Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-07
GREAT BRTlAN's ARMy.
An Enrolment That 10 Comfort ably
Large
FOR ALI ORDINARY USES.
Foreigners At Ningpo Growing yeJ
Nervous Over the Sit
uation There.
CALLING ON EARL GRANVILLE.

LoxpoS, March 6.-The total enrolled
volunteers in Great Britain at the present
time is 2l5,oOO men. The greatest number
yet attained.
(Asa a commentary upon this important
cablegram, and in view Of the serious do
mands making ct this time upon Englands
strength, some details Of the British mill
tary forces will be found interesting. The
military policy of Great Britain has always
been OF q hand.tomouth nature. Instead
Of considering carefully writes . critic
TO the Edinburgh Review, what was Eng.
lands military needs and ADJUSTING the
strength Of the army to them England
acted as IL her requirements were TO be met
only as far Is the strength Of the army at
the moment admitted. In 1900 the total
number Of effective soldiers was 7G,7i5.
Then came the necessity of opposing
France and Napoleon, and in 1910 there
was an English army cf 1883 men.
Ten years after there were 6l ll6. In 1890
the army Was reduced TO its lowest point,
As, ,049. Since then there has been almost
every twenty years an augmentation Of
10000 men. Lord Harrington in hrs
speech at the close Of last year.
stated that the effective strength
Of the army had been increased, and that
there had also been an augmentation ofthe
reserve, amounting in all to some 10000
men. In the estimates OF 1894 tho appro.
priation was based on having an affective
army OF 1884 men, which was some
slight increase over that Of the previous
year. Taking the Statesusans Year Book
Of lS23-s4, the regular forces at homo aud
in the colonies are stated to consistof la1.-
Gle mon, the army reserve, hrst class, -
~, 800; the second class reserve Is 5000.
militia 1854, yeomanry N,404. voluu.
t,,rs 2i7,oll, making 575. $40 men, a. the
total home and colonial force. To this may
be added the regulars in Indian establish.
mcnts, 6l GIL men, n,giving total Of 646.95l
But numerically, counting only tho Of.
6cient men, there are some $4,000 less.
Of militia and yeomsnry 100000 could be
used in case Of an invasion. Dcducting
then from the whole 636, 95l the 100000.
we should have something close to 233..
600 men. The actual returns show consid-
cradle less than, this, at the beginning Of
last year, and the increase has been insight
cant since then, the general total may be
represented as somewhere between $4,000
and los, 900. II official statistics were to
be believed, the British army never was
in O finer condition. but the universal
noncensus Of regimental officer 10
quite the opposite. Twenty beius
the age on the continent when men arc taken.
for military service in England there are
many soldiers under 20 In the old trAdi.
tons OF the service the regulations bsing
that man Of feet G,shouh be rejected, re-
crui,s Of less height than this are accepted
and with chest measurements below 81
inches. Returning to height, in 1884. in the
artillery there were 10000 men under feet
8. and 3,si0 OF feet 5, and in the same
service q very large proportion OF the men
barely coming within the required chest cir.
conference. A large proportion OF the men
are unfit for soldiers work. From manJ
causes the waste is large. Men die, are dis.
abled, or buy their way ou. of service, and
so this loss amounts 10 100000 year. Pun.
ishments for military delinqusucies nsces-
sarily diminish effectiveness. for Il ID shown,
that, in 1883, 1864 men suffered impIison-
ment by court martial. To make up these
losses recruiting must always be active. De
sertions are not as numerous A. are repro
sented, amounting in 1888 10 .3.7l7 men.
one half Of these men having their oolors'
during the first nine months Of service.
Suffering.
SrARIx, March 6.-The troops Aro suffer.
ing greatly IN this vioioity from the great
scarcity Of water.
SHANGHAI, March G--Tbo foreigners at
Ningpo are exceedingly nervous. Thres,t
are constantly made 10 massacre them.
Maachc,tsr.
MlscBEsTER, Harch G.--Ths Guardians
commercial article says the market Is ii.ii.
business small and prices unchanged The
producers prefer reducing the output 70 &C.
c.ptiug low raiss.
Called on Granville.
LoxDoS. March 6.-Baron DE Siasl Rhs-
sian Ambassador. and Count Van MunS,ss.
the Ambassador from Germany. had inlas.
views this morning with Earl Gsaayiik
Denied.
KoRTi, March s.-The report that Gen.
Wolsley had been recalled rs denied. His
health is improving and his syssisht u he,.
ter. When the ean,onment Of The troops -
.ieetsd Gen. w0l.sley will 20 on toar oi
inspection 10 the Nile stations between AZ.
sousn and Dopgals. lie has 70 intsatsos
Of leaving Egypt
READY TO co.