Kingston, Charles Cameron, Premier of South Australia, 203, 204, 205, 231; and Sir Richard Baker, 205, 208; author and, 208, 220, 221, 232, 233, 235, 271; death of, 272; Federation and, 217, 271, 288; "National Service" and, 216, 217 Kintore, Lord, 212, 213 Kipling, Rudyard, at Norval's Pont, 239 Kitchener, Lord, at Mount Temple, Capetown, 254, 255; author and, 239, 240, 241, 243, 245, 253, 296, 297; in Australia, 290 _et seq._; in Tasmania, 253; victory of, at Omdurman, 228 Kroonstad, Lord Roberts at, 246 Kruger, President, 256 "Land Boom," 201 Largs Bay Company and Port Adelaide, 160 Largs Bay Hotel, 161, 164, 214 "Larry O'Keefe" as hunter, 79; author purchases, 78 Laserta, General, defeated by Carlists, 37, 48 Le Grand, Mdme. (Mrs. Kyrle Bellew), 129 Legge, Colonel, Commandant of Tasmania, 271 Light, Colonel, development of Adelaide and, 153-155 Lillywhite, John, author taught cricket by, 25 Limerick Hounds, meet of, on April 1, 80, 81 Limerick, hunting experiences at, 67, 68, 69; stationed at, 63 _et seq._; Sunday disturbances at, 72, 73 Line, crossing the, 88 Lithgow as site of arsenal, 280 London, author in, as Military Adviser of Australian Colonies, 224 _et seq._ Loraine, Violet, 130 Lovett, Major, 199, 203 Lyne, Sir William, first Premier of Australian Commonwealth, 263 Macdonald, Leslie, 166, 169 Madrid, mutiny in artillery barracks at, 44 Maori settlement in the King Country, 91 Maori War, Australian troops in, 188 Maoris as swimmers, 100; ceremonials of, 100 _et seq._; New Zealand Government and, 98, 99; raid roadmakers, 95, 104; war dance of, 103 _Massilia_, 203 Melbourne, author at, 109 _et seq._, 120 _et seq._; author's newspaper in, 112-118; Bijou Theatre, 124; charity ball at, 176; Duke and Duchess of York at, 266; Inter-Colonial Convention at, 220; Japanese Fleet at, 273, 274, 275, 302, 303, 304; Kingston at, 221; review of Commonwealth Forces at, 273, 274; White Hart Hotel at, 109, 125 Melbourne Cup, 113 _et seq._; of 1913, 213 Mercedes, Princess, 39 Mercer, Catherine, wife of Charles Edward Gordon, 4 "Mick Molloy," author purchases, 69, 70, 78; death of, 79, 80 Middle Head Fort, Sydney, 202 Milford Sounds, 89 Military Adviser and Inspector of Warlike Stores for Australia, author's appointment as, 223; work in London as, 223, 224 _et seq._ Military Board, Australian, author appointed First Member of, 307; establishment of, 277; problems of, 309 Military Staff Office, Adelaide, 133, 143, 145 "Ministry of all the Talents," 264 Mirasol, Count of, tutor to Alfonso XII, 42, 45; death of, 44, 45 Molloy, Mick, 67, 70 Montijo, Countess of, 41 Moonta, copper mines of, 157 Moore, Maggie (Mrs. J. C. Williamson), 130 Morant, Jack ("The Breaker"), 237 Morant, Lieut.-Colonel ("Corporal Buller"), 257, 258; execution of, 258, 259 _Moravian_, 251 Morialta, kennels at, 168 Morphetville, stud farm at, 166, 167