The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20
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mics consisted OF large bodies Of iil-5iS-
cfplir.ed haaiy paid dfscoatentea men,
some e. 80 in number a source OF dan
ger ~ their rE~=rs and 20 the imperial gov
eminent Changing this order of things
was such a hsTczlean ask rnat for wears
the government cf India shr&nk from Il.
Vteeroy after viceToy. with his advisers
evafies3 the Question and looked on any
attempt 20 reform the existing order os
things as wsii-righ Impossible Bat in the
year az her uaa5esty's iublIee-iN--she ma
fice princes of india "a me forw.<ss with
offers 10 marx that aasnscious tine by
preparing troops for the defense of irnue-
rial India. Lord DuTerfra and his AVIS
erS were prompt 70 seize the opportunity
and were resolved TO make al atts uaTr 70
utilize the resources Of the native states
10 pGr advantage. though at the time alb
soluts failure was almost universally pre-
dictei.
The imperial service troops. maintained
by the native princes OF India for the de-
Tense OF the empire. which. Rave taken
ira place Of the old ard e-ese native state
armies are f magnificent body OF men.
TIRE subjects ot their own rulers VINO
maintain them in an excellent state OF eff
ficiLeue- and discipline. These troops are
differed by the nobles OF the country. and
are under Ire guidance Of a British in
sgector generai-Toi H. Malliss who was
given a free hand with the projec. Of re-
forming the Indian army. at IT'S inception
int fss7-ani a small stan of supervising
officers.
The uew troops number .nas,o thorough
Is equipped men. with fulE transport ia
Cllit:es and ali possible details for rapid
mobilization. They can take the field at
wcnty-four hours notice, If required. Two
pf the mountain batteries have already
made their name III history in the Chitrat
expedition. There are besides sixty-eiGnt
q
infantry, four companies OF s2ppers a
camel corps. and TWO large transport COM
panies. The native princes In person
command the troops when On parade in
India.
The comma ders OF the imperial service
troops. who will appear in the diamond
jubilee process -ion, represent the following
eighteen states: kashTnir pataila. Jhind,
Nabha. Bahawalpnr, kapurthalla Ulld-
wur. Jodphur, Bhurtpur. Bikanir. Jeypur,
Gwalior, fndore, Bhopai Ranpur, Nysore,
Bhavnagar and Hyderahad
The following is d hist of the names. rank
and commands of the officers:
kashmir-Reseldar Sunayat Singh.
near relation TO his highnsss the mahara-
jan. "A mir dogra by caste,
Patsiia-Commandant Nand Singh. of
the Pataila imperial service laneers
tSkhl sirdar OF the state.
Jhind-Reseldar Didar Singh command
ing Jindh imperial service squadron
fSikh) srdar Of the state.
abha-Eseseldar kishan Singh, conn
mandant Nabha imDeriai service squad
ron A sirdar of the state tSikhl
awalpur-Jenadar Abdul Maid
Khan tMohammedan). Squadron leader.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hara Sindh
tSikh). OF the his aesr family in kapur-
ITALIA.
UIlwur-Commandant Daud Khan, of
he al IL lob
dam. Sirdar.
Jodphur-Lieut Col. Maharaj Sir Per
tab Singh X. c. S. L.. y. u. G. to the
Prince of Wales, uncle of the maharajah.
Bhurtpur-Commandan Chatru Singh,
of the Imperial Service Lancers. tKalpul).
of the clan of Jats.
Bikanir-commandant Raj Bahadur
corps ,RajpuD.
Experimenting Officer Raj
Bahadur Dhunpat Raj, commanding
transport train O<hatrD.
Gwalior-Commandan Abdul Ganny.
commanding Second regiment Of Imperial
Service Lancers. tMohammedanl.
ore-Commandans Goyind Rao Mat
kar OF Indore Imperial Service Lancers.
tMahrattanl
BhopaI-C Mira Kurim Beg
of Bhopah Imperial Service I.aDcers. tsio-
hammedanp.
Rampur-Commandan Nazir Khan, of
Rampur Imperial Service Lancers. Mo
hammedan).
Bhavnagar Reseldar Dhan Singh. re-
iation of the inaharajah RajpuU.
Hyderahad-Air Hashim Ali Khan. COM
handing First regiment, (Mohammedanl.
Beside the troops from India, there will
be twenty-three Hausas from Accra on
the Gold Coast, and fifteen men Of the
frontier police from Sierra Leone. under
command of Capt. Davidson Houston.
Capt. Houston is the only European Of
ficer with the party. and is a strong con-
trast TO his dusky subordinates. The men
are clad in dark blue uniforms with red
facings. They carry carhines and side
arms. and present an exceedingly smart
and soIdierly appearance. They will take
part in the royal military tournament and
the record reign celebrations.
The most striking figure Of the party
IS Dumbano, native officer. In appear
ance he is very intelligent and speaks En-
glish hgeutly. Upon his breast he wears
four medals for galantry Incidentally
most of the sergeants of the police wear
good conduct and active service medals.
1t has been decided To considerably in
crease the number OF officers and men Of
the Irish militia force 10 be brought TO
London for the ceebr9 ton. the only por-
ton of that branch of the army so far
announced as under orders for London
being about $50 of the Sligo artillery, at
present under training at Portland. II
is now intended 10 bring from Ireland "a
provisional battalion of militia infantry,
10 be made up of detachments from all
parts Of the country.
What military display Il viii be,
Those who look back TO the pageant Of
1897 say ii was chiids play as compared
with what will he on view June 2.