My dear _Mr. Punch_,--We take special pride in the fact that we were
the very first Territorials ever to land in India. As our battalion
swung through the streets of Bombay before the critical eyes of the
assembled natives, this knowledge enabled us to preserve an air of
dignity despite the rakish angle of our unaccustomed topees. When you
first march at attention with a rifle and a very large helmet you
discover that the only possible position for the latter is well over
the right ear. Later on you realise that this is a mistake, like most
of the discoveries made during the first few days' residence in India.