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10TH HUSSARS TEAM

Winners of Hay Cup and Lucknow Infantry Brigade Unit Championship, Lucknow . 1932 .

X ROYAL HUSSARS

GAZETTE

VOL . XII No. 3.

DECEMBER, 1932.

CONTENTS

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Frontispiece 6th (Lucknow) Infantry BrigadeEditorial

. . 2 Rifle Meeting

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253rd (King's Own) Hussars

. . 4 Congratulations

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25Special Order, 3rd (Meerut) Cav . Christmas in Lucknow, 1932

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26Bde 4 Old Comrades Cup Tournament . .

27Meerut Farewell Dinner 4 Regimental Camp, December 1932

28Polo Notes . . 6 On the other side

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29Pigsticking Notes

. . 8 Boxing Notes

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30Racing Notes

. . 8 Extract from " Statesman" Sept.Coincidence

. . 10 24th, 1932

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32Lucknow Horse Show, 1932

. . 11 Quelques Mots

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32The Climate of Lucknow

. . 12 Hockey Notes

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32Anent Old Comrades . .

. . 12 Inter Troop Cricket Tournament,Activities of "A" Squadron

. . 14 1932

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33Flutters from H. Q . Wing

. . 15 Results :—Old

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Cup;Buzzings from "B" Squadron

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Squadron

SwimmingConcerning "C" Squadron

. . 18 Gala

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34Band Notes . . . . 19 Regimental Swimming Gala,The Philosopher . . . . 22 Season 1932

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35Sergeants Mess Notes . . . . 23 Regimental Gazette

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36Stop Press . . 24

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THE X ROYAL HUSSARS GAZETTE

EDITORIAL.

L UCKNOW is a pleasant place' we saidwhen we saw the low red bunga-

lows and stables and the wide expanse ofwell timbered grass in which our barrackslie. Ìt will look like Windsor Park,when the monsoon comes,' said some-one.

After we had inspected the sportsgrounds, the Regimental picture theatre,the messes and the institutes with grow-ing satisfaction we wandered furtherafield. We found the training area moreundulating and less dreary than Meerutand the city surprisingly beautiful . Someof us had not heard that it was thegreenest city in India and the parks andgardens came as a delightful surprise.

The ruined palaces along the Gumti,the battered Residency glimpsed amongstthe trees, the Imam Bara, with itsmagnificent gateway are all of thatreddy-buff-coloured stone which tones soperfectly with Bourganvilia and Clematis.While the wives were exploring the cityand its shops their better halves werebringing back glowing reports fromelsewhere . The Polo Grounds were good;the Race Course was splendid, threehundred duck had been killed not twentymiles away on the first Sunday. Ourcomfort seemed assured, our entertain-ment both sporting and aesthetic seemedto promise well ; and our neighbours leftus not in doubt for a minute as regardsthe warmth of our welcome.

We like Lucknow.

We have been busy . Before we wereunpacked the Horse Show was upon us,"Would you advise me to show SlovenlySal as a hack or a polo pony?" "Does itmatter if my Blue Room is distemperedgreen?" "Can I plant delphiniums inmy Squadron garden? Will they be outwhen we return from Camp?" " Oughtthe Mess chairs to be repainted to matchthe table or should a new table bebought to match the chairs?" "Howcan I lay out the garden when I can'tmake the fire hydrant leak?" Such werethe questions revolving in a score ofminds every day.

And when "Slovenly Sal" had after allbeen shown as a pigsticker and the

"Blue Room" been distempered "suckedsweet" pink and the fire hydrant beencoaxed with a mallet, Army Cup weekwith its racing, polo and social activitieswas upon us . And somehow theBrigade Rifle Meeting was sandwichedin between. But there is even now ` nopeace in our time.' Dutch gardens arereplacing manure heaps ; the maidanechoes trumpet calls bidding the squad-ron do something about Sergeant MajorSomeone and Sergeant Major White ; À'Squadron's flank guard exercise passesthrough `B's outpost scheme ; ducks andsnipe arrive into the mess kitchen;Gymkhana races, polo and boxing tourna-ments crowd one upon the other ; and allthe time we are packing up for camp.Busy . .

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So much is expected of us by ourcomrades at home that the pen almostfails as I begin this paragraph . Thankgoodness I can record that we have wona few prizes . We have only entered forthree polo tournaments up to date, butwe have won them . The open tent peg-ging was the only open event we failed towin at the Horse Show . We collected18 prizes there in all . There were twoevents we failed to win out of seven atthe Brigade Rifle Meeting. We did notprovide the winning jockey in the GrandMilitary and Army Cup, but the secondin each event was ridden by a TenthHussar, and the Services Plate was wonentirely by the magnificent jockeyship of`Roscoe' Harvey. In the Lucknow In-dividual Boxing championships TenthHussars won the light weight and wel-ter weight and provided the runner upin the `feathers.'

At least we have made a beginning.

Many pieces of Regimental plate bearthe inscription "from—on leaving theRegiment ." There are cups, tankards,salt cellars, silver milk jugs and manyother pleasing utensils of ornamental ordomestic value inscribed as the gift ofsome Old Officer . But one of our dearestÒld' Officers—Colonel Gosling has givenus a leaving present on which we shallhave difficulty in placing the inscription


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During the Regimental dinner last sum-mer Colonel Gosling whispered to MajorGairdner "a polo pony for the Regiment,the best you can buy."

How are we to inscribe it? And howcan we express our gratitude? The onlysuggestion is that the pony is christened"Squeaker" and that the Regimentalteam win that rather important contestat Meerut next March.

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When reading our Morning Post orTimes we always eagerly scan the pages

shire to pursue bigger and more danger-ous game in Africa . We wish him goodhunting and a pleasant trip but we wishstill more that he could come pigstickingwith us next spring. How he wouldenjoy it! We must also congratulate HisRoyal Highness on passing the promo-tion examination for Major.

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During his leave in England MajorGairdner set the polo world hummingwhen he played so brilliantly for theIrish team which defeated England . We

"Our faces are homeward turned ."

wherein one sees promotions or appoint-ments etc, and when we see a TenthHussar has been mentioned a pleasur-able thrill runs through us to know thatonce again a Tenth Hussar has beenhonoured by his King.

Great was our joy therefore when wesaw in the papers one morning in Octo-ber that Lt.-Gen. Sir Charles McMur-rough Kavanagh, K. C. B., K. C. M. G.,C. V. 0., D. S . O . has been appointedCommander of the Military Knights ofWindsor.

We are proud to hear that a TenthHussar has been appointed to this exaltedposition .

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His Royal Highness the Duke of Glou-cester has deserted High Leicester-

understand it was like one of thoseoccasions when the inspecting generalraps out : "Who is this man? ." Only inplace of one, twenty-five thousand spec-tators were asking the question.

Two pips now adorn "Podger" Jones'shoulders and we take this opportunityto congratulate him on his promotion.

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We have lost many old friends duringthis winter ; we shall lose more . Theworst of it is that so many of these arecorporals, the backbone of the Regiment.Young active soldiers, self reliant andexperienced, they make the wheelsrevolve and keep them revolving smooth-ly. Being in close touch with the menthey achieve great results by their per-

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sonal example of energy and loyal co-operation—the loyal co-operation whichis the spirit of the Tenth . We cannotspare a single one of them but Englandand the natural desire to try their handat a new profession --perhaps more pros-perous—have weighed down the scalesagainst us . We shall find men to re-place them as we have done before, butwe shall miss them greatly. We shallwatch their adventuring in a newworld—and such a difficult world thesedays—with , the greatest interest andsympathy. Yet, however turbulent andimpoverished is the state of England weshall have little anxiety about their wel-fare. What they have achieved forthe Regiment in the last few years theycan achieve in civilian life in England.A Tenth Hussar does not lose his castebecause he puts off his uniform ; he isunmistakable anywhere . `Place Money'is no good to him ; he is out to win.

No! We have no anxiety about theirwelfare nor about the men that willreplace them. But we hate saying`Goodbye .'

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The Commanding Officer has approvedof a discharge certificate—an illuminatedcard—bearing the Regimental crest andbattle honours and the record of theindividual's service - to be given to eachman on his leaving the Regiment . Messrs.Gale & Polden have designed and execut-ed them and I am sure they will beappreciated as a memento . Those menwho have left the Regiment this year,before these cards were delivered willhave them posted to their homes.

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A Happy Xmas and prosperous NewYear to all our Old Comrades at home.

3RD (THE KING'S OWN)HUSSARS

The 3rd Hussars left on October 28th,for Bombay where they embarked onH. T. "Dorsetshire" for England.

The following telegrams were ex-changed :-

(a) "Third Hussars . H. T. Dorset-shire, Bombay.

Best luck and good journey, pleasethank all ranks for their help .

Commanding 10th Royal Hussars.(b) "Tenth Hussars, Lucknow.

Third Hussars wish you good bye anda very happy time at Lucknow ."

We should like to take this opportunityof thanking Lt.-Col . R. R. de C. Grubb,M. C., and all ranks of the 3rd King'sOwn Hussars for making the "takeover" so easy.

The 3rd Hussars could not have beenmore helpful and we are most gratefulfor what they have done.

We were very pleased to see theirformer Commanding Officer, ColonelW. R . Tylden-Wright, D .S.O. in our linesduring Xmas week inspecting the pro-gress of trees he had planted and roadshe had constructed.

We thank the 3rd Hussars and wishthem all a very happy time in York.

3RD (MEERUT) CAVALRYBRIGADE SPECIAL

ORDERDATED 31-10-32

"Valedictory—10th Royal Hussars ."

"On the occasion of the departure ofthe 10th Royal Hussars to Lucknow, theBrigadier desires to place on record hishigh appreciation of the whole-heartedmanner in which the Regiment enteredinto both work and games and the highstandard attained by them in both.

Such co-operation and singleness ofpurpose of all ranks will always ensurethem the success they deserve.

On behalf of himself and all officersand other ranks in the Meerut Garrisonhe wishes them the best of luck ."

The above Specical Order was publishedin Meerut before the Regiment left forLucknow and will be appreciated bymany old Tenth.

MEERUT FAREWELLDINNER

Owing to the "financial crisis" whichseems to linger on like a relation fromwhom one has expectations, we wereforbidden to entertain the units in Meeruten masse .


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"We leave Meerut to the Skirl of the pipes ."

A large number of individual officerswere invited to guest nights in theofficers mess, as well as many civilianfriends.

We regret very much that we couldthus say goodbye only to the represen-tatives of the various units and couldnot extend our hospitality to all the goodfriends we have made in Meerut.

On October 17th, Brigadier Dormanmade an informal speech at the end ofdinner which we publish in full, sinceits sentiments embraced the Regimentand not only the officers to whom it wasaddressed.

"Colonel Norrie and officers of theTenth Hussars":

"I am sure I am speaking for thewhole station, when I say that I viewthe approaching departure of the 10thHussars with the deepest regret.

I have only known the Regiment forless than a year but that period has beena series of amazing triumphs for it.There has been no single activity insport or work during that time whichthe 10th Hussars have not crowned withsuccess, To all of you present thesesuccesses are well known and there isno need for me to enumerate them. Itwould require a far more able speakerthan myself to do them justice .

Therefore, I will content myself withcongratulating them on an achievementwhich I assure them is the envy of everyregiment in the service.

I should like to examine with you, howsuch results have been achieved.

Co-operation has been the secret . Co-operation of every member of the regi-ment from Colonel Norrie down to thelast joined trooper . Such co-operation isa magnificent thing because it is onlypossible in a regiment having a finespirit and in a regiment that is a happyregiment . To a happy regiment work-ing together as the Tenth do, anythingis possible, in the field of play or in thefield of battle. Having seen their succes-ses in sport and soldiering, I know whatthey would achieve if tested in war.Therefore, you can imagine how doublydistressed I am to see them go from myBrigade.

Now I wish to thank the Regimentfor their kindness to me . I arrived herea complete stranger in December andexpected to spend a lonely Christmas . Itwas not lonely. The Regiment invitedme and my family to join them in whatwas a purely regimental family party.I was very touched by this . It showedme clearly that the regiment welcomedme as no stranger but as one of them-

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selves. It showed me that they wantedto work with me.

That feeling of being friends has con-tinued always. We have worked to-gether . Everything I have asked theregiment to perform for me has beendone immediately and in full measure.Thank you."

The Colonel in replying thanked theBrigadier for the extremely kind re-marks he had made, and assured himthat he was regarded not only as theirleader but as a very real friend.

The Colonel said that the last twelvemonths had been very happy ones forthe Regiment, and remarked that itwas quite true to say that they wereall a very happy family, but this wasgreatly helped by the knowledge that

the Regiment was backed up in everypossible way by the Brigadier in any-thing they did-whether work or play.

He added how very sorry they allwere to be leaving their friends inMeerut and particularly BrigadierDorman's Brigade.

In Rudolph Vaughan (Brigade Major)they had a staunch ally and he wouldlike to thank him for his help.

The Commanding Officer then referredto the Pigsticking, Polo and Racingattractions of Meerut, and how muchthey would be missed.

On behalf of the Regiment, he oncemore thanked Brigadier Dorman forall he had done for the Tenth Hussars,and hoped that the Regiment might atsome future date be lucky enough toserve again under his command.

POLO NOTES

SEASON 1932-1933

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Polo is once more in full swing andwe have twentytwo players in theRegiment.

There are now four grounds inLucknow, two new ones having beencompleted during the last 2 years closeto the canal, where we have the benefitof a good water supply.

Lucknow had twenty inches below theaverage rainfall this year, which has notimproved the grounds or the generalappearance of gardens.

Ponies are still our chief difficulty ; thehigh class pony is extraordinarily hardto find in India and expensive to buy, infact made-ponies of any sort are veryscarce .

Charles Gairdner, thanks to the gene-rosity of Major G . E. Gosling—has beenable to find himself one real star per-former— renamed `Squeaker,' which willbe a great help to the Regiment for theInter-Regimental.

We are all very grateful to Squeakerand wish more Old Tenth could followhis example!

Pedlar has sent out three good poniesfor his son ; and we hope to see theirowner playing them very soon . Atpresent the War Office are very stickyabout giving Pedlars' son a passage outto India.

We have made an auspicious start andour first victory was gained in Bareilly


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where the following team :Roddick, Abel Smith, Morley and Dawnaywon the Bareilly Cup for the Regiment,beating five other teams.

Owing to our move from Meerut, wewere unable to enter a team in theMeerut Autumn Handicap Tournament,but entered four teams in the 'Royals'Cup at Lucknow in Nov ember .

his rejuvenescence by scoring twogoals.

This particular match was a greatstruggle and we were only defeated bythe odd goal in the last chukker.

The `Royals' Cup was won by our 'A'Team somewhat easily in the final, andour Subalterns side won the subsidiary.

Wyndham Malet shaped well at No . 1,

10th Royal Hussars Teams—Winning Team Army Cup Polo Tournament,Lucknow, November, 1932.

Teams were as follows:

'A' Team . 'B' Team.1 .

Malet . Roddick.2 .

Harvey . Lt .-Col . Norrie.3 .

Gairdner . Boord.4 .

Dawnay . Morley.

Subalterns . 'C' Team.Mainwaring . Tetley.Wingfield . Charrington.

1 Hutchison . Abel Smith.Macmullen.Archer-Shee .

Jones .

Tony Wingfield was unfortunately hitby a ball below the knee in the firstchukker of the Subaltern match vSkinners ' B,' and had to be sent to hos-pital.

His place was taken by Hutch in a pairof grey flannel trousers who celebrated

but must learn to hit the ball in a moreorthodox style.

So far so good — two tournaments andtwo cups, but our object is to regain theInter-Regimental.

Jack Archer-Shee has come back toform and hits a really long ball at back,and it is a pity that he does play so wellup in the game.

We tried an experiment playing Ros-coe 1, Charles 2, David 3 with Jackback but at present we think theold constitution will be more satisfac-tory. All our star players seem to haveimproved since last year, particularlyDavid Dawnay and Roscoe Harvey.

The Regimental Team consistingof:—Macmullen and Harvey, Gairdner,Dawnay is at the time of going topress playing in Calcutta in the EzraCup and I . P. A. Championship.

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We must not be disappointed, if wefail in this our first big tournament, asMike is just recovering from the aftereffects of Anti-Rabies treatment, havingfondled a rabid otter.

This pet otter belonging to an officerin the Camerons was responsible forcancelling Brigade Training near Fyza-bad, as no less than 12 officers and 35other ranks of the Cameron Highlandershad to be treated and 4 officers of theRegiment as well.

Charles 'Gairdner is playing two newponies which he has just acquired andDavid may be suffering from nervousexcitement as the result of becomingthe father of twin sons!

Incidentaly they are both alreadydown for the Regiment.

The Subalterns side should do well thisyear and we have plenty of good youngplayers coming on, such as Hugh Jones,Wyndham Malet, Anthony Abel Smithor Michael Morley who may play for theside this year or next.

In Charles Gairdner we have an ins-pired player who might quite well bechosen to represent England in the nextInternational Matches against Americaand the whole side under his leadershipcombines well as a team and understandeach others play.

Whatever the results are at Calcutta,we will do our best to try and have thename of the 10th Hussars engraved oncemore on the Inter-Regimental and Subal-terns Cups.

PIGSTICKING NOTESCaptain W. E. Carver, has taken over

the Secretaryship of the Gogra Tent Clubwhich hunts the country lying betweenLucknow and Fyzabad, along the GograKadir.

It is too early to gauge the prospectsof the season but last year the GograTent Club and Meerut Tent Club eachkilled exactly the same number of pig,viz ., 69.

The Secretary will have an uphill taskcompared to Meerut, as a lot of thecountry is still unexplored and distancesare greater than at Meerut.

The Kadir Cup takes place March20th, 21st and 22nd, when a large con-

tingent from the Regiment will againcompete and we hope with the samesuccess as last year.

The Muttra Cup may take place at thebeginning of April, if the supply of pigpermits.

We are actually very well off forpigstickers, as a number were broughtdown from Meerut included in the 40horses we were allowed to take withus .

The 3rd Hussars had to send their 40best horses to the 17/21st Lancers atSecunderabad, but the latter verykindly allowed us to keep all the pig-stickers, as there is no Tent Club atSecunderabad.

We hope to see some of the 17/21ststaying with us this season and we shallbe delighted to mount them.

RACING NOTESThose of us who take an active part in

racing, who habitually breakfast in highnecked sweaters and mournfully eschewfattening food from time to time werefull of praises for the Lucknow racecourse. Good going, good stands, wellwatered lawns and well made steeple-chase fences was the verdict . When weonlookers visited it we found it a delight-ful change after dusty Meerut. TheGymkhana season was in full swing and


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we found many familiar faces, equineand human. The class of horse andowner seems the same as Meerut, andthe standard of racing not much differ-ent . On the first day Major Davy, everthe optimist, tipped us his Kentish Lady,but we had been bitten before by thiscombination and restricted our bets for`place money .' We were wise, he wassecond three times running. She is oneof those unfortunates who always findone too good for her.

All the bravery and beauty of Lucknowattended the races in Army Cup week,many of the former in top hats andmorning dress and the latter in theirbest creations . The race for the GrandMilitary Steeplechase was a good one.Captain Hilliard's new importation fromEngland ` Mount Verdant' although run-ning for the first time over fences jum-ped well and won comfortably, ablyridden by his owner . `Just Cause' thetopweight also the property of CaptainHilliard and ridden by Major Davy atten-ded his stable companion around thecourse and picked up the second moneywithout much difficulty. Captain Hilliardhad a very good race ; 5,500 Rupees instakes and a very nice bet each way onthe winner.

The Army Cup was almost a `WalkOver'—Golden Cross making all therunning and winning very comfortably.There was a splendid race for the secondplace between Flop (Captain Harvey)Honeymooner (Captain Newell) GrandDisplay (Captain `Babe' Mosley) andMoorhouse (Mr . Forbes.) By dint offurious driving and skilful use of the"bat," Captain Harvey got Flop homeby a short head from Honeymooner,Grand Display and Moorhouse being inclose attendance.

The race for the Aintree Chase wasmarred by a nasty hysterical little brownmare cannoning into `Just Cause' at theopen ditch. Had this not occurred itwould have been a great race betweenhim and `Moon Magic' the bottom weight.As it was `Moon Magic' made allthe running and won cleverly. HalfNote (Major Davy) a previous winner onthe course, who had fallen early duringthe Grand Military Steeplechase disap-

pointed his supporters but jumped fault-lessly throughout.

The best race of the whole meetingwas the Services Plate, 1+ Miles on theflat, ridden by `Soldier Officers .' Flop(Captain Harvey) made all the runningbut at the distance was tackled byBarnstaple (Mr . Alford) and Honey-mooner (Captain Newell .) Thirty yardsfrom the winning post Barnstaple head-ed Flop and seemed a certain winner.Captain Harvey had been `fanning' hismount for the last furlong but at thismoment he set to work in real GordonRichard's fashion. Flop ran on gamelyand ten yards from the post the twowere level . By a terrific effort on thepart of Flop's jockey she was persuadedto poke her nose out at the criticalmoment and got home by a short head.It was one of the most determined piecesof riding ever seen and a good judgewas heard to exclaim that there was noprofessional jockey in the world whocould have put up a better display.

We were extraordinarily proud of ourRegimental Jockey. It is a pity we aredenied the pleasure of seeing him per-form over fences, but his value in theRegimental Polo team forbids him tak-ing a chance on ground where a fall is afar `more h'awful thing' than in Eng-land.

We shall be in Camp when the extraMeeting at Lahore takes place and ourjockeys will have to eschew the 5 lbssaddle for `field service order .' We hearthat Major Davy fancies his ride`Donore ' in the Indian Grand National atChristmas and we hope his optimism isjustified. The next big race meetinghere is during Civil Service week . Bythat time all the jumpers 'should be fitand we hope to see Mount Verdant, JustCause, Donore, Half Note, Var Plum andHer Last, to mention a few of the stars,competing against each other over themajor obstacles while Love and Money,Chequing, 0 Lucky Mac and Absorbentmay be fighting out the finishes overhurdles.

As we go to press I see the account inthe `Sporting Life' of Speck winning arace over Aintree bare-back . His saddlebegan to slip back at Beecher's Brookand was under his horse's belly as he

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approached the last fence. Yet he notonly kept on his horses' back but mana-ged to catch up the leader and win therace. He is a very short legged man ofthe top heavy build and how he contriv-ed to sit on what must have been asgreasy and slippery a substance as soapI cannot imagine. I have always main-tained that the professional steeplechasejockey is the bravest and hardest typeof human in existence and Speck's per-formance bears me out. Some bravethings have been done at Aintree butthis last performance seems even morewonderful than when Mr. Harry Brownremounted the `Bore' with a broken collarbone to get a place, with both reins onthe same side of the horses' neck.

I apologise for this disgression Mr.Editor but memories of my own very` fluid' perch on a blanket at RidingSchool are still vivid.

COINCIDENCEThe history of the world is crammed

with instances where some small eventhas produced consequences immense andfar reaching beyond all proportion . Howthe pertinacity of a spider inspiredBruce to free Scotland and the geese onthe Parthenon saved Athens and a scoreof such instances are well known . Notso widely published is the story of how achain of small events led to the worldwar.

One could almost say the Great Warwas the direct result of a chauffeur'sstupidity.

This is the story.In the spring of 1914 three students in

Belgrade took an oath together to dieas martyrs for the cause of Servia . Theywere Gavrilo Princep, Nejelko Cabrino-vitch and Trifko Grabez . For long theyhad discussed the woes of their countryand had reached that fanatical statewhen they cared not whom they mur-dered so long as the victim was a politi-cal enemy of Servia. They were allvictims of tuberculosis and were doomedto an early death which no doubt madethe prospect of this patriotic sacrificeless difficult to face. Naturally theywere ideal recruits for the Black Handof Servia, a nihilistic organisation of

great power. The Black Hand trainedthem in the use of revolvers and bombsand guarded their plotting and pistolpractice from the police.

The newspapers announced that theArchduke Franz Ferdinand of Austriawas to visit Sarajevo on June the 28th,also that the Austrians intended to holdtheir manoeuvres that year on the Ser-vian frontier.

For a tyrant Prince to visit Sarajevoon June 28th was an insult . For it wasSt. Vitus's Day, a Public Holiday, whenevery true Servian wished to celebratethe freedom gained at the battle ofUskub in 1912 . The district chosen formanoeuvres seemed a calculated taunt toServia. The three students were delight-ed to find so illustrious a victim provid-ed for them.

When the day came, however, onlyGavrito Princep remained firm of pur-pose. The other two were so nervousthat it seemed unlikely they wouldachieve anything beyond a certainamount of talk . They were each armedwith a pistol and bombs and a small phialof cyanide of potassium . Immediatelyafter shooting or throwing their bombsthey were to swallow the poison so thatthey could implicate no other membersof the organisation . One Danilo Hillitchplaced the boys along the proposed routeof the Archduke's car.

The Archduke accompanied by hismorgantic wife, the Duchess of Hohen-burg, travelled in an open car with theGovernor sitting opposite them andCount Harratch sitting beside the chauf-feur. They had been warned of prob-able disturbances and the chauffeur hadorders to drive fast . However, so greatwas the enthusiasm of the crowd thatthe Archduke gave orders for thespeed to be decreased.

Cabrinovitch, the first student on theroute contrary to expectations pluckedup his courage and threw his bomb. Itlanded on the top of the royal car, felloff sizzling into the street and explodedbeneath the car following next but one.An Aide-de-Camp was slightly woundedand several spectators.

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Gavrilo Princep saw Cabrinovitch ar-rested and knew the plot had miscarried.He retired to a cafe to drink milk . Thethird student failed to appear at therendezvous and Princep was left aloneto decide how best he could managesingle handed . The arch ducal pro-gramme was now certain to be changed.Ile had no idea what route the proces-sion would take from the Town Hall orwhere to post himself.

In the meantime the Archduke Fer-dinand had vented his considerable dis-pleasure to the Mayor . He ordered theprogramme to be changed and decidedto drive direct from the Town Hall tothe Museum and not proceed down themain street as had been planned.

After luncheon the procession of carsset out at speed . The Archduke and theDuchess occupied the same seats butCount Harratch stood on the runningboard so as to interpose his body be-

tween the Archduke and any missiles.The route lay straight along the Quaid'Appel . The chauffeur of the leading carhad either misunderstood his orders orhad not been told of the change of route.He turned to the right as if to go up themain street.

Gavrilo Princep came out of his cafeto see the Archduke's car pass within afew feet of him, and then as if a miraclehad happened it halted and began slowlyto reverse. He stepped onto the runningboard and shot the Archduke at almostpoint blank range. As he fired againthe Duchess rose to her feet to protecther husband and received the secondbullet in her own body.

A chauffeur's forgetfulness, somehitch in the transmission of orders orwhat we know as a `bit of bad luck .' Sosmall a matter mobilised twenty millionsoldiers.

S . S . M. Wells . Winner Open Jumping.

LUCKNOW HORSE SHOW, 1932.IN spite of this show being held within

eight days of the Regiment's arrival,entries from officers stables in the Regi-ment were able to figure well in theresults . Captain C . B . Harvey's chestnutgelding "Seagull" won the Light-Weightdivision for English and Colonial Ponies,the Ladies Hacks and was finally chosen

as the champion pony in the show.Among others who figured in the prize

lists were Captain D . Dawnay's BayAustralian " Beauty;" Colonel Norrie's"Mikado" (Winner of Indian Bred Poniesat Delhi) and Captain Roddick's "Bed-socks."

Entries from the Regiment were

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Capt . Harvey's

Seagull

Winner Light Wt . Capt . Dawnay's .

Southern Cross.Winner Heavy weight Polo Ponies.Ponies Ladies Hacks Champion pony of the

Show, The Governors Cup.

handicapped by being unfit ; nevertheless troop horses ridden by Captain RoddickSgt. Davis won the Best Trained Troop and S. S . M. Guy.Horse for B . O . Rs. with "B 138" fol- Congratulations are due to the twolowed by S . S. M . Dearden on "A 49" tentpegging teams for their finished per-and Sgt. Hart on " A 35," 1st and 2nd formance.prizes in the open jumping fell to two Results are as below :

1 . Best Trained Troop Horse 1 . Sgt. Davis.2 . S . S . M . Dearden.3 . Sgt. Hart.

2 . Polo Ponies English and Colo-nial Heavy Weight 1 . Capt . Dawnay. Southern X.

3. Polo Ponies Middle Weight .

. . 1 . Capt. Dawnay.Capt. Harvey .

BeautyCream Cracker.

4 . Polo Ponies Light Weight

. . 1 . Capt. Harvey . Seagull.5 . Arab and Indian Ponies

. . 3 . Col . Norrie's . Mikado.6 . Stable of three Ponies 1 . Capt . Harvey's Seagull.7 Ladies Hacks 1 . Capt. Harvey's . Seagull'

2 . Col . Norrie's . Mikado3 . Capt . Roddick's . Bedsocks.

8 . Open Hacks 3 . Capt. Roddick's . Bedsocks.

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4 . Pigstickers 1 . Lt . Col . Norrie's Bailiff2 . Capt. Roddick's . Bedsocks.

5 . Open Jumping 1 . Capt. Roddick . B. 7.2 . S. S. M. Guy . H. Q. 95.

6 . W. Os. and N. C. Os. Jumping . . 3 . S. S. M . Wells."A"

Rebellion.Wells.

7 . Open Section Pegging 1 . 10th R. Hrs . Hart.Davis.

2 . 10th R. Hrs. "B" Setchell.8 . Best Pony in Show 1 . Capt . Harvey . Seagull .

Capt . Roddick . Winner, Officers Jumping.

THE CLIMATE OFLUCKNOW

There are three climatic seasons offairly uniform duration throughout thedistrict of Lucknow.

At the end of October the ColdSeason usually sets in and lasts untilthe middle of March.

The Hot Season generally begins tomake itself felt towards the end ofMarch The days and nights from thebeginning of April until the end of Juneare oppressively hot and continue sountil the arrival of the monsoon at theend of June

Hot winds blow strongly during Apriland May, accompanied frequently bydust storms.

From July to September incessantdownpours of rain cause the atmospheredo be very hot and steamy and it isduring this period that people feel the

effects of the heat more than at anyother time.

ANENT OLD COMRADESNews has been received of the fol-

lowing Old Comrades who all seem tobe nicely settled down and to whom wewish a right Merry Christmas and aBright and Prosperous New Year.

Ex-Sgt. `Jock' Young who is a com-missionaire at Tetleys Brewery, Leeds.

Ex-Sgt. Georgie Glover who is care-taker at Martins Bank, Leeds.

Ex-Sgt . Peirce who is with a bigtailoring firm in Leeds.

Ex-Trooper `Ginger' Willacy who ishead slaughterman for a Leeds butcher.

Ex-Cpl . `Jackie' Pollard who is atthe Field Stores, Aldershot.

We are always pleased to hear aboutall ex-Tenth Hussars and to publishnews of them in the Gazette.

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ACTIVITIES OF "A"SQUADRON

Summer has gone for a while and nowthe cold weather is here we can slip ourbraces and get down to work in the ap-proved Cavalry fashion .

It will be a good chance too, for ouryoung N. C. Os, to bring out the resultsof the summer training they receivedand turn theory into practice.

Our move from Meerut was carriedout quite smoothly and we are now al-most settled in our new quarters.

Once again we are the `Bay' Squadronand although the horses are not thesame class as the ones we had in Eng-land, and are on the soft side at present,they look as if something can be madeof them.

The men's bungalows are quite good, adistinct improvement on Meerut . Greatefforts are being made to constructgardens etc. and when the new yearcomes our surroundings should be great-ly improved.

We miss our tennis court, but we shallnot have to wait long for our games oftennis, for already a movement is afootto construct some courts . Fortunatelywe have our own Squadron footballground and every night finds one or two

Horse Lines . Bakshi-ka-Talab Camp, Dec ., 1932.

Collective training started before ourdeparture from Meerut and since ourarrival in Lucknow, Regimental dayshave been the order.

Next month will see us at Camp andeveryone is looking forward to camplife and a chance to see fresh country .

Troop teams engaged in finding thenet.

A new `blue' room is also in course ofpreparation, and under the able direc-tion of the Squadron Leader and 2nd inCommand, a wonderful club is on theway, where thirsty souls can obtain


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liquid refreshment and weary heartsobtain relaxation.

The stables are not so good, but whenthe improvements planned are carried

out they should be quite good.Writing of sport we must take off our

hats to 1st Troop for their great displayin winning the Troop Cricket Cup . Welldone 1st!

In the troop football, we have notdone so well . In the first place 1st and3rd Troops were drawn against eachother and although 3rd Troop proved

the victors, they went down the nextgame to M. C ., a strong team. Betterluck next time.

Before leaving Meerut we managed tolift the Regimental Swimming Cup oncemore, people will soon be considering itour property, 23 points out of 24 this

time. Well done the swimmers!Some 10 days after our arrival here,

the Brigade Rifle Meeting was held and

the Squadron did quite well against ourInfantry friends.

The Squadron team was 5th in theSquadron and Company Shield and 3rdTroop shot their way into the final roundof the Inter-Troop Competition, beingbeaten on the last lap by a crack HQTeam of the East Yorks.

In the Individual Championship,F/Cpl . Seily obtained 2nd place in classB and the S. S. M. the 1st in class A.

We congratulate Tpr . Palmer for get-ting runner up in his class at the Bri-gade Open Boxing Tournament and hopeto hear he has gone one better at Bom-bay.

By the time these notes appear inprint, we shall have said goodbye to 31men of the Squadron who leave us forEngland in January, we wish them allsuccess in their new sphere and hopethey will remember to keep in touchwith the old Squadron.

Now to pack for Camp and hope to beable to pass on our impressions to you inour next contribution to the Gazette.

Alpha 11 .

FLUTTERS FROM H . Q.WING

We must open our notes by congratu -lating the Signal Troop on their excel-lent results in the Annual Classification .Thirty-one men were put up and thirty-one classified which was even betterthan the previous year . Great creditreflects on Lt . A. D. R. Wingfield, theA. I's, and all concerned on this greatperformance.

They then enjoyed a week's well earn-ed rest before returning to the heat ofMeerut.

Next commenced the general exodusof our hill party to the 'plains duringwhich it is whispered that 8 men ofHQ Wing were lost at Bareilly in anendeavour to get back to Dulikhet, butthey got in the wrong train and foundthemselves back at Meerut, where theMedical Officer kindly met them with anambulance and conveyed them back tobarracks as convalescent cases.

The Signals were, needless to say,delighted to get back to the horses, forthey had been paying for the privilegeof a ride in the hills.

Then came the handing over to the

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Royals, whom we were all pleased to seeagain after our recent connections inAbbassia.

The `hand over' went off very well,they were very pleased with our horsesand everything taken over.

The move of the Wing to Lucknowwas carried out very smoothly andthe general impression on arrival wasgood.

All ranks are now settled down andseem to be very comfortable and likethe station, with our own Pictures andBroadcasting programme, but the P. R.I . says that it is very expensive.

We took over from the 3rd Hussarsquite a useful looking lot of horses andwe hope to have our share of success inthe forthcoming Regimental Horse show.

In the preparation for the LucknowHorse Show we found quite a few goodjumpers and Tent Peggers.

All ranks are now getting down serious-ly to training, and now that our guntroop have taken over the Vickers-Berthier, they are expecting to do greatthings at the Regimental Camp.

In the sports line we are pleased withour success up to date. In the BrigadeRifle Meeting, HQ Wing has won theSquadron and Company Match . In theLucknow Horse show we got second inthe open jumping and second in theOpen Section Pegging.

In the Inter-Troop Football Competi-tion our Machine Gun team are in the final.

A few changes have taken place sinceour last notes.

Capt. O . L . Boord, M. C. has takencommand of the Wing and our S .Q.M.S.has taken over S .S.M. from S .S .M . Guy,who has taken over Riding Instructor.S.Q.M.S. Shepherd has joined our happyband from B Squadron and Sgt . Wilsonhas left to take over the duties of S.Q.M .S. of B Squadron.

We left S.S.M. Prince and five othersat Meerut, who have since departed forhome, we take this opportunity of wish-ing them luck and every success in thefuture.

As we go to press we are busy prepar-ing for Camp, where we are going to doour Regimental Training, more aboutwhich, as the serial story says, will becontinued in the next .

BUZZINGS FROM "B"SQUADRON

If the last quarter of the life of "MG"Squadron was free from interestingevents, the first three months of that ofresurrected "B," has made up for it.Since the last notes appeared changeshave been fast and frequent, but as asoldier expects such as necessary to theprofession, excitement has not been un-duly high.

We have now got accustomed to thesmaller strength and small it is, beingonly a total of 5 Officers and 95 OtherRanks, or a little over half of the old"MG." By the end of the collectivetraining season we hope to be familiarwith all the intricacies of sabre squadronwork, this, up to the present at least,has not proved so arduous as our pre-vious job.The trooper getting into ac-tion now feels somewhat like a racehorsewould, if, after carrying top weight fora couple of seasons, by some unexpectedoversight of the handicapper, foundhimself at the bottom of the card.

October was mainly occupied in mak-ing ourselves fit for the CommandingOfficer's Inspection of Squadron trainingand preparing for the impending moveto Lucknow. The former went off, asthe medical fraternity say, as well as canbe expected. The Colonel expressedhimself pleased with the turn out andmost things he saw, but added that wehad a lot to learn of sabre squadronwork. No one realises this more thanourselves and it is apparent from the waythat all ranks have applied themselvesto their new tasks that their effortswill not be in vain.

Towards the end of October all rankswere busily occupied in preparing thethousand and one items for handingover to the Royals. Our old friendsarrived in Meerut on the morning of the30th October, and we spent a day to-gether, before leaving on the afternoonof the 31st. The Royals were verypleased with the horses we handed over,from all accounts they were a much bet-ter lot than they left behind at Secun-derabad . We were all very sorry to leavethem as they were just beginning to


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repay us for the trouble taken with themduring the last two years . However, onarrival in Lucknow we were fortunatein taking over a good squadron of chest-nuts in accordance with original colourscheme of the Regiment prior to thereorganisation in 1927.

We found Lucknow different in manyways to Meerut . Here the barracks arelaid over a much wider area, the CivilLines and buildings are very pleasantindeed. Places of historical interest are

tion. In the Individual events S . Q. M. S.Shepherd obtained 4th place in theOfficers, W. O's and Sgts. Class, andS. Cpl. Critchley 3rd in the Corporalsand Troopers . Well done, both!

During the past quarter, troop foot-ball is the only sport that has takenplace within the Regiment . The 3rdTroop went well, being defeated by theonly goal in the replayed semi-final byour old friends the "MG" Troop, whohave a fairly strong team.

A Troop of Greys . At Bakshi-ka-Talab Camp . Dec., 1932.

quite numerous, as is well known, andthe troops, a great many of whom arein possession of bicycles spend half holi-day afternoons sightseeing.

A week after we arrived, the LucknowHorse Show was held and we con-gratulate Captain Roddick and SergeantDavis on the success they obtained there,the former winning the Open Jumpingon "B" 124, and the latter the BestTrained Troop Horse on his old Meeruthorse "B" 138.

The Brigade Rifle Meeting followedthe Horse Show and here the Regimentgreatly distinguished itself, winning theUnitChampionship,eight of the Squadronbeing in the team . The Squadron Teamshot well enough to take 5th place outof 30 entrants, for which they deservecredit . We congratulate our neighbours,"HQ" Wing, on winning the competi-

A Squadron Whist Drive, to which the"MG" Troop was invited, was held onthe 30th November and the opportunitywas taken by Major Hutchison to pre-sent the cup and medals to the PhysicalEfficiency champions, and also a cup, tothe "MG" Troop as a memento of theirleaving "MG" Squadron for "HQ" wing.On presenting the cup to Mr . Malet,Major Hutchison thanked the membersof the troop for the part they had playedin making the Machine Gun Squadronsuch a success, and hoped they wouldcarry on the good work wherever theywent. Mr Malet in replying, said, he hadno doubt they would assist "HQ" to winthe Old Comrades Cup next year, andhoped that "B" would run them close, butnot too much so. When last quarter'snotes went to press, the winner of thePhysical Efficiency Tests had not been

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decided . The run-off between Cpl . Jod-drell and Tpr. Leadbeater took placebefore we left Meerut, the latter beingsuccessful in winning the cup . Welldone Leadbeater! and hard luck Joddrell!it's no mean feat to head the Squadron ina test of that description.

The Squadron has suffered a great losssince its arrival in Lucknow, by thetransfer of S . Q. M. S. Shepherd to "HQ"Wing. Since he came to the Squadronin February 1.931, he has worked whole-heartedly for its benefit, with a spiritthat could not fail to bring success toanything with which he was connected.He will be greatly missed" by all ranksand we wish him success and happinessin his new home.

Another loss has been sustained by thedeparture of 20 of our stalwarts for theUnited Kingdom in November . We allwish them every prosperity on theirreturn to civilian life and hope they willkeep in touch, as we shall be pleased andinterested to hear of their progress invarious spheres.

We have welcomed to the Squadron asS. Q. M. S. an old Machine Gunner, Sgt.Wilson, and we hope his stay with uswill be a happy one.

"C" Squadron Lines . Bakshi-ka-Talab Camp Dec ., 1932.

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CONCERNING "C"SQUADRON.

W E have again received the Editor'sreminder embodying the phrase:—

We beg to remind you etc ..The Squadron has suffered a few

casualties since our last notes werewritten and still continue to decreaseowing to the fact that we are losingabout 50% of the Squadron this Troop_


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ing Season . These N. C . Os. and menhave finished their period of colourservice and we wish them all the bestof luck in civil life . We left several ofthe Squadron attached to the Royalswhen we marched out of Meerut, thesemen were due to entrain for Bombayin a few days time.

Our move from Meerut to Lucknowwas very smooth and uneventful, thebarrack rooms in Lucknow are a littlesuperior to those of Meerut, and wehave in hand a scheme to improve bothbarrack rooms and the surroundings andwhen this materialises we expect toproduce something amounting to ahome from home . Each Troop Bunga-low will have a garden in front and be-hind and the Squadron Garden, whichwill cover a very wide area, will certainlyimprove the appearance of the barracksurroundings.

There is not much to report in theway of sport up to the present, theCricket has finished and the Footballseason has only just started, the inter-troop knockout has brought out a fewnew players and the games up to thepresent have been "all out" from startto finish.

We wish to heartily congratulate Tpr.Preston on winning the LucknowBrigade Shooting Championship, he hascertainly done very well in making suchan early start to let Lucknow knowthat we can shoot, and we hope that hisexample will be followed by others inthe several branches of sport and there-by maintain the name that the 10thHussars always hold.

The weather having considerably cool-ed down we are now making prepara-tions to proceed to camp on the 5th ofDecember and returning to Barracksabout the 18th when preparations forthe big feast of the year begins.

Then our thoughts turn to Leave, HillDepots and similar places away fromthe scorching sun of the Plains.

We wish to welcome to the SquadronCaptain D. Dawnay, who has takenover Second in Command and we hopethat his stay with us will be a long andhappy one .

BAND NOTES

Upon reading over our last contribu-tion to these colums I wondered how" --le Diable" the job of writing thesenotes ever came my way again as I amafraid I receive more raspberries thanroyalties for my literary efforts, howeverfor any lack of interest in this edition Iwould crave the readers indulgence.

We left off in our last programme at apoint where our dual role of bandsmanand stud groom had become secondnature to us and not caring two hootswhether we signed on or simply rolledon, maybe I'm none too sure of the for-mer sentiment . Whatever our feelings,we realised that ere long the hill seasonwould be over which meant that foranother nine months the Signal Troopwould make much of their horses afterhaving enjoyed the annual dose of'coolth' in the hills, we also awaited thereturn of our youngsters who we felt surewould welcome the change after thestrenuous times experienced by them inthe pursuit of musical knowledge.

All these things came to pass and themove to Lucknow now occupied ourthoughts . Our overworked storemanhad rammed, jammed, and dammed allthe band property into some thirty boxesof assorted shapes and sizes each seem-

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ing to weigh a ton, one of which merelyrested for only an instant on someone'stoes, talk about "Dance of the Imps"and Bertioz's "volleys of brass," hiscompass of fluency must rival that of apiano.

These self same boxes of ours plenti-fully bedaubed with red dots and othermulti-coloured heiroglyphics when piledon the A. T. Carts resembled nothing somuch as Bostocks Circus on the move.Micky had a righteous time trying tofathom the cubical contents of four dif-ferent sized bass-fiddle boxes, not tomention the harp and bag-o-bone outfit,maybe we did have a few ounces overour allowance, still, put it down to theband fund.

Our last function at Meerut was toplay the first home going draft awayamong whom was Bandsman, BobHutchings. We all wish him the greatestsuccess in civil life, whether as a 'Cop-per' or chocolate maker we do not know,but whatever sphere it is our best wishesto you Robert.

On our departure from Meerut, eitherby chance or fell design, we found our-selves being played away behind thepipers of the Black Watch . Those of uswho lap up "burgoo" for breakfast anddo the `Och Ai' business in the "WeeMac" threw our chests out and wishedwe were all Scotch but to no avail, justfancy Mac Stanley in kilts stalking ahaggis, no sir it can't be did.

After an uneventful journey we arriv-ed at Lucknow in the early hours of themorning and to save time it was decidedthat we should play our detachment tobarracks. Whoever wrote "I'm happywhen I'm hiking" ought to be straffed,one, two, three, seemed like four longweary, bleary miles we iked it to bar-racks and it was with great relief that wesighted our future home for the nextfour years.

First impressions of the barracks herein Lucknow give one thoughts of wideopen spaces, and a vast net work ofroads and paths all brick-lined generallyproving to be the longest route from onepoint to another, our bungalow for ins-tance being but fifty yards as the flowcries, flie crows, cry flows, dash it! crowflies, from the squadron parade ground

which means tracking 500 yards, so nowwe are laying our own road, true not sogood as the Romans did of yore but wewill not forget the very necessarybricks.

The band bungalow here is far morecomfortable than were our quarters inMeerut, it forms one long building spacedinto small cubicles each accommodatingsix men, " not unlike a doss-house," assome-one remarked. We have our owncook-house, messing, and band practiceroom thus making us a self containedcommunity.

One of these cubicles has been furnish-ed as a Blue Room. Sometimes duringthe course of an evening's occupation bycompeting teams of table-footballers,dart champions, ring throwers andthe like, the term blue belies the charac-ter of the room, there being a distinctroseate hue permeating the atmosphere.

Not long after settling down we hadthe grievous misfortune to lose theservice of our learned friend and mili-tary acquaintance of the clarino of theflat E, he was due to deliver a lectureupon "The unaccountable failure of arolling sausage to gather any gippo ; itscause and suggested remedy" when thethoughts evoked by his subject causedhis gastronomical system to becomedisorganised thereby necessitating hissojourn in hospital.

"01 man Johnnie" also enjoyed anenforced rest, having had his innardsreadjusted with the surgeons stapel forthe second time. It is our sincere hopethat both of these two elderly brethrenwill now have fully recovered whenthese notes are published.

Way back in Meerut we had heard ofthe beautiful gardens that surroundedeach and every bungalow here . I thinkthe white ants must have been at 'emwhen our predecessors backs were turned,our area in particular looked as if aherd of bullocks had stampeded over it.Marking off the gardens from the mai-dan, around our block, are muttie obe-lisks about three feet high some thirty innumber, and 'tis whispered how onemerry soul wending his uncertain wayhome after carolling, thought he hadwandered into the rest camp instead andstayed out till late whistling "Danse


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Macabre" in the hope of seeing a nautchby the "Osseous" troupe.

We performed at the Luck now FlyingClub display and after moving around inever diminishing circles we finally savedourselves by making a stand outside thehangar, having to accompany an artillerymusical drive we had to move again,half-way through the performance theyshifted the drive area, crying " upstands" and "after em" we settled downonce again ` twas not unlike carol-barkingor pub-barking.

I must say the exhibition of crazyflying was breath-taking, had any of usbeen passengers in the machine I amafraid some of our music would havediscreetly disappeared afterwards.

One item of news cheered us when wecame here, the Regiment had purchaseda broadcasting apparatus. In the mainthis means to us the cancellation of theWednesday evening performances inlieu of which we are dosed with lashingsof Gracie Fields, dance records and no-velty items seasoned with two, maybethree, first class symphonic orchestralor military band numbers. Taking every-thing all round the three nights enter-tainment we are provided with by agenerous P . R. I. are very popular . Wehope this state of affairs will continue,but being modest we add not at thetotal exclusion of our services.

We have heard it said that it was theuniform that took the eye when we usedto play on engagements in England ;nowit takes the biscuit . Just after wearrived here we were fitted out with asecond suit of whites, to the eye con-certinas and sowars frocks are not init with the overalls and tunics . But onething, they are very comfortable, insummer.

Many of us have taken advantage ofthe facilities offered by the Regimentalcycle club and now possess or nearlyown our own bicycles, at present thesesteeds receive the most meticulous caretheir owners can bestow on them, butreading the signs aright . I fear it willnot be long before bike polo, tent-pegging, trick-riding, stepclimbing,and dirt track exhibitions will beholding sway to the detriment of the

now furbished chromium plate and poli-shed enamel.

During the absence of the Regimentat camp we did the usual care and main-tenance stunt again, being left behind.We envy our trumpeters who see somuch of the country about, how theymust enjoy the open air life, the delightsof sleeping under canvas, pleasant even-ings spent reading a romance by thesoft light diffused by the lamps, or timeemployed marvelling at the efforts of theindustrious white ants to remove adur-rie overnight ; ye know not how well offye are. I am sure that they were all sorrythat the camp had to be struck in timefor them to reach barracks beforeChristmas.

In the hopes of adorning the walls ofthe blue-room with trophies of the chaseour Nimrod used to prowl round o' nights,on one occasion he saw a pair of balefulgreen eyes reflected in the beam fromhis torch . Carefully taking aim hegently squeezed the trigger as in themanner taught almost simultaneous withthe report a terrific yowl rent the stillnight air, upon investigating the cause ahuge ginger tom cat, about to keep anappointment with his light-o-love wasfound to have made a date with an angelinstead, our huntsman now stays indoors at night.

There is not much to record about ouractivities in the sporting life of theRegiment. In the Inter-troop SoccerTournament we did not survive thesecond round, our only consolation inthis competition was putting five goalspast our `C' Squadron trumpeter in thefirst match. Our team is undergoing atransition, younger members are takingpositions but have yet to find their feet,but in the near future we hope to re-peat our triumphs of former seasons inall inter-troop competitions . Individuallywe are still represented in the Regimen-tal cricket, soccer, hockey, and cross-country teams and we feel sure thatamongst our young players there is mate-rial for future regimental team-building.By the time these notes appear Christ-mas will have gone, but speaking of ita little before time we are all anticipat-ing enjoying the usual festivities con-nected with this season, decorating,

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masticating and lubricating, but aboutthis more anon.

Before ringing down the curtain weshould like to have a little informationon the following :

What is an automatic fourth ; has itany relationship to a diminished cornet-ist?.

Does our Fagottist know what "Isolat-ed tape" is?

How many bandsmen mistook `,Dun-nedin" for "Culliman" ; and what didthe bandmaster say?.

Would our young sax player preferkilts to running shorts?

Was Henri Prej (a) u (n) dicedagainst camp ; or would the Sacque-buchave pined over his absence?.

Lastly has the writer of these notes abrass neck?. No prizes given for theanswer.

THE PHILOSOPHER

YOU can't put no faith in rehearsals.That's my experience anyhow. I

remember my old dad putting his faithin a rehearsal once and he didn't halfget his. He biked seven miles to New-market on a cold morning to see a trial.And as a result of it he walked thewhole way back from Kempton on thefollowing Saturday. Hadn't even a busfare in his pocket. I remember a re-hearsal in the War . A trench raid—itwas carried out all cushy over tapedtrenches behind the lines . It workedperfect . The bombers chucked theirbombs into the right place, the moppersmopped up savage and active as I don'tknow what . The General was delight-ed, "That's the stuff to give em" he saidand went off to his " shattoo" as if he'dalready got his C. M . G. On the nightin question, as they say in the PoliceCourts, there weren't no tapes and thereweren't no Fritzes neither . And thereweren't no C. M. G. for the General.They'd have took back the extra rumration they'd issued if they'd been ableto get at it.

We've been having rehearsals latelywith this new Vickers Bertha . Nicelittle gun . Like the Hotchkiss at firstsight. Fires a treat it does and doesn't

need the mallet like the Hotchkiss did.And when its on its mounting cosy isn'tthe word; you can sit behind a ton ofearth and fire it from down below . Youcould lie flat down on the parapet stepand reach up one hand and off it goes.Not even a hand for Fritz to shoot at.If we'd had it in France snipers wouldhave gone on the dole . Well, duringthese rehearsals it fired a treat, neverpacked up for a second, barrels changedin a tick and even old Nobby whoseboss-eyed got fire effex at what theysaid was eighteen hundred . Barrels getso hot you can light your fag from thembut still it went popping away. "Tooaccurate" said one Officer . Did youever 'ear the like? That's what I'll sayif I'm choked off for being a third classshot next time.

Well our crush invented the pack sad-dle and carriers and a nice neat job itis . In these rehearsals everything ridesas cushy as can be . Nothing shiftswhen we jump the fences and gallopand old Alice from third troop, our packmare, behaves just perfect. After a bitof practice we had the gun in action inless than thirty seconds, Major Turnhamwasn't arf pleased.

Last week we heard that his Excel-lency Lord Chetwynd was coming to'ave a decco. Why's he so excellent?.They didn't used to call Generals likethat in France. Anyhow it's like DerbyDay. Up at 4 a.m.—best clothes, bootspolished, everything as posh as a horseshow. You know what it's like turningout in the dark. That—Alice treads onmy foot just when I'd cleaned me boots,and whil'st I was rubbing them up againshe slobbers all over my back, unbe-knownest to me. `Dirty ' sez they atthe inspection, dont take no pride innothing, and me having given Diggersix annas for the loan of his jacket ! .

Well, there was the troop as clean ascan be, horse holders like fairy princes,Johnnie Vokins giving out programmesand even waiters with coffee and wadsfor his nibs. What with them fittingsand the way things had gone in the re-hearsals we looked like being on a win-ner and perhaps free cimema ticketsfrom the P. R. I.

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host with him. And do you think thingsgo as they did in the rehearsals? . Doyou think the gun would fire withoutstopping and the carriers and pack stayput? Do you think anything would goaccording to plan? Not on your life !Nobby gets that self-conscious that hepulls his horse over on top of himself.Old Alice gets a ticklish fit and kickslike a ballet girl scattering panniers allover the maidan ; the gun that had seem-ed to thrive on mud baths all the othertimes observed the Armistice twominutes silence, and Lord Chetwyndgoes off to his breakfast just whenwe're preparing for the grand finale.Can you beat this?.

Oh yes he was very pleased but if e'dseen what I seen at them rehearsals.

Well, I suppose that's one of life'sidiotsincracies.

SERGEANTS' MESS NOTES.

Our departure from Meerut on the31st October, 1932, was accomplishedwith what might have appeared to thecasual observer to be consumate ease,but it was with a feeling of relief thatwe eventually found ourselves settledin Lucknow.

As with all our departures, we weresorry to leave all the good friends wehad made and only hope that they willnot be really lost to us during the re-mainder of our stay in India.

The Mess proved to be a spaciousbuilding and, thanks to the artistic eyeof the R. S . M ., soon became well furni-shed and thoughtfully laid out.

We quickly found our feet in Lucknowand on the 11th November our firstdance was held. This was attended bythe District Commander, Major-GeneralC. J . B. Hay, C. B ., C . M. G., C. B. E.,D. S. 0., the Brigade Commander, Briga-dier O. H. L. Nicholson, C. M.G., D. S. 0.,and many officers and N. C. Os from allunits in the station.It was held on our tennis court andeveryone voted it a great success, whichreflects due credit on our organisingstaff, known generally as " The OldFaces ."!

Winter, however, has put a stop tooutdoor functions and our next effort--acombined Sgts . and Cpls . Dance was heldin the Regimental Gymnasium on Christ-mas Eve.

Early in the New Year we hope to seea new floor in the Mess, which will bein itself an enticement to those who arepartial to tripping the light fantastic.

The month of November passed veryquickly and on the 5th December, we,or most of us, found ourselves off tocamp at Bakhshi-ka Talab.

This name, our REAL farrier sergeantinforms us, means free money, but af-ter a fortnight at that place we arefully prepared to challenge the truth ofhis statement . We found none.

Camp life came as a pleasant changeand everyone benefited, mentally andphysically, D the open air life and bythe many interesting tactical exercisesin which we were wont to indulge.

The sudden elevation of some membersin one particular scheme, (mentionedelsewhere in this number,) did not turntheir heads and they gave quite a goodaccount of themselves.

White ants gave us some trouble atfirst . Indeed, the discovery of a half-chewed blanket or boot sole gave us thematerial reminder that there might havebeen some proportion of truth in theold soldiers' yarns we used to hear inEngland.

Owing to the short distance fromLucknow, visits to barracks for thepurpose of changing socks, fixing up forChristmas and for other reasons—explained by many very time-worn ex-cuses—were frequent.

We hear that the quickest timing forthe bicycle contingent was 45 minutes.That we take it is exclusive of S. Q. M.S's.

The wide open spaces brought he-mento the fore again . Moustachios bristledon several upper lips, but these, nowthat we are in barracks, have mostlydisappeared. It is considered likely thathe-women had something to do withthe removal of them.

We returned on the 20th December,just in time to step right into the Christ-mas preparations which, at the momentof writing, are well under way.

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Shortly before we left Meerut, a veryold friend who had been attached to theRegiment since Aldershot days, left uson being posted to the 15th King's RoyalHussars, Risalpur, namely, Arm . StaffSergt . "Tiffy" Barriskill, R . A. O . C.

We wish him and Mrs . Barriskill thebest of luck with their new Regimentand can only express our appreciation

As a point of interest to the Old Tenth,quite a number of the bearers atLucknow served the Regiment when itwas last in this station . They are, ofcourse, getting on in years.

One appeared the other day withletters of recommendation from SergeantGilliard and Sergeant Hinton, bothdated 1882!

Bakshi-ka-Talab Camp . Dec ., 1932

of a jolly good chap and willing helperby saying that we wish he could haveremained with us.

"Tiffy" is due to finish his foreigntour next year and will thus accompanyhis new Regiment to England.

In his place we have gained Arm . StaffSergt . Holloway, R . A. 0. C., from the3rd K. O . Hussars, who speedily becamewell known to us . As if to strengthenhis position he went to Bombay aboutthe middle of December and quietly tookunto himself a wife, who had sailed outfrom England.

We wish them both all happiness andhope that they will enjoy their sojournwith the Tenth.

(We also trust that Mrs . H . found thecurtains to her liking and would pointout that her spouse spent many distrac-ted hours—"fixing up.")

STOP PRESS

10th Royal Hussars Polo team havewon all their matches to date in theI . P. A. Open Championship and meetJaipur in the Final.

Major C. K. Davy was 3rd in theIndian Grand National on " Donore."

Lieut . J. P. Archer-Shee "stuck" thefirst boar of the season with the GograTent Club.

We welcome Troopers E . G. King and0. R. Arndt who have travelled all theway from Australia to become TenthHussars. Trooper King is a son of thelate R. S . M . King, 10th Royal Hussars,whom many Old Tenth will remember .


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6TH (LUCKNOW) INFANTRYBRIGADE RIFLE MEETING

The following events were won by theRegiment :

Match No. 1 .—Individual Champion-ship .

Revolver Championship : -3rd -MajorA. S. Turnham.

Squadron & Company Match ;—1st"H. Q" Wing.

Inter-Troop & Platoon Knock OutCompetition (Plates) 2nd—3rd Troop" A" Squadron.

Tpr . G . G . Preston. Xth Hussars . Winner VIth LucknowInfantry Brigade Shooting Individual Championship, 1932.

Brigade Champion—Trooper Preston.Winner of Class I . (Officers, W. Os,

& Sgts .) —S. S. M. Dearden.Winner of Class II . (Cpls. & Troopers)

—Trooper Preston.2nd Winner of Class II . (Cpls. & Troop-

ers)—F/Cpl Siely.3rd Winner of Class II . (Cpls . & Troop-

ers—S/Cpl . Critchley .

The Brigade Inter-Unit Champion-ship. The "Hay" Cup.

For teams having the highest 20 ag-gregate Scores in the Individual Cham-pionship.—10th Royal Hussars.

The Commanding Officer congratu-lates the Regiment and all concerned onachieving these successes within thelimited time available for practice .

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CHRISTMAS IN LUCKNOW1932

The Christmas Card of today oftendepicts scenes which some of us remem-ber as typical of the days of our youth,an old fashioned stage coach for ex-ample. Forty years ago there was aregular service between London andOxford and at this time of the year theyoften took a week to do the journeyowing to the snow - a meet at the ManorHouse, with a .good stiff glass of realold home made wine or a hot rum be-fore hounds move off.

We never see "Xmas as it is in India"figuring on these little tokens of good-will, yet although 7,000 miles fromhome there is a certain similiarity in themanner in which Xmas is upheld andwe all do our best to maintain the tradi-tional festive spirit.

As the day approaches there is acertain noticable activity in the GroceryBar, wives are seen bicycling to thebazaar. The modern soldier's wife has abicycle and very rarely uses the oldfashioned tonga. The Cook Sergeantshows signs of life and the brewer writesto the effect that although the averageconsumption of beer for the Regiment isonly 8 gallons per week, he would liketo give all the men a pint of beer onXmas Day, a form of bribery you maysay, but so far we have not made a caseof it, but consumed their free beer amidscenes of much hilarity.

The weather too makes an attempt atbeing seasonable for the mornings andevenings are distinctly chilly.

The P .R.I . carefully reviews the finan-cial situation and after much persuasionis induced to add a few "pice" towardsthe entertainment of all and sundry.

First came the wives and children—aseries of amusing talkies, Yes . we havea Regimental Theatre with the most up-to-date talkies 3 nights a week, but onthis occasion the whole of the familiesare admitted free, then tea is providedand the wives of the officers act ashostesses.

By the contented look of the facesof both mothers and children, they arewell satisfied so far . Ah! but there ismore to come, in the Gymnasium a little

band of workers have been busy forseveral days and although the place isnot "Gay with garlands of green andholly," there is a bright array of flagsand decorations and a tree the sameshape, if not quite of the same variety,as the good old fashioned ChristmasTree. By the aid of some colouredelectric bulbs and a copious spraying ofsmall wads of cotton wool (won fromthe Medical Inspection Room,) a sight,very pleasing to the eye of every childis produced.

Now, full of excitement, they awaitthe arrival of Father Xmas. There area few wistful faces as the Colonel an-nounces that Father Xmas has met witha slight accident in his aeroplane andthat a car has been sent to fetch him,but relief is felt as the car is heardoutside and in comes Father Christmasin the orthodox way—he could'nt possib-ly come in the door if there is a chimney.One hears murmurs from the elderchildren—Oh, I know who he is, butsome are still in happy ignorance andlook with eyes of wonder at the redcoat and white beard. The man inside isto them that kind old gentleman whoprovides a nice present every year.

What a collection he has, somethingnice and suitable for each one, no oneis forgotten, even visitors and childrenof the attached regiments are includedin the list, "How did he know that Iwanted a conjurer's set?", "I've wanteda camera for a long time," "Oh! this isjust the thing for which I asked when Iwrote to Father Christmas," are someof the remarks heard . And so they goin happy ignorance to their quarters,happy because Father Christmas hasproduced just what they required- re-gardless of who the real Father Christ-mas is. He is not really the kind oldgentleman who distributed the presents,and when he said that they had beenbrought a long way he was correct forthey were all personally selected inLondon last summer by Mrs . Norrieand only arrived in Lucknow about themiddle of December . We are most grate-ful to our commanding officer's wife forbuying the regiment such really nicepresents .


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Xmas Eve is a busy day, the Sergeantsand Corporals Messes have combined togive a dance, great preparations arebeing made for this function.

At 12. 30. p. m. every married manparades to draw his Xmas Dinner, a livegoose, also a bottle of port from theOfficers —much amusement is caused bythe various ways and means employed intransporting the goose to their quarters,some try to drive it, others lead it, whilea number tried to carry it . One brave,rather comfortable W . O . tried to bi-cycle with it under his arm, but alas! hefound a ditch and was seen lying on topof his goose and the bike, but he mustbe congratulated for retaining a firmhold on the bird.

There is a dearth of officers in barracksto-day, some are at Calcutta playingpolo, a game very seldom played inEngland on Christmas Eve, while themajority are out at the opening meet ofthe Gogra Tent Club . We have quite anumber of keen "Spears" and today'smeet should provide a few thrills forthose who hunt the boar, as well as forthe onlookers . There are still a fewlast minute presents to be procured andlocal Xmas Cards to be despatched, inconsequence, quite a string of 10thHussars may be seen in the marketingcentres of Lucknow.

As evening approaches the huntersand spectators return from pigsticking,a poor day, only a couple of pig seen andthey were of feminine variety. (Thereis a fine of Rs. 16 for anyone who isunobservant and prods a lady).

The N. C. 0's Dance proves a greatsuccess, everyone seems to have enteredinto the "spirit of Xmas," and in manycases those spirits are produced frombehind a well patronised counter, withtwo members of the Sergeants Messwho might be qualifying for barmen atthe "Elephant and Castle" on a Saturdaynight rush by the business like way theydeal with the various shipping orders.

Xmas morning dawns like practicallyevery other morning in this country, anenormous ball of fire rises out of the eastand only those of us who have been onthe way to some happy hunting ground,before daybreak, know the sight.

The Regiment parades for Divine

Service, the Bandmaster selects themost cheerful marches he knows ; a turn-out worthy of "shiners" but, to thekeen eye of the Colonel there are tracesof "the error of the night before ." ThePadre preaches a doleful sermon, (whata pity we didn't invite him to dance lastnight), but the gloom is a dispelled bythe English Mail, which arrives at anopportune moment . As the Regimentreturns to barracks, the trumpetersounds that call to which the soldiersadd the words "A letter from "(a young lady whose name is Louise butwho has never tried that famous remedyproduced by Messrs Keatings) . Beforethey can get their Xmas Cards displayedon the shelf or tacked on to the wallbeside their beds, the S . S. M . appearsand says " Come on lads—your dinnersare ready"—" Blime! the Sergt . Major'sin a good mood today" says one wag inthe corner, taking particular care thatthe S . M . does'nt hear him.

The Mess Rooms all look bright andcheery, the walls are adorned with somequite clever work in crayons and cottonwool —good wishes and greeting to allthe various officers.

The Colonel visits each Squadron inturn and makes an appropriate speechreviewing their successes during thepast year and wishes them a MerryXmas and an even more successful yearin 1933 . Each Squadron responds withthree cheers for the Colonel in the mosthearty manner, while "He's a Jolly GoodFellow" was never sung with moresincerity.

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Old Comrades Cup Tournament, 1932.Result.

The above tournament was concludedfor the year 1932 after the SwimmingGala in October.

"MG" Squadron, provided they entereda Swimming Team, were bound to win,where-as "A" "C" and "11Q" could allfinish in second place according to theresult of the Gala. This proves what aninteresting and even tournament it wasand that the allotment of points for thevarious events was just . "MG" with a

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superiority in numbers of both men andhorses were certainly placed favouritesand lived up to it by winning while "C""A" and "HQ" followed in close suc-cession, and so a very interesting, andeasily our best, Regimental Tournamentwas concluded . We congratulate "MG"(The Gunners) on their splendid achieve-ment and wish them the very best ofluck in the new organization as "B"Squadron for the season, 1933.

REGIMENTAL CAMPDECEMBER, 1932.

The Regiment marched on December5th from Lucknow to Camp at a placecalled Bakhshi-ka-Talab, about 13 milesfrom barracks on the Lucknow-Sitapurroad.

The camp site was a good one and thelayout most comfortable, thanks againto our excellent Quartermaster.

Although by ourselves, we thoroughlyenjoyed our fortnight and profited bythe many battles fought.

The horses, in spite of some very hardwork, looked remarkably well at theconclusion of training.

On December 12th we fought a battleagainst Skinner's Horse, when each sidehad one Field Battery under their com-mand.

Incidentally our own battery at oneperiod got detached, owing to roughground, and narrowly escaped destruc-tion by its own side, being mistaken forthe enemy."

Our task was to blow up an imaginarypetrol dump at Chinhat which, with thehelp of the battery and Umpires wemanaged to achieve.

Both General Bruce Hay and BrigadierNicholson came and visited us in Camp,also Colonel Tylden Wright, late 3rd K .O.Hussars.

The "Gumtians" and "Shiners" figur-ed largely in the schemes and will beremembered for their mutual hatred.

On December 19th we had a N . C . O'sDay, when all officers acted as umpires,in a scheme which proved to bean interesting one and full of incident .

The Regiment was commanded asunder: —

Shiner Cavalry Regiment . (Khaki .)

C . 0,

S . S . M. I. S. Dearden.2nd in Command S .Q.M.S. B. Shepherd,Adjutant

Sgt. R. J. Williams."B" Squadron Leader

S.S.M. W. N. Willis."C" Squadron Leader

S.S.M. C.G. Wells.M. G. Troop Commander Sgt . R. Upshall.Signal Officer L/Cpl. T. Whittingham.

Gumtians Cavalry Force . (Blue.)

C. 0 . R. S. M. G. L. Vokins, M . M.2nd in Command S .Q .M .S. E. Wilson."A" Squadron Leader

S.S.M. G. Goatcher, M. M.Adjutant Sgt. O . Canning.M.G. Troop Commander Sgt . F. Cutting.Signal Officer

Cpl . E. Bridge.

The Regiment seemed just as efficientwithout officers, which is as it should beand shows that nobody is indispensible!

We returned from Camp on the 20thDecember, having a running fight withan enemy (represented by "A" Squad-ron) on the way and got back toLucknow in the afternoon.

During the whole period of camp onlythree "casualties" were evacuated tohospital and everyone looked extremelyfit and well on their return.

Game was very scarce in the vicinityof camp and it was very seldom thatany were seen during the course of ourschemes.

Some pig were seen on the West sideof the Gompti, but the country wasmore or less unrideable owing to Jheelsand water.

Cpl. Critchley bagged a sizeable buck,which was the only one we saw.

An officer took two N. C. Os. out onthe last Sunday in Camp, and after acar ride of 10 miles and a walk of 3 or 4,returned with three quail, much to thedisgust of the Sergeants' Mess whowere anticipating a goodly dinner.

We are very sorry to be losing such alarge number of men this year (146)and are getting drafts as follows :From the Royal Scots Greys 88From the 16/5th Lancers 80From the 8th K. R. I . Hussars 8 boys


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ON THE OTHER SIDE

We would like to add our congratula-tions to the great number our Presidentmust have received on his promotion toField Marshal, and we hope that he willlive many years, in good health, to carryout the duties .

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All those who knew him must havebeen grieved when they heard of thedeath of Mr. G. Farrant, after a shortillness . The interment took place atBexley Heath on 4th November, 1932 . MrSwadling and Mr. Bell attended as repre-sentatives of the O. C . A.

"Picy", as he was affectionatelyknown, was very popular, both as aserving soldier and an old comrade.

For many years he was a member ofthe committee of the O . C. A. and was agreat help in making our functions asuccess.

No job of work was ever too much forhim.

He was much respected by the mem-bers of the firm by whom he was employ-ed, and three members attended thefuneral.

Mrs. Farrant has our deepest sym-pathy in her great loss.

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At a meeting of the committee of theO. C. A. it was suggested that the twoHymns, as played in the Regiment,should be played at the Annual Dinner.Nothing was done at the time for oragainst, but it would be nice to knowthe views of some of the other mem-bers . *

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We would like to offer our congratula-tions to Captain and Mrs . Ralli on thebirth of a son .

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The Combined Cavalry Associationheld their first dance, this season, at theHorticultural Hall, on November 5th . Asusual it was a very enjoyable affair.

Amongst those present I saw Mr . andMrs. Loder, Mr . and Mrs. Swadling, Mr.and Mrs. Prattley, Mr . and Mrs. Scaris-brick, Mr . Clarke(ex. Farr. Cpl .) Mr.Smith (14)Mr. and Mrs . Jennings, Mr. andMrs . Lanham and Mr . & Mrs . Reeves.

This is the first time I had seen Mr .

Reeves since he got transferred to the 7thHussars in 1912, I am pleased to say heis looking well .

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Our congratulations go to HarryPaskell on his promotion to Captain(Q.M.) Ayrshire Yeomanry.

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A few months ago I was present atthe opening of the Spur & BearskinClub, 112 Belgrave Road, S . W., by H.R . H . The Duke of Connaught.

This club is quite a nice one, andthanks are due to Mrs . Dillon for thetrouble and expense she has been putto in providing it.

It would not be out of order to give asmall description of the club, as it maybe useful to some of those leaving theRegiment.

It is a large house situated in a veryhigh class residential quarter. Thereis excellent accommodation for about20 at a charge of one shilling per night.There is a Dining Room, appliance forresidents to cook their own food if theywish, a comfortable, well lighted clubroom, containing : Billiard Table, Games,Books, Papers . Writing Material ; it isalso fully licensed . The membership istwo shillings per quarter.

Whilst on this subject I would pointout that the offices of the Ex-Cavalry-mens' Association are situated in thesame building ( removed from RegencyStreet ), I would advise those leavingthe Regiment to register with thisassociation for employment.

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A quartette I often see, Messrs Wood(Timber), Woods (Trumpeter), Meiltonand Barkwill, are quite well and inwork. * * *.

A letter received from Mr . Ford,states that Mr. Walsh and he are verycomfortable in the Palestine Police.We all wish them the best of luck.

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At the last Memorial Service held bythe Combined Cavalry Association thecross used in the procession was kindlypresented by Lt .-Col G. E. N. Booker,C. B . E.

The Processional Cross has since beenplaced in All Saints Church, Aldershot .

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A special service was held for thepurpose, and was attended by representa-tives of Cavalry Regiments O . C . As,Messrs Swadling and Loader represen-ted X. R. H. O . C. A . Mr. Gilbert fromBrighton was also present.

The Ceremony was held on the sameday as the 7th Hussars held their annualre-union, and they very kindly entertain-ed the representatives of the CombinedCavalry Association.*

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Some time ago the B . B. C. presenteda programme of old dances and I feelsure that all old Tenth, who were listen-ing in, must have been thrilled, as I was,when the Regimental March (dismount-ed) was played, which I believe wasselected from one of the Old dancetunes . * * *

When Barnes received the Royal Char-ter recently, one of the most prominentpersons present at the ceremony wasMr. Loader, who acted as one of theMarshals . He was well mounted, andhis turnout gave much credit to histailor and bootmaker.

I have made enquiries and find thatthe horse was known to be quite docilebefore being loaned to Mr . Loader.

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BOXING

Mr. Price (Johnny) is playing forFulham again this year, and althoughthe season is early he has already madehis presence felt by the opposing teams.* * *

It is with much regret that the deathsof the undermentioned are announced :—

Mr. W. Mills, WalworthSgt. R. Munson, ExeterMr . F. Brooks, Birmingham.

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Mr. Hawkins (Liza) has left Totten-ham and has taken over `Mine' Host atthe Crown, Cleveland Street, Totten-ham Court Road .

CHATTERBOX

BOXING NOTES6th (Lucknow) Infantry Brigade

Boxing Tournament (IndividualChampionship, 1932 .)

T HE above Tournament was staged atthe Command Central Gymnasium,

Lucknow, on Wednesday and ThursdayNovember 23rd and 24th, commencingeach night at 8 .30 p.m . Entries werelimited to two per weight per unit fromBantam to Heavy. The Regiment hadeight entries consisting of :

2 Feathers : Tprs . Palmer & Marshall.2 Lights .

Cpl . Jones & S . Cpl . Jones.2 Welters. Tprs. Thompson & Kelly.2 Middles : Tprs. Thorpe & Blunt.Taking the tournament on the whole

we did creditably and congratulate ourrepresentatives on their performances.Special praise is due to S . Cpl . Jones onhis winning the Light Weight Champion-ship, and Tpr. Thompson for annexingthe Welter Weight Crown. Tpr. Palmerwho always gives his best did splendidly,only being beaten in the final of theFeathers by a cleverer opponent after ahard fight. Cpl. Jones lost in the semi-


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final of his weight after a very closefight. Tpr. Marshall also lost his semi-final to the eventual winner . He wasunfortunate to begin his fight with adamaged hand.

Our Middle Weights were on the wholedisappointing. Tpr. Thorpe was beaten bya more experienced boxer and Tpr . Blunt

Sad . Cpl . Jones and his trophies . Winner Light-weight Championship Lucknow District 1932.

6th (Lucknow) Brigade BoxingChampionships

Feather Weights.Tpr. Palmer.

v Pte. Brown .

Runner Up

Q.O . Cameron High-landers Won by K.0. 1st Round.

v L/Cpl . Godsell

v „ Khiehn

Light Weights.S/Cpl Jones.

1st Round2nd „

was lacking in initiative and fightingspirit.

The Brigade Team Championships takeplace in February and in these we hopeto figure more prominently. Next month,December, 1932, we wish S . Cpl . Jones,Tprs. Thompson & Palmer the best ofluck in the Army & Air Force Champion-ships which take place at Bombay aboutDecember 15th .

1st/ CameroniansWon on points.

East Yorks Regt.(Final) Lost onpoints .

Winner

Bye.v Drv. Baker . R. A.

Won by K . 0. 1stRound .

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Semi-Final v Cpl Dick Q. 0.Cameron H. Wonon points.

Final v L/Cpl . Longstaffe1/E. Yorks won onpoints

Welter Weights .

WinnerTpr Thompson.

1st Round

Bye2nd „

v Tpr . Kelly, X . R.H.Won on points.

Semi-Final

v Pte . Thompson Q .O.Cameron H. Wonon points.

Final v Cpl. Craggs 1st/Cameronians . Wonon points .

120 Yds. Hurdles .—The 5th FieldBgde. R. A. 1, The 12th Field Bgde.R. A. 2, The 10th Royal Hussars 3.

Long Jump . --The 10th Royal Hussars1, The 5th Field Bgde . R. A. 2, The 12thField Bgde . R. A. 3.

440 Yds . Relay .--The 10th Royal Hus-sars 1, The 3rd Hussars 2, The 4th (M)Bgde. R. A. 3.

Tug-of-War. (final) .—The 6th FieldBgde. R. A. 1, The 5th Field Bgde . R. A.,2 .

Dog Race .—Lt. Scott's Pearl 1, Lieut.Scott's Flash 2.

QUELQUES MOTS

A beau jeu beau retour.

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SEPTEMBER 24TH . 1932

Dulikhet Sports

10th Hussars' Athletes in Great Form.

A GALA day was spent at Dulikhetwhen the second-half season sports

were held . The programme was a longone and the competition in all the raceswas very keen. The 10th Royal Hussarsannexed the honours at the end of theday by 10 points from their nearestrivals.

Results :

880 Yards Relay .— The 10th RoyalHussars 1, The 5th Field Bgde . R. A . 2,The 3rd Royal Hussars 3.

High Jump .—The 5th Field Bgde.R. A. 1, The 12th Field Bgde . R.A . andThe 4th Medium Bgde. R. A. tied for2nd place.

100 Yds. Relay.—The 10th Field Bgde.R. A. 1, The 4th Bgde . (M) R. A. 2,The 12th Field Bgde . R . A. 3.

220 Yds . Relay .—The 10th RoyalHussars 1, The 12th Hussars 2, 3rd Hus-sars 3.

Mile Team Race.---The 10th RoyalHussars 1, The 5th Field Bgde . R. A. 2,The 3rd Hussars 3.

Putting the Shot.—The 4th Bgde. (M)R. A. 1, The 5th Field Bgde . R. A. 2 .

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Do not tell a friend anything that youwould conceal from an enemy.

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Le plus sage est celui clue ne pensepoint l'etre

"HOCKEY NOTES"

O N arrival in Lucknow we were con-fronted with a very busy Hockey

Season, as the League Fixtures whichwe consented to carry on for the 3rdHussars were many. In all we had toplay 9 games to conclude the LeagueTournament and had up to the 20th ofthe month in which to do it, a matchbeing played every other day. Withthe Horse Show, Rifle Meeting, Foot-ball, Cricket and Boxing all going ontogether with Polo and Racing we hadto make a vast and varied selection.

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runs.

and always managed to give our op-position a run for it . In all 29 playersrepresented the Regiment and ourprospects for next season are bright.

Several of our young players are com-ing along nicely and with a few ofthe older ones blend well together . Withmore experience they ought to give agood account of themselves . Our chiefweakness lies in the attack which seemsto go well up to a point, but as it isgoals that count and win games wehope it will get more venturesome in thecircle. Appended are the results :

10th Royal Hussars V.

Lucknow Pioneers Won W. O.

K. G. Medical College Lost 2-1.

Rovers Young Won 3-0.

Queens Club Draw 0-0.

Christian Club Lost 3-1.

74th Battery, R. A. Draw 2-2.

79th

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Kanyakubja College Lost 2-0.

Canning College Lost 2-1.

1st Round.

Bye .

2nd Round.

" A" 2

7." Admin" 135."Band" 95."B" 2 11.

"B" 3 28. 1"C" 3 27 . "B" 3 50.

"C" 2 Scrtd . "A" 1 112."A" 1 45."MG" 29-5 . "MG" 82."A" 3"C" 1

28.~50. "C" 1 16.

"B" 1 31 .

RESULT :

"A" 1 won by an Inning and 11

10TH ROYAL HUSSARS

Inter Troop Cricket Tournament K . O.1932.

THE above tournament was played atMeerut commencing about the mid-

dle of September at the conclusion ofthe Strettell Cup Tournament. Allmatches up to the Final were SingleInning games and were played on theRegimental Ground "The Oval ." Anumber of very good games took place."A" 1 and the "Band" eventuallywinning their way through to theFinal.

The Final, a double inning game, wasplayed on the Garrison Ground from the9th to the 11th October inclusive, hoursof play being from 4 to 6 p. m. Quite anumber of spectators attended to wit-ness the match and contrary to expecta-tions the "Band" proved unequal tothe task set them and were eventuallybeaten by an inning and 11 runs."A" 1, playing splendidly throughout,proved worthy winners and are to beheartily congratulated,* depriving "HQ"of the coveted trophy which they haveheld for the past 4 years.

Appended are the results :

Semi-Final . Final.

"Admin" 66. 195.

"Band" 83 . ) "Band" 24.

"A" 1

42-0 .1

"A" 1 130.

" MG"

41 . J

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Result of Old Comrades Cup, Season 1932, showing Pointsgained by Squadrons in the various events.

EVENTS . `•A” "MG" "HQ' PLACING.

Mounted Sports. 40 80 60 20Rifle Meeting 45 15 30 60Athletics . 40 10 30 20 "MG"

C"1st2nd

Cross Country . 30 20 40 10"HQ"

3rd4th

Boxing . 20 40 30 10Hockey . 10 20 40 30Football . 10 20 30 40Swimming . 40 30 20 10Cricket . 20 30 10 40

TOTAL : 255 265 290 240 Points Awarded

Result of Inter-Squadron Swimming Gala, 1932.

Team Names Points Gained.Events . of . Winning Team.

Sgt W ass-Time . "A' . 'C" . "MG" . 'HQ "

2 Lgths . each Free Style 4 Cpl . Fachie.T p r . Price.

Wright.Cpl . Hogarth .

1-38 4 1 3 2

Variety Race . 4 „

Hicks.Tpr Price.

,,

Holland.Mr . Kaye .

51 sees . 4 2 2 2

Plunging 3 Tpr . Lodge.Wallace.

Sgt . Wass .

127 ' 7” 3 4 1 2

Variety Race 8 Cpl . Hicks.„

Fachie„

HogarthTpr. Price.

Reynolds.„

Walker.Bumstead.

Sgt . Wass .

1-43 .2 4 2 3 Dis.

Relay Free Style . 6 Cpl . Fachie.

L/Hicks

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BumsteadTpr . Wright.,,

Price .

1-33 .4 4 3 2 1

TOTAL POINTS GAINED : 19 12 11 7

OLD COMRADES CUP POINTS AWARDED : 40 30 20 10


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REGIMENTAL SWIMMINGGALA SEASON 1932.

The Regimental Swimming Gala proveda great attraction as it has always doneand incidentally was the last event ofthe Old Comrades Cup Competition for1932. Squadron teams were not at fullstrength owing to the "Hill Party" stillbeing at Dulikhet and greatly handi-capped. "HQ" Wing who were withoutthe Signal Troop and a number of the"Band" Swimmers. "A" Squadron,with practically the Regimental Team,carried all before them and with the ex-ception of the Plunging Event recorded

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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It is regretted that journals cannot beacknowledged unless sent to the Editor .

all firsts, "C" doing well to carry off thehonours in this event . A great tussletook place for 2nd, 3rd and 4th whichsettled the final placings in the OldComrades Cup Tournament also . Quitea number of discoveries were madeand unfortunately quite a number ofold faces will be missed next year . It isto the latter we wish the very best ofluck, in civilian life, while the formerwe hope will live up to the traditions setby the latter . In conclusion we con-gratulate " A " on once again winningthe proud distinction of Best SwimmingSquadron for season 1932, and the bestof luck for the future.

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Regimental GazetteNOMINAL ROLL OF OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS

OF THE REGIMENT THAT' MOVED TO LUCKNOWON 1st NOVEMBER, 1932.

OfficersLieut-Colonel

C . W. M . Norrie, D. S. 0., M .C.

Major

A. S. Turnham .

2nd in Command.C. K . Davy. M .C.

Cmdg. `A' Squadron.B. 0. Hutchison .

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`B'C. H. Gairdner .

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'C'

Captain

W. E . Carver.C. B. C. Harvey .

Adjutant.0 . L. Boord, M .C .

Cmdg. `HQ' Wing.M . G. Roddick.D. Dawnay.C. D. Miller.

Lieutenant

J . P. Archer-Shee.M . N. E. MacMullen.H. S. K . Mainwaring.A . D. R. Wingfield .

Signal Officer.H. H . Jones.F. 0. Mason.

2/Lieutenant

N. D. Charrington.A . Abel Smith.A. E. J. Duveen.F. R. Rothwell.J. W. Malet.I. C. Tetley.D. R. B. Kaye.M . H . Taylor.M . F. Morley.C. B. Ponsonby.

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(Leave U. K.)

Quartermaster.

OTHER RANKS.

Headquarter Wing.

R. S. M .

Vokins, G. L., MM.S. S. M.

Guy, T . G.F. Q. M . S .

Stratton, S. C.R. Q. M . S .

Standing, A.S. Q. M. S .

Goatcher, G ., MM.Sergt .

Wormald, S. A.„

IM . Bradford, W. E.Daniels, C . B.Garcia, J.McNeill, W. G.Williams, R. J .

L/Sgt .

Canning, 0 . F.Farr. Sgt .

Leggett, A. J.Farr. Cpl .

Davis, R . H.Corpl . S. T.

M.

Lee, E . H.Corpl .

Brindle, E.„

Bridge, E.L/Cpl .

Verge, J.Forward, J.Gradwell, R.Mulligan, E.Whittingham, T.Eno, C.Davies, A. J.Baston, C .


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Tpr.„„

Bdsm.Tpr.

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Bdsm.Tpr.

Bdsm.Tpr.

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Bdsm.Tpr.

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Boy.Tpr.

Kirrage, T.Dennant, W.M. Roberts, L. R. A . M .,

A . R. C . M.

Rusbridge, A.

Clifton, W.

Clapson, F . E.Wilson, E.Glenister, E.

Day, R. N.Diamond, T.Cutting, F.Eames, A . E.Upshall, R.Daly, W.Selby, A.Burns, F . C.Jones, W. R.Miller, R. F.Warner, J.March, R.Wilson, H.Spillett, J.Miles, T.Hall, F. W.Hodgson, F.Andrews, P.Forrest, V.Adams, E . F.Allen, F.Austin, J . H.Baynton, L . R.Board, J . J.Brettle, H.Buck, W.Chellingsworth, G.Cleverley, E.Cope, S.Currie, D.Deacon, A . E.De-la-Hey, A.Devonald, C . F.Dixson, C . H.Edmonds, W. L.Elson, G.Field, G.Flanagan, J.Gaines, J . M.Garmeson, E. H.Gould, R . A.Gray, J . K.Griffiths, T .

Hall, J.Hartley, W. H.Heath, J.Holland, R.Hutchings, R. E.Jackson, T.Jenkins, L.Joslin, J . S.Kerr, R . A.Lakin, C.Leadbeater, A.Lowe, V.Marks, T.Melton, C . C.Morgan, J.Mowthorpe, F.McConnell, A.McNee, J.O'Regan, P . J.Palmer,Pearman, A.Quillan, J.Reid, J . S.Robinson, J.Savage, W.Scott, W.Shaw, D. S. A.Slark, C. A.Smith, W. A.Smith, B . E.Sorrell, J . E.Stanley, J.Thompson, W.Upham, S . B.Viney, H. T.Wells, G.Whitworth, E. R.Windle, C . E.Woffinden, R.Allaway, A . C.Allen, J . R.Bailey, G. F.Bettinson, J.Borrows, V. ILBristow, D.Cage, J.Clayton, E.Collishaw, G.Copley, J.Davis, L.Dearn, E.Derrick, C.Dewsnap, W.Easterlow, H.Edwards, A.Fellner, R.

Bandmaster

L/Cpl.

S. S . M. I . F.&G.

Sadd. Q. M.S.

Sgt. (0 . R.S.)

Sergt.Tpt . MajorSgt. (0. R.

C.)Sgt . CookSergt.L/Sgt.

„Sadd/Cpl.Corpl.

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L/Corpl.

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FarrierTpr.Bdsm.Tpr.

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Tpr.„„

Boy.Tpr .

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Tpr.Bdsm.Tpr.

„

Boy.Tpr.

Boy.Tpr.

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„Bdsm.

Fielding, A.Ford, J. E.Gardner, W. A.Goodfellow, L.Grainger, G.Green, A.Grimwood, S. H.Harding, B. R.Harvey, S. J.Hills, W. P.Howard, J . M.Ingram, L.James, J.Jones, J . P.Jones, O.

"A" SQUADRON

S. S. M.

Dearden, I . S.Farr. S/Sgt. Lutner, W.Sergt.

Sharples, C . W.Cobb, S . T. G.

L/Sgt .

Ruff, H.Corpl .

Sullivan, S.„

Higgins, G. H.Hicks, A.

L/CpI .

Noble, F.Cotty, M. G.Binding, R. L.McBride, C . N.Cronie, M.Bumstead, C.Shales, J.Evans, H. H.

Farrier .

Moore, G.Sadd. Cpl .

Downes, C. H. M.Tpr .

Allen, F. J.Ambrose, R . W.Arnold, E.Bell, A,Brooks, S.Burn, C. S.Clark, T.Cooper, R. C.Davis, R.Dimmock, W . E.Drury, H . J.Edwards, W. K. C.Flanagan, P. J.Harris, G . W.Hazlewood, T. W.Holland, A.Hume, W. T.Irving, A. H.Jackson, E.

Tpr .

Jobe, H.Kennard, V. E.Linforth, H. E.Marshall, J.Martin, F,Mott, A. W.Nicholls, T.Palmer, W.Ferry, J.Praide, M. L.Pringle, J . B.Reed, F. E.Reynolds, F.Richards, R. E.Rodger, W . W.Smith, E.Stockwell, P . J.Symcox, A.Thompson, T.Turner, W. C.Walker, C. H.Warren, J.Wetherell, E.

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Wilkinson, F. W.S. Q. M . S .

Malins, W. C.Sergt .

Osborne, G. H.„

Bart, P.L/Sgt .

Wass, C.Corpl .

Wells, A . L.Hogarth, B.Fachie, P.Adams, H. J.Metcalfe, C.O'Neill, D.Hammond, P.Waymouth, P.Burks, J.Sproule, R.Archer, S . H.

Farr . Cpl .

Siely, R . M.Farrier .

Harris, H.Trumpeter.

Clarke, J . J.Tpr .

Allison, E.„

Anderson, R.Barrett, C . H.Bramhall, W.Burdiss, W. E.Campbell, A.Codrai, W.Cutting, W. C.Dawson, C. T.Dowlman, F . P.Duffield, A. R.Endicott, J . F.Gill, G.Harris, G.

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Hogg, G.Hornby, W.Hutchison, E.Jackson, H. W.Jeynes, L.Jones, V. A.King, H. T.Lowrie, T.Marshall, F . L.Meenan, 0.Muddiman, C. F.Oliver, J.Parks, J . H.Pike, F. C.Price, F . H.Prior, F.Reed, F . C.Richards, H. J.Ritchie, A.Shepherd, W.Stribling, L. G.Strevens, S . G.Taylor, G.Thorpe, P.Turner, W. C.Wall, F . R.Webster, J.White, N.Wright, A.

"B" SQUADRON

S. S . M .

Willis, W, N.Farr. S/Sgt. Lewsley, W.Sergt .

Osborne, R. L.Setchell, R . H.

Corpl .

Morbey, G.Murkin, A.Hodson, E.

Farr/Cpl .

Tee, J . J.L/Cpl .

West, A. H.Smith, T.Barton, J.Hollowell, H.Aherne, J.Allison, A.Bell, F.Bolton, J . T.Brand, H. C.Coles, V. W.Davison, G.Downer, P.Easton, T,Evans, H.Gee, J . W .

Tpr .

Green, L.Haynes, F . W. J.Jarman, P. W.Johnson, G.Kingsbury, A.Lambdon, H.Larman, R. C.Lawther, J.Lewis, F . A.

Farr .

Mace, W.'Pr.

Mays, W.McKay, R.Price, W.Putnam, P. N.Richardson, J . S.Robinson, F.Rossiter, H . J.Slater, W. W.Smith, W. J,Souch, L.Torrens, D.Wardrope, C.Websdale, S.Wheatcroft, L. E.

S.Q.M.S.

Shepherd, B.Sergt .

Taylor, P.Davis, T.

L/Sgt .

Shirley, H.Corpl. Joddrell, S.

Hall, G. W.Hollier, H.

Sadd/Cpl .

Critchley, W.L/Cpl .

Rantell, F.Baker, S . R.Hobbs, E . H.Taylor, H. W.

Tptr .

Jocelyn, A.Tpr .

Aveyard, C.Farr .

Bennett, A . H.Tpr .

Booth, T.Brown, J.Coward, W.Dellbridge, W . E.Ebbutt, S.Elkington, A.Fullar, W. A.Gordon, J . W.Haynes, T . H.Hefford, J.Jesser, S. H.Kelly, D.Kirkham, J.Landers, G.Lawley, W. T.Lee, B. H.Luckhurst, C. H.

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THE X ROYAL

Tpr .

Magill, E . A.Millward, H.Palmer, R.Putman, S . C.Ratcliffe, S.Roberts, E . A.Rogerson, A.Setterfield, F . N.Smith, M . J.Smith, S.Sutherst, J.Walker, F . J.Wallond . E.Wells, T . H.Wibberley, C.

"C" SQUADRON

S. S. M.

Wells, C . G.Farr . S./Sgt. Cooper, F . A.Sergt .

Cordy, W. E.L/Sgt.

Mottram, J.Corpl .

Mourant, W. H.Rodwell, W.Hallam, H. R.McCulloch, W.Mordaunt, P . M.Waring, H.Rose, R.Poulter, A.Balmford, A.Pearce, L.Handley, A.

Tptr .

Hallett, A . F.Farr .

Snelling, C.Tpr .

Adkins, B.Alvis, W.Archer, A . E.Barker, A. E.

Bexhall A.Booton, G.Burnage, S.Clarkson, A . V.Coulson, A . J.Eaton, L. C.Fairfax, G. F.Fletcher, S . J.Forrester, S. T.Gandy, H. C.George, F. F.Gwenlan, B.Hay, T.

Hitchon J. W.Howland, W. S.Jackson, A .

HUSSARS GAZETTE

Tpr .

King, A. V.Locker, J . W.Lockwood, J . R.Lonsdale, T.Lucas, T . J.Miles, C.Morrison, S . D.Pitman, R . F.Platt, W.Preston, H . G.Riley, T.Short, H.Simms, A.Smith, V.Stevens, T.Thurlwell, J.Tomlinson, T.Wallace, J . E.Warner, W. C.

„

Whittle, W.S. Q. M. S .

Turner, G. W.Sergt .

Donovan, G.„

Allen, S . H.Sadd /Cpl .

Jones, A . F.Corpl .

James, T."Fairminer.

L/Cpl .

Tillotson, F.Swain, J.Davis, W.Rogers, R . J.Jones, G.Dunk, K. J.Kitto, F. L.Prasher, W.Hindle, W. T.

Farrier

Flatters, J.Crawford, G.

Tpr .

Allison, J.Anderson, S.Barlow, G.Betts, R. T. C.Blunt, G.Bullock, W. T.Campbell, J.Clay, A.Davidson, W . C.Ellis, A.Fiander, H.Flynn, J.French, H. T.Gavan, F . J.Gibbins, E . A.Hastings, W.Heathcote, H.Horler, F.Hunter, E.

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Tpr .

Kendrick, J . S.Lightfoot, T . W.Lodge, G. A.Long, W. G.Lovis, A . J.MacNally, B.Mitchell, F . G.McDonald, E.Pittam, R.Potts, J.Priest, T.Ryan, R.Simpson, F . G.Smith, C . E.Smith, K. G.Swatton, H. A.Tipping, C . S.Waghorn, A . D.Wallis, M. J.Watts, W. L.Roberts, C.King, T.Lane, A.Lewis, W. D.Mardell, D . J.

„

Martin, J. J .

Boy.

Moger, C.

Tpr .

Morris, E. A.Muir, J.McKee, T. A.New, H. J.Outlaw, E. A.Patterson, S.Pearson, F.Randle, W. E.Reynolds, G . E.

„

Rose, G.

Boy.

Savill, G. F.

Tpr .

Scriven, C. J.

„

Short, A.Slee, A. J.Smith, F. C.Snow, T . J.Sotherton, J. E.Thomas, E.Tompkin, J . W.Vaughan, W. K.Wallis, C . E.Whitehead, J . H.Wilmot, G.Wishart, W.Worthington, J.

TRANSFERS & POSTINGSThe undermentioned man was trans-

ferred to the 1st Bn . Bedfordshire andHertfordshire Regiment on 12th Sep-tember 1932, under para . 302 (ix) King'sRegulations :- -

5944425 Trooper Kempster, J.

The undermentioned N. C. O. wasposted for duty to the 15th/19th RoyalHussars with effect from 31st October1932 :

7578827 Armr. S/Sgt. Barriskill, H.(R. A. O . C.)

The undermentioned N. C. O. wasposted for duty from the 3rd King'sOwn Hussars, on 28th October 1932 :

7580274 Armr. S/Sgt. Holloway, E.(R . A. 0. C .)

The undermentioned man was posted toThe Royals with effect from 24th Novem-ber 1932 :

402655 Trooper Crump, S .

MARRIAGENo . 529171 Sergt . W. J . Frisby was

married to Miss Elsie Rose Woodgate atthe Deputy Commissioners Bungalow,Saugor, on 14th October 1931.

BIRTHSTurner.—On 7th November 1932, at

the British Military Families Hospital,Meerut, to the wife of .No. 534067Trooper W. A. Turner, twin daughters,Joan Constance and Mary Margaret.

EMBARKATIONSThe undermentioned other ranks pro-

ceeded to the United Kingdom per H.T . " Dorsetshire" ex-Bombay, on 31stOctober 1932, for discharge and Transferto the Army Reserve :

3852028 Tpr. Alcock, S.

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THE X ROYAL HUSSART GAZETTE

546417 „

Archer, H. B.546205 „

Arnold, A.546020 „

Bedford, A. E.546365 L/Cpl . Bradshaw, J.546188 Tpr . Bragg, R.546414 „

Brookes, A.7340280 „

Brown J.546204 „

Cooper, A . A.546019 „

Dennis, W.542890 „

Dunk, L . A.546364 „

Dobson, A.6282592 „

Gibson, S. W.546363

Griffin, A . H.546451 „

Hadley, H. H.542673 Bdsm. Hutchings, W. F.546226 Tpr . James, G. W.546358 L/Cpl . Jones, R. G.546366 Tpr . McBride, A . E.546137 Tpr . Parker, E. W.546187 „

South, C.546138 „

Trembling, S.546649 „

Warr, C.546651 „

Wilson, G.403486 L/Cpl . Andrews, G . F.399239 Tpr . Price, D.546728 Cpl. Smith, C. (for A. V.

Trg . Course) .

The undermentioned other Ranksproceeded to the United Kingdom perH. T. "Lancashire" ex-Bombay, on 8thNovember 1932, for discharge and Trans-fer to the Army Reserve :

538363 S . S. M. Prince, J . R., MM.546454 Corpl .

Allison, J . R.546459 Farr .

Brown, J . T.546560 Tpr .

Coles, S . C.546561 „

Gammage, H.546455 „

Harding, R.546538 „

Ivey, L.546462 „

Jones, W. A.546560 „

Jones, L.532525 Farr/Cpl . Leigh, G.546550 Tpr .

Nichols, N.546537 „

Parker, J . C.546585 „

Plummer, G.546536 L/Cpl .

Quinn, R.765536 Farr .

Reed, E . J.535811 „

Richards, A.546456 Tpr .

Smith, A . W.546500 L/CpI .

Taylor, F.546032 Tpr .

Palmer, W. J. (forA. V. T. Course).

546923 „

Dare, H . (for A.V.T.Course).

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

The following promotions and appointments have been made :

534282

Tpr . Handley, A. E. Appointed Unpaid Lance-Corporals with403406

„ Hindle, W. T. effect from 8-9-32.316940

„ Stevens, T . P . Appointed Unpaid Lance-Corporal witheffect from 1-10-32.

402386

„ Wilmot, G . Appointed Unpaid Lance-Corporal witheffect from 10-10-32.

402813

„ Wallis, C . Appointed Unpaid Lance-Corporal witheffect from 28-10-32.

402353

L/Cpl . Miles, T . Appointed Paid Lance-Corporals with1425374

„ Binding, R . effect from 29-10-32.548233 Hammond, P . Appointed Paid Lance-Corporals with547515 Rogers, R. J . effect from 5-11-32.399209

„ McBride, C . N. Appointed Paid Lance-Corporal

witheffect from 21-11-32.

401722

Tpr . Muir, J . Appointed Unpaid Lance-Corporal witheffect from 15-11-32.

537329

Sadd . S/Sgt . Clifton, W . Promoted

Warrant

Officer, Class II,with appointment of Saddler Quarter-master Sergeant, with effect from31-10-32.


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COURSES OF INSTRUCTIONThe undermentioned N. C. O. attended the 5th Long Course on Machine Gun

and Range Taking at the Small Arms School, Ahtnednagar Wing, from 16-7-32 to17-9-32 and Qualified ' Q' 1 .-

548245 Corpl . Jones, W. R.

The undermentioned attended a course in Veterinary First Aid at theMilitary Veterinary Hospital, Class I, Meerut, from 5-9-32 to 3-10-32 and Passed :—

545607 Farrier Forrest, V. F.5613813 „

Bennett, A . H.

EXTENSIONS AND RE-ENGAGEMENTS529171

Sgt . Frisby, W. J . Permitted

to

re-engage to complete21 years army service on 14-10-32.

547237

Tpr . Wheatcroft, L . Extended to complete 12 years with thecolours on 1-10-32.

546817

Farr . Flatters, J . Extended to complete 12 years with thecolours on 31-10-32.

BOYS-SERVICE549888

Boy . Hills, W. P .

. . Attained

the

age

of

18

years

on30-10-32.

THE ROYAL SOLDIERS' DAUGHTERS' HOMEINSTITUTED 1855

HAMPSTEAD

INCORPORATED 1923

For the Maintenance, Clothing and Education of Daughters of Soldiers (whether Orphans or not)

Patrons :

H . M . THE KING

H . M . THE QUEEN.

President and Patrons :FIELD-MARSHAL H . R . H . THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT, KG.

Vice-President :GENERAL THE RT . HON . SIR NEVILLE LYTTELTON, G .C .B ., G .C .V .O.

Vice-President and Chairman :

FIELD-MARSHAL THE VISCOUNT PLUMER, G .C .B ., G .C .M .G ., G .C .V O ., G .B E,

Vice- Chairman :

LT.-GENERAL SIR GEORGE MACMUNN, K .C .B ., K .C .S .I ., D.S .O.

Secretary :

MAJOR H . S . MARSHALL, D.S .O.

The Children are trained for domestic service and in special cases asSchool Teachers and for Trades.

Admission between the ages of six and eleven by approval of Com-mittee. Age of departure seventeen, when they are guaranteed suitableemployment and supplied with a complete outfit.

Subscriptions and Donations thankfully rcceived by the Hon . Treasurer, LLOYDS BANK LTD .,

6, Pall Mall . or by the Secretary.

Full particulars may be obtained from the Secretary, 65, Rosslyn Hill, LONDON, N . W. 3.

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