Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-02

Lordship, flecking his own dust-coyer
ed picture with the end Of his riding
whip" -. s
Every newspaper reader knows thai
during the present war correspondents
are completely bottled up. Apropos Of
this Mrs. Erskine tells a remark once
made by Lord Kitchener having dis
tinct bearing on the subject: 3D..
If there is ever o great war, and
] happen to be. Waz Secretary he
once said to me, III make IL a Grim
inal offense to PRINT unauthorized
news. But IL there s a great war,
he added, I am sure not to be War
Secretary a...f. II =
In the Soudan campaign some oil
the correspondents begged to go to
Khartcum and write what they saw
He Just smiled at them and replied
You can write what you see.' Then
he took good pains that they remained
I'm the rear and saw nothing. ~
The general was> big enough to do
little things and we all loved him foI
il. recall that / once wanted my
cousin, member of the guards, to
take me to a theater in London, but
tcld him he must buy seats in the
pit. He was Mortified WHAT he ex,
claimed, 'ycu sit in the pit and your
husband n member OF the Tenth Hus-
sarsi You can't afford to do that!
The general overheard the converse
ton and smiled q three-cornered smile
for which he is famous I'm going to
Lcndcn this afternoon he remarked
TO me, and I'll take you to the pit I'm
not member OF the guards We
went but we didn't sit in the pit"
Once When He Retreated. H..
Lord Kftcneners only retreat was
orderly, but still a retreat II oc-
CURED in London not SO long after
royal honors had been conferred upon
him by Queen Victoria, whose hand
he kissed, although as he later said.
1T was long way down to reach il. 7"
On the day of the retreat the general
had been feted at a dozen affairs and
finally wound UP at tea where Mrs.
Erskine was one CT the guests.
Women. particularly, had besieged
him and when he saw his old friend
he rushed to her.
Talk to mel Please talk to mel
Never mind what you say, hut say
something just as though 1t were inn
portant., he begged me- said Mrs.
Erskine $50 talked to him about
and finally managed to ask
him what had disturbed him. Its
these two women over there, he said,
pointing TO couple of grande danes.
They have been following me all the
afternoon and didn't think i ever
would escape,
Kitchener has a sense Of humnr as
well as a sense of Justice. One day
he, Capt Erskine, the latter's wife
and others we're visiting friends In
Colchester and ate heartily of green
cages which is English for sort of
plum which is green when it's ripe.
The general saw me deyouring
quantities and finally. took me to task,
said Mrs. Erskine. Don't you eat
another one Of those, he commanded.
Why2' asked, because You'll get
The stomach ache. he replied grayely.
SO will you, responded. for you
have eaten quite as many as have T.
! know that. he replied. for I've got
t already That's why I'm trying t0l
save you.
It was the habit Of the officers and
heir wives To play the game Of war;
n times CT peace. This consisted Of
.aking a map and. after sides had
1een chosen. sticking flags In the map.
showing the advance and retreat Of
.roops One day big European war
was suggested and Lord Kitchener
vas enlisted ss umpire
1 Prophetic War Game,
Il played Engksnd in war with
Germany said Mrs. Erskine, land
accidentally planted my flag on Bel
yian soil Cries that this was neutral
erritory were Immediately raised. but
Lcrd Kitchener backed me up. That's
l.st what she ought to do he said.
II ever there Is a war with Germany
hat Is what the English will do unless
he Germans do, II first. You forget
he treaty Of London someone said |
No. he shot hack. bismarck was q |
He signed to something
hat would be for the future good OF |
he country. War knows nothing |
bout the future coed. It Is only the |
lresept that appeals to the warrior |
md any clever commander knows that |
he best way to get from Germany to |
france isRihrough Belgium
Then what will happeng | asked |
meant what would happen should |
Germany invade Belgium.
Z, That Ii In the lap Of the gods !
vas bis reply. But I'll tell yon what
think womb happen. Germany would |
vim the first round. After that she /
would be outamaneuvered.
Picking up one OF the little flags /
10 said he thought Ostend would be |
good place to land troops, but re-
considered and decided on a point |
outh of Dunkirk.'
Mrs, Erskine was in Pretoria during /
art OF the Boer war When Kitchen
r arrived at Mafeking as chief of staff |