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DO THE DEAD STILL LIVE?
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1934.
OBITUARY.
LEADER WHO DEFIED LORD
KITCHENER-
By
force through the continent. June, 1898, the Anglo-Egyptian Nilo expedition had destroyed the Mahdist horde and had captured Khartum. >
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SHANGHAI COMPRADORES
I
AGREEMENT Two months lator Kitchener Jearned that there was A while Paris, Jan. 16.
Shanghai, Jan. 15. force at Fashoda, to the south. General Jean Baptiste Mar-
The five months battle of the to investigato, Proceeding there chand, the man who deflod Lord he found the French ng flying compradores ended horo with the Kitchener at Fashoda in 1898, and over a arall enclosure and Capt. signing of a price agreement dur- who caused more than talk of war Marchand in command. Kitchenar ing the week-end. between England and France, died tactfully, but firmly, pointed out Housewives have been reaping to-day, aged seventy-Reuter.
that he could not recognise the the bonefit of a split in the ranks General Marchand, the intrepid Franch occupation. Marchand of the Shanghai Provision Mor French officer whose name is link with equal courtesy and firmnesa chants' Association which develop ed with the Fashoda incident cited his orders and refused to ed into a price war, Involving ac- which almost led to war between lower his flag or to move. Kit tual losses on many imported
a British Britain and France, the son of a choner then disposed
lines, grocery carpenter, was born at Tholsaeyforco so as to encircle the little
Threatened bankruptcies and In 1863. After three years in the French garrison and telegraphed
the approaching Chinese New ranks bo became a junior officer the news to England. In 1880 and saw service in Senegal, it startled the whole world, and Year led to an agreement being caused acuto tension between roached.--Our Own Correspondent, Relations between Franco and Franeo and England. War England were not very cordial spokon of freely in both countries, about this time. Franco
worked was but diplomacy
at high shipping questions under the Lea- counsola and tho looking for compensation for the pressure
of que of Nations, died to-day at Britlab-occupation of Egypt and peace prevailed. An order Wad Merano, Italy.-Rauter. Baw opportunities in the partition sent from Paris to Marchand to
A native of Russelville, Ken-. of Africa, which was then pro- lower his dag and withdraw. He ceeding. She complained, how- oboyed, but refused Kitchenor's tucky, the late Mr. Hines was born over, that she was hampered offer of conveyance homeward in in 1870. everywhere by Britain. The Bri- comfort through Egypt, and mar-
on to Jibutil" in French Having an extensive experience tish project of a Cape-to-Cairo ched railway was particularly pro- Somaliland. When he reached in connexion with railroad com vocative.
Europe he was welcomed as a na-panies, the late Mr. Hines, was in tional hero.
1918, appointed assistant director In March, 1895, the British In 1904 ho retired from the (8eneral of railroads and was ap Government informed France that army, but when the World War pointed chief director-general in the Valley of the Nile between broke out he was given command the following year.
In 1920 Mr. Hines was appoint- the Lakes and Egypt waa the of the 10th Colonial Division. sphere of British influence and During the attacks which he led had to the post of arbitrator under that an expedition was pro- was wounded three times. At the Peace Treaties of questions of jected
to
river shipping, in which post he end the Mahdist Navarin Farm, 19:5, a bullet pass-gained wide praise for the able terrorism. Next year the Nilo ed through his body and for three Campaign was started, underweeks he lay in a dugout before, manner in which he handled many Kitchenor, who was then Sirdar he could be moved to hosptal. || difficult questions.
Returning to America in 1922. of the Egyptian forces.
In three months, however, he was, Mr. Hines went into law practice In February, 1896, the Franch back at the front. Colonial Minister instructed Capt,
Marchand received the Grand Marchand to proceed to the Congo Cross of the Legion and to march across Africa so aa and the Croix de Guerre. to extend French influence as far as the Nils. In June ho set out and for two years hardly a word was heard of him. Meanwhile hoi was fighting his way with a small
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