The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-30

case. on four wheels. SO that 1T can be
INC richness of tho pie may be gath
cred from list Of some Of the In
Sredients. According to The recipe
Which dates back To the middle OF tn.
eighteenth century, that is TO say, som,
100 Years.. the pic Is made up OF ruy.
crai bushels OF flour, twenty pounds OF
wild ducks: six woodcocI: !, dozen
snlpe: three brace Of partridges; two
meats tongues; seven black birds. sis
pigeons; and six curlcws. the latter, 1,
is said In the recipe. "by way OF flavor
Vice: Admiral Prince Alexander Lie.
ven, who has just been appointed chief
OF the general stan OF the Russian
navy Is the officer who, conn,andine
the cruiser Diana AT the outbreak OF
the war between Russia and Japan, ir
1901. took par, in that gallant dusi.
out OF Port Arthur by the Russian
warships in hnrbor In Difference 10
ecFginptorv instructions received from
-. PStersburs,, Il VIII be recalled that
the RUSSIAN slips were either driven
back into, port damaged almost he
Togo. only ono Of them got away
namely, tho Diana, owing to the
superior seamansh'p of her captain,
and escaping the Japanese cruisers
sent In pursuit. Iicven managed to
navigate her In safety to the French
port OF Saigon. thousands OF miles
accordance with the requirements OF
the laws OF neutrality. to be held un-
I'll the end OF the war
bv his wife, who had made her escape
from Port Arthur through the tightly
Drawn Japanese lines of the besieSinr
FORCES, by distinguishing herself as a
Chinamnn, and under the cover OF
binding snowstorm. In fact, her cx-
traordinary adventures and the roman
tic features Of her escape, appealed 80
tn hR
Petersburg. that they have since then
forgiven her husband for marrying her.
their former objections TO her nav
ing been due to the fnct that she was
Il divorce, and woman OF birth far
inferior TO his own
For Alexander Liavcn can trace his
ancestry In an unbroken line TO Hen
rs Licvc, who was a feudal baron,
vassa TO the Archbishop of Riga. In
me thirteenth century. The Lievens
owe. their title of prince. and their
prefix Of Serene Hishncss''--enjoynd by
so very few OF the princcly houses Of
tusslaI-to the fact that the widow OF
General Count Otto lievcn was COVER
ness OF the children of Car Paul. and
that Enperors Alexander l. and Nicho-
las l.. as well as the Czarovit of Con
Stantine Paulovitch. who waived hi,
rights of succession 10 the throne in
favor OF his younger brother. ali three
regarded her as their second mother.
Although the representative OF Sir
Edward Grey. tho Under Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs was careful
TO explain. nj the time of Lord kitch-
ener's appointment TO the position OF
minister PARLIAMENTARY in Egypt last
summer, that his duties there would
be identical with those of his prcdc.
ccssors. that Is to say. purely diplo-
ma tic and civil yet 1t Is apparent from
the general order Just issued by the
War Department in London, that LORD
Kitchener Will. as field marshal. have,
de facto, supreme command OF all The
military forces not only In Egypt and in
the Soudan, but also In the military
district Of the Mediterranean, compris-
Ing Malta, Gibraltar. and Cyprus. In
the first place. il is ordered that the
Governor General Of the Soudan. the
Sirdar. or British Eencrnlissimo OF the
Egyptian army, and the English gem
eral officer commanding the British
army Of occupation IN Egypt. are TO
he directly responsible to Lord Kitch-
cner Moreover, General Sir Ian
Hamilton. WHO is not only INSPECTOR
general of the forces beyond the sea
but also the communicating chief of tho
to Lord Kitchener at Cairo. all his
views on strategy and defence, and NIL
the measures that he proposes to take,
before communicating them to the War
Department In London.
There are several other paragraphs
y, !, the new general order on the same
lines al tending TO make 1t quite
clear that though nominally Lord
Kitchener Is merely British minister
rlcnipotentiary in Egypt, he Is In re-
atty in supreme command OF all the
military forces in Egypt. and in Eng
lands various strongholds in the Medi-
terrancan.
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