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THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY.

By FRED T. JANE.

ITS HISTORY FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.

Plans, Photographs, and full descriptions of all Ships in the Japanese Navy, Dockyards, and Arsenals.

The China-Japanese War, with official reports and hitherto unpublished details, furnished in each case by officers who actually participated in the events

described.

The Far Eastern Problem-from the Japanese Standpoint.

With over 80 Illustrations from Sketches and Drawings by Japanese Artists and from Photographs.

Naval and Military Record." This is a most excellent book, useful not alone as a handbook to the fleet, but as a complete guide to the whole of the sea service, and should prove of unmistakable value to professional men of any nationality."

The Spectator.-"Our readers had better study Mr. Jane's book; it is the best account extant of the Japanese Navy, and its possibilities as indicated by the Japanese officer."

THE

Rs. 21.14.

Royal 8vo., cloth, 730 pp., 25s. net.
UNIFORM WITH "THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY."

IMPERIAL RUSSIAN NAVY.

By FRED T. JANE.

With over 150 Illustrations from Sketches and Drawings by the Author and from

Photographs.

The Times.-"Full of information compiled with laudable skill and industry, not the least instructive part of it being that which deals with the personnel of the Russian Navy, about which the average English reader knows, as a rule, little or nothing."

Daily News.-"Mr. Jane's volume of more than 700 pages may be described as an up-to-date, well-arranged, and concise encyclopædia of its subject."

Fcap. 8vo., cloth, 2s. 6d. net. Rs. 2.

TRANSPORT OF HORSES BY SEA. By E. E. MARTIN, A.V.D.

Hints for the Management and Treatment of Horses on Shipboard, from actual experience gained on Active Service.

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FORTIFICATION AS APPLIED TO
SCHEMES.

SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS.
By Lt.-Col. L. J. SHADWELL, p.s.c., and

Major W. EWBANK, R.E., D.A.A.G. for Instruction.

Broad Arrow-"This work is designed to assist officers in preparing for examinations, and, unlike many works we could name, it serves its purpose exactly."

Rs. 4.8.

Second Edition. Six Maps. Demy 8vo., cloth, 6s. net. Enlarged and brought up to date by Lt.-Col. L. J. SHADWELL, p.s.c. NORTH-WEST FRONTIER WARFARE. By Colonel J. SHERSTON.

Army and Navy Gazette.-"The treatment of this subject is most practical. ... Its author is an officer of great experience, who knows exactly what are the essentials of the work."

Demy 8vo., cloth, 8s. 6d. net. Rs. 6.8.

NOTES, QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS ON MILITARY LAW.

THE MANUAL OF MILITARY LAW AND INDIAN ARTICLES OF WAR SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR PROMOTION

EXAMINATION.

By Lt. Col. L. J. SHADWELL, p.s.c., Suffolk Regiment.

Broad Arrow. instruction. . . .

We have before referred to the advantage of this system of Both the questions and answers are written in a concise and easily-remembered form, which will be found of great assistance to the student."

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SEPOY OFFICERS' MANUAL.

THOROUGHLY REVISED AND BROUGHT UP TO DATE. By Lieut. M. S. HEWETT,

7th Duke of Cornaught's Own Rajputs.

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NOTES ON FIRE TACTICS, &c.,

AND ON MACHINE GUNS.

By Lieut. BRUCE TURNBULL, A.D., A.A.G., Musketry, I.S. Troops.

Second Edition. Demy 8vo., cloth, 10s. 6d.

BULLET AND

Rs. 7.14.

SHOT

IN INDIAN FOREST, PLAIN, AND HILL.

WITH HINTS TO BEGINNERS IN INDIAN SHOOTING.

By C. E. M. RUSSELL

(late Senior Deputy Conservator of Forests, Mysore Service).

List of Contents.

The Indian Bison-Bison Shooting-Hints to Beginners-The Wild Buffalo, the Yak, and the Tsine -The Tiger-Incidents in Tiger Shooting-The Panther, Hunting Cheetah, Clouded Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Indian Lion-The Chief Bears of India-The Indian Elephant-The Deer of India and the Himalayas-The Neilgherry Wild Goat-The Wild Goats of Cashmere and Ladakh-The Wild Sheep of India-The Rhinacerotida and Suidae of India -Small Animals worth Shooting-Game Birds and Wild Fowl of IndiaPoachers and Nuisances-Camp Equipment, Outfit, Servants, etc.-Rifles, Guns, Ammunition, etc.-Hints on Skinning and the Preservation of Trophies, etc., etc.

Saturday Review.-"We have nothing but praise for his accuracy and for the value of his practical advice. . . . Not a few of the chapters are very attractive reading, being full of exciting anecdote and picturesque reminiscences. . . . His chapters on forest campaigning, camp equipment, and sporting batteries deserve careful attention.'

Cannot fail to appeal to

Civil and Military Gasette (Lahore).-" sportsmen of every standing, from the veriest tyro, to whom it will prove particularly useful, to the oldest hand at the game. The general excellence and completeness of the book should ensure it the position of a standard work."

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With an Appendix containing a brief Topographical and Historical Account of the District of Seonee, in the Central Provinces of India.

Third Edition. Demy 4to. 36 Plates and Map. 1 Is. net.

Rs. 15.12.

LARGE GAME SHOOTING

IN THIBET, THE HIMALAYAS, NORTHERN AND

CENTRAL INDIA.

By Brig.-General ALEX. A. A. KINLOCH.

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Times.- Colonel Kinloch, who has killed most kinds of Indian game, small and great, relates incidents of his varied sporting experiences in chapters which are each descriptive of a different animal. The photogravures of the heads of many of the animals, from the grand gaur, popularly miscalled the bison, downwards, are extremely clever and spirited."

Graphic." This splendidly illustrated record of sport... The photogravures, especially the heads of the various antelopes, are life-like; and the letterpress is very pleasant reading."

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Fourth Edition, Enlarged. Cloth (6}; × 4), 75. 6ď. net.

Rs. 5.

THE INDIAN FIELD SHIKAR BOOK. By W. S. BURKE,

Editor and Proprietor of "The Indian Field.”

CONTENTS.—BIG GAME Records of TROPHIES Local Names, Habitat, Description, Measurements, etc.-LAND AND WATER GAME BIRDS: Local Names, Habitat, Description, Measurements, Weights, Coloration, etc.-FISH: River, Estuarial and Tank, Tackle, Baits, Seasons, Local Names, Weights, Measurements, Description, etc.—CAMP EQUIPMENT: Guns, Rifles and Ammuni tion, Dâk Bungalows, Shikar Wrinkles, Latest Game Laws and Regulations for all the Sporting Districts of India, Game Registers in Separate Pocket (Refills available), and much Miscellaneous Sporting Information.

Compiled from the highest authorities and brought completely up to date.

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The feature should be of the

The Englishman.— .-" A long-felt want has been supplied. that strikes one most is the completeness of the work very greatest use to sportsmen.. unique and valuable in every respect." The Pioneer." A very useful little shikar pocket book. gives all the information that will enable a shooter to identify a game bird or ascertain whether he has been lucky enough to get a record head. Contains a quantity of information of a very practical nature. the Indian Field handbook is likely to regret it."

No sportsman who invests Rs. 5 in

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THE SPORTSMAN'S MANUAL. In Quest of Game in Kulu, Lahoul, and Ladak to the Tso Morari Lake, with Notes on Shooting in Spiti, Bara Bagahal, Chamba, and Kashmir, and a Detailed Description of Sport in more than With 9 Maps.

100 Nalas.

By Lt. Col. R. H. TYACKE, late H.M.'s 98th and 34th Regiments.

Those who wish to shoot in the Kangra District, or right up to Ladak, could not do better than to get that interesting and well-written little book by Colonel Tyacke, the most practical work ever penned by a Himalayan sportsman.—The Excerpt from "The Guide to Dharmsala, the Kangra Valley, and Kulu." By J. FITZGERALD LEE.

Second Edition.

USEFUL

Crown 8vo., cloth, 150 pages, 35. 6d. net. Rs. 2.8.

HINTS TO YOUNG
SHIKARIS

ON THE GUN AND RIFLE.

By the "LITTLE OLD BEAR."

Containing information on every subject necessary for the young Shikarfrom his rifle, gun, and ammunition to his camp kit and dress.

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