AMUSING ANECDOTES

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1925, Page 3

AMUSING ANECDOTES

i TOLD RV OOVERXOR-CHVXKRAL. APCKI.AXI), April 27. As an oliirer of the Egyptian Army, i the Covernur-Cenai'al (Sir Chari,:« .Ker- - gussnii! saw much of Karl Kitelieiier llirnugliuiit tlie Sudan campaign of Hi a talk mi the lamjaign to mem- - ' cif. of the Auckland Olfiier.s* Club lie . li.ld some a musing anecdotes of the [ great ("klier and one of Karl Realty. win in he had known as tlie ciinmaud- ■ r of a Xile gunboat. Thai Hi" Sudan campaign became possible, said Sir Charles;. was due largely to KiP heller".-; eeunruiiies. For ■ ever d years beforelmnd he i iaild get v cry lit He money ir,;iu Lord Cromer, - he sa-ved up all he coiild and liianuHh i iirei! in the eitad I of ('aiio nearly ouire. "ini S.aul Sir ( k il,- . "a F TlaI" . ii l ran-: ..rt cerps w-.- leruu d. 2C0I) .-iruii.'. : i.; ■. 11 ., • went in KiiTa-ner ami ask" | him about iulipu nis for these iimn. ‘‘Mini:. di they nsmiMy . rai'T' asked Kit: Lciicr. "T.U" i.fli: r replied that im -t of them <•;.• cinteift with a loin < kith. '■Very well." s.ijil Km.lnner, “get a "vuilde ol' thousand sacks and give them oil" each.” A ! Ill" was I 11, ill the b. ttolll of ell ' Il -ii k for a in.ill's head, and two link's in the . ori.i'f- for hi- arms. So t here : '.ou fad 21!“' i PA Mallei'll v. it Ii loin cloth Hid eU' li. and v- proud a- I’uiieli ; th". " "I", l. Thai v. a- K itelieiier's A'- : 111 : l!: r exaaiil,-: Donkeys Were |ro up' | 1(1 "any eiui' of telegraph wire. A niff er told Kipheiier that t heir w - , in saddiery for ii'" animals. The Sirdar who was ins! e-ting them, lilt d a donkey's foivh-gs' stood them wit I, ill a mil "I wire. Idled the coil over the ."niimd's head. and said. "There you are. I Put’s all the i-nil- .!!• .-v I In-y need.” Kilr!i"imr never gave anyone the sliglilost prai-e. hoiiliiig that the best ni work v.ns no neuv than a soldier's duly. He found ii -O when lie was called iipmi !o lon,i ihe loth Sudanese Halialion I' r i (in I oil; I wild Dervishes in four nn-Mills ill the 111-ii t ol suniiner, with ill" I lm" motor at lIA degrees and one British no w. i , help him. He literally '• wealed flood' over it. Kiteli- • 11, -r inspected t lie hnttali ml at the , • r.-ked Hie n‘ w. Innv nun h drill Ihi m. n did a day . Ile replied t hat I I . x did .i'lit hours besides barrack !. m j u-i rU' liiu in i lie heal "f the day. •Cm.' su'd Ki; - lieaer, ‘there's a ; vid mu, u ai n i.gdit.' A, a big dre-.- parade of Sudanese t roo| ■. alter i nndiirma n. held for ihe 1,.-.."iii , f ilm lirst I in visit, th" ji. all lit" id h"i‘ troops had new 1111 il l "'lll - a lid etpli pille 11 1 . "Al v nil'll." said Sir I liarl, “ wore dressed ill all ... ,ns , f win n-oaj tilings. A le"' had b: gs, a i'ev. had it) ! ers of 1 Is witlii s ies. am] the maionty were b-ire-l ,• | , 1 n, v ragged mol, in I lie n,arch ; u-t. my heart just bursting v. it I, la 1 lull they mai l bed bet let'

that of the re-:. Afterwards Kil- , ivuer -on; f>r me. ‘AI y dear fellow.’ be sal 1. 'I will led i i see you and tell - you Imw ; leased 1 am at the splendid v, ;:v wur men tnari heil. I'll tell you It's .shame to put line Sudanese |up, I , .|s. T'la'.v're mu m i iisloined to ; Inin. j\'it clir!l«T l!li(l>M|l>tcdly V« \ !t»* ;i. -s-i!:!.‘ t n!uni;iM«lt*r t<»! *-»*«-11 ;ni : edition but !v lial ""rtain I'aolt.-:. H" i -lib I 11 i vork throng’!, a stall', lii- .|i . Hi u. Sir b, -In- Rmi-lle. I I I V. rile beam il ill orders. but K,;, lane!' v mild send oil' other- liitns"!f 11 >iitit<• rnia ll .l ing; them. Bundle nine ' 1... ( j ,-,'a si' !11 In go iipn I In' of a |,im■, 111 1 1 ng ellieer. a man named ( Didli Id. MPT a I"’-' He melds Dldvll I v. - oil l - id". heard howls of |,,1 that Bundle lad di'- ~, I ,ui I 1 c lab 1 1• lim ba - iw! ", on" .. ill" all KiP h.'iier's orders and all lii- ."Ml. Th" hr I baski-t v- as I | *i,.(- 1 u• --' and the *>th<-r ‘b "sb . ! |j,l;';,.|,! lived ilia) down. f Ihe x. Sir Charles had . , ~ | deal l" say aI mi Karl Really. ' v,:o wu- I lien a young eaptaiu edm,i;l|i ling a gnu! an with 'JUM men ' i board. .1 .. | j |itl | ~ ,C Ito d.o with him. !„■, narked. '■Realty was a dehghlII I P"l'-,|!l 1 1 ' I I hat sort of Work, be- -■,; ■if i’viv wu- a - rap. v. a might . ! v,, old I ' m it.'' •j-., . t|," s, "i .-I work that fell ... pint am! Car! R Nitty. Sir Charles mentioned that 'he Dervishes were | ~d < t raiding the villages along ~,,'d killing or mutilating the ; |j ,|bi |aN: ■ g'lii l v o-ha iid d sWTii'iL ...jiin-le: I s' Tile woUlitl.s Wei'" ~,,|v .|||:,.| |y. One villager came aboard Hue 'gunboat holding up hi- head w-uh ha: d ell e;"‘l: side of the face Ml Ih sh .'0 th ' ba-'k I I his held - ' l , | [ II the skull to the ' , unr 'im had made inali,v Pr,.-Mile ,he ling" w mind j! VR. mud. Carl Beatty and he , |.. | ,h" wen ml and dressed H "ill' ~,, I : s. ■II ii . v. iiii'ii hall coed P> be e:,rnail, past". Til'll Carl Rentty ' :. ( , 1 ,j .),,, man's head whil" Sir ( Iml'les , , V . M | up the \\ iiiiiid with ni'diiiaiy I'm.ue” said Sir Charles, “the man ~..p| ~| ( ,| board perfect l\ well. I !,m .. | ;1 . i There w 11 : 1 1 1 1 have 1 "i'll ,' , i if Ii 1,1 lU'iitiy bad. .mlv |... I,) i .-e : i", i"l,l . It bail a "light |g. u'lib-uni. C.very lime the gun1, ~l t ~, |(. ,| |'ji liai lie came a boa nl I I |,o,|-! Real tv. hi- Rilher and laiU her and so oil bee;,use lie had nave,l I,; ; life, bid i maintained Hml < 1 had done most ,d the surgical work.”