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moderate terms of 10s. 6d. for six months. 
Major H. W. M. Shewell vacated the post of Gunnery Instructor on the Ist 
June and left Lydd, to the regret of all, after having been here, off and on, since 
1889. He has now gone to Gibraltar, where we wish him all good luck. On 
leaving he kindly presented the mess with a handsome clock and barometer for 
the ante-room. Major Shewell’s place here is now ably filled by Captain S. C. U. 
Smith. Other useful presents have been made to the mess, includirg handsome 
brass inkstands by Lieut. Owen. : 
We had an opportunity of testing the camp fire engine on June17th, when some 
barns and stacks close to the railway station were set on fire. We got the alarm 
about 11.15 p.m. and the engine and all the troops in camp, at the time, were at 
the scene of the fire, with our new engine, in a very short time. The engine 
looked very nice, and the men worked very well, but the hose was some 400 feet 
too short to be of any real value. There was another alarm a week or so later, 
during mess dinner hour, but (though the engine started out), we fortunately did 
not get to the fire, which, on enquiry next morning, was found to have been 
caused by a man burning some rubbish heaps ! 
The minds of those in authority over us are specially turned this year to the 
fighting of a section command and no doubt, before the end of the season, great 
advances will have been made in that direction. 
The night operations took place between 9 and 11 p.m., four nights for each 
division, and passed off well, with fine weather to favour them. 
The R.A. have given some pleasant lawn tennis parties, or “ gaffs”’ as they are 
vulgarly named, and the two tennis courts are now in very fair order. 
On July 8th there was a fancy fair and féte held in the grounds of The Grange, 
the residence of Mrs. Denne. Amongst other entertainments there was a very 
successful bicycle gymkhana which included such feats as the “egg and spoon”’ 
and ‘bill posting” races; also a race where the competitors, after riding two 
laps, had to dismount, drink a bottle of soda water out of the bottle, light a 
cigarette, remount and finish with the cigarette still alight. Lieutenants Craig, 
Moorhouse and Goldie were the three successful competitors. The proceeds of 
the féte are for a stained glass east window for Lydd Church, which is probably 
the finest of the many fine churches in this district. 
On the 10th July a carbine competition for a prize given by Lieut.-Colonel J. 
C. Dalton took place between the two 8.T. Coys. of the 2nd division. The teams 
were composed of N.-C.O.s and men—11 a side—five shots at 200 and five at 
400 yards. 7 Eastern was successful by 300 as against 254 made by 15 
Western. 
The health of the men has been very satisfactory, and all seem to enjoy the 
pleasant change to this salubrious place. 
The 87th Field Battery (5” howitzers) from Hilsea marched in here on the 18th 
July, under command of Major Elmslie, and has been encamped here; it will 
probably stay for practice till the 10th August. The three batteries from 
Shorncliffe will then come from 10th August to 21st August. 
There are many worse places than Lydd. 
: 20th July, 1896. 
OBITUARY. 
Masor LL. Barrurr, who died at Malta on 17th June, was first commissioned as 
Lieutenant, on 2nd February, 1876 ; became Captain, 19th November, 1884, and 
Major, 4th March, 1893. Major Barrett served in the Egyptian Expedition, 
1882. (Medal and bronze stay.) 
Linurenant C. A. Harve, whose death occurred at Saugor, on 15th July, joined 
the Regiment as Second Lieutenant, 17th February, 1888, and became Lieutenant 
17th February, 1891. 
