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On the way to “Tipperaty
REVIEW.
From the Bottom Up A Lite Story. By ALRVÄNDER IRVING London: Eveleigh
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WHY KLUCK TURNED. INTERESTING STORY OF GAME-
KEEPER'S ADVENTURES 7 The following story, written by Alfred Some years ago, an Americas publishing The war is having one effect which is
J. Borko, of the Central News, wes house published the life-story of John D. quite unrecognised by the average man-
Rockfeller, the richaft man in Amerion. An the war recently published it is making the stamp collector who wishes to be up to date with all the new
What was it that caused Gonoral you a contrast, it gave the world the life stor war stamps very busy. It is estimated
Tred. Melville, the author of began, and on the way to Tipperary.it w Kluck, when he was almost at the gates of of one of the poorest reckoned, by the possi by Mr.
and, for the tune has got too good a star Paris, suddenly to alter his plans, and sion of worldly gear. Neverthalam,” Mr. an interesting little book
to bo ever caught up by a successor. Thore commence a series of military operations Irrine cannot be reckoned, in the striatame Postage Stampin War
rishes of his experience, he pos of 190 different varieties of have been issued as a result of five months is no need to be downhearted about it which began with the battle of the Marne so of the word, poor, for, apart from the There were four causes-comparatively Song (which the world can never give, warfare ARS
Tipperary is not a classic, but it is as and onded in defeate These
include Ger
German occupation
British stamps for good as "Lillibulere," for which a little ones, too-as I gather from the story Having spont twenty-five years of his site stamps for Belgium, the ence German colonies of Togo, Semon, author, Lord Wharton, claimed that he given to me today by an actor in the in the intersets of the working classes; how his wife, hiding in a pheasant preserve seamy side of life and he has produced, to New Guinea, French stamps for Togo, and Whistled King James out of a kingdom drama. There was a gamekeeper, with over, he is peculiarly fitted to picture the series of special stamps for the Indian with it," and which went on being whisted there were some rabbits struggling in use much-abused Flest Street term, **■ Expeditionary Force and Turkien, Austrine and Russina stamps. In addi- for another thirty years through all the sanses laid by the gamekeeper and bis truly human document: tion, a number of charity Red Cross fighting in Flanders What made wife when hunger laid its grip upon them. its santi and there were two British Tommies who
was one of a family of twelve. His father had lost their way. stamps, paid for at more than their face
was a shoemaker, and very poor, and tho value, but available for postal use; have Lillibulero" popular was not its souti
John
Jameson, for thirty years soven survivors of the family know what it
···Irvine's been issued, by France, Russis, Belgium, ment but its chorus, which, consisting of
to M.. Meunier
was to sterre from cold and hunger. head gamekeeper Monaco, Morocco, Austria, Hungary and little else but "Lillibulero, lillibulero bulere, la, was not easily forgotten, and Bosnin
But Mr. Melville's book deals with for which was wedded to a tune that in the famous French chocolate mer frat job was to sell newspapers in the street. chant, was sleeping calmy in his. He was then only nine years of age. He was
chateau, near Sealis,
afterwards employed as a scarecrow, and more than the present war. Indeed it is a guise of "Jolly good song, very well sang very comprehensive history of the postage still survives at cricket concerte master's stamp in war since the days of the Tunes so far less perishable than words: might in September, when he was awakened became successively a jack of all jobs in a. Crimes, and shows how the collector can tros in his album the movements of What makes a really popular song is one by loud knocking at the front door: None farmyard, a groom's holper, a coachman and arntics from that day to the present oocu- the tune of which is easily caught up and of the other servants dared to open the groom in Belfast, a helper in a Scottish pation of Belgium by the Germans. He which bas marching lilt; and if only door, but John, an Englishman, undid the coal-pit, and a marine in the British Navy. explains how the elaborate Field Army to some easily remembered words a strain bolts and bars and when he lifted the He served in the pary at an interesting postal service is admmistered to-day end of melancholy can be joined, the song's latch he saw four German infantrymen period, and took part in the desert march to how, it came into being. It was ficet future is assured."Tipperary" is the with fixed bayonets pointed at his chest.
**Only my wife, myself, and one or two suggested by Colonel du Plat Taylor in cousin once removed of Tawwell, Dolly, Who wore in the chateau, he was asked the seventies as a means of using the Post I must leave you.” 104
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THE BOLDIER HIS OWN MUSICAL ORITIO The Army's songe, then, the Army will choose for itself. As well try to impose on thom a new version of the National Anthem as to teach them folk song But TLAKE BELGIAN STAMPS, One of the events of the war from the what could be done fon the now Army's stamp collector's point of view was the musical upbringing would be the assoc destruction of the Belgian Government tion of some of the songs, and tunes which stamp factory at Malines. Since then have already won their immortality with Dew Belgian stamps have been issued from the new fighting, unita They don't all Havre There are three series, and want Tipperary." If we all like to be already one of these is becoming rare and like to begin with, which is one of the valuable. French stamps are now being reasons meu enlist, as well as the reason printed in Marseilles, and, according to for popular songs, there arrives a time Mr. Melville, Turkey's present stamps when men like distinction. After the war have been printed in London. Some of it will be no boast to say one was with these now war stamps are already quite the Army, but fathers will tell their sons valuable, and some sened by the British was one of the London Scottish, or in Samos are said to be letching £60 each. We are battalion of the Suffolks, or
One of the most interesting British postal issues in connection with the war "the Welsh Regiment, or (let us hope it was, the soldiers postcard, printed with will come) My corps was one of the
Atamp
and such Soccer Brigade the ordinary red penny cenpences ng "I am very well I am ballers)," slightly wounded, which the soldier might sond home as news. Latterly these oards have been printed without the staup and have been franked by the Field Army post-marke
27
(Professional Foot
ENTER THE GERMAN.
the retortz
Born and reared in a two-roomed cottage in the North of Ireland, Alexander Irvine
reliere Gordon at Khartoum. Pureliasing his discharge, he went to New York, and then for
he had a vision which irAuenced the whole- many years was identified with mission work in the Bowery and other poor quarters in the great city. It was while a scarecrow that of his after life, and though his "religion") may not be regarded as of the orthodox kind,
and in his later panses to savour more of
Jameson bethought: humself of the lodge
for his fellow-men. Amongst the men who at the entrance gates, and walking in that ethics and socialism, all will agree that is direction he observed that the grounds was at least real and practical and beneficial were full of German soldiers, many being influenced his young mind was Professor in a drunken condition. Not liking the Henry Drummond, of whose saintliness all chateau, and approaching the officer in ignorant boy, denied the ordinary education look of things, Jameson returned to the who knew him are agreed. From charge of the troops already occupying of the poorer classes, he made himself familiar
bossms an author, and wrote his life-story- asked for a sals conduct for himself and with the literature of more than one country, his wife to the lodge. It was granted.
at the age of forty-soven. He calls this, memoir a catalogue of events a series of
My father's Sunday mornings were spent in giving the thrash an outing and in dean.
they were strich Babbatarians, My father his cage Noither my father nor my mother made any pretensions to religion; but
TWO WANDERING ** TOMMIES... Thas armed, Jameson and his wife went to the lodge, but on reaching it found milestones that I have passed It has been insulting remarks at them and showed pass through the modern press, and we ren- fasting remin, soldiers, who shouted to us more interesting that most novele st every sign of getting beyond the control ture to believe that no man could, read it of their officers. Puzzled as to where to g without feeling that the world is all the to secure his wife's safety. Jameson af last better for men like Alexander Irvine. We Now in the Army that has made its decided upon the pheasant preserves, give the following quotation from an early traditions, with men that fought a Thither he took bor, and for almost a chapter to show that it is not without Minden the regiments have tanes of week they lay hidden feeding on what humour which they are as proud as the names of they could find, principally the food which the battles on their colours. Some of the had been thrown down for the birds. At NEW ISSUES BINCE AUGUST tunes are known to everyone,Tis my Inst, possessing the means to provide a Completing a chapter on the stamps of the present war, Mr. Melville gives the delight on a shiny night belongs by right fire, and feeling the need of other food, following interesting list of distinctive to the Lincolnshires the Duke of Corn Jameson stole out one night and laid stamps which have been issued since wall's Light Infantry alone can march rabbit snares. Going out again next night never consciously swore, but, within even the ted past to One and all and, wo should to see what his luck had been limitations of his small vocabulary, he was
expect "D'yo ken John Peel 1 to belong men in British uniform, and attracted August: AUBTILIA
What are you doing here?" he asked October 14th, 1014 Two War Ralief to the regiment of the Border that bred their attention, reyhan Stamps Current design adapted. Sold him.
But why should the West Yorkshires goWe have lost our way, but we think wo it two heller over face value.
past to the song of Ca ira 1 Ca ira are on the right road now, they replied. October 2nd, 1914-Bed Cross Stamps.es aristocrats à la lanterne The Do you know that, there are German Head of King Albert and monumental answer is a hundred years old. The soldiers all around you?" asked Jameson No How many questioned the design. Five cents, ten cents and twenty regiment picked it up at the camp cents. Lithographed on unwatermarked
suddenly alert soldiers
BELGIUM (German Administration);
October, 1914.-Current German stamps oror-printed in black "Belgian and currency in Belgium. Issued in Brussels. BOSNIA
October, 1914-War Relief Stamps of five and ten heller, 1918 issue, over-priated seven and twelve heller. FRANCE
**** August 18th, 1914-Ten centimes stamp Burcharged five centimes. September 10th, 1914-Definite stamp. Eower design with inscription Croix-rouge posts, FRENCH MOROCCO
September 1st, 1914-Red Cross Stamp
HUNGARY
October, 1914.-War Heltof Stamp over priated with words "War Relict," in seventeen values
INDIA EXPEDITIONALT FORCE:N
October 1914-Stamps of India over-
printed I.E.F. for use with British troops on the Continent, in ten value.
October, 1914. Red Cross Stamp NEW GUINEA
Ger-
October, 1914-Provisional issue man Colonial stamps over-printed ***G.B.L.," and value in English REBALAN
November 26th, 1914War Charity Stamps Four values, Sold at aus kopec extra per stamp SAMOA (British)
September 3rd, 1914--Provisional issue, German Colonial, over-printed G.R.1.
Famars from a regiment that was singing the revolutionary chant and the story goes that Colonel Doyle led them to an assault shouting "Come on, lods; we'll beat them to their own tune
THE FOLCE OF CUSTOM...
THE RESULT Y Jameson told them about five thousand, they were only an advance pest of a large and added that he had reason to believe forco of the enemy not far away. Taking directions, to a village wherent lay a large The Campbells are coming was the British force, the soldiers departed, the quickstep of the old 74th, and was played gatekeeper returning to his hiding-place. by one of its pipers who was among the On the following might the two soldiers first to scale the walls of Badajoz; it is the tune also traditionally associated with the Relief of Lucknow. What regiment would part with such a tune? Yet custom not less than tradition endears a tune to soldiers who have heard it from Birr to Bareilly from Leeds to Lahors or how would one explain the attraction which
I'm ninety-five, I'm a ninety-five,
And to keep single I'll contrive should have for the Rife Brigade or why the West Surrey Regiment should find We'll gang nan mair to yon town" stirring to the martial spirite
Evidently the time's the thing that oftenest goes. The cavalry regiments have as a rale no oficial march past, but Annie Laurie is immense popular with most of them Perhaps it is the reminiscent melancholy of the sir.
The bonniest lad that e'er I saw," Bonnie faddie, Hidland laddie,
is a favourite with the Scots Guards and all the Highland regiments, and nobody who has heard it played as they marched New the sounding.
and new value in English September to it will ask why. With the exception of
29th, 1914.Permanent issue. Zealand stamps, over-printed Bamon." TOGOLAND (British 15510)
March, march Eskale and Liddesdale, All the blue bonnets are over the border, October 1914 German stamps, over which belongs to the King's Own Border stioners, it is the most exhilarating of march printed "Togo-Anglo-French-Occupation. Surcharged with new value
ing tunes TOGOLAND (French 1910).
October 1914 Similar stamps, over- printed Logo - Occupation - Francs Anglaise, " and new value in French currency, MAY TURINY : S
October, 1914 Current stamps, over printed in commemoration of closing all foreign post offices in Turkey as a code quence of the abolition of the Capitula
Fioris.
DANGEROUS LETTERS. SYRIANS ARRESTED FOR RECEIV ING THEM
A REASON TOE ALLAN
The list of regimental turos is far from eshausted; we have not space for a quarter of them. And those that are mentioned claim a place only because of their evident associations. The East Yorkshires march past to Yorkshire Lass the Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment) have "Bonnie English Rose The Loyal North Lancashires take The Red Rose."" The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) With in a mile o Edinboro Town. [Not so: it is the " March of the Cameron Men."] The East Landsshites have naturally sppropriated Lancashire Lads the South Staffordshires claim Lasses and Lads with equal fervour The Welsh Regiment marches to "Ap Shenkin. The Durham Light Infantry has - The Light Syrians resident abroad writing to Bargne" the Highland Light Infantry friends and relatives in Syria should" Whistle c'er the lave, of, and the know that all letters reaching Syria are Royal Marine Light Infantry "A Life on opened and read by the authoritice the Ocean Wave
Political references and allusions to There are an equal number with tunes the way or phrams capable of being that seem inappropriate to those who do
Turkish construed as such by the authorities furnish the latter with not know how or when they were adopted, excuses for taking the addressees to the but there is in truth a reason for them all, and always an Interesting, reason. Interior
Nothing could be better for our new Army than that its units, too, should have thoir tunes and their traditions – Daily Graphic
The Egyptian Government requests Reuter's Agency to transmit the following for the information both of British suo jects and Amirican citizens
Many Syrians at Beirut and Lebassed have been sent under guard to Damascus for receiving such letters Beuter
unfortunate in his selection of phrases. I bowned into the alloy one Sunday morning, whistling a Moody and Sankey Lym
Shut up yer mouth! sald my father.. It's a hymn tane, I replied,
I don't care a den replied my: father. It's the Lord's day, and if I hear you whistlin in it I'll whale the bell out of That was his philosophy, and he lived it
“IF WE GO DOWN.”
VIEW OF GERMAN CHIEF OF STAFF
The Associated Press recently issued am
successor
returned and enlisted the services of the gamekeeper as guide for s strong British detachment. Jameson led the force to the chateau where, half drunk and taken by ***** surprise, the Germans, vainly endeavour account of an interview which one of its ing to put up a fight, were quickly driven correspondents has had at the German out, only a few escaping alive to take back Headquarters in France with General von to headquarters the report that thousands of the British were advancing and Falkenhayn, Count von Moltke's s threatening the lines of communication as Chief of the General Staff. ›
That night General von Kluck altered In the course of this interview Cleneral his plans, while a party of British officers von Falkenhayn said: The war con last sat down to a late supper in the chateau indefinitely as far as Germany is conegra- without wing, because the Germans had ed I can see nothing that is able to Force. emptied all the cellors us to stop fighting. If we go down it will Jameson is very happy to day; there are bo honourably, fighting to the Jast ditch two hundred Germans buried in his and the last man kitchen garden.
A GERMAN'S BOAST. WE ALONE SHALL DECIDE WHAT
PEACE SHALL BE
WAR HAD TO COME” According to intelligence received at Amsterdam, last month, from Germany, Baron von Heydebrand, leader of the German Conservative party, who on spoken of as the uncrowned King was account of his great influence is often the chief speaker at a great gathering at Magdeburg in commemoration of the foundation of the German Empire
In highly optimistic terms, and appar ently still under the influence of the exaggerated reports of the Soissons victory, Baron von Heydebrand declared that the military situation justified the koenest expectations.
It was wrong, the general added, to interpret the German operations in Flanders as an attempt to reach Calais, Ou the contrary, that phase of the cam-- paign was the result of an attempt of the French and British to force a way in the north, envelop the German right flanky relieve Antwerp, and oblige the Germana to retire from Belgium Their plan had been a failure.
General Joffre's offensive was ordered in December, but the Germans had not only held their lines, they had even gained ground
On the subject of the British forces and Lord Kitchener's army General von Falkenhayn said: The British are good fighters, and I have all respect for the bat an army without the necessary officers is scarcely on army. We are strong enough to boat them and to drive theru: back with bloody heads
to land in Belgium, and the sconer it We are fully prepared for any attempt comes the better
Who was responsible for the present war, said the speaker, cannot be said The British blockade, he asserted, was just now, but the war had to come, if having practically no effect on the conduch not now, then later. No diplomacy of the war. The interference with copper would have been able to keep back shipments was a heavy blow to America, France from her revanche idea or could but a matter of ut er indifference to Pers have turned away Russia from the many. Bosphorus, and could have induced England to recognize Germany as her
equal on the sea. A correspondent notes the. Halla vor A noteworthy passage was that in which respondent of the Egyptian Gazette 29 the speaker referred to peace and future saying:-Nearly all of the Turkish An
are awaiting the arrival of ammunition policy.
The peace, he said, must not be one of is concentrated at Damascus, where they diplomatic art, but one which the entire and cannon from Gormany, vi people comprehends and approves, and Houmania and Constantinople, but these a guarantee of our position worthy of expected war materials will apparently our sacrifices. Nothing would be more never arrive on Recount of their being terrible than a disappointing issue of stopped by the, Roumunian Government, this great war. More than once the pen Obviously, this oute for the recent has despoiled us of what the sword has announcement that the Turkish author- in the world, we alone shall have the absurdity of attempting any action, gained. As we are now standing alone Ties are at last beginning to resile the right to decide what ball finally be against Egypt