The German ex-Crown Prince has passed part of his leisure writing down the impressions he gained of enemy soldiers during the war, and these are now published in the "Taglische Rundschau."
The English soldier, he says, has been admirably portrayed by Rudyard Kipling, and Tommy Atkins and is exactly as this brilliant novelist has described him. Tommy Atkins, in his opinion, is @ mixture of soldier, sportsman, and Colonial pioneer.
The ex-Crown Prince speaks of the excellent manner in which the British Regular Army was always equipped, and observes that tie English Peace Army was small but good, a circumstance that was too often overlooked by the Germans before the war, and "I have frequently heard' opinions express-concerning the English Army which did not do justice to its real The writer gives unstinted expression to his admiration of the spirit that prevailed in the English Army in general, and between the officers and the men, and he mentions that he held in particularly high esteem such soldiers, who did such magnificent duty modestly, but with devotion to service in such far-away spots as the Khyber Pass.
This old English Army, the ex-Crown Prince continues, did its duty splendidly in Northern France in the autumn of 1914 despite the fact that its leadership was not up to the mark. He mentions that commanding officers. were not trained in the German sense of the word, though he knew one general personally, namely, Earl Haig, who was really thoroughly trained even according to German ideals, During the first half of the war, therefore, in particular, the ex Crown Prince continues, the English soldier was a very brave, tough, and respected opponent, and as a trained sportsman he had to be taken very seriously in close fighting.
Smoxers, and there are few non-smokers these days, are re commended to take particular care in the handling of matches of local native manufacture as some of them are a positive danger. As soon as tthe match is applied to the box, the latter ignites as well as the head of the match and a burnt hand may result.
Tue P. & O. Line have placed an order with Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast, for five 14,000-ton liners of their "B" class for the Australian service, via the Cape, to be named Bullart, Balronald, Bara-din, Barabool, and Bendigo. Con struction of a portion of the order has begun at Belfast, but others will be built in the firm's Scottish yards. The same Company's Nahrunda, 16,000 tons, Belfast-built last year, was to have left early this year.
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