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2. Their duties are generally to keep their eyes open and note anything 
relating to the enemy on the disposition of his troops, especially with 
regard to woods, villages, hills or rivers. But their chief duty is to 
ascertain how the Batteries can best advance in the direction indicated, 
what ground must be passed over, whether cultivated or not, and 
what are the best positions for the guns to occupy in action for the 
accomplishment of the purpose of which the Commander has in- 
structed them (the scouts). 
3. They are to make a sketch of the ground, marking the N point, which 
should show all the details above described and they must write any 
notes descriptive of these details in their pocket-books, 
4, Directly they have finished their task they are to hasten back to the 
Commander and deliver the report. 
It is not intended that the scouts shall undertake the whole duty of 
reconnaissance, which can only be properly performed by Cavalry ; 
but it is believed that while accomplishing their special duty, they 
will be able without delaying that duty to collect much valuable 
information, . 
Service Practice Serres IX (@) anp X (@). 
On the last day of service practice batteries were set a task intended to show 
their real fire strength. Two targets, an infantry one at about 1,300 yards, and 
a coun target at about 2,000 yards, were placed on a range new to all the Batteries, 
They were to fire, in succession, for 4’ on the infantry, then turn on to the guns 
and fire for 6’ thus firing for 10’ in all, including ranging twice, no range-takers 
allowed. From the results it may be seen that, supposing the 5 batteries 
had been in line, each with its own targets, the percentage of the Infantry Target 
destroyed per minute was 23°1 and that of the Gun Target, 12°98 (or 92°4 and 
77°88 of the entire targets), 
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OBITUARY. 
Cotonen C. E. Strrimne@ (retired), who died at Lucerne on the 7th October, 
1895, joined the Regiment as 2nd Lieutenant, 18th June, 1851; became 1st 
Lieutenant, 3rd October, 1853; 2nd Captain, 5th June, 1858; Captain, 8th 
August, 1866; Major, 5th July, 1872; Lieut.-Colonel, 1st May, 1880; and 
retired on retired pay with the hon. rank of Colonel, Ist July, 1881. Colonel 
Stirling served in the Crimean Campaign from April 1855, and was present at 
the seige and fall of Sebastapol (medal and clasp, and Turkish medal). 
Lirvr.-Cotronen W. Rippgtt (retired), whose death occurred at Edinburgh on 
15th October, 1895, was first commissioned as Lieutenant, 15th January, 1867; 
became Captain, 31st December, 1878; Major, 7th November, 1884; Lieut.- 
Colonel (on half-pay), 7th November, 1891, and retired on retired pay, 27th 
June, 1894. Lieut.-Colonel Riddell served in the Afghan war of 1878, and was 
present at the attack and capture of the Peiwar Kotal (medal with clasp). 
Captain A. G. Naprer died at Zurich on 20th October, 1895. He joined the 
Regiment as Lieutenant, 27th July, 1880; became Captain, 10th May, 1889, and 
was placed on half-pay owing to ill-health, 2nd September, 1894. Captain Napier 
served in the Soudan Expedition 1884-5 (medal with clasp and bronze star), 
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