REGIMENTAL COLOURS. 
There have lately been various complaints as to the miscellaneous wearing of 
the R.A. colours by civilians, and queries as to how this can be stopped ; unfor¬ 
tunately the colours were never registered, so no check can be put on their sale to 
the public. Fashions change, and just now zig-zags are in favour, so we suffer; 
at other times the colours of the Guards and I Zingari have pleased the public. 
Like the members of these Clubs we must wait patiently until the fashion changes 
and we are left in undisputed possession of our own colours. 
A large majority of the Regiment voted a few years ago in favour of retention 
of the colours unchanged, and since then officers have adopted them for constant 
wear, so that they are never likely to be mistaken in military or general society. 
There is, however, another question that has been raised, and this is the 
desirability of ornamenting the dress of Indian native servants with the regimental 
colours ; it is doubtful if any one feels an increased pride in the Regiment when 
passed by a low-caste syce or four rickshaw men decked out in blue with the red 
zig-zag. Those who have given their servants this very distinctive dress probably 
forgot that the colours were designed to be worn by officers only, except in the 
case of N.-C.O’s. or men joining their officers to represent the Regiment at 
cricket or other sports. 
The following Results are extracted from General 
Orders by His Excellency The Commander-in-Chief in 
India. 
Adjutant-General’s Office, Simla, 7th April, 1893 . 
The result of the competitive shooting of Batteries and Companies of Royal 
Artillery in India for prizes for Skill-at-Arms, 1892-93, is as follows :— 
The conditions were — 
Groups I. and II. 
Targets — 1st Position .—Three columns of infantry standing dummies, each 30 
strong, in fours, advancing directly on the Battery and 25 yards apart, depth 15 
yards. 
2nd Position .—A line of infantry, standing dummies, in three groups, 25 yards 
apart, each group consisting of 15 dummies at 1 yard interval. 
Ranges .—Unknown at two positions, but within the following limits :— 
1st position. 
2200 and 2600 
2000 and 2400 
2nd position. 
18C0 and 2200. 
1600 and 2000. 
Group I. 
Group II. 
Ammunition .—A total of 2d rounds at each position. 
Procedure .—The battery, drawn up 5 miles from the targets, the position of 
which is unknown, advance 2^ to 3 miles, halt and prepare for action, then ad¬ 
vance to first position approximately pointed out, and come into action. 
After replenishing ammunition, repairing targets, &c., advance at a trot to the 
second position pointed out as before, and proceed as at first position. 
