THE MURDERED ENGLISH OFFICERS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1092, 7 April 1883, Page 3

THE MURDERED ENGLISH OFFICERS.

The Home News alleges that, the object of the ill starred expedition into the Sinaitic Peninsula was really to pay certain Bedouin Sheiks the bribes Professor Palmer on bifirst mis-ion promised them if they woo'd desert Arabi, and come over to our (die, Thifirst j mmey was one of the moat daring ex ploitg of the war. Palmer traveled alone through the Sinaitic Peninsula atatime when the Arabs were r censed against us, and bv his wonderful influence over the people h« had so far undermined their loyalty to A'-abi that he could at, any moment ra : se them pgnnst the Nationalist’s other aide- —i ha Nile Bedouin. Durii g this journey Palmer was supposed to he a Syrian officer of rank—he Sh- ik Abdullah. But for his intrigues Bedouin hordes would have swarmed imcjHgypt the moment our army b-gan to attack the rebels. Had they done so, the march to Tel-el-Kebtr would not, hare been a mere wa : k over. It is very sad to think that after rendering such gal'ant services hi" career and fiat, of hi* gal'aot comrades should have been out show , appirenfly by an accident. We can only hope (remarks the News) that, the country will make a generou- provision fo r the young family he has left behind him—all the mo r e so because Palmer, when he under took Ins mi sion, trusted to the honour of those who sent, him forth, and did not extract from them any written agreement as to the omditionso? his service.