Lord Roberta completed his eightieth year on Monday. The birthday
celebrations included a surprise serenade by the band of the Royal Artillery and a deputation of sergeants, who conveyed the congratulations of all ranks of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in the Aldershot command to its senior and most distinguished officer. Splendid as have been Lord Roberta's services in the field, be has deserved even better of his country by his strenuous efforts in the cause of National Defence in his old age, and of all the tributes he received on Monday none can have pleased him more than the special meetings organized by the National Service League in further- ance of universal military training. We trust we may be allowed to add our congratulations, though nearly a week has elapsed since what children call " the proper day." Lord Roberts is now, as always, the good citizen as well as the great soldier.
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