A PRUSSIAN OPINION.
A Prussian staff officer, who had been sent to study him during -tho Omdurman campaign, published at the time his impresions of the Sirdar. " Lord Kitchener is animated," Major von Tiedemahn informed tho Germans, " with keen ambition, but ho does not covet favour with the crowd j he knows that everything he does and orders is right a&d proper." At the battle of Omdurman the Prussian remarked that Lord Kitchener " was cool and perfectly calm." and "gave his orders without iai the least raising his voice," and ''always made the right arrangements at tho right moment.' . . . Ho seemed to b<> "absolutely indifferent to personal danger," but never to do anything out of bravado. " Acting," said this critic, " is out of the question with liim; he is always perfectly natural." Summarising the campaign, Major von Tiedemaan observed: —" Thus Lord Kitchener waited unconcernedly for tho right moment,'but pounced with eagleLike swiftness and certainty upon his prey, and dealt Uie decisive blow in a surprisingly short time. He had neglected nothing."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11718, 7 June 1916, Page 1
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171A PRUSSIAN OPINION. Star (Christchurch), Issue 11718, 7 June 1916, Page 1
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