Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-24
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Especial star-Bullctin Correspondence

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Especial star Bulletin Correspondence
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, july "a.
Much favorable comment As been
made by officers of this gaIHson con-
corning the service .unif0m worn by
Lieutenant Rhodes. of>fhe Grenadier
Guards, at the review for the British
naval officers Thursday last.
Lieutenant RhQHs is the A. D. c. TO
the general commanding the British
lest of his cousin, Cutenant Boyd,
T.. N, and the wardroom of the New
r.faalaEd, for the voyage to Canada,
and accompanied the officers of the
hattle-cruiser TO Leilehua for the cere-
mony.
The uniform is the newly adopted
service dress of the Brigade of foot
guards of the British arIny-the brig
ade comprising the Grenadier, Cold
stream, Scots and Irish Guard regi,
mentsi- and in color greatly resembles
the olive drab uniform of the Ameri-
can service. The departure from the
model in use in our service which
most pleased officers here is in the
cut of the blouse, which does away
with the high stiff collar, and substi-
tutes- the collar and lapels of a con-
Nentional civilian coat, showing a
shirt similar toAthe flannel shirt in
vogue here, with neat cravat of like
material
The blouse is built with straight
lines; with no attempt to fit the fig.
ure snugly, with pleat in the back,
and the four patch pockets of the
American blouse. These changes.
particularly in the collar, We're voted
first rate by the Leilehua officers, and
the change of the present service
blouse to some such loose garment,
would be acceptable ~
In the matter of the collar, Lieuten.
ant Rhodes stated that if the guards,
who have been welded to the high
stock since the days of Wellington
could make such q, radical change in
favor OF comfort, that the American
service should have no trouble in haV-
ing the model adopted. There are no
conspicuous insignia of rank, or of
the branch of the service, on the
blouse, the British service having
learned by experience in the Poer War
the wisdom of abandoning such de-
vices, but instead, Lieutenant Rhodes
wore on his shoulder loop the bronze
star of his grade, and an embroidered
grenade, the distinguishing regimental
mark of his regiment, which device
resembled the bursting bomb and
flame of The ordnance department of
the American service. The breeches
showed noticeable absence of the
fdllness Of our riding breeches. and
the knee. He wore also the spiral
wooden puttee, and the marching shoe
of the British army a shoe with no
cap on the toe, and one that resembled
4he good old-style garrison shoe, now
discarded by the quartermaster au-
thoTities. The service cap resembled
the American head dress in design.
except that the visor had much less
Slope and had a band Of gold lace
abcut the edge The, leather service
belt was wider than the American
model. with strap over the right
shoulder, which the guardsman ex-
plained, did much to relieve the
weight of the kit from about the
waist. There is not a point about the
that did not meet the unQual-
lied approval of the officers here.
Water Famine. ==.."
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Word has been received in the field
artillery garrison that the first bat
talon of the regiment will sail from
Manila on the. 25th Of this month, and
it is expected to arrive here about
August 18th. For a time at least.
the incoming battalion will be forced
TO go under canvas; a. sharp con-
trast to the splendid modern quarters
left behind at Camp Stotsenberg: ,
The field artillery ball team is much
interested in this early arrival, for
the team can avail itself of the serv-
ices of the ball players of the imcom-
ing battalion with about six weeks Of
the post series still to be played
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The dry weather IS causing another
water famine in the garrison and
while the authorities believe the short
age will be but temporary, orders
have been issued directing that the
water supply be denied the post be-
tween the hours Of Z in the evening
and 4 the following morning. With
the removal of the First Infantry to
Cashier next month, the conditions
will be relieved. - FL. ~
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The officers who recently joined the
Twenty-fifth Infantry have been as
signed to companies as fellows: Cap
tain Jitehell and Lieutenant Wyman
to Company A; Lieutenant Canoe to
Company G.. -. 80: ~. ~ 49,. -.
The 4th Cavalry ieit on six days
practice march around the island on
Monday. morning, but owing. to the
shortage of mounts. several hundred
men had TO be left behind. -.