FREDERIC VILLIERS.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 53, 2 September 1895, Page 2

FREDERIC VILLIERS.

Tho famons war artist and correspondent, Mr. Frederick Villiurs, who during the last three months has been looturing with romarkablo succoss throughout Australia and Now Zoaland, will commence a short series of leoturoa in the Opora Houso to-morrow under the patronage and in the preaenoe of Hia Exoollency the Governor. The lecture on the late war in the East will no doubt form the principal attraction, although Mr. Villiers' experiences of eight previous cam. paigns will also provo of tho greatest interest. He was one of the quartet that followed the Russian army to the gates of Constantinople, and he haa done good aorvico in Afghanistan, Egypt, tho Soudan, Servia, and Burmah, boing often in the thickest part of tho fight. Of tbo four correapondouts present at tho battle of Metomneh, on the Nile, ho alone escaped unscathed. T. A. Cameron, of tho Standard, and St. Loger Herbert, of the Morning Post, were killed, and Col. Burleigh, of tho Daily Telegraph, was wonnded. In tho aamo campaign, Captain Gordon, of tho Manchester Guardian, Col Fred Burnaby, of the Morning Poat, and Edward O'Donovan, of the Daily News, all found their gravoa amid the Banda of the Soudan deserts. Thon for Bix years tho war correspondents' occupation was gone ; but when tbe two groat Eastorn nations flew at oaoh others' throats Frodorio Villiera was the first to arrivo on the soenn of operations. Like his predecessors, from tho timo of tho Crimean war ho had to faoe inevitable dangers" of an active oampaign— fire, sword, and pestilence ; but in the Eastern war tbeso dangers were intensified by the faot that the combatants were aemi-barbarians, who generally showod no mercy to prisoners, whether foes or noutrals. Onco again, howovor, Mr. Villiors haa had hia usual luck, and to-morrow and tho following nights ho will rolato aome of tho most striking events in his marvellous career. The box plan ia now opon at Moaara. It. HollH iy & Co.'s, wljoro soatainay be booked and tickets also obtained.