A GALLANT CORRESPONDENT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2991, 26 October 1882, Page 3

A GALLANT CORRESPONDENT.

Mr Cameron of the “London Standard,” has rivalled the .finest exploits of iMcGahan and Forbes. At Kassassin (according to a Home paper), with the skilful prescience which is not the least of the gifts of a true correspondent, he had attached himself to the Cavalry Brigade under Drury-Lowe. Cameron was not disappointed. He found himself on the spot to Accompany the cavalry through all their movements on that arduous day and rode with them in the flank march which so completely decided the fight. Having witnessed the charge of the .Household Cavalry and its successful results, he knew that the worst was over, and that it was now his business to get the good news Home. He had been in the saddle the whole of a trying tropical day; it was now night, and 24 mPes of trackless desert interposed between him and Ismailia, the point from which he could beet telegraph to England. Nothing daunted by these tremendous difficulties, he set forth to ride back to the Canal alone. The long journey must have sorely tried his strength ; nevertheless, at the end, of it he penned one of the most masterly and . graphic dispatches ever produced by a war correspondent. It is impossible to withhold from Mr Cameron unbounded admiration for his extremely gallant performance. Had he been less daring, and more careful of himself, the British public must have remained without full details of the fight for another 24 hours.