The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-04
|. CHARLES WARREN.
G1 FEN,
4 HARTFORD TRATELER'S EXPER- FENCE WITH THE ENGLISH LEAD FER.
Crossed the Pacific Together-Gentrsl Warren Intended to Make n Visit to Hartford, but Was DetaiMed-A Man of Mark in England.

Warren Intended to Make n Visit to
 Hartford, but Was Detained "A Man
 ofMark tn England.
 A photograph in "The Courant" the
 other day representing Sir Charles War
 ren, also various newspaper notices, call
 attention to the arrival of this general
 at Cape Colony. From reports it would
 appear that he has immediately
 marched to the front with some 5000
 men, and opinions have been expressed
 in Great Britain that he will accom-
 plish something at once, for he is re-
 cognized as a fighting man. There has
 been some delay in his appointment, for
 unknown reasons, though probably on
 account of red tape in the British war
 office which has sent many an able
 off to India, and thus taken them away
 from the scene of warfare. Authorities
 seem now to have realized their mis-
 take, and some valuable men are being
 appointed to take a hand in this war
 A retired army officer, in answering
 questions the other day in London, says
 that Sir Charles Warren is a quarrel
 some man, and evidently not popular
 in the war office, for he is a conscen
 tious man. like Gordon, and knows
 South Africa and the Boers as does no
 other general.
 He has had a remarkable career. At a critical time he was governor of Cape
 Colony, and later governor at Snga-
 pore, Penang and all the strait settle
 ments Straits of Malacca) in farther
 India In the previous war he was in
 charge of the Bechuanaland, and in
 that campaign, though commanding ir
 regulars only, he forced the Boers to
 give way. He was at one time appoint
 ed commissioner of police in London,
 and succeeded in quelling the terrible
 riots In Trafalgar Square, for which he received much credit, Here In Hartford
 for number of years past his name and fame have found frequent mention in the numerous lectures given to and papers read before the members of the Archeological Society. Hardly refer ence can be made to explorations in Palestine and Syria without reference to General Warren. His fame, how ever, is not confined to any narrow channels, for he is widely known. The Encyclopedia Brittanica," in articles on eastern explorations, gives him lib- eral space, and his written reports are valuable contributions to historical archaeological discoveries. He is very broad man, and man of the world yet he is strictly one of the military type The important positions which he has held have been in the main and pre- eminently those of a military governor.
 A Hartford traveller was very fortun- ate in being thrown in the company of General Warren at times for some weeks during a journey to the Orient, some four or five years since. The ocean voyage, in fact, covered a con- siderable portion of the trip around the world, namely, from Singapore to Van couver. It was at Singapore, says this travelel, that General Warren, his term of office having expired, boarded the steamship Suret, of the P. & o. Line, and joined our little company. The passengers were mostly made up of re- turning naval, military and civil ser vice officers on furlough from their du- ties in India. They were an agreeable and interesting set of men; but few lad les were on the ship. The passengers ! had been away from the ship for part | of the day, taking rickshaw rides about | Singapore, and the Botanical Gardens, as well as some lively wheeling and short flying excursions into the country. The ships passengers returned about o'clock in the afternoon, and it was then that General Warren came down to the dock, escorted by fine battalion of English soldiers with brass bands and artillery. It was as fine body of Eoldiery as would be met with anywhere. and showed perfect discipline and ap- peared in fine marching order. A broad salute from the artillery and some play ing by the band announced the last fare well to the distinguished governor, From all that could be learned he was very popular with the army and his return to England was much re- gretted.
 The journey was an interesting one around to Hong Kong, and very soon, as is not always the case on oriental steamships; all seemed to become ac- qualnted and very friendly, Sir Charles Warren seemed to be one of the pleas antest and most open-hearted of men. At Hong Kong some time was spent, and most of the passengers visited Can ton. Finally the Japanese ports were reached, where our tourist was very fortunate in taking a journey to the capitol alone with the baron Sir Charles had visited the place before and was a most fascinating companion and pointed out many out of the way scenes of interest It was noticeable f at hotels everywhere that he alwa rs I registerered as Charles Warren, omit ting his titles, which is contrary to the custom of foreign nobility, Even the third or fourth son of duke will prefix his name by the title "Hon." The party soon sailed from Yokohama on f Canadian Pacific steamer and skirtel i the eastern coast of Japan, taking the | usual northeast dire3tion to cross the i ocean by the shortest circle. For jav i 3r two there was a very dense fog anu our traveller found himself mach alone, but he passed his time with consider able interest In the bow of the boat listening to the continual call of the log horn and watching the Chinese } unks and fishing vessels which were { n much larger numbers on the ocean han the smacks engaged in the Cape z God fisheries of our Atlantic coast A