Umbrellas On the Field Of Battle

In a discussion on ambulance service for troops in the field, Surgeon Major Valentine Matthews, TMSO recently made a suggestion which seems worthy of attention', It seems to be the' fact that in some cases it ia quite impossible to remove »t all speedily the whole of the wounded from the field of battle, and our experience in South Africa has shown us what terrible hard ships it involves Much of the suft' r ing borne by those who have to lie for hours on the field is not. however, due to the. wounds by which they are dis abled so much as to the blazing eun which hour after hour beats down upon them, or the pouring rain with which they may be drenched, Sergeant , JMajor Matthews Bays it would be ao advantage if the regimental ambulance waggons were provided with some form of curtain, something of the nature of a light sunblind, readily detachable, which might be supported on light poles, say 2 feet high, and put over the wounded in the ditch or other shelter to which they may have been tempor arily brought, or to which they may have crawled. It has occured to him, and he says he mentions that at the risk of exciting snme ridicule, that some temporary shelter might be ob tained by the use of umbrellas, A large umbrella of suitable colour, marked conspicnously with the Cross, with a flap or curtain, forming an article something between a carriage umbrella and an umbrella tent, might be employed. It should have a spike at the end of the stick, and be pitched under cover not upright but obliquely, anchorwise, and he believes that in this way shelter might be provided for two or there men, and that by the use of a certain number of Buch articles some of the suffering due to prolonged exposure to the sun or the weather might be averted We do not think that the author of this suggestion need much used in other armies, even for those who were not wounded, and as for the umbrella, most of our ideas as to fitness are purely conveat-

ional. Of course the idea of a , soldier doing sentry go under an umbrella is absurd. But it is more absurd than the very familiar sight of

a sentry walking up and down Pall

Mall in the pouring rain without one? The Boars are without prejudice in military matters, and as soon as they

were "commandeered" for the war they are said have bought up all the umbrellas in the country They know their native rains, and, soldiers or no soldiers, they did not see why they should get wet.— The Hospital*.

Mr Chamberlain and the Colo nies

HE CLAIMS TO HAVE WELDED "THE TIES THAT BIND."

Mr Chamberlain's address containing the most important references to the colonies was that at Coventry, from which we extract the main passage—

The Government whom he repre sented were an Imperialist Govern ment. For the five years during whkh they had been in office they had had one guiding principle, one great object to attain, and that was to weld together all parta of tne Empire, to secure their affection, and to inspire- their confi dence. It was that idea which might be said to have permeated the greafc ceremonial of the Jubilee of the Qpeeo^' and which, had influenced the Govern ment's minds in the Federation of Australia, and in their appeal to the colonists to recognise their importance* in this great Imperial system. Had the Government succeeded 1 (Ories of 1 Yfs s ) Every on,e of (he colonies bad spontaneously olfared help to the Mother Oouutry in the South African War. 1 hf>y had aided as "with an army of thirty thousand men, who by their courage and intelligence b«Vci "shown themselves amongst thf best troops cut tag world. The <> owo co i O niea aad' the great feuda^ jries o f the Q uee ß in India had *' iSO h arr i e d to offer thwv ? M"JWB^e.- For political reasons it *w. oeen declined, this being » wMte man's war. If it could have ke&a accepted we should have add&et to our troops another army corps made up iof all races, but all united In reverence for the Queen and love for the British Empire. Why did these seen from all quarters of the earth harry to our standaid % Because they thought this Government was reasserting the prin ciples of Pitt, Canning and Pal tnerHton, that as long as the British Empire endured a British subject, whatever his color, ao long as be was engaged in hia legi timate occupation, should bemaintained in all his rights by the whole force of that Empire—(Cheers). It was be cause the Government asserted that principle in South Africa that we had had this grand, this unanimous sup port from our colonies, who regarded ifc as a privilege, an honour, and a pro tection to belong to such an Empire as ours — (Renewed cheers) This new sense cf pride in the British Empire was the work of Her Majesty's Government, and yet the electors were asked to reward them ey turning out the Goveanmenfc and by disgracing the statesmen who*had been placed in the position of respon sibility In carrying out those principles. Were the electors going to do it 1— (Shouts of " Wo.") Those who believed the war was unrighteous were bound by their consciences to vote against the Government, but let them remember what they were doing, and the effect of their action upon the outsiders of whom he had spoken. The colonists som® years ago had begun to think there were too many little Englandera in the counsels of Great Britain. They could not understand bow it was that one great party in the State should sud denly, in order to catsh a certain number of Irish votes, consent to the ■, disintegration of the United Kingdom, and weaken the citadel of the Empire; nor could they comprehend the plea sure thrse men took in besmirching their own countrymen j and when action of this kind was accompanied by indifference to the wishes of thecolonies, whose interests were treated with apathy and contempt,, there were many persons in the colonies who began to tal« of • cutting the painter,' as it was not well to maintain a connection which we did not seem to value, &md for which we appeared unwilling to make any sacrifice. All that had beeo changed, and new pride ba4 bits.

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Priu ted and published by Ajjebd Jqh« ' Tyebell-Baxteb, of Burnett sbrMteMt fo* t&e JProprietora, ; »0B»at Bkj. abdi Hkjjby AdAm ifAOKAlfi Vt-thslr Prtntttag Offioe, Baraeto Strwfc, Avhbarton, 1 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBBB 21, 199



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