LORD ROBERTS' PORTRAIT.

Golden Bay Argus, Volume VII, Issue 69, 26 September 1901, Page 2

LORD ROBERTS' PORTRAIT.

In a Stained-Glass Window. There is a stained glass window at Woolwich which is exciting a great deal of interest just now, because it contains a remarkable portrait of Lord Roberts. "Bobs" is humorously alluded to in this connection as "Saint" Roberts, because saints are supposed to have the monopoly of figuring in stained glass. The window in question is to be seen at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and is one of the eight placed in this institution as a memorial of the Jubilee. Oddly enough, all the eight windows have figures of living people, which in itself is a startling departure, for the portraits of living people are rarely put in such memorials. "Bobs" appears irr his full dress as Field-Marshal, and as a background the window has a view of Kandahar', in memory of Lord Roberts's greatest achievement up to the time of the Jubilee. Perhaps at the close of the war the authorities may want to substitute Pretoria for Kandahar. It is an open secret that Lord Roberts was great iy amused at the idea of appearing in a stained glass window. "Bobs," who is thorough in everything, however, after giving his consent to appear in this capacity, insisted upon improving the desigir, and also gave his opinion on the other windows. In one case the designers, for the sake of artistic merit, made a Ghurka the same stature as a Highlander. "That must be altered," said "Bobs;" "never mind the picturesque effect. We must be correct in military matters, for everybody knows a Ghurka is not nearly so big a fellow as a Highlander." CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. The Law Not Harsh Enough. It is bad enough to see an ill-tempered, heartless cabman, exasperated with the sullenness of the brute he Iras to drive, using his whip savagely, mercilessly, to facilitate accomplishing the task in hand. But there is something still more inhuman in-±lic.common conduct of drovers, when conducting sheep to the slaughter-houslnfor instance, exposing the animals to severeand wholly unnecessary suffering. These very peaceful creatures may be frequently seen herded, through streets crowded with heavy traffic, so carelessly that several individuals on one of the outskirts of the flock—unable to escape their fate by any amount of pushing up agaiirst their fellows—have been run over- by a passing dray, and severely maimed. Of course, the driving process has to be carried on, the wounded sheep walking to their death as best they might. But the fault is allowing droves of animals to be conducted through the streets during business hours, when traffic is thickest. Another very cruel practice which is too frequently in operation is the working of horses with sore shoulders or backs. The agony with which these poor creatures must suffer is indescribable, and the man who would work such beasts is far worse than any murderer yet executed. It is a pity the magistrates had not the power of sendirrg such heartless culprits to gaol for a term of six months' imprisonment, with a very severe flogging; for cruelty to animals, instead of imposing a trivial' fine of about tweirty shillings for such brutal conduct. If such were the case, we would have far less crimes of cruelty to dumb animals in our midst. To Revive the Drowned. The Laborde Method. There is a new way of pumping air into the lungs of a drowned man, or, what is really important, a half-drowned man. It is called the Laborde method, and coirsists in pulling out the patient's tongue as far as you can and letting it slip back into the throat again, repeating the action fifteen times a minute. You nip the tongue as far back as you can, insuring a firm grasp by covering your finger arrd thumb with a liner, handkerchief or whatever similar fabric may be handy. Before beginning you use your finger, protected by the handkerchief, to clear away whatever mucus may be obstructing the subject's throat. Meanwhile, the patient is lying on his back, with his head lower than his heels, and a knife or cork or any other handy object between his back teeth to keep his jaws open If you have any help, station two persons on their knees at either side of the patient, and have them exert pressure, one on the ribs and the other on the abdomen. Sir Henry Colville. Jlis Balloon Adventure. Sir Henry Colville, whose name has lately been so very much before the public, has had an adventurous career, and has spent a vast quantity of his life in imperilling it. Known in the Grenadier Guards by the soubriquet of "Odger" Colville, to distinguish him from Charlie Colvile, Lord Colville's son, who was in the same regiment, he Avaa in his early days one of the most daring aeronauts the amateur world has ever produced, a. passion which he shared with Colonel Fred Burnaby, of fighting renown. Probably Sir Henry has not forgotten an occasion when, ballooning with a brother officer in Essex, and the wind driving them'out to sea, they cast an anchor out of the stern, and nearly grabbed an old woman out of a donkey-cart. Luckily, they missed her ; but when they did catch against something, they came up with a jerk that nearly wrecked the whole concern. It is interesting to note that one man makes all the burglars' "jemmies" in London. The police know the man well,, and are fully aware of his peculiar trade; but there is no law by which he can be arrested or stopped.