. A staff officer's scrap-book during the Russo-Japanese war. our men to thedepots. By this means nothing was allowed to accu-mulate on or near the piers. In fact the most noticeablepoint of all about this disembarkation was the energywith which any troops, horses or stores were moved onthe moment they set foot on land, so as not to blockthe gangways or exits even for a moment. Theinfantry came ashore in heavy marching order; veryheavy indeed according to the British ideas. Inaddition to his ordinary blue cloth overcoat, eachsoldier wore a thick brown cloak with a sheepskincollar, and carried
. A staff officer's scrap-book during the Russo-Japanese war. our men to thedepots. By this means nothing was allowed to accu-mulate on or near the piers. In fact the most noticeablepoint of all about this disembarkation was the energywith which any troops, horses or stores were moved onthe moment they set foot on land, so as not to blockthe gangways or exits even for a moment. Theinfantry came ashore in heavy marching order; veryheavy indeed according to the British ideas. Inaddition to his ordinary blue cloth overcoat, eachsoldier wore a thick brown cloak with a sheepskincollar, and carried a red blanket, knapsack, haversack,water-bottle, entrenching tool, section of a tente dabris,spare boots, straw sandals, small rice-basket, cooking-pot, as well as, of course, his rifle, belts, pouches andbayonet. The British soldier complains that he isbeing turned into a Christmas tree when half thisequipment is given him to carry. It is the old storyof the Pretorian Guards and their armour. The finesttransport in the world will not compensate for want of. V-;«r--•* ;V > ?*AI
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