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VIEWS OF FIELD-MARSHAL

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"HINDENBURG.

paths. After the collapse of Russia Fan: Islam sought its conquesty in the direction of the Caucasix, Indeed, it cast its eye beyond them to the Transcaspian region, und finally lost itself in the distant areas of Central Asia, inspired by the fantastic ambition of uniting all men of its own culture and faith under the Ottoman sway, It was obvious that we should not lend military support to such political dreams, but that we must demand the abandonment of these far-reaching schemes for the snake of existing military realities. Vafor tunately, all our efforts failed,

THE ARMENIAN MA891CRÉS,

SHAKESPEAR'S BIRTHDAY.

repertory company.

Love's

"OLD VIC FESTIVAL. That" merie-minded man, our Shake ipaares every man's Shakespeare was In this autobiography, instalmeats of

duly honoured in London on April 2ird which have been appearing in the Daily

on the 150th anniversary of his birth, and Telegraph, Field Marshal Hindenburg

nowhere more fittingly than at the Old denis. with the German compact with Bal-

yie" Miss Lilian Baylis had prepared u garin and Turkey. As regards Bulgaria,

veritable dramatic feast for her putrons be says: "The alliance concluded between

and to the honour of Shakespeare-and their own many of our leading actreRS14 as and Bulgaria provided, in case of war

an actors contributed to the banquet. with Roumania, for a return to our ally

Miss Ellen Terry made one of her very Ar, and welcome, reappearances, and of that part of the Southern Dobradja

the casts included another famous netress in the person of Miss Genevieva Ward, which had been lost in 1912, as well as for Frontier adjustments in that region, but The surprising revival of Ottoman mili-together with Mr. Bourchier. Mr. Mathe it said nothing about the assignment of the tary, power and the renascence of her Lang, Miss Sybil Thorndike. Miw Hilda Bayley, Miss Hutin Brition, Mr. whole Reumanian Province to Buigaria ancient heroism in this fight for existence Basil Gill, Mr. Charles Warburton, Mr. In accordance with this tompact, as soon so showed up the darkest aide of Turkish Russell Thoradike, Mr. Ernest Milton, domination. FI meso her attitude to the Mr. Ivan Firth, Mr. Rupert Siddons, and as the Roumanian campaign was virtually Armenian portions of her Empire. The the Old Vie over we had handed over the original Bul- Armenian question embodied aas of Tur

The plays selected for the birthday cele garinn portions of the Southern Dobrudja key's most difficult problems. It affected brations were "A Midsummer Night's both the Pan-Turkish and the Pan-Intan Dream," which was produced at the to be administered by the Bulgarian Gay ideals, The whole world took a deep masinde; and, in the evening scenes from

German interest during the war in the methods with a The lorry Wives of Windsor," "Th but etablished administration in the Central Dobrudja in which the fanatical Turk attempted to Merchant of Venice." Henry VII

Attempts have been made to "Macbeth," Twelfth Night," agreement with all our plin. As a result: solve it.

special economis, agreement, or assceinte us Germans with the horrible Labour's Lost, Antony and Cleopatra,” matters, this Cerman administration work occurrences in the whole Turkish Empire #gymleline," Hanies." and Henry Y." Thus, although this selection, by no ed almost exclusively on behalf of Bul- and, towards the end of the war. Chen is Kari The Northern Dobrudja, being, in Armenian Trans-Lanenia. I therefore

bass winch the Vio" company bave perform the of the armies, was controlled by feel it my duty to touch on this question. Braas represents the full list of the Plays the 3rd Buigarian army there. As far as here, and, indeed, have no reason to passed since Inst September, it is Hair in- one enul set, the matter seemed to have over the part we played in silence. We been arranged entirely satisfactorily. never hesitatet, both verbally and in writ dication of the splendid work which Miss However, the satisfaction did not last for in, to axercise a deterrent inflorner in the Baylis and her hard-working company are long.

savage and licentious methods of wariare doing. Of them it may be truly said that The gauntlet was thrown down to us by which were traditional in the East, thanks not only have they founded a home" of Even to racial hatreds and religious animosities. Shakespeare in London, but they are as the Bulgarian Minister-President, before the Romanian campaign was over Wa recstved soothing assurances from men veritably running a college" of 8bike- he hudhouted this Ministers the iden high up in the Turkish Government, but speare to which students and lovers-of-the- of the cession of the whole Dobrudja to were not in a position to overcome the great plays and of great poetry and music Bulgarin, and represented the German Passive resistance which was opposed to our generally are focking in ever-increasing General Staff as the obstacle in the way insisted that the Armenian question was them, because it is not so long ago that, i

intervention. For example, the Turks numbers. All the more credit is due to of these ambitions. The presuit was D strong political agitation against us. At first King Ferdinand had not agreed with the proceedings of his Government, but st length be felt hingel compiled to yield to the general excitement. In the same way at the mutant the Bulgarian General Staff had ant let themselves be drawn into the affair. They fall, realised the dange, of a new cement of unrest being added to the political currents within their army which inthengselves flowed strongly and diversely. However, before long, even General Jekeff felt that he could resist the pressive of the Minster-President no longer.

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spearean production by Sir Herbert Tree or some other distinguished actor-manager. the lamp of Shakespeare was kept alight alone at the Old Fit."

were very sensitive when we referred to it. Even our officers who happened to be on the spot frequently failed in their efforts to secure some moderation in the acts of hatred and vengeance. The awakening of

Its not it in truc, “the fairest theatre the best in a man beating a life and cut is all England to look upon, As Wai battie and inspired by political gious fanaticism formas one of the blackest claimed for the old Glabe in Southwark chapters in the history of all times and in its day, but to whom of those present at the festival performance of "The Dream" nations.

Moreover, observers of neutral nationali. did not the prosaic surroundings of the ties were agreed in their opinion that fromic fad, like far-off mountaine that the point of view of massacre, the content turn to clouds A more delightful pre- The Bulgarian Government lost ing parties, stirred as they were to their sentation of the Comedy could not be pak- control of the movenient they had started, inmost depths, were just as bad as each rd for, and the audience owed a debt of"

This would be the natural result gratitude to Mr. Russell Thorndike and and the outcome was a general political; other.

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H from the Concerned will sell by Public Bulgaria. When that compact was made came to a miserable end by privation in Mortals

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outery against the German General Staff of the moral notions peculiar to racs of Mr. Warburton for their production, a an outer which was mainly the work of this region, notions which seemed to be for their acting, to Mr. Wilfrid Waker irresponsible agitators, and had no respect sanctified by the practice of the vendetta for bis-simple-but-charming scenery, and for the relations between brothers-in-arms which stili prevailed, or had only been out to Mr. Charles Corrie for his arrange The obstinacy with which certain circies of date for a short time. The harm whichment of the Mendelssohn music. Nor in Bulgaria pursued this gont of their was done by these mamacres in quite im- must mention he omitted of the abir ambitions would have been better devoted measurable. It made itself felt, not only acting of Miss Molly Veness and Mr. Neit to attaining our commcn aims in the war in the human and political sphere, but Curtis as the Immortals, and of Mign even in economic and military affairs. The Catherine Willard, Miss Doris Buckley, betrayed the consequences side of our compact with number of the best Turkish troops who at Shaw and Mr. Jarman & -the- we and given the Bulgarians the most far the Caucasian mountain winters during the At the evening performs ner Miss Gene- reaching assurances posible with regard war, as the result of this policy of massa-vieve Ward elected to do the sleep-walking and perhaps to the aggrandizement of the country and cre against the Armenians, will certainly scene from Macbeth, the unification of the Bulgarian race. We never be known. The consequence of this the truest report that can be made wholesale slaughter by every imaginable of her electrifying performance is should have only been able, to give effect to these assurances it we had won a com kind of privation was that another chapter the simpls attement that one entire-

was added to the tragic history of the ly forgot that this mother of the stage: plete victory. Bitigaris, however, was not

She brave Anatolian soldier. the very backbone in satisfied with the eassurances. was continually advancing freak claims of the Ottoman Empire.. Is it the last? without stopping to consider whether such a small State would be able, later on, to manage her ses acquisitions politically and economically. Moreover, there was a direct military danger for us in these excessive ambitions. I have already said what a great military advantage it would have been to us to withdraw our line of defence on the western wing of the Mace donian front to the neighbourhood of Prilep At the very suggestion of such n thing from our side, however, all political circles in Bulgaria joined in raising the most serious objections. They immediately feared that they would thus abandon all ́LONDON AND STRAITS.

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its noble, traditions has long passed the allotted three score years and ten. A rapturous ovation was accorded to Miss Ward. Equally enthusiastic and prolonged was the reception given to Mina Terry, who chose to recite Portia's The newest handbag, strictly speaking,Qurlity of Mercy" speech, and who is not like a handbag at all, says the brought to its delivery so much of that Daily Express. It is really similar to a bennty of roice that has enthralled her and an elastic loop between them to hold next warmest reception was that given to flat letter case, with two minor pockets audiences, days gone by. Perhaps the pencil or fountain pen. Really intended Misa Sybil Thorndike. and Mr. Bourchier, to be carried inside the muff, these model Mr. Gill, Mr. Lang, Dennis Neilson- are most popular when made with a knitted Te ry. and Mr. Ernest Milton each in wool cover lined with a contrasting silk, turn offered his tribute in memorably and adorned with raised woolwork flowers acter scenes, It was a night of stirring of many colours. Although they are at memories. tractive, they are not sale receptacles. wherein to keep loons change.

Carved ivory animals or images mounted | above the bag clasp of on, the top of the umbrella stick are enjoying great vogue at the moment. These expensive finishing fragile cameos.

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The perplexities of all these innumerable meast hours of thankles work for me and considerably increased my aversion to

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Some leather and silk, hags which came recently from Paris had beautifully carved shells cleverly inserted into the sides of the receptacles.

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The Englishman has recently been pub- Winchester, who was carried away into captivity from a ten-garden in Cachar o the borders of Lushai land during 1887-68. At this late day (writes a correspondent ther a separate Punitive Expeditionary to the same paper) I do not recollect whe

the 14th it, or they will not be recognised. had only pledged oursives before the, war white panel velvet, with an ivory clasp and Force started from the Cachar direction

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barden had this been laid on our treaty obligations. It did not seem impossible that these unhappy failures would have a harmful reaction on the conduct of opera- tions The Turkish Government could base claims in this direction which we should possibly not be in a position to dis-Mr. J. W. Olive has been appointed regard owing" tô, political rensoni, In Assistant Commissioner in charge of the las these circumstances, Enver Pasha's lofty administration and organization of the U bearing that a military Force was conception of our common purpose and its Metropolitan Police nt New Scotland approaching, the Lushais were alarmed, decisive issues was of the very greatest Yard in succession to Brigadier-General and cleared out their fastnesses. At the for the time being, the Horwood. Mr. Olive, who has been con in the jungle, to find their way home na same time they refcased ail their captives. value. Moreover, for the truth fentes nored with the Foros for deer 40-ventr political views of men seemed to offer a guarantee that Tar- began his career as a constable stationed best they could in the trackless Forest.

A Gurkha Subadar, Attached to Colonel previons losses would not involve an in Whitehall. After serving for some Roberts' force came across in his wander excessive Overdraft on our military time in the "A" Division was account. We were thus certain that in to Great Bootland Vor he drafted ing's small party of fugitives with whom I Buenos always insists on these Masims. cace peace negotiations were opened, the through the various grades, finally attain as the little child Mary Whachostor. He Turkish Government would not tie us down ing the rank of Chief Inspector. Bone Prompty took possession of her and to the strict wording of our compact, but 17 years ago Mr. Olive was promoted through the dense forest into Chandra brought her in his arms the whole way would accept the recognition of a more or superintendent. whereupon he took charge. less, formal muzerainty over a large part

started in finding a formula which would preserve zation of the system under which the sitting on the lap of the Gurkha Officer in of the lost territory a long as we succeeded of the Thames Division. He remained on shortly after the expedition had there for two years, affecting a re-organi- |** I now took a photograph of the child, the prestige of the present Government,

It was thus a very important task, both duties of the River Police are carried out, a tonjon (a nors of sedan chair carried for our statesmen and our military com and was afterward transferred to the on the shoulders of men). A copy of this the existing Ottoman charge of the Division Fighteen photograph I made over to Colonel manders, to support

understand made it over to Government; it would not be easy to and months ago ho was selected for the poet Roberts who a substitute for Enver or Taleat Pisha of Chief Constable in charge of the North- one of his staff ofhoers to send to England who were completely and absolutely loval Western District of London to a publishing firm when a wood-cut of In his capacity of Superintendent and it was taken, and appeared in one of the to us. Of course, this does not mean that we attempted to check political enrrents in Chief Constable Mr. Olive has been a periodicals of the day. (A reproduction of Turker which had sa ndverse influence on siated with most of the corepontals which this woodent is printed.)

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