, 1916-06-10

EpH'itlduS VIII ldNOuE. ne WIS no orator,
he did not court the multitude, he had few
friends. 1t was in strange loneliness that
he trod the path of duty with stern and un-
wavering purpose. The "Daily Mail" gives
prominence to the following statement:
Earl Kitchener's intention to go to Rus
STA was known to a great many people in
London on Thursday. 1t ought not
to have been so known. The news of it may
have reached the enemy. The public mind
has been quick to associate his death with
the work of spies. We have every sympathy
with the demand which comes to us from
many parts of the country that all alien enc
mics, who are still at large especially those
i'll high places, be interned at once.
London, June 6th.-According to IN Off
cjal announcement last evening, Earl Kitcher
intended to land with his Staff at Archangel
and proceed at once to Petrograd afterwards
going to the Russian front and returning to
London i'll time for the opening of Parliament
on June goth. 1t was stated that one of
the most important questions which Earl
Kitchener had to discuss in Russia was the
supplying Of munitions to the Russian Arm
les. The Official news was a greater surprise
than it would otherwise have been because no
one knew that Earl Kitchener had left En-
gland. The last known of his movements
was when last Friday he met at Westminster
Palace his critics in the House of Commons
and explained confdentially the military sit
uation. 200 Members were present. There
had been some heavy criticisu directed a.
gainst Earl Kitchener course during some of
the latest phases of the War, although recent
~ there had been a strong reaction in his
favour and he had practically been res
tered to his place as Englsnd's military
idol. No one received a greater shock
than did Earl Kitchener's sister Mrs.
Parker. She was engaged in a atall il
Caledonian Market where a bazaar was
being held for charities, and had for sale
autograph photographs of her famous
brother. One Of these photographs, which
had been in the possession of Queen Mary
was offered at auction and brought ego. The
Hampshire had a crew of between 400 and
500 men. Not a soul is reported to have
been saved, a heavy sea preventing the
rescue ships from getting up in time
though tie disaster was plainly visi-
BILE to observers on shore. The gene
raj opinion is that the Hampshire was
the victim of Il mine rather than a tor
pedo as the sea was running high and the
ship was so speedy that it would have bean
practically impossible to hit her with q torpe-
do.She blew up in broad daylight. Lieutenant
r. D. Macpherson, attached to General Eller-
shaw's Staff, and Lieutenant Robinson, Sir
Frederick Donaldson's Aide were among those
on the Hampshire.
London, June 7jh-Mr. Asquith was to have
attended the luncheon yesterday given to the
Imperial Council of Commerce and was ex-
pected to deliver an important speech
there, but he was absent because Of the news
of the loss Of the Hampshire with Earl Kitcb-
ener and members OF his Staff. Lord De-
borough, who presided at the Luncheon,
announced that the usual toast would be
omitted and said: I am sure that all will agree
that in Lord Kitchener's death the whole
Empire has lost a great man and leader and Il
great public servant. Sir Charles Wakefield,
Lord Mayor of London, said: We have lost
a unique personality, but Lord Kitchener is
not dead in the deepest sense. He is an in
SEPARATION to us to continue and to steel our
hearts and with greater courage and determ-