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of his appointment; yet it could not but seem strange that thes
who under false pretences obtained heave to desert his post in time. of war has been through the action of the Colonial Office highly honoured since. his return to
made
A
and
England Privy Councellor :
while I who stick to
post when supposed
dying,
arvr
my to
be
treated by the
Colonial Department with
gross discourkry.
may be permitted to
suggest that the
I trust
clearest
way be done
in which justice can
stigma
and
is to make
ren
all
a
red
"Right
M:
Honourable", or what I would
value for
more, afford
another.
Queen.
opportunity of serving
arr
cour
try.
To heap honours upon
George Bowen
Sin
and the reverse
upon me is, surely,
in
letter
my
As
I said
of the 17th May
" a grim stroke of irony
and
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BEXLEY,
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the
public flow of honours":
If it be decided to employ
Youn ger
anevr.
than
I bow to the decision
decision but with
the feeling that no younger
Man
arret
can
beat me
devotion
in zeal
to duty.
What
emp
hatically
I respectfully and
protest against is, that
after I have fulfilled the
rules and
Ze
qulations
entithing
me
to employment,
and have done my duty
while employed in such
to win honour
a
way as
and credit, and the praise of all who saw what I did,
my
legitimnale been ignored
d on
claims have
occasions
like the following
:ference given to
After
CL
and pre:
older
men.
certain Lieut.
General senior to
A
Cenmarr
A
zare.
refused
at the Eure
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