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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1967, 14 February 1885, Page 2

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London*, L<Vbiuai\ 10. Tr is currently rejioi ted here to<l.t\, tli.it (4ener.il Gordon was stabbed while fijjhtinjj was proceeding 1 >efoi c the cnpture ot'Kh.u touni, .md that Ikj subsequently (lied of Ins wounds. It is also stated that fully onefouith of (lOrclon's iidlieronts A\eie jn.tss.icred l>y the and th.it. .unonyst the \ictims were a numhei of women and diildicii. It is anno'iiH cd that ten thousand nun ot the Army »esei\e will slioitlv be called out for (]uiy in ({rent, Bntain.

Suuum, I'Ybni.irv 10. ■ News has readied heie (li-it H (Km. in I'iijna is n»,issiiii( a lnr<>e I t'oi«-c ot' tlie iMalidites ne.ir T.un.it, ■ lu't\\ ecu this ])I, ice find I>eri>er. H

Bomhw, Feliiusiry 10. B The lvmfon eincnts of troops tog lie despatched to the Solid. m fioniH Indi.i will tonsist of flic Jndi.inH 11 iti\ <• ( oiitiiiifciits n

Komi, Lm>l)hi,u> 0. m (lenei.il ( loidon v.is killed lnle JB I<m\ inn Ins honii* in the ei(y ot E Klmitoum. 9 Ho wns hctr.iycd l>v li'aramh n P.islia, tlic CDiiiiiMiidcr ot'thc Soiuhin- 1 CSC tl OOJ)-.. B The follmviiin mcKs.i^cs were ro- 1 ( cued l»y the Press Asmk i.ition ■ - 1

London, February 10. It is icported .it (lubal th.it (Jenersil (»oidon was killed on tlic 11101 iiiin- of <lie l>7th .J.uui.u v. Fiom pai tii ul. u s lo hiind regardiii» the f.ill of Khiitomti it appeal > that the <;aiiison wcie decoded out h\ the irlx'ls at Onideiiii.uui to repel a pietended ;»s->.iult As the Pash is opened the the Mahdi s foi ee-i ]>oured in. (ieneiiil (Joidon was stabbed while coming down fioni the pal.we to endeaxour to l ally the taitht'ul ti imps A most meieiless ni.issaere of the l.ittei then took pliice, Listing o\er m.mv hoins. ('ajiti'in Lord C. JV'reford succeeded in resuuinj; Sir Charles Wilson aftei a sharp fiction with the foi t lt"lo\v the Thabuki c.it.ir.ict, dining which a shot from the foi t penetrated the, boiler of the steamer under his command, but which wa-. successfully repaired under h're. The lescue of Sii Charles Wilson by Loid C. Beresford is uni\ersall\ tonsidered to be the pluckiest incident of the i-ompaijjjn. Sn Chailes Wilson, with his 1 detachments, has leached El Metammeh in safety. He has since arri\ed at Korti to confer with Lord Wolseley. Moie troops ,uv being despatched fioni Korti to (Jubal.