"BOBS" ON KITCHENER.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 December 1901, Page 3

"BOBS" ON KITCHENER.

Lord Roberts visited Liverpool on Octoborßth for the purpose of distributing medals to the Yeoman and Volunteers from the distiic:t. Despite inclement weather huge crowds lined the streets, and warmly greeted the Comman-der-in-Ohief as he drove through the town. After distributing the medals in St George's Hall, Lord .Roberts mide a short speech, in the course of which he said : "The warfare now carried on in South Africa is most difficult to describe and equally difficult to cope with. I daresay some of you are under the impression from statements made in the public press that everything is not being done that might be done to end the war in a rapid satisfactory manner. But, believe me, this is not the case. JEvery effort is being made by those who are in charge in South Africa, and by those who [ate responsible to the nation at large to bring about this muchdesired result. Lord Kitchener, in whom we all have implicit confidence, has never made one single demand for men, for horses or for stores that has not been immediately complied with. You may rest assured that this will continue to be done so long as the war continues. Not one of us is perfect, and there may have been some shortcomings, but I trust that when the war [shall have been concluded it will be allowed that Lord Kitchener in South Africa and the War Office authorities at home have done all in their power to meet the wishes of their King and fellow cDuntrymen to bring the war to a satisfactory ending. What I would ask the nation now to do is to show that marvellous patience which was exhibited to such a remarkable degree at the time now known as " thoso dark days in December, 1899." The situaiion in South Africa is very different now from what it was then. There is now no cau3e for anxiety."