The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-13

Hong Kong in this time OF crisi.
should pc. not civilian. but a very
rcsourceful and energetic soldier. ac-
usioihcd TO deal with the yellow and
uusNS races. and also TO turn all avail.
ABLE material 10 the very best account.
lie IS General Sir Frederick Lugard:
anu while on the one hand the rebels
are allowed 70 come and go between
iiohB Kong and the mainland, proyid-
inS they do not break the laws OF tile
colony. on the other hand. the Cover
nor Ia anording hospitality under his
own roof 10 Chang Ming Chi. the fusi-
two lmperiullst Viceroy OF Canton, who
has sought refuge there
IL Is to General Sir Frederick LII
GARD, moro than to any one else, that
Great Britain Is indebted for her great
colonial empire In West Africa, known
as nigeria Tai, Gaunt. angular dark
as a Spaniard. ne has the yellow skin
the hoiiow, caeeks. the sunkcn eyes
and the !ndentcd temples. which mark
me man who has struggled for life
with tho tropical fever fend. Square
!a"cd, With a forehead like elm,
eyes, he can nevertheless be as gentle
as woman. and under the austcrity
and gravity of his manner. a wealth 81
KIND aeartedness. In spite OF his CT
Tort 10 conceal II, constantly crops out
and !s also shown In the pages OF the
numerous booles which he has written
on the subject of his astonishing cx-
plorinE expeditions.
nephew OF Sir Edward Iurarl
who served with so much Distinction
In India, where he is remembered az
! me victor OF the battle of Jugdesboro,
sir Frederick was born at Madras, as
family. At college he was renowned
as a football PLAYER. and soon AFTER
Joining the army, had the opportunity
of seeing hghtng. first in Afghanis-
tan, under Lord Roberts. taking part
In the historic march from Cabul tn
canda har, and afterwards In the con-
quest Of Burmah lnvniided home, in
consequence of overwork and climatic
unplcasantness, he selected equatorial
AFRICA, OF all places In the world. as q
sanntorinm. The fates led him to ugan-
"a GA, IN Centra AFRICA. where he remained
Tor some years schooling. Gliding and
chastisinS, In turn Its turbulent King,
and contributing more, alone and sin
gle handed, to the foundation OF civ
achieyed by an army OF missiona ries
1t is entirely due is him that Nyassa-
land and Uganda wero preserved to
Transferred to Western africa rh he he e %ns
Quoted a number of wars, and won
many brilliant victories. over tremend-
Gus odds. WITH native troops. COM
nanded by mere handful of care
fully picked white officers: men of the
same type as himself With them. he
managed to break the power of those
tivc empires which were the strong
holds OF the slave trade industry and
of barbarism. IN
Sir Frederick Is married TO Miss
Flora Shaw, who for years was tho
correspondent of the London Times in
SouUh Africa, for which paper She
likewise visited the Klondike. when
1t was first opened up. No more Mt
ting helpmate could DO found for sucl,
n man than this brilliant woman.
whose testimony at the parliamentary
investigation into the Jameson raid.
preceding the Boer War. excited un.
bounded admiration at Westminster
among Legislators OF every shade OF
political opinion.
Sir Frederick. / may add, was cri,i-
cized when in Africa, before his mp
gointment to the governorahip of Hong
Kong. for favoring Islam as much as
Christianity In the Dark Continent
Hes shares. however. the views Of
Canon Isaac Taylor, that Mahommedan
ism may be regarded as tho stepping
stone from paganism to Christianity:
at any rate. in Africa. But nc Is quite
as much opposed to tho finatfcism of
tho Moslems as to tho premature pro-
selytism OF the Christian missionaries.
Copyright, 1911. by tho Brentwood
Company