Show when lord kitchener overplayed his hand stories about lord kitchener are always cropping up here Is one which seems to be new the civic dignitaries ot of a certain town wanted to make him a presentation and decided the best thing they could give him would be a piece of china being aware of Kitch eners expert knowledge of china the donors donor s were anxious to make sure of his approval so they put it on the table at a lunch he attended it was a fine and rare piece and as soon as the great man sat alwn down he cocked an appraising eye upon it and at once decided he be must secure it for his own collection and secure it cheap so he be observed in his gruffest gruff est voice that the piece was not genuine at which the dignitaries very much depressed took it b back a ck to the dealers I 1 the story Is told by mr compton mackenzie in galli poll memories |