As early as July 11th, Queensland, the fiery and semitropical, had offered a contingent of mounted infantry with machine guns; New Zealand, Western Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia followed in the order named.

Canada, with the strong but more deliberate spirit of the north, was the last to speak, but spoke the more firmly for the delay.

Her citizens were the least concerned of any, for Australians were many in South Africa but Canadians few.

None the less, she cheerfully took her share of the common burden, and grew the readier and the cheerier as that burden came to weigh more heavily.

From all the men of many hues who make up the British Empire, from Hindoo Rajahs, from West African Houssas, from Malay police, from Western Indians, there came offers of service.