in South Africa, 233, 238

Robinson, Sir William, 176

Roller skating, author introduces in Dublin, 77;
in Limerick, Cork and Waterford, 78

Rome supports Don Carlos, 30

_Rotomahana_, 106

Rotorua district, 91, 93

Royal Artillery at Limerick, 66, 67;
author gazetted to, 40, 41;
Headquarters' Mess at Woolwich, 62

Russia, Gordons in, 1, 2

Russian Fleet, arrival at Adelaide, 178

"Russian Scare," the, in Australia, 179, 192

Ryan, Sergeant-Major, 156

Sagasta and Alfonso, 35

St. John Ambrose, Father, head prefect of Edgbaston Oratory School, 23, 24

Salisbury Plain, manoeuvres on, 225-228

Sandhurst, Alfonso XII at, 42

Sargood, Sir Frederick, appointed Minister of Defence,
Victoria, 175, 187, 197, 204

Saville, Mr., 166

Scotland, author's first journey to, 20-22;
Catholic disabilities in, 11, 13

Scratchley, General Sir Peter, author and, 111, 131, 159

Seth Ferry, 166

Shearers, strike of, 211, 212

Simmons, General Sir Linton, author and, 31, 39

Smith, Mr. Barr, 166, 167;
South African War and, 235

Smith, Mrs. Barr, 185

Smith, Sir Charles Holled, 270

Soudan Campaign, Australian troops in, 188, 189

South Africa, author in, as Special Service Officer, 232 _et seq._

South African War, Australia and, 232 _et seq._

South Australia, author and police of, 134-145;
author appointed Commandant of, 118, 143, 208, 209, 263;
author appointed Staff Instructor to Artillery Force of, 142, 143;
author as Acting-Commandant in, 198, 207;
author's work as Staff Instructor in, 151 _et seq._;
Cadet System in, 215;
Defence System of, 155, 159;
development of, 151, 152, 157;
guns for, 202;
Re-organization Bill of, 217;
Volunteer Force, establishment of, 156

Spain, Alfonso proclaimed king, 35, 44;
elections in, 16, 17;
Republican Government of, 30;
Wardhouse Gordons and, 3, 12, 13

Staff Instructor of Artillery, author's work as,
in South Australia, 151 _et seq._

Stewart Island, 89

Stewart, Nellie, as "Sweet Nell," 130

Stewart Sisters, the, 130

Stuart, Colonel, 231

Sulphur at White Island, 94

Sulphur Islands, 94

_Surrey_ takes Australian troops to South Africa, 236, 238, 258

Swinley, Major, 105, 106

Sydney, American Fleet at, 302 _et seq._;
Australian Defence Conference at, 215;
first aeroplane at, 300;
great maritime strike in, 209 _et seq._;
Great Review at, 304;
Imperial Naval Base, 177;
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