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Orders by Lt. Col. Steele
Commanding "Strathcona's Horse"
Vlaakfontein, Transvaal

7th July 1900

No. 1 Detail:

Orderly Officer of the day: Lieut. Christie
Next for Duty: Lieut. Ketchen

No. 2 Divine Service:

The regiment will parade for divine service tomorrow morning at 9.45 am. careful inspection must be made by Officers Commanding Squadrons before general parade. The R.C.'s will parade under Lieut. Tobin so as to be at place mentioned in Brigade Orders at the times stated.

No. 3 Punishment:

Reg. No. 186 Pte. Douglas of the gun detachment was sentenced by the O.C. on the 5th inst. to 14 days field imprisonment for stealing jm from Q.M. stores.

No. 4 Supplies:

The Q-Master's attention is drawn to Brigade Order of today regarding the requisitioning of supplies from residents of the country.

3rd Mounted Brigade Order:

Supply Officers who may requisition supplies from the residents of the country passed through must inform the G.O.C., 2nd Division who will arrange for their distribution. On no account may an officer other than the above attempt to requisition supplies until further orders.

Major Langdon, A.S.C. will act as Senior Supply Officer for the Division.

Found:

A grey mare No. 533 on near fore hoof. Owner apply to O.C. 3rd K.R.R.C.

No. 5 Horse:

The Farrier Q.M.S. will proceed tomorrow to the K.R.R.C.'s cam in order to see if the horse mentioned belongs to this regiment.

No. 6 Skirmishes:

The O.C. is well pleased with the conduct of the men in the skirmishes of the past week. But finds it necessary to caution the regiment against being to daring. Several men have taken prisoner during the past week and he believes that with proper caution this might have been avoided. It is the opinion of officers of high rank in the army that the men of the regiment are being rash.

No. 7 Ammunition:

Some of the bandoliers have not been altered so as to hold ammunition properly. O.C.'s Commanding Squadrons will see that this is done.

No.8 Reveille:

Reveille will be at 6.00 am tomorrow.