THE QUEEN AND GENERAL GORDON.
London,. March 8,
The following is the text of the letter written bv Her Miqesty the Queen to the sister of the late General Gordon at the time of the latter’s death. The letter is dat- d F«b.1885, and ispublishedinMiss Gordon’s book of “ Memoirs of General Gordon ” : —“I thought your dear noble brother served his country heroically. His example of self-sacrifice has proved edifying to the world. That he was not rescued in the face of the promise of B'jpport made him I have felt very deeply. I constantly pressedjthose who sent him to Khartoum to fnTT f o r promise, and send liiin help in time. Their promise was not fulfilled, and I have experienced more grief than I can express. It has made me thoroughly ill. My heart bleeds, and I keenly feel the stain oast on England through his cruel fate.”
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1710, 13 March 1888, Page 1
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149THE QUEEN AND GENERAL GORDON. Temuka Leader, Issue 1710, 13 March 1888, Page 1
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