BAITING

a favourite English | right ip to the reign of Georce IV. Doga,| andy ly bred for this sport, were setup on| BU i, which was usually tied to a stake | Baro enclosure, Occasionally the bull} dram lowed to run. freo, The dogs, | was have develovod into the modern | nous mz, po e ed powerful protruding | displ: jaws, and were very tenacious in | learn old. They were trained to aim at} are nzzle of tho bull. ‘This sport euc- | tout 4 to the verdicé of popular; the f D. nove! LER, SIR REDVERS, 5. 1839; | Pom: mown English general, with wide | “* Rie Pose e took part in the} other er, 1860; Red River Expedition, | Caxt A shanti War, 1874; Kafr War, | know Zula War of 1878-9 (when he wor | of Ly C.), first Boer War, 1882; and the} life w n War, 18S4. During the South | devo n War, 1899-1900, he conducted the | Secre ions in Natal for the relief of| 1858- mith. Before attaining this end BU fered three reverses in succe ion on } used ugela. On returning to England) vease nduct of the war ws subjected to} shore criticism, and in shrartgiiog to | prop his actions in a speech made at| BU che on in London, 1902, he was} Coun d by the War Office authorities | comp re committed a grave indiscretion, | by to ed from his command at Alders hot, }is to aced upon half-pay; d. 1908. pa e LET, a small projectile used for}; BT ers, rifles, and machine-guns, In| Ma @, since the introduction of breech- | fougi 3, the ronnd bullet has been almost | Colo: y superseded by an elongated | of A bullet, which forms a part of the | held ige. The bullet used largely in the | Gage 1 army consists of a compre ed | fortil ey coated with cupro-nickel. | Briti rmoval of tho latter from the point | Ever »s the lead, and converts the bullet | Hill, “ Dam-dum,” which inflicts a nasty | occu] l, as the lead expands on striking | and » The use of Dum-dum or expand- | Briti jliets of this typo {s prohibited in| ing, ed warfare. slaus - [s. 84]