Lord Roberts inspected the cadets at Sandhurst on Friday week,
and delivered a short address. After expressing his satis- faction with the excellent discipline which the new Commandant, Colonel Kitson, reported as having prevailed throughout the term, Lord Roberts referred to the question of the incendiary fires. He had now satisfied himself, he said, that the great majority of the cadets knew nothing whatever about the fires, and could not therefore have conspired to screen the culprits. Their exemplary conduct during the past term entitled them to this statement on his part. He further reminded them that their careers were only just beginning, that to achieve distinction they would have to work harder than they had ever worked before, and he urged on them "not to listen to any nonsensical talk about officers not being able to get on in the Army unless they had interest to help them."
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