The Bushman's Lesson to the War Office.

Mr Hales in one of his latest letters to the Daily News deals with the transport question. While exaggerat ing the shortcomings of the transport service in South Africa, he suggests a reform which the War Office would do well to consider. Over and over again French, and other leaders of cavalry and mounted infantry, have bad the fruits of their most brilliant move ments snatched from their gr»np by

the failure of the transport Mr Hairs says that the ox-waggon is to bUtue, and few will differ from hio)i Substi tute for it the puck-horse o( the Australian bashman, and the problem of securing the utmost mobility of mounted troops is solved. In other words, the wandering population of the "never never*' country hare learned a lesion in peace time which disaster after disaster ia South Africa has not taught oar military authorities at home or at the front. Australia, perhaps, presanta greater difficulties to the traveller than any other country inhabited by white men. Hence her miners, shearers, and stoek-ridert, who, of necessity, are continually on the meve, are past masters in the art cf covering vast distances rapidly and efi etivety. "Each man provides him self with twousefol horses, both broken ia to aaddie and to pack-saddle' One carries himself and his blankets?, or a weight ot about thirteen stone j the other carries his rations, which with the pack-s-iddlr, weighs »b©ufc 196 pounds.. Each horse, therefore, bears a similar burden. A bushman so equipped can go almost anywhere, riding ona horse and leading the other. Such a BV3bem, adapted fco military oonditions, would be invaluable in war. Not only could cavalry t«ke up admir able positions, and bold them until the arrival of heavy convoys, but flanking movements could be made on a magni ficent scale, To bo successful in these days an army must possess mobility ; to secure mobility, the pack horse is a more effective agent than the slow moving ox»waggon. General French and other cavalry leaders will have much to cay on the subject when they return to England, if what we hear in private letters from the front is true.

Russia and China.

History is moving like a cyclone. Since this time last year the world has been unlearning by experience what it learned by theory. The process, which began in South Africa, ia being carried on in the Far East with consequenses so vast that at present we can only see the shadow of them. For two genera tion at least belief in the power of Russia has lain like a nightmare on Europe and Asia; to-day it is called ia question by the Chinese? Could the irony of events go further ? Russia was inaccessible, we were told; her land frontier was easily defended ; her Transcontinental railway was to ( tfect a peaceful revolution in Asia; her naval and military strength were equal to the demands of Empire. These claims will now have to be established. Russia and the world reckoned without the Chinese, who have been goaded to madness by the encroachments of their northern neighbour. Is it likely that a proud people, such as the Chinese have always been, forget the manner in which they were robbed of SSaghaliwn, the Amur Valley, Manchuria, and other territories incorporated within the Czar'a dominions 1 It ia likely they forget that Russia compared to them is a new power ? Wot mere than a century ago they were übie to impose terms on her at Kainardji. About the same time she wsa only saved from the horrors of invasion by the death of Nadir Sbah. For hundreds of years sha my prostiate under the yoke of Tartar prince?. To-day the Chinese are thinking only of revenge ; to morrow, being a practical people, they will think of other things, amongst others the need of territory for their surplus population. The position of Russia is very critical. She is thous ands of miles from her base. The most flourishing of her Siberian pro vinces does not supply more than enough food for its own population. Tha Transcontinental line beyond Lake Baikal is practically useless for the rapid transport of soldiers, and water communication ia impossible. It should be remembered that the finest railway system in the world will sometimes break down under the pres sure of a great war ; wbat then can be expected of the siogle line of rails which is called the Tians continental Railway. A few months ago to point out these facts waa to invite ridicule. The world has moved since then, and we (teem to be on the eve of one of the mightiest upheavals in — Army and Navy Gazette

"War Office Favouritism

Mr Labouchere in 2ruth cays : — Jjut what seems to me the most outrßgeous instance of is the refusal to make officially known the name of the officer who brought about the disaster at Koorn Mpruit. Unofficially it ia, of course, well known, It was neither Brown, Jones, nor Bobinsou. Had it been, there would have been bo official reluctance to pub liah it. We hear a good deal about contemplated reforms in the But if cfficpra who tnake serious aod fatal blunders are not held accountable for them when they happen to be eminent by birtb, it n idle talking of eeforms.

T~"R A^ITOTOT GtJABDtAN : FATUBDAY, OCTOBER 6 1900

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