LORD ROBERT’S DEATH

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 67, 18 November 1914, Page 4

LORD ROBERT’S DEATH

BURIAL TO TAKE PLAGE IN ST. PAULS. Press Association.— ri cpyrigbt. (Received 5.45 a.m.) LONDON, November 17. Lady Roberts lias consented to her husband’s burial in Saint Paul’s Cathedral. !F BRITAIN HAD ONLY LISTENED. LONDON, November 17. Sir Evelyn Wood says that if the nation had listened to Earl Roberts, our war casualties might have been materially lessened. FAREWELL TO IRISH GUARDS. LONDON, November 17. Lord Roberts, farewelling the Irish Guards when they departed for the front said: “I am proud of being an Irishman, proud of being colonel of the Irish Guards. We are fighting in a good cause, for cur country’s liberty, tide preservation of our great empire and to prevent friendly nations being crushed by a formidable and unscrupulous country. You £re in god’s hand's. Trust Him. Re of good courage. He will help to strengthen you. I pray God I may live to welcome yen returning covered with honour and glory. He shook hands with every officer. —Times and Sydney Sun services. A NATIONAL MONUMENT. PROPOSAL BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. LONDON, November 17. i 'Mr, Asquith announced In the House of Commons, that the Government would ask Parliament to erect a na- • ticnal monument to Lord Roberts with • on inscription expressing the adrnira- ■ tic.n of the House of his illustrious I military career, and gratitude for his i devoted service to the State LAMENT CF BRITAIN'S UN PREPA REDNESS. AUCKLAND, November 17. 1 A reference to the death cf Earl Heberts was made by Mr. Arthur IVI. Myers M.P., in big address to the elec : tors of Auckland East last evening He said that when he :-1 England 1 no later than F-’ he had the privilege of i ’cherts, who in the course of oeu . .sullen concerning Defence nmHers umdc the following remarks: “On :• Navy is efficient and cur Arm ’ • have of it is also all rig!; . T : c cgnise however, that we have too few men. ? When the hour of Germany has struck, 1 Germany will strike. 1 fear Waj- Hv> ' time is not far distant, aPhough a i large number of people do net believe that Germany is going to c mg to grips with Britain. My only • R. v that the United Kingdom liar v lowed the example of AusL , New Zealand by going in for com pul scry universal military training. Had we done this I would have be ~ bbto look forward to the future with . , confidence than I can at, the pi L ' time.