General Kitchener.

Manawatu Herald, 10 September 1898, Page 3

General Kitchener.

» Some particulars of the career of General Sir Horatio Herbert Kid chener, now that such great interest centres in his movements in the Soudan, will be interesting. He was born in 1851, and obtained his commission as lieu, rennnt when he was 20 years old 18 years latter he became captain, and his promotion to lieutenant colonel and colonel was very rapid aftpr that. The eight years between 1874 and 1882 were spent in Civil employment In 1874 he joined the survey of Western Palestine under ( Major Condp.r. After the attack on I rhe party at Hafed, in 1875, he re I turned to England ; and for the next three years whs engaged in laying ■ down the Palestine Exploration » Fund's map, Eeturning to the Holy Land in 1877, he executed the i whole of the survey of Galilee. A > year later he was pent to Cyprus to i organise the Courts. He was next i appointed Vice Consul atErzeroum ; ; and pubsfqucntly he returned to ; Cyprus and made a survey of the en-

f ; tire island. In 1832, hearing that fc ' an Egyptian army was being organi- , i sed by Sir Evelyn Wood, he volun* 1 1 teered for the service, and was ap--7 j pointed one of the two majors of the I cavalry. He was Deputy-Assistant--3 Adjutant and Quartermaster-General > in the Nile Expedition of 1884 5 > (mentioned in despatches. Brevet ! of Lieutenant-Colonel medal with i clasp, second class of the Medjideh, > I and Khedive's Star). He was in 1 . command of a brigade of the Egyp- >! tian Army in the operations near ' : Saukin in December, 1888, and was i present in the engagement at Ge. r maizah (mentioned in despatches). IHe was also in the engagement at | Toski, on the Soudan frontier, in : 1889 (mentioned in despatches), in > j which he was severely wounded. For his gallantry in this fight he was created (J.B , and in February, 1894, was made K.G.M.G. He is decorated with the First Glass of the Medjidieh and the Third of the Ormanieh. Nine Years' Indigestion. Recommends Clements Tonic as a Most Wonderful Cure. A prominent mail contractor endorses the value of Clements Tonic. Mr D. C. Mclntyre, mail contractor, Kempsey New South Wales, writes on June Bth, 1896 : — It gives me great pleasure to state that, after suffering from indigestion for nine years, I have been cured by G ements Tonic. I only took six bottles, when I found I could eat and digest my food. Before taking Clements Tonic everything I ate made me feel miserable. I did not know what to do wth my3elf. I wanted to lie down all the time, but now I cro about my work quite lively. In fact, lam a different man, and in conclusion I wish to state that I can with a 1 confidence recommend Clements Tonic as a most wonderful cure for indigestion, and I hope 'hat. the tho isnnds , who suffer from it will give Clements Tonic a trial, and meet with the same results at? I. — With bf>st wishes for your property, I am, yours gratefully, D. C. McINTYRE. YOU CAN'T Have a cake and eaf; it too, bnt you can have your meat and keep it in the warmest of weather by using " Sam aline," the great food preservafivo. A STEAM WHISTLE Need not run full blast all the lime to let 1 you know that it is heard, and it is not necessary that we should be always advertising by noisy statements to buy ' • Salsaline," the great food preservative, for once tried always used, as it is the only reliable ' food preservative sold. j McKee and Gamble, Photo Engravers, ! and Lithographers, Wellington. Send for ' quotation. j A SAFE INVESTMENT j Of money is the problem of the day, buying " Salsai.inb '' is a safe investment, for I onn shilling packet preserves twenty shill- j ings worth of Milk, Meat, and all such perishable goods, and is odourless and i harmless. . The famous Victory Sewing Machine is j the latest and most pprfpet of Sewing Ma- ' chines. It is adapted for household and I work-room use, and is capable of perform- j ing the most artistic fancy-work. The I prices vary from six guineas, and any of I tho machines can be purchased on the j easiest of time payments from the New ■ Zealand Clothing Factory, the local agency. I'm not in the w»gon busines?. lam strickly in tip business. I don't want y v to lose sight of the fact that my tips wM do you good if you take hod. Now, " You're a family man "—children not over strong — doctors av.^ expensive — '•winter's coming on." Keep a bottle of Woods' Great Peppernrnt Cure in the house ; " will stop the inevi able family • cough." Costs 1> Oil. "Save; doctors' bills ; cheats the undertaker." Naf s- d. "\7" For Coughs and Colds Take Woods' '. .ZX-Gbeat Peppermint Cube. 1/6 and 2/6.