The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-09
bR|TA|N'S ARMY IN india.
HER MILITARY FORCE IN THAT
COUNTRY Is COMPLETE.
Something About the Troops VOW
BEING Drawn Upon for the south
African War Force OF Three
Hundred Thousand Warriors.

The evcr-increasing prodlEali,y with
which England IL drafting upon her MILF
tnry resources both az home and abroad.
makes It pertinent 70 recall 10 mind ,hat
British infia and her vast populaimn OF
nearly N8fsaeaa are practically Acn. IN
check nv only % coo British trcarS These
troops usually selye ten years IN Indla and
are transferred from one military station
&c another every two yeers. Tommy At
kirs'' at least when In India. IL very
precious IN the sight 81 the British gov
eminent As he stands IN his UNIFORM,
disciplined soldier in the prime Of health
and strength. he is said 20 have cost q pa
ternal government the sum ~ seen Amer
lean money and he Is valued aceordingiy.
His daily ratianS are carefully examined
BY medical experts snd his one quart or
ale and one Guinea OF rum are served out
20 him with tbs greatest regularity. When
the exigencie- OF the service permit. he is
sent In the hot season" TO the mountains.
where he works on the roads and gets a
iahurer's allowance besides hts pay. when
on the plains everything ~ done that pos
sieiy can be accomplished by hts officers
TO make hts life pleasant and u he be-
HAYES himself Eood-conduct stripe is
added to his coat sleeve and penny a day
e cents Of our money! Is hts income.
when he gets drunk ne goes 20 the cells
FOR week or Is given Eve days arm.
In due time he returns 90 England and en-
Joys pension-that is. II he does no, fail
victim to the climate The biggest ont
door attractions at the Indian military
stations are the cemeteries, the one az
PeshAwar alone containing the graves OF
8 ~ british soldiers,
The FUN strength Of Great Britsins In
dian army, in round numbers approxi-
mates 10000 men, OF whom s2e!sa are ma
tive and Taaa British soldiers In Rt.if-
@,@9 enrolled European volunteers. and q
native police differed by white meu. near
~ 10000 strong The army proper Is a.
viaed into three main forces known as the
Bengal the Bombay and the Madras iivis-
IONS all Of which are under the command
er-in-ehief Of India. A nafive Sepoy tsgi-
ment usually consists Of @o men. and is
commanded by seven Engilnh officers,
namely commandment. twn wing conn
manders and four wing officers. There are
also sixteen commissioned native officers.
eight ~ whom are suhadars. or captains.
and eight temadars, or lientcnants The
noucommssioned officers are eighty IN
number, all natives forty Of whom rank
as havildafs, or sergeantE. and the remain
ing forty az naiks. or corporals. In the
cavalry the captain 10 styled riraldar. the
lieutenant risaidar The chief native Of
ficer OF an infantry regiment ix the SUBJ
adar tmatorD. Every regiment n divided
into ten companies. each 81 which IN usual
Is made up Of a different nationality. such
as Goorkhas, Sikha. Dogras. pafhans.
PunJaubts etc. II II owing 10 this pr~cAu~
ton that combination OF forces for the
purpose 81 mutiny ranonara aiinum lsnpc~-
sihie The Goorkhas and sikhs. whose roy-
atty is rafed tho highest. are In some lo-
Calities permitted 20 constitute entire regi-
uents hy themselves.
The pay OF the sepay or native a0ldier a.
1850 per month. with a gradual increase at
ter three years good conduct service. Tile
pension system il particularly liberal and
Is really the magnet which draws the ma
tive recruit. II IL 10 sknifally arranged
that there can be no Bobbcry. and twice
year the pension officers visit me great
centers Of population 10 pay the pensions.
when q Sep0y soldier falls IN action his
wives-and there are forr 81 thtm-ar. all
pnnsluaed as well as their Young children.
As regards the artillery branch - he In
dian army. white man only are employed
hath a. commissioned officers and in the
ranks ana the gems % aii forts are entirely
manned by Briton1
A a. the aHhtlnk uuafltiea o. these Se-
poy soldiers The fseofkhA ranks nfst, in
fact many EnElish experts h*ileva that
the Li0oFkha who IN 4 native - Nsranl
81 the best soldier IN The world Rtsrdfig
built. 81 an average height ~ Eve feet
three inehea the fseofkha IL equally good
ia a hand to- hand contest with the hay.
ouet Or ~ long range with the rife The
Aikh ranks aseand an a soldier ~ the ma
t4-u contingent he comes from the Pun.
saah. Averages zfs fret N height ard IS
sluple slnewy and athletic AZ the sfrrea-
typed Had Indian. Tho Slkhs and ttVor~
khas are nnrient ensmiHs, and di1 their
i.asf 20 prtgfutnate each other N tis Sgi-
lei wsr ~ is4s- fhr FaihAu probably
stands third ~ the native lisf ~ war-
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