7 NOVEMBER 1914, Page 14

Owing to good and sufficient reasons, comparatively little has been

said in the Press about the training camps and the disposition of the troops throughout the country. In these circumstances the men might have had some of their spirit damped by a sense that they were neglected. The visits of the King, however, have shown them that they are not forgotten, and that what they are doing for the nation has earned the appreciation and gratitude of us all—from the Sovereign to his humblest subject. The weight of responsibility on the King must be very great, but he has borne it, and will continue to bear it, with cheerfulness, fortitude, and a due sense of seriousness. He has set the nation in this respect the best possible example.