33 
case having its own means of ignition; and stated that our 
service had now adopted 18 ¥%-pounders quick firing guns for field 
artillery, calibre 3.3 inches, in place of former 1 5-pounders of 3 
inches calibre, and the Horse Artillery are to have 1 3-pounders of 
3 inch calibre. In connection with this the Lecturer drew atten- 
tion to the question of ‘‘gunpower and “ mobility,” and stated 
that mobility was affected more by the weight of the ammunition 
than by the weight of the gun, and thought that 18 ammunition 
wagons instead of nine would have to accompany each battery, 
which gave 150 rounds per gun, and these could be fired off in 
about 10 minutes. After a brief explanation of the principle of 
Watkins’ ‘ Telemeter ” or range finder, telescopic and automatic 
sights, and of the modern methods of ‘gun laying” and 
‘« position finding,” Colonel Kensington concluded his address 
by numerous references to military history of the advantages 
gained in modern warfare by the judicious use of artillery, select- 
ing incidents from the American civil war (186 1-5), the Prussian 
and Austrian war (1859), the Franco-German war, the Russo- 
Turkish war, the recent Boer war, and the Russo-Japanese war. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 24TH, 1905s 
A Tour in Spain. 
BY 
Mr. E. PAYNE, M.A. 
Illustrated by Lantern Slides. 

R. PAYNE made a tour in Spain with his camera and gave a 
brief account of the towns he visited, and showed slides of 
typical Spanish landscapes, the chief buildings, etc. He started 
from San Sebastian, then visited Pampluna, Barcelona, Tarragona, 
Murcia, Granada, Malaga, Seville, Cordova, Toledo, Madrid, 
and Burgos. Some of the slides were taken by the ‘‘ Sanger 
Shepherd ” process of colour photography, and the excellent 
results obtained were much appreciated. 
