'The development of the military strength of Turkey. [Translated from the "International Revue" for November 1893 and "Die Reichswehr" for February 1894.]' [‎7r] (13/16)

Of the Mauser rifles (7'G5 m.m.) up to date, about 280,000 have beer
received; and 200,000 yet to come : (delivery of these suspended). Of the
9-5 m.m., as is well-known, there are 220,000 rifles to hand.
However, since neither the troops nor the schools have yet had a single
rifle served out to them, these long years spent in the acquirement of a
magazine rifle at a great sacrifice have benefitted Turkey but little.
There are about 93J million cartridges for the 9-5 m. m. rifle available, and
about 25 million for the 7*65 m. m. rifle, with another 25 million to come.
The arming of the 15 new forts which comprise the entrenched Camp
of Erzerum is fixed at—
1G3 guns of 24, 18, 15, 12, and 9 c.m. calibre.
116 mortars of large calibre.
69 mitrailleuses (machine guns ?)
This armament has not yet been ordered, but authentic information
from Erzerum makes out that 13 forts are
110w armed ! presumably* with old ord-
e. f. h. Mcs. nance and Krupp Guns of small calibre,
for Krupp has delivered no consignment
of late which would coincide with the above mentioned scheme.
The zeal with which endeavours were made some years ago to improve
horse-breeding has distinctly abated during the past year. Muzaffer
Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. , Principal Director of the Government Stud at Erussa, was to have
gone to Asia Minor last spring with the object of establishing further studs
and breeding establishments ; his departure, however, has always been put off,
and he is still waiting for his travelling orders. In the meantime the "dearth
of cavalry and artillery horses is daily increasing. Einancial difficulties
preclude all idea of a large order for horses being sent to Hungary. The
“ Schwimmer ” Company at Temesvar have only 36 rejected cavalry horses
now to deliver (but will add 90 more in order to make up the railway trucks)
at an average cost of 24f pounds.
The Turks seem to be relegating v. der Goltz Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. to such continual
inactivity in spite of the conditions of his last contract that it is highly
probable that he will finally press for the acceptance of his resignation.
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OFFLEY SHORE, Captain,
The 19th May 1894. 18th Bengal Lancers.
G. C. Press, Simla.—No. 118 Q. 51. G., I. B.-8-6.94.—70.