The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-27
KITCHENER WILL J.
STRIKE HEAVILY =.
At PROPER TINE.
Major Karri-Davies Has Implicit
Faith In RESPONSIVENESS
OF War Lord
EMINENT AUSTRALIAN
SERVES WITH WARRIOR
-... Al.
Was Shut Up At Ladysmith and
Went To Relief Of
.... Mafeking

"When Earl Kitchener, Great Bri-
tain 5 minister Of state for war, is
ready to move we win learn his plans
for England 3 tight against Germany ;
Or rather, when he has made his moves,
we viii learn them; not before,
Impressively Maj. W. Karri-Davies
of Adelaide, Australia, made this state
ment yesterday. Major Karri.Davies,
who rendered distinguished service for
the Grown in the South African war
and served on Kitchener staff in that
campaign, places implicit faith in the
war minister's ability and resources in
the big campaign on Europe's western
| frontier. ,'AE g.
With him at the Seaside Hotel, where
he and his family are stopping temper
arily, Major Kari Davies has an inter
esting collection of relics Of the siege Of
| Ladysmith and the heroic rescue Of
| MatCking in which he figured eOnspi'
cuouply. He also has a bundle of per
sonal letters and official communica'
ions sent him by Lord Roberts, Field
Marshal Kitchener and even from the
\ Prince who later assembled to the BTi
lisa throne and is the present King.
Vas Close To Kitchener
In that war Major Karri-Davies had
the good fortune to come into rather
close personal contact with Kitchener
the man on whom the burden of Eng
land s success in the present great i'm
broglio depends.
1t will be remembered that Kitchen
err was quoted last winter az saying:
4, 81 don t know when the war is go
| ing to end / do know when il is go
ing TO begin, though, and that is next
May"
! Asked whether he thought Kitchen
or had launched his full blow against
the Germans, as he is said to have pro
missed last winter, Major Karri-Davie'
epiied:
az don t know whether he made any
uch statement. And all l know con
corning his plans is what l have seen
m the papers. But |. think know hi
luality as a soldier well enough TO say
his much: When he has struck, the
void win know it, but not until then
II IL, scarcely his policy to disclose hi
campaign plans to the public, and, in
cidcntally, the enemy, before he ha'
ltrlcG TO enact them.
War Lord Is Not Idle
"And Kitchener IS not idle thes,
lays, you may be sure Of that. i car
never lose faith in him as long as
remember that Khartoun advance II
south Africa. Everyone, including
the government back home, wanted t.
know what Kitchener proposed doinj
! Nhnt tina a
brought to compel disclosure of hi
deas. But no one knew until his fore,
hogan moving, what he intended doing
As result, his advance was n cOmplet
,ururiS" to every one; naturally it wa
successful.
"Thc army and navy, of course, ar
working in close harmony nowadays
nd ! think | cen almost detect Kiteh
nnrr'S subtle, srheming finger in tina
TT IN sea triumuh over TeutOns in tn
'uIf of Riga last F~iday night and Sat
urdHy morning. No one suspected tina
British submarines We're away up Il
hut FAR northern water. If they had
our undersCa vessels might never haV
Hai the e%cellent chance they did T.
| l+riL 9 -
Helped To Raise Regiment
Major Kari Davies is the man who
- Col. ii" Aubrey WOOlls.SampsOI
! e. y, raised the regiment of Imper
II l'qht Hose at n cost of 5000
'unis stcrIirT at the outbreak of tn
Boar War. The regiment started wit
m enlistment of 500 men but before
had been in service any length of tim
hat CROWN to 1000 men.
| bn L. So
Dari"s was shut uu in the famous sieg
If Iadysmith, and at its head he wa
orC Of the first men to 90 to the relic
# Mafcking. lie served through tn
'h"Nc v"a"s Of the wer and at its ell
r"turned to private life, refusing to az
"crt emolumert Of any kidd, pecuniar
or honorary. though the King cOnferre
the honor of Commander Of the Bat
upon him.
The one honorable decoration whic
he could not escape is the scar over hi
right ear, the result Of a wound reeeiN
cd from shell which exploded benin
80 tent during the siege Of Ladvsmitl
The aural organ still bothers him .
i'm End when he goes in swimming
IS he has done frequently during h
, stay ia Honolulu, he Is compelled
, we"r a protector over it,, topped by
bathing zap.
His refusal TO accent hOrnrs or eve
: pay far his ycrvire. Major Kari .Davit
mvs. was the re.ult of an agreement h
made witch IN English commander q
: '" v'a"'s outbreak. 1t was to the e
feet that he would give his time an
rnrrgy provided he were not require
10 accept compensation in any form.