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To-day. (March 7.)
Annual Meeting, Bank of Canton, !! noon.
Racing-Annual Race Meeting (Inpy Valley).
BRISTOLAKT
NEW LIGHT ON GORDON
RELIEF PLAN THAT WAS REJECTED.
BULLER'S REPLY TO COLS. STERLING AND FRED BURNABY.
Hockey-Cher Clark Cup: Kow- loan Ladies 2. Recreio, St. Au drew's, Diasan Girls' School.
Cricket Division I. Indian
It is inety-eight years, since "It was at this crisis that B.C. . Navy (F.), Kowloon O.C. Charles Jones Gordon, known to Burnaby and Sterling propounded Civil Service (F.). Division the whole world as Chinesa plan for cutting a way to the Civil Service C.C. 1. RA.S.C. (L),
Recreio e Royal Engineers (L), Gordon, was born, and forty-six relief of Gordon-at their own ex- Hong Kong C.C. e. Polios (1),years since he fell at Khartoum. University. Indian R.C, (F.).
Football-Senior Shield: Club #: Kowloon, St. Joseph's . Berderas, R. Artillery Recreio, South Chinn Navy, Junior Shield: Club ». Borderors, South China . Nory, St. Joseph'a e. Eastern, Ewo
"Kowloon.
pense. Burnaby volunteered to The criticisms directed against raise 3,000 camels from the Berber Gladstone, Government for fuiling district and 1,000 volunteers from to relieve him were probably the our own cavalry. Sterling promis most bitter and sustained in the fod to do the same with the infantry. whole history of modern politics, and an enormous toralore-filling forty-six pages of a regent." Biblio
St. John's Hall (The University) Annual Dance, 9p.in.
Queen's Theatre: "Let Ue bography of the Gordons ?--was pour
"Scarlet Maid "ed forth on the subjeci,
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Gorld Theatre:
(Chinese film).
With this small contingent a forted Khartoum from Suakin. Though march was to be made straight on neither Burnaby nor Sterling were doubtful of the sucess of their generous and splendid proposal, here was one considoration which could not be overlooked: It might
The Sunday Time, has been able; Star Thontre: Soft Living." to throw new light on this, remark be that Gordon would not desert Special Matinee at 3:00 p.m. and able episode of history, and toot with him, and Sterling's Turn the men who had thrown in their 10.30 p.m. Westminster Cleo Singers.
Central Theatre: "King of Jazz" disclose facts which hitherto, have was to kidnap Gordon forcibly into European Mail-Inward: Europe not been fully divulged They form safety. vid Negapatam (Santkia); Europe
Buller's Reply. rid Siberia (Pres. Van Buron), curious story of courage and Outward: Europe vid Marseilles generosity on the part of two officers (Khita), 10.30 am. Euros rand of apathy-se a gentle word Marseille (Hakone Maru), 8.30 am. Europe rió Siberia (Hector). on the part of the War Off
10 a..
Sunday. (March 8.) Special Services, St. John's Cathedral, 11 a.m. Hinduism or Christianity by the Dean; 0.30 1.m. Does Christ Transcend Race 1 by Prof. L. Forster, B:A.
Hockey Match Club r. Shamsen, U.S.R.C ground, 11 am. Queen's Theatre 4.
Rough
Romance
World Theatre:
Son
* (Chinese picture). Star Theatre Bardelys the Magnificent," 9.30 p.m. Westmins ter Clos Singers.
Central Theatre: "Why Bring That Up."
Monday.
Rough
the Government.
and
Here came a suprama difficulty. the active list, and, with the Both Burnaby and Sterling ware Government betraying a lamentable inability to commit itself to any decision, it was only jep likely that Offer by Two, oficers.
the War Office would refuse leave The offers wore Colonel Fred for any such adventure, however prežilable to its originators and Burnaby, of the Royal Horsebackers. Such a fear was well Guards-Byronty of the Rice to justified. When Sterling precich- ed Sir Dedvers Buller, who was Khiva" fame-end Lieut. Col. J. D. Adjutant-General, the disxmcorting Sterling, of the Coldstream Guards some might use a karabor; adjro They offered to fit out camel compitive reply was given: The man The Tauer's their way through a Khartoum to was ken
* at their citit aspurry and to cut is not worth the caurels. The din
appointment of tho
rescue Gandon, but their plan; Burnaby's career and dooth at Alli which had a sporting dance of que Kia are well known. Sterling cess, was summarily rejected by Sirrever courted the limelight but it Gordon was Redvers Buller, who declared that may interest those who have Javi
"not worth
nodi the experience of
bon ris' enipols,"
vagaries to know that this son of a The story was never revealed by consumptive father was invalided (March 8.)
either of these officers, but their out of the Royal Navy as hopeless- ant, Queen's Theatre:
notes and other documents bearingly incurable at the age of 19. Romance,"
on the matter are in the possession after marly forty years' service in World Theatre: "The Father's of their families. In on interview the Coldstream Guards, died a Son" (Chinese film).
with a representative of the Sunday major-general at the age of 90. He Star Theatre: Bardelys The Times a member of one of the was the only son of the Rev. John Magnificent." 9.20 p.m. Wostmine families gave the story as follows: Sterling, Carlyle's great friend, In the summer of 1884.
who, in ter Glee Singers,
Bome ways, resembled the
That"
toum and, as many averred, callous. fervour and general quixotism. Up." Bfeeting of Ladies' Committee, ly left to bis fate, was a matter of
A Modern Saga. Cheer Club (Naval and Military neutest interest both in England Y.M.CA), City Hall, 11 a.tn. and Egypt Lord Wolseley's ex- The story of "Chinese Gordon
Marathon Race (St. Andrew's pedition had not yet been despatch is perhaps the greatest saga to
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Tol-el-Kebird, of course, which the modern world has given' Annual General Meeting. Kow been fough!, but there had followed birth. He belonged esentially to toon Residents Association, St. the Mahdist rising, the destructim the Heroio-Age. from the days of Andrew's Clnurch Hall. 6 p.
of Hicka Pasha's army, the batide the 1800's, when he led the Ever of El Teb, Gordon's mission and Victorious' army in China and Tuesday.
Graham's fruitless campaign in the fought thirty-three actions against Eastern Sudan..-.-
the Taipings. But these exploits, Kidnapping Plan...
made possible by the force of his amazing personality, were complete "General Stephenson, command- ly overshadowed by his fate at ing the Army of Occupation, urged Khirtoum, where, after being be. the advantages of his force's taking | sieged for five months by the troops, the Suakin-Barber route to Khar of the Mahdi, he was murdered two toun, but could not induce the days before his birthday, on Janz“ Government's advisers to make up try 20, 1985. their minds on the subject.
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Central Theatre: "Why Bring plight of Gordon, shut up in Khar-Gerdure in its nasionato iTHE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.
(March 10) Queen's Theatra **Rough Bomance
World Theatre: Father's Son" (Chines, film).
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