LORD KITCHENER.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 June 1916, Page 5

LORD KITCHENER.

HIS WONDERFUL WORK. PRESS COMMENTS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, June 8. The Evening News says it was not even known flmt Lord Kitchener had left London. He has given his life to his country as much as any soldier does on the battlefield. His deatli will intensify the Empire's determination to execute the full penalty on the people sanctioning it. The Evening Standard reviews Lord Kitchener's wonderful work in forming the new British army. He well and truly laid the foundation of success, When the war is over his majestio figure will stand out against Qie fiery background with heightened splendor.

A BORN DIPLOMAT. A STRIKING TRIBUTE. KITCHENER'S RESERVEDNESS. HIS SOUL FOE THE EMPIRE. Received June 9, 8.50 p.m. London, June 8. A correspondent of the New York Sun, publishes a remarkable dispatch descriptive of Lord Kitchener's work. It says: "He frequently exhorted his staff to greater effort. He said: 'We must win this war. That is the essential thing. That work is before us, and it makes no difference who is the workman so long as the work is done. The people wanted me to take on this task. I have done so. If they are dissatisfied with me I would not have personal sensitiveness. If they replaced me, appointing somebody more capable, I would willingly resign, >vit'h the consciousness that I had done by mest, and given place to a better man who was able to carry us on to a win.'" . The correspndent continues: "Earl Kitchener's companions in the Soudan, South Africa, and India never hesitated to call at York House, where there were always extra covers laid for unexpected visitors. Earl Kitchener was a glutton for work. He never permitted a subordinate to say 'I think.' Invariably he replied, 'Do not think; be certain.' Earl Kitchener was a born diplomat. He daily sat at a desk in a big room on the first floor of the War Office, close to a window, where any mad Hun might easily have bombed him. Like a company chairman crisply expressing his own opinions, and deftly inviting the opinions of his colleagues. He was always business-like, considerate, and conciliatory. He was a twenty-four hours a day man, his only relaxation being the week-ends at Broome. His supposed austerity was really shyness; he hated crowds, and he hated publicity."

WERE SPIES AT WORK? INTERNMENT OF ALL ALIENS DEMANDED. AN ALMOST LEGENDARY PERSONAGE. NEUTRAL COUNTRIES DEMAND REVENGE. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, June 8. A section of the press is discussing the possibility that spies were responsible for Lord Kitchener's death, and strongly demands the immediate internment of all aliens. The Evening News says it is believed all over London that spies communicated to the German authorities the news of Lord Kitchener's journey to Russia, and the paper considers that naturalised Germans are especially dangerous, naturalisation being largely used as a cloak. Nearly 17,000 London Germans are interned, but the numbers not interned are indefinite. Lord Headley says that there are 20,000 Germans in London, 7000 elsewhere, and 500 lifing in prohibited areas. A Glasgow citizens' meeting demanded that the Government intern or deport ali enemy aliens. The Manchester Guardian says that a friend of Lord Kitchener writes: "Kitchener recently said to me, 'ln one more year it will be over.' Kitchener frequently said during the political crisis, 'lf our people only stick together and fight the Germans instead of each other we will soon win through.'"

M. Herbette, in the Echo de Paris, paying tribute to Earl Kitchener, says: "An almost legendary personage, with eyes of steel, has disappeared like a figure in a legend, with a warship for his coffin, and in imagination I see his tall strong figure rising above the waves, watching in battle the armies he created." The Danish, Dutch and Portuguese press warmly pay tribute to him. Many papers emphasise 'that his death will strengthen the British determination to pursue the war until Kitchener's death is properly avenged. AUSTRALIAN MEMORIAL SERVICES. Melbourne, -June 9. Impressive memorial services were conducted in all the military camps in Victoria in connection with the de&tJh of Lord Kitchener.