The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-11-17

fanatics In india and TO this day HIS
name 70 revered there az well as
throuehoait the british Empire.
Fer forty.ona year9 he. served N In
dia. was wounded several times in &C
tion and repeatedly had his horse shot
from under him while in -4ction. He
snrved throughout the siege and Anal
capture OF Iucknow aud headed In
iiumerable relief expeditions, the most
notable Of which w3s that from Kabul
to the relief Of Kandahar which culmin-
ated in the bloody bath OF Kandahar
and the relief 9of the British troops at
that placeyNho had long been under
siege by ths dtterSdned Afghaps.
sHowERED WITH HoNoRs
He was 4 .tnofour soldier avoiding
in exory way the plapdits Of the public.
But despite tits, Britain showered hon.
orsl ppqn hie,, In 1882 he was created
q first baron, the title of earl bsing
bestowed upon him in 1902. He also
waB decor N W Siefkh tho Order Of Merit
In addition 70 The AfntinY Medal BEER
ing the clasps for Dolhi, the Relief
Of lucknow, ths Siege az Lucknow. the
Indian Frontier Modal with clacps for
his services az UmbElaya, Ltishai and
Burma, the Abysa,nlan Medal. the AZ
CHAN War Medal, bearing clasps for ser
vice at Peivar Kotal charasias sher-
pur and Kgndahar. Besides he was
given tho Rronze Star for services in
the Eabuk Kendshar campaign, was
thanked BY the Indian government re
.peatsdly and mentioned for meritorions
'serkices tgantV ono times IN the dis
patches reporting the campaign in Al,
ghapistan, ut frAs
y COMMANDED IN TRANSvAAL
Then aftcr micro than forty years,
nearly all ofpNhich he spent under FIRE
in India, he was made conmander-hl,
chief Of the forces IN ireland. This was
in 1895. He was destined TO ltye for
four years in peace. bit with the out.
break Of the war in South Africa he
was sent as commands In chief Of the
British forces in the Trapsyaal. It was
mainly through his military genius in
South Africa that the Beers were
brought 50 near to Subsection that KIT
chener found bpt little dificulty in
bringing the war to an end soon after
he was sent there. I'll
Earl Roberts was affectionately
known as 'sRobs'' among his officers
and men alike. He lid the forcel that
brought relief at the Aege Of Kimber
ly and conducted the campaign that re.
sulted in tn 4 talcirk Of General cronjs
and the western ARMY Of tie Boers as
prisoners on February 81, 1000
Ambassador ,agilinst what he alleged
We're breaches of neutSIitytb Turkey,
especially ID connection with the for
mer German cruisers GoAbep and ISres
lau. E.st.5
The statement quotes ina note adj
dressed bY the Sublime Porte To the
powers, in which the Ottpmap govern
ment declared It's neutrality,; and
the note communicated by the British
Ambassador to the Porte in which he
eomPlainel Of several breaches Of men
trHlity # g.tt,t Vi
As Turkey shut off communication
with the British Embassy on Friday,
the British government, considering
this q prelude TO further acts Of ag
erosion, declares It's intention TO take
aetion IL protect British irtefests and
British territory and also Egypt from.
attacks thatIhaye been mnde OF threat
ened.
AssuranCos Given by Allies
At the beginning Of the war, the
British government gave definite as
surances that II Turkey remained nen
trail her Independence and integrity
would be respected during the war and
In tim0s Of peace. In this France and
Russia rOnenrred, The British govern.
ment since then has endeayored with
the greatest patience and forbearance
to pTeFcwe friendly relations, IN spite.
OF Increasing breaches Of neutrality on
the part Of tho 1lnai,ish government az
Consiantinoplc IN the case OF German
vessels IN the straits,
"on Thursday, October %, the Brit,
ish Government learned with the utmost
regret that Turkish ships Of war had,
without ruy ,declaration Of war, with,
out warming and without proyoeatioR
of any sort, made wanton attacks upon
open and hndefended towns in the
Black Sea, OF 4 friendly tohntry, thus.
committing an unprecedented violation