The Navy Rotten.
London, Mar ih 8. Lord Charles Beresford, speaking at the United Service Institute, said thai 'the Nivy wis quite unable •to defend British trade, and that the whole system was utterly rotten.: His Lord sbip expressed an opinion that the mercantile mavine.would render valuable assistance in ;he event of war. Her Majesty's Letter to Miss Gordon. London, March 8. The following is the text of the letter written by her Majesty the Queen to a sister of tlia late General Gordon, at the time of the latter's death. The letter is dated February, 1895, and is.','published . .in Miss Gordon's book, " Memoirs of General Gordon,"l 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 prikise of support made him, ' have felt very deeply. I constantly pressed those who.sent lum to Khartoum to fulfil their promise, and fend him 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 blee.ds, and I keenly feel the stain cast on England through his cruel fate.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2844, 10 March 1888, Page 2
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