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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 4, 5 January 1900, Page 2

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" English paper, are too fond of is followed t ing pagne," General manding at with fin yeanMl^H Subsequently, shire man, Highlar d " composed of from the Boer hat, view to [enlisted a

Ewe, " why do we not vet? But we think to cry to the little 9) Boers! Go for 'engeusl'" le transport British hampton Docks, the roe warship lying at ded up cigarettes to i on board, and then 1 off they formed up ;ave a splendid imicheer. iting the Boer Re- ; gobbled up by the New York Times, lie; the only right il be the right to n of the Afrikanders which the colours of Orange Free State ' were manufactured England early last

Ii has charge of Presiilth and nerves is a llespie by name, who irio for his tact and. . the Imperial Light Colonel Chisholme's jaagte, writes, " Our fell just after saying, ■on and Co., of Pall ed to keep the sitnabb ordered to South they return, and to lies 15b. a week, r after the Jameson p asserting that they i the English before ng confusion. An at of Johannesburg, : "We understand in our country; you imetimes we have a they send a few men, tout. A little time send another lot, and ;; and yet again we kit, and we say we th them. All this tave had a little book, a. Then they add it i with a great force, (tie account, and say eto pay. You have —it's down in the ba Hill—that's down >k. And Jameson's is down in the little added up now, and iy. Ohl we know k, who has been apmmand of the second itingent, saw active giment, the 6th Drafghanistan. He region as lieutenant in id was made captain . He was with the of the Kabul Field dition against Asmate Lughman Valley, spedition against the Bk, -sffif- vr«ns~the Prior to his service he was three years in his for some two or lanaging the Progress es, on the west coast id. ; to complain of the war news cabled to getting the way in ente are cramped by censorship, and the the South African orison of the weekly it Times with colonial lot result unfavorably' bear what the Sydney 'Evening Few J war correspondent has • to" say about the Natal papers:—Owing .to the very strict censorship of all JPreis messages, the people of Durban ; '"were perhaps kept in more complete

' ignorance of the details of the fighting j ; than -were the people in Australia, ■ Jar every Press message was subjected - to the closest scrutiny, and even letters : ware opened if it was suspected that tbey contained details of the war. No cypher code was allowed to be used f-across the Natal telegraph lines, and f even code addresses were prohibited. | Everything was absolutely under conIptrd of the military. Natives were all t expected to be oat of the streets by 9 t o'clock, when all thepablichouses close, any European oat after 11 o'clock ■bho could not give a satisfactory Hwcount of himself got into serious Haoable. The inspired cable messages Hwere of the most meagre description, ■and the authorities were absolutely ■dhmb. ■ The members of the French pro-Boor Icoamittee (says the Glebe) have, after HQiree weeks untiring work, succeeded Bin zaisng the magnificent sum of 6000 F francs, or J240. They feel confident ■ that this is sufficient to equip and send ■ oat a complete army of 12 men. This ■ explains the mobilisation of the second ■: and third army corps.

> IBE ABSENT-MINDED BEGGAR. -BY BI'DYARD KIPLING. (Loiidon Vatiy Mail.) j 'When you've shouted "Rule Britannia" ;, —when you've sung " Goil Save the f Queen" — When you've finished killing Kruger with your mouth—- ', Will you kindly drop a shilling in my little J tambourine I For a gentleman in khaki ordered South! ■■lk's an absent-minded beggar, and his weaknesses are great — we and Paul must take him as we find him—is out on active oervicn, wiping someoff a slate—a lot o' little things behind | son—son a

; Son of a Lambeth publican—it's all the same to-day! Each of 'em doing his country's work ' (and who is to look after the ' girl?) Pass the hat for your credit's sake, l and pay—pay—pay. i There are families by thousands, far too proud to beg or speak— And they'll p'it their sticks and bedding 1 up the spout, Aad they'll live on half o' nothing paid i 'em punctual once a week, 'Causo the man that earned the wage is ordered out. He's an absent-minded beggar, but he heard his country call, And his reg'ment didn't need to send to find him: He chucked his job and joined it—so the job before us all Is to help the home that Tommy left behind him! Duke's job—cook's job—gardener, baronet, groom— Mews or place or paper-shop—-there's some one gone away I • Each of 'em doing his country's work (and who's to look after the room?) Pass the hat for your credit's sake, and pay —pay—pay I Let us manage so as later we can look him in the face, And tell him —what he'd very much preferThat, while ho saved the Empire his em- | ployer saved his place, ■ And his mates (that's you and me) looked out for her. i He's an absent-minded beggar, and he may forget it all, But we do not want his kiddies to remind him, That we sent 'em to the workhouse while their daddy hammered Paul, So we'll help the home our Tommy's left behind him I I

Cook's home—Duke's heme—home of a millionaire, 1 (Fifty thousand horse and foot ■ going to Table Bay 1) 1 Each of 'em doing his country's work ' (and what have you to spare 1) 1 Pass the hat for your credit's sake, ' and pay—pay—pay 1 ' A QUAKER RESPONSE TO A RECENT | APPEAL. (London Christian, World.) j We've perused thy lines, Friend Kipling, J and we 'apprehend they mean: ' (For thy language soundeth strange in Quaker mouth) Thou art calling on each eitizen who loveth home and Queen To aid a man, named Thomas, ordered Soath. Thou'rt a warlike-minded person, yet we deem thy heart is right, And we've learned to take our brother as we find him; To thy noble contribution may we add our humble mite, Just to help the home that Thomas left behind him? High church—low church—some of no church at all, Nonconformist and Quaker —we're all of us one to-day! Each oE us loving liis country well. (And who would not answer thy call? •Save the home that is desolate— Thomas is gone away.') We're a sober-minded people, and our words are slow and few, And we wish our children's speech to be exact; Yet to Kipling's '.Tust-So Stories' our praise isftriuliy du«!j And his'Juugle Tales'please more than i solid fact. He's the people's chosen poet, and his influence is great; So we trust it is not needful to remind him. That he wrote a true Peace poem, for the Empire and the State; And he could not leave a better thing behind him 1 Old Friend—young Friend—gentle Quaker maid, Child and merchant and artisan, — Each of them watched in the springtide a bed where a post was laid ; Glad each heart, for his dear ones' sake, when danger had passed away. We, too, have a hero, Rudyard, but his coat is long and straight, And his hat is somewhat broadish in the brim; He's a sober-minded person, and his manner is sedate, And the general never lived who conquered him i His resistance was but passive, yet he scorned to hide or fly, So his foemen always knew where they should find him; He could not fight for Freedom, but he bravely went to die 1 In a prison, leaving wife and child behind him.

Laird's son—land's son—little his name is known, Clad in broadcloth or leather suit (Is khaki sober grey ?); Each of them sparing his brother's blood, though gladly he gave his own, Gave his blood for his conscience' sakeIs Freedom the worse, to-day ? Still we truly feel for Thomas, and we'know he'll bravely take His share in all the dangers that befall; And we trust he'll come back quickly for his own and others' sake, And remember we are brethren, after all. He'* an absent-minded person, but if, ere long, we learn That the chains of war and strife no longer bind him, It will give us satisfaction; though we hear with some concern That Thomas left so many girls behind him:

Duke's wife—cook's wife—wife and daughter of kings, Mother and sweetheart and sister—they're sorrowful to-day I But they'll c<ich of them gladly aid tbee, in saving Tlwmas's things, Dropping a tear for sweet Bjty's sake, in Iheir tender womanish way. JUb* E. Manners. %

THE ABSENT-MINDED MULE. "The battery mules stampeded. With them went the mules carrying the small arms' ammunition, so that when the actual fighting began the two battalidns had nothing to depend on but a few rounds of rifle cartridges. Hence capitulation." Daily paper. When you're walking out your Gloscesfers and your Irish Fusileore, And you feel like slapping Kruger in the 1 mouth. Don't forget to keep an optic on the little k chap with ears—

Is —jast come and bis style t to tafce him nd he's been behind bim. -mule of the jind-hoof, and - ountry'a work ens to falH). y mule, 'cause ip! mk cartridge, if the band; Idere, and he lore thaa he w, though he

i And his regiment didn't need to send to find him; :He chucked his job and bolted—and the job i before us all Is to get the men he's went and left behind , him. Bough job—tough job—job forßuller 1 and Co, Job for fifty thousand men (that's the blooming tip I) Each of 'em doing his country's work, each of 'em having a go; Each of 'em 'ware of the army mule what'll skip! skip! skip ! —The Outlook (London).