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"The Editor of The Democrat has asked me to write a short note on the British soldier, such as I bare known him dur- ing my forty-one years of commissioned service,
We have soldiered together, he and I, in foul weather and in ine, in good times and in bad, in hot weather and in cold, and in many parts of the globe.
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We have served together from Belfast to the Cape, and from Archangel to Rangoon, and, after this long and some what varied experience of him, I have second cir lead of three no hesitation in saying that I would be a better grip of the game, though it was prouder to be classed by him as a friend no till seven minutes from time that they
Quite as than I would be for the same compliment got the points necessary for their victory. important game was that between to be paid to me by any other man or Watsonians and Heriot's, but neither club gave of their best. Of concerted back set of men."
play there was practically none, the gara After all, what is the British soldier He is the essence of our town and country resolving itself into tussle between two life. He is the embodiment, not of a class, energetic and go-ahead packs. The Wat
egnsiderably the beat spuians bad but of the whole of our great Empire. He exchanges, in the first half, but, clever as is at once the most forgetful and the zacat ever at grahping their opportunities, DAIRY FARM NEWS. SPECIAL NEW MAP OF HONGKONG thoughtful of men. He is the biggest Heriot's crosseds over leading by a try. D. coward and the bravest man alive. He is Drysdale's great dropped goal from a free
encouragement, gave them further the greatest grumbler and the most willing kick of men. He is the greatest: pessitaist in putting in characteristically strong finish, out wingers of a frankly speech and the most profound optimist in they ran action of any man that ever: lived. He is disappointing game, in which none of thes of Rugby was in evidence, as cruel as a schoolboy and as gentlets Equally mediocre was the play womnu; while, as a comrade in a tight pince deseof opponents, the Edinburgh --and the tighter the lattx there is nobody (and, I venture to think, there never has been anybody) like the British soldier.
I said he was forgetful, because he takes no thought at all beyond his next meal, I said he was most thoughtful, Escause, bar- ing set out on an enterprise, be never censos until he bringe it to a happy end.
and,
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A continued improvement in the quality of the play is again observable, and it is I said he was the biggest coward, because permissible to hope that the return to the per on many hundreds of occasions when he has old standard and style is to be
Celtic, the League champions, done some action which brings a gulp to manent
and Morton, Scottish Cupholders, GAYO one's throat, he skulke behind anybody and exhibition of high-class football in keeping everybody if he is asked to stand out and
with their
Two defeats and reputation. get his reward; and I said he was, the indifferent displays in recent encounters bravest man in the world, because I have pointed to marked deterioration in Celtic, seen him in quits impossible positions--but their display and victory at Greenock whether under a devastating fire, or whether removed all doubts as to the champions tending bis comrades in a cholera camp ability to uphold their dignity. It is not too much to say that by this triumph with a smile on his face, absolutely uncon-
re-established scious of, and certainly with no intention to over Morton they have
themselves a favourites for the League clain, the amazing service that he was perhonours Fangers, on the other hand de forming
clined in the public estimation by their havo draw with Albion Rovers, who
one victory the current competition. Third Longarin e ngrent disappointed their supporters, Alloa de feating the city club on Cathkin Park by 1 to 0 None anticipated such a result, after the recent aftid Lamare improved displays of the 67 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL arranged, with the Initials as well as the Bur
I said he was a grumbler. Let me take you into barracks camp, on service or in peace, where for the moment her getting seven nights in bed, any amount to eat and drink, and nothing to do. He will grumble until he nearly breaks his heart but, o the other band, let me take you into camp
however, quite failed to
or bivouac, on service or not, when rations are short, health is weak, and duties are terribly heavy there is nothing, at least I have never seen anything, that you cannot call-on that man to do, and which he is not only willing, but anxious, to do if you the most feels to any competitor,
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milton Academicor
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them
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to form. Motherwell had the lenders of the League, Aberdeen, at Fir. Park, and boat them by 3 goals to I; a defent that sent the northern club to third place, on the table. Dundee, who have
of the I said he was the greatest pessimisk by 3 goals to The Tictory placed. Di
Dendee Hark to him as he grumbles to his pals and at the head of affair, with the same number Hibernian, who have an nobody who matters" is listening! Did of pic
pionts10 anything ever go right? Could anybody inferior goal average. Hibernian were one Rovers being de ever do anything that would give satisfac-of five home victors, Raith tion? Was it possible to beat the enemy,feated at Easter Road in a vigorously con- whether Boche" or "cholera"? And then tested game. yatah his actions, contradicting his words. in such a charming boylike way that one feels inclined-as, indeed, all we officers have done a thousand times over to take one's bat off before apesking to him
soldiers keeping law and order in a part of the world as big as Yorkshire, administer- ing justice, collecting revenue, and, generally speaking."running" a small country to the enormous benefit economi- cally, financially and materially-of the natives of that country.
I said he was as cruel as a schoolboy, and I mean what I say, but only as schoolboys in small things that don't matter; and I said
I remember two of our battalions coming he was as gentle as a woman, and I mean atill more what I say. I have seen him with up in miserable old ships from Enzeli at the bands as soft and light, with forethought south end of the Caspian Sea, and being as deep and true, as any woman that was suddenly dumped into the gnat oil town of ever a nursing angel I have seen him Baku, where tens of thousands-shall' ́we;} look after his wounded comrades. I have say of the most questionable characters Been him watching day and night to try and in the world had been collected, or had bring them back to health, or, if that was been driven; and these two battalions not possible, to ease, their last moments; took over the charge of this immense town, and I have been him, in perhaps the most and I remember being most amusingly trying circumstances in the world, nursing struck by the fact, that, on the following his own comrades din cholera camp, where day of their disembarkation, they were re the chances were and nobody knew it gulating the traffic in the streets, and boys better than he did-ho himself would be the from Devon and Esser, without even side- next victim.
arma, were standing" at the cross street's passing trafic along as though they were in London, and, what was still more
ore amazing, everybody obeying them.
No wonder, then, that we officers are proud of our men. No wonder, then, we officers prize above everything else the good opinion of such men. He is a rum follow, the British private soldier, and has as many sides to his character as the facets of a diamond, but, always and ever, inside beats the same heart.
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Some two years ago, General Bir George undergo our hardships and dangers not Milne wrote a dispatch from his head-only altogether, but all in the great cause quarters in Constantinople, describing the of our country's good. work which the troops under his command. The personal touch between the officersa had been carrying out for some little time and the men, is the great secret of happierge Black and Tan boo, Smooth at Batoum, Tinis, Baku, at-Erzeroam, and iness, the efficiency and the proud traditions all over Georgia, Azerbaijan, Daghestan, of His Majesty's Army. D and, in fact, over much of the Caucasus General The Earl of Cavan, K.P and Eastern Anatolia, and I have always G.C.M.G. G.C.V.O., K.O.B., Chief of the quoted Sir George's dispatel as being a Imperial General Staff, writes: "I should fairy tale of what a handful and they were like the soldiers of the British Army to only a handful of regimental officers and know what their friend, the late F-M British soldiers were able to do in those Sir Henry Wilson, thought of them. It' somewhat restless countrics and in some there is any profit from the sale of this one, testad on the Pray what turbulent days. For example, you will pamphlet, it will be given to his favourite find a young subaltern, a couple of charity." Bergeants, and five-and-twenty private The pamphlet has been distributed
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