, 1900-11-06
ALLIED IaeoPs
AMERICAN AND oNiTIsh EQUIP.
MENT AND UNIFORM
seer.
How the Soldiers compars-By Far
the Most Picturesque Troops Are
the British Native Regiments
From ~ind'a--Japs Make = Good
Showing.

Tlen Tsin, Oct. with troops Of
eight nations and every branch Of ser.
vice elbow to elbow under actual field
conditions. both Picking and TEN Tsin
at present AFFORD q rich neid OF CO n
paratiye military observation. OF which
the omcers of the various forces are
taking keen advantage. This ID cspcc.
tally noticeable Of the continental
forces, whose stats are e whore
taking note of equipments an 1 meth.
DDS. There are now quartered in This
big camp what are said to be represen.
tative continEents of every military
power. 1t is a military congress as
complete as il devised only for display,
and the contrast between the forces is
very marked, both in equipment, meth
cd and discipline; yet at the same time
observing officers find little room for
criticism of any particular contingent
.. the Chinese ex~peditionary force. In
equipment and uniform there is appar-
emily little question that the American
and British troops are superior. The
sober. business-like khaki is in strong
contrast to the snowy French and Ital.
ian uniforms. while the Germans, 9th.
erwise a magnificent and picked body
of men, are handicapped in compari.
son by their limiting clothing. The
German uniform is a mustard-yellow
khaki. apparently of very inferior quail,
ity. The louise is loag and loose, with.
out pockets, the trousers loose and no
leggins are worn by the infantry. This
is completed with a wide-brimmed
straw at. such as is seer in the south
ern part Of the United States, turned
up at the side and fastened by a corps
badge. One almost overlooks the awk.
%wardness of the uniform, however, in
the splendid drill and discipline Of the
kaiser's Chinese army. while their field
equipment. though it is heavy, is we'll
up to date and compares favorably to
that Of any other force.
oashino Indian Troops.
By far the most picturesque torops
here are the British native regiments
from India. At present Great Britain
has no white troops here. except a
part of the Royal Welsh ~fusileers,
dearly known in England as the Duke
of Connaught's Own" and a battalion
of Australian volunteer naval reserves
The show Of Tien Tsin is the Sixteenth
Bengal Lancers. the gentleman regi-
ment Of India" out on parade. Mag
nif1cently mounted an country breds
superb riders, equipment as perfect
as care can make it. with lance pen.
mons f%luttering. the Sixteenth Is a regi-
ment any nation could feel proud Of.
The Indian cavalry are, probably. the
heaviest armed mounted troops in the
world. Each man carries the long
heavy lance. revolver, carbine and
heavy saber. The uniform is khaki,
the blouse tight al the belt, loose cord
trousers. russell leather leggins and the
inevitable turban. The Bombay Ian
GERS are not inferior, and the foot regi.
ments. which include the Rajputs, the
Punjabs and the Belochistans, make
Il splendid appearance, the men being
tall and slender and carrying them.
selves superbly.
The Mikade's Fine Men.
The Japanese are, however, probab.
the most interesting studies for the
military men here. One loses sight of
the rather slouchy white canvas uni.
forms and Frenchy. high-crowned caps
In the machine-like drill and discipline
they are easily ahead Of practically all
the other forces. The Japanese
soldier works Al non other does. He
is always busy, he does not drink and
he Is not in evidence on the streets.
Detachments of the little, ~white-clad
chaps are always on the move. wher.
ever one goes in the surrounding coun-
try for many miles out, he finds a ia
panese outpost, their field topographi.
cal parties r always busy and their
commissary and quartermaster's de.
partments are wonderfully active and