­General.IT is now many years since "Forage Oap"became acquainted with Oolour-SergeantWillie Ryder, of the Garnethill Battalion,and the news of his death .(we did not knowhe was ill) came to us with painful surprise.He came to the old 5th Lanark from the7lst Highland Light Infantry, and for severalyears held ·the post of clubmaster to the corps.It is only some three or four months sincewe met him near the foot of Hope Street.He was then looking all right; but Williewas one of those soldiers who always lookeda lot better than they might feel. We join our(lomrades in their sadness; and regret theloss of a good soldier who was a very popularcomrade.-Glasgow Evening News.DEATH OF A ORIMEAN VETERAN.The death occurred last Thursday evening ofRobert Mills, aged 78, a Orimean and IndianMutiny veteran, at his residence in Deacon'sPlace, Girvan. Mills, who was born at Old... - ...~----Monkland, joined the Highland Light Infantryand served with distinction in the Orimea,and afterwards proceeded to India, wherehe took part in many engagements. On hisreturn to Scotland he was presented to theEmpress Eugenie of France at Stirling Oastlein 1860. He possessed the Orimean, Turkish,Orimean and good conduct medals. Thefuneral took place on Sunday afternoon to theDoune Oemetery. The local Oompany ofTerritorials, accompanied by four pipers,wIn played "The Flowers of the Forest,"escorted the funeral cortege. All along theroute were large numbers of spectators, andat the grave three volleys were fired by theOompany.-Galloway Advertiser, 15th JuZy,1909.REOORD REORUITING.Ix these days when every inducement isnecessary to get men to enlist, it seems rathersurprising to read of the rapidity with whichRegiments were raised in "ye good oldedays."The 26th Foot Regiment, now known asthe 1st Battalion Scottish Rifles, was raisedin one day. During the Revolution of 1688a Regiment was enrolled to support the causeof Prince William of Orange, afterwardsKing WiIliam Ill. So successful was theappeal that over 1000 men joined the 26thOameronians on the day of its formation.In March, 1689, the adherents of WilliamIll. were granted permission to raise a Regimentill Edinburgh. It is stated in therecords of the Regiment that the King's OwnScottish Borderers were completely recruitedup to a strength of 1000 men within the shortspace of four hours. This is probably therecord of recruiting.Both of the above records have been madein the formation of new Regiments, and it iscurious to find that another Scottish Regimentlays claim to the honour of having been raisedin the shortest time.The Clan Oameron, under their chief, EwanDhu, were amongst the first to support thecause of the Stuarts against Oromwell in1652, and so much success attended theiroperations that the Government offered themexceptionally liberal terms, to end the fighting.As Ewan Dhu would not renounce the King'sauthority and acknowledge Oromwell's, itis greatly to the credit of the Protector thathe offered them peace with no other conditionthan submitting to the State. As the Olan

HIGHLAND I.IGHT INFANTRY CHRONICI,E.145Cameron was practically alone in the struggleby 1654, their chief decided to accept theterms offered, and on a certain day he marchedhis whole clan, fully armed, to InverlochyFort, then held by Cromwell's troops, whowere drawn up to receive them. When onlya few yards separated the two forces, EwanDhu ordered his men to halt and lay downtheir arms in King Charles' service-andimmediately to take them up again in theservice of the State. The embodiment ofthe new Regiment was thus completed in afew minutes.J. S. C. FADE.HIGHLAND SOLDIERS.HYDER ALl, the undaunted hero of Indianwarfare, swarmed into the Carnatic in 1780attended by an army of over 90,000 tried andexperienced Indian warriors. The position ofthe British was perilous indeed, and all thefruits of the toils and hardships in Madraswere about to be swept away by this immensearmy of warriors. So great was the dangerthat Sir Eyre Cook, the Commander-in-Chief,personally took the field at the head of theBritish troops. He had little more than 2000Europeans to support him, but the intenseloyalty of the native troops had never beenequalled. Sir Eyre placed his greatestdependence on his Highland Regiment, then the73rd or Maoleod's Highlanders, now knownas the 71st or Highland Light Infantry.They proved worthy of such trust. At thebattle of Porto Novo they made sevendesperate charges against the immense army ofHyder, and so great was the shock that JohnDonn Mackay, the son of Rob Donn the greatGaelic poet, came out of the battle with hisbayonet twisted like a corkscrew. During thewhole of this terrible engagement a youngHighland piper never ceased by his notes toinspire his fellow-countrymen. Plaintive werethe few notes for the dying, cheering the notesto the exhausted, inspiring the notes to thefearless. To all he spoke of home andScotland. Conquest or death was glory toScotland-defeat her shame. His inspirationdid its work. Their name in the service ofBritain in India is immortal. "Well done.my gallant Highland piper," said the General,"you shall have silver pipes for this." Thepromise was kept, needless to say, and thosepipes are still sacredly preserved by theRegiment.Blessings on our Highland soldiers, blessingson their name;Never Highland soldier yet smirched withcoward's shame.Mem'ries of those glorious heroes make ourhearts delight. .Ever fearless with the foeman, foremost inthe fight!Gallant, youthful Highland piper, bravely tellthe tale:"Britain's need must never find a Highlandsoldier fail;Filled by spirits of your fathers, oh, forScotland stand;Death is but the hero's gateway to the betterland."Highland mothers on the mountains, mothersin the glen,Bless, this day, your hero children, princesamong men.Daughter of the Scottish Highlands, lift thyproud young head;Highland soldiers still are heroes, as thewarriors dead.MARY ELIZABETH SOUTHWELL.Knares borough.The commemoration of Porto Novo,July 1st, 178l.(Extract from English newspaper; name anddate not given.)ORDERLY-ROOM SERGEANT WILLIAMM'KENZIE.6TH HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY.THE following appeared in the GlasgowEvening News of August 2nd, accompanied byan excellent photograph of Col.-Sergt. Wm.M'Kenzie, who was well known for many yearsin both 1st and 2nd Battalions, and more latelystill while with the Volunteer Serv:ce Companyattached to the 1st Battalion during the latterpart of the South African War :­Our photo. is that of a soldier now attachedto the Overnewton Regiment, and whom wesaw on duty in the Orderly-Room when the

146 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.---------- ~---.---------~ ----------------~6th H.L.I. were encamped at Gailes. Wm.M'Kenzie is a native of ROBs-shire, andhe joined the 1st Battalion Highland LightInfantry as far back as 1880. He served inboth Battalions, and spent many years inIndia, being engaged for a long period onthe trigonometrical survey of that country.His duty in that capacity took him to numerousparts of the frontier which are practicallyclosed to the average man. Aboutten years ago he joined the OvernewtonRegiment as an instructor, and during theBoer War he accompanied one of the VolunteerService Companies to Africa, where he heldthe rank of Colour-Sergeant. Some fouryears ago our comrade was appointed rangekeeperat Dechmont, so that as he serves the6th RL.I. as Orderly-Room Sergeant as wellas range-keeper his steadiness and his skilland ability seem to be utilised to the bestadvantage.4th Battalion Notes.MAI,LENY RIFLE MEETING.WE entered from the 4th Battalion 2 teams,mainly drawn from the P.S., one for theElkington Shield and one for Colonel Hunter­Weston's Cup.We are sorry to relate that we had no successin either of these competitions, the Seaforthsbeing to.o strong for us.In the individual competitions we hadbetter luck. Sergt. Innes tied with twomembers of the Seaforth Highlanders for theGrove Cup, with a score of 26 points, theH.P.S. being 28. In the shoot-off for the tie,Sergt. Innes was beaten by L.-CorpI. Fraser,Seaforth Highlanders, by 1 point, Fraserscoring 20 and Innes 19. The prize moneyfor the lst,2nd, and 3rd was equally dividedbetween the first three, the shoot-off in thetie deciding who vras to have possession ofthe trophy, Innes thus securing £3 for hisperformance.Sergt. Hersey was 4th in this competition,with a score of 25 points, gaining a moneyprize of £1. Sergt. Hersey also won the 1stprize at 60(1 yards, in the W.O.'f'. and Sergeants'individual competition,· with a score of 24points-a good performance considering theday, which was anything but favourable forhigh scores.Sergt. Innes obtained a prize in the W.O.'sandl Sergeants' rapid competition at 500yards.On the whole, considering we had only fiveentries for the individual competitions, wedid rather well, and hope to improve on theseperformances.4TH BATTALION H.L.I. PICNIC. ON Wednesday the 1st September, 1909, the Permanent Staff, 4th Highland L.I., with their wives and families, spent a very happy day at Tillietudlem.. The party left barracks in several brakes about 11 a.m., and drove to Craignethan by way of Clydeside. On arrival at the Castle the party had a most satisfactory repast. Those responsible for the arrangements started a programme of games . for the children, who were induced to enter heartily into the contests by the prospect ofgaining some of the attractive prizes. Forall whose age debarred them from joining inthese lively sports there was dancing on thegreen to music kindly pr:ovided by the4th Scottish Rifles Quadrille Band, underSergt.-Bugler Gooch.At three o'clook in the afternoon ourAdjutant, Major Anderson, and Mrs. Andersonjoined the company at the Castle grounds.Tea was served in the afternoon, and before·leaving at five o'clock the company gave threehearty cheers for Major and Mrs. Anderson,who had so ably assisted in making the picnica success.The arrangements were made by Mrs. Haig,wife of the caretaker of the Castle, and were inevery way most satisfactorily carried out,as also were the arrangements made by Mr.Wallace, from whom the conveyances werehired for the journey.

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.147PERMANENT STAFF OUTING.ON Wednesday the 8th September Coloneland Mrs. Robertson-Aikman invited thePermanent Staff and their wives and familiesto their beautiful grounds at The Ross,Hamilton, where a most enjoyable afternoonwas spent. The Colonel kindly placed thebowling green at our disposal, and we hadsome games at bowls, afterwards proceedingto the river, and had rowing, and dancing onthe green.About four o'clock the whole party satdown to a nice tea set out on the lawn, andeverybody did justice to the nice things setbefore them.Mr. Dickson and the staff of The Rosswere most attentive to the wants of everyone.Colonel Robert8on-Aikman kindly conductedthe party all through the house into all thedifferent rooms, which contain handsomerelics of interest.About seven p.m. the party gathered toreturn home, assembling in front of the house,where they were met by Colonel and Mrs.Robertson-Aikman. S.-M. Stevenson thankedColonel and Mrs. Aikman on behalf of the P.S.for their kindness in extending their hospitalityto that extent.Colonel Robertson-Aikman, replying, saidit gave him and Mrs. Aikman great pleasurein seeing the members of the P.S. of the 4thBattalion assembled together, and hoped thatall present ha.a thoroughly enjoyed themselves,and that in future years he would makethe visit to The Ross grounds an annual one.. Three cheers were given for the Colonel andMrs. Robertson-Aikman, which terminateda very pleasant outing.Pen Sketches in Ceylon.No. IIl.-" THE PERAHARA.THE great annual Perahara, or procession ofelephants, is the chief incident to the devoutBuddhists of Ceylon. The origin of thefestival is prehistoric, but is supposed to havebeen instituted in honour of the birth ofVishnu, "the Sun-god." It has now, bowever,become an annual veneration of theSacred Tooth of Buddha. The Perahara ofthe present day is said to be a far less imposingshow than it was a hundred years ago; stillit is well worth seeing. Its Qhief interest i'lin its antiquity.The entire stud of elephants belonging to theDelada Maligawa now take 'part, as do thoseof the principal Hindoo temples, with theirscores of priests and other attendants.The Tooth is enclosed in a large silver-giltdagoba encrusted with gems. The dagobais in the form of a bell-circular-resting on a;fiat base. The shrine containing the Tooth,.with its canopy of silver-gilt, is placed withgreat ceremony on the back of the sacredelephant. This elephant is generally t~elargest in the procession, and has splendIdtusks, most of the others having been deprivedof these valuable appendages. The elephantis richly caparisoned, and is resplendentwith gold, silver, and jewels, the tusks als.!}being decorated. The great elephant IS,escorted by two lesser elephants, one on eitherside. On .these are mounted Kandyanheadmen clothed in white, with the largesleeved jacket and jewelled hat peculiar to'the Kandyan nobles. Behind each sits anattendant holding the gold State umbrella.Other headmen follow on foot, clad ingorgeous raiment. The scene is picturesqueandbarbaric-the beating of tom-toms, theclanging of brass cymbals, the blowing ofchank-shells and reed pipes, the contortionsof the masked devil-dancers dancing wildlyto the noise of these ear-piercing and braindistractinginstruments (real devil music I).and escorted by a crowd of people in fantasticcostume. Were it not for the music, therewould be something eerie in the silent marchof the procession, owing to the noiseless treadof the elephants and barefooted natives.Words cannot describe the grotesque dressof the devil-dancers, nor the impre'3siv&appearance of the elephants in full dress.These majestic animals offer a large field fordecoration, and the Oriental mind availsitself of the use of gaudy trappings and richhowdahs. Elaborately embroidered clothscover the huge body and head. On the faceclothof the three elephants specially devotedto the Tooth is embroidered an mage ofBuddha enthroned. Many of the elephantcloths are gleaming with jewels of all kinds,while gold and "ilver embroidery adds t

'148 HlGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.---....~...------------------;-----------------­banks of the Mahavelli rivar near Peradeniya.Here some mystic rites are performed to the.accompaniment of fiendish music and loud,shouts of " Saadu."Vast crowds visit Kandy for the procession,.and the scene is a striking one-thousands-of picturesque people clad in white and gay.colours, carrying umbrellas of all hues inthe brilliant sunshine beneath a clear blue sky,and thrown into relief by the richly woodedhills which surround the city.J. S. C. FADE,Sergeant A. P. C., late H.L.I."A Hundred Years Ago."IT was intended to have continued the account-of the Seventy-First a hundred years ago inthe Ohroniole throughout this year, but most-of the ground has already been gone overwithin the la.st few years in an article entitled"The Waleheren Expedition," which appearedin the Ohronicle in 1906.The following notes, however, may be of\Some interest to readers, in addition to whathas already been recorded of the doings of theRegiment a hundred years ago.The following extract appears to refer to aninoident which took place during the move-of a portion of the 2nd Battalion (71st) fromIreland to Glasgow, and which nearly ended in.a. serious disturbance:­" The party of the 7lst Regiment on boardthe brig 'New Success,' in their perilous.situation on the passage from Dundalk toGreenook, was commanded by Ensign J. B.Whannel 01 that Regiment, son of Lieut.Whannel of the 9th Royal Veteran Battalion,whose extraordinary exertions with his men.at the pumps all night was the means of savingthe lives of all on board, and of bringing theship and cargo into port."-Oaledonian Mercury,December 11 th, 1808." HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND." The anniversary general meeting was heldin their hall, High Street, on Tuesday last." The attention of the Society was ca.lled tothe highly meritorious and spirited cond uct oftwo individuals who, amongst many othersof our gallant oountrymen, have particularlydistinguished themselves at the Battle ofVimiera, so as to attract the notice of ~Iajor.General Fergusson, under whose command the7lst Highland Regiment, to which they belonged,had been placed. General Fergusson,in his letter, states that Angus l\I'Kay (thenCorporal in the 7lst Regiment, but who sincehas very deservedly been promoted to a commission)was the person who, on the aboveoccasion, had refused to accept the FrenchGeneral Brennier's watch and purse, whentendered to him by that officer at the time hewas taken prisoner; . and that Stewart, thepiper of the Grenadier Company, had, afterbeing severely and dangerously wounded,continued to play upon his pipes to animatethe men. General Fergusson expresses a hopethat this Society would oonfer some publicmark of its approval upon these men for theirconduct." The meeting, with much approbation, andagreeable to the suggestion of the Directors,unanimously resolved that a gold medal, withsuitable device and inscription, should bepresented by the Society to M'Kay, as a markof the sense the Society entertains of hismeritorious, manly, and disinterested conduct,as above stated; and that a handsome stand ofpipes, with a proper inscription engravedthereon, should be given to Stewart, the piper,for his highly spirited conduct at the Battle ofVimiera."-Edinburgh Evening Ovurant, Jan.14, 1809." HIGHLA~'D SOCIETY OF LoNDON." At a meeting of the Society in the Freemasons'Tavern, on the 3rd inst-TheMarquisof Huntly President-the meeting voted agold medal to Ensign John MacKay, formerlya N.C.O. in the 7lst Highland Regim.ent.The medal bears the following inscription: 'Presented by the HighlandSociety of Scotland to Mr. John MacKay, intestimony of his meritorious, manly, anddisinterested conduct in refusing to accept

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRYGeneral Brennier's watch and purse at thecapture of that General at the Battle ofVimiera.'" The President also voted a Highland pipeto George Clark, piper, of the same Regiment,who, wounded and bleeding, raised himselfto play a native martial strain to victory.The inscription on the pipe is as follows'Presented by the Highland Society of Scotlandto George Clark, piper of the 7lst Regiment,as a mark of the Society's approbationof his spirited and laudable conduct at theBattle of Vimiera, in continuing to play uponthe pipes to animate the men after beingseverely wounded.'" After an appropriate address, the Presidentpresented these two testimonials to the twoindividuals mentioll('d amidst the plauditsof the meeting. Mr. Mackay, who is a modest,unassuming man, overcome by his feelings,made his bow and retired to his seat. GeorgeClark, who is a handsome manly figure, towhich the Highland uniform was no diminution,addressed the chair in terms expressiveof gratitude, consider('d the boon bestowedas sacred, and which, so long as he had a swordto draw, he was determined never to surrenderto an enemy of his country. 'The Regiment,'said he, 'is under orders of embarkation forforeign service, and this mark of distinctionfrom my countrymen will stimulate me tomerit their future approbation. I shall notforget that I am a Highlander!' The healthof these two candidates for renown havingbeen drunk in bumper toasts, Clark, by thePresident's desire, performEd ()TI the identicalpipe which he had at Vimiera (ar_d which hasbeen played on in every action since it was presentedto the Regiment in 1781 by GeneralSir Eyre Coote for their distinguished conductat the Battle of Porto Novo) the same martialair which animated his comrades to victory,marching with a quick step round the hall,and displaying the banner of the 71st."­Oaledonian Mercury, June 29, 1809.MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS."The 74th, presently at };'ort·George, toArdrossan, to embark for Ireland."--·EdinburghEvening Oourant, Jan. 19, 1809.ft "The 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantryleft FQrt-George by train last nightfor Glasgow for passage to Ireland. TheBattalion is to be quartered in Cork."-TheScotsman, Jan., 1909." Lucknow-18S7·" *[Being a Lecture delivered to the 1st Battalionby Major A. T. ANDERSON, 20th Battery,RF.A.]I HAVE been asked by Major R~maldBon torepeat to you a lecture which I deliveIed tothe Officers of this station about a, month ago.As I said then, I can't help at first feelingrather presumptuous in standing up before anaudience of soldiers in this station to lectureon so well-known a subject as the Mutiny inLucknow. But the fact is, though dozensof books have been written on the subject, itis not always easy to get hold of them, or toknow which of them to read; moreover, theground over which the operations took placehas been so changed by the removal of villagesand other landmarks, the construction of alarge cantonment, the growth of trees, andthe building of a railway, that it is a matter ofconsiderable difficulty to follow the movementsof the troops, and, in fact, this cannot satisfactorilybe done without studying maps ofthe period, and comparing them with those ofthe present day. I shall be only too glad,then, if I can help some of you to a betterknowledge of those stirring events which tookplace so close to this very spot, and comparativelyso short a time ago, and whichhave made the name of Lucknow eternallyfamous throughout the length and breadth ofthe English-speaking world.First let me draw your attention to thismap of Lucknow, which I have so arrangedas to show, as far as possible, the nature ofthe country both then and now. The actualdate of the map is 1866, but, as you see, thecantonments were, on the whole, much thesame then as they are now. I have markedin blue the roads which alone existed at thetime of the Mutiny and which still exist, andin red those roads which existed then but havesince disappeaIed. You will see that inDilkusha the only roads then existent werethe Cawnpore, Rae Bareli, and Sultanporeroads, the Mall as far as the Mahomed Bagh,and the Outram, Clyde, and Dilkusha roads.The Char Bagh garden, of which a portiononly now remains, then spread over the presentrailway station and part of the GovernmentStore Barracks. The Mahomed Bagh was alarge walled-in garden, the dimensions of which.. '1hrough the courtesy of Messrs. G. W. Lawrie &Co., Photo Artists, Lucknow, permission has beengiven to publish the accompanying photographs in the" Chronicle."

I!150 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.-------------------------------I have marked in red, and the Dilkusha stoodin a large park, the wall of which stretched in.a curve from the Bilati Bagh, through thenorth end of the present British cavalry lines,until it joined the eastern corner of the MahomedBagh, about where bungalow NQ. 101now stands. A village stood near the siteof the present jail. Ghaili village, the scene·of one of Outra.m's fights on the 22nd ofDecember, 1857, stood on the north of theOutram road, on a site now occupied by ablock of the H.L.I. barracks. A large village.called Jamaita lined each side of the ~Iallfrom the Gymnasium and the R.A. Mess asfar as the Divisional Offices, and two smallvillages in or about the present R.A. lines.As regards Lucknow, the native city was,I suppose, much the same then as it is now.The building now known as Lawrence Terracewas, just before the Mutiny, occupiedby the British infantry as barracks, the,Officers' Mess being the Khurshid Munzil, nowthe Martiniere Girls' School. The real cantonmenta,with lines for three native infantryregiments, were at Mariaon, a mile or two.north of Lucknow, on the Sitapore road.Two bridges, the iron and the stone bridges,spanned the river, and four of the bridges now()ver the canal were there at the time we arespeaking of, i.e., the Char Bagh bridge, thebridge north of the Sudar Bazar, and thebridges near and to the east of GovernmentHouse.The subject of the Mutiny in Lucknowdivides itself naturally into four phasesthedefence of the Residency, the firstrelief (or rather reinforcements) by Havelockand Outram, the second and final relief bySir Oolin Camp bell, and finally the siege andcapture of Lucknmv by the same General.To describe these in any detail would be atask far too long to be compressed in thelimits of a single lecture, and all I can hopeto do in the time at our disposal is to giveyou a brief account of each operation, withhere and there a more detailed descriptionof some of the specially stirring incidents.The first phase, the defence of the Residency,is perhaps the most difficult to deal with.Scores of books have been written on thesubject, and rightly so, for the tale of how1,500 men held at bay countless hordes ofmutineers for 87 days, and saved the 600women and children whose lives Providencehad committed to their charge, from the awfulfate of the Cawnpore captives, is one of thenoblest and most thrilling stories in the historyof our race. And to give you any idea ofthis magnificent defence in only a few wordsis by no means easy. I hope everyone herehas been, or will go, to see the Residency forhimself. Changed though they are by battleN­ILUCKNOWI!KnU~e;t2fo.t i...,;.... /i,.f t'fd,..

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J.J:!telligl' llce derived from Huch SO Ul'ecs Wll~ ufcour, e entirely 1IIltI'U~tw()l'th v. We Wllt ourmessnllgel'S ll~iJy ("nllillg for 'lid and asking forin[onJla,tioll, nOllo of whom CI' (\I' retllrnedulltil the :!fit Il llnv of the ~i og() . whcn a Pl'Il­" i()nCT IW IIll,r1 l:llgll.i ('H me haek \I'ith ClIl,Her frolll UnJlural lL1v elnt.k's camp, ill­I'ol'lning lIH tllHI' t lw y \I'lll'e advallcing \I'jth 11force slIllit'iull't tu i)l)H I' dO\\'1l all oppositioll,allll wOllld hp \I'ith liS in ;) IJI' 6 dll )"s. AlIlellS ,Ilger Inu; illlllll'lliai'l,iI- despatl'll ,cL 1'0'lj,wstil;g tllll t Oil dw (,n,ni'llg or their arriv,dOil the out~kirts or (Il l' ('itv t.\I'(J roeketl> mightl)c se Ht up, ill ord/'r tit,!',' Ill: might t a kc '!l.wWel l, II'C Will' ('OJllJ: t o t.he first: mlieLAfter advancing three timr:), aJld 1 thr(:etil1leR beiHg fOl'Grd to retire, Havcl!)(,k at lastIIltlnagell to ('.ullect cL forelJ strollg 1 ~ 1l0llghto give hilll SOIlW ILOVos o[ heillg ahle to relieveLl1ekJlow, ,llld OH thl' 2 I R~, of :-ieptem\)(lr,IR57, he and, ()utrilTll le ~ their I; l\ Jnl' nn"rCa\l'llpore. Th!'y l'eHl.'lwcl BUllIll'l' Oil. t lw ~\'I\,16 lJIiles from LII('.\; ILO \I', Oil t il(! :?~lId, alld tll.l:AIIllll Ba~h on tlw :Z:·;rd. Tltc Olll!IIIY, \\'110Ill,ld this positioll ill fon,o, ltiH loft I·('~tjll~' UIIthe .\1 11111 Bagh, Cl' lltrn Oil ~ Oll1e hi,!! h ~rollJl.d,:lilt! hi~ right behilld. ;} swaJlJP, Iras drivl'll out.,dtcr a sharp fight, l-lu velock a ttac king byUIJUTTI:H )11 ·NZIL.neeHS arv 1\1 !llI lil S ror a, : i~tiJln ' them while." 0['on,illg' t. heir II'Hy ill. 'I'll(' ixth day, however',xJlired . alld tIlt) • ecllTLC lIot ; but [or m,UIYcvcniJlI!. · aftor offi ce rs alld men wat,clled forthe aseclIt or the expeeted rocket!l with hopetillt;!t :l.R makes the heart sick. \Ve Jmew Iwt.llor dirl we 1'urn till the ' 9th of August, 0]30 duys later. tllat the relirvillg forel', aft,erlta V'i lw ruugllt rtJo~t nohly t n Cif(lt:t 01\\' d ­IiV{,l'llncll, IUlIi heell ohlig'C ll to fall halOk [0 ,reill [ort;f'me Jl ts ; and thi~ \I'U R the la. co 111­IllullioltiOIl ~ P I't'cf\i rCIl Illttil t\ 0 tIa 7~ beforethe ani\' a l o[ Hr.ne r'll Hal·e.!oek Hit t ht' 25t.hS p tcrn it(l r."all un 'xpeet.ed fLlllkillg 1IJ()1'1' 1I1('ll i throughthe marshy grollnd Oil thr. ullt'my's I'irrhtIt will hIe l;e"1l tlwt Ila,vnloek 1l~1\" hallseycml .routes op en tt} hinl, He might "0R ,raight anol'l' tlte callal .Ilul through tIll; eit T,alo1L~ the Ua.lI'npol'e road. 'fhl l'l was "':theshortest. w a IT, bILl. his fOJ'ce WilR ll1ueh too~mall Jo r tr~e t-to - Ht)'(,et (ightill,U;. Or he nliglltI!O :1CI'O S8 eountry to the righ t, by a lViriL\movement., er ij~ the Clumti bv 1I bridge,[0), ",hieh he h;:J.[] hrought t,he materia l. and.11\0.,.' up th.e left ballk as rar as tile i]'()1l hJ'id~ewhich it; within 11 few IJ.lllldred. vani. of UtResicieney, This had been hi s origi nal plan,

HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE.153but the ralllS had been heavy, the countryround was a swamp, and he reluctantlyabandoned the idea. Another route wouldbe to move across country to the Dilkusha,and then, with the Gumti guarding his right,advance via the Martiniere, Sekundra Bagh,&c. The same reason rendered this also impracticable.He decided, therefore, on afourth alternative-h) cross the canal by theChar Bagh bridge, then follow the bank of thecanal to the right, turn up to the left justbefore reaching Banks's house (now theresidence of the Lieut. Governor), and followthe road now called the Outr8m Road asfar as the Sekundra Bagh; thence, turningsharply to the left, to follow Clyde Road, andreach the Residency by way of the ChutterMunzil Palace., It was arranged that the sick and wounded,with the baggage and reserve food and ammunition,were to be left in the Alum Baghin charge of 400 European troops commandedby Major MacIntyre of the 78th.f On the 25th September the troops advancedby the route I have indicated, and, afterdesperate fighting, reached the Residencyat nightfall with a loss of 196 killed and 339wounded, out of a total of about 2,600. Thechief fighting took place at the Char Baghbridge, the Moti ~lahal, and in the finalmovement on the Residency down the Niellroad. The rearguard. the 78th Highlanders,had also some desperate fighting in theHazratganj road, they having lost touch withthe main column and turned to the left upHazratganj in error, instead of following alongthe Outram and Clyde roads.As time does not allow me to describe alloperations of this day's fighting, I select,~or more detailed description, what wasprobably the fiercest struggle of the day-thefight at the Char Bagh bridge. Shortly afterleaving the Alum Bagh, the column found themselvesopposed from the Char Bagh. Outram,with the 5th Fusiliers, turned to the right toclear this garden, and the remainder of theleading brigade pressed on to within 200 yardsof the bridge; this they found strongly heldby the enemy, with a battery of six gunsentrenched behind it on the Lucknow side ofthe canal. Two guns came into action;there was no room for more. The first dischargeof the enemy's battery disabled oneof our guns, killing or woundin,g all the detachment.Several volunteers from the infantrysprang forward to assist in working thegun, but the fire of the enemy increased everymoment, and their musketry and artillerymowed down the men as fast as they tooktheir places at the guns. For half-an-hourthe unequal contest was maintained, andMaude, who commanded the battery, and hissubaltern, Maitland, were each doing No. l'swork. Young Havelock, the General's sonand A.D.C., was standing close by, and Maudecalled out to him that he could not fight hisguns much longer. Havelock rode across t()Niell, the senior officer in sight, and urgedhim to order an immediate assault. Niell,however, would not take the responsibility."General Outram must turn up soon," hesaid. Then, according to one account, Havelockturned and rode away to the rear, benton a pious fraud. His father, the General,was far in the rear with the 2nd Brigade, butthe son, after a suspiciously short disappearance,came back at a gallop, rode up to Niell,and, saluting, said, " " You are to carry thebridge at once, sir." Niell promptly orderedthe Madras Fusiliers to assault. At the order,and without waiting for the regiment to riseand form, Lieut. Arnold, who was a short wayin front with the skirmishers, sprang up anddashed on to the bridge, followed by thenearest of his men. Havelock and anotherstaff officer, Col. Tytler, set spurs to theirhorses, and were alongside 01 Arnold in amoment. Then the hurricane opened. Arnolddropped, shot through both ~highs; CoLTytler and his horse went down with a crash.The bridge Was swept clear flave for youngHavelock, erect and unwounded, waving hissword and calling to the Fusiliers to come on.Before the enemy's guns could be loaded againthe Fusiliers were on the bridge in a headlongmass; they were across it; they cleared thebarricade, stormed the battery, and bayonettedthe sepoy gunners where they stood.This charge won for the column its thoroughfareover the canal.As I said before, this was a reinforcement·rather than a relief; the food and supplies still.remained in the Alum Bagh, and the garrisonof the Residencv had more mouths to feed, andno further supply of provisions to do it .with.There was, however, no further risk of theposition being captured by assault, and as theperimeter of the defence was greatly enlargedthere was far more comfort and safety for the·women and children-as far as shot and shellwas concerned. Still, life continued to bebitter, and death was always near, and seven.more weary weeks were still to elapse before the

15.J 111 ' :111..\:\1> I.I{:IIT J~ F. \ N 'I' lt\ · I :Ult();\WU:.TilE It r~"i lDl~ XCY, Ll; C K.'l)\\·, SIII)\\'I\O Till,: LA\\HrSCE JII·:.\ltJlUAL,final relief by :-:ir ·olill ,ampbell; ;1nd thisbl'il1'ffi us to the Ihirrl phase.~ ir Colill had ;\I'I'ived ill I ndia in Augllst.,and IIlt\L1e IJuckllOw his first care, Dl ~ rill gtoh ur t wo Gonvo rs-cach escorted bv 500iniantl'y- wcrc de. patched from Ca \\rnpore t.othe~AIL1111 Ihgh, aad on ovelllbcr 10 th Ri)"Colil'L \\'ith:t fUl'ee of ahou. 4,000 old ier;; hI h,.1I t ) be l'IIllI r C» (',l1C the \\"01111'> 11, !lcl childn.>ll. lI lll to Ra v nil llillIJU: tl.At!) a,m , or tlw lHh N ovember t lw forcebegan it.s all , tU"', li'rom Illn tlma ri; " Htillu);u,tinl! if u, 'os), to trace ou \ 'Ul a lllLOsL!tllLt h mllli tl'al c() rta illt. thr l'lIll t bken by t hecolumll. Frolll 11 ~hort way wllt.h of theAlum B;Lgh the force "t.t'll(;I~ lwm ss (;Ollll t.rybetween "hero t.he J)istrict and Central j:l.ibnow stand, then jUHt :lollth o[ t.tlll ilLfa"trybutts, paAt the ,inllction of Mnorsolll l{oad\\'ith the ?lbll, and up throllgh t he sOllth-ea tcorner or t.he present cant.0I11llcnt8 to DiJkll, ha.The first oppo"ition whid, it ell colllltel'p(l wasfrom tllll village of fl:J.Ilda, which . tood Oil t h"ite 01 till' pr< ~H ('nt fidel ba.t.f

HIt; 1-1 J./u" I) _LI c: J--I T~ I ab in (hc! I\'all 0(' the :\Iori :\Iahal e llcl() ~ \1I' OHIIOII' tl J(' poin t whpl'!' 1I11[ 1'I11i1 nnd J1ave lo (; kunten'd it Oil (lic'il' \I-ay to Hwet ~i[' 'olin in theKhllfs hirl }Illn;t,iJ. .'As ill III I' 'I(:COllllt 0(' ] bvclu ck'R ad 1';r haHel)' to (' OLll Cl illto nc; tillll. After lllll Chstrllggllllg ' ~Ilcl Ll1 .~g illg 1h,' lwf' cS g()t lip tlteste(1) b:Jllk. cUld BloUllt. galloped j'ot'\ IL I't!throll gll a ,lendl y tirll ill(o Il) )(!ll OIOlll l d , alldOp e.ILCtl fin' 011 the 'c'kuuclriJ. I\;t glr Oll ll i ~ ri).!-itt,fWI L!, ;t ll(l a l"o Oil ~ om e hll tH oll ly a In\\" yn.rrh"-I\'a )' to hi " fro nt lilt! h,t1I'-ldt. ~ ir ClIlillfolloll (' cl at a gallop . :Lllrl plu (;!'(] hirll pH 1(('arUJ W of the "III1S, () 1I 1\- a fe\\' v llr d ~ di ~'l a ll t - ah,oIf-h'ft- I\' a s :I loov ~ h o l e 'l ~' c ' l'Hi , which Ir a!:>sinc e'rli;;app l,a'n'(l. Thiti wall stroll" l), o(:clIp irtl!)I- tlw rebels, ~rc'n and llO n;c>. w C' l'e kn() ukecl0 ';,(, 1' riglit and Idt. ,'ir ( ~ olill hiIlIS C'](' \I'll '~ (-nH:k OH III thi!o!ll bv ,I, IllU> h,( l)ulld , \dlich1t:.I,d [irst pns,:('c! ilrrol;').!1t n g llllllfH', bJlillg him011 thl' f\Tlot. mount. IcOII·UV C' I'. \r"ld his tq 'Olll'cIIIntil SO IlIC: U()IIl]);tllil';' .. (' t hr' U:lrrl :tllll 6:-I rclUMn e out ot' t.11I' lall C: :lIlcl eitnl').!" .c1 at tl", -, ,, rai.A dea d \\' :1 1l ~l oppl ' c1 tlll'lIl. ".J UlIl)! on 1heI'oof ulld teal' of[ t ill' tile. ," .. I}()ut"tl ;-;ir Co ill.[H a ll in;-;iallt t hc, Hig ltl a,ntlrr" c:lilllbc:d lip nilthe roof, tore it (1)( ~ 11 , and ([rove the rebel:; out,Meanwhile two of Travo t '~ J8 PI', g lJII K lln,l

156 HIGHLAND UGHT TNFANTRY CHRO~lCLE.--....--~..... ~~-~~~~~-~~~---;----~-------------been brought forward and hauled into positionabout 60 yards from the south-east corner ofthe Sekundra Bagh. The remainder of the93rd lined the bank-which is still to be seen(or, anyway, another bank in just the sameplace)-and the 4th P.I. prolonged the line totheir right. The infantry kept up a livelymusketry battle with the defenders of the garden,while the guns bombarded the wall.Hardy, the cartain of the battery, was killed,and there were many casualties, but the fightwas kept up ; and, after about aD hour, a loudcheer announced that a breach had been madein the wall. It was small-Ol,ly about 3 teetsquare, aIlO 3! teet from the groUll l-but theenemy's fire was so destructive, and time soprecious, that Sir Colin ordered the assault.In an iIlstant the Highlanders, the 53rd andthe 4th P.I. were on their feet, and, with aloud cheer, raced n'adly tor the breach. Capt.Burroughes, of the 93rd, reached it first, beDthis head, and actually succeeded in jumpiIlgin. Three or four men of the 93rd caJIle upnext, and climbed or were pushed through,followed by Lieut. Cooper, Col. Ewart, andCapt. Lumsden, all of the 93rd. The crowdround the breach now became so thick thatmany turned off to the left and rushed to themain gate to try and force an entrance, audthe 4th P.T. turned to the right, and, runninground to the other side of the Bagh, proceed eato scale the wall at the opposite corner.When Burroughes got in, after what musthave seemed like a leap into certain death,he found himself in a small room with adoorway opening into the enclosure. Fortunatelythe room was empty, and Burrougheswaited until six or eight men had collected,and then rushed into the enclosure and madefor the gate, with the intention of opening itand letting in his comrades. The gatehousewas swarming with rebels, and the small partywere at once engaged in a hand-to-handfight; in the scu:ffle Burroughes received asword-cut on the head, which stretchedhim senseless, but from which he recoveredlater on in the day. At that momentthe gate gave way,'and the 93rd pouredin through the gateway. Meanwhile theother three officers and a few soldiersand Sikhs had taken the path to theright. On emerging into the enclosmeLumsden waved his sword, and, shouting out" Come on, men, for the honour of Scotland,"fell dead. The others charged on. CoLEwart engaged in a hand-to-hand fight withtwo native officers; he killed both, and capturedthe colours one of them was carrying.The enemy, finding escape impossible, foughtwith the courage of despair and the fury ofreligious hate. A din of hideous noises roseinto the air-the rattle of musketry, the yellsand curses of the sepoys, the fierce cry of theBritish soldier, "Remember Cawnpore." Adark mass of sepoys were slowly, and with a,horrid carnage, pushed back by the bayonetinto a pavilion which stood, and still stands,in the centre of the enclosure. Here manyof them were slain, and the remainder graduallydriven on to the northern wall. The earth waswet with blood; dead and wounded lay piledin places a yard in height. At the north endof the enclosure, exactly opposite the gatewayat the south end, there stood a two-storiedbuilding, since cleared away. Here a bodyof rebels made a last stand, and for sometime all the efforts of our men to break inthe strong door was in vain. At last a gunwas brought up, the door was blown in, andthe staircase stormed. The Highlanders andPunjaubis, when they reached the top, madeshort work of the defenders; many werehurled down from the roof, many leapt off toperish below, and all were destroyed to a man.It was past two o'clock when the troops weredrawn off from the interior of the charnelhouse.Our losses had been heavy, but 2,000rebel corpses were left in the enclosure, andthe British soldier felt that now, at last,.something had been done to avenge theinnocent blood so foully shed at Cawnpore.On the 20th November the women andchildren, stores, and ammunition, were safelywithdrawn from the Residency, which wasfinally evacuated by the Garrison at 12midnight on the 22nd. The illustrious garrisonmarched past Outram and Inglis, whostood by the Bailey Guard Gate. The A.D.C.reported that all had passed. Outram wavedhis hand to Inglis to precede him, but Inglis.said " You will allow me, sir, to be the last,and to shut the gates of myoid garrison."Outram at once yielded, and Inglis closed thegates. So ended the defence of the Residency.On the 24th of November Havelock died.Fatigue, exposure, anxiety, and hard fare hadimpaired his strength, and he succumbed toa~ attack of dysentery in Dilkusha. He was.buried next day in the Alum Bagh, and twodays later Sir Colin Campbell marched fromthere en route for Cawnpore.Outram was left with 4,000 men to watchLucknow, to retain a military footing in Oude,and to represent the authority of the British

HI(;HLAND LIGHT----------GoycrnJllent- lllLtil Sir Culin C~I rIlp hnl! cO llldrotllm, With this (',llIJl}J arativ(!ly ~lna.1l foreeOutl'a III held ,I lille uf 10 wile.s, his fronthein" from Jallala.bacl [ott,tJuongh lurn Dngh,t o a \rilla '-e rathl~l' more than a lIlile W" tlt uEthe latter. .-\1:1 he was liahie to attack fromall ~ id ~s. this line hacL tu ho co ntinued OH hiHflall k :wC[ l'e,I1', 'rhis pOHit ion Ollt:ralll helliagaiust I:OH, t :lllt attnch wl.t.il the b ginninglJ [ !lfatch, 18:58. an! the nature of hiH bll:1kllIar 1)0 partly app reciated when it j' COII­'jdcrcd tl1 1 d 1l1'i ll ~ thiti period the tl'cllrrthof tlte OIlClllY ill Luel.:no\\' was computed at(l;),O(lO lIepnyl.l. n the ~Ild o f 3[a.rcit, 1858,, iT Col ul IIgain a1'1'ived hefore Lllcknow, and,lll:L!'eli.iUg till' JUgh OutT: m'. positiult, oee upieutho Dilku,lla and i'l1allODl od agh, drivingthe eHu m.\' Ullt without mueh opposition,By the 4tlL .lal'e h the whole of Sir Colin'sarmy ,'us eOllCelltl'[Lt e(L- f he large~t Bri tishJOl'(,(!, '.,"illt oue ClI.(' ptilHl, that h a d ever beenUl;se mbl!~d in India, I t. cOJl!;isted ot 2-,000men and Hl2 ?(l1 flS, The B rit i,,/t po ~ itj II llOWstl'etdled from th v illage of Bibia]JlII', tllrollgitDillnH;lut Park allu the ~Ia hunll'd Bagh,t owards .T labba L on the kft, hnt short, oftl, lLt, post b r a hout two lllih~!!. The iuterva l,,'a .filled hy H udso n's H orse, and Out-ram'!!IN FAN1'ItY CI"m UN ICLE. j fi 7old front, from .Tolalabad to A.lum Bagh, washeld hy t.wu infant!', l'ogimentH. A ~tl'ongbrigade of G[walI'Y and 1I01'se a,rtiJlor.v 8eelll'etlthe extreme left a nd swept the eonntTytowlIrds the IWl't h-\\"ll 't .Efl)'l.\' 011 the 1l.101'llillg of tllC 6th of ;\'laTchOlltralll'S divi.-;ioll, co nsist.ing of two iwigaLleo [ t.ll1'l'.e battalions eaeh,t 11'0 cU v::dr reg lllHlllts,and ,lebilti, bl:

'1'11 1,; I'II .-Ult Il G II.a!Ho in t h e Ol'llBl' 0 f the ' o ll pcr a nd Ch ambcl'­\a.i ll n Hllt.- . a boll~ 200 vanl ' llorth- \\,est of. th e{ilitil.T'v ' etlent ion Ba:;'ra, ks, On the Hth of1[II1:ch - utrllm t ook t h e Ohakkar K t hi, 01'Y now H O L1 SC\ by 'f orlll, 'fiLi" \\'< s tl w kl: vof thl~ [() hel p lIll i'l"io n; anrl ~h e troops pressill'gOH, dro e th , on c my rapidly th.ruugh t heir rc~g ubr cavalry li eR, up to find beYOll{1 theB a dshah Hngh, which wus seized :wd occupiedby OLl T' 111 11 ,E t l'ly tl lP ~a l11 e 111 0 1'11 ing 1he batteries No, [LiLIl l l ' 0,:2 L lIp e llod fire agailltlt thc JIul't illierc,and the I'Hlla ! work Jte[U' Ila nl ll 'S hOllsc,r CSll cctivuh', Th e canal w as 8 'OH!!!\- fort. ifi ed ,a ll d LOl'l nell t h(\ eJlellll"S first' !ill es of d o f n ll( '( ~ ,It. witS d1l1' illg tllil! 'bomhul'Ilrn lit tlw,t t heg,dhtll t Pcel l'(}l'l' il' -cl the I 0\11111 Hat \\'ll.S int crOil i!l(li.re(·tly to ('>l II RC hi ~ de, tit, 1 Hay inlli-rod!"becaw lO t b e dholl h T that h e wasmm 'ielL.. 'ay ill 11:td i,enn llrCl'iolll-d y IIHed foret smal l 11"-' rUMP. n ll l [ i1 wa s frolll this dis CR.' t)that Peel ditl(L At: IL hllllt 1 p,m, I 'il '"Ii'l,t a ll([ ill '" O il thl. TflOf o f the Dil ku t; !t:l , ~ I\ \\'the Bl'itJ8h C llSltlll rty f l'O lll t llC' YI' I!II II' K ll u e,awl s \Ilt 1111\\ 11 t h ll or le r t o a'lmll lt t lw Mll. r­t lnlo rl' , T iLl' 1Il tfwk Illlll 1',u'J'icII o ut hy rbe42n l 11llU \j;il',1 Ili!,( ltl all Cl'. , and ~h ~' l:p htl h-." lmllllllfltlU 1lt ~ Jlnrtim eT'c ha. t il • and. d id IIC ' ~stop 11lLtl l tht'Y harl111lt t he Bonal betwee Jl Thl' llland Mw drl'atiNl " d h a ~l"!nm ll l\R,"illlmedi

HIGHLA"SD LIGHTINFANTRY CHRONICLE.159On the 11th of March the bombardment ofthe Begum's Palace-which had been goingon all night-was kept up until 4, p.m. The93rd and 4th P.I. then took it by storm. Thiswas the sternest struggle of the siege. Thecontest raged for two hours, and the rebelswere driven out with great slaughter. Duringthe same day the enemy evacuated the ShahNajaf, which, with the Sekundra Bagh, fellinto our hands. On the other side of the river abattery, (N o.3R) where the Colvin Institute nowis, and a battery (No. 4 R) entrenched at theS.-W. corner of the Badshah Bagh, commencedto bombard the Mess-house and the KaiserBagh respectively. Meanwhile Outram's force,fighting their way slowly through the suburbs,seized and entrenched the head of the ironbridge. During the fighting in the Begum'sPalace many brave men fell, but none braverthan Hodson, who was mortally woundedwhen the struggle was nearly over. He wascarried to Banks's house, and died there nextmorning, the 12th. Late the same eveningall that cOllld die of that most gallant herowas laid to rest in the garden of the Martiniere.On the 12th and 13th the approach wasgradually pushed on through the small houseswhich lay between the Begum's Palace andthe small Imambara (not to be confounded\Vith the great Imambara), and two batterieswere constructed to breach this building. Onthe 12th the Maharaja Jung Bahadur hadjoined our army with a Gurkha force of 9,000men and 25 field guns. These troops lined thecanal on the left, and subsequently did goodservice in clearing the city.So full is the story of this siege of heroicincidents that I might go on talking of it allthe morning, but my lecture has already beenquite long enough for this sultry weather,and I must cut my description short. On the14th, first the small Imambara and then theKaisar Bagh were taken by storm, and theKhurshid l\bnzil and Moti Mahal and ChutterMunzil were also occupied by our troops. Theenemy now began to retreat in great numbers,and on the 16th they were driven out of theResidency at the point of the bayonet by the23rd Fusiliers, who captured in a quarter of anhour this position which a small British garrisonhad held against enormously superior numbersfor 4! months.The capture of the Musa Bagh on the 19thby Outram was practically the last act of thesiege. Sir Colin had ordered Brigadier-GeneralCamp bell, with a brigade of infantry and 1,500cavalry, to take post on the left front, in orderto fall on the enemy as he retreated, and make'the stroke finaL Most unfortunately, however.he arrived too late to intercept the heavyretreating masses of the enemy, and, althoughhe then pursued for several miles and killed a.good many fugitives, still the vast majoritymade good their escape. Thus ended thememorable seige of Lucknow. The total'casualties on our side were only 127 killed and594 wounded, a striking proof of the skill andwise forethought of the great soldier whocarried these operations to 80 glorious andsuccessful a close.In conclusion I should like to say thatit has been a great pleasure and privilege tome to have had this opportunity of lecturingto a Regiment which I have known here andin Dinapore for nearly 4 years; and theattentive hearing you have given me has made'my pleasure all the greater.S. BERKOVITGH &SONS, lMPOR'I,lERS kNLl' BONDERl't OFFINEST TURKISH TOBACCOAND CIGARETTE MANUPACTURERS,89 GLASSHOUSE STREET, REGENT STREET,~ LONDON, w. ~Supply 01Hcers' Mess Depot Seottlsh RUlesand H.L.I.

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