Semi-weekly herald., 1916-06-08

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the heavy seas.
Patrol vessels and destroyers i'm
mediately proceeded to the scene but
the searchers found only the bodies of
the drowned and one capsized boat.
There is still faint hope that some
might have reached shore, but on ac-
count of the high seas this is thought
to be impossible.
The admiralty has accepted the fact
that Kitchener was drowned.
The minister of war and his staff
vas on the way to Russia to confer
with the Russian military authorities.
CONSERVATION and amazement fol-
owed the announcement of the dis
lster. Crowds gathered seeking the
!etails. The flag on the war office
vas placed half mast and all the
blinds on the building were drawn.
1t is probable the government will
he asked whether the cruiser had an
2scoIt or any protection against the
submarines.
The Hampshire had crew of sos
men and displacement of 1000
tons.
Lord Kitchener has been the fore
most soldier of England since the
death of Lord Roberts.
Horation Robert Kitchener, was
born at Crotter House, Bahylongforl,
County Kerry, Ireland. June "a, 1850.
u son of Lieutenant Colonel Kitch-
ener of the English army. From his
father, who was IN Irishman, Lord
Kitchener inherited the dash and fire
which characterize the typical soldier
of Celtic blood, while from his Eng
'ish mother, who came from a Suf-
folk clergyman's family, he inherited
coolness and persistence,
Being the son of soldier and am
bitious for n military career, young
kitchener was educated at the Roy
II Military academy, Woolwich, which
corresponds to the West Point Mill
ary academy in the United States.
Iaving completed his course of train
ng, he entered the Royal Engineers
1871. During the first term of ten
II eleven years Of his service he was
ngaged in making military surveys
n Palestine and Cyprus, leading Il
owing and exploring life in which he
'ound great deal of enjoyment. His
onging for active work as soldier,
however, brought him, in 1892, the
Command of the Egyptian cavalry and
henceforth he was man of action
In 1884 he served on the staff or
he British Expeditionaiy force on
he Nile, which vainly attempted to
,escue General Gordon at Khartoum,
md was promoted successively major
md lieutenant colonel by brevet for
his services. In 1888 he was COM
missioner in the delimitation of Zan-
ibar and returning to Egypt in the
following year he was made COM
nandant Mt Suakn, which post he
held until 1888. While leading his
troops in the battle of Handoub, in
that year, he was seriously wounded
in the face by bullet In the fol-
lowing year he was given the Cross
of the Both for his part in the action
at Toski under General Grenfell.
For four years he was adjutant gen
eral and in 1892 he succeeded Sir
Francis, afterwards Lord Grenfell as
Sirdar of the Egyptian army and
completed his task of organizing the
| forces Of the Khedive.
For several years Kitchener had
been preparing for the recovery of
the province of Egypt which had been
lost to the power of the Hahdi. With
the capture of Dongola in 1896 his ac-
tive campaign toward this end be-
gan. Advanced to the rank of Ma
jor General, he completed the de
feat of the dervishes at the battle of
| Omdurman and captured Khartoum.