| Show BEHAVE BEHA V AS IF IN PICCADILLY I t vory of Some British B rrt 9 Field of Battle l ON BOElt Inferior to 10 Infantry Changes Th That t are Needed I J London ot of the om cera 4 df lUte hike when hen under tire they woot take like to cover to Mo correspondent t writing from rom Natal II say The minute lIghting begin h hI he say I the he men lie e dowe but the ht officers taik about giving signals waving 1 vi II their arms Mrm elp end bf be h e as iC f they w were In I II a young gentleman carrying hl hb ride rIlle under hit as e on d dues one ones lUll cnn when between th the beats of It covert shoot In ha his hand hanl he had a walking stick lUck with which he was U ut where his hie men lIIn were wen to lIrt The fhe soldiers hidden 1 and nd he WI was under It a I saw law him next mora to lady Ladysmith smith none t tot tor hi his d days y fighting Indeed It does doel nt much last rit t you ou are at to bu be hit catch It whether or nut not you yuu disguise yourself as al a private Habit is III a etron strong thing hard to get rId of You ma may dress a subaltern or captain of the Infantry Of tile the line how you like but It if M it II of u the tight riGht sort lort you can spot him as tar far as you see him CertAinly at close range rne the Hoe have made a dead set t at our ollie officers an officer ot of my old regiment Rot got two In his thIgh ou oa b hi his hand haud three through the hel helmet aid aad hll hI right arm was wal shot 0 oft This Thies h le extreme Iy I but the dam damage age don cion at al about out yards yard when eli all men shot fairly w well On the other hand tb the Doers b bless away an alarm alarmIng Ing amount ot of bullet Which hit nothing at t loneer distances Twice t 1 hue have seen the South African light horse under heavy rid Ore as harmless n as It w Was or tour four men hit out ot of three or tour hundred Compare this wIth the shooting ot of the In our at whre they wiped out every roan man who tood on hi his feet teel I have already told you how I was Wal Jollied St at clo close by twenty or thirty riflemen and on the whole I dont think tb the Host Doer army arm is II above bove our average tn in shooting Where they are facile is IU it mounted Infantry work a at t seizing and abandoning or re reinforcing a pOll position lion u ne may compel their tenacious clinging to a ace ce they know to be to their safety tet and their Mire eye for lor such auch a Indeed against at a moving army anny like ou ours WhOM tactics com compel el tt It to shift In a leisurely man mannor nero nor hey are re v ver Eluh Eadi good Don Doer I is a gaper In himself each pile ot of Mosies he from B a fortress In itself II a men In a good position means fortresses to be bel t eQ Then the let oft off their belr l i is fr far as they em see they shoes lilt iset because aule the they think they will viii hit bit anything but bul for tor forthe the very rood reason that nothing do de III an enemy snore nore than coining from unseen rifles Indeed the Dot produce great ret moral deet with theIr titUs bullets bullet They are extremely bUI busy at S yards yard But every v mn man manwill will not walk across the Ihl ground under tIre fire from the Doert at 2001 yard rene range and whistle God Save Sav the Queen at a the theme me time Ume It If anyone any one acee accepts ll my bet bethe ht he will what he will 11 see What affords the Boors Boere mOlt moat glee I Is our regular r cavalry Indeed It present a ludicrous appearance In this country of Stones and kopjes I often wonder what would happen in 10 a regu regula Jar la cavalry brigade I if IW armed U tbt they are with lance Inne saber and ear earbin r bin The untidy hoer Bor horseman with Uh his 1111 fed pen pon along Jon Quite regardless of hl his formidable looking adversary It the vie 10 lenee the opper dopper dl and nd honta Our is II a little better but the they suffer front from their Want ot of Itt of homes Even tb they are no match maeh for or the Boer at t the pmt game of 01 hide and seek fortunately th they are brave end nd h have a general not yet tt eradicated contempt tot lor U t Dutch Dutchmen Dutchmen men anti often ah achieve b by audacity what they would hI he unable to a om pI it If their usually enemy emy did not thInk them as aa as al the they look Their work In Natal however be Li sufficiently Iy extolled It I one of tile the most mOlt pleasing tt faSteNS ot of the tbt campaign It I Is almost in that out our C cavalry vat 1 will ha have e to tG be differently trained at all events armed with I a along long rifle The day ol of chock Ib eIt action is II practically over ThOSe vast ot of Germany GeTman and Autti where Mu fu rat rats legion Ilion I thundered to riete are arenow arenow now with Wire wr faeces |
