The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-22
GOSSIP OF.
LONDONERS
War and Influenza Are
Uppermost.
AMONG GREAT PERSONACES
A Woman's Bright Summary Of Cur
rent Events in the British
Capital.

LONDON, Feb. 7.-(Specfal Cores
pondence. War and influenza are cur
only topics of conversation. You can
understand the change in our mental
attitude during the past ten weeks
from sentence / came upon in court
paper this week. 1t was: Lord Rob-
erIs and his chief of staff, Lord
Kitchener, have arrived at the Cape,
but 1t will be some time yet before their
influence ON the situation IS felt They
have to make themselves familiar with
the disposition of the forces, and,
though they have been studying the
plan of campaign on the voyage, there
are many, details of organization that
can only be entered into on the spot,
and these will take time to cons der,
especially those concerning the meas
ures necessary TO bring about the Brit
ish occupation of Pretoria, until which
desirable consummation is brought
about the campaign will not be con-
cluded. Lord Roberts and mis- chief Of
stan have formidable task before
them.
Here you have the intention OF our
chiefs, and the acknowledgment that,
after ten weeks Of desperate fighting,
an which the very flower OF our land
and army has been killed, Dom Psui
is still the very hard nut that has yet
to be cracked.
l was told the other day that our
otflcers were so completely ignorant OF
the topography of the Transvaal that
professors from the various universities
and schools were being sent on the
transports to deliver lectures to Off
GERS and men en- route to the Cape.
The Hon. Walter Rothschild, who
has volunteered, and / hear been re-
fused on account of health and size.
is one OF the few who has any knowl-
edge of the country. In past years,
wnen he was interested in helping the
museum in Irving, near which town is
the family seat, he went for several
protracted expeditions into Southern
Africa, and has explored the veldt in
many directions. The tyro Is led to
think the Government would chow wis
dom In accepting such men as instruc-
tors If they are physically disqualified
from fighting
The first distinguished officer to ar
rive in England from the seat of war
is Major General Yule, who is invalid
ed home. This officer, you may remem-
ber, successfully conducted the British
column from Dundee to LaoyFmith.
and succeeded General Sir William
Penn Symonds. 1t was said that wor-
ry, anxiety and responsibility and a
Slight fever were too much for his
mental strength, and that his mind
gave way. l hear, however. another
story that he was ordered to an impos-
sfble position, he Temonstrated-and
obeyed-with the results that he had
feared, and he was advised tn apply for
leave and go home invalidedl
Among the other Offices coming is
Mr.. Cornwallis-West, the very young
man to whom L9dy Randolph Church
Ill was engaged for short time; they
will probably pass each other at sea
as Ladv Randolph sailed on the hos
pital ship Maine
The Imperial Yeomanry work is go
ing on splendidly. Each county i;
getting up a subscription for it's owl
Especial Yeomanry, Northumberland
, heading the list with 5000, 900 actually
, collected for the Hussars. An allow
: ance is made OF 1925 for each man il
: the Yeomanry. Of this 5000 go to buy
/ "a horse. and the rest for saddle, bride
: and khaki equioment: they carry NJ
i swords, only rjies and revolvers. Th'
a horses are being bought in Ireland
e and Hungary because of the fieetnes
S of animals nret in these countries.
. lot Of interesting untitled men havl
j joined. Patrick Campbell, seldom
: heard-of husband of the celebrated
Q actress, Is among these. He know
South Africa thoroughly and is 4 fin
f shot and splendid rider Mortime
/. Meures, the artist, is going, with tn
: intention Of fighting and painting. He
: too, Is a splendid shot: he has shot TO
e England at Bis'ev, where the anDHa
S army matters take place. He ha
: proved himself a good campaigEer il
n his various journeyings in foreigl
:, lands.
y The India chiefs are proving shei
I. loyalty to the British Crown by on
g and all offering to England all the as
i sistance in their power as regards sup
: rlying both men and horses for use Il
e South Africa The Govern ment f1a
s accepted an offer from the Maharajal