“Vote for Plumer and a full belly!”
“Every vote given against Plumer is a vote given for paper boots and no ammunition!”
4th Military Member—General F. G. Slade, now Inspector General of Garrison Artillery—has served in six campaigns and always come out top: has been in the Horse, Field and Garrison Artillery and commanded at Gibraltar. He is young and energetic and enthusiastic and will blow the trumpet of the Board (as well as his own!).
“Vote for Slade and hitting the Target!”
“Every vote given against Slade will be a vote given in favour of some d—d old woman.”...
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1904.
Jan. 31st.
Post Office Telegraphs. Government Despatch No.... “Await Arrival.”
Lord Esher Windsor Castle.
In reply to your telegram just received our committee manœuvres commenced at Portsmouth on December 30 beating Moses by nine days as he took 40 days before he got down from the Mount with his report but if you refer to submarine manœuvres I have last night put them off to February twenty third to last three weeks from that date stop I see we are accused of not giving credit to the good motives that have always actuated the War Office stop Why is the War Office like hell answer because it is paved with good intentions Sir John Fisher Portsmouth.