GENERAL GORDON IN DUNEDIN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 74, 28 February 1885, Page 3

GENERAL GORDON IN DUNEDIN.

. The i Dunedin Evening Std¥ of the 17th inst. has the following: — Yester- ■ day evening six ladies and gentlemen, residents of DuiVcdin, sat round a- table and joined hands m the usual style; for the purpose of trying whether they could obtain what are usually known as manifestations. Though- novices at the business, they succeeded m obtaining some revelations which, if anything but pure nonsense, are of an extraordinary and important charadter. The first com- ' municatibn.from the unseen world was , the disembodiment of a gentleman who, ' whilst m ,the flesh, lived m the house where the party were assembled. After, answering a number of questions referring to, private matters, he said that,.a. | battle had been fought that day In "Ber- ; ber, between the British-troops, numbering from 2000 to 3000; and a rebel force 5000 or 6000 .strong., _ The British loss was forty-four .killed: and sixty-eight ■ wounded, while the rebels sustained, a deoisive defeat, 'losing •'in • killed : and . wounded between 4000 and 5000. This I friend of the houee them n^entioned that ihe had a with him who • wanted to speak ; and it was shortly elicited .that th^;pai^y referred to was^iq : qthei;. ■.[. than general jGoi'doh. } The ; GehSral' answered "(^uestipns^readily, cort ! roborating the"- details of the battle. ' He added that he -blamed the Goverhmeiit. ; fpriiiot. sending him help before, i^ith , 500 •JBr.itjiiJj . troops ..h 6 ; could have jhejd \ Kiairttfunii ".against- the rebels for, s'ohoie ;tinie^iit he^dtg -riot sure' that he couHi. haVevheid dQtviiH- Wofeeley reh'eved.&ijfl/ \ There? was, itoOAßOfes^ifity} i -of Wplseleyj [taking Khartouni this, season. Ho was' i'nqti sure jWqlseley. »>a^ a. brave nian. : BeVesford 'was; 'arid.lie .wpuldVinate' a I n'anio^d*sliiit}ReifJ!dtfririg this campaign^ 'i Gladstone^ would fljosa personal iibpularity.Qyei.thi^ a%ir r: bnt; his Governraeut wbuld.npt jje;iin.m^tate,iy ousjted from 6ffice A r -^ThQ ! Gaveniiii6nt should act i quiekly'v'or itWoultf We-tdb late to stop i tli^reuellionUlnis'yttiui' ' Asked about 'the manner of his death, the General "added that \ he was not shot,, nor stabbed, but ! w,a : &,,' t Vbtaiu^d fxogq^fivniL, by, ' He. lived, two 'minutes afte,^ the, fatal : blow was Walt? l! '\^e !; giv6 the ; abbve de- ■ tailk I 'sims|y &d a^liiatter of . curiosity. ; All that we guriraiitee isithat the parties towwhoiui thq manif|Bjbatioßß were made : are above suspicion ofitrickeryv on imposition of any kind. ,' ::. •,-■' : (fLEOTRIO TttLEGUiPH.'— dOPYRIdnTi) ; (eeutjsbs'; .teuegrams..,') JLokdon, Fob. 25. ' General' Gordons -in 5 : his' last despatch :of 14th pecember abandoned; -hqpe, and said the fall of Khartoum was England's far It. '"" . . . j . j Several' English' officers are offering their- services y&o the Sydney contin- ; gent. ;i; . .]:W\i ;ii ; .;,.>-.'.:;•.' ■ Mi-. ■ Sir George Macleay. K.C.M.G., has given a donation of .^SOO to .the Sydney ; patriotic fim'd.' ' ' ■''"'»