CO129-236 - Others - 1887 — Page 301

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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,

KENT.

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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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