From South Africa.
One of the very few occasions on which Lord Kitchener has "given hemself away" in ipublic is mentioned by a writer in "Navy and Army Illustrated" : — ,
Lord Kitchener has a great faculty by which, he is able to size mem; up' at a Single glance. 1
Shortly .after De Wet fell like am avalanche om Lord Robert's (communications; Lord X.— was down the line fitting cut extemporary Mounted In;----fantry columns^. A large number of details 'had) beeni dumped down at Vreidefort Road Station; Lord X.— determined to equip and send them into thiel field) at once. Hei weiinb to the waiting room; to look for officers, and found a single man ml occiupaitian. He was smart, apiid well-dressedl, and pleased Lord K.'e . critical eye. "You will command a corps -of Mounted! Inh fanitry I've just raised?" "Very goodi, sir, what .will my duties bet?" "Do ydui not : know your, duties?""My own— yes, sir!" "Tbeni don't argue. What is your, regimen*?" ."Blankshires, sir." "What rank?" "Master tailor., sir!"
Lord Kitchener had business elsewhere.
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Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10448, 20 September 1902, Page 6 (Supplement)
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175From South Africa. Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10448, 20 September 1902, Page 6 (Supplement)
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