COOK TO BRIGADIER. LONDON, Fob. 30. Lord Derby, Seeretnrv for War, speaking at the Ahlwych Club, declared that undue prominence bad been given to the Cambrai reverses, which, he said, was a sort of thing that might happen to us or the Germans at any time. ,' In refuting the allegation of the existence of a ring against promotion of new arniY officers. Lord Derby mentioned that the second cook of a college at Cambridge -University had become one, of the most efficient staff officers, going from sergennt-maior to the rank of commander of' an infantry brigade, and from moss-sergeant to eommandei of an infantry brigade. He asserted that neither he nor the Cabinet had wavered in the least in their allegiance to Sir Douglas Haig and Sir William Robertson.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1918, Page 2
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