GENERAL IGNATIEFF.

Kumara Times, Issue 436, 18 February 1878, Page 3

GENERAL IGNATIEFF.

The-StC correspondent of “the Neue WeiheUTagblatt writer — *“ The on one occasion bo enraged Sir Henry Jie declared in a note to his Government tJiat'h® could not possibly ■comejto,an understanding a man who Constantly evaded the_tirutkr This declatation became known to a member =of thA Russian: Embassy and through him ip General who, seeming to be furious, cried, ‘ I will' kill him V •and went off directly to the English Embassy/ Embassy were in sand wettf about to, inform Msme. 'lgnatieff of the expected cataslropbe, when the English GonsulrGeuecal entered. The: first secretary asked ;at once, ‘Do you bring any news ?’ The Ounsnl-General replied, ‘ Nothing important. I only stepped in in passing, and. came directly from my embassy, where I met General Ignatieff with Sir Henry Elliot/ ‘ Did you find him very-excited?’ ‘Excited!’ exclaimed the Consul-General; ‘on the contrary, the. general seemed to be in exception.ally good humour; he produced some -of his choicest jokes, and even the gjraye Sir Henry could not help laughing loudly/' The Russians looked at one ,another confused. After a while G<kmral Ignatieff returned, rang for hit secretary, and said to him: * The affair has been arranged to my complete satisfaction* I threatened the - Englishman with a challenge ; he declared the whole thing to be a mis OJidcrstanding, and he has made a formal apology/ ”