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During the One Hundred years ended December 31 st, 1900 , The Premiums received amounted to = £26,207,886 And the Society paid — In Claims under its Policies In Bonuses = = = As Surrender Values = In Annuities = = = Total Payments 20,518,201 23,013,594 2,236,676 175,385 £45,943,856 And had Inve and smiling, peaceful valleys, and to , charm the senses with the floral- wonders of the Far East. Added to its other manifold attractions, there is the pleasurable ride on the flowing river at just such a speed as to give the maximum of enjoyment without any of the inconveniences or the dangers of ordinary boating. There are so few opportunities vouchsafed the water- loving Londoner for boating amidst pleasant surroundings, that “ The River,” with the added attractions of a glimpse of strange lands and- strange people, is certain to attain, in England, the enormous popularity it now enjoys in America. There is still another means of locomotion, and a strange one,, afforded the -visitor. This is found in the shape of THE GREAT CHINESE DRAGON a weird uncanny denizen of ihe regions of the lake. The monster that rears its head above the bosom of the lake is a fascinating creature- with its brilliant scales flashing in the sunlight, or reflecting the myriad electric lamps. With its formidable teeth and great glaring eyes the 8o-foot leviathan is calculated to strike terror into the heart of the onlooker. But, truth to tell, the Dragon is not half so fierce as be is painted. In the hands of those who control him he is surely the most docile of dragons, condescending even to convey sightseers round the- lake on his back. The enormous creature hails from the Jai\iin o’ Acclimaiaiion, the Zoological Gardens of Par s, the home of many v. onders of the animal kingdom. 28 A closer inspection reveals the fact that he is only a wonderful reproduction of the Dragon which all good followers of Confucius believe flourished in the days of long ago. On the clear surface of the lake is illustrated the means of tfans- portation adopted by the army in crossing unfordable rivers. The highly interesting erection of THE PONTOON BRIDGE is fully shown by a company of East London Royal Engineers (Vols.), under the command of Col. Whetherley, and the highly interesting and novel sight will no' doubt attract visitors, whose acquaintance with such matters is necessarily limited, but whose interest will have been aroused by the doings of the past year. The building of the Pontoon is quite a feature in the Queen’s Court ; crowds watching the arrival of the Army Transport wagons with the materiel, and the smart manner in which the work is carried out. The public are permitted to cross the bridge on its completion. Last, but by no means least, is the Music Pavilion, the clou, as it were, to the whole Court. Here the fine band of the Hon. Artillery Company will loosen “ Music’s golden tongue.” From the Queen’s Court we enter the spacious QUEEN’S PALACE, where the visitor is confronted by another grim reminder of War, in the shape of a huge trophy of cannon. The most prominent features this year in the spacious structure so familiar to frequenters of Earl’s Court are the two striking Military Tableaux illustrating the material characteristics of the BRITISH and french ARMIES. Vividly realistic and absolutely accurate down to the minutest detail, these huge dioramas afford a unique opportunity of comparing the uniforms, accoutrements, equipment, etc , of the Armies of the British Empire and of France. 29 THE BRITISH MILITARY TABLEAU, an immense group of life-like figures, correctly costumed and equipped, constitutes the largest and most comprehensive tableau of its particular kind that has ever been organised. The co-operation of the War Office, the India Office, the Agents-General for the Colonies, and the Commanding Officers of the various regiments of the Auxiliary forces, etc., have been essential to its realisation. The uniforms of the British regiments have been entirely supplied by the War Office, while the uniforms and accoutrements of the Indian regiments have been provided by the India Office. As in the case of the French Tableau, the scheme of the British display is purely idealistic. It would be impossible, obviously, for all the different regiments of the British Army, including Colonial troops and auxiliaries, to be gathered together in one place at one time. The whole of the widely-scattered forces of the Empire, needless to say, could not be represented at any single rallying ground. The general idea embodied in the tableau is AN IDEAL GATHEEINd OF TEOOPS after a field day. In the centre an animated group of officers, including ' the General in command, who is mounted, are discussing the day’s operations, and one of the officers is seen to be 30 taking notes of the observations of the commander. To the visitor’s- extreme left is the butchers’ tent, in which three men of the Armjr Service Corps are preparing meat rations. Outside the tent is the butchers’ scaffold, suspended from which the fresh-flayed carcase of a. bullock is receiving attention at the hands of two privates of the Army" Service Corps — a non-commissioned officer looking on meanwhile. The representatives of the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards are striking: figures ; while special interest will attach to the Irish Guardsman and the drummer-boy of the same corps. The REGIMENT OF IRISH GUARDS was the last branch of the Household Forces added to the establish- ment during Queen A ictoria’s reign, and was raised as a mark of Her late Majesty’s special appreciation of the valour in South Africa of Her Irish soldiers. It will be noticed that the Irish Guardsman wears the recently-introduced flat forage cap which has excited so much comment. The figures which typify ten representative Indian regiments are exceed- ingly effective. Minute accuracy has been observed. The heads,, for instance, are exact reproductions of those of natives, the data having been supplied by the India Office. The 5th Punjaub Cavalry is- represented by a mounted trooper ; while amongst other regiments depicted are the 15th Sikh Infantry, and the 2nd Prince of Wales’s 31 Gourkas. In another part of the tableau a party of Colonials are intent upon a game of cards. Among the various arms of the Colonial Forces represented in this group are TWO CANADIAN EEOIMENTS, the famous North-West Police and the 48th Highlanders — the uni orms having been provided by the Agent-General for Canada. The West Australian Volunteer Infantry, Natal Carbineers, New Zealand Rifles, and Kimberley Rifles, are all represented by permission of the Agents-General for the respective Colonies. Gathered round the water-cart, refreshing themselves afcer a hard day’s work, are men of the Scotch regiments. The Highland Light Infantry, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and the famous Black Watch stand out prominently ; while the familiar figure of a London Scottish Volunteer is seen elsewhere in the tableau. In the background to the visitor’s left are types of the EOYAL ARMY MEDICAL COBFS near an ambulance waggon. It is worthy of note tl at th's gallant and highly efficient corps has been awarded a larger number of 32 'Victoria Crosses in connection with the South African Campaign than any other branch of the Service. Among other figures in the tableau which attract special attention are those of a mounted lancer in kh^ki, an unmounted trooper of the Royal Horse Guards (The Blues), a mounted trooper of the Royal Scots Greys, and an unmounted ist Life Guardsman in drill order. THE YEOMANHY CAVALRY is represented by troopers of the West Somerset and Montgomery- shire Regiments. The uniform of the latter, which closely resembles that of the ist Life Guards, minus the cuirass, is particularly striking. Horse artillerymen in* undress are seen moving off to clean their gun; while a bugle-boy of the 17th Lancers is sound- ing the call. An exceedingly realistic pair of figures are those of two soldiers of the Army Ordnance Corps who are engaged in saddlery work. Amongst the branches of the home Auxiliary forces represented are the HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY, the 26th Middlesex Cyclist Corps, and the London Rifle Brigade. To the visitor’s extreme right is an army forge, three men of the Ordnance Service Corps being depicted hard at work. The scenery in the background representing the vicinity of Shornclifife, Kent, is from the brush of Mr. Ryan. Indebted- ness has already been expressed to the War Office and India Office authorities and to the Agents-General for the Colonies. In connection with the types of the Auxiliary troops, thanks are due to Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, Colonel of the 15th Montgomeryshire Yeomanry; Lieutenant-Colonel Barrett, of the West Somerset Yeomanry; Lieutenant-Colonel the Earl of Denbigh and Desmond (H. A. C. Gunner Exhibit) ; Lieutenant-Colonel Balfour (London Scottish Rifleman); Colonel Lidles (26th Middlesex Cyclist Exhibit); and the Colonel commanding the London Rifle Brigade. The work of pre- paring the tableau has been carried out under the supervision of Mr. Herman Hart. 33 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO THE ENGLISFI MILITARY TABLEAU. L. & H. Nathan, 17, Coventry Street, JLondon, W., Who supplied the uniforms for the Central Group of seven Officers. Hobson & Co., Lexiiig’ton Street, Golden Square, London. Colonial Uniforms. Geo. Smith & Co., 171, Strand, London. The Staff Officers’ and the Indian Saddlery. The Rover Cycle Co., London and Coventry. THE FRENCH MILITARY TABLEAU, which attracted so much attention at last year’s Paris Exhibition, and was awarded the Grand Prix, has been transferred to Earl’s Court by authority of the Erench War Minister. It comprises more than i6o life-size figures of men, horses, mules, etc., together with such accessories as ambulance tent, hospital, camp oven, army kitchen, completely equipped field gun, mountain battery, etc. Indeed, no such representative display of its class as this joint exhibit of contractors to the French Army — whose names are given in the following list — has hitherto been seen in this country. The background consists of TYPICAL ALCJEKIAN SCENERY, an appropriate compliment to the high standard of efficiency and to the brilliant achievements of the Algerian Army of France. In the centre of the tableau on a rocky eminence is seen tlie tent of the headquarters staff, seated in front of which is a commandant of engineers who, with a map before him, is explaining the plan of operations to a commissariat officer and a lieutenant of chasseurs. Behind the commandant’s tent are a non-commissioned officer of artillery and a hussar. In the foreground to the visitor’s extreme left is the commanding figure of a splendidly-horsed dragoon ; next is a bakei hard at work at a camp oven, and behind the oven is a pack mule. To the rear an ambulance tent is seen, into which a wounded man is being carried. An infantryman of the line, an army cook, another infantryman B 34 and a sapper came next, while in the foreground a camel with native driver form AN INTERESTING GROUP. A striking figure a little further to the right is a spahi mounted on a superb Arab steed surrounded by a group comprising a Turco, an infantryman, a bluejacket, and a soldier of the famous A PORTION OF THE FRENCH MILITARY TABLEAU Foreign Legion. In the background a fully-equipped field gun is being driven up a rugged and somewhat steep incline. A soldier of the A PORTION OF THE FRENCH MILITARY TABLEAU. Ordnance Corps, a Madagascar soldier, and more infantrymen are grouped in this part of the tableau. Near the centre are representatives of three FAMOUS MILITARY SCHOOLS: Saint Cyr, Saumiir, and the Itcole Polyteclmique. In front of the head- quarters staff tent, military colours are supported on piled arms, while to the left rear a naval captain with telescope in hand is making observations of the coast. Behind the naval captain stand a captain and a lieutenant of infantry. On the other side of the tent are an infantryman and a sig- naller. Next come a non- commissioned officer of chasseurs and a colonial officer, and in the fore- ground three mounted figures, those of a general, a chief commis- sariat officer, and captain I of artillery. Further to the \ visitor’s right some soldiers .are seen on fatigue duty, while another group in- cludes a corporal of chas- seurs, a sergeant pompier and sapeur pompier, a cuirassier, a forest guard, and a hussar. In the background, a mountain battery carried by mules is seen in transit. At the rear are a balloonist and other figures, while in the foreground two children of the regiment and AN ANNAMITE SOLDIER are prominent. Still further to the visitor’s right are a non-commissioned officer of chasseurs, a cuirassier, a Republican guardsman, and a cyclist. In the hospital, a wounded man is receiving attention from a surgeon- major, assisted bv two dressers, while in the background the onlooker is afforded a glimpse of a forge and of an army cook at work in his kitchen. A mounted cuirassier in the foreground completes the tableau. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO THE FRENCH MILITARY TABLEAU. Altairae, Algriers. Clothing, Equipment, Harness, Military Boots. Apthiis-Bertpancl and Berang'ep,21, Hue Hautefeuille, Paris. Gold and Silver Laces, Decorations, Flags. Th. Boppel, 136, Rue St. Denis, Paris. Military Laces, Embroideries, Epaulettes. C. Calvet, 97, Rue du Cherciie-Midi, Paris. Military Clothing, small Equipment. Alp. Camille, Jun., 24, Rue de Chateau L.andon, Paris. Military Saddlery, Ellimac Saddle, Metallic Saddle for Mountain and Ambulance Service. L. Collin, 188, Rue d’Aiesia, Paris, Factories at Nantes and Rennes. Clothing, large Equipment, and Military Boots. E. Cauvin-Yvose, 55, Rue d© JLyon, Paris. Waterproof Canvas, Blankets, Camping Tents, Pouches Sand' bags, etc. A I. Chautard, 28, Rue de Chateau Landon, Paris. Small Equipment, Helmets (cork). I. Cheseaud, 41, Rue des Eeiuses St. Martin, Paris. Leather, Military Saddlery. P. Chollet, 51, Rue de la Glaeiera, Paris. Factories at Nantes and CIcrmont-Ferrant. Clothing, large Equipment, and Boots. Couesnon & Cie., 94, Rue d’Ang’ouleme, Paris. Musical Instruments. Combes & Martin, 14, Rue Royal, Paris. Military and Civil Tailors, Officer and Dignitories’ Uniforms. Dag^ron & Cie., 74, Rue Ameiot, Paris. Marking Ink for Military Clothing. 37 Desfosses, Miston & Cie., 2, Rue de Chateaudun, Paris. ^ Branches at Bourges and Reims. Clothing, Equipment, Firemen, Civil and Military Uniforms. Froger & Gossselin, 8, Boulevard de Bonne Nouvelle, Paris. Collective and Individual Wound-Binding Appliances, Health Department, St. Remy (Calvados). Hubert de Vautier et fils, 114, Rue de la Repubiique, Marseille ; 39, Chemin du Vivier, Lyon ; 2, Rue Parrot, Paris. Clothing, Equipment, Head-Dresses, Linen, and Boots, Civil and Military Boots. Journe Freres, 24 & 26, Rue de Sentier, Paris. Calicoes, Military Cloth. J. Layeillon, 81, Rue de FFg^lise, Paris. Clothing, small Equipment, Collapsible Field Beds for Colonies. H. Lefebvre, 10, Rue Erard, Paris. Harness, Saddlery, Colonies and Hygienic Appliances, Saddles and Waggons. Levesque, 10, Rue du Sentier, Paris. Cretonnes, Linen, Military Beds. A G. Lemaitre, 5 bis. Rue du Louvre, Paris. Decorations, Medals, French and Foreign Orders. E. Marrot, 60, Rue St. Sabin, Paris. Marking Inks for Military Linen, Stamps. Peugeot Brothers 22, Avenue de la Grande Armee, Paris Cycles, Motors. Sewing Machines, Tools. Maker of the Folding Bicycle for the Army “ Systeme Gerard ” Valentigney (Doubs). Teisserenc-Visseq Freres, 11, Rue d Aboukir, Paris. Factory at Lodeve. Military Cloth and Blankets. Societe Industrieile de Creil, 29, Rue Baudin, Paris. Army Bakery Appliances, Field Ovens, Sanitary Appliances. Vaugeois et Binot, 15, Rue Etienne Marcel, Paris. Factory, 9, Rue Mechain ; Lyon Factory, 21, Rue Dubois. Military Laces and Embroideries for Uniforms of all Countries, 38 Most interesting and instructive are the comparisons which show at a glance the progress made by the British Soldier in a century. “THE DAILY DEAPHIG’’ COMPAEATIVE DIAGEAMS. THE BRITISH ARMY IN 1800 AND IN 1900. By Major B. R. Ward, R.E. .These diagrams (drawn accurately to scale) show at a glance the great changes that have taken place in the British Army during the last century. Throughout the whole year— both in i8oo and in 1900 — the country was at war. The comparison is therefore an eminently fair one. Taking as the basis of our comparison the population of the United Kingdom at the respective dates — viz., 17 millions and 42 millions, or a proportion of about 2 ^ to i — we might not unnaturally expect a corresponding increase in our military establishments. It may therefore prove somewhat of a surprise to find how small a superiority is shown in our war strength at the later date. John Bull has expanded prodigiously, but not in the direction of militarism or land-power. The growth of John Bull’s Empire beyond the sea is, however, strikingly illustrated by the large force now raised outside the United Kingdom — 100,000 men, as against some ten West Indian Regiments and a Corps of German Mounted Riflemen who were in our service in the year 1800, amounting in all to not more than 10,000 men. Amongst the Regular forces, the scientific corps — Artillery and Engineers — show a notable increase. The Volunteers and Yeomanry, on the other hand, show a considerable falling off. Recent recruiting for the Imperial Yeomanry will, however, no doubt by this time have somewnat redressed the balance. A large map of the world, showing British Possessions at the com- mencement and end of the century, should bring home clearly to our minds our increased responsibilities. Whether or not it be true that this Empire has been built up in “ a fit of absence of mind,” it behoves us at least, as trustees for this great estate, not to adopt the “ Absent-Minded Beggar ” as our ideal, and consequently to forget to pay the necessary insurance premium. 39 This insurance premium — in spite of the comparatively small increase in the personnel of the Army — has increased, as will be seen by a glance at the diagram showing the Army Vote, from ^15,000,000 to ;^I00,000,000. This very large increase is to a great extent due to the increased complexity and costliness of military stores. A glance at the diagrams showing changes in Artillery materiel during the century will convince the most casual observer of this. The century has been an age pre-eminently of science. Steam, electricity, and the use of shell-fire from guns are the three notable inventions which preceded the application of rifling to ordnance in 1859, and, in combination, have revolutionised warfare in a manner equalled only by the great inventions of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, commencing with the invention of gunpowder and culminating in the introduction of cast-iron shot in 1480. For those who care to follow the gradual changes in artillery, small arms, and fortification during the whole of the momentous nineteenth century, a graphic Synoptical Chart, enlarged from one published by the Synoptical Chart Company, of 26, Paternoster Square, E.C., has been drawn above the more popular and easily understood comparative diagrams. In the Queen’s Palace, another notable feature of interest, is CAPTAIN DELACOUR’S PAVILION, which is furnished with chairs, tables, and other articles of a reception chamber, fashioned entirely from implements of war. There are a settee and chairs composed of bayonets and scabbards, beautifully and artistically arranged ; a smoker’s cabinet made from the component parts of guns and shells ; the cigar-lighter being a pom-pom shell, while the sight of a rifle forms the cutter. A handsome mirror has a frame composed entirely of PARTS OF RIFLES AND BAYONETS, and is surmounted by the Imperial Eagle of France. Even the chande- lier is a most artistic chej-^ oeuvre^ in which bayonets have been twisted in the most original designs, certainly undreamed of by the manufacturers. 40 Shells and other warlike materials form the body, and altogether there is presented a very elegant and pleasing work of originality. The ingenuity and taste which have been brought to bear upon the production of this furniture are beyond all praise. THE BELGIAN GOVERNMENT EXHIBIT. Also in the Queen’s Palace is the interesting exhibit lent by the Belgian Government, consisting of heavy ordnance illustrating the progress from the old type of muzzle loader to the most up-to-date breech loading guns together with the projectiles for the same. No less important is the collection of small arms showing the development from the early flint lock to the present most approved magazine rifle. A trophy of swords and bayonets grouped upon the wall show the changes made in this important part of a soldier’s equipment. Emerging once more from the Queen’s Palace there is again conspicuous a trophy of guns and continuing along THE LONG BRIDGE which separates this part of the Exhibition grounds from the centre, we arrive at the Grand Staircase, where a distinct novelty is to be found this season in THE RENO INCLINED ELEVATOR, a cleverly-contrived piece of mechanism which enables visitors to ascend without fatigue and in comfort and safety to THE CENTRAL HALL, which is the rendezvous for friends meeting at the Exhibition, and is also the booking centre for THE EMPRESS THEATRE, the scene of so many spectacular triumphs ; which, by its wonderful adaptability of construction and marvellous stage mechanism, lends itself 41 to any and every demand made upon its resources. One season, a sea of water, upon which battleships poured broadsides into one another, it was, the next, the parched veldt of scorching Africa. The vast auditorium is arranged that a full view of the spectacle can be obtained from every seat in the building. Some idea of its vastness may be obtained when it is said that it has one of the largest single-span roofs in the world. 4 ^ Here is pres&nted IMRE KIRALFY’S HISTORICAL MILITARY SPECTACLE “CHINA” OR “THE RELIEF OF THE LEGATIONS.” ( For full description and illustrations of the Spectacle^ see Libretto and Book of Words.) Scene I.— ^be 1ba=ts:a=»ni>en IRoab, ipebinQ. The vast curtain rises, unfurling to the view the teeming life of the typically Chinese city, Peking, the most populous in the world. The characteristic scene is laid in that part of the city known as the Ha-Ta-Men Road, skirting the inner gates which divide the Tartar and the Chinese city ; facing the spectator is the Ha-Ta-Men Gate wdth a view of Legation Street. It is the eve of the irruption which was to culminate in the breaking down of the mysterious barrier which had for ages successfully withstood the irresistible tide of Western civilisation. An official Mandarin, escorted by mounted troops, makes his appearance at the City Gate. He reads the now famous Imperial Proclamation which is translated by some European onlookers as a gross piece of Chinese duplicity, for whilst it professes to exhort the populace to act in peace, it is a covert attack upon the foreigner and his religion. The mob, incited by the proclamation, rush amongst the populace, wounding the Christian converts wherever they are discovered. At this juncture Baron von Ketteler, the German Minister, dashes into the crowd, armed only with his whip, and disperses them. The 43 country, all round, is quivering with excitement. The Rev. Ament returns from rescuing a number of native Christians. At the same time Mrs. Woodward and several ladies, who had proposed leaving Peking, return finding the railway communications interrupted. Chamot and his brave wife are equally successful in gallant rescue work, bringing in several French engineers from an outlying district. The long-awaited foreign Legation Guards, comprising British,. Americans, Japanese, Italians, French and Russians arrive. Just prior to communication being cut with the outer world, the Austrian and German detachments arrive. Then follow the incidents leading up to the murder of Baron von Ketteler on his way to the Yamen to demand the suppression of the Boxers. By a preconceived plan, the unfortunate German Minister’s life was sacrificed. Now the Boxers are seen to rush about in a frenzy of fury, killing all in their path. Flames shoot up simultaneously from various points, the lurid glare angrily reflected in the skies ; the demoniacal shrieks of the Boxers, “kill the devils,” are heard, only to be drowned again by the deafening uproar as the flames of the East Cathedral burst forth. The advance of the barbarians is only prevented by the Austrian quick-firing gun. Scene II.— ^bc ^efcncc Of thc legations. The Legation Grounds are seen before us on our left, with the main gate with the Canal on the left, showing the North and Central Bridges, and the Fu, or Prince’s Palace. Coolies are hastening hither and thither with stores of all descriptions, and materials for maintaining a siege. Some very pathetic incidents and touching episodes are witnessed. Sir Robert Hart, the Chief of the Chinese Customs Service', and himself an official of the Imperial Court, enters 44 SEEKING THE PROTECTION OF THE LEGATION. The siege commences in earnest. The fighting has not long pro- ceeded when the Austrian bugles are heard sounding the retreat, and, to the intense amazement of the defenders, the entire forces of Italians, Austrians, and French stream into the Legation in hot haste. They are shortly followed by the Japanese and Germans, whose positions have, through the debacle, become untenable. One of the immediate con- sequences of this extraordinary blunder is that, cut off from their support, the American and Russian pickets are left exposed to great danger, and a messenger is hurriedly despatched to recall them. A council of war is immediately held, the Ministers unhesitatingly urging Sir Claude Macdonald to take supreme command, which he does. Sir Claude Macdonald and Mr. Conger decide that a barricade must be taken by assault. Captain Myers volunteers his services in the desperate enterprise. The BRITISH AND AMERICANS dash out and brilliantly storm and carry the position. Captain Myers, in jumping a wall, falls upon the uplifted spear of a Chinese. He is brought into the temporary hospital. Monsieur Chamot, the proprietor of the Peking Hotel, who resolutely refused to leave it and come into the Legation for protection, is seen approaching, accompanied by his equally plucky wife. They drive a cart laden with bread-stuffs and food cooked with their own hands, all their servants having fled in terror. Madame Chamot is seated in the cart, rifle in hand, and smiling as though this were a holiday jaunt instead of a ride for life. There are exciting episodes and hair-breadth escapes without number. The Chinese now press the garrison harder than ever; brave defenders are falling fast, and Sir Claude Macdonald places himself at the head of the forces, assigning the leadership of the regulars to Captain Wray and the charge of the volunteers to Captain Poole. Another Chinese Imperial messenger is the bearer of a letter from the Yamen. 45 The besieged are in desperate straits. This is made plain by the fact that a Minister hands his devoted wife a revolver, and bids her at the last extremity to shoot their daughter first and herself after, rather than fall into the hands of the Chinese barbarians. The othei ladies implore the invalided officers to perform a similar service for them before the Chinese finally break through. Matters are at their worst when a cloud passes over the scene, blotting out, as in a dream, the field of carnage. Scene III.— 1-tcav tbc (Batcs Of fano^’tTuuo. Chinese fanatics, under the guidance of their chiefs, are seen to go through the weird incantations and the other mystic rights of the Society of “ Boxers.” They now imagine themselves to be absolutely invulner- able, and believe that they bear a charmed life. But disillusionment soon follows. British troops, including Bengal Lancers and Sikhs, halt on the march and prepare to bivouac. The officers are immediately besieged by the war correspondents. Soon after, the American troops arrive on the field, and they are followed by the Japanese, whose commandei urges the relief forces not to tarry. Now the troops resume their march to Peking. Chinese Imperial troops, who have crept up, deliver a combined attack from the rear, but they are quickly repulsed and precipitately scatter in all directions. Scene IV.— St tbe Mall 0 Of Ipehino. With bugles playing a lively march, the gallant little Japanese arrive at the double with their three quick-firing guns, and they quickly demonstrate their smart artillery practice by sending a hail of bullets after the retreating Chinese. With equal alacritv they turn and prepare to attack the Upper Gate. Whilst the Chinese attention is drawn to the Japanese and Russian bombardment, the American troops, under 46 Genera] Chaffee, work their way to the Central Gate. As soon as their presence is observed they storm the walls with wonderful alacrity. The gate falls, and the Russians storm the breach with fixed bayonets. The smoke of the guns hangs heavy ; it gradually obscures the view of the triumphant onward march of the allied forces. Scene v.— tTbc XcQation. Before us is the southern portion of the British Legation compound, with the Secretaries’ building in the rear. On the left we see the main gate, which lies between the Legation and the canal. Inhhe background may be observed the central and south bridges, with a view of the wall dividing the Chinese from the eastern city and another water-gate. THE APPROACH OF THE RELIEF is verified, and the Europeans soon rush forth from their stronghold, and give welcome to their deliverers. Above the glad shouts of the besieged is heard the cry of “The British are coming ! ” and in less time than it takes to tell, a detachment of Indian troops, Sikhs and Rajputs, enter the British Legation at the double. Scene VI.— ^bC Iforblbbcn Clt?. The final and most impressive feature of the victorious march of the international troops now takes place — the entrance of the Allies into the Palace sacred to the Emperors of China The British artillery fire a salute of twenty-one guns to announceffhe memorable event. The British and Americans unite in the onward march, symbolising the cementing of the ties of the two great nations, and, amidst the wildest enthusiasm on the part of the representatives of the great Powers, the pageant comes to a close. 4 ? Returning to the Central Hall we make our way into THE IMPERIAL COURT, a magnificent amphitheatre of gigantic yet elegant proportions. Superbly decorated in the most artistic taste, it is indeed worthy of its regal title The parterres of flowers, and the deep green of the grass banks lend just the necessary touch of refreshing natural beauty to an artistic architectural triumph. The fine Music Pavilion is flanked on either side by trophies of guns, which impart a distinctly military flavour to a most artistic scene. The illuminations are on a most lavish scale, the brilliant lighting of the Music Pavilion and the elegant lights outlining the entire amphitheatre presenting the appearance of a gorgeous crown of diamonds set in a frame of glowing pearls. Refreshments in the open are a very welcome feature of the Imperial Court, which is fully appreciated by the very large number of visitors who avail themselves of the Continental custom. One of the excellent Military Bands will fill the Imperial Court with its voluptuous swell. In the Royal Galleries will be found a most notable and representative HISTOEICAL AND EELIC LOAN SECTION, ranging from the loan exhibit by HIS MAJESTY THE KING, consisting of a bronze cannon from Mandalay, to the piece of a lady’s dress found in the pocket of an officer in the Crimea. The compre- hensive and priceless collection is instinct with the military history of the Empire. The romance of war is brought home to the people in the battle-worn, shot-torn, colours from the Crimea, the days when the preservation of the flag was vital to the success of an army ; the diary of Capt. Nolan who ordered the charge at Balaclava ; and hearts must pulsate quicker in the bosom even of the most advanced of Little- Englanders at sight of the Wellington relics from Waterloo, or the sword surrendered by Arabi Pashi. H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, Earl Roberts, the Royal Artillery Institution, the Royal United Service Institution, the Dublin Science and Art Museum, the Royal Archaeological Society, are only a few of the other prominent exhibitors in this most attractive section. 48 Another very original feature of unusual interest is to be found in the GALLERY OF COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF, from George Monk, Earl of Albemarle, Captain-General in 1660, through the centuries to Field-Marshal Earl Roberts, and including the redoubtable Duke of Marlborough and the Duke of Wellington. From the Imperial Court the visitor steps into THE PICTURESQUE CITY, a transition well calculated to make him pause — the one so suggestive of pomp and grandeur, the other of quaint, decorative architecture, which may well set the residents of town or country sighing for a similar treat- ment of our too sombre streets and dwellings. In this delightful spot, so suggestive of repose, is to be found, appropriately enough, THE NAO RESTAURANT. The interior, beautifully decorated, where luncheons, dinners, suppers, chocolate and cocoa, wines, etc., are supplied at moderate prices. All meals served at this Restaurant are prepared from absolutely fresh game, poultry, beef, mutton, etc., under the well-known NAO Food recipes. The dishes are extremely dainty, and are remarkable for their peculiarly restorative qualities, especially in the case of ladies and children. And in this part also will be found the interesting and highly artistic Exhibit of INIessrs. Norman A Stacey, the well-known art furnishers. THE IDEAL OPEICEKS’ QUARTERS are certainly well worthy of a visit. THE ELECTROPHONE near by presents a welcome means of spending a few pleasant moments in healing the entertainments at the leading theatres, concerts and variety palaces. The advantages afforded by this wonderful invention are obvious, and the attractions it offers are inexhaustible. Thus, it is possible, by means of the Electrophone, to hear a favourite morceau at 49 some coneert, and turn immediately afterwards to enjoy an excerpt from a play at a West End theatre, or to listen to the strains of a popular song of the day. Here, too, is the LECTURE HALL, where, during the Season, Lectures upon Military matters will be given, particulars of which will be announced in due course. THE AUTOMATIC REFRESHMENT BUFFET in this section, provides a decidedly ingenuous novelty in the catering line and w^ill, no doubt, prove immensely popular. THE CHURCH OF ENOLAND SOLDIERS’ INSTITUTES exhibit interesting Photos, Plans, and other Drawings of the Institutes, also several Publications of the Association, and of The Army Guilds of S. Helena and of Holy Standard. THE AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM, show a complete Equipment for the relief of sick and wounded in all cases of emergency. A First Aid Ambulance Station in active operation with trained St. John’s Nurses and Medical Officers is in atten- dance, where cases of accident receive attention. On the other side flourishes the highly-popular CARICATURE PHOTOGRAPHY with the old-fashioned wet plate collodion process, by means of which visitors are enabled, with the assistance, when necessary, of some very grotesque accessories, to have their photographs taken with the most laughable effects. Emerging from the massive portals of the Picturesque City we plunge into the vortex of amusements so lavishly provided in ELYSIA. Here will be found HOLZ’S MILITARY TABLEAUX, which, as their name implies, are living art studies from the life of the soldier. Humour and pathos are cleverly blended, so as to give the necessary light and shade to a very picturesque and artistic tout ensemble, “An Awkward Moment” is the appropriate title of a subject in which the artist depicts an Austrian servant girl, on her way to market, meeting her Hungarian soldier lover on sentry duty. Her brief chat with him is awkwardly broken into by the appearance of an officer. The next, in which figures an Italian bersagliere, is entitled “ In THE Art Gallery.” Here the soldier stands enraptured before the beautiful chef-d' oeuvre by Thorwaldsen, Venus and her Apple. His sweet- heart, covered with confusion at her companion’s admiration, bashfully endeavours to tear him away. “The Comrade’s Farewell” tells a pathetic story of the bloody field of Gravelotte in the Franco-German war. A German soldier is seen on the battlefield, where so many brave men entered the Valley of the Shadow, bidding farewell to his ill-starred comrade. He is depicted in the act of taking a last look at the hero’s rude resting place. An incident in the life of the great Napoleon is graphically illustrated in the tableau, “ C’est l’Empereur.” Buonaparte, visiting his outposts, discovers a sentinel sleeping at his post. Dismounting, and leaving his horse in charge of a cuirassier, the Emperor walks towards the slumbering warrior, and, picking up his rifle, himself mounts guard until the war-worn and exhausted sentry awakes. America is represented by the idyllic subject of “Washington’s Courtship,” which illustrates a domestic episode in the life of the Father of his country. Flere is seen the astute general — as he is aptly described — “the first in peace.” “ Cromw^ell at Ripley Castle” depicts that rugged leader, after the battle of Marston Moor, seeking shelter for the night at Ripley Castle. In the absence of Sir William Ingleby, his lady refused admission to the victorious commander. But, under pressure, she subsequently received him at the lodge gate armed 51 with a pair of pistols, and leading the way to the hall, but mistrusting her unwelcome visitor, she mounted guard, pistol in hand, throughout the night. “An Unwelcome Interruption” aptly describes a very realistic and artistic production showing a Spanish soldier and a beautiful daughter of Sunny Spain whose little tete-a-tHe is interrupted by a Jesuit priest. To the great embarrassment of both, the padre is, innocently, about to seat himself beside the couple. In Elysia it is possible to imagine one’s-self wiping out a score against our troublesome neighbours in BOERLAND. The graphic scene is laid on the veldt, with realistic ox-waggons and military transport scattered here and there in picturesque confusion. From the mountain range in the background the puffs of smoke, followed by the crack of the rifle, and the reverberating boom of Boer ordnance, tell of the unwelcome proximity of guerillas. Glimpses of the unkempt army of De Wet, and even of the hat of the venerable erstwhile President, offer temptations irresistible, to seize a rifle and perform deeds of valour amidst the most stirring surroundings. The marksman is, for the nonce, in the front line of attack. A startlingly sensational performance is that most aptly designated THE LIVING SHELL, in which the performer (a young American lady by the way) is fired from a cannon right into the car of a balloon. The flying ship and other methods of ordinary aerial navigation are still regarded as problematical by the majority, but this latest method of rapid locomotion is scarcely likely to find many imitators. But the LADY’S ASTOUNDING PEEFOEMANCE does not end there ; for, after alighting in the balloon she accomplishes the almost incredible feat of jumping down 50 feet to terra firmq. 52 The very striking reproduction of A BOER FARM comes at a very opportune moment, when matters in South Africa are claiming so much of the public attention. The farmhouse here represented is an exact replica of the house and the appointments of a better-class Boer. The quaint solid exterior with its thatched roof has a homely yet solidly comfortable appearance. There are the peculiar stuffy beds ; the stiff, uncompromising chairs, beloved of the Dutchman ; the homely draperies, the quaint cooking utensils and all the other articles, even to the important pipe and tobacco jar of the Boer menage. The greatest care has been taken to ensure a faithful picture of the home life of our latest colonists, by secur- ing the actual furniture and fitments of a Boer household. A distinct novelty, which created a vast amount of innocent amuse- ment at the Paris Exhibition, will be found in THE DISTORTING GLASSES, which, instead of holding the mirror up to nature, do the very reverse. The most absurd, bewildering and startling effects are produced by the glasses. In one the visitor is shown standing on his head ; in another he sees himself swollen to Gargantuan proportions, while still in another his reflection rivals the living skeleton. Some of the wonderful distortions effected by these curious mirrors are laughter-provoking beyond conception ; others, again, startling the spectator by their grotesqueness. A very attractive item is THE MILITARY MARIONETTES, which was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Exhibition. Thousands of figures, perfectly modelled, coloured and costumed, go through 53 A REMARKABLE ENTERTAINMENT, commencing with an Evening Party, where a select company is assembled chatting, while in a winter garden, brilliantly illuminated, couples are indulging in a valse to the strains of an orchestra. IN A GRAND PROCESSION the typical French crowd is seen in the Place de 1 ’ Opera, Paris, awaiting the arrival of the President. IN “LOVE MAKING IN THE AIR,’’ we are shown an inhabitant of the planet Mars pursued by a lover from Venus, the couple eventually arriving in Paris and seeing the sights of the gay capital in very realistic fashion. A REGIMENTAL PARADE, in which a regiment is seen on the march in a country lane at dawn, is particularly well carried out by these superbly handled figures. IN THE STUDENTS’ BALL AT THE MOULIN ROUGE some fine effects are produced, the characters in this scene being magnificently costumed. THE GREAT WHEEL continues a striking feature of this portion of the grounds. The exhilaration of a journey round the enormous wheel is only to be equalled by the unrivalled view to be obtained at an altitude of 300 feet of the Surrey Hills, Windsor Castle, and Hampstead Heath. Here one may look down upon the world in both senses of the term and see all London spread out like a map with the winding Thames a silver streak on the landscape. The saloon cars are luxuriously upholstered and replete with every comfort for those desiring to hire special cars. At night, when the Wheel is illumined by means of a double row of electric lights, it lends a touch of fairy splendour to the entire Exhibition. The motive power is supplied by two endless chains round the Wheel, driven by two 1 6-horse-power engines. The axle is the largest ever built, and few visitors taking a cursory glance at the Wheel could realise that in its centre a tall man, with his hat on, could stand upright. 54 MINIATURE RAILWAY, The smallest steam railway in the world is not, as many might imagine, a toy. It is really a revelation in modern engineering, and demonstrates the perfection attained in locomotive building. These marvellous railways consist of an engine and ten passenger cars. The engine is but 5 feet 4 inches in length, 1 8 inches wide, and measures 28 inches from the rails to the top of the chimney. The driving wheels are only 10 inches in diameter, and the gauge is a little over 12 inches. Yet, whilst a child can operate it, the train is capable of 10 miles an hour, carrying 20 passengers. The diminutive cars each hold 2 passengers, and an idea of the size of the engine can be gained when it is stated that the engineer has to take his place on the tender in order to operate it. It is a distinct novelty to be able to take a comfortable seat in the smallest train in the world and whirl along the diminutive track, that enables one to realise the uncommon experiences of GULLIVER ON HIS FAMOUS TRAVELS. There is the Lilliputian station where the train pulls up panting and fuming, for all the world like its familiar prototype. Hitherto the Miniature Railway has been only for the fortunate few able to afford an expensive luxury. Now, at last, it is for everyone to enjoy the peculiar experience. Grown-up people, as well as the rising generation, patronise the railway in vast numbers, and evidently extract a GREAT AMOUNT OF INNOCENT PLEASURE from the ride. The train is in every respect an exact reproduction of a full-sized engine and carriages. The same care is taken in the selection of the materials, and every detail of the ordinary passenger train is faithfully reproduced, even to the head-lights, whistle, and sand-box. The miniature train bids fair to become a permanent attraction, and a welcome addition to the outdoor recreations of the people. 55 the undulating green sward in the foreground, imperceptibly melting away into the purple haze of the Highlands, form a veritable triumph of the arts of the landscape gardener and of the scenic artist. There is the historic castle majestically outlined against the dark rich foliage, the verdure of the Scottish spring time. There is the mountain glen and the swift flowing river, and over all the mellow haze peculiar to the mountainous districts of the north. The lawns, most tastefully arranged Crossing one of the foot-bridges we arrive in THE WESTERN GARDENS and the Mecca of all Exhibition visitors, where, after the exciting episodes of the spectacle in the Theatre, and the round of amusements of Elysia and the Queen’s Court, a few moments in the pleasant gardens form a delightful contrast. “Westward the course of Empire takes its way ” sang the poet, and this may, perhaps, in some measure account for the Western Gardens being such a popular feature at Earl’s Court. There is a fascination in these gardens, that compels one to linger drinking in the sweet music of the band, the pleasant delicate verdant freshness. The rare beauties of the view BALMORAL CASTLE; 56 to captivate the eye, are at night a dream of splendour; eharming effects are obtained by artistically arranged festoons and arches of brilliant airy lights, the beautiful music pavilion rising in the centre, a blaze of gorgeous gems, all appear to the jaded Londoner a veritable corner of the Vale of Cashmere, and admirably calculated to drive away “t]the cares that infest the day.” An entertainment that appeals to the public at this juncture is THE RECRUITOGRAPH, which graphically depicts the life of the British soldier in peace and in war. Here is illustrated in a telling manner the making of Thomas Atkins from the raw material from which our army is made. The Recruitograph lays bare step by step the metamorphosis of the ill-shaped unlovely chrysalis into the gorgeous butterfly —the full-fledged soldier “ armed with resolution.” We follow the ‘‘BOLD SOLDIER BOY” through his enlistment and into the barrack square ; from his mess to the parade ground ; and from the spick and span field manoeuvres to the grim reality of war. From the sound of the “ Reveille” until the “ Last Post ” rings out, the visitor is shown the daily routine of the soldier’s life. That the Recruitograph is under the control of the War Office is guarantee sufficient of its accuracy. 57 In the Western Gardens will also be found a most interesting exhibit of working bees and ants. The Proverbs exhort the sluggard to “ go to the, ant ; consider her ways and be wise,’’ and dear old Dr. Watts extolled the “LITTLE BUSY BEE.” Here the visitor is enabled to study the insects at their very best, for these are performing bees and ants. Their remarkable works and mode of daily life may be studied with great interest by the grown-ups, and profit by the rising generation. Every detail of the inner workings of these diligent and highly intelligent insects may be inspected ; from the building of huts, the making of roads, to the personal toilet of the Queen by her faithful attendants. Altogether, this exhibit supplies a distinctly novel and pleasing entertainment. A TRIP TO THE MEDITERRANEAN. The marvellous “ Stereorama,” the ingenious invention of Messrs. Francovich and Gadan, two artists of renown, and officers of the French Academy, was the only entertainment attraction to be awarded the Grand Prize at the Paris Exhibition, 1900, and is a veritable triumph of mechanical and artistic skill. Entering the Pavilion the visitor embarks in a pleasure boat, starting from the Port of Bona at daybreak. The sea is calm, and there is every prospect of a pleasant sailing excursion. The first incident to attract the attention is the sailing of the fishing fleet. The boat skims on and the open sea is reached at last. Now we enter the magnificent Gulf of Bougie with its splendid panoramic view backed by the towering Great Kabylia Mountain. The quaint town of Bougie and superb Cape Carbon lie before us A gentle swell makes itself felt as the breeze stiffens, and soon the Bay, and then the picturesque town of Algiers, come in sight. The attention of the visitor is at once completely absorbed by the splendid view opening out on ©very side. The snow-white terraces gleam in the brilliant sunshine, while the wealth of dark green tropical foliage, the fringed palms RISING WITH STATELY GRACE, the domed towers, the distant spires, and the old-world grandeur form a fascinating sight. Around all, framing the whole picture with broad undulating curves, is the sweeping circle of hills of the Mustapha Sup6rieur and Cape Guyotville. Other vessels are sighted ; but the crowning event of the day is the appearance of a torpedo-boat, throwing up mountains of foam as it tears through the water. It turns out to be the torpedo-boat “Joan,” the pilot of the British Mediterranean Squadron. Next comes the flag-ship of ,the Admiral, H.M.S. “ Renown,” followed by the great battle-ships, “Empress of India,” “ St. George,” “ Goliath,” “ Furious,” and “ Diadem,” escorted by a flotilla of torpedo-boats and destroyers ; A MOST IMPRESSIVE SPECTACLE. The day is fast drawing in ; the sea calms down, and the traveller nearing his destination is afforded a brilliant realisation of the glories of a sunset in the Harbour of Oran, a fitting sequel to a most pleasurable and exciting trip. The “infinite variety” of the exciting fun to be derived from THE GRAVITY RAILWAY keeps it ever fresh and new, and potently attractive, to those who like to take their pleasures with a dash of exhilaration. Here is the Western Arcade connecting the Gardens with the Imperial Court. militarp exhibition 1901 . GUIDE TO . EXHIBITS. Ristorical ana Relic Coan Section. Bonorarp SuP=Comiiiime ror Bistorical ana Relic £oan Section: General Sir HUGH GOUGH G.C.B., " General Sir JOHN H. GORDON, K.C.B. Lieut. = General Sir T. LIONEL GALLWAY, K.C.M.G. Surgeon = General Sir JOSEPH FAYRER, Bart., K.C.S.I. Major=General Sir OWEN TUDOR BURNE, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. Major = General Sir JOHN C. McNEILL, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., Major=General Sir JOHN F. D. DQNNELLY, K.C.B. Colonel Sir C. HOWARD VINCENT, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.P. Sir GEORGE M. BIRDWOOD, K.C.I.E., C.S.I. COLONEL AUGUSTUS C. F. FITZGEORGE, COLONEL GEORGE W. A. FITZGEORGE, Joint Hon. Secretaries. 6 The special object of this Section is to bring before the public such Armour, Guns, Flags, Orders, Relics, Trophies, and Uniforms as are identified with the recorded history of the British Army, and to testify, not only to the national, but also to the personal gallantry ofthe race. Within these galleries will be found displayed to the best advantage such a varied collection as could not have been brought together at Earl’s Court, or elsewhere, but for the patriotic generosity invited, or specially and spontaneously offered by all classes of the community. Most of the Exhibits are of the greatest public interest, and testify to the good service of His Majesty’s Forces, whenever the British Flag has been unfurled, to the tuck of the drum in every part of the known world ; they not only remind us of the heroes of all ranks in the Army, but are lent by some of the humblest of British subjects. This collection is devoted in the main to the doing justice to the memory of the fallen and of those who have done their duty to Crown and Country, and it furnishes a series of object-lessons or secondary education for those who have hitherto restricted their acquaintance with the Army to the study of musty folios by historians and chroniclers, or to that of the too often lively specimens of Tommy Atkins to be found in camps or garrison towns. The day is not so far distant when the Military uniform was not welcome lo the civilian eye ; but the march of education, the popularising of the uniform by the introduction of it by the Volunteers into every circle and home, and the efforts of various Religious and Philanthropic bodies have done much to make the uniform a welcome feature in every gathering of thinking men and women. The soldier having, like the civilian, learnt to respect himself is doing much to render easy the task of the Patriotic Minister, and to further the cause of Empire. Blood is thicker than water ; our brethren of the Colonies have shed their blood on the battlefield by the side of Tommy Atkins, and each has realised in the process, as the Statesman has, by the object-lesson thus afforded, that if the Empire is to be maintained it can only be by a blood cohesion against outside aggression ;^and that the same spirit, nay, even a finer one, is to be found under the uniform of the educated soldier of fo-day, as enabled Great and Greater Britain in past times to realise that, while the “ Pax Britannica” was a goal to be aimed at, its attainment could be only arrived at by the warlike readiness and co-operation on the part of I Britain’s sons and offshoots. When the Fount of Honour graciously I gives rewards and promotion for distinguished services, old warriors and 62 others carp and criticise freely and say that the great Duke of Wellington recommended his soldiers for no honours. But because the Duke in his day, according to the fashion of the times, took such honours as were given to himself, there is no reason why the educated freeman of this democratic age should not share in the good things that may be going. This principle His Majesty has fully recognised in recent Gazettes, and has further remembered that he gives twice who gives quickly. Many a man’s life has been saved on service by the fact of some decoration having been given to him on the field of battle, and there are precedents for such things being done in these days. But perhaps what the soldier values most is the sympathethic and substantial interest that is now taken by localities in the well-being of the soldier’s family and wife while he is on service, and it is to this aspect of decentralisation that the War Olfice would do well to attend ; District Commanders should endeavour to associate localities with the well-being of the Country’s defenders drawn from their own neighbourhood. Visitors to these galleries will find mmch to make them proud of the Regiments, Officers, and men, identified with their own localities. The old Colours of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers borne in the Crimea will bring the blush of pride to the men of Wales ; the horse-loving Yorkshireman will, on noting the old uniform worn in the Balaclava Charge, recall with pride that Sir George Womb well is a Yorkshireman and as good a judge of a horse as there is. The Sword of Honour given by the City of London to H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge will be a welcome sight to the inhabitants of Kew, Richmond, and Coombe. There are also the letter, signed “ Palmerston,” notifying Captain Thomas Hartley that the Prince Regent had made him a grant for severe wounds received at Badajoz ; the sword used by Trooper Samuel Melmer, of the 12th Light Dragoons, in various actions with Vandeleur’s Brigade , mementoes of the late General Gordon ; diary of Captain Nolan, 15th Hussars, who gave the order to Lord Cardigan to charge the Russian guns with the Light Cavalry at Balaclava ; the batons of various Field-Marshals ; the valuable exhibits lent by Lord Powerscourt, the India Office, the Tower, South Kensington Museum, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, the Com- mandants of the Staff College, the Royal Engineer and Woolwich exhibits. The Executive and the Committee confidenly place these treasures at the disposal of visitors, feeling assured that they will desire to honour their brave countrymen by shielding those objects, which appeal more to the heart than to the pocket, from harm or theft, and that the occasional ^3 constable’s task will be a mere sinecure, any theft under such circum- i stances and of such objects being too contemptible for a patriotic citizen proud of the Forces of his Country, amongst whom nearly everyone must have one or more personal friends. This being a Military Exhibition, the portrait of His Majesty ' Edward VIE, the head of the Army, is naturally to be found at the I entrance to the Gallery of Portraits of Commanders-in-Chief, which date from the year 1660. To avoid wearying the visitor by vexatious references to numbers in a Catalogue, which could not by any known means be ready by the ' opening day, it has been decided to give full details of each article on the : Exhibit itself. By this means the public will be saved much trouble and expense, and the poor man, having paid his shilling at the turnstile, need not place his hand in his pocket again or be dependent on some onlooker for information. ' Exhibits have been kindly lent not only by all classes of the i community, but also by the principal Government and Military Establish- ments. Amongst the exhibits will be found uniforms in which soldiers of every rank have fought and bled in defence of the National Flag ; decorations and medals awarded by our own or Foreign Sovereigns for services rendered, and in this connection special notice should be given to the large and unique collection of Major-General Hon. H. Eaton ; the several collections of Boer and other relics referring to Campaigns ; the various admirable sketches lent by the leading illustrated papers of the Metropolis ; and the varied collection lent by War Correspondents on . the appeal of Mr. Gordon Hunter ; the Wellington relics, which will appeal to readers of history, when patriotism was still rampant after the long strain of the Continental Campaigns through which His Grace had commanded; the various collections of instruments, which call to memory State ceremonies, the “ Last Post,” sounded over miany a comrade, and ! the days when lines advanced to the attack with drums beating and j colours flying, not as now, in the dull naturalism of ill-fitting khaki, and ' when the ghouls of war followed the troops ready to knife the fallen for the handsome uniforms then worn; these human vultures, now unknown, have been replaced under Christianity by the Red Cross Army of Doctors, Bearers, and Nurses, who give the best years of their life and energy to heal the sick and tend the suffering, even though under fire or amidst raging disease. May the day be not distant wLen some service of aid or lethal kindness is provided for the four-footed heroes, that are not the least sad features of the battlefield ! 64 The Committee and the Executive take this early opportunity of tendering their best thanks to the Sovereigns, Governments, Peoples, and to those members of the British Community, who have so generously lent such things as are identified with the objects of this Military Exhibition, and whose loans have resulted in the present magnificent and varied collection. Indeed, one of the pleasing features of this enterprise has been the spontaneity and courtesy of all lenders ; while the loans from abroad should do much to dissipate the doubts that wrongly exist in too many quarters, of the friendly disposition of Powers outside Great Britain towards this country. Indeed, our French and German neighbours have, in this Exhibition, given ample evidence of the comradeship that exists between the defenders of every civilised country. Of these, none are more courteous, sympathetic, and chivalrous than those assembled under the Union Jack ; and it is hoped that this Exhibition, while affording ample evidence of this assertion, may aid the Government in keeping alive the martial spirit of the Nation in its best sense, may stimulate recruiting, and that these series of lectures (free, followed by discussions) may bring every side of the soldier’s life before the British race so satisfactorily that not to have worn His Majesty’s uniform will be considered not to have done one’s duty as a freeman. With the march of education and with such a high ideal of duty held up to the British race, there need be no fear that the country would ever be occupied by a foreign foe, or that the demands of the War Office for recruits would not be met. But to wear the uniform must be looked upon as a privilege ; in this way alone will the country be able to resist the demand that Ballot for the Militia be made operative. The soldier’s life while serving is attractive enough ; it is on retiring that he is handicapped by having been in the ranks, and it lies with the community to welcome the soldier, who has done his duty and done it well, to the hearth and home ; he is now a self-respecting man, and should be a respected citizen. It lies with responsible persons in every locality and specially with the women of the Nation to make him so. The words “ Mother,” “ Home ” and “ Duty ” are those that appeal the strongest to his heart and philosophy. “For God, King, and Country” should be the motto placed in every barrack-room, private home, and public school, G. FITZGEORGE, Col., Hon, Secretary. 65 GALLERY OF COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF. ABBREVIATIONS USED. Gen. C. -in- Chief C. Generalissimo Commander-in- Chief Officers Commanding-in- Chief C.G. ... ... ... ... Captain General Commanders of the British Army. 1660 George Monk, Earl of Albemarle (C.G.) 1669 James, Duke of Monmouth (C.G.) 1690 John Churchill, Earl of Marlborough 1691 Mainhardt, Duke of Schomberg 1701 John, Duke of Marlborough (C.G.) 1702 Prince George of Denmark (Gen.) 1712 James, Duke of Ormonde (C.G.) 1744 John Dalrymple, Earl of Stair (C.-in-Chief) 1745 Field-Marshal Wade (C.-in-Chief) 3745 H.R.H. William, Duke of Cumberland (C.G.) 1757 John, Earl of Ligonier 1766 John, Marquis of Granby 1778 Jeffrey, Lord Amherst (General) 1782 Hon. H. Seymour Conway 1793 Jeffrey, Lord Amherst (General) 1798 H.R.H. Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (C.G.) 1809 Sir David Dundas, Bart. 18] I H.R.H. Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1827 Arthur, Duke of Wellington 1828 Rowland, Viscount HjII 1842 Arthur, Duke of Wellington (C.-in-Chief) 1852 Henry, Viscount Hardinge 1856 H.R.H. George, 2nd Duke of Cambridge (C.-in-Chief) 1895 Garnet, Viscount Wolseley (F. -Marshal C.) 1901 Frederick, Earl Roberts (F. -Marshal C.) c 66 Amongst the principal Exhibits will be found the following, i lent by : HiS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII, Bronze Cannon, in the form of a dragon. From Mandalay, probably . Chinese. HaRmHm Duke of GosnbHsSgom The portrait of the Duke of Cambridge, the President of this Exhibition, and for over 50 years the Officer Commanding-in-Chief , of the British Army, and the following collection lent by His Royal Highness ; The pictures of George, Prince of Wales ; of Ernest, Duke of Cumberland ; of Frederick, Duke of York; a Group of Soldiers; A Dying Soldier; Six Old Panels, representing George III., George IV., William IV., Queen Charlotte, Duke of York, Duke of Cumberland ; the presentation of Crimean Medals to the French Army at Paris by Prince George of Cambridge ; an Equestrian Engraving ; an Engraving of Prince George of Cambridge ; a Sketch of the same in uniform ; a small Print of same ; Print of the Duke of Wellington receiving a lady and her son in the Levee room. Horse Guards, Whitehall ; a Metal Plaque, a relic of the Crimean War ; a Russian medal picked «p in the Crimea ; Two Crosses made out of gunmetal from guns captured at Maiwand ; the Hoof of the Charger Wideawake, ridden by Prince George of Cambridge, when commanding the Guards at the battles of the Alma and Inkermann ; a Silver Inkstand in the form of a 17th Lancer helmet, given by Queen Victoria to the Duke ; a Pewter Plate, picked up at Tel-el-Kebir, given to the Duke by Viscount Wolseley, who commanded in that action ; Field-Marshal’s batons of the Duke of Gloster, 1821, and first Duke of Cambridge ; Snuff-Box of the first Galeka killed, October 4th, 1877 ; Two Quoits, the larger one carried as the Standard of the 15th Sikhs, the smaller to be thrown as a missile — these were presented to General Sir Martin Dillon by the 15th Sikhs, and by him to the Duke ; armlet of King Theodore of Abyssinia, given by Prince Kassa to the late Lord Napier of Magdala, and by him to the Duke. HmRmHm Th& Duk& of Goonaiaght, Commander-in-CMef in Ireland. From the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin. The Oil Painting portraying pensioner John Henderson, aged 106, who died 30th May, 1836, having been present at the battles of Culloden, Quebec, Havannah, as recorded on the frame. Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, and Vice-Piesident of this Exhibition. The Guns lost at Maiwand and recaptured by him at Kandahar. DiikB of WBiisMgtossm Portrait of Arthur, 1 st Duke of Wellington, by Gambardella ; picture of Battle of Pyrenees, by J. M. Wright ; and picture of Battle of Vittoria by J. M. Wright. Bssko of Oil painting of John, Duke of Marlborough, by Kneller ; presenta- tion dress sword given to ist Duke by the Emperor; letter written after Battle of Ramilies by the Duke to Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough. Diako of Riohmos^ii Oil Painting of General Wolfe, by Highmore. ^ Buka of Oil Painting of Jamef II., Duke of Ormonde, by Lely. Oil Painting of Lord Raglan, by Sir F. Grant, R.A. The E^i*S of St^ss^B Portrait of John Dalrymple, second Earl of Stair, Ambassador to France, 1715 ; Commander Allied Armies in Flanders and at DcUingen 1742 ; Commander-in-Chief 1744. Sises^ehs^m Portraits of Frederick, Duke of Schomberg, by Wissing; of Prince Eugene of Savoy, Wissing; John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. VisGOiant fi^a^dis^gea Relics of India ; the sword of Prixrce Waldemar of Prussia ; medals won by Gordon’s men at Khartoum with paper money. Viscount Powerscous^tB Folding Pike i6th Century, Italian from Baron de Cossin’s collection at Christie’s ; Rapier with pierced shell guard, long blade bearing armourer’s name, etc. ; Rapier, with basket hilt, collection of H.I.H. Prince Jerome Napoleon Buonaparte; Rapier, with basket hilt on blade, Italian ; Spanish Rapier, with hilt of intermediate form ; Rapier of Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara, who imprisoned the poet Tasso. Ancient German Sword Blade, no hilt, engraved on both sides with names of the Roman Emperors, including Maximiliar, Charles VI. down 68 to Leopold, A.D. 1 648 ; Maingauche Dagger, double curved guillan ; Maingauche with triangular hilt of pierced scrolls and twisted quilling ; unusually long Matador’s Sword, inscribed Missal del voyano Espadero en Alemania Songe, 1769 ; Mouthing Bit, used in the Army of the North, commanded by General McLellan in the Secession War, 1862 ; Military Bit, Army of the North, War of Secession, 1862, as above ; Cavalry Bit, used in Secession War, as above ; Pair of Stirrup Irons, used by cavalry in above service ; Federal Officer’s Sword, picked up on battlefield Antietain, War of Secession, 1862, by Hon. Maurice Richard Wingfield on General McLellan’s Staff; Pikehead, Irish Rebellion, 1748; two , Pikeheads taken from the Fenians at the rising in 1867, near Enniskerry, co. Wicklow, on the day of the battle of Tallaglit, March 5th, D67; Demi-suit of engraved Steel, Armour of Alfonso, Duke of Ferrara, who imprisoned Tasso ; Russian Musket from the Alma Crimean War, 20th September, 1854; Russian Rifle picked up after a night attack on Fort St. Nicholas, Schipka Pass, Russo- Turkish War, 17th September, 1877; pair of Copper Stirrips used ^ in Secession War, 1862, to protect the feet riding through woods or chapparal ; three Soudanese Arab Cross-hilted Swords taken at the battle -of Abon Amond, ist May, 1897, found by Captain Rivers ; Execution Sword with painted blade ; Two-handed Execution Sword, curved blade, crescent in brass on blade ; Russian Infantry Sword, Crimean War ; Russian Short Sword, Battle of Alma, 1854 ; a cap- 4 -pie Shirt of engraved steel armour, small size, complete with visors, helmet, and small sword, the hilt ornamented with silver ; Two-handed Sword, with . flame blade with Armourer’s mark, the guard terminating with fleur de lys ; Artillery Gun Sponge, French War, 1870-71 ; Pike, Irish Rebellion, 1798, made by Hyland, who was hung or transported, his name on the blade found in a house near Pow^erscourt, 1848 ; Portrait of Sir R. Wingfield, first Viscount Powerscourt, Marshal of Ireland, under second Deputy FitzWiUiam : Helmet of ist Life Guards, period, Waterloo. Royal At*tilieB*y Mess 9 Woolwich m Painting of Lord Gough, Commander-in-Chief in India, 1868 ; of Sir H. Montague Lawrence, Bart., K.C.B., Royal Artillery, 1868; of General Borgard, Colonel of the Royal Artillery, who was of an ancient Danish family, and began his career at the age of 16 in 1675 ; | of Colonel Sir George Adam Wood, C.B., A.D.C. to the King, and 6g Commanding the Artillery at Waterloo ; of Norman Ramsay, Major, R.H.A., killed at Waterloo ; at Fuentes d’Onor Major Ramsay’s troop of Horse Artillery galloped through a French Cavalry Regiment ; a Print of the Siege of Boulogne, MDXLIV, by King Henry VHI., engraved from coeval painting at Cowdray, Sussex, the seat of Viscount Montagu ; a Print of the Encampment of English Forces near Portsmouth, together with a view of the English and French Fleets at the commencement of the action between them on 19th July, MDXLV ; a Piece of Plate, Ram’s Head, from the Palace of the King of Ashanti, 14th February, 1874; 41 J oz. Virgin Gold, on stand with glass cover ; a Piece of Plate ; an Abyssinian Cross, on stand, taken at the Siege of Magdala, 13th April, 1868. #?oya# ArtiSias^y Wooimchm 0’66-inch lo-barrel Gatling Gun on Naval Mounting; 0*45 dnch ro-barrel Gatling Gun on Naval Mounting; Rifle Calibre Maxim Gun, with Gatling Chamber on light Field Carriage ; Inlaid Bronze Gun and Carriage taken from the Summer Palace, near Peking, by “A” Battery, 4th Brigade, Royal Artillery, in i860 (this is now the 12th Battery Royal Field Artillery), and is again on active service in China ; a Collection of Weapons from the Soudan, which belonged to the late Major-General C. G. Gordon, C.B., R.E., consisting of a Darfur Shield, 2 Darfur Battle Axes, with side handles, a Drum from Equatorial Africa, 2 Spears, given to General Gordon by King Mtera, and 3 small Spears ; Muzzle of a 15*5 - cm. Creusot Gun (Long Tom), which was damaged during a sortie from Ladysmith, 7th December, 1899, by Major-General Sir A. Hunter, K.C.B. ; 25 Water-Colour Drawings, illustrating Captain J. Macdona’s work on the “ History of the Dress of the Royal Artillery ” ; Oil Painting, by the late Lieutenant- Colonel T. S. Seccombe, late R.A., illustrating an attempt to save a gun of the ist Troop, ist Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, under Sergeant Mulhal, during the retreat of Brigadier Shelton’s Force after the disastrous second expedition to Byrnaror on November 23. 1841 (in this retreat nearly the whole of the force was annihilated) ; the Mess table of the Officers of “N” Battery, 5th Brigade, Royal Artillery, used by them during the Zulu Campaign 1879-80. The table is mounted in a folding-case, has the names of the officers who served in the campaign cut on it, and has a silver shield affixed, giving the history of the table and list of officers of the battery, which includes the names of Lieutenant- General Sir Leslie Rundle and Col. Sir C. Parsons. Glass Case, showing 70 the Process of Manufacture of Gunpowder, Guncotton, and Cordite, with specimens of all the ingredients used, and in their various stages of manu- facture. Glass Case showing various stages of manufacture of Boxer Small Arm Ammunition. Glass Case showing various stages of manufacture of Small Arm Ball Cartridge, Mark III., rolled case, for Martini-Henry rifle. Glass Case showing various stages of manufacture of *303-inch Magazine Rifle Cartridge. Glass Case showing War and Signal Rockets, whole, and in sections. Glass Case showing various specimens of Electric Fuzes, wooden and metal, whole and in sections ; large Brass Model of Gun with carriage and limber. The gun is one of a battery of six which belonged to the Princes of Oude, and was used by them for firing salutes from the walls of Lucknow ; Brass Abyssinian Mortar Bed captured at Magdala; three. R. A. Uniforms: Drum-Major Royal Artillery, as worn by the last Drum-Major, Royal Horse Artillery, Waterloo Period, Royal Artillery, Crimean Period ; Water-colour Paint- ing of a very unusual and interesting aspect of Gibraltar ; Oil Painting showang the monument erected to the memory of those who fell in the charge of the Light Brigade, with a view of the Valley of Balaclava ; Water-colour Painting of Fort Attoch, showing the old Bridge of Boats, which is now demolished (this picture is interesting from the fact that it was about this spot that Alexander the Great crossed the River Indus into India, also it was over the Bridge of Boats, seen in the picture, that a large portion of the British Forces passed to and fro from the Afghan War, 1878-79); Black and White Drawing of the Siege of Louisberg ; life-size Model of the Duke of Wellington’s Charger ; Union Jack made by the English ladies of Pretoria tp hoist on the Annexation of the Transvaal by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877, which was hauled down when the Transvaal was given back to the Boers in 1881 ; Case of Specimens of Hotchkiss Ammunition, whole and in sections ; Case containing Implements, Fuse and Shell. TSie RotuniSa^ WooiwaGh« Models of Train of Artillery as used in the Duke of Marlborough’s Campaign from 1701 to 1710. Indian Bronze Gun which belonged to the late Earl Canning. Life-size Model of the Duke of Wellington’s horse Copenhagen, which he rode at Waterloo. Vsctoi*ia & AShea^t Measeaamg Ss^sith §€&atsmgtanM Brass Camel Gun, with wooden stock. Brass Cannon (originally gilt), with muzzle the shape of a dragon’s head — engraved on the back with an inscription in Persian. Brass Cannon — engraved with Persian inscriptions. Two Brass Howitzers (originally gilt), engraved on the back with Persian inscriptions. Small Brass Cannons — a pair — with cast ornament. Seventeen Water Colour Paintings, illustrating Indian Native Regiments and Forts in India and Egypt. Case containing Collection of Saddlery, etc. S0Ct*etatB*y of State fot* fntSiam Old Barge Cannon from Bombay Arsenal ; the cast ornament is of Indo-Portuguese type. The SVtinisteB* foi* V\fat*^ BeM*SSna By permission of the German Emperor. Collection of Water Colours, illustrating types of the German Army from 1680 to 1863. Royal Hosi^ital Chelsea^ Case of 42 Medals and small Print of Hannah Snelby ; four Black Leather Jacks ; Terra Cotta Bust of Field-Marshal Sir Donald Stewart (presented to Chelsea by Lord Rosebery) ; four Water-colours of Pensioners and Scenes in Chelsea Hospital ; Hannah Snelby’s History ; Engraving of Two Old Pensioners. I' Royal Unites! Ses^vioe Institution , Unique Collection of Service Medals, IWajOi'^'GeneB^al Honm \ Hm Fm Eaton ^ Cavalry and Infantry Arms from 1660 to 1901 ; Eastern Arms ; Chinese Weapons ; Soudan Relics ; South African Relics ; ' JMilitary , Head-dresses ; Old Military Uniforms; Presentation Swords; i War Drums ; Pistols ; Weapons used during the Philippine War ; L Cavalry Shabraques for every Regiment in the Service ; Abyssinian Chief s i Saddlery ; Relics of Zulu War ; Old Specimens of Artillery ; Suits of Old Armour ; Relics from Peninsular War, Sikh Campaign, Crimean War, | Indian Mutiny, and Miscellaneous Relics of Napoleon I. ; two Chairs ; from the Palace of Malmaison ; Chair used by the ex-Emperor during : his last illness at St. Helena ; Writing Desk, Double-barreled Pistol left in Moscow on the French retreat therefrom, 1812; Razor and Shaving-brush taken from his carriage at Waterloo after his flight ; Piece of the Outer Coffin. ' Wellington College- Portrait of Duke of Wellington by Weigall. Cloak w^orn by Duke at Waterloo ; Hoof of the Charger last ridden by the Duke ; Academic Cap of the Duke as Chancellor of the University of Oxford ; Cocked Hat 72 worn at Waterloo ; Piece of a Lady’s Dress, from the pocket of an officer killed at Waterloo ; French Army List with Napoleon in it, and Jourdain’s name as second lieutenant. Stmff GoNoge^ GamherlBy, Electrotype from a cast of Arthur, Duke of Wellington’s hands, made for a statue, 1840, under glass case ; Map of Theatre of War, 1815, made during the campaign by Lt.-Colonel L. Watson, 69th Regiment, who was wounded at Waterloo ; Print of Major-General Sir Henry Smith, Bart., of Aliwal, G.C.B., founder of Harrismith and Ladysmith, South Africa ; Print, from the painting by Frank Holl, of Sir Henry Herbert Stewart, K.C.B., who died at Jachdul (i6th February, 1885) of wounds received while leading the Gordon Relief Column to the Nile ; Enlarged Photo of General Sir Patrick MacDougal, K.C.M.G., Commandant Staff College 1858 to i 85 i, the historian; Enlarged Photo of Colonel, subsequently Major-General, Hamley, R.A., Commandant Staff College, the historian; Sketches, showing different styles adopted in topographical drawing ; hachuring, 1877 ; mezzotint shading, 1891 ; Sketch, taken on active ser- vice in South Africa, reproduced by lithography ; Sketch, about 300 square miles of country, executed by twenty-seven officers in one day ; Water-colour of French position at battle of Worth, 1870, executed on the anniversary in 1889; Map of Seat of Khaki War, South Africa; Photo of Entrance of Staff College, showing the Memorial to students killed on service, by Walter Shaw, local photographer. and DnhUna Through Colonel J. Plunkett, C.B., 2 Brass Guns taken from the King of Burmah’s Palace at Mandalay, property of Earl Roberts ; Swivel Gun captuied from the Malays at Perak, the property of the Lincolnshire Regiment ; 5 Flint-lock Blunderbusses, made in Dublin. The following taken by Lieutenant E. A. Plunkett, Lincoln Regiment, on battle-field of Omdurman : Helmet, damascened with gold. Dervish Leader’s Cap, Emir’s Jibbah, Coat of Mail, large lacquered Wood Jar, from Khalifa’s house ; taken by Captain A. W. V. Plunkett, Manchester Regiment, in Tirah Campaign, 2 Huggahs of Beaten Copper, embroidered Pashtin, 3 Tulwars, 3 Sellours. Wat©a^fos*d Harhour GBBnsnissSon©rSm I Breech-loading Cannon, found in the Suir ; very antique ; date unknown, information invited' 73 NsitiosiaS Rifle As^oeiatiesim Engraving of Her Majesty the late Queen Victoria, firing the first shot on opening the National Rifle Association ranges at Wimbledon in i860. The target upon which the Queen’s shot was recorded. Miaseum of Science ansi Edinburghm Model of the Moncrielf Hydro-pneumatic Travelling Single Gun Carriage. India Office m Through the Director-General of Stores and the Members of the Indian Committee ; Two Coloured Prints of Soldiers with Pike Musket and Pike Rifle, as proposed by Sir W. Morrison, in 1813; Two Brass Fife-cases with East India Co., formerly used in Army ; Copper Key Bugle ; Portraits of Major-General Bonner and of Major-General Willoughby. Tower of London^ through the Keeper of the Regalia and through Lord Dillon : — Triple gun captured at Ramilies; cast-iron gun with spreading muzzle, taken in i8iq at Bhooj ; iron mortar, 3L cast at Carron, 1778; guns taken at Benin City, 1899. Church of England's Soldiers^ institute^ through Colonel Wavell. Duke of Wellington Lying in State at Chelsea Hospital ; Funeral Passing Apsley House ; Funeral Leaving St. Paul’s ; Officers of the 43rd Light Infantry Sleighing at Falls of Niagara, 1839 ; the Duke of Wellington on Horseback, with Autograph ; a Daguerreotype taken just before his death ; Bedroom at Apsley House, with Camp Bed used during the Peninsular War. Whitens Royal Artillery Agency 9 Woolwich m Old Royal and East India Artillery Uniforms, etc. Officer Commanding 23rd District^ Wrexhamm Colours of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, carried in the Crimea and antecedent campaigns ; it will be observed that these are merely thin strips of the silk and the badges still existing and displayed pieced together on a backing; Portraits of the late General D. Bell, V.C., who took a Russian gun at the Alma, and of Major- 74 General Luke O’Connor, who won his V.C. at the Alma when a young Colour-Sergeant ; Two Heads of Goats, who served with the regi- ment : these white goats are supplied from a herd of Cashmere goats in Windsor Park, and the supply of one per battalion is kept up by the Sovereign : one goat has died during! the last campaign in South Africa ; Frontlet worn by the regimental goat on ceremonial occasions and at the officers’ mess on St. David’s Day, when each recently joined officer eats the leek : without which latter in his uniform cap no one is allowed to leave barracks on the ist of May ; Regimental Cap with Leek Attached ; Group of Officers and Men with Goat, about 1850; Picture of a Chair, the back of which was taken from Napoleon’s carriage at Waterloo ; Case of Medals belonging to Sergeant-Major Handley, R.W.F., now of H.M. Yeomen of the Guard. Oag 9 tain WethOl^aUf late 20th Hussars. Oil Painting of Sir F. Wetherall, A.D.C. to H.R.H. the Duke of Kent ; Oil Paintings of Sir George and Sir E. Wetherall, with various Orders and Medals. Rm Est/mf FmSmAmg President., Royal Archceological Society. Medals of the Volunteers of Ireland — Gold: Adare, 1780; Birr, 1776; Enniscorthy, 1782; Burros in Ossary, 1779; Castlecomer and Hunt Dundalk, 1781 ; Dublin, 1781 ; Derry Artillery, 1782; Goldsmiths, 1780; Newcastle and Donore, 1786; Newry, 1784; Riddleston Hussars, 1780; Strokestown Light Horse, 1781. Silver — Aughnaclay Battalion Aughnaclay Volunteers, 1783, 1782 ; Ards, 1781 ; Bandon, Ballymas- canton, 1779; Ballylech, 1779; Blackwater, 1784; Callina, 1789; Bally- roon, Cork Boyne, 1690; Royal Cork, 1811 ; Loyal Cork, 1796; Cork Culloden, 1783; Castle Lyons, 1783; Connagh, 1780; Castle Durrow, 1779; Charleville, 1779; Clonmel, 1785; Castlemount Garrett, 1779; Connello, 1781; Clanwilliam Carrick Fergus, 1780; Cloghlan, 1789; Cooloch, 1788; Dublin, 1780 — Motto on this Unshaken, Unreduced, Unterrified”; Liberty Rangers, 1814; Artillery, 1782; Dublin Rifle Volunteers, 1792; Liberty Volunteers, 1779; Hibernia, 1787; Dunlavin Dragoons, 1777; Drogheda, 1783; Duhallow, 1782; Dundalk, 1780; Dumbridge, 1782; Echlinvale, 1779; Fermoy, 1779; Finla, 1779; First Ulster, 1787; Gunsboro, 1782; Imohilly, 1779; Irish, 1784; Kerry, 1782; Kilcooly, 1779; Killala, 1779; Kilcullen, 1784; Killi- inorn, 1779; Limerick, 1776; Killala Fencibles, 1782; Loyha, 1779; Milltown, 1779; Meath, 1782; Mallow, 1779; Magherafelt, Mole, 1779 ; 75 Meath, 1785; Nenagh Newry, 1779; Oifertan, 1776; Parsonstown, 17P6; Skreen, 1784; Riddlestown, 1783; Royal Oak, 1781; Small County, 1780; Shannon, 1800; Stradbally, 1780; Templemore, 1784; Thurles, 1782; Tullero, 1778; Uppercross, 1780; Waterford, Weedford, 1790. Regimental Belt -plates of the Regiments of Irish Volunteers. Gorgets : — Gold Medal and Silver Gorget of Lieut. Kennedy ; Silver | Gorget and Silver Epaulette, Capt. B. Clarke, 1804; Silver Gorget and j Belt-plate of Capt. Spinnes, Shimone Infantry ; same of Lieut. R. Shiels, i 1796, Castle Dillon Infantry; Silver Gorget, 2 Bracelets, 27 Buckles and | Medallions given by King George III. to Indian Chief Monsang, 1813 the Crossbelt Plates in silver, gold-plated and silver-plated of the follow- ing British Line Regiments, viz. : 5th, 7th, 17th, i8th, 19th, 23rd, 27th, 36th, 37th, 42nd, 45th, 48th, 58th, 63rd, 69th, 72nd, 8ist, 82nd. Brooches f of the 71st, 74th, 78th, 79th, and 91st Highlanders ; Belt-plate 91st, Thej Royal Artillery, Royal Marines, and Georgian Badge, Royal Artillery. | Crossbelt, Hon. East India Company Regiments. 1 st European | Bengal Fusiliers, 9th, nth, 22nd, 27th, and 44th. Crossbelt plates of| Irish Militia Arms, 1791 to 1840 ; 3rd North Ma}^o, 5th Garrison Battery, i 22nd Sligo, Londonderry, Royal Meath, South Cork City Company, | Cavan, Carlow, Royal Down Rifles, Tipperary, West Meath, Crossbelts, i Hanoverians, Waterloo, Kirkcudbright, and Wigton. Silver Medal and Belt Plate, London and Westminster, dismounted Light Horse, 1801 ; same Royal Yorkshire Fencibles, 1803 ; same Royal Bristol Vols., 1814; Gilt Gorget and Belt Plate, ist Troop Royal Dublin Light Dragoons, 1796 ; Gilt Gorget, Clough Vols., Co. Antrim, Gilt Gorget, Hon. East India Company ; Gilt Gorget and Belt Plate 4th London Vols., Farringdon Without, 1803. ; Lord Ahingerm Helmet worn by Sir J. Scarlett, in the Heavy Brigade charge at Balaclava with dent of sword cut therein ; his Medals and Sash and Gauntlet worn in the charge ; Mackintosh of General De Wet found at his farmhouse prior to its being burnt. Miss Agnes Jones m Chinese and Russian Relics and Tear-Boule from Kertch Museum. Paul Cyemieu^Javaif Esgm Oil Painting of Napoleon I. ; Charge of Zouaves at Battle of Magenta; Bronze Statuettes of Welsh Fusiliers, Irish Dragoons, Grenadier Guards, Highlanders, 1815. 76 1 Magof^Generai Om Hm NicoHsm Portrait of Lord Heathfield ; Picture, General Sir W. Green, C.R.E., during Siege of Gibraltar; Colonel Jonas Watson, Lieut.-Colonel of Artillery, killed at Siege of Carlte-gam, 1741, aged 78, called Chief Bombardier of England ; Picture showing Lord Heathfield, General Elliott, Governor of Gibraltar and Orderly, 1778; Pictures of Gibraltar Galleries ; of General Oliver Nicholls, Commander-in-Chief, Bombay ; Picture, Answer to Summons to Surrender Fortress Rock ; two Pictures in Profile, Smoked on Glass ; old Egyptian Sword taken at Siege of Gibraltar ; King’s Regimental Colour of 4th West India Regtiment, raised by General Nicholls at Grenada, 1780; Gold Wexford Medal; Board of Ordnance Seal ; two Sketches of Longwood, 1816: Engraved Plan, showing the position of the Armies of King Charles I. and Sir T. Fairfax prior to Battle of Hastings ; Views (on copper) of Tangier, by W. Hollan, His Majesty’s designer, 1673 ; View of Gibraltar from the Bay, 1768; Pen and Ink Sketch of Monument on Cathcart’s Hill before Sevastopol, to Officers and Men of R. Artillery, by L. Nicholls, R.A., 1856. SSp Jm Raii^BSm Pictures of Uniforms, Medals, Orders, Crosses of Valour, a very varied and interesting collection. Mrsm Wm Selhy-LowatdBSm South African Relics. SSt* Bm G» Fi*BrBm Portrait of Six Barlle Erere (South Africa). Jm Wm MintOffSf Esttmf late R.E. Tastefully arranged collection of War Ribbons of the 19th Century approved as correct by Earl Roberts. Frank BadBn^PowBU^ Esegm^ MmAm Picture of General Baden-Powell as Colonel of 5th Dragoon Guards, and defending Mafeking during the seven months’ siege, 1899-1900 (Khaki) ; Major Baden-Powell, Scots Guards, when Lieutenant in Guards’ Camel Corps, 1885, Nile Expedition. Major-GBnBrat WBhb&ry GmBm Water Colours, Indian Mutiny and Miscellaneous. Magor^CBnBra! Badan^-Poweiim Ashanti Relics. 77 Mr. G. PUotelle. Historic Documents connected with the Paris Commune, 1870. Gaptain Sir K. A. Fraser. Collection of Flintlock Pistols, Rifles, Medals, Swords, etc. Gm H. Hoekeyy Eseg. Flint Revolver, 1780-90. Goionei A. Hiiim Two Squadron Standards, Royal Horse Guards, formerly property of General Lord Hill. Lady M. G or dess. Relics of General Charles Gordon, who was killed at Khartoum ; Iron Pump found in the Thames belonging to the Mary Rose^ wrecked in the time of Henry VIII. : it formed part of a wooden gun used in that day ; Chinese Head-dress, worn by a Chinese General of Division, who was killed fighting against the ever victorious army led by Gordon. Uniform Case, taken on last journey into Soudan, and found empty at the capture of Berber by British troops in 1897, and handed by General Sir H. Kitchener to Major W. T. Gordon ; Autograph Letter from Zebelir to Sir Henry Gordon, K.C.B. ; Letters from Zebelir’s servant and spy; Letter from General Gordon to the Mahdi, found on road to Khartoum, and sent by General Maxwell to Sir H. Kitchener; small Water Colour and Sketch by General C. Gordon, off Jaffa, 1858, found in Cuzzi the Austrian spy’s possession at Berba, 1897. Lady Elizabeth Butier. Painting, “ The Colours,” the Scots Guards at the Alma, by herself. Hm Tm Hartley^ Estg. A very varied collection of Engravings and Autographs. Sir Francis Gutrasn^ the Outram Shield, presented to Sir James Outram, Bart., G.C.B., by friends in the Bombay Presidency ; likewise Sword of Honour to and by the same for services in Scinde ; also one presented by City of London. I#w W. Boston^ Estg. Coloured Engraving of “ Chelsea Pensioners ” reading the Gazette of the Battle of Waterloo. 78 Jm GorBottg EsiS" li Horn, formerly used by a troop of Prince Rupert’s Horse; Sword, 1 presented to Mr. J. Corlett by the late Rajah of Patiola. I Sword surrendered by Arabi Pasha, at Cairo, in 1882. 1 MbJos^ F02€‘^Pittm I Lock of the Gate of the Farmhouse at Hougomont, the centre of the j position at Waterloo, that was defended so desperately by the Guards ; history traced from Mr. Crofton Croker to the Londesborough collection ■ and so to present lender. QwBBS EsSB^iBBm Small brass Cannon and Carriage (James L, 1607) and two Blunder- ’ busses ; small relics from Sevastopol ; two trophies of Arms, including i Shield of Rani of Thami ; Powder Horn and Dagger ; Model of Pagoda, and Marble Image of Buddha, taken in Burmah ; Diary of Captain Nolan, i 15th Hussars, taken from his body on field of Balaclava, on a leaf in \ which had been written the order for the Light Brigade to charge ; • Screen containing embroidered crown of the late Qgeen Victoria over the throne at the Proclamation of the Imperial title at Delhi as Empress of ; India, ist January, 1877; 96-pounder Boer Creusot Gun; 6-inch shell ; fired at action of Val Krantz, which fell 100 yards from Sir R. Buller and j Staff, in a case made out of a piece of a Boer’s coffin by naval carpenters ; two i2-pr. Q.F. Naval Cartridge Cases, picked up at Colenso during the Relief of Ladysmith ; two 3-pr. Q.F. Hotchkiss Cases, as fired at the ^ Salute to Her late Majesty in 1897 at her Diamond Jubilee. UeBatm^GoBonoS Wm BBm GunBiffo (late 52nd Infantry). Screen with framed colours and badges of the 52nd Light Infantry ^ (hand-worked in colours in silk by Serjeant Cox of that corps, who took three months to complete it). RoBtB B© Bjnun, Essgm Portrait of the late General Sir Penn Symons, K.C.B. j _ . '] F- Gm PaB^soBBSf Esqf. Engravings and Sketches of Military vSubjects and Persons ; Drum ^ Major’s Staff of 1 Suss. R.V. '| W. Dm WoBastBi*, Esegm Relics of Borneo, Benin, and China 79 ViGt€sr Garden 9 Estg^ Sketch of H.RjH. Duke of Connaught taken at Windsor Castle bv the late William Corden ; helmet of a Dragoon, Balaclava. Hm WeSgelh Estfm Portrait of the King, half length. Sergeant Jm Hm Broyy^n^ R.A.M.C. Hassaland Native drum ; native bow and poisoned arrows in sheath from Rontagora Country, River Niger. Gagtain P-Oriioch Dodson (late Royal Body Guard). Case of British and a case of Foreign Medals. General Gm Pm Whishm Moolray’s Flag taken at siege of Mooltan, Jan,, 1849, by General Sir W. W. Whish, Commanding Field Force. Major Bayard., Sword of Honour presented to Sir F. Williams of Kars by the Legis- lature of Nova Scotia. Engraved on the blade are the words, “The Legislature of Nova Scotia presents this blade, formed of native metal, to her distinguished son, Major-General Sir William Fenmck Williams, K.C.B.” Mrsm Arntesm Jacket worn by Trooper Armes in Light Cavalry Charge at Balaclava, also his Spurs and Haversack ; Testament presented to him by ladies of Exeter on leaving for the Crimea, found on the field and returned to England ; Medal and Clasps ; woollen scarf made by the Empress Frederick and presented at Netley Hospital by the late Queen Victoria; Cossack knife from the Crimea. Jm Baileys Esgm Engraving of General Marquis of Wellington, after Hoppner, of H.R.H. Prince George of Wales, after Sir J. Reynolds; His Majesty mounted reviewing the 3rd Dragoon Guards and loth Light Dragoons, attended by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, H.R.H. the Duke of York, Sir W. Fawcett, Lieutenant-General Dundas and Major-General Goldworthy ; water Colour of 12th Lancers. 8o Gagttaist Jm Gm Matthewsm Collection of Paintings: — Charge of 21st Lancers at Omdurman ; Emperor of Germany and King Edward VII. ; King Edward VIL in Life Guards uniform mounted ; The late Captain Honourable R. H. L. J. de Montmorency, 21st Lancers ; Prince Henry Hans of Pless; H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, in East Kent Yeomanry uniform ; The Czar of Russia as Colonel of the Scots Greys ; The Earl of Lonsdale as Lieutenant - Colonel of the Cumberland Yeomanry; I St King’s Dragoon Guards with Emperor of Austria as Colonel ; nth Hussars; 17th Lancers; Royal Horse Guards; 2nd Life Guards (King’s Guard) ; 2nd Life Guards (Review Order) ; Lothian and Berwick Yeomanry; Yorkshire Hussars; Field-Marshal Earl Roberts; Lieutenant-General Baden Powell; Lieutenant-General Sir George White ; Major-General French; Lord Dundonald ; and a Claymore, made by Andrea Ferrara, and worn by William, Lord Eyre of Easby, at the battle of Naseby, 1645. Ei*nest Broun 9 Estgm Collection of Pastels — Colonel Burn, Major-General Hutton, Sir | Redvers Buller, Colonel Margesson, General Sir Percy Fielding, Colonel ! C. H. Burn, Colonel Walter Holbeach, Lord W. Paulet, Captain ! Wyndham. Gatm Em Tm Luckm Portrait in oils of Lieut.-General Sir George Luck, K.C.B., by i Miss Ruth Garnett. j Golonel Whether!^ m Large and varied Collection ot Shells, Pom-Poms, Mauser, and other Ammunition. Mauser Carbines, Rifles, Boer Swords, and other Trophies ‘ collected by him during the South African Campaign. Golonel Em Hm Kennarelm Imperial Jade Tablet with inscription (Pekin). Hm Gary Batten^ Eseg^ Two Suits of Armour — German; i6th Century Collection of Guns, Pistols, Spurs, Cross Bows, etc. Jm Seymour Lucas 9 Esegm Collection of Swords, Rapiers, Daggers, etc. 8i Cr. Gm S€iih2ii*nOj Ests^ Collection of Old Armour, Swords, etc. Major* Victor* Far*£suhar*sordm Artistic collection of arms, early fire-arms, early helmets, series of gun-locks and ancient spears, about 150 objects specially arranged by the Exhibitor. Em Letiger*s Estgm Superb Demi-Suit of Fluted and Engraved Armour. MaJor*^Gerrer*at Jm Fr*aser*m South African Relics. Lreuterrant Am Lm Larrgmartm Interesting collection of Photographs of Boer Commandants, and incidents, taken whilst he was a prisoner of De Wet. Messrs. Moiton Pr*ror* and Fr*artk Stewar*t (with the permission of the Proprietors of the “Illustrated London News”) lend a fine collection of Original Drawings, illustrating incidents in the South African Campaign. Mortimer* Mertites, Estgm Exhibits a fine collection of his Water-colour Drawings. The iiiustrated Londorr News, the Graphic^ Biack and White, and the Sphere, exhibit a splendid and most interesting series of Original Drawings, executed by their respective War Correspondents in the South African Campaign. Hunt & Roskeii, Ltdm Portrait Model of late Major Bertelott ; Portrait Model of Dukejfof Albany as Colonel of Seaforth Highlanders ; Group showing death of Wolfe ; 18 models of Soldiers, from 1625 to present period. Boosey & Gom Collection of 53 Military Instruments; 14 Brass, 10 Fluted, 29 Reed; Group of Instruments interesting in connection with South Africa. Besson & Gom Collection of Band Instruments. 82 Rudalif CaMe & Gom Collection of 45 old Musical Instruments. Hyman & Gom Officers’ Uniform Coats, last century. Jm Simmons & Sonsm Collection of Old Uniforms. Wm Gator & Gomg Ltdm Water Colour Engravings and old pattern Military Head-dresses. Nathan & Gom Collection of Old Uniforms. Gox & Gom 66 Army Lists dating (with 2 or 3 exceptions) from 1740 to 1815 ; Army Agents used to present to their customers an Army List at ’Xmas. Gator & Gom Collection of Coloured Prints of Military Subjects and Cavalry head-dresses. Roiics of tho South African Warm (Collected by Special Correspondents at the Front.) In view of the immense number of troops engaged in South Africa and the vast area of country covered by the military operations, it was necessary to obtain the services of a huge staff of special news- paper correspondents. Most of the leading English papers employed a representative with the relief columns which succoured Ladysmith, Kimberley, and Mafeking, and all were exceedingly well served during the great march across the Orange River Colony to Pretoria. Amongst the ninety war correspondents at the front the “ casualties,” if we adopt the^War Office definition of loss, were about 33 per cent. Seven were killed, and a like number died from disease. These figures mark a record) in the campaigns of modern times, and are proof of the statement 83 that the representatives of the Press are exposed, while on active service, to dangers and hardships not less serious than those which befall the professional soldier. Many of the correspondents received their baptism of fire during the South African War, and even the veterans of the corps who had witnessed the clash of arms on many previous occasions in various parts of the world, never learnt more valuable lessons than have , been afforded by the recent operations. It may be claimed without || exaggeration that the special correspondents have discharged their duty |? to their newspapers and the British public with loyalty and zeal deserving ' of the warmest commendation. The perils of the field and of disease were encountered with the bravery of the professional soldier, whose ' vicissitudes and hardships they shared without murmur or complaint. Very often they were handicapped by the inefficiency of the telegraphic , system, which occasionally broke down under the great strain of an i immense number of messages, and in the early days of the war they were subject to a vexatious Press censorship, which was subsequently wisely , reformed. Despite the dangers, the disease, and a hundred and one other difficulties incidental to forced marches over difficult country, the cornjspondents were generally successful in furnishing their readers with full, vivid, and interesting details of all the principal engagements and scenes of interest with which the history of the great Boer War has abounded. The relics lent to the Military Exhibition by correspondents duly licensed by the War Office are certainly of a representative character. There are souvenirs from Ladysmith, Mafeking, Kimberley, and the trenches of Paardeberg, besides a variety of articles collected on the march. Every one of the great London daily newspapers is represented, and the articles kindly lent to the Exhibition by the special correspondents are generally of a very varied and interesting character. Besides the above, loans have been made by ladies and gentlemen, whose names are in the Alphabetical List, and to whom the Committee here tender their best thanks. Any omission in this List is due to the late date at which the lists of loans were sent in by the Exhibitor. 84 fllDftatetical Inaex of contrioutors A Adye, Lady Mary C. Abinger, Lord. Armes, Mrs. E. M. Allen, Sidney G., Esq. Andrews, Edward William, Esq. Alexander, R., Esq. B Berry, Oscar, Esq. Boosey & Co., Messrs. Besson & Co., Messrs. Butler, Lady Elizabeth. Boston, H. W., Esq. Beaufort, His Grace the Duke of Brennan, G. H., Esq. Baden-Powell, Frank, Esq. Baden-Powell, Major-General, A.S.S. Button, George R., Esq. Bullen, Percy S., Esq. Breun, Ernest, Esq. Burne, Major-Gen. Sir Owen. Brun, Rene le. Esq. Brown, Sergt. Jno. H. Bayard, Major. Bailey, Jas., Esq., M.P. Babbage T., Esq. Bryant, Pensioner Chas. Baskcomb, W. A., Esq. “ Black & White ” Publishing Co. Bulwer, General Sir E. G. Barker, Frederick, Esq. Brownsword, Miss Clara. Beane, William T., Esq. Blamiers, T. H., Esq. Beadle, James Prinsep, Esq., Bathe, Sir Henry de, Bart. Battersby, H. F. Prevost, Esq. Brind, Miss A. M. Batten, H. Cary, Esq. 0 Cremieu-Javal-Paul, J. P., Esq. Cockell, Mrs. George. Connaught, H.R.H. the Duke of Church of England Soldiers’ Institute. Cavalry Club, The. Cooling, John A., Esq. Cox & Co., Messrs. Camberley Staff College. Cunliffe, Lieut.-Col. W. H. Cater & Co., Messrs. W. Corden, Victor, Esq. Champion, Major A. H. N. U. Chaplin, Clifford, Esq. Chisman, H. C., Esq. Cossins, Reginald, Esq. Corlett, John, Esq. Campbell, R. C., Esq. Cambridge, Field - Marshal H.R.H. the Duke of Collins, Mrs. M. Cook, Gilbert, Esq. Cardi, Countess de. Cheffins, R. A., Esq. D De Rees, Corporal J. F. Dodds, H. L., Esq. Day, Robert, Esq. Day, William, Esq. Dublin Museum, Dublin. Drury-Lowe, Lt.-Gen. D. C. Donohoe, M. H., Esq. Douglas, Admiral the Hon. G. N. Dagnall, Miss Ada. Dowling, Miss M. B. Duke of York’s Royal Military School, Chelsea. Dickinson & Foster, Messrs. 8s ALPHABETICAL mi)EX— con h'nued. E Elliott, Major-Gen. Sir J. H. Eastwick- Field, Mrs. Espinasse, Mrs. H. A. Earnshaw, Mrs. M. H. Eaton, Major-Gen. Herbert F. Electrical Engineers, R.E. Volun- teers. F Fox-Pitt, Major. Farquharson, Major Victor. • Ford, Major-Gen. Barnett. Frere, Sir Bartle C. Fraser, Capt. Sir Keith A., Bart. Fine Art Society, The. Fayrer, Sir Joseph. Fryer, Lieut. -Gen. John. Freer, Miss M. Fraser, Major J. R. Forbes, Mrs. Archibald. G Gunton, Captain T. W. Gough, Gen. Hugh. Gordon, Lieut.-Gen. B. L. Grimshaw, W. Murphy, Esq. Gordon, Lady M. Graves, Mrs. Algernon. Gatacre, Major-Gen. Sir W. F. Groeme, R., Esq. Griffin, Sir Lepel. ‘‘ Graphic,” The, Proprietors of Gillilan, W., Esq. Gullick, Mrs. Graves, Miss Florence. Graves, Henry, Esq. Gilbert, G. M., Esq. Grundy, J. F. E., Esq. Graves & Co., A., Ltd., Messrs. Garnham, Lieut.-Col. H Harris, Clement B., Esq. Hyde, John, Esq. Hockey, G. H., Esq. H — contd. Hume, Major- Gen. J. R. Harris, Captain C. R. Hills, W. F., Esq. Hunt & Roskell, Messrs. Hyman & Co., John, Messrs. Hartley, H. T., Esq. Hutchins, George, Esq. Harvey, Sir Charles. Huish, Chas. Henry, Esq. Hands, C. E., Esq. Hipkins, Mrs. J. S. Hamilton, Captain. Hinde, F., Esq. Hancock, Lieut.-Gen. Hill, G. M., Esq., R.N. Hill, Colonel Arthur. Haylings, D. Martineau, Esq, Hawkshaw, Major E. C Henderson, Major-Gen. Herbert-Saunders, Mrs. D, Hillingford, Robert, Esq. Flaynes, E. B., Esq. Heath, William, Esq. Havvkes & Co., Messrs. Hardinge, Viscount. I India Office, The. Innes-Hopkins, W. R., Esq. “ Illustrated London News,” The, Proprietors of J Jones, Miss Eveline M. Jones, Miss Agnes. Jennens, J., Esq. James, Major-Gen. E. Renouard. Junior United Service Club, The. Jervis- White, Lieut-Col. H. K Kennard, Col. E. H. Kimbell, Fred. J., Esq. Kemp, Mrs. G. N. B. Dixon, Kilburne, G. G., Esq. • 86 ALPHABETICAL mBEX—con/mued. L. Lloyd, Lieut. -Col. E. M. Lawson, Robertson, Esq. Lumley, Theodore, Esq. Lowndes, W. Selby, Jun., Esq. Lutyens, Charles, Esq. Lucas, Col. Alfred G. Lewin, Stephen, Esq. Le Marchant, Sir Henry D., Bart. Lee, Miss Auriol. Lefevre, L. H. & Son, Messrs. Little, Arthur, Esq. Ledger, Edward, Esq. Loyd, Brig.-Gen. Lucas, Seymour, Esq. Landon, Percival, Esq. Langman, Lieut. A. L. Luck, Col. E. T. M Mackintosh-Gow, James, Esq. Mildmay, Sir Henry. Marlborough, His Grace the Duke of. Methuen, Col. C. L. Macdonald, Col. Chas. E. Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh. Maunsell, Maj.-Gen. Thomas. Mathews, J. C., Esq. MacHugh, R. J., Esq. Merritt, Cecil M., Esq. Milne, S. M., Esq.. Merry, Mrs. Godfrey. Maxwell, William, Esq. Mackenzie, A. W., Esq. Merry, Godfrey, Esq. MacAlister, J. Y. W., Esq. Moore-Brabazon, Col. Minton, J. W., Esq. Morris, Frank, Esq. McKerrell, Miss E. McKerrell, His Excellency Lieut. - Col. Menpes, Mortimer, Esq. Mendoza, I. P., Ltd., Messrs. M — contd. Makins, G. H., Esq. Minister of War, Berlin, Hii Excellency the Mundell, F. Esq. Maude, W., Esq. N National Rifle Association — ; Lieut.-Col. C. R. Crosse . Secretary. Napier, Col. Hon. G. Nevill, Lady Dorothy. Nathan, L. & H., Messrs. Nolston, L. K., Esq. Nutter, Miss L. Nicolls, Major- Gen. OH. O Outram, Sir Francis B., Bart. Officers of the 5th R. Inniskilling Fusiliers. Olpherts, Lady Alice M. Osborn, Samuel, Esq. O’Connor, Major.-Gen. Luke. P Paterson, Col. H. Pilotelle, G. Esq. Peake, W. H., Esq. Powerscourt, Viscount, Parsons, Lieut.-Col. F. C. Portlock-Dodson, Capt. W. Paget, Mrs. Pearse, Henry H. S., Esq. Penney, Capt. J. Y. S. Perr}, Will, Esq. Pounds, W. J., Esq. Paynter, Mrs. J. E. S., and Miss F. W. Seager. Pollock, Major A. W. Parolini, A. Esq. Prior, Melton, Esq. Plunkett, Lieut.-Col. G. T. 87 ALPHABETICAL R Ragon,.A., Esq. Rudall, Cark & Co., Messrs. Ruhl, Moritz, Esq. 1 Raymond, Lieut.-Col. Elliott. I Royal Welsh Fusiliers (Col. R.B. j Mainwaring). Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Raines, Gen. Sir Julius. Royal Artillery Mess, Woolwich. Radcliffe, Mrs. ! Ricketts, Geo. H. M., Esq. I Richmond and Gordon, His I Grace the Duke of. i Roberts, Field Marshal Earl. I Rotunda, The, Woolwich. I Rogers, Lieut.-Col. E. i Royal Artillery Institution, Wool- wich. Royal United Service Institution, [ The, Whitehall. ! Royal Military College, Cam- berley. ‘ Ricardo, Col. H., C.V.O. Royal Artillery Officers Mess, Woolwich. S Sprunt, James, Esq. Spencer, The Earl. Stubbs, Major-Gen. P. W. Sykes, Genhral. Sweetland, Edward M., Esq. Smith, R. Stanley, Esq. Sands, W. H. B., Esq. Stair, The Earl of. Simmons & Sons, John, Messrs. Smith, Ernest, W., Esq. Sawle, Lady Graves. Stewart, Frank A., Esq. Sawyer, Henry G., Esq. “ Sphere,” The, Proprietors of. Slazengar, Captain Ralph. Sullivan, W. H., Esq., R.C.A. Sinclair, The Venerable Arch- deacon William. Sifico & Co., D., Messrs. Severn Division, R.E. (Volun- teers — S.M.). Stuart, Miss. Stuart, John, Esq, I N D E X — con tinned. T Thiele, Reinhold, Esq. Tweed, John, Esq. Tarran, Thomas, Esq Tachaux, D., Esq. Tower of London. Talbot, Lieut.-Col. J. S. U Uppleby, Col. J. G. United Service Club, The. V Vardon, Henry, Esq. Vardon, Mrs. Henry Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington. W Wellington, His Grace the Duke of Womb well. Sir George. Webber, Major-Gen. I Wetherall, Capt. H. A. Wellington College, Governors of Waterford Harbour Commis- sioners. Westcott, Col. Sinclair. Walker, Fredk. W., Esq. Webster, W. D., Esq. Weigall, H. Esq. Whisk, Gen. Geo P. j Woollett, Major Wm. C. I Wood, Sergt. Geo. E. j Wollen, W. B. Esq. I Wright, Lieut.-Col. Henry. I Wyatt, James, Esq. Whetherley, Colonel. White’s Royal Artillery Agency. Y Yorke-Davies, R. E., Esq. 88 1 pinncc’s Iball. i ! Lowry Press. j Invented by George A. Lowry, Chicago, U.S.A., for baling Hay, | Cotton, Wool, Jute, other Fibres, Scrap Tin and Wire. i This Powerful Press makes a Cylindrical Bale of great density, which ' is of special economic value to Shippers and Users of Fibres. The Lowry Bale is extensively used in the American Cotton Export Trade. It has the highest recommendation from Shippers, Handlers, i and Insurers of Cargoes. The Lowry Bale has the unqualified approval from Military , Authorities. i It is practically Fire-proof, Weather-proof, and Water-proof. . It is largely used in the Campaigns in South Africa, China, and the i Phillipines. ®ucal Iball. 1. F. Grant Ogilvie, Direetop Museum of Science and Art, Fdinbupg^h. Model of a 64-pounder M.L.R. Gun, mounted on the Moncrieff Hydro-pneumatic siege carriage, with limber and air-pump, made in the Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh, from working drawings obtained through the inventor. Colonel Sir Alexander Moncrieff, K.C.B. (late Edinburgh Militia Artillery), from Messrs. Easton & Anderson, C.E., London and Erith. Scale, 3 in. = i ft. 2 . The Cotton Powder Co., 32, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. Patent Socket Signals, a substitute for both Guns and Rockets. Socket Sound and Light Signals. Portable Signal Tripod with socket attached, as supplied for use to Expeditions in Africa and elsewhere. Patent Socket Signal as used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Independent State, etc., etc. 3 . F. Joyce & Co., Ltd., 7, Suffolk: Lane, Cannon Street, E.C. Ammunition for Sporting and Small Arms purposes. Percussion Caps ; Gun Wadding. 4. Curtis’s & Harvey, Ltd., 3, Graeechurch Street, E.C. Samples of Military and Sporting Gunpowder. 89 5 . Hug’ll Stevenson & Sons, Limited, Garratt Works, Summers Town, S.W. Also at Manchester, Birmingham, and Perth. Models of Shooting Ranges, Targets of life-sized figures, Artillery Ammunition Cases, Mauser, Mannlicher and other Cartridge Cases and Outer Boxes. Revolver and other Cartridge packing boxes. Cardboard Explosive Shells for Military Manoeuvres, Pocket Dispensaries, etc. Boxes for Colfee and other Provisions for use on Active Service, Grease Boxes, etc., etc. 6 . Cooppal & Co., Ltd. (James R. Watson & Co., Sole Agents), 35, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. Manufacturers of every description of Gunpowder, Smokeless and Black, for Military and other purposes. Guncotton, Dynamite, and other Nitro-Glycerine Explosives. Also Detonators and Fuses. 7 . Westley, Richards, & Co., Ltd., 178, New Bond Street, W., and 12, Corporation Street, Birmingham. Manufactory: Bournhrook, Worcestershire. Single and Double Sporting Guns and Rifles. Military Rifles and Special Patent Sights. Mauser Automatic Pistols. Patent Military and Sporting Rifle and Pistol Bullets. 8 . Chas. Cammell & Co., Ltd., Cyclops Steel and Iron Works, Sheffield. Tested Armour Plates. Bullet-Proof Steel. Lyddite Shell. Armour-Piercing Shell. Common Shell. 9 . Wetoley & Scott Revolver and Arms Co., Ltd., 78, Shaftesbury Avenue, W. Works : Birmingham. “ Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver.” The only Automatic Revolver or Pistol taking Government ammunition. Specimens of Revolvers as supplied to His Majesty’s Home and Colonial Forces. 10. The Normal Powder and Ammunition Co., Ltd., Hendon, N.W. Normal, Military, and Sporting Powder, a pure Nitro-cellulose composition, contains no Nitro-glycerine, thoroughly Waterproof, unaftected by climate. Military and Sporting Ammunition scientifically and carefully load id. Rheinische Metallwaapen & Maschinenfabrik (Ehrhardt • Works), Diisseldorf, Germany, Comprising the following Factories : — A. — Rheinische Metallwaaren- & Maschinenfabrik at Dussel- DORF, with branches at Rath, near Diisseldorf, and at Sommerda, ; in Thuringia, and an Artillery Proving Ground at Unterluss, near Hanover. | B. — Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach, at Eisenach, in Thuringia. C. — Press and Walzwerk-Actien-Gesellschaft, at Reisholz, near : Dusseldorf. D. — Heinr. Ehrhardt, Machine Tool Works, at Zella St. Bl., in t Thuringia. ; The Company, one of the largest of its kind, chiefly manufactures war material of every description, and has also brought out a new type of J Field Guns (Ehrhardt’s System), which, after extensive trials, has . lately been adopted in Norway, whilst i8 complete field batteries were ’ supplied last year to the British Government ; besides, tests with this gun with a view to its adoption, are still being carried out in Germany, Austria, Russia, Holland, the United States, etc. I Full particulars concerning this system of field guns, together with a j description of the Ehrhardt process of manufacture, and a descriptive j catalogue of the exhibit, are contained in a little pamphlet which can be ' had on application. Inspection by Gentlemen of the Army and Navy, ; and others interested, is also kindly solicited. j Exhibits : ^ Nos. I and 2— 75 -mm. Quick-Firing Gun on Field Carriage with hydraulic buffer ’ (Ehrhardt’s System). No. 3— Limber for same. No. 4 — Ammunition V/agon for same. No. 5 — 75 -mm. Quick-Firing Field Gun with “Ehrhardt interrupted screw” breech mechanism. No. 6 — Steel Carriage Wheel. No. 7 — Steel Wheel for Gun Carriage. ‘ No. 8 — Forging for 75 -mm. Field Gun with vertical trunnion. No. 9 — Forging for Jacket for 75 -mm. Field Gun. Nos. 10 and n — Cradles for Ehrhardt hydraulic quick-firing- field carriag-e, in the rough and machined. Nos. 12 and 13 — Steel Felloes for gun carriage wheels. No. 14 — Cartridge Case for 24cm. (9") gun. Nos. 15 and 16 — Pieces of Weldless Steel Tubing for hydraulic and steam high pressure conduits. No. 17 — Solid drawn Steel Cylinder for Compressed Gas. Test 4000-lb. 1 square inch. No. 18 — Seamless Boiler Shell for locomotive boiler. No. 19 — Collection of Shrapnels, Steel high-explosive Shells, and Armour- piercing Shells; also Cartridge Cases of various sizes, and Double-action and Percussion Fuses. No. 20 — Gun Barrels in the rough. No. 21- Steel hollow Axle-tree for heavy gun. The Harness and Rider Equipments exhibited are made by Aug’USt L»Oh Sohne, Joint Stock Company for Military Equipment, Berlin. Representatives for the Ehrhardt Works. N.B. — Special Pamphlet on application. 91 11. Chaples Lancaster, 151, New Bond Street, W. The “ Ross ” (patent) Straight Pull Magazine Repeating Rifles in military and sporting patterns, either *256, -303, and *370 calibres. The “ Harris Rifle Magazine ” (patent), suitable for all forms of Bolt Rifles, either Lee-Enfield, Mannlicher, Mauser, etc., etc. ; also “ Ross,” as above. General collection of Sporting, Hammer and Hammerless Guns, Rifles, etc., with single triggers and ejectors ; Telescopes ; various examples of non-fouling, smooth, oval-bore Rifles. “The Art of Shooting, 6d. ; and Popular Edition, 2s. 6d. Postage 6d. extra. 12. Greenwood & Batley, Ltd., 16, Great George Street, Westminster. Small Arms Ammunition, as supplied to the War Department. Horse and Mule Shoes, as supplied to the War Department and Indian Government. Whitehead Torpedoes, as supplied to the Admiralty. 13. King’s Norton Metal Co., Near Birmingham. Shell loading. Cartridges for Quick-firing Guns, all sizes. Fuses and Primers. Ammunition for small arms. Cartridge Cases of all sizes. Bullets. Coppper Rings (Driving Bands) for Projectiles. Rolled Metal (Brass, Copper, Cupro-Nickel) ; Caps, Blanks, etc., for ammunition manufacture. 14. W. W. Greener, St. Mary’s Square, Birmingham, and 68, Hay market, Vt/'.C. Guns, Rifles, Military Accessories, Cadet Rifles, Sharpshooting and INIiniature Club Rifles for Rifle Clubs, Schools, etc. IMark.V. Muskets with Spring Bayonets for Fencing. Regulation Sight Protectors for Service Rifles. Greener’s Cattle Killers, etc. Plans and description of a Patent Safety Rifle Range, for use with Service Rifles and Service Ammunition, over standard distances up to 1,400 or 1,600 yards, to occupy space covered by platform and targets only, which range may be built in the heart of London. io. The British and Foreign Lee Arms Co., Ltd., 22, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. The Improved Lee Straight Pull Rifle. 16. Fred Wallis, 11, Fdgbaston Street, Birmingham. A Bullet-proof Shield for the protection of foot and mounted infantry. Bullet proof at all distances down to 20 yards against the Lee-Enfield rifle with service charge. 92 17. John Rigby & Company, Limited, G unmakers, 72, St. James Street, S.W. Military and Sporting- Rifles, Guns, and Accessories. 18. Blanchett & Sons, Combined Rifle and Tube Range, 99, High Street, Slough. Patent Safety Range suitable for Lawns, Halls, Play Rooms, Schools, Recreation Rooms, Village Reading Rooms, etc. Specially suitable for Small Gardens. Ammunition very inexpensive. 19. Orient Line of Royal Mail Steamers, 13, Fenchureh Avenue, E.C. Exhibited by the Orient Steam Navigation Company. Model of the Orient Line s.s. Orient, at present in the employment of the Imperial Government as a Transport. 20. Worsnop & Co., Ltd., Carlton Place, Halifax, England, and 9, Cheapside. Portable Military Search Lights to use Acetyloid Gas. Signal Lights for Military use for Acetyloid Gas. Tent Lamps with wind-proof Globes. 21. W. E. Bott & Co., 1, East India Avenue, E.C. Model of s.s. Transport Idaho (Wilson Line). 22. Ismay, Imrie & Co., White Star Line, Liverpool ; and 17, Cockspur Street, S.W. Model. White Star Royal Mail Steamship Majestic ; H.M. Auxiliary Cruiser, Transport 68 . io,ooo tons; i 8 ,ooo I.H.P. 23. Major A. Smith, Acting Adjutant 26th Middlesex (Cyclists), V.R.C., 69, Lillie Road, S.W. 1. Cycle Stretcher (Military Pattern). 2 . Cycle Small Arms, Ammunition Cart. 3. Cycle Signallers, Equipment Wagon. 4 . Cycle Machine Gun (Colt). 24. The Gardner Gun and Engineering Company, 49-51, Curtain Road. Two Barrel “ (Curdner ” Machine Gun, as used in H. M. Navy. 93 25. The Colt Gun & Carriage Co., Ltd., 34, Victoria Street, Westminster. A Quick-firing Colt Automatic Gun, firing 480 shots per minute, mounted upon a Dundonald Galloping Gun Carriage, as used in South Africa. 26. H.M. War Office, Pall Mall, S.W. 6-Pounder (57-mm.) Hotchkiss Quick-Firing Gun on Recoil Mounting. Three Maxim Guns, o'45-inch M. H. with muzzle attachments. 27. Royal Artillery Institution Loan. 0‘65-inch lo-barrel Gatling Gun on naval mounting. 0.45-inch lo-barrel Gatling Gun on travelling carriage. Rifle calibre Maxim Gun with Gatling chamber on light field carriage. Glass case showing the process of manufacture of gunpowder, gun-cotton and cordite, with specimens of all the ingredients used and in their various stages of manufacture. Glass case showing various stages of manufacture of Boxer small arm ammunition. Glass case showing various stages of manufacture of small arm ball cartridge Mark III. rolled case for Martini-Henry Rifle. Glass case showing various stages of manufacture ‘303-inch magazine rifle cartridge. Glass case showing War and Signal Rockets, whole and in sections. Glass cases (3) showing various specimens of Electric Fuses, wooden and metal, whole and in sections. Case of specimens of Hotchkiss ammunition, whole and in sections. Case containing Implements, Fuse and Shell. 28. Viekeps, Sons, & Maxim, Ltd., 32, Victoria Street, S.W. I Maxim R. C. Gun on Field Carriage. i*37-mm. Maxim Automatic Gun (Pom-pom) on Naval Cone Mounting. 12-inch B. L. Wire Gun as mounted in H. M. Battleships. Weight of Gun, 50 tons 7 cwt, weight of projectile 850 lbs. Muzzle velocity 2,734 feet per second. 29. Soeiete Franeaise de Constructions Mecaniques. Capita], Frs.12,000,000. Head Office 21, Rue de Londres, Paris. General Manager’s Dept. ... Donai (Nord). Factories Denain and Donai (Nord). London Representative ... Mr. Bernard, 1, West St., Finsbury Pavement, E.C. Field Guns. I Field Gun 80-mm. with carriage and limber. I Ammunition Wagon, do. (limber and wagon body). (Part of Battery of 6 Guns available at works in France). I Field Gun 75-mm. with carriage and limber (quick-firing). 94 ■'1 Mountain Guns. I Mountain Gun 57-mm. with carriage. I >» 75 : ^ T> >> 5) Siege Guns. I Gun 1 20 -mm. with carriage and hydraulic brake. I Howitzer 155-mm. with carriage. Quick-Firing Guns. I Heavy Gun 57-mm. with central pivot carriage. I Light Gun 47 ,, ,, ,, Ammunition. | Various Projectiles. , These Guns being of modern type have been supplied largely to 1 various small States, and can be purchased during or after close of the = Exhibition. Full particulars on application. C.I.V. Exhibit. Maxim Guns used by the C.I.V.’s in South Africa. ©ueen'0 palace. Belg>ium Govepnment Exhibit from Royal Arms Faeto Liege. 12 c.c. Cast Gun, 1862. 12 c.c. Gun, i88g. Short c.c. Bronze Gun. ■5 c. C.7 Shield Gun on Carriage. Limber for 5 c. c.7 Shield Gun. Projectiles, Rifles, Swords, Bayonets, Revolvers, Pistols. Ordnance Survey Ofliee, Southa-mpton. 1 . Winchester. 2. Hereford. 3. York. 4. London. 5. 2 Cambridge. 6. Salisbury. 7. Southampton. 8. Edinburgh. 9. Ireland (South) four miles. 10. Ireland (North) four miles. 1 1 . England, four miles outline. 12. London and District, i inch scale outl'ne 13. Kendal, etc. ditto. 14. Bristol, etc. ditto. 15. Banbury, etc. ditto, ib. Glasgow, etc. ditto. 17. Western Isles (Scotland) ditto. 18. Scotland. ditto. 19. Dublin, etc. ditto. 20. Kerry, etc. ditto. 95 Irish Industries Association. Woollen wear made for troops on service in South Africa, including Horse Clothing, Rugs, Socks, Stockings, Helmets, Tam O’Shanters, Gloves, Mufflers, Cardigan Jackets, Jerseys, Shirts, &c. Stephen Simpson, Avenham Road Works, Preston, and 8, Warwick Street, Regent Street, W. Gold and Silver Wire, Thread, and Embroidery Materials in various stages of their manufacture. Laces, Cords, and Braids, Army, Navy, and Diplomatic Accoutrements and. Embroidery. Frank Bryan, 3, Bayer Street, Golden Lane, E.C. Military and Naval Accoutrements, Fencing Goods, Cricket and other Outdoor Games, Boxing, &c. Lawrence and Mayo, Manufacturing Opticians, 67 and 69, Chancery Lane, E.C., and Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, India. Military Binocular Field Glasses, Target and other Military Tele- scopes, Night-Marching Compasses, Heliographs, Military Sketching Boards. Specialties — The “Lynx” and “Searchlight” Military Binocular Field Glasses. The Western Tanning Co., Bedminster, Bristol. Sole Bends, and Cut Soles suitable for hard wear, such as Army, Shooting, Fishing, &c. Rudall Carte & Co., 23, Berners Street, W. Military Musical Instruments. Wood, Brass, Percussion, &c. Cooksey & Co., 15, Bennett Street, Blaekfriars, E.C. Military and other Hats. Awards: — Silver Medal, Paris, 1889; Gold Medal, Edinburgh, 1890; 3 Highest Awards, Chicago, 1893; Gold Medal, Paris, 1900. The H.P. Horse Nail Co., Ltd., 23, College Street, Cannon Street, E.C. The “ National ” Horse Shoe Nails and Balls, and Keeps. Horse Shoe Pads. Boosey & Co., 295, Regent Street, W. Wind Musical Instruments of all kinds suitable for Military Bands, including Brass Instruments with slides and valves ; Flute and Reed Instruments. The whole of the instruments exhibited were produced throughout at Boosey & Co.’s Manufactory, Stanhope Place, Marble Arch. g6 Henry Starck, 31, Drummond Crescent, N.W. Great Highland Bagpipes in certain stages of manufacture, silver mounted, &c. ; also Pipe Chanters and Practice Chanters ; Dirk, Skean-Dhu, Waist and Cross Belt, and Sporran. Besson & Co., Ltd., 198, Euston Road, N.W. Brass and Reed Military Band Instruments, “ Prototype ” system. Special Compact Models for cavalry use, Drums and Tympani. “Reliable” (Regt.) Ebonite Reed Instruments for use in tropical climates. Band Appurtenances, Improved Saxophones, Tenor Cor, and the Besson “Zephyr” Trombone with spring sockets, etc. Lieut.-Col. Wethered, 2, Easteombe Villas, Blackheath, S.E. Wethered’s Improved Patent Bitless Bridle for Driving without any- thing in horse’s mouth. Patent Automatic Carriage Sash Strapholder. The Wilkinson Sword Coy., Ltd., 27, Pall Mall, S.W. Swords and Pistols. The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Ltd., 112, Regent Street, W. Military Mess Plate, including Silver Centre Pieces of a military character; Prize Cups, Bowls, Tea and Coffee Services, Trays, etc., in Solid Silver. Military Statuettes in Silver and Bronze, Challenge Shields, Trophies for all Sports. Presentation Swords, including the Sword of Honour presented to General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum by the Corporation of the City of London ; the Swords of Honour presented to General Baden-Powell by the Corporation of Port Elizabeth, the Inhabitants of Dunedin, The Worshipful Company of Mercers, and the Ladies of Britain. J. Halden & Co., 8, Great Chapel Street, Victoria Street, S.W., and at Manchester and Newcastle. Surveying and Drawing Instrument Manufacturers. J. R. Gaunt & Son, Ltd. (late Ed. Thurkle, estd. 200 years), Contractors to the British and Foreign Governments, Warstone Parade Works, Birmingham, and Denmark Street, Soho, W. Military, Naval, Crest, and General Uniform Buttons and Ornaments, Swords, Belt Clasps, Whistles, Medals, Helmets, etc. 97 Hugh Stevenson & Sons, Limited, Garratt Works, Summers Town, S.W. Also at Manchester, Birmingham and «Perth. Models of Shooting Ranges, Targets of life-sized figures, Artillery Ammunition Cases, Mauser, Mannlicher and other Cartridge Cases, and Outer Boxes. Revolver and other Cartridge pacping boxes, Cardboard Explosive Shells for Military Manoeuvres, Pocket Dispensaries, etc. Boxes for Coffee and other Provisions for use on Active Service, Grease Boxes, etc., etc. S. Goff & Co., 17 and 18, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. Harness Makers, Saddlers, and General Sporting Outfitters. Henry Maxwell & Company, 161, Piccadilly, W. IMilitary, Hunting, Racing, Polo Spurs. Inventors of the Patent Spur Box. Hon. mention London, 1851; Prize Medals, London, 1862; Paris, 1878; Gold Medal, Paris, 1900. W. Cater & Co., Ltd., 58 . Pall MaP, S.W. IMilitary Head Dresses, Belts, Accoutrements, and Uniforms of all descriptions ; Camp Equipment and Requisites for general outfitting. Peal & Co., 487, Oxford Street, W. Military, Riding, and Marching Boots and Leggings for parade and for active service. C. H. Knorr, A. G. Heilbronn, an Neekar, Germany. Manufacturers of Prepared Foods and Dried Vegetables. I cubic metre (about 30 cubic feet) Knorr’s Julienne Dried Com- pressed Vegetables weighs 28 cwt.,and is the product of about 31,000 lbs. fresh vegetables. It will suffice to make stew for 35,000 men. The Quadrant Cycle Co., Ltd., Sheepcote Street, Birmingham. Quadrant Chainless Bicycle, with Military Equipments, Quadrant Kit Racks, Quadrant Leg Rest, Brooks’ Rifle Clips and Tool Bag, Clincher Tyres, Self-sealing Air Chambers. Jewish Lads’ Brigade, 63, Finsbury Pavement, K.C. Equipment and Photos. Alfred Hays, 26, Old Bond Street, W. Military Musical Instruments. D 98 W. and F. Thorn, Coach and Harness Manufacturers, 19, Great Portland Street, W» Military Bicycle, fitted with Rifle Clips, Shovel and Pick Clips, Ammunition Cases and Cartridge Carriers, Sword Clips, &c. Thorn’s Registered and Patented. Harold H. Elliott, Tollington Lodg’e, Turle Road, i Tollington Park, N., and Newbury, Berks. 2 Military Cycles with all Equipments. Photographic Illustrations. F. Garland Mylrea Lascelles, Boscombe. Easily detached Bicycle. Invented by Major B. Baden-Powell. Societe Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements iuBon Lobet a Verviers (Belgium), Military Equipment : Haversacks, Helmets, Cartridge Boxes, Boots, Stiaps, Bayonet Scabbards, Holsters, Halters, Bandoliers, Belts, etc. Mangano Electric Process, Limited. London Office ... 15, George Street, Mansion House. Paris Office ... 4, Rue de Castellane. Purification and Sterilization of Water. Apparatus specially designed for Field Service, to provide perfectly pure drinking water free from all germs of disease, thereby effectually preventing enteric fevers and other diseases incident" on campaigning. Water from any river or pool, even though polluted, is pumped up, and after undergoing treatment by the Company’s new process and subsequent filtration for a very short time, is delivered in a perfectly clean and chemically pure state, absolutely sterilized and deprived of all contaminating bacteria. The apparatus exhibited is capable of treating 100 gallons per hour At night the electric installation, when not required for the purifi- cation of water, may be used for supplying a search and signal light over a large area. Demonstrations wall take place regularly in the grounds adjoining the Queen’s Palace (Court) every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, between the hours of 3 and 5. Pamphlets describing the process may be had at the Stall or at the Company’s Offices. The same process is applicable to the clarification of cane and beet sugar juice, alcohol, etc. All information can be obtained on application. Alp. Camjlle, Jne., 24, Rue Chateau-Landon, Paris. Mountain Gun on Mule. Ambulance on Mule. Ambulances in Metal for Mule Carriage. 99 Apthus Bertrand & Beranger, 21, Rue Hautefeuille, Paris. Embroideries in Gold and Silver. Medals. Ribands. Orders. 3mpenal Court. A. Wallace Jones, 2, Addison Court Gardens, Kensing^ton. Military Toys, consisting of Soldiers, Types of the British Army and Guns. B. J. J. Keliher & Co., Ltd., 33, King- William Street, E.C., 99, Victoria Street, S.W., and Marshalsea Works, S.E. . Programmes and Publications. 1 The British Somatose Company, Ltd., 165, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. A True Meat Nutriment made from Beef containing nearly 8o per cent, of meat albumen. It acts directly as a Tonic, and is especially valuable in cases of Fever, Dysentery, and Influenza. Vide Lancet, September 30, 1899. 2 , 3 , 4 , Spencer Heath & George, 52, Goswell Road. Gymnastic Apparatus, as used in the Army Gymnasium in connection with the training of Recruits. Horizontal Bars, Parallel Bars, Vaulting Horse, Vaulting Box, Fencing Equipment. 5 . Sanderson Bros. & Co., Ltd., Sheffield. Contractors to His Majesty’s Government. (Established Sheffield 1776.) Manufacturers of High-Class Tool Steel (of world- wide renown'l for all purposes. Bayonets, Steel for Armaments, Railway Axles, Files, etc. Note the address of Sanderson’s Steelworks, Rolling Mills, and Forges is — Sheffield, England. London office, 86, Leadenhall Street. E.C. See Sanderson Bros. Bayonet Testing Exhibit in the I nperial Gardens. 6b. Mappin Bros., 220, Regent Street, W., 66, Cheapside E.C., and Queen’s Manufactory, Sheffield. Fine Art Jewellers^. Diamond Merchants. Gold Workers. Watch and Clock Makers. Silversmiths. Electro Platers. Cutlery. Dressing Bag Makers. Designers and Modedars. D i lOO 6. Bewlay & Co., Ltd., 49, Strand. Flor de Dindigul Cigars and Cigarettes, Tobacco, Pipes, etc. Head Office ... Factories Paris Branch Spratt’s Patent Ltd. 24 & 25, Fenchurch Street, E.C. Bermondsey, S.E., Poplar, E., Berlin, and Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A. 38, Rue Caumartin. Expedition Biscuits of all kinds for Human Use ; also for Animals’ Oatmeals, Pulse and Grain. Medicines and Appliances. 8. The Armour Packing Company of Kansas City. Pressed Beef, Jellied Brawn, Ox Tongues, Luncheon Tongues, Corned Beef, Sliced Ham and Bacon, as supplied to H.M. War Office. Armour & Co., Chicago. Extract of Meat, as supplied to H.M. War Office. Porter Brothers Company, San Jose. Californian Dried Apricots, Pears, Peaches, Plums, Raisins, and Almonds. The San Jose Fruit Packing Company, San Jose. Californian Preserved Apricots, Pears, Peaches, Plums, also Aspara- gus. All of Extra quality. In glass and tins. Etablissements F. Delory, Lorient. Sardines in tins and glass. Systeme Phoenix. Sardines in glass. y. E. Jerome-Dyer, 20, Mornington Avenue, West Kensington, W. Jerome-Dyer’s Portable Shield Ambulance, manufactured by the Crypto Works Co., Ltd., 29, Clerkenwell Road, E.C. It contains two ambulances hung on spring clips, capable of being rolled up under the centre pole, or of being lifted out without any disarrangement or trouble, and as easily replaced. 10. Newball & Mason, Hyson Green, Nottingham. Manufacturers of Mason’s Extract of Herbs, Wine Essences, Coffee Essence, Lemonade Crystals, and other concentrated foods for field service. 11. Farrow & Jaekson, Ltd., 16, Great Tower Street, E.C. Portable Soda Water Machinery, suitable for Canteen, Hospital, or Ship’s use. Draught Fountains, Filling Machines, and accessories shown in working order and also packed ready for transport. Collapsible and Portable Food Refrigerators and Preserves. 12. Ashdowne & Co., 177, Queen’s Street, Portsea. Compressed Forage. ,, Hay Cake. ,, Corn Cake. ,, Bran Cake. Swan & Edgar, Pieeadilly Circus* Linen Goods. Damask for Mess Purposes. 13, 14, 15, 16 The Eagle Range and Gas Stove Company, Ltd., 127, Regent Street, W. Eagle Ranges and Grates. Cooking on Veldt. Cooking in Canteen. Cooking in Officer’s Kitchen. 20. George F. Milnes & Company, Limited, Hadley, Liverpool, and Birkenhead, and Balderton Street, Oxford Street, W. Various Motor-Carriages for use in Warfare. 21, 22. His Majesty’s War Office Recruiting Office, St. Georges Barracks. Barrack Room on Cubicle System (British Army). Constructed by Denny Mott & Dickson, Ltd., 165, Fenchurch Street, E.C. 23. Wallace Jones, 2, Addison Court Gardens, Kensington Military Pictures, War Relics, and Bungalow Ornaments. 24. S. Goff & Co., 17 & 18, King Street, Covent Garden. Harness, Saddlery, Horse Clothing and Leather Goods. 25. The Iron and Timber Buildings Company, 60, Cheapside, E.C. Contractors for Iron and Timber Buildings, Light Railways and constructions of all descriptions for Military, Public and Private purposes, and portable folding articles. 102 26 . H. C. Sling*sby, 142 to 146, Old Street, E.C. Slingsby’s Patent Trucks as used by H.M. Admiralty Department ; H.M. War Department ; H.M. Royal Arsenal ; H.M. Royal Army Clothing; also Foreign Governments, Home and Foreign Railway, and Shipping Companies, etc. 27 , 28 , 29 . His Majesty’s War Office, Recruiting Office, St. George's Barracks, W.C. Half Section of a Barrack Room (British Army) complete in all details. 30 , 31 . His Majesty’s War Office Veterinary Dept. Transport Fittings supplied by Houlder Bros. & Co., Ltd., 146, Leadenhall Street, E.C. Slings for Horses by Arnold & Sons, 26, West Smithfield. 33 . Edwin Mansfield & Sons, Whitby, Chester. Mansfield OiLGas Producer, for making gas from any kind of oil or grease, for driving gas engines, heating, brazing, annealing, lighting, cooking, etc., as used at Small Arms Ammunition Factories, Army Clothing Factories, Presidency Laboratories, etc. 34 , 35 , 36 . H. R. Griffin & Co., 1, Finsbury Square, E.C. Portable Railway, Turn Tables, Tipping Wagons, Platform Wagons, Wheel Barrows. Separator for demonstrating powdered milk. Traction Engine fitted with crane for Army and general purposes. tlbeatre Conibor. Mr. Eranz Hanfstacngk of 16, Pall Mall East, London, Munich and New York, exhibits a few of his well-known publications here. Amongst others, the favourite portrait of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria, a portrait of the Kaiser, and a series illustrating incidents in the Franco-German War of 1870-1, etc. Wallace Jones, 2, Addison Court Gardens, Kensington, Chinese goods, silks, ivories, porcelain, and arms. '03 IRo^al (BaUeriea. Rock Bros., 116, Baron’s Court Road. Jewellery. Mrs. Alice McRae, 3, Tournay Road, Fulham, S.W. Jewellery. tCbc picturesque dib?. 5 to 11. Norman & Stacey, Ltd., 118, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. Officers’ Quarters. — Room No. I. — The Hall. Room No. 2. — The Dining Room. Room No. 3. — The Card Room. Room No. 4. — The Anteroom. Room No. 7. — The Boudoir. Room No. 6. — A married Officer’s Quarters (bedroom). Room No. 5. — An Officer’s Quarters (single). A complete and original scheme of Artistic Decoration and Furnishing designed especially for the use of married and unmarried Officers. 12. Monarch Motor Co., Ltd., 39, Eastcheap, E.C. Electric Cars, Carriages and Vans. Motor Cars, Carriages and Vans. Steam Cars, Carriages and Vans. And Accessories. 13. Thurston & Co., Ltd., Billiard Table Manufacturers,^ Leicester Square, London, W.C. See the Wood Bed and List Cushions, used prior to the introduction of Slate Beds, and Rubber Cushions by Thurston’s. 11. T. W, Halberin, 33, Shaftesbury Road, Ravenseourt Park, W. Spectacles, Eyeglasses, Lenses, Machine for Grinding Lenses. Opera, Field, Race, and Marine Glasses. Full display of. every appliance for remedying Defective Sight. Testing Apparatus specially adapted to latest improved methods. 15. & 16. 17. Electrophone. Jewell’s Positive Photographs. 104 18. Muirhead & Co., Princes Mews, Storey’s Gate, S.W. X-Ray Marine Telegraphy and other Electrical Appliances. 19 . The Army Assurance Association, 217, Piccadilly, W. Publications and Prospectuses of the Army Assurance Association. 19. Thomas White & Co., Ltd., Aldershot. Portable Furniture, and the appointments of an Officer’s Barrack Room and Field Service Kit. 20. Automatic Machines. 21 . 22 . 23 . Maynards Ltd., 368, Strand, W.C. Working Exhibit showing the manufacture of various kinds of Confectionery. 24 & 25 . The Nao Food Co., Ltd., 2, Great George Street, Westminster, S.W. Exhibition of Soups, Essences, Rations, Savouries, Jellies, etc. 26 . Madam Cecil Campbell, 26, Old Bond Street. Indian Palmistry. 26 a Harold P. Boscher, Belmont Appliance Works, Twickenham. vStockall & Son’s Patents. The Century Wardrobe Rack. The Premier Night Timepiece. The Time Recorder. 27 . Harold P. Boscher, Belmont Appliance Works, Twickenham. Models illustrating my make of Conservatories, Greenhouses, and other Horticultural Buildings; Garden Accessories; all kinds of Wood and Corrugated Iron Buildings; Bungalows; Poultry and Pigeon Appliances; Kennels, etc., etc. 28 . 29 . . 30 . 31 . Norman & Stacey, Limited, 118, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. Furniture. 32 J. J. Keliher & Co., Ltd., King William Street, E.C., 99, Victoria Street, S.W., and Marshalsea Works, S.E. Chromo Lithographers, Letterpress Printers, Account Book Manu- facturers and Manufacturing Stationers; Contractors to H.M. Stationery Office, War Office and Admiralty. 33 Ordnance College, Woolwich. Text Books. Text Books are shewn that have been prepared for Service purposes in certain branches of the College. Chemical Branch. Reflecting Stereoscope — to show mathematical figures in solid relief (Prof. Greenhill, F.R.S.). Pulley Tackle : an example of an easily made model for instruc- tional purposes. Year’s work of an officer specialising in Mathematics. Photographic Branch. Examples of Photographs, (i) Taken for the illustration of Text Books. (2) Views of various portions of the College. A series of micro-photographs of Service woods, metals, etc. (Dr. Hodgkinson, Ph.D.). Mathematical Branch. Artificers’ Branch. These exhibits are intended to show what is taught and how mucli can be done by Military Artificers in the Field. All the wood work and nearly all the forgings have been executed with the ordinary tools and materials carried in the Field and with a Field Forge, special tools required having been made by the men or boys themselves. Bench showing tool box and tools made for use in the College workshops. Specimens of Wood Joints. Wheels, Nos. 25 and 35 a. Pole, No. 7 . Ammunition Box for 15 pr. B.L. Gun. Four boards of specimens of Smiths’ Iron Work and Tools. Five boards of specimens of Lettering. Three boards of specimens of Wheel making. Plinths and Mouldings. Model to illustrate Saw Sharpening. Three boards of Fitting and Iron Scrollwork. One board showing Action of Salt Water on Steel Specimens of Frame making, etc. io6 34 & 35 . London and Provincial Dairy Co., Ltd. Head London Office : West Halkin St., Belg^rave Sq., S.W., with Branch Depots in all parts of London. Upwards of 150 Gold and Silver Medals, Diplomas of Honour, and other prizes awarded for Purity, Richness, and Excellence. (1) A representative “ Working Dairy,” fully equipped with modern machinery, appliances and utensils, for practically demonstrating the manufacture of Butter, Creams, Cheese, etc., in which will be found specimens of “Protene” Foods, obtained by the new process of con- verting milk into flour, and the milk flour or milk proteids into solid and liquid foods. (2) Milk in its natural state as yielded by healthy and well-fed cows. (3) The medically recommended sanitary means adopted by the exhibitors as a security against adulteration and infectious contamination, for preserving, conveying, and distributing milk and cream in sealed glass bottles for the use of infants, invalids, families, and others. (4) Condensed and Preserved Milk and Cream. (5) Creams — Raw, Devonshire, Fruited, Iced, and other varieties. (6) Butters made without being touched by the hand, fresh, and cured. (7) Cream and other Cheeses. (8) Koumiss, Peptonised Milk, Goat’s Milk, etc. (9) Curds and Whey, Milk Soda, Butter-milk, and other dairy foods and beverages. (10) Eggs — selected specimens from the domesticated and wild fowl. (11) Honey, etc. (12) Butter Churns and Workers (Messrs. T. Bradford & Co.’s), and Butter-churning, making, working, moulding, and printing in all branches. (13) Cream raising, and making and moulding in variety. (14) The separation of Cream from Milk. (15) Cheese-making. (16) The effectual System of cooling and preserving the properties of Milk. (17) Cold Air Apparatus (Messrs. H. J. West & Co., Ltd.) for pre- serving dairy products. (18) The preservation of butter and other dairy products by ice refrigeration. (19) Machines and instruments for testing the richness and purity of Milk, Cream, Butter, etc. (20) The sanitary safeguards adopted by this Company in the pro- duction and distribution of Milk and dairy products to the public, and the economic system of payment of same by tickets. (21) The “ Victoria — Princess ” and “ Crown ” Cream Separators. (22) Machinery driven by Gas Engine manufactured by the National Gas Engine Co., Ltd. 107 The Protene Company, Ltd. Head Offices : 36, WelbecR Street, Cavendish Square, W. Branch; 141, Reg’ent Street, W. A.B.C. Code. Inland and Foreign Telegraphic Address : “ Lacticinia, London.’ Telephone ; 1380 Paddington. The Protene Foods (Milk Proteids), Protected by Royal I.etters Patent, are guaranteed to be manufactured from Pure Milk Proteids. The nourishing value of foods depends upon the proportion of Proteid in them, it being well known that “ Unless We Have Proteids We Die.” Protene Foods suitable for soldiers in the field, exploration parties, and others undergoing prolonged exertions. 36 . Maynards, Ltd., 368, Strand, W.C. Working exhibit showing the manufacture of various kinds of Confectionery. 37 . R. Clayton & Co., 88, Bishopsg'ate Street, E.C. Byard’s Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil, and products, plants, seeds, Byadine Cold Cream, Byard’s Inhalers, etc. Boiler Fluid made from the E. Citriordora and other Queensland products and curios. 38 . Mrs. Stenning*, 21a, Kingwood Terrace, Fulham Palace Road, S.W. Stenning’s Patent Embossing Machine for embossing in gold, silver, or other metals, designs, monograms, names, etc., upon accoutrements, harness, all kinds of leather work. Ornamental designs upon book cases, also upon certain kinds of wood. 39. Mr. Soulal, 49, Lillie Road, S.W. Rock Crystal Fine Jewellery of all kinds in imitation and real stones. tibe (Brcat Mbeel. 1. M. C. Soulal, 49, Lillie Road, Fulham, S.W. Jewellery and Fancy Goods. 2 . Charles Drukker, Bath Promenade, Hastings, and 9, London Street, Tottenham Court Road, W.C. Jewellery and Cutlery. Madame Lefevre, 3, Bramtaer Road, West Kensington. Handkerchiefs with Embroidery Machine. 5 . Maurice Tartour, 8, St. Oswald's Road, S.W. Jewellery and Fancy Goods. 6 & 7 . F. Gozlan & Co., 21, St. Oswald s Road, S.W. Jewellery and Fancy Goods. lei^sia. HumphPies, Ltd., KnigrhtsbPidgre. Military Equipment Co., Ltd., 7, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, S.W. British Red Cross Society. Section of the “ Langman ” hospital as employed (at the expense of John L. Langman, Esq.) on active service in South Africa. Bloemfontein Pretoria . . . . . . , . 1. The larger “ Tortoise ” tent represents a section of the Hospital with ten beds. 2. The smaller “ Tortoise” tent was used as a surgical and operating tent. 3. The square Bell tent was used by Medical Officers. 4. Wagon with Tortoise tent rolled on roof. 5. Congo Stove as used in Field Hospitals in South Africa. McCormack-Brooks Litter. Undercarriage for military stretcher, made of Rickshaw fittings and used in South Africa, 1 900-1. Invented by Major R. J. McCormack, M.D., C.M.G., and Quarter-Master and Hon. Lieutenant Brooks, R.A.M.C. Red Cross Kit-Bag. Specimen of bags and contents, of which more than 15,000 have been given to the sick and wounded in South Africa by the British Red Cross and Good Hope Societies. St. John’s Ambulance Association. “ Ashford ” Litter, complete. Haversac as used by the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade. Latest Pattern military stretcher. 3n Cairo Street. 1 Mrs. Alice McRae, 8, Tournay Road, Fulham, S.W. Jewellery. 2. Z. Tahan, 3, Castletown Road, West Kensing^ton. Embroidery, Indian, Oriental Brass, Sandal Wood, Jewellery. 3 . A. Wolff, 36, Sardinia Street, Covent Garden, W.C. Fancy Goods. Real and Imitation Jewellery. New Automatic Pickle Fork. Speciality — Ladies’ Jewellery, Work and Glove Boxes. log 4. JosefLna, 371, Battersea Park Road, S.W Gold Wire, Fancy Jewellery and Oriental Novelties. 5. V. Pensa, 59, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W. Jewellery and Embroidery. 6. Joseph Luzie and Jean Mayers, 74, Junction Road, Hig‘hg‘ate, N. Embroidery, including Machine for Embroidery. Jewellery. 7 & 8 . Turkish Harem. 9 . J. Bercovich, 36, Lillie Road, S.W. Oriental Curiosities. 10. John Rose, 148, Stanhope Street, Hampstead Road. Fancy goods and Electrical Engraving. 11 . L. Goldberg*, 91, Lillie Road, S.W. Fancy Stationery. 12. Mrs. Emma Watson, 19, Kempson Road, Walham Green. Jewellery and Fancy goods. 13 . David Ades, 13, Baron’s Court Road, West Kensing^ton. Jewellery and Fancy goods. 14 . Joseph Behar, 53, St. Oswald's Road. Jewellery. 15 . Mme. Joseph Avidg*or, 5, Hammersmith Road, W. Jewellery and Embroidery. 18 . Maurice Tait & Henry Messika, 11, Portew Road, West Kensington. Jewellery. 17 , 18 . Eskenazi & Behar, 36, Lillie Road, S.W. Embroidery, Carpets. I I o 19. P. M. Mag’doom Bpos., 5, Featherstone Building^s, High Holbopn, W.C. Farms & Factories: Dindigul and TricMnopoly, S.^India. Indian Tobacco Growers and Cigar Manufacturers. 20 . 21 . 22 . M. C. Soulal, 49, Lillie Road. Embroidery and Jewellery. 23 A. Giswa, 50, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W. Jewellery and Embroidery. 24 Leon Sevilla, 59, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W. Jewellery, Embroidery, Laces, Arms, Carpets. 25. Albert Modiano, 35, Lillie Road, Earl’s Court. Jewellery and Embroidery. 26. N. Roife, 85, Edith Road. Otto of Roses. 27. F. Gozlan & Co., 8, Rue Zarkon, Tunis. Tunis Jewellery^ and Embroidery. 28. 29. J. R. Fisher, 38, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W. Jewellery and Fancy Goods. 30. Rock Bros., 116, Baron's Court Road, S.W. Olive Wood. 31. Albert Modiano, 35, Lillie Road, Earl’s Court. Jewellery and Embroidery. 32. A. Alonzo, 19, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W. Jewellery and Fancy Goods. Embroidery. 33 Arthur Bide, 303, Old Kent Road, S.E. Turkish Delight. 31. G. Garofolo, 7, Tamworth Street, Fulham, S.W Jewellery, Pipes, Embroidery, and Fancy Goods. 35a. Fresco & Toledo, 50, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W. Embroidery, Jewellery, and Fancy Goods. 35b. F. Elworthy, 36, Gadolphin .Road. Jewellery. 36. Eskenazi & Behar, 36, Lillie Road, S W. . Embroidery, Jeweller}^ Fancy Goods, Carpets, Furniture. 37. D. Sifieo & Co , 16, West Kensington Mansions. Jewellery and Embroidery. 38. J. Mizrahi, 50, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W. Embroidery, Jewellery, and Soudan Goods. Mc6tei*n arcabe. The following Exhibits will be found in the Western Arcade : — A. Oliver Typewriter Co., Ltd., 42, Poultry, E.C., Neostyle Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Stolzenberg File Co. A modern business office equipped with up-to-date labour-saving devices and appliances. The principal objects exhibited are : — The Oliver Typewriter. The Rotary Neostyle. The Stolzenberg Files. Also Hand Duplicators, Office Desks, Typewriter Supplies and Sundries, Cheque Perforators and Smaller Articles all connected with the modern business office. 1 . The World’s Manufacturing Co., 66, Victoria Street, S.W. The World’s Patent Knife Cleaning Machine. 2 and 3. The Nugget Polish Co., Ltd., Vauxhall Street, Kennington Oval. Nugget Black and Brown Waterproof Polishes for Boots, Shoes, and Harness ; also Cycle Enamel and Furniture Polish. 4. William Stevenson, 10, Albion Buildings, Aldersgate Street, E.C., and 131, High Street, Aldershot. Military Brooches in Metal and Silver, etc. I 12 5. F. Naylor & Co., 56, Bronsart Road, Fulham, S.W. Celluloid Articles and other novelties. Silver Plate, Cutlery. 6 . A. Stait, 16, Ag'amemnon Road, West Hampstead, N.W “ Fe Lobster'' Ash Tray (Registered), Real Lobster Shell. A Portable Trouser Rack and Stretcher The Kollapsus" {VTO\i- sionally Protected). 7. Harry E. Richards & Co., 35, Chiswell Street, E.C. Leather Goods. Chatelaines. 8 . R, A. Rooney & Sons, 27 and 28, Bishopsg^ate Street Without, E.C. Zil — for cleansing brushes, sponges, and other household purposes. Hair brushes, etc. 9. Waterfield, Clifford & Co., Ltd., 94, Hatton Garden. Phonographs. 10. A. Alexander, 53, Whiteley Road, Gypsy Hill. Handkerchiefs, Gloves. Embroidery Machine. 11 & 12. G. Garofolo, 7, Tamworth Street, Fulham, S.W. Jewellery, Pipes, Embroidery, and Fancy Goods. , 13. Harry E. Richards & Co., 35, Chiswell Street, E. C. Xylonite Goods. 14. J. L. Lazarus, 227, Elg^in Avenue, Maida Vale. Australian Woods — Pipe Turning. Pipes made from specially selected Australian grown woods are manufactured here. 1'^. Mr. Soulal, 49, Lillie Road, Earl’s Court. Enamelled Jewellery, Miniatures, Hand Painting and Transparent Work. 16. Needham & Co., 8, The Crescent, North End Road. Cutlery, Electro-Plated and Fancy Goods. Warranted Sheffield make. 17. Josefina, 371, Battersea Park Road, S.W. Gold Wire, Fancy Jewellery. 18 & 19. The Edison-Bell Automatic Phonograph (London and Provincial, Ltd.), 263, Hig-h Street, Borough, S.E. Automatic Phonographs. 20. Ed. Hesse, 8 , Dartmouth Street, Queen Anne’s Gate. Music. 21. Madame Lefevre, 3, Bramber Road, West Kensington, S.W. Lace, Silk Blouses, Shawls. 22. Rock Bros., 116, Baron’s Court Road, S.W. Italian Olive Wood and Mother of Pearl Goods. 23. “lactho ” Patent Automatic Advertising Lamp Co., Ltd., Strawberry House, St. James’ Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Automatics. 24. Embroidery Exhibit. 25. Tom Riley, 24, Archel Road, North End Road. The leading Society Tattoo Artist, direct from South Africa, Crests, Coats of Arms, or any design tattooed in any colour. Painless process. 26 & 27. Josefina, 371, Battersea Park Road, S.W. Gold Wire Fancy Jewellery, Parisian Diamonds, Pearls, Perfumery, and Fancy Novelties. 28. Miss Oppenheim, 73, St. George’s Square, S.W. Scientific Character Reading from the Face. Advice as to what Profession or Trade would be mobt suitable to a person’s abilities. Verbal and Wiitten Characters. 29 Litsica Marx & Co., 174, High Hoiborn, W.C., 21, Piccadilly, and 420, Strand. Sole manufacturers of “The Vasso,” “ La Rose,” “Kettledrum,” “ Litsica’s Straight Cut,” and “Gold Tipped” Cigarettes. 30 The Cyclostyle Co., 79a, Gracechurch Street, and 34, Snow Hill, E.C. The “ Automatic Cyclostyle ” and “Neo-Cyclostyle” Handw.iting and Typewriting Duplicators. These machines are shewn in operation for copying Drawings, Music, Typewriting or Handwriting. Over 30 Highest Awards. 31. Madame de Para, The Rosary, Priory Road, Bedford Park, W Character Reading by Scientific Palmistry. H 32. Madame Elfrida, 26, Sloane Street, S.W. Lingerie, Blouses and Millinery. 33. “ lactho ” Patent Automatic Advertising* Lamp Co., Ltd., Strawberry House, St. James' Street, Neweastle-on-Tyne. “ Lyfo,” the latest Automatic Picture Machine. 34. Ewart & Son, Ltd., 346, Euston Road, N.W. Geysers for Baths and other purposes of several different patterns. Bath Room Fittings. A Sample Bath. 35. Z. Tahan, 3, Castletown Road. Ivory Goods, Jewellery, Olive Wood. 36. Araso, Ltd., 7, Little Britain, E.C. Umbrellas and Parasols with detachable and interchangable covers. 37. David Weinstein, 78, Devonshire Road, Haekney. Gyroscopes and Mechanical Toys. 38. Automatic Sight-Testing Optical Supply Co., Ltd., 65 and 66, Chancery Lane, W.C. Spectacles and Folders in Steel, Gold-filled, etc., and other Optical goods. Automatic Sight-Testing Machines for testing the sight. 39. Robbins & Sons, 37, Addington Square, Camberwell, S.E. Automatic Machines. 40. Mrs. R. Holmes, 45, Minford Gardens, West Kensington. Toys, Fancy Goods, and Jewellery. 41. A. Hesse, 8, Dartmouth Street, Westminster. Rolled Gold Wire and Fancy Jewellery. 42. Theo. Frackai, 47, Munster Road, Fulham, S.W. Portrait Sketching in Crayon and Colours. 43 The International Automatic Machine Co., 9, Bridge Street, Westminster. Automatics. 44 . Madame Blanche Leig^h. Offices— 126, Oxford Street, W.; 4, Rue de la Paix, Paris. Factories -18, Rue de Lorraine, Paris, Aubervilliers. Seine, France. Manufacturer of Perfumed Antiseptic Toilet Soaps, Superior House hold Soaps, Toilet Preparations. 45. Bluebell Polish Co., Ltd., 17, Leman Street. “ Bluebell ” Liquid Metal Polish used for Cleaning and Polishing all Military Accoutrements, Gun Metal and Military Harness, Brasses, etc “ Coronet ” Military Plate Powder for Cleaning and Polishing all Gold and Silver Ornaments and Plate. Duft’s Solid Disinfectant for Sanitary Purposes. ' 46. Harry E. Richards & Co., 35, Chiswell Street, E.C. Fancy Leather Goods. 47 J. Arriffhi & G. Tosi, 7, Beauchamp Street, Brooke Street, Holborn, E.C. Reproduction of Greek and Mediaeval Figures. 48. Carlyle & Co., 35, Chiswell Street, E.C. Tattooing. 49. G. Petrosemoli, 37, Mirabel Road, Fulham, S.W. Jewellery; Gold, Silver, Enamel, Frames, Mirrors, Purses. 50 & 51. The Erasmic Co., Ltd., Bank Quay, Warrington, and 117, Oxford Street, W. Soaps and Perfumery. 52. Wallace Jones. 2, Addison Court Gardens, Kensington. China, Fancy Goods, and Views of London. 53. O. Meyer, 22, St. Oswald’s Road, S.W, Jewellery. 54 . H. Gold, Camomile Street Chambers, Bishopsgate, E.C. Window Cleaners’ Guard. 55 & 56. A. Amidei, 20, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. Sculptures, Bronzes, and Works of Art. 57, 58, 59, & 60. London and District Mustoscope, Co., Ltd. Mutoscopes. THE OLD WELCOME CLUB, with its old-world charm of solid, substantial hospitality, its rustic porch and quaint architecture, has quite an air of classic seclusion. To the discriminating eye there is something in the simple style, the quiet calm of its rough wooden fence enclosing a well-trimmed lawn, that suggests the magic finishing touches to a beautiful picture. Additional interest attaches to the Old Welcome Club at this juncture from the fact that it is under the Presidency of Field-Marshal Earl Roberts. improvements have been made in the accorhmodation of the Club, and no pains have been spared to keep up its well-known traditions. The Club dinner on the Terrace facing the Music Pavilion is an ever-popular feature. The Chairman of the Committee is Paul Cremieu-Javal, Esq., J.P. The following distinguished gentlemen form the Committee : — Earl of WARWICK and BROOKE. Lord BURTON. Right Hon. Sir EDWARD CARSON, P.C., K.C., M.P. Right Hon. W. G. ELLISON-MACARTNEY, P.C., M.P. Capt. The Hon. ALWYN H. FULKE- GREVILLE. Hon. W. F. B. MASSEY MAINWARING, LL.B., M.P. Sir EDWARD LAWSON, Bart. Sir JOHN BLUNDELL MAPLE, Bart., M.P. Major-General Sir OWEN TUDOR BURNE, G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. Sir WILLIAM ROBINSON, G.C.M G. Sir EYRE MASSEY SHAW, K.C.B. Sir HENRY BERGNE, K.C.M.G. Sir THOMAS SUTHERLAND, G.C.M.G., LL.D., M.P. Sir CHARLES MALCOLM KENNEDY, K.C.M.G., C.B. Sir GEORGE C. M. BIRDWOOD, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., M.D., LL.D. Sir EDWIN ARNOLD, K.C.I.E., C.S.I., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.S. Sir MANCHERGEE M. BHOWNAGGREE, K.C.I.E., M.P. Sir ALLEN YOUNG* C.B. Sir ARTHUR J. R. TRENDELL, C.M.G. Sir JOHN FURLEY. R. D. AWDRY, Esq., C.B. WALTER H. HARRIS, Esq., C.M.G. C. PURDON CLARKE, Esq., C.I.E., F.S.A. Vice-Admiral ALBERT HASTINGS MARK- HAM, F.R.G.S. Colonel F. H. RICH, R.E. Colonel ROBERT W. EDIS, V.D., F.S.A. Colonel R. PARRY NISBET, C.I.E. Major L. H. ISAACS. H.s Honour Judge PHILBRICK, K.C. FRANK TRAVERS BIRDWOOD, Esq. SAMUEL DIGBY, Esq. Dr J. IRVINE MENZIES. JAMES N. PAXMAN, Esq. IMRE KIRALFY, Esq. J. M. FRESHWATER, Esq. HAROLD HARTLEY, Esq. HERMAN HART, Esq. DOUGLAS G. H. GORDON, Esq, J.P., Secretary. REFRESHMENTS. QUEEN’S COURT Most ample provision is made for the refreshment of the body as well as of the mind. There are three bars, conveniently situated, which dispense light refreshments, and facing the music pavilion, on the one hand is the popular GRILL ROOM, on the other being the QUEEN’S RESTAURANT, from the French windows of either of which one can enjoy the panorama of life and colour and animation, the excellent orchestra in the Music Pavilion meanwhile adding the “voluptuous swell” of music to this feast of the senses. The crowds that avail themselves of the small tables out in the open, show that the English fullv appreciate the al fresco pleasures of the Continent. IN THE WESTERN GARDENS there is the QUADRANT RESTAURANT, with its French windows opening on to a fine terrace and looking out directly upon the beautiful Western Gardens and in full view of the Music Pavilion. The cuisine, under a cordon bleu, is perfection, and a dinner vying with the best served anywhere in London, and surrounded by unrivalled attractive features, is served. That the public fully appreciate the perfection to which the department has been brought is evidenced by the suggestion that, in order to avoid disappointment, it would be advisable to secure tables in advance by letter, telephone, or wire direct to the caterers. The enormous popularity enjoyed by the LAQER BEER HALL is well merited. The British Public is realising the advantages of a light brew of beer and its pleasant mildness, which is evidenced by the fact that the consumption has increased by leaps and bounds, and visitors will have the opportunity of tasting this beverage brewed now to perfection by our English brewers, in conjunction with English and dainty Teutonic dishes, served by neat-handed Phyllises, whilst listening to the strains of Waldteufel, Suppe, and Strauss. Chop House, Western G-ardenS — ^ la carte Luncheon, 12 to 3 o’clock; IS. Afternoon Tea, 3.30 to 5.30; 2s. 6d. Dinner or Supper, 6 to 10.30. Grill Room, Queen’s Court,— Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers, at ordinary grill room prices, noon till 1 1 p.m. Queen’s Restaurant, Queen’s Court.— 2s. Luncheon, 12 to 3 o’clock; IS. Afternoon Tea ; 3s. 6d. Dinner, 6 to 9.30, consisting of soup, fish, entree, joints, vegetables, sweets, cheese, dessert. Canteen in Elysia. — Plate of Cold Meat, 6d. ; Bread and Cheese, 2d.; Milk, id.; Tea, 2d.; Coffee, 2d.; Mineral Water, 2d. Liquors at public-house prices. Special quotations for Excursion Parties on application to the Refreshment Contractors. Tea Pavilion, Picturesque City — Tea, Coffee, and Light Refreshments at usual prices. Nao Restaurant, Picturesque City.— Hot and Cold Dishes at moderate prices. Cocoa and Chocolate, Wines, etc. In addition to the above, there are numerous Bars and Buffets in the Grounds and Buildings where Tea, Coffee, Temperance Beverages, Beers, Alcoholic Liquors, Light Refreshments, Cigars, Cigarettes, etc., can be obtained at the usual rates. 119 TRAINS FROM THE EXHIBITION DISTRICT RAILWAY. Evening" Trains leave Earl’s Court Station At the following Times for : CITY, NEW CROSS, AND WHITECHAPEL. Trains leave every few minutes up to 9 p.m. P.M. P.M. P.M. 8.55 NC 10. 5NC II. 8 9. 4 '^ 10. 8 II. II* 9. 8 10.14* II. 12 9.14-" 10, 19 W 1 1.20* 9-15 10.26NC 11.24NC 9.24 NC 10.36* 11.38 9 38 10.38 11.52* 9.44 w 10.44 W ”.55 9 - 50 * 10. 1^1* 12. 0 W 9*53 9-53 W 10.58NC / 12.12 1 / Not 1 beyond I Mansion House. / Calling at PUTNEY BRIDGE AND WIMBLEDON. Gloucester Rd. South Kensington Sloane Sq. Victoria St. James’ Park Westminster Charing X Temple Shadwell -n .. Wapping I Rotherhithe I Deptford Rd. ^ New Cross J Stations Blackfriars Mansion House Cannon St. Monument Mark Lane AldgateEast St. Mary’s, Whitech’p’i Whitechapel (Mile End) P.M. 5. 6WMf 5.16 S.E. 5.26 WM 5.32 S.E. 5-37 5.44 WM 5.56 WM 6 . ' 6 S.E. 6.i4WMf 6.26 WM 6.36 S.E. 6 42 S.O. 6.45 WMt P.M. 6.56WM 7. 6 S.E. 7.10S.O. ^ 1 WM 7.16 I J S.E. 7 26WM 7-43 7.56WM 8.12 8.19WM 836 8.49 WM P.M 9. 6WM 9.18 9.30 WM 9.46 10. oWM 10. 15WM 10.36 10.47 WM 11. 6WM 1 1.22 11.33WM [.56 WM 12.22 WM Calling at West Brompton Walham Green Parsons Green Putney Bridge East Putney J Wimble- Southfields I don Wimbledon Pk. j Line Wimbledon j Stations. S.E. Saturdays excepted. W.M, Wimbledon Line trains. t These trains do not run beyond Putney Bridge on Saturdays. change at St. Mary’s for N.C. To New Cross, Whitechapel (Mile End). W.^ To Whitechapel (Mile End), change at St. Mary’s for New Cross line. * To High Street, Kensington. Trains leave Gloucester Road and High Street (Kensington) for Baker Street, King’s Cross, &c., at 10 minutes’ intervals. Last train 12.2 from Gloucester Road, 12.5 from High Street (Kensington). RICHMOND, CHISWICK PARK, EALING, AND HOUNSLOW. P.M. 8E&H 5.20 E.- 5.29 R. 5.40 E&H 5.49E.- 5-59 R- 6.10E&H 6.20 E.* 6.29 R. 6. 40 E&H 6.49 E.* P.M. 6.59 R. 7. 8E&H 7.19E.- 7.29 R. 7.38E&H 7.59 R. 8.10E&H 8.38 E&H 8.59 R. ^ 17E&H 9.38 E. P.M. 9 59 R- 10. 17 E&H 10.40E&H 10.59 R. 1 1.17 E. 1 1.29 R. 1 1.46E&H I I.59R&EJ 12.31 E&H at Richmond Line Stations. Calling West Kensington Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park Turnham Green Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond Chiswick Park and Acton Greea Mill Hill Park Ealing Common Ealing( Broadway) South Ealing Boston Road Osterley Heston-H’nslow H ’unslow Brcks. R. Richmond Line Trains. E. Ealing Line Trains. H. Hounslow Line Trains Change at Mill Hill Park. Ealing I Line Stations. Hounslow Line Stations change at Mill Hill Pk. * Not to Stations beyond Chiswick Park on Saturdays. t Not to Stations beyond Mill Hill Park on Saturdays. I Changeat Hammersmith by this train for Ealing Line Stns. For further Particulars see the Company s Time Tables 120 1 TRAINS FROM THE EXHIBITION DISTRICT RAILWAY. Evening Trains Leave Earl’s Court Station At the following times for : Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove, West- bourne Park, Royal Oak, and Bishops Road. Willesden, Camden Town, Highbury, Dalston, Broad Street, &c. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 5*25 8.55 5 * 5 9*35 5-55 9-25 5*34 10. 5 6.25 9-55 6. 5 10.35 6-55 10.25 6-35 ”• 5 7-25 10*55 7 * 5 11.35 hh 7-55 11.25 7*35 Midnight 8.25 ”•55 8. 5 12. 7 WJ 1 8.35 9 * 5 Calling at Addison Road (Kensing-ton) Uxbridge Road (for Shepherds Bush) Latimer Road Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove Westbourne Park Royal Oak Bishops Road (for Paddington Station) Calling at Addisorl Road (Kensington) Uxbridge Road (for Shepherds Bush) St. Quinton Parkand Wormwood Scrubbs Willesden Kensal Rise Brondesbury West End Lane Finchley Road and Frognal Hampstead Heath Gospel Oak Kentish Town Camden Town •j-Maiden Lane •] Caledonian Road and Barnsbury ^.Highbury and Islington *Canonbury *Mildmay Park JDalston Junction 3 Haggerston J Shoreditch Broad Street H.H. This train does not go beyond Hampstead Heath. W.J. This train does not go beyond Willesden. Arrive 12.22 midnight. fChange at Camden Town for Maiden Lane and Caledonian Road and Barnsbury. ^Change at Highbury and Islington for Canonbury and Mildmay Park. JChange at Dalston Junction for Haggerston and Shoreditch. Evening Trains Leave West Bpompton Station {District Railway) At the following times for : City, Whitechapel, and New Cross Calling at Earl’s Court Gloucester Road South Kensington Sloane Square Victoria St James’ Park Westminster Charing Cross Temple Blackfriars Mansion House Cannon Street Monument Mark Lane Aldgate East St. Mary’s (W’chapel) (change for New Cross Line) W’chapel (Mile End.) P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 5*13 8.14 S.E. 5- 8 W.t 7.58 w. 5*26 , 8.29* 5.18 S.E. 8.14 5-42 8.39 5.28 W. 8.21 W. 5*50 S E. 8.52 5.34 S.E. 8.38 5*56 9 - 5 5-39 8.51 w. 6.ii*S.O ! 9-13 5.46 W. 9. 8W. 6.13 S.E. 9*39 5.58 W. 9.20 6.26 948* 6. 8 S.E. 9.32 w. 6 . 35 *t TO. 5 6.16 W.t 9.48 638^ 10.17 6.29 W. 10. 2 W. 6-53 10 - 34 * 6.38 S.E. 10.21 W. 7. oS.E.* 10.56 6.44 S.O. 10.38 7. 9* II. 9 6.47W.S.E. 10.49 w. 7.21 II. 18* 6.58 w. II. 8 W. 7.27 S.E. / 11.36 \ 11.53 1 7. 8 S.E. 11.24 7 - 39 * 7.12 S.O. 11.35 w. 7 -. 52 * ”•57 7.I8W.S.E. 11.58 w. 8. 7*SE. Not 7.28 w. 12.24 w. 8. 7 S.O. to New 1 ^ Cross. / 7-45 Putney Bridge and Wimbledon 111 Calling at Walham Green Parsons Green Putney Bridge East Putney Southfields Wimbledon Park Wimbledon W. Wimbledon Line trains. JNot beyond Putney Bridge on Saturdays. S.E. Saturdays ex- cepted. S.O. Saturdays only, w Shad well Wapping ( 3 Rotherhithe jJrt . DeptfordRoad J wo 55 New Croes * To High Street (Kensington), passengers for Gloucester Road and stations beyond, by these trains, change at Earl’s Court. Trains leave Gloucester Road and High Street (Kensington), for Baker Street, King’s Cross, &c , at 10 minutes’ intervals. Last train, 12.2 from Gloucester Road, 12.5 from High Street (Kensington), t On Saturdays, change at Earl’s Court For further Particulars see the Company s Time Tables, DISTRICT RAILWAY. Evening Trains leave WEST KENSINGTON STATION AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES FOR CITY, WHITECHAPEL, & NEW CROSS. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. 5. 2 NC 6. 1 1 W 7.32 NC 9.21NC 10.41 w 5. 2 R 6.23 E* * 7.41 E&Hi 10.20 E&H 5.II W 6.22 7.41 W 9.41 w 1048* 5.11 E&H 6.32 R 8. 2R I 10.43 E&H 5.20 SE 6.32 NC 8. 2NC 9.50 w II. 2 5-23 Ef 6.43 E&H 8.13E&H II. 2R 5 . 23 ^SE 6.41 W 8.11 W 10. 2NC 1 1.8* 5-32 R 6.51 E* 8.41 E&H 1 1.20 E 5.23 SE 6.50 SE 8.31 NC lO.II* 1 1. 19NC 5.43 E&H 7. 2R 9. 2R 11.32 R 5.32 NC 6.50" s 8.41 W 10.22NC ii.4o*t 5-52 E* 7.11 E&H 9.20 E&H 1 1.49 E&H 5.40 W 5 - 54s* 6. 2NC 7. 2NC 7. 1 1 w 7.22 SE 7.27*5 9. I* 9.11* I2.4MJ 6. 2 R 6.13E&H 7.22 E* 7.32 R 9.41 E 1 10. 2 R 12. 2R&E7 12.34 E&H Calling at Calling at Earl’s Court I Blackfriars Gloucester Road j Mansion House South Kensing-tonj Cannon Street Sloane Square Victoria St. James’ Park Westminster Charing- Cross Temple Shad well Wapping- Rotherhithe Deptford Road New Cross Monument Mark Lane Aldgate East St. Mary’s, Whitechapel Whitechapel (Mile End) New Cross Line Stations. M. Stations to Mansion House only. W. To Whitechapel (Mile End), change at St. Mary's for New Cross Line. N. C. To New Cross, change at St. Mary’s for Whitechapel (Mile End). s. Saturdays only. X. Saturday excepted. * To High Street (Kensington). Passen- gers for Glctucester Road and stations beyond, by these trains, change at Earl’s Court. t Change at Earl’s Court for stations to Whitechapel only. X To stations to Mansion House only. Trains leave Gloucester Road and High Street (Kensington) for Baker Street and King’s Cross, &c., at 10 minutes’ intervals. Last train, 12.2 from Gloucester Road, 12.5 from High Street (Kensington). RICHMOND, CHISWICK PARK, EALING & HOUNSLOW. Hammersmith Ravenscourt Park Turnham Green Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond Chiswick Park and Acton Green Mill Hill Park I Ealing Common Ealing (Broadwa}^) j South Ealing Boston Road Osterley Heston-Hounslow Hounslow Barracks Richmond Line Stations. Ealing Line Stations. Hounslow Line h Stations, change j at Mill Hill Park. R. Richmond Line Trains. E. Ealing Line Trains. H. Hounslow Line Trains, change at Mill Hill Park. * Not to Stations beyond Chiswick Park on Saturdays. t Not to Stations beyond Mill Hill Park on Saturdays. X Change at I train for Ealing Line Stations. Fo?' further ■ Particulars^ see the Company s Time Tables, 22 EARL'S COURT. OMNIBUS ROUTES. LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY, LIMITED. The following services of omnibuses pass the Earl’s Court Exhibition, viz. : ROUTE COLOUR RUN VIA Greyhound, Fulham and Charing Cross. BLUE, red panel ... Charing Cross Station, Pall Mall, Regent St., Piccadilly Circus, Sloane St., Brompton Rd., South Kensington Station, Lillie Rd. Fulham, (Prince of Wales BLUE, “Favourite” Lillie Rd., Brompton Rd., South on panel. Kensington Station, Sloane St., and Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Nag’s Head, Holloway. Regent St., Oxford Circus, Port- land Rd., Euston Rd., King’s Cross and Euston Stations, Caledonian Rd. West Kensington (Clarence) and Bethnal Green, WHITE, red panel Walham Green, Chelsea, Victoria, Westminster Bridge and Charing Cross Stations, Strand, Bank, Liverpool St., Shoreditch. Walham Green and Shepherd’s Bush. GREEN ... .. Walham Green, North End Rd., West Kensington Station, Addison Rd. Station, Shepherd’s Bush Station. WEST KENSINGTON AND SHOREDITCH. Colour : BROWN (Red side panels). Route “ L.” Via North End Road, Lillie Road, Richmond Road, Old Brompton Road, South Kensington Station, Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park Corner, Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street, Waterloo Place, Charing Cross, Strand, Fleet Street, Ludgate Circus, Ludgate Hill, St. Paul’s Churchyard, Cannon Street, Queen Victoria Street, Bank, Threadneedle Street, Bishopsgate Street, to Shoreditch. Return vU Liverpool Street and Broad Street to Bank, i23 HACKNEY FURNISHING CO.’S €asp Instalment $P$tem. in yotip Homes mithoat Cost. SEND FOR HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, 150 PACES. POST FREE. CHEAPEST, BEST, AND MOST ECONOMICAL. HIGH TESTIMONIALS. {One from among many.) Alderman A. Fredericks, in writing to the HACKNEY FURNISHING COMPANY, says “Borough Theatre, Stratford, Feb., 1901. “Messrs. The Hackney Furnishing Company. “ Dear Sirs.— I herewith beg to hand you my cheque for £121, in payment for draperies supplied to me. I may say that they meet with my entire approval, and, con- sidering the large amount of money I spend on this class of work, they are the best value I have yet obtained. On a future occasion, when I require similar draperies, I shall have much pleasure iu offering you the work. “Yours faithfully, “A. FREDERICKS.” e- jV. yjs. ./j^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ -jw FURNITURE IN ALL STYLES. Chippendale, Sheraton, Antique. On the Hackney Furnishing Company’s Easy Instalment System. Ten per Cent. Discount for Cash. v£ GENERAL TERMS. £10 woitli ... ....£0 6 0 per month. £20 „ .. .... 0 12 0 £30 „ .... 0 18 0 £40 „ .... 1 6 0 £50 „ .... 1 9 0 £100 .... 2 15 0 £200 „ .... 5 10 0 £500 ,, ....13 15 0 Terms pro rata quoted up to any amount. Carriage fiee up to 300 miles. Carpets & Linoleum Laid Free. DEPOSIT OPTIONAL. NO INTEREST. FREE LIFE INSURANCE. Please Note Address— HACKNEY FURNISHING COMPANY, Town Hall Buildings, Mare Street, HACKNEY, LONDON, N.E. Telegrams—" FURNIMENTS,” LONDON. Teleplione— No. 84, ©ALSTON. Hours, 9 till 9. Thursdays, close 4. 1 24 ‘HOOLIGANISM’ AND ITS CURE. Philanthropic Society’s Instituted gy g\ 1 Incorporated rarin ocnooL (ESTABLISHED OVER HUNDRED YEARS) REDHILL, SURREY. Palron~mS MAJESTY THE KING. President -HR.U. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT, K.G. FARM BAILIFF'S HOUSE AND AMBULANCE. Receives the worst typo of Juvenile delinquents, and trainu them in Farm Work and useful Trades. Has done upwards of 112 years’ successful work among the outcast and depraved. Shows 90 per cent. Reclaimed on average of last ten years’ Returns. Had an average of 294 lads to provide for last year. lias emigrated over 1,753 promising Colonists from the Farm School. ADDITIONAL FUNDS URGENT L Y NEEDED. A Popular Peseription of the Farm School, entitled ‘ Saved from the Wreck’ with Photographic lilustrahons, or a copy of the Annual Iteport, sent cn application. JOHN TR,EI74AvRT*H EN, SecTetury. Some remarkable lettirs have been recently received from many of the old boys now lighting bravely in Sourh Africa. Bankers: LLOYDS BANK aiMITEDL ifi. St. .lamoc’c stroof ria Street, Westipiiister, Loudon, S.W. 'telegrams: “ GUNSTERS, hO^iPON,” feleph,one; "7^7 Westminster,” I ! ij Support Home Industries. Employ Britisli Labour. BRYANT & MAY’S SPECIAL PATENT SAFETY MATCHES A fford Protection from Fire, do not con- tain Phosphorus, and are quite harmless to all Employed in their Manufacture, Manufactured only at FAIRFIELD WORKS, BOW, LONDON, E. 20 Prize Medals for Excellence of Quality. - A TX O YERTISEMENTS rn . , o, . . MANUFACTURERS COMPANIES CHURCH SOCIETIES CHARITIES ASSURANCES PUBLISHERS SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES APPEALS Inserted (at loivest rates) in any DAILY, WEEKLY, MOJVTHLY, or other publieation in the world. 6, ARUNDEL STREET, STRAND, LONDON, W.C. Telegraphic Address: “ANNOUNCEMENT, LONDON.” Telephone Number, 2804 GERRARD. “ China '' OR 44 Che Relief of the Cegatlons ff A Historical Dramatic Spectacle in Six Tableaux. BY IMRE KIRALFY. Author of “ Nero,” “ Venice in London,” “Columbus,” “America,” “India,” “Our Naval Victories,” etc., etc. Copy righted 1901 by Imre Kiralfy. J. J. KELIHER & CO., LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED J. J. KELIHER & CO. LTD., LONDON, IMRE KIRALFY, Director- General. IMRE KIRALFY’S Historical Military Spectacle, “CHINA” OR “ The Relief of the Legations.” MUSIC by ANGELO VENANZI. SCENERY— Peking Street Scene by A. DUBOSQ. Legation Scenes by HICKS & BROOKE. Yang-Tung \ Gates of Peking j by M. AMABLE. Forbidden City ' STAGE MECHANISM AND ACCESSORIES by W. H. BOND and Assistants. COSTUMES. Original Designs by A. COMELLI, ROBERT GRAFTER, and C. CONROY. By LANDOLFF & Co., Paris. BARUCH & Co., Berlin. SAMUEL BROTHERS, London. M ALLETT, PORTER & DOWD, Ltd., London. STAGE EXECUTIVE— Mise=en=scene - ETTORE COPPINI. Dramatic - - FRANK EMERY. The entire Spectacle has been presented with the assistance of CHARLES I. KIRALFY and A. E. KIRALFY, under the personal direction of the Author. The Poor Clergy Relief eorporation. ESTABLISH ED 1856. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1867. 38, TAYISTOCK PLACE, TAVISTOCK SQUARE, LONDON, W.C, Patrons. The Most Eev. His Grace the LOED AECHBISHOP OF CANTEEBUEY. The Most Eev. His Grace the LOED AECHBISHOP OF YORK. President.— The BISHOP OF LONDON. Vice-Presidents. The Eight Eevs, the LOED BISHOPS OF BANGOE, CARLISLE, CHESTER, CHICHESTER, ELY, EXETER, HEREFORD, LICHFIELD, LINCOLN, LLANDAFF, MANTCH ESTER, OXFORD, PETERBOROUGH, RIPON, ROCHESTER, SALISBURY, SOUTHWELL, ST. DAVID’S, WORCESTER, WINCHESTER. COLCHESTER, SOUTHWARK, and STEPNEY; the Very Rev. W. LEFROY, D.D., Dean of Norwich ; the Ven. W. M. SINCLAIR, D.U., Arch- deacon of London ; the Ven. E. H. GIFFORD, D.D. ; the Very Revs, the DEANS OF CANTERBURY, WORCESTER, and ST. PAUL’S; the Ven. J. KAYE, M.A., Archdeacon of Lincoln; the Rev. Professor ABBOTT, M.A., F.T.C.D. ; the Rev. Canon HUNT, M.A. ; P. A. SEVAN, Esq. Honorary Treasurer.— Lieut.-Colonel J. B. HARDY. Chairman.— The Rev. Canon BENHAM, D.D., F.S.A. Vice-Chairman.— The Rev. CANON R. RHODES BRISTOW, M.A. Trustees. — The Very Rev. DEAN FARRAR, D.D., F.R.S. | The Ven. ARCHDEACON SINCLAIR, D.D. The Rev. Canon BENHAM, D.D., F.S.A. Honorary Solicitor. Dr. EDWIN PRESHFIELD, F.S.A., of the Firm of Messrs. Feeshfields, New Bank Buildings, 31, Old Jewry, E.C. Auditor.— C. P. KEMP, Esq., of the firm of Messrs. F. C. Kemp, Sons & Co., 71, Lombard St., E.C. Bankers.— LONDON AND WESTMINSTER BANK, 1, St. James’s Square, S.W. Cashier.— FREDK. J. PARKER. Secretary. -MANDBVILLE B. PHILLIPS. The Committee earnestly APPEAL FOR LIBERAL HELP both in the way of Offertories, Donations, Subscriptions, and Clothing. They assist the Clergy, their widows and orphans, in times of sickness, bereavement, or other temporary distress. The Committee are making earnest efforts to meet the present great distress among the Clergy. THIS CORPORATION gives immediate assistance in money and clothing to the poorer clergy of England, Wales, Ireland, and the Colonies, their widows and orphans, in times of sickness, bereavement, or other temporary distress. The Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday in each month, to con- sider the cases brought before them, and to make grants. They are guided solely in their decision by the WANT and WORTH of the applicant. The Corporation has aided, to May, 1901, more than 20,000 cases of clerical distress, with sums varying in amount from £5 to £75, besides clothing, blankets, sheeting, boots, shoes, etc. Annual Subscriptions and Donations may be paid to the account of the Trustees of THE POOR CLERGY RELIEF CORPORATION, London and West- minster Bank, No. 1, St. James’s Square, S.W. ; and daily at the Office, 38, Tavistock Place, Tavistock Square, W.C., to MANDEVILLE B. PHILLIPS, Secretary, to whom Cheques and Post Office Orders should be made payable. FORM OF LEGACY. I give unto the Trustees of THE POOR CLERGY RELIEF CORPORATION the sum of £ to be paid to the Treasurer of the Corporation for the time being. igoi MII.ITARY EXHIBITION, EARL’S COURT, LONDON, S.W. PROPRIETORS. 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Biographical Sketches - - - . _ 10 INTRODUCTION. * * I T was early last August, when interest was aroused to such an intense pitch regard- ing the fate of the besieged Legations in Peking — when the world awaited with bated breath the outcome of the Chinese rising — that I conceived the idea of producing the present spectacle. All eyes had been fixed on China as the theatre of a great tragedy, and.it occurred to me that, provided the relief forces succeeded in pushing through in time, the in- tensely thrilling story of the siege — with its unparalleled situations, its international com- plexion, coupled with the picturesqueness of the scenes in which the subject was set — would lend itselt admirably to the purposes of spectacular treatment. Not only do Chinese and Tartar, prince and peasant, figure on the scene in court and camp, but many nations come on the stage in all the pomp of war, and we have the gathering of a combined force under the banners of eight leading Powers. The theme, therefore, is peculi- arly adapted to representation on the adequate scale which the exceptional dimensions of the Empress Theatre render possible. There is perhaps no more dramatic and stirring chapter in history than that afforded by the defence of the Peking Legations with its many incidental acts of heroism and devotion. In this, as in my other productions, it has been my aim, not only to present the subject in an interesting manner, but to maintain, as far as practicable, the historical accuracy and sequence of the various episodes. It may be said that such labours are not necessary in the production of a melodramatic spectacle. But the gratify- ing reflection that I am affording the public a true representation of the actual historical incidents, with regard for accuracy in every detail, amply repays the work involved. I gratefully acknowledge my indebtedness to Dr. Morrison, whose interesting and graphic 12 narrative appeared in the Times; to Mr. W. A. P. Martin’s admirable work on the siege ; to Miss Cecile E. Payen’s, Mr. Isaac Taylor Head- land’s and Sir Robert Hart’s excellent maga- zine contributions ; and to Sir Claude Macdonald’s, and other official British, American, French, and German reports. My sincere thanks are also due to Mr. Clive Bigham, who accompanied Admiral Seymour’s expedition, for his special information concerning Chinese life and customs ; to, Mr. B. G. Tours, Secretary to Sir Claude Macdonald during the siege, for his invaluable advice and information relating to the British legation and its defences ; to Mrs. Brent, who was one of the besieged, for esteemed suggestions ; also to Mons. and Mme. D’Arc, who resided with Mons. and Mme. Chamot during the siege ; to Professor Giles, of Cambridge, for loan of photographs, taken by his son in Peking ; to Vice-Admiral Markham for his courteous assistance in regard to naval details ; and to Col. Whetherley for his support and advice respecting all military matters. 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The DAILY TELEGRAPH, speaking of “ Kola,” says “ The properties of this wonderful food are said to be almost magical ; it is at once stimulant and food, and contains within a given space more nutriment and more capacity for sustaining life than any other natural or prepared article.” Send Post Card for Price List and Name of Nearest Agent to-^ THE PURE WATER CO., LTD., Oueen’s Road, Battersea Park, London, S.W. Tlevrinted from '■^The Siege in Peking f by Dr. W. a. P. Martin. By permission'^ Messrs. Oliphant, Andersou & BIRD’S-EYE VIEW SHOWING THE ROUTE FROM TAKU T© PEKING THE END OF A FAMOUS MARCH. How the Allied Armies forced an entrance into the Chinese Capital and relieved the Imprisoned Legations. — Map of Peking, from Official Surve)'s made by the Enghsh Consular Service at Peking. 2 1 British Legation. 3 Russian Legation. 4 French Legation. 5 American Legation. 6 Nan-tang, 7 Tung-tang, > French Catholic Missions. 8 Si-tang, J 9 Imperial Customs. 10 Tung-ho Rung, Lama Temple. 11 Wen-miao, Confucian Temple. 12 Korean Embassy. 13 Mohammedan Mosque. 14 Kuang-sing-tai, Imperial Observatory. 1-T Ti-wang-miao, Imperial Temple. 16 Pai-ta-ssu, Buddhist Temple. 17 Hu-po-ssu, Buddhist Temple. 18 Mei-shan, Coal-hill. 19 Kao chang. Examination Halls. 20 Russian Mission, Greek Church. 21 Pei-tang, Catholic Cathedral. 22 Mongolian Market. 23 Temple of Heaven. 24 Temple of Agriculture. 25 Gold-fish Ponds. ' 26 Si-ho-yen (Picture Street). 27 Theatres in Picture Street. 28 Luli Chang (Book Street). 29 Yu-ying-tang, Foundling Hospital. 30 Yang-chi-yuan, Lock Hospital. 32 Chou-chanf } Soup-kitchens for Beggars. I 33 Po-yung-kuan (Temple). 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 Temple of the Moon. Tien-ling-ssu (Temple). . ' Wan run-keng, Burial Place for Executed Criminals. White Ming Pagoda. Russian Cemetery. , Jill-tan (Temple). i Hei-ssu (Lama Temple). 1 Huang-ssu (Yellow Temple). ! Drum Tower. i Te-sheng-men 1 ! An-ting men I Tung-chi-men | Che -ho men Ha-ta-men Chien-men Shun -chi-men Ping-tsu men Sichimen How-men Tung-hua men Si-hua-men Ta-ching-men Si-pien-men Tung-pienmen Sha-ho-men Cheang-tsumen Tung-ting-men Nan-si-raen Hang-ti-men J Jih-tau (Temple). Execution Ground. German Legation. Methodist Mission. Gates of Tartar City. Gates of Imperial City. Gates of Chinese City exclusive of those through wall into Tartar City. Reprinted fram “ The Seige in Peking," by By permission of THEj JLBGATldH- — Ramr-TQ. — ‘7 o ?- 8-1 6 (O 8 I B COPVRIGHTED SY IMRE KIRALPV. 1901 I ^ GENERAL SYNOPSIS OE SCENES AND INCIDENTS. # # SCENE I. tibe 1ba»=^i:a*=nDen IRoab, pebtna. The road skirting the inner gates, dividing the Tartar and the Chinese City. Facing the spectator is the Ha- Ta-Men Gate, and a view of the Legations. Characteristic Street Life. The Eve of the Boxer Eruption. Reading the Imperial Proclamation. Europeans Menaced and Insulted. Arrival of Legation Reinforcements American Marines. British Marines and Bluejackets. Japanese Bluejackets. French Detachment. The Italians. Russian Naval Brigade. The Austrians. German Marines. Death of the German Minister. Boxers attack Europeans and Native Converts. British Bluejackets Rescue Chinese Christians. The Fanatics put to Flight. 19 SCENE II. Defence of tbe Xegatione. Showing the Northern half of the Legation Compound on the left, with the Main Gate, the Canal, Street, and the Central and North Bridges, and the Prince’s Palace, known as the Fu, on the right of the spectator, thus forming a double scene. Refugees of all Nationalities and Chinese converts seek refuge. Professor Huberty James is fired upon by Chinese soldiers — he falls mortally wounded over the parapet of the bridge. Sandbags by the thousand are actively turned out by the ladies in the Legation. At a Signal of General Retreat, the Guards of all nationalities rush into the Legation. Sir Claude Macdonald assumes the chief command and orders the re-occupation of the former posts, pointing out that theie must be no question of surrender, for surrender means massacre. Fire bursts forth in surrounding buildings. Besieged men, women, and children assist in carrying water for the engine. ^ Captain Poole, with a force of Marines and Volunteers makes a breach in the wall to fight the Chinese and he flames. Another False Signal of Retreat is heard, and the Germans as well as the Americans, abandon their strongholds. Captain Myers, with a few American and British Blue- jackets, and Russian Marines, re-take them. A Chinese Flag is captured by Gunner Mitchell, under circum- stances of great bravery. Chamot and his plucky wife now bring bread and food- stuffs to the besieged. The International Gun, improvised out of material found about the Legation. A Messenger with a Flag of Truce brings a despatch to Sir Claude Macdonald, ordering the ministers, their wives and families, to leave the Legation unarmed, and to hand over the Chinese converts to the Chinese Government. To Stand or Fall together is the unanimous decision of the besieged. Good News is brought by a faithful messenger in the guise of a blind beggar. General Fukushima, with a large force of allied troops, has landed and taken Tien-Tsin. Final and Desperate Efforts by the Defenders. B 2 20 SCENE JII. flDaesina of tbe Boyers near tbe (Bates of l^ang^trung. Consecration of the Sacred Banners and Weapons. Proclama- tion and decision to exterminate the Europeans. Chinese Guards feign to attack the Boxers. Rout of the Panic-Stricken Fanatics. Meeting of the War Correspondents. The Pig and the Cossack. British Detachment on the March. Indian Sikhs to the Fore. The Bivouac of our American Brothers-in-Arms. The Heroic Little Japs. On to the Capture of Peking. SCENE IV. at tbe Malls of Peking. Futile Resistance by the Chinese. Dashing Advance by the Japanese and Russians. Sikhs Capture the Sha-Wo Gates. The Americans Scale the Walls. The Colt Gun in Action. British Triumphantly Enter Peking. Charge of the ist Bengal Lancers. Brilliant Dash of Russian Cossacks Japanese Blow up the Tse-Kwa Gate. MARCH OF THE RELIEF FORCES. 21 SCENE V. Z\)z Briti0b Xegation. Showing the British Legation to the South, with the Secretaries’ Building in the rear. On the left is the Main Gate, which separates the Legation and the Canal. In the background are the Central and Southern Bridges, with a view of the Wall dividing the Chinese from the Eastern City, and another Water Gate. Evening Hymn of Despondent Besieged. The Last Two Legation Horses. Victims of the Chinese Shells. The Hour of Deliverance. “They are Coming! They are Coming !” Relief at Last. Major Scott with the Sikhs and Punjabis. Generals Gaselee and Chaffee. Arrival of the American Deliverers. General Rejoicing. SCENE VI. tTbe jforbibben diti?. At the Gates of the Holy of Holies of the Chinese Emperors. Triumphal Entrance of Allied Troops. The mysterious Holy of Holies. Russians and Japanese lead the March. British and Americans side by side. Germans and French in fraternal union. The Italians and Austrians conclude the Pageant. Heroes of the Legation Avenged. 22 EMPRESS THEATRE, Twice Deiiy^ at 3m30 and 8m30m IMRE KIRALFY’S Grand Historical Military Spectacle “eHiNA” OR "THE RELIEF OF THE LEGATIONS.” “ A veritable triumph China is the great sight of the London season.” — Daily Telegraph. “ Surpasses anything that even the genius of Mr. Imre KiraUy has hitherto devised.”— Morning Post. “ Should suffice to make the Exhibition one of London’s greatest attractions.” — Daily Mail. “ From beginning to end a magnificent spectacle. — Pall Mall Gazette. . „ “Nobody in London will be satisfied until he has seen it. — Daily Graphic. “A stirring, magnificent and delightful picture. — Morning Leader. , ^ . , , „ , ^ • “ From start to finish the spectator is fascinated by ail that is passing before him on the immense stage.” — Daily Chronicle. CHARACTERS IN THE FIRST, SECOND, AND FIFTH SCENES. Sir Claude Macdonald Mr. Edwin H. Conger Mons. Stephen Pichon Mons. DE Giers Baron Nissi The^MARQUis Salvago Raggi Mr. Don B. J. de Cologan . Mr. Knobel British Minister in Peking. United States Minister in Peking. French Minister in Peking. Russian Minister in Peking. Japanese Minister in Peking. Italian Minister in Peking. Spanish Minister in Peking. Dutch Minister in Peking. Dr, Morrison Correspondent of The Times. Mons. Auguste Chamot Proprietor of the Peking Hotel. Professor W. A. P. Martin ... President of the Chinese University in Peking. Dr. Arthur Smith Author of “Chinese Characteristics,” etc. The Rev. F. Norris ... Chaplain to the British Legation in Peking. Mr. Herbert G. Squires Secretary to "the American Legation. Professor Gamewell Of the Methodist Mission in Peking. The Rev. W. S. Ament American Mission Board in Peking. The Rev. E. G. Tewkesbury Missionary in Tang Chow. Professor Huberty James ... Mr. N. Oliphant Of the Peking University Dr. Velde Surgeon to the German Legation. Dr. Poole Assistant-Surgeon to the British Legation. Mr. Warren Student Interpreter at the British Legation. Mr. Dering Duke Lan (brother to j Attached to the British Legation. Prince Tuan) ... 1 Chinese Mandarins. Choachu-Chio ... ’ BRITISH OFFICERS. Captain B. M. St routs H.M.S. “Orlando.” Captain Lewis S. T. Halliday H.M.S. “Orlando,” R.M.L.L Captain Wray ... R.M.L.I. Captain F. G. Poole ... East Yorkshire Regiment. AMERICAN OFFICERS. Captain John Twiggs Myers U.S. Marine Infantry, s.s. “ Newark.” Captain Hall ... ... ... U.S. Marine Infantry s.s. “Newark.” Surg-eon Lippett ... ... U.S.S. “ Newark.” Gunner Mitchell RUSSIAN OFFICERS. Lieut Baron VON Rhaden ... Imperial Russian s.s. “ Sissoi Veliki.” Lieut. \Froublevsky ... ... 9th Regiment East Siberian Rifles. Lieut. VON Dehn ... ... Imperial Russian s.s. “ Navarin.” JAPANESE OFFICERS. Colonel G. Shiba ... ... Artillery Officer attached to the Japanese Legation in Peking. Japanese Navy. Lieutenant Hara GERMAN OFFICERS. ... 3rd Battalion Kiao-Chau. . . . Retired Officer of Imperial German Guard FRENCH OFFICERS. ... Of the Warship “ D’Entrecasteaux.’ French Marine Infantry. ITALIAN OFFICERS. ... Of the Battleship “Elba.” AUSTRIAN OFFICERS. Of the Cruiser “Zenta”; senior Officer in Peking. Flag- Lieut. Winterhalter ... Of the Cruiser “ Zenta.” LADY CHARACTERS. Lady Macdonald Mrs. Conger Miss Laura Conger ... Madame PlCHON Madame DE Giers Baroness Xissi ... The Marquise Raggi ... Miss Arivistrong Madame Chamot Mrs. Sqcirfs Miss Mveks Miss Brazier Miss Mary Pierce Mrs. Woodward Miss lone Woodward Miss Cecil E. i’AYEN ... Missionaries, Refugees ; British, American, Russian, Japanese, French, German, Italian and Austrian Legation Guards and Relief Forces. Chinese Mandarins, Soldiers, Converts, Populace, and Boxers. 1 ! Niece of Mrs. Conger. American Ladies ; Guests of the Conger family. Lieut. Graf von Soden Herr VON Strauch Captain D’Arcy Captain Labrousse Lieutenant Paolini Captain Thomann ’#i^=?7H* -' Y' ^ . ' ' ' , - v.,.< f^. i^- •• 'rty^r. •?• #' '■ • '^’‘ v’4 •» ,. .. • • ;: ■, -I -■•■'■■' ' ' j; ' \ . 't'/V- ! •'■ .sV ■■ ■ ■ . J v! Y' 'z ^ t V V V vi ; «’■ r- P::-' ' /i m- 'A YYi fe>K- ■■■ ■ ■' " '•■: '■ '■ .".'m'Wi ■ ' f""V" i ,/- t -.---‘ v ';- i ::- , :::.^ ;®# 1 ' :?;‘ %';.,1 F. .' ■ -’Y • ■ ■ • ■’- . ■ • ,,T.Kfi \ ■ \ .. '^' Hi ■h , A' ‘■-1 ' ; m <: Y if ' PREPARATIONS FOR THE DEFENCE. CHARACTERS IN THE THIRD, FOURTH, AND SIXTH SCENES. General Gaselee General Chaffee General Linevitch ... Commandant Yamaguchi General Frey ... Commanding" the British Forces. Commanding the American Forces. Commanding the Russian Forces. Commanding the Japanese Forces. Commanding the P'rench Forces. Also German, Italian and Austrian Generals and Officers. Grattan Wells Bellamy Winter Henry J. Ricks Frederick Kent Henry O. Waters Robert McNairn Hugh Carruthers War Correspondents. Chinese Soldiers, Boxer Leaders and Boxers. MONKEY BRAND For Spring Cleaning, MONKEY BRAND For Paint Work. MONKEY BRAND For Bras sare. MONKEY BRAND For a Thousand Things. moEIrand FOR POLISHING AND SCOURING. WILL DO A DAY’S WORK IN AN HOUR. WON’T WASH CLOTHES. MONKEY BRAND For Kitchen Tables and Floors. MONKEY BRAND For Linoleum and Oilcloths. MONKEY BRAND For Crockery and Glassware. MONKEY BRAND For Metals and Marbled Forrparticulars respecting the Photographic Enlargement Scheme, apply to LEVER BROTHERS, LTD., Port Sunlight. Cheshire, marking the word “ Photo” in left-hand corner of envelope. . 27 IMRE KIRALFY’S “eHiNfl” OR THE RELIEF OF THE LEGATIONS. ^ DRAMATIC ACTION. * SCENE I. The Ha-Ta-Men Road, Peking*. The characteristic scene is laid in close proximity to the Legations, in that part of the city known as the Ha-Ta-Men Road, skirting the inner gates which divide the Tartar and the Chinese city. Eacing the spectator is the Gate of the same name. It is the eve of the eruption wEich is to culminate in the breaking down of the mysterious barrier which for ages successfully withstood the irresistible tide of Western civilisation. It is a vividly realistic and faithful picture of life in Peking. z8 Whilst the quaint Chinese soldiery pass to and fro, the placid Mongolians are enjoying life in their own peculiar way. As a check upon the over-exuberance of the populace, the public stocks form a part and parcel of the street scene, and the evil-looking prisoners afford food for reflection, as well as a target for the gibes and the missiles of the rising generation of “ Celestials.” The quaint attire of the Chinese men and women ; the peculiar uniforms, the rich colouring of the archi- tecture, all present a kaleidoscopic picture such as can be seen only in the Far East. All sorts of queer convey- ances thread their way through the motley crowd — rickshas and carts, palanquins, and, strangest of all, men conveying their women-folk in wheelbarrows. From the direction of the Legations a Chinese messenger is seen making his way in great haste ; he is the precursor of coming troubles. Now a Chinese official, escorted by mounted troops, makes his appearance at the City Gate. He proceeds to read THE IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION, which sets forth that the Government love equally the Boxers and the Christians, and will in no way discriminate between them. This is, in reality, a covert attack upon the foreigners. There quickly follow, in their proper sequence, the ominous incidents preceding the open outbreak of hostilities. Every moment the anti-foreign movement gathers in volume ; small missionary and mercantile outposts are in positions of great danger. THE BIVOUAC. 29 The Rev. Ament is seen entering the gate from his perilous journey to Tung-Chan, with a convoy of refugee ladies and children whose lives had been endan- gered. He brings the gloomy tidings that the Chinese have attacked the Christians, and that thousands have already been slain. Now, the return from the station of Mrs. Woodward and several other Europeans who had proposed to leave Peking, creates the greatest surprise and consternation. The news .they bring, that the railway is cut and com- munication interrupted, arouses the Europeans in Peking to a sense of their danger. That they are not idle is abundantly proved by the return of Monsieur Chamot and his brave wife, whose names are deservedly enrolled on the scroll of fame, they having heroically gone to the rescue, accom- panied only by gallant young Dupree, an Australian, and four French residents, of a party of French engineers who are in a position of extreme danger. The rescuers hurry through the gate triumphantly from their perilous ride through a country seething with hostile Boxers. The Chinese, incited by the edict of their Government, attack the foreign residents in the streets, and matters assume a serious aspect, when Baron von Ketteler oppor- tunely appears, accompanied by his secretary. The German Minister falls upon the offending Chinese, armed only with his whip, and scatters them. Legation Cossacks, who dash on in the nick of time, succeeding in securing two prisoners who, by their consecrated headgear and other symbols, are recognised as Boxers. A distant bugle heralds the approach of the long looked for and anxiously awaited detachment of Legation Guards, the first to arrive being THE AMERICANS under Captain Myers, Captain Hall, and Surgeon Lippott \vho are welcomed by the Secretary of the Legation, Mr. Squires, Mrs. Squires, and the American residents. Another bugle call announces the approach of THE BRITISH DETACHMENT, composed of Royal Marines and Bluejackets. The officers in charge are Captain Strouts, Captain Halliday, and Captain Wray. They are joyfully met by many of the British subjects in Peking. THE JAPANESE BLUEJACKETS, under Lieutenant Hara, are escorted into the city by Colonel Shiba and his staff, closely followed by the FRENCH REINFORCEMENTS, led by Captain D’Arcy, who is joined by Captain Labrousse and others of the French Legation. ITALIAN SAILORS with a one-pounder gun are met by the Marquis Raggi and other Italian officials. THE RUSSIAN MARINES, commanded by Lieutenant Baron von Rhaden, next follow. 3 ^ The last forces to arrive ere the Chinese destroy com- munications with the outer world, are THE HERMAN MARINES, under the command of Graf von Soden, and the AUSTRIAN REINFORCEMENTS, under Captain Thomann and Lieutenant Winterhalter, with their quick-firing Mitrailleuse. All these troops march to their several Legations. They are scarcely out of sight, when a large number of Christian women are seen flying for their lives. They are pursued by Boxers. The unfortunate converts in their desire to escape, make for the temple, whither they are really driven for sacrifice by the maddened fanatics. DEATH OF THE HERMAN MINISTER, Realising the gravity of the situation, the courageous German Minister, Baron von Ketteler, accompanied by his secretary, Mr. Cordes, wends his way, in a palanquin, to the Imperial Yamen in order to demand the instant suppression of the Boxer rising. By an undoubtedly pre- conceived plan a cart with some lance bearers passes in front of the Minister’s chair, and the Secretary is horrified to see an Imperial officer in full uniform, step up to the Minister’s 32 HIS LAST JOURNEY. words — that “there was no life in the chair,” and fled, followed by a volley from the Manchu soldiery. Although seriously wounded, he, succeeds in dragging himself to a place of safety. As night draws on, shrieks arise from the temple. It is only too evident that the doom of the Christians is sealed. But Nemesis is at hand. Attracted by the cries, Captain Wray, with a force of British, American, and Japanese bluejackets, breaks down the gates of the temple, disclosing the Chinese converts bound and pre- pared for execution. Some few have already met their fate. The Boxers are, meanwhile, indulging in their weird palanquin and deliberately fire point-blank into it. Aghast with horror, he noticed — to use his own impressive 33 and grotesque incantations to their God of War, prepara- tory to carrying out their fell work. The Marines pour a deadly fire upon the barbarians, not one escaping. The Chinese Christians are then conveyed in safety to the Legation. BOXERS ATTACK EUROPEANS AND NATIVE CONVERTS. But these doings are merely the prelude to more serious troubles. For now there appears a larger and more turbulent crowd of Boxers, openly accompanied by Duke Lan, of the Imperial Household, and Chao Shu- Chiao, a high State official, who come to gloat over the infernal work of these miscreants. The bloodthirsty fanatics, armed with murderous weapons, and bearing flaming brands, are wrought up to a terrible pitch by their leaders. In their bloodthirsty frenzy they blindly kill and maim the populace, and while some drag unfortunate converts into the temple, others set fire to every building in their path. They rush for the European buildings, but are checked by a barricade of carts, sandbags and other materials hastily erected by the Europeans to meet just such a contingency. It is an appalling sight. Elames shoot up simul- taneously from various points, the lurid glare angrily reflected in the skies ; the demoniacal shrieks of the Boxers, “ Kill the devils,” are heard, only to be drowned again by the deafening uproar as the flames of the East Cathedral burst forth. The Boxers, maddened and stimulated by the sight, now make a rush towards the Legations, but they are met c 3 + FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE. 35 SCENE II. The Defence of the Legrations. ^ Showing- the Northern half of the Legation Compound on the left, with the Main Gate, the Canal, Street, and the Canal and North Bridges, and the Prince’s Palace, known as the Fu, on the right of the spectator, thus torming a double scene. The scene presented is the Northern half of the Legation compound on the left, with the Main Gate, the Canal, Street, and the Central and North Bridges and the Prince’s Palace, known as the Fu, on the right of the spectator. Coolies are hastening hither and thither with stores of all descriptions and materials for maintaining a siege. From the suppressed excitement, the nervous tension displayed on every hand, it is apparent that w^e are on the eve of important developments. ARRIVAL OF REFUGEES AND STORES. There is now a general influx of refugees of all sorts- and conditions. They pour into the compound in pictur- esque confusion. Here are Europeans jostling pigtailed Mongolians ; there are priests of ascetic mien hard pressed by the swarthy natives of Southern Europe ; sisters of mercy and all, come in under the protection of the Legations. Chinese refugees arrive under an escort oi American marines. c 2. 36 The peculiar antics of an unfortunate Swede leave no room for doubt that his mind has become unhinged. Then from all directions there come to seek the protecting shelter of the British Legation, the French the Russian, the Spanish, Japanese, and Italian Ministers, who, with their wives and families, and numerous suite, and followers, form quite an imposing ariay. A large number of coolies carry the belongings of the various Ministers. Even Sir Robert Hart, the Chief of the Chinese THE MAD MISSIONARY. Customs Service, and himself an official of the Imperial Court, and his staff, enters the Legation for protection from the very people he has served so faithfully for nearly half a century. Now, in one moment, with the flames bursting forth from the Customs buildings there vanish the labours and hopes of a lifetime ; even his home being destroyed and laid in ashes. DEATH OF HUBEETY JAMES. Professor Huberty James, professor of English in the Peking University, crosses the North Bridge. Relying 37 upon his intimacy with the Chinese, he cannot even entertain any idea of harm befalling him at their hands. But his blind faith in the Chinese is misplaced, and leads to his destruction, for no sooner does the unfortunate man show himself upon the bridge than he is fired upon. In vain does he throw up his hands to show that he is unarmed. A fresh volley is fired by the Boxers and Chinese troops. Professor James staggers against the rail and falls over into the canal. As he falls, the Chinese soldiery, from the water-gate under the wall of the Imperial City, fire a volley into his body. HIS MOST PRECIOUS BELONGING. The condition of the refugees is pitiful. Observing their distress, Sir Claude Macdonald places the native women and children under the especial care of the Europeans, who lose no time in attending to their immediate needs, relieving their thirst with every vessel they can press into the service — buckets and pans, dishes and bowls. Some very pathetic incidents and touching episodes 38 are witnessed. A grey-haired man, for instance, bears, upon his frail back his poor old mother — the most precious e»f ail his belongings. Still another destitute refugee who is reduced to absolute penury by the siege is eventually recognised, to the no small astonishment of all present, as the mother of Ching Chang; a former Chinese Minister to France. A HARMONIOUS TRIO. Quantities of stores and supplies of every description are brought in. Whilst some of the carts and barrows return to be refilled, the others are taken by Professor Gamewell and the volunteer missionaries, with British and American marines and bluejackets, for defensive purposes. Work on entrenchments is hastily proceeded with, and AMERICANS SCALING THE WALLS OF PEKING 39 strong barricades are erected. The discovery being- made that the French and German Legations, previously abandoned through an error of judgment, are important keys to the situation, the French and German forces march out to re-occupy them. They are soon followed by the Italians with their one-pounder. Professor Gamewell, who had already displayed wonderful tact, courage, and resourcefulness in defending the Mission buildings, gallantly proffers his services as a leader, and to him is assigned the duty of defending the Legations proper. The besieged unanimously proffer their services in various directions, some volunteering to go to the barri- cades, others to serve in the hospital and the commissariat. Sir Claude gratefully accepts these gallant offers, and proceeds to map out the delimitations of the area to be defended, which embraces all the Legations and the approaches thereto. \ Captain Thomann, of the Austrian reinforcements, as senior officer of the forces, claims the command of the defence, which being conceded, he proceeds to dispose of the forces to the best advantage. The British Bluejackets and Welsh Fusiliers, with their gun, take up a strong position at the gates of their Legation. The Austrian machine gun is to sweep Customs Street leading to the North. The Italians, under Captain Paolini, with their one- pounder, are to safeguard Legation Street to the East. 40 Upon the Russian Commander, Lieutenant von Rhaden, and his forces, devolves the duty of occupying the street in front of their Legation and of erecting a barri- cade against the enemy from the west. Legation Street, as near as possible to the Imperial Palace, is entrusted in the hands of the American marines with their Colt gun. The Germans are to take up a position under the wall to the east, beyond their Legation buildings. The task of fortifying Wang-Tang Street to the North is left in the hands of the French, under Captain D’Arcy. Colonel Shiba, of the Japanese forces, gallantly declares that the Japanese may be relied upon in any extremity, and his force proceeds to take up its assigned position for the PROTECTION OF THE CONVERTS in the Fu. The beleaguered residents are seen to set to work in desperate earnest TO PREPARE FOR THE CHINESE ATTACK. All the non-combatants fall to, and strain every nerve to render assistance in the emergency. The ladies are par- ticularly in evidence, and are in the front rank of willing FIRE ENDANGERS THE LEGATION. workers. Sand-bags are sorely needed. The ladies bring out table-cloths and sheets, curtains and hangings, to provide the necessary material. These being exhausted, the rich draperies, priceless tapestries, costly silks and satins, even the dresses, some of which had been brought from Europe — all are ruthlessly sacrificed. Sewing- machines are in great requisition. Sacks are turned out with surprising deftness. As fast as they are sewn, other willing hands are ready to fill them with sand. SIGNAL OF GENERAL RETREAT. The siege now commences in earnest. The desultory sniping gives way to a furious fusillade from all sides. It is returned by the marines posted on housetops and other coigns of vantage. Picked marksmen occupy posi- tions on the walls — every shot of theirs finds a billet. The fighting has not long proceeded when the Austrian bugles are heard sounding the retreat, and, to the intense amazement of the defenders, the entire force of Italians, Austrians, and French precipitately fall back into the Legation. SIR CLAUDE ASSUMES COMMAND. They are soon followed by the Japanese and Germans, whose positions have, through the debacle, become un- tenable. One of the immediate consequences of this extraordinary blunder is that, cut olf from their support, the American and Russian pickets are left exposed to great danger, and a messenger is hurriedly despatched 42 ^to recall them. This grave error of judgment, to call it nothing worse, leads to the loss of two important positions, the Austrian and Italian Legations. A council of war is im- mediately held, and the Ministers unhesitatingly suspend Captain Thomann from his command, and unanimously urge Sir Claude iNIacdonald to take supreme command, which he does, declaring that there can be no question of surrender, for surrender means general massacre. By his orders, a dashing attempt is made by the Trench and Austrian detachments to retrieve their lost ground. Bullets are whistling through the trees whilst the troops are throwing out defence works and removing all obstruc- tions that prevent clear action,, and strengthening the walls with sandbags and other materials. The American and Russian outposts make a sortie, .and amidst a heavy fusillade re-occupy their stations, while the British retire to the Legation Gate and there Build defence works and mount their gun. The casualties amongst the defenders are becoming alarmingly numerous, the medical resources being taxed to their utmost, and the ladies working heroically in the relief of the wounded. FIRE ENDANGERS THE LEGATIONS, But the Chinese volleys are not the only danger. A new enemy now looms up in the shape of fire. The Hanlin Academy, the seat of Chinese learning, containing priceless literary treasures, has been fired by the ruthless vandals. As the thick volume of smoke, which tells the tale only too well, ascends from the doomed building, 4-3 * The fire engine, by Messrs. Merryweather & Sons, is Mentical with the one supplied by them to the British Legation in Peking. 4he bell in the Legation Tower ring.s out the alarm. A ?3mall fire engine*^' from the Legation is quickly brought into requisition. It is run down as near to the blazing THE BELL TOWER. -edifice as circumstances permit. The refugee women and children, the aged Chinese converts, the ladies and other non-combatants form a hand-to-hand bucket service, with which the engine is kept supplied with water. 44 Even at this critical juncture Sir Claude Macdonald has the foresight to despatch a messenger to the Imperial authorities urging them to save at least some of the precious archives and rare manuscripts. A breach is made in the wall, and Marines, under the command of Captain Poole, dash forth to fight the new enemy. Meanwhile, shells are bursting in the Legation grounds. In a gallant sortie to inflict punishment upon the enemy, Captain Halliday is wounded, but does not retire until he has accounted for four of the enemy. And now a peculiar incident occurs, illustrating the craftiness of the foe. At the sound of a bugle from the Chinese quarters the firing ceases as if by magic, thus proving that the Chinese Imperial forces are engaged against the Legation. Then a Chinese official is seen to approach the bridge and affix to the parapet a board inscribed with Chinese characters. Interpreters on the house-tops translate it to Sir Claude Macdonald waiting below for the message. It runs : “IMPERIAL COMMAND TO PROTECT MINISTERS and stop firing. A dispatch will be handed at the Imperial Canal Bridge.” Another placard reads : “ Dispatch will be received.” A Chinese clerk in the service of the British Lega- tion is sent to the bridge for the dispatch. As he does so the Chinese rifles are quickly levelled at him and he beats a precipitate retreat. CAPTURb OF PEKING. 45 Whatever artifice this may have been to lure away some of the defending force, the ruse has failed. In the lull, the besieged, fearing some treachery, redouble their vigilance. Positions are strengthened very materially, and everything is done to increase the effective defences of the Legation. As the • firing had so suddenly ceased, so, at a signal from the Chinese horns, hostilities recommence simultaneously on all sides. But now another and far more ominous sound is heard. It is the heavy booming of a Krupp gun mounted upon the city wall. The walls and other defences could not withstand ten minutes of such a bombardment if once the range were found. STORMING A CHINESE BARRICADE. Again a serious blunder, that is unaccountable except on the theory that the Chinese had a knowledge of the various European bugle calls, is made. Whether the officers misunderstood a call or were intentionally misled, they receive orders to again fall back. Now the Chinese are constantly drawing their lines closer around their victims, and the barricade snatched from the German and American pickets is held by the enemy. The storming of the barricade becomes an imperative necessity. Captain Myers volunteers his services in the desperate enterprise. Calling for volunteers, who eagerly respond, he addresses them as follows : “ My men ! Yonder are 400 women and children whose lives are dependent upon our success. If we fail, they perish and we perish, too. When I say, ‘ Go ! ’ then go, boys.” They dash out and brilliantly storm and carry the position. Captain Myers, in jumping a wall, falls upon the uplifted spear of a Chinese. He is brought into the temporary hospital. 46 During the operations a British and an American trooper capture two Chinese flags. The British soldier is wounded, but the American succeeds in killing the Chinese, and mounts the barricade, throwing sandbags and handfuls of mortar and refuse on to the Chinese, who seek to pull him down. Eventually, with the timely assistance of an English and a German marine, he STORMING THE BARRICADES. carries off the trophies amidst the cheering of all the besieged. The Germans, supported by the Italians, re-occupy their stronghold. THE HEROIC CHAMOTS. Monsieur Chamot, the proprietor of the Peking Hotel, who resolutely refused to leave it and come into the Legation for protection, is seen approaching, accom- j)anied by his equally plucky wife. They drive a cart loaded with bread-stuffs and food cooked with their own 47 hands, nearly ail their servants having fled in terror.. They are on their daily errand of noble self-sacrifice in bringing food to the beleaguered residents. They have faced every obstacle and never spared themselves in their self-appointed task. When a shell burst in their kitchen, destroying everything, they calmly proceeded to turn the dining-room into a bakehouse. THE GALLANT CHAMOTS. Madame Chamot is seated in the cart, rifle in hand, and smiling as tho igh this were a holiday jaunt instead of a ride for life When they pull up in the enclosure, they proceed to make a counter out of packing cases and boxes, and distribute the much-needed food with the assistance of some coolies. The plucky couple are making their way back to the hotel, when one of the dags which float over 48 AN “INTERNATIONAL” GUN. _ and American bluejackets, who proceed to mount it on a pair of wheels from an Italian waggon,- and a beam of American timber, which causes some amusement to the gunners, who declare that here is truly AN “INTERNATIONAL” GUN. their cart is shot away by the enemy, and Madame Chamot takes deliberate aim at their assailant. There are exciting episodes and hair-breadth escapes without number. The trite saying that necessity is the mother of invention is amply proved more than once, and in no case more clearly than when an old smooth bore gun is unearthed in the Legation and run ouLby British 49 A still more fortunate discovery is made. When the Russian contingent arrived they brought a gun and 25,000 rounds. The ammunition they brought with them, but the gun was left behind at the station. The gunners declare, with great glee, that the Russian ammunition fits the smooth bore gun. Now an incident that, in the present state of nervous tension of the besieged, appears an omen of ill, occurs in the smashing, by a well-directed shell, of the flag-staif over the Legation. The flag tumbles down, and there is, for a moment, unutterable consternation, but the flag has scarcely reached the ground when marines instantly climb up and coolly repair the damage, and once more the flag flies proudly, the SYMBOL OF UNCONQUERABLE DEFIANCE. There is another interlude, caused by the arrival of a messenger, the first to come in since the beginning of hostilities. The Chinese now press the garrison harder than ever, and brave defenders are falling fast. Henry Warren, a brave young student, is carried in desperately wounded. Captain Strouts is seen in conference with the Japanese Colonel Shiba and Dr. Morrison, when suddenly a furious fire is opened upon then. Dr. Morrison is shot through the leg. Colonel Shiba’ s coat is perforated by a bullet. But Captain Sprouts falls mortally wounded. Now, with Captain Halliday previously invalided, there is no military officer available, and Sir Claude Macdonald takes command of the forces, assigning the leadership of the regulars to Captain Wray and the charge of the volunteers to Captain Poole. Vexed at the failure of their subterfuges, the Chinese make more strenuous efforts to catch the Legation D 50 defenders napping. Another Chinese Imperial messenger is brought into the lines under a flag of truce. Even the latter is not sacred to the elusive “ Celestial,” for scarcely has the messenger been brought in when a well-aimed shell bursts at his feet. He is the bearer of a letter from the Yamen. There is a cypher message for the American Minister ; it is from his Government at Washington. Translated by Mr. Squiers it runs : “ Communicate tidings, bearer.” Mr. Conger requests his secretary to reply in the same secret cypher : “ We are besieged in the British Legation under continued shot and shell fire from the Chinese troops. Quick relief only can prevent general massacre.” Not being for one moment deluded as to the motives which prompted the Chinese to permit the free passage of this messenger, further treachery is suspected. The besieged push on defensive operations with renewed vigour. Walls and other barricades are rendered as shell- proof as possible, and every nook and corner is made ready for a resistance to the finish. The anxiety of the garrison is now added to by the extraordinary re-appearance of the Swedish Missionary, brought in by a strong guard, who denounce him to Sir Claude Macdonald as a spy and a traitor. They declare he has passed through the Chinese lines, and has held communication with the enemy. Sir Claude Macdonald interrogates the man. He defiantly declares that he has been to the Yamen and betrayed the entire position and resources of the troops and the garrison. He describes in detail all the information he has given to the Chinese authorities. The listeners are horror-stricken. Cries of “ Traitor,” “ Shoot him,” “ Hang him,” are raised on all sides. They beg Sir Claude to allow them to punish the spy, but the British Minister points out that the man is insane, and not accountable 51 for his actions. Furthermore, he points out that 'the Chinese must have put down his utterances as the ravings of a madman, or they would not have allowed him to return to the Legation. He is removed in strong custody A DISPATCH FROM THE CHINESE. And now the Chinese play another move in their game of cunning. An imperial messenger is brought into the lines with a message signed “ Frince Ching and others.” It contains an impertinent request that the British Minister and the members of all the foreign Legations, their wives, families, and suite, should leave Peking within 24 hours. The curious document promises to provide an efficient escort, but points out that the Ministers and their followers must come out unarmed. It further demands that the Christian refugees be handed over to the protection of the Chinese Government, and wands up by a veiled threat that the authorities cannot protect the Foreign Ministers in the positions which they occupy at present. To this hypocritical effusion only one answer could have been expected. Leaving themselves out of the question. Dr. Morrison, Sir Robert Hart, Mr. Conger, the French, Spanish, and, in fact, all present, declare that only by the faithful adherence of the Chinese Christians have they been able to withstand the Chinese onslaught, that they have sacrificed themselves for the cause, and that they shall stand or fall together. Sir Claude Macdonald wffio re-echoes these sentiments, sends a point-blank fusal to the Yamen. The suspense of the garrison has reached an acute stage. Under constant fire, without proper food, and with ammunition greatly limited, the garrison, hopeful D 2 52 I GOOD NEWS AT LAST. But when night is darkest, dawn is nearest. A blind beggar, a common enough sight in China, is seen to climb over the wall, and, dropping into the compound, takes off his disguise, disclosing a trusty Chinese messenge who is the bearer of dispatches which he has carefully sewn in the soles of his boots. The welcome news is at once posted on the bell tower. It conveys the glad tidings: — General Fuku- GLAD TIDINGS shima with 4,000 Japanese, General Linevitch with 4.000 Russians ; further, 2.000 British, 1,500 French, 1,500 Americans the last, is becoming more and more anxious as to what is being done for them by those at home. 5 ^ and 500 Germans landed and taken Tientsin City^ and a relief force is to start for Peking immediately. There was news that fired the breasts of all the garrison. Short rations were forgotten, privations laughed at, hard- ships made light of, in the face of the news. RELIEF WAS CdKim ! Could they hold out ? That was the question in ever^ heart. Another messenger, who had been absent some days, and who had volunteered to pass through the lines and get a dispatch through to the outer world, now returns successful. He produces a dispatch that he has secreted in his hat. The dispatch is immediately posted in a prominent position. It announces to the anxious garrison that the relief force is under way. At this cheering news there is great rejoicing, which is, however, brought to a speedy termination by a tremendous and sustained fire from the Chinese. It is plain that they, too, are aware of the coming relief forces, and are determined to make one last desperate effort to wipe out the besieged I.egations ere relief can arrive. They apparently entertain the idea that, as dead men tell no tales, it will be policy to exterminate every- one who could throw any light on the Chinese misdeeds. The besieged forces are now in desperate straits. This is made plain by the fact that the wife of a Minister takes a revolver with the intention, at the last extremity,, of shooting her daughter and self rather than fall into the hands of the enemy. The other ladies implore the invalided officers to perform a similar office for them, before the Chinese finally break through. 54 THE DEFENDERS’ DESPERATE EFFORTS. The Chinese are making herculean efforts to break through the stubbornly-held barricades, and a tremendous artillery and rifle duel is the result. The shrieks of the Chinese, the hoarse shouts of the European com- manders, the sharp rattle of musketry, and the whistling of the messengers of death, are awful in their weird BROTHERS IN ARMS. impressiveness. Amidst it all fresh pickets dash out to relieve those at the firing line. The Chinese are straining every point. The firing of heavy guns is heard from the Chien-Men Gate and the Ha-Ta-Men Gate, proving that all the heavy Imperial artillery is combining to break down the frantic resistance of the Europeans. BOXER RITES. ■^ 3 : -v- .C.- 'C . , •;i> . ■ i- '■' ■ ... . ' ;■ 1' "/■■'■'' ' hr' ■ : . V ; , : ■\ -z^- ■ :-r,;:-rrm > ■■•<'■ ■>■■'( . ■A/'-'-.S v,>* ■•- 55 It is quite clear that, failing immediate relief, the garrison is doomed, and only the knowledge that relief is somewhere at hand sustains the over-taxed band of heroes to make renewed eiforts. Even now, only the ignorance of the Chinese as to the insignificant number of the troops behind the barricades keeps them from swarming over in their thousands and putting the devoted little garrison to the sword. Women and children fall upon their knees in silent supplication to Heaven. The casualties are increasing to an alarming extent. There will soon be no combatants left should the fighting continue at its present pace. Matters are at their worst when a cloud passes over the scene, blotting out, as in a dream, the field of carnage. SCENE IIL Neap the Gates of Yang’-Tung*. * Chinese fanatics, under the guidance of their chiefs, are seen to go through the weird incantations and the other mystic rites of the Society of ‘^Boxers.” The semi- barbaric classes, from which these latter are recruited, are worked into a hypnotic frenzy by the extraordinary pro- ceedings of their leaders. Some of them indulge in imaginary pugilism and other queer practices BOXER RITES AND CEREMONIES. After lighting large bon-fires, they go through a remarkable ceremony of consecrating their banners and weapons to their god of war before the blaze, entertaining the belief that these weapons are now enchanted, and will slay all .their enemies whilst protecting themselves from all harm. Anticipating an encounter with the foe, they invoke the protection of their gods. They now imagine themselves to be absolutely invulnerable, and believe that they bear a charmed life. Their leaders incite them and work upon their already over-wrought feelings by reading to them the proclamations, which, translated, exhort the faithful followers of the sect to uphold the great pure dynasty, and destroy the ocean barbarians. Another denounces the foreigner in no ■ RELIEF AT LAST I 57 unmeasured terms, saying that he has “turned the empire- upside down for 40 years, taken our seaports, and despised our Gods and sages,” and further intimates that, “when we have slaughtered them all, we shall tear up the railways, cut down the telegraphs, and then finish off by burning their steamboats.” The reading of these fiery documents is continually interrupted by fierce cries of “ Sha-Sha,” m.eaning “Kill,. Kill.” They then proceed to offer up sacrifices to their banners, and are just concluding their extraordinary devo- tions when a patrol of Chinese Imperial troops arrive from the Central Gate. The Boxers assume a menacing atti- tude, and prepare to repel the attack of their countrymen. The Chinese Officers, acting upon these instructions to subdue but in no way to harm the Boxers, command their men to fire over their heads, and retire. The Boxers hastily scan their ranks to see what harm has befallen them, and when, to their astonishment, they perceive that not a .single member has been struck, they are elated and frantic with joy at this proof of their invulnerability. They dance and sing, and rejoice at the extraordinary turn of affairs, but their joy is destined to be short-lived, for firing being heard at some little distance, the Boxers arrogantly draw themselves up in battle array. ROUT OF TEE FANATICS. The attacking party is drawing nearer, more volleys are heard, and, when the Boxers again scan their ranks, they discover to their great dismay and utter confusion, gaps where dead and wounded have fallen. They realise that what their own countrymen could not accomplish, foreign bullets have done. They are utterly demoralised 58 and thrown into confusion, when an advance guard of Cossacks appears, and, firing a volley at the wavering Chinese, charge and utterly rout them. They are quickly followed by a detachment of Russian Infantry on the march, who take possession of the place. WAR CORRESPONDENTS MEET. The humorous side of grim war is illustrated by the arrival of several war correspondents, some on foot, others on horseback, and all tired from long marching and weary vigils. One who had lost his way is greatly relieved at meeting his confreres once more. All are hungry and weary. They discover some of the Proclamations which the Chinese have dropped in their hurried flight, but are unable to decipher them. They hasten to enquire for news, discovering to their great chagrin that the outposts speak only Russian. Baulked in this direction, they pre- pare to bivouac, and declare they will indulge themselves in a feast. They have scarcely arrived at this conclusion when in unpacking their impedimenta, they make the mortifying discovery that the combined resources run principally to condiments and biscuits. Their hunger being accentuated by the gloomy prospects, they are debating what to do, when a Cossack dashes past, carrying a live pig under his arm. The correspondents, as one man, make a rush for the fleeing Cossack, and succeed in intercepting him. They ply him in almost every language, except Russian, and make extravagant offers to purchase the pig ; but the Cossack, misunder- standing their intentions, and in the belief that he is being charged with stealing the animal, vehemently declares that he has come by it honestly. At last, one the correspondents hits upon the brilliant idea of showing him some mon ey, and then their meaning dawns 59 upon the Cossack, who, inspired by the sight of the preparations for the meal, drives a hard bargain, squeezing all he can out of the pockets of the hungry scribes. The new owners of the animal are jubilant and make elaborate preparations for the feast. A LOST FEAST. A fire is built, a cloth is spread, and vessels of every size, shape, and material, are produced. Now a difficulty arises. The pig must first be killed. Various methods are suggested and rejected, when the council of war sentences the pig to' be shot. One correspondent points out that humane precedent in all such cases must be adhered to. A handkerchief is tied over the pig’s eyes, and the Cossack, for further reward, is induced to hold the animal while it is being shot. He places himself in position, and the firing party takes its place, but just when they are loading their pistols the Cossack suddenly awakens to his position, and, as the revolvers are cocked, he incontinently bolts for his life, releasing the pig, wffiich regains its liberty after an exciting chase. Their firing brings on a Chinese cavalry patrol, and the correspondents quickly take refuge behind their carts, just as a reconnoitring party of Cossacks arrive in the nick of time, and put the Chinese soldiers to flight. BIVOUAC OF THE ALLIES. British troops, including Bengal Lancers and Sikhs, halt on the march and prepare to bivouac. The officers are immediately besieged by the war correspondents. 6o Soon after, the American troops arrive on the field, anJ they are followed by the Japanese. The correspondents who have vainly endeavoured to find someone conversant with Chinese to translate the proclamations, discover an officer of the forces of the Mikado conversant with- Chinese, and he reads the precious documents to the astonishment, and the no small amusement, of all. They exhort the people to “ uphold the pure dynasty and destroy the ocean barbarians, who have derided their gods and sages.” The Japanese General, with an intimate knowledge of the Chinese methods of warfare, declares- that delay is dangerous, and that, having the Chinese on the run, they must be kept so, and not permitted to rally. This is regarded as sound advice by the British Commander, who points out that, otherwise, this expedition Vvull be one of revenge not relief. Now the troops resume their victorious march te Peking. 6i SCENE IV. At the Walls of Peking*. * — — - Showing- the Tung Mien Gate, the Sha-Wo-Men and Tse-Kwa-Men, and the Tung-Chu-Men Gates. The Boxers, together with the Chinese Imperial troops, are offering a heroic but futile resistance to the advance of the International troops, who are sweeping onwards in their irre,sistible march — typical of the advance of civilisation and the overthrow of bigotry. EUTILE CHINESE RESISTANCE. The lack of military organisation amongst the Chinese renders their defence of the walls almost pathetic in its ■confiding simplicity. As well attempt to stem the tide of the ocean. They discharge their firearms in a wild, reckless manner, and, casting all discipline to the winds, the rabble Chinese soldiers and Boxers flee in inextricable confusion — a veritable sauve qui pent. THE CtALLANT little JAPANESE arrive at the double with their three quick-firing guns, and quickly demonstrate their smart artillery practice by sending a hail of bullets after the retreating Chinese. With equal alacrity they turn and prepare to attack the Tsea- Kwa-Men Gate. Here tire enemy, safe for a time at least, behind the stout wails which they imagine to be t)2 impregnable meet the Japanese attack with a furious fusillade. The Mikado’s troops are supported by Russian troops and Cossacks, who, under the command of General Linevitch, commence A ViaOROUS BOMBARDMENT of the gates, pouring shot and shell into the Chinese stronghold. The defenders are unable to withstand the murderous well-directed fire, and their guns are gradually silenced. Whilst the Chinese attention is drawn to the Japanese and Russian bombardment, the Indian troops quietly work their way to the Tsa-Wo-Men Gate. As soon as their presence is observed they storm the walls with wonderful celerity. A rope is improvised, and by this means men who have already reached the summit are enabled to raise guns to the top. The British flag is also passed up, the Chinese meanwhile keeping up a heavy fire on the invaders. A sharp rifle duel is proceed- ing between the Indians and the Chinamen while THE UNION JACK is being hoisted, the latter being accomplished amidst cheering loud enough to disconcert the enemy. At the moment when the British colours are run, up General Gaselee is leading his forces into the City Gate, which has just succumbed to the gallant attack of the Maxim guns. During the engagement of the British forces the Americans have not been idle, successfully scaling the wall in a magnificent manner, protected by their Colt guns. The gate being opened by some of the Americans who pluckily climb down on the other side. General ^3 Chaffee, at the head of the American troops, triumphantly enters the city without further opposition. At the Central Gate the Russians have in the meantime maintained a heavy bombardment with a field gun. The gate falls at last, and the RUSSIANS STORM THE BREACH with fixed bayonets. As they dash through the gates some of the Japanese follow them, the rest of the forces being actively engaged in breaking down the resistance at the Upper Gate ; it is a herculean task, but eventually a tremendous explosion rends tlie air, and the gate is seen to fall. The Japanese have successfully blown it up, the Bengal Lancers and other cavalry charge into the city. The smoke of the guns hangs heavy ; it gradually obscures the view of the triumphant onward march of the allied forces 64 SCENE V. The British Leg'ation. Showing the British Legation to the South, with the Secre- -taries’ Building in the rear. On the left is the Main Gate, which separates the Legation and the Canal. In the back- ground are the Central and Southern Bridges, with a view of the Wall dividing the Chinese from the Eastern City, and another water gate. Before us is the southern portion of the ^ British Legation compound, with the Secretaries’ building in the rear. On the left we see the Main Gate, which lies between the Legation and the Canal. In the background may be observed the Central and South Bridges, with a view of the Wall dividing the Chinese from the Eastern City and another water-gate. Althnmgh it is night time, the clear bright August moonlight floods the compound with a brilliance almost rivalling daylight. Europeans and Chinese women are seen gathered round the Bell Tower, whilst the missionaries and Christian converts are heard SINOINO THEIR EVENINa HYMN. All is suggestive of peace and calm, save for the sniping shots of the Chinese, which, however, fall wide of their mark. The wounded and the sick are out taking the air of the balmy night. 65 Mons. and Mme. Chamot, the ministering angels of the sorely-tried garrison, are seen to approach, their cart loaded as usual with bread and other food, which they continue to prepare daily in the face of almost over- whelming difficulties. It is impossible to imagine in what plight the imprisoned garrison would already have found itself but for these two self-sacrificing heroes. The food is distributed amongst the DESPONDENT DEFENDERS. The Europeans are gloomily discussing the situation. Sir Robert Hart declaring that their losses have been enormous — 65 killed and 119 wounded. It is pointed out how gallantly the brave Japanese have shed their blood to protect the Legation ; of a total of twenty-five not one has escaped unscathed. Mons. Pichon announces welcome news of the defenders shut in the cathedral, where Monseigneur Favier is still keeping the Chinese at bay, although worse off even than the besieged in the Legation. He declares that the Reverend Father will never surrender. THE LAST HORSES. The horses of the Legation have, one by one, been sacrificed to feed the beleaguered garrison, and there remain only two : the favourite horse of Mrs. Cohger and a pet pony belonging to her niece. Miss Pierce. These have been saved to the very last in the hope that relief would arrive and avert their doom. There is no help for it, and they are being led across the compound by Mr. Dering, when, to his great confusion, he meets the two .owners, who anxiously ask him whither he is taking them. E 66 He sorrowfully breaks the news to the poor ladies that he has done all in his power to save them, the race horses belonging to Sir Claude Macdonald having already met their fate, and that these must be sacrificed this very night unless succour arrives. The ladies are over- come. They take a last farewell of their favourite steeds and tear themselves away from the sad scene. An order is promulgated that all private stores of foods or other supplies must be delivered up to be shared with those who are destitute. Despair seems to have claimed the unfortunate Europeans shut up in the Legation. Even the arrival of a messenger, an event that a few days before would have raised them to the seventh heaven of high hopes, now scarcely creates an impression. He brings tidings of the approach of the relief columns,^and his message is posted on the Bell Tower, But their hopes have been dashed so frequently of late that they place little credence in this latest intelligence. Miss Brazier, while on an errand of mercy to provide for the sick and wounded, is struck down by a fragment of a shell on the eve of deliverance, but happily only slightly wounded. The news of the approach of the relief is, this time,, verified* . The American marine, Mitchell, the crack-shot of the defeiiding forces, who has been assigned a prominent post on the wall, is the first to announce the gladsome news to the sorely-pressed Legation. “ Hurrah,” shouts the sentry, “ the foreign troops are at the city wall and are shelling the East Gate.” Scarcely has he uttered the words than the poor fellow falls badly wounded. “ Now I shan’t be able to see our boys come in after all,” he: ^7 pathetically cries, as he is tenderly carried from the field. Now, another sentry with frantic gestures shouts the news that sets hearts beating wildly : “THEY ARE COMINa! THEY ARE COmNO!” AT THE WATER GATE. It is an ominous coincidence that dawn is just breaking — the dawn of day, and the dawn of hope dispelling the dark clouds of despair ! The Europeans soon rush forth from their strong- hold, and give welcome to their deliverers. Above the glad shouts of the besieged is heard the cry of “The British are coming ! ” and in less time than it takes to tell, a detachment of Indian troops, Sikhs and Rajputs, under Major Scott, enters the British Legation at the double. BELIEF AT LAST. Sir Claude Macdonald welcomes the relief forces, E 2 68 who are also greeted with enthusiasm by the foreign Ministers and besieged residents. Soon there enter the main body of Indian tioops with General Gaselee and his staff, and the American forces under General Chaffee. The scene that follows is one of delirious joy. Hearts are full to bursting point, and throats are choked by emotion. Whilst the wants of the war-worn relief forces are being assiduously attended to, the rescued members ■of the garrison give themselves up to relieving their feelings in all sorts of remarkable and extravagant ways. Soldiers and civilians are rejoicing, when the scene is transformed into the entrance to the Imperial City. 6q SCENE VE The Forbid den City. * The final and most impressive feature of the victorious march of the International troops. The foreign ministers decided to make a formal entry into the Forbidden City, THE CHINESE HOLY OF HOLIES, the sacred precincts of the Palace of the Son of Heaven, whose portals had never before been passed by a foreigner since its erection five centuries back. It is to be an object-lesson to the Chinese mind, this breaking down of the barrier of bigotry, this desecration of the palace — the innermost shrine of celestial exclusiveness. Only a detachment of each of the eight military victorious Powers takes part in the historical procession, each nation represented by a number of men in propor- tion to the size of the force despatched by her to the capture of Peking. THE PROCESSION OF TROOPS through the Palace is conducted with great ceremonial on the part of the Chinese Court officials, and with the utmost decorum on the side of the Enternational troops. Three Chinese officials of the Palace, in their full 70 state 'robes, approach the Central Gate. They are deeply dejected as they bow and give the salutation of their CAPTURED BOXER BANNERS. country. The Russian General, Linevitch, is by seniority to enter the’ sacred Pink City first. The gates reluctantly swing on their hinges, and General Linevitch and his staff officers pass in, closely followed by the foreign ministers to Peking, the members of the diplomatic body, and other officials connected with the Legation. Other Chinese officers of the Imperial Palace appear from within and anxiously watch the TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF THE ALLIED FORCES. The British artillery in the distance fire a salute of twenty-one guns to announce the memorable event. The spell is broken. The Russian marines and infantry, -headed by their fine band, now march through — a sturdy body of men, who elicit the cheers of the other troops by their discipline. The Russian officers order their band and a detachment of their troops to give a fitting reception to the other foreign contingents — a charming thought on the part of the Muscovites towards their allies. The wonderfully smart little Japanese stepping out briskly to the sound of their own bugles come next ; General Fukushima and staff ride proudly at their head. The sound of the bagpipes announces the APPROACH OF THE BRITISH TROOPS. Here they come, the stalwart, swarthy sons of the Indian Empire ; the workmanlike bluejackets, the spick and span marines, and the well set-up Welsh Fusiliers. As General Gaselee and his staff pass, the Russian band strikes up a. patriotic air amidst wild enthusiasm. The strains of The Star-Spangled Banner ” usher im THE AMERICAN CONTINGENT, remarkable for their smart, intelligent appearance, and unassuming yet businesslike manner. They present armS’ with wonderful precision, being greeted with wild hurrahs.. The “ Wacht am Rhein ” strikes up as the MAGNIFICENTLY TRAINED GERMAN TROOPS, with their striking parade march, make their appearance^ THE MARCH OF THE FRENCH TROOPS is the signal for the “ Marseillaise,” which is joined in lustily by many of the foreign detachments, to the great delight of the French commander. ITALY’S FORCES, MANLY AND NEAT, are greatly admired as they quickly step out to the stirringr strains of the “ Inno Reale.” The triumphant procession is brought to a close hy iSift Ei^TRANCE OF THE ALLIED TROOPS. 73 THE AUSTRIANS, played in to the inspiring strains of their National Anthem. The British, Americans, and all other nations now unite in the onward march, symbolising the friendliness of the Allied Powers and THE TRIUMPH OF CIVILIZATION 74 The Principal Participants IN THE Defence of the Peking Legations. Sir CLAUDE MACDONALD, K.C.B., K.C.M.Q. The British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Emperor of China, and also to the King ot Corea, since 1896; was born 1852. EDWIN H. CONGER. United States Minister to China; was a gallant soldier through all the Civil War ; a man of broad sympathies and deep insight into Chinese life and character. Sir ROBERT HART. Chief of the Customs of the Imperial Chinese Crovernment. By his energy and capacity he had raised the Chinese revenues from three to thirty millions. 75 Dr. MORRISON, The Correspondent of the Times, rendered most valuable service. Sir Claude Macdonald says : “ Active, energetic, and cool, he volun- teered for every service ot danger, and was a pillar of strength when matters were going badly.*' He was severely wounded when Capt. Strouts was killed by his side. Mons. and Madame CHAMOT. Shortly before the Boxer outbreak Mons. Chamont had opened an hotel at Peking, which, aided by his brave wife, who carried a rifle and used it with effect, he fortified and defended. Mrs. Chamot is an American, and hails from the Golden Gate. Her gallantry, and her husband's pluck and resourcefulness, were the admiration of everybody. Their rescue from a position of great danger of a party of French engineers is ^beyond all praise. Professor F. D. QAMEWELL, Born in South Carolina, was educated as -a civil engineer, but entered the Methodist ministry. His early training stood him in good .-stead in the construction of Mission defences. ?6 Mr. Gamewell was selected as Chief of Staff to Sir Claude Macdonald, and placed in charge of the work of fortifying the position held by the besieged foreigners. The building and main- taining of the barricades and fortifications during the fifty-six days of the siege were directed and supervised by him. Mr. SQUIRES, Secretary of the United States Legation,, served as Chief of Staff during the siege. His- earlier military training was of great use in the defence. Rev. F. NORRIS, Chaplain to the British Legation, renderecy^ invaluable service in working with pick and shovel, and in taking charge of and encouraging the Chinese Converts in their work on the defences. Rev. W. S. AMENT, An American Missionary, who penetrated a-^ country seething with hostile Chinese, and brought back in safety the whole missionary body then in.' Tung-Chan. 77 Sir ALFRED GASELEE, K.C.B., A.D.C. 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THE MAGIC DOLL. An interesting excursion with Phantasmagoria, which will at once delight and mystify, and give some food for reflection. THE GRAVITY RAILWAY. Always a popular feature. Carries visitors past the glorious scenery of Balmoral and the Highland home of our late Queen. COMMERCIAL UNION ESSv Head Office - 24, 25 & 26, CORNHILL, LONDON, E.C. _ ESTABLISHED 1861 . FIRE. LIFE. MARINE. ACCIDENT. total assets exceed five millions. TOTAL LOSSES PAID SINCE ESTABLISHMENT EXCEED TWENTY MILLIONS. last Renort ot Proapeetua addreu Thk Seoretary. lO MILITARY EXHIBITION Refresbrnent Department. Quadrant Dining^ Room, Western Gardens. — Luncheon, 12 to 3 o’clock, 3s. 6d ; Dinner, 6 to 9.30, 7s. 6d. Chop House, Western Gardens. A la carte Luncheon, 12 to 3 o’clock ; Is. Afternoon Tea, 8.30 to 5.30 ; 2s. 6d. Dinner or Supper, 6 to 10.30. Lag^er Beer Hall, Western Gardens. English and German Dishes and Light Refreshments ; Lager Beers, Grill Room, Queen’s Court. Luncheons, Dinners, and Suppers, at ordinary grill-room prices, noon till 11 p.m. Queen’s Restaurant, Queen’s Court. 2s. Luncheon, 12 to 3 o’clock; Is. Afternoon Tea ; 3s. 6d. Dinner, 6 to 9.30, consisting of soup, fish, entree, joints, vegetables, sweets, cheese, dessert. Canteen in Blysia. Plate of Cold Meat, 6d. ; Bread and Cheese, 2d. ; Milk, Id. ; Tea, 2d. ; Coffee, 2d. ; Mineral Waters, 2d. Liquors at public- house prices. Special quotations for Excursion Parties on application to the Refreshment Contractors. Tea Pavilion, Picturesque City. Tea, Coffee and Light Refresh- ments at usual prices. Picturesque Eng^land. Nao Restaurant. Situated in the < ! ■'V- V ■ #• .V: ? •* '^ 0 - 8 ^ *w > GETTY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 3125 01032 6136