New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-20


and In the Cape Colony including two Infantry
hattRliOns which on the water, some ll'uVp
British officers and men The numbers tor
the moment are not equal. but the re'aiFe
quality - thu Boer and Tommy Atkins mas
altered since ISL The British infantry No."
shoots eXcelientiy. anl We have 20 thank me
lesson y l>Nl t0r change - the system W.
gaining shots. which. ~ ne case % ce, an
regiments has shifted the old superiority from
Boer t. Britsher. While the linerin~n nave
improved the Beers have fallen -. II was N'r
former abundance 4 game n the ITanSFaet
which made the old Beers the -nexaiiL.r4
SHOTS ~ whom we have heard So much lhrf
We're trained never - miss. and Went olt sn'
Ing with ID more ara'aLn.-ion han ny -ll'.
carry IN th-ir d1ualc-o 4rrellel rih-' 4'-'
eighteen years have driven The game IT III l-r
TrarsvaaI and lowered The average y nulEhrE
shooting while = rmy Atkins IN rs side mas
been learning o. Shoot a. running ngure. N9r
has The British shooting alone improved ht"lg
British regiment has - section - mounted m
fantry. trained n the very tactics OF ue
burEher.
There arr infantry regiments II Natal. care
Colony which can mobilize most rapidly
as the B0er force These regiments have been
trained O. night attacks. and o. hghtns al
r ght The Beers arr strongly aN-rs- lnal1'
there are two regiments = cavalry az la
smith and T. war breaks 1ut thes- VIII -
supplemented hv Irregular corps ~ horse II
is about two months since certain sfec.a la scr
vice officers We're sent ONT - S'-'- anna
and these have been quietly occupied since ~
recruiting and organizing IN different centres
- the Two British colonies
These ~ course. ar- merely me reSout - o-
tr-dav W. are cons. 3-rinz The aspect - things
20 ~ .,-.,l.s.lr sb..,,5 ,-r-a ~ a-v MI r1eut
i u4l- few weeks a sfrOu- arm! corps
VIII h- - south Africa. India IS ready t' s"it
t-r thousand u@n-rot native troops. t nr"l
hardly he saif-an5 TWO cavalry urigaies.
Highland brigade rife brigade an irish
brigade AMI Light infantry brigade ans inI.N
artillery now in England have been warned o.
BE- ready.
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ca.n1aisn ,,.s
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