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The pay varies from a minimum of one franc for newly enlisted 

 ascaris to a maximum of five francs for a jusbashi. 



The men enlist for two years, but can renew their engagements for 

 as many subsequent periods of two years as the recruiting committee 

 think fit to accept them, having in consideration their age, fitness 

 for service, and conduct. 



A gradual increase of pay is attached to each re-engagement. 



The only pension paid is one franc a day to soldiers disal)led 

 during the last wars. 



A gratuity is granted on discharge according to service. 



All discharged men are passed into the reserve, and are periodically 

 called out for training. In case of war this reserve would be called 

 up and used in filling gaps in the fighting line, and in garrisoning 

 the lines of communication. 



Uniform. — Officers wear khdki uniform, with ])utties or leather 

 leggings of very much the same pattern as is used in the British army. 

 The head-dress consists of a sun helmet or white cap. The full dress 

 and mess dress are of dark cloth on the plateau, and white drill on 

 the coast or in the plains. 



The Italian troops wear khaki. 



The badges of rank are : — colonel, three gold stars ; lieutenant- 

 colonel, two gold stars ; major, one gold star ; captains, three silver 

 stars ; lieutenant, two silver stars ; and second lieutenants, one silver 

 star. 



The native troops are dressed in white, as are the ordinary inhabi- 

 tants of the country, the Mohammedans in their wide, baggy trousers, 

 and the Abyssinians in their short, tight-fitting ones. , The only items 

 of uniform they have are the tarboosh with a tassel, and a woollen 

 sash tied round the waist, of a distinctive colour for each battalion, 

 a dark blue cape similar to that used by the bersaglieri for the cavalry 

 and infantry, and a gray capote for the artillery. 



These are served out on enlistment, and have to last, or be made 

 good at the man's expense, during the whole of his service. 



Cavalry men wear an eagle's feather and silk band round the 

 tarboosh. 



If a man leaves his lines without his head-dress, he is severely 

 [)unished. 



All the troops are armed with the magazine small-bore rifle or 

 carbine, carrying si.\ cartridges, in use in the Italian army. Free 



