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scheme in 1895, when the mitted' th its commissioned rank a supplementary number of wrine, Donald Campbell had scented one of the erveted posts, He was, I think, touching ap an Ameri. can port in his ship, when he had te be communicated with by eablekum. After the preliminary period ashore, Sub-Lieut, Campbell sailed fin HBS. Blanche for sea service, While Ensign flying in the offing brough! some sense of security to the lit groups of foreigners on shore. Representing hix Commander, Subject. Campbell one morning was sent ashore to call officially on the British Consul, Dressed to the last mutton, the representative of the Power' of Britain (for the nonce) marched up to the Consul's house accompanied by his men and delly message in proper form, little story" ow regle, Donald received a shock on finding th throwing her arms in the presence of not nly the Consuls of other Powers, bur of hie own men, sobbing out the jexclamation:—"Eh, laddie! Ye're frae hame! and it stirs my heart ty hear the Scottish tongue!" His vowels lorrayed him to the keen ears abi sister Scot, Donald's face! ing the story wae something rome abore was on th HAMS
Rosario on the China const during the Boxer vising in 1900-01, and fi] holds the medal, 900, Nis chip did a fair share of cruising lon the Yangtzekiang and other rivers, showing the flag at the miysion stations, and new and again astonishing Boxers who sought to, eros the stream, At ore "Jittle place a band of white mirsi people. men, women and children, driven to the hanks of the river by the threat of a Boxer incursion, [dropped to their knees and began 3 hymn, as the Rosario rounded a point on patrol An Incident in One of his stories, to his intimates intrude. It is Donald stbute from his men, ple characteristic of what the ear to a where the Great Wall down from its long mile trail over the moun. thing and setes the plains. Ever alert, Donald's eye had marked fo its owen a little brick figurette mak. ing a final at the end of the wall, as it sloped down to the river bank: When night came on he landed with! a boat's crew, and set off to fai possession of the reli. A bri moon was shining, and it is sible to convey the mixture of fun land trepidation in Donald's voi if passing from the shelter of the)
houses across the bright spaces, his shadow startlingly clear At one point a second shadow sud-Jdenly threw itself along with his own, and his ear caught ° stealthy steps dogging him. Luckily, before [any serious challenge was second shadow loomed clear own barefooted coxswain, to wher the had given strict orders not to Teave the boat. Apologizing for his disobedience the coxwain's exetise was haltingly somewhat follow Well, Sir, as F didn't think it was safi for you to be alone wit! these ere blokes, I nips ashore to be I as stalked and headed off a bloke already, Sir, and, begging pardon, Sir, is it not' time we mae {for the boat?
Phey did make'for dnd got the! boat, but not before the lift memento of the Celestial lund was his, Different commissions took him lover the seven seas, including, among many others, a visit to the Cocor Islands in the Indian Ocean, to find there again a countryman, in one of the Ross, King of the Cocos, Under the conditions of -entry into the service Donald should have retired after the expiry of 20 years, but the War made this impossible.
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