Various devices Imve of Into been resorted to by (liferent corps to pay for new uniforms, The promotion of bazaars for the purpose bus become very popular and prevalent, Capitation can how be earned by medical ollicers, provided they attend six Government parades annually, and give instruction of nt least one hour's duration in ambulance work on six separate occasions during the year, to corps to which they are attached. The now German ride which is to be issued to the Russian Army shortly is stated by the designers to ho the best military ride that modern scienco has yet producod, Tlio rillois sighted to about 2250 yards, against the hee-Metford's 2HOO yards. Its length, without the bayonet, is 4ft, 1 in, but with Ihe bayonet fixed the rillo becomes a formidable weapon for a hand-to-hand encounter, being then sft lOin long. The weight of the rifle is about nine pounds. In viow of tho many applications for light situations by returned in valided soldiers, tho executive com mittee of tho New South Wales Patiiolie Fund lias resolved to ask the Government to advise their Secre tary from time to timo of any such situations being available. The Committee will then select men from their lists and send thorn to the Dopartnientrequiringtliom, Colonel Wyndham, commandorof the Imperial troops who recently visited New Zealand, in reply to an enquiry, stated that Australia would not do for a recruiting ground for the Imperial Army on any large scale, as it would be too expensive to pay men anything like 7s a day. The Aus tralians and Now Zettlanders make excellent volunteers, said tbe Colonel, and in New, Zealand ho was particu larly' impre.-sed with the mounted troops, of which theroaresomosoven or eight thousand, Tho New Zea land horses are also better than the Australian,

Tlio following iucident, which oc curred recently in barracks in Dublin is worth recording:—As a sergeant was bawlingont his 01 dersund watch ing the line of feot as the raw recruits endeavoured to oboy tbo word of command, when he found, lo his as tonisbmont,tbatonopairoffeot, more noticeable on account of their extra large sizo, never turned. 