The Soudan.
THE LAm-^ESrEBAXteiOORDON.
Of. Gordon enough has- been eaid, though I may just, add an passing th&t some . fresh intelligence . communicated ofiic'iaHy v by Major '< tfifctiei/er* thrbws doubt on, the generally, accepted atonr of Faray Pii 8 1.a J 8 treachery at Hhe time of thvfallj of piartounr. rßy later . accdurite, it seein s th if 1 Qoraon foaSlObd Paah» on one e.ec.aMon; neglecting hig post, that m conseqi^ecce a, violent altercation tdok' pfac«' ; "oetwdin them, irf tffe^c^rseTof^whichy^he General struck tho^doliqocnt. An* attempt^ W»» made to patch^thelqnaffellop, but without success, for Faray-endeavored to in* duce.'GorHontoisnrilende.r,; bfiybji, on If increased the qoraijiapdeßV^ anger/ Th*e fall of the town, jiccordinj; to "Major Kitchener, was. due, to , weakness, and and uo'i to treacKef^; '%th>tiyWiillSA certain, however; tliat iw'e know the real truth, for the Majtnr'a story .is only a cbinpilatidTiifronviiVarioasiflQoroeß/Jind he jseems t^o ; beljever-in .Faraya, which iftijroflst^lmp^o^bjß,.,,^;^^ f rest! acoount onlxjaiophaslseg the Verh* !t»le 4i|B^ess of th^, garrison an^the heroic endurance, of^(Joirdon,'whfoh oktt never be forgatten^wtiile history is written;— Home correspondent. .
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1509, 18 November 1885, Page 2
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169The Soudan. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1509, 18 November 1885, Page 2
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