COL. ANSTRUTHER THOMSON 281 



what they say to yours first ; if you are in the way of 

 knowing, please put me on. I am, and I think the 

 men are, very disappointed at not being inspected 

 this year. I go home on Thursday. 



" Yours sincerely, 



" P. W. CARNEGY." 



I had applied that the Fife Light Horse should be 

 allowed capitation grant although they had not been 

 inspected. An order came that they might be in- 

 spected within a month. I was gazetted out before 

 His Royal Highness arrived at Dysart, and he then 

 said that he could not inspect a regiment without a 

 Colonel. According to Volunteer regulations the 

 application of a Colonel to continue in command for 

 another year should be sent in after the inspection. 

 But General Rowlands sent an order that it should 

 be sent in previously. 



It was now settled that His Royal Highness 

 would present the long service medals at Dysart on 

 Saturday, 28th September, at 10 A.M., and my wife 

 and I went to stay there for it. In the morning 

 John Gilmour came to Dysart, and the Non-Coms. 

 and men who were to receive long service medals. 

 Mr. Waldegrave Leslie also appeared. The Duke 

 presented the medals. Waring also came, but, not 

 having his uniform, hid himself among the bushes. 1 



We then went to Edinburgh and the Duke went 

 to inspect the Inniskillens at Piershill. He was 

 joined at Edinburgh by Sir Evelyn Wood and 



1 Waring, nth Hussars, our adjutant. 



