THE NEW GOVERNOR OF CABUL.
.Anglo-Indians, says the European Mail, will not be surprised to learn that MajorGeneral Hills, R.A., C. 8., V.C., has been Appointed Governor of Cabul by Sir F. .i Roberts. No closer friends or comrades exist fin india than these two Bengal gunners, _who step by step have accompanied each other up the ladder of fame. Cadets" at Addiscombe together, they joined 'the Bengal Artillery. Together they 'fought betore Delhi, and both received the Victoria Cross for gallantry at the siege. They were then placed on Btaff employ. Roberts acted as Assistant Quartermaster-General at Zoulla, Hills commanded a battery which reached Magdala. For Abyssinia a lteutenant-colonlcy rewarded the pair. In the Lushai expedition Hills took com- ' mand of a mountain battery, Roberts acting as principal Staff officer. From this they emerged as Companions of the Bath. Last jear, ~while Sir F. Roberts -_ commanded the Kurum Valley column, General Hills was acting as AdjutantGeneral to Sir Donald Stewart, and now the fortune of war finds them once more thrown together in; the capital of Afghanistan. General Hills knows the •Native character most thoroughly, and t his past career is sufficient guarantee that he will perform the difficult task intrusted to him with energy, tact, and moderation. . Already we learn that two of the Ameer's most faithful attendants, two who accom- '.; panied him to Gundamuk, and again, in -his fight to Khushi, have been arrested. The inquiry once begun will, we may reßt assured, be carried out in its integrity. Already the highest in the land we suspected A complicity in the plot, and the retribution which Sir F. Roberts has determined to wreak on the city is none too severe. The buildings in the Bala Hissar have once before formed a convenient skulking-place for the ruffians of Cabul. It is well that it should be completely gutted, the interior fitted with barracks suitable for a garrison, and the walls placed in a thorough state of defence.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1020, 8 January 1880, Page 4
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