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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 334, 6 February 1902, Page 3

A French writer who visited South Africa during the war gave, in a book he published on his return, an amusing burlesque view of the British officer as an individual who fought a little in the forenoon, but whose serious interests, early and late, were polo, tennis, football and other athletic games. If this is tho French v i ew — a nd many farcical things are taken seriously on the other side of the channel —it will receive some confirmation from the anecdote related by Mr Brodrick at a dinner given to Sir J. D. Pender. Early in the war the Associated Eastern Telegraph Companies offered to convey at reduced rates telegrams between wounded officers and their friends at home. Many took advantage of the concession, but, said Mr Brodrick, in the first 20 telegrams from officers, nothing whatever was said of their condition, the senders contenting themselves with asking the odds on the Derby. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday “ Moderate io strong westerly winds; glass rise; tide low* 5