The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-04

Wlch, and postal order for IS. All
these had been held in readiness and
no more was needed than to fill in dates
of time granted before rejoining, close
the envelopes, and post. AT the same
hour, $50 p. M, the outstations report
ed that posters had been affixed in all
public places; the Army Service Corps
reported that all clothing had arrived
from Pimlico, and the Army Ordnance
Corps the same; the depot of the Field
Artillery had stock In hand of kits, and,
first outfit for sixty-six men per bat
terry and other artillery units made the
same report. BY that time all officers
and men engaged in instruction or spec
ial course, Ordnance College, depository,
dockyard &c, had been dismissed to
their units all over the country, while
officers and men We're recalled to Wool
wlch from leave if they were included
in the mobilization.
From that first Saturday hencefor-
ward the business of receiving, fitting
out and so forth fell into a regular
routine, everything working punctually
and almost automatically. Medical in
spection came first, of course, and it is
worthy of notice that only an infnit-
| esimal percentage have been rejected
on the score of i'll health In this regard
| can bear witness to the fine physique
of the ReserVists already collected at
WooWich; they are men in the very
prime of life and vigor, between twenty
five and thirty years of age, hardy, sea-
soned, stalWart soldiers, who have TAX
en- on the military air at once and Civ
ing no impression that they have ever
been absent from the ranks. The men
now at Wolwich belong to the two bri
gade divisions of Royal Field Artillery.
whose mobilization depot is there; and
these include the three fine howitzer
batteries-Thirty-se seventh, (of Omdur
man fame,) Sixty-first, and Sixty fifth
which will form part Of the corps of
artillery of Buffers command. The
mobilization orders were, however, is
sued from Woolwich to a large number
of men, quite a couple of thousand,
probably, who win join their battery
headquarters directive horse artillery
batteries, in particular that now at
st. Johns Wood and one of those at
Aldershot. Some 300 horses have arriv-
ed already at Woolwich mostly cmni-
bus horses, all in good fettle, and an
other 400 are expected during the week.
Naturally they are not wanted until the
men arrive who are to take charge of
them. On the whole, the example set |
by the Woolwich District is excellent, |
and If others work as well there can be |
little doubt as to the success of the |
whole operation. Gen. Maurice was |
much handicapped, nevertheless, by the |
inexperience or want of staff. Many |
changes have occurred mong his officers
through the demands of the army corps. |
But all have worked with will-princi-
pal medical officer, principal veterinary
officer, army service and army ordnance |
officer. One or two complaints are
heard of the little help afforded by the
railway lines and a case is quoted
where some parcels of clothing wanted
at Aldershot took eight days to get
there from Woolwich. So great was the
want of confidence felt in the South
eastern that it was proposed to march
the two brigade divisions by road for
But it has not been de-
cided that they shall embark at the
Albert and Victoria Dock, on the north
side of the Thames, when their ships
are ready. The element of doubt is
strong as to the early provision of these
and it seems certain that
at least one portion of the modified
army corps, that from Woolwich, will
be ready for sea long before the trans
ports.
At the district headquarters all has
been going smoothly so far, but there {
appear to have been delays as to the
OF clothing and horses to
he various out-statons This has been
'elt especially at Chester and it's mob
lization depots, which do not seem to .
nave received their khaki uniform in
good time. Here the failure does not
est, however, with the system, but with :
he War Office, or, more exactly, with .
he Government, which would not give
he necessary orders for making up this
lothing sufficiently early to allow Of it's
,eing distributed to country depots in
advance of arrival of the Reservists
some practical inconvenience is being
ound in the existing rule that all Re .
ervists should rejoin in the first in
lance at tehir regimental depot, and
rot at regimental headquarters. No
oubt it seems a cumbrous system that '
man, say, employed at Portsmouth
hould be obliged to report himself at
inverness, and then return to rejoin his
egiment stationed in the south of Eng
and. This is no doubt an extreme case,
nd thereasons for the system in force
ERE no doubt so cogent that they over
ode all such objections that the point
must be reserved for public discussion
hen the whole scheme, with the ex-
erience gained in working it, comes
p for review.-London Times.
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EM Chichcatcr,a Eneliah Diamond Hrand.