24 MAY 1924, Page 3

We regret to record the death of two distinguished men

whose names will be permanently associated with the War. Sir Charles Townshend was the gallant defender of Kut in the siege which ended in inevitable surrender after intense sufferings by the garrison. Sir Edward Goschen was a truly able diplomat, whose quietness covered much sagacity. His efforts to con- vince the German Government of the wickedness of their policy in the days immediately preceding the War will give him a position of great honour in history. It was to him that the German Chancellor spoke of the Treaty guaranteeing the integrity of Belgium as "a scrap of paper."