mnesty to Carlists, 36, 44;
on Don Carlos, 43, 44;
proclaimed King of Spain, 35, 44;
result of accession of, 48

American Fleet at Sydney, 302 _et seq._

Ammunition, small arms, 228, 229, 230

Army Council, Australian, establishment of, 280

Arsenals, establishment of, in Australia, 276 _et seq._

Artillery Force of South Australia, author appointed
Lieutenant Commanding Permanent Unit of, 159;
Staff Instructor of, 142, 143;
work with, 151 _et seq._

Asmodeus, Prince, as King of Spain, 30

Auckland, author at, 105

"Auraria" and race for Melbourne Cup, 118, 119;
trainer of, 166

Australia, Gordons in, 2;
great strikes in, 209 _et seq._;
"Russian Scare" in, 179, 180;
South African War and, 232 _et seq._;
Universal Service System of, 214, 281 _et seq._, 290, 299, 300, 309;
withdrawal of British troops from, 156

Australian Contingent in South Africa, 242

Baker, Allen, wedding of, 168;
Master of Morialta Hounds, 168;
rides "Creamie" at Polo Club Cup race, 172, 173

Baker, Hon. John, 167, 168

Baker, Lieut.-Colonel, 224

Baker, Mrs. John, 168

Baker, Sir Richard, 168, 205;
and Charles C. Kingston, 205, 208

Balloon, at manoeuvres, 227, 228

Barcelona, entry of Alfonso XII into, 36

Barton, Sir Edmund, 263

Bath, Order of, author receives Companionship of, 263

Bayonne, author's journey from, 32

Beaumont College, 24 _et seq._

Belfast, author wounded in disturbance at, 74, 75, 76

Belfast (South Africa), Battle of, 251

Bellew, Mrs. Kyrle (Mdme. le Grand), 129

Berry, Mr. Graham, 111, 130, 131

Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, engagement at, 124

Bloemfontein, author at, 242;
meets Lord Roberts at, 239, 240, 243, 244

Bodega, 35

Boer War, 232 _et seq._

Botha, General Louis, 256

_Box and Cox_, Royal Artillery performance of, 63

Braddon, Sir Edward, 221

Brandfort, 245

_Bremen_, ss., 233

Bridges, General, 312

Brisbane, Lord Kintore in, 213

Brownrigg, Lieut.-Colonel, 175

Buller, General Sir Redvers, at manoeuvres, 225, 227;
superseded by Lord Roberts in South Africa, 233, 238

Bullfights at Jerez, 16;
at Puerto Santa Maria, 16;
at Wardhouse, 14

Burleigh, Bennet, 257

Burra-Burra, copper mines, 157, 213

"Bushveldt Carabiniers," 258

Buxton, Sir Thomas Fowell, 270

Cabrera, recantation of, 48

Cadet system in South Australia, 215

Cambridge, Duke of, presents prizes at Woolwich, 40

Cameron, Major Eustace,