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312 Brisbane, Lord Kintore in, 213 Brownrigg, Lieut.-Colonel, 175 Buller, General Sir Redvers, at manoeuvres, 225, 227; superseded by Lord Roberts in South Africa, 233, 238 Bullfights at Jerez, 16; at Puerto Santa Maria, 16; at Wardhouse, 14 Burleigh, Bennet, 257 Burra-Burra, copper mines,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, Kitchener as guest of, 253 Campbell, Colonel Gerald, 288 Campbell, Corporal, 135, 137 Campos, General Martinez, and King Alfonso, 35 Canada, troops from, in South Africa, 241, 242 "Cape Dwyer," accident with, 83; death of, 84 Carlisle, Fort, Queenstown, experiences at, 82, 83, 84 Carlist Army, 35; strength of, 36 Carlist officers, disguised, 33 Carlist War, 28, 30 _et seq._ Cash betting introduced at Adelaide, 173, 174 Castillo, Marquis del, decides against Alfonso, 36 Catholics, disabilities of, in Scotland, 11, 13 _Cerberus_, 177 Chartered Company of South Australia, 151, 152 Chief of the General Staff, appointment as, 307; work of, 308 _et seq._ _Chingtu_, 213 Christchurch, 106 Clova, Mrs. Gordon's illness at, 218, 219 Coles, Sir Jenkin and Baker--Kingston dispute, 208 Commandant of South Australia, 208; author's work as, 263, _et seq._ Commander-in-Chief of Commonwealth Forces, General Hutton as, 269; importance of, 267, 268 Commonwealth of Australia, Army Council of, 280; camp of Field Forces of, 291-295; constitution of, 263; defence scheme of, 309-310; Government of, and Lord Kitchener, 290; King Edward and, 273; Military Board of, 280, 309; Proclamation of, 266; reorganization of Military Forces of, 275 _et seq._ Commonwealth Parliament, first elections for, 263; opening of, 266 Connaught, Duke of, and Army manoeuvres, 225 Connell, Sergeant-Major, 156 Cork, author's experiences at, 81 "Corporal Buller," 237, 257, 258; execution of, 258, 259 Cresswell, Captain William, 177 Dalley, Hon. John B., 188 _Damascus_, 218 De Wet, General, 256