'STATUE OF GORDON.
Arrangements are being made for ' the ejection of a statue of Gordon in the public gardens of Khartoum, not far from the spot where he met his death just fifteen years ago. This in itself affords -striking evidence of the transformation which has-been effected in the reconstruction of the town since the close of the Soudan campaign. As recently as May last Sir William Garstin, K.C.M.G., repotted that the town was a complete ruin, not a single building having been left standing by the Dervishes. > Since then many public buildings have beon founded, including the Governor's Palace, Gordon College, and the new Government Offices, whilst broad streets and roads have been cut through the old town, planted on either side with trees.
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Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 134, 19 April 1900, Page 3
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125'STATUE OF GORDON. Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 134, 19 April 1900, Page 3
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