The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-24 00:00:00

THE OORDON MEMORIAL

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A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, was held (444"64')
at the Town Hall on Thureday evening, to c oneoler Mr. PietowEircuadte asi 1: I have very great
whet dips should be (skim to support the National pleasure these,' ia .00,3 n 111. g th 3 rwolutiou which
Memorial now being raked to the late Gtntrel hat ben proem's] to you by Mr. Pope. N ser I
Goyim. The time of meeting was a somewhat on- entirely sure with Mr. Pope th• great advantage it
usval one, awl this no doubt accolute 1 for • Gott23- would be If by moues of • private atibscription we
what limited audience. still there was ago id rime. could do anything to pot no owl to the glove trade,
sentatiri gathering. His WoreltiP the, Mayor (Al I. which we. so ti 'roughly dot )46.1 by Grovel Gordon;
Grrigory), tooaapitid tea chair, and am ~g this, but I venter, ti think that it her .ly a matter whiot
present were Mr. W. A. Bombs., Captain 31aniel, •tio be &bit with by private suirriptioa se.l by
Ito. E. R. Peafowl !crumb-. Rev. H. Everett, Bev. ladiviilasle. (Hoar, hoar) Tavel ,re it, is that I
It. Y. Powys Rev. Rev. T. Near!, Mr, A. P 0,4, Goners] support the rrolution In favour of • paella hoapital
Wynyard, 111 jor Berm in, Mr. E. I.ln 4iatt, Mr. at Pest Said mel stud, z'y. Two thing, o mar to cue
H. Darden. Mr. T. 8 Iliggr, Mn. G. Caron-, Mr. In reference to the ntemoriel. Yu, 21r. Mayor, said
B. Hil', M.% Ilantford, Mr. Brown, Mr. Eingdot. Net now that you would rather the money was
Me. T. Coosnlv, Mr. H. Best:nubs, Mr. Your'', Mr. devoted to something nearer benne. Now. on Is
Jameson, Mr. Lewitt, Mr. Pains, Mr. O. tire tido', naturally inclined at find to wish that might be so,
Mr. G. Pouter. Mr. aV, °wart I, Mr. J. X. Braith- but I think if we look at the matter we shdl pro-
waits (for the Town C.erle), lac. hably eoino tithe c mewl on that the Mansiou Hour
The Macon. In opening said i I have conventd this C manoittee were galded very trimly in the tele lion
meeting In oonetqueace of • letter I have 'ratted they msdet (Ilesrt h-ar ) It bat /Ist occurred
from the Lord Mayor. f hoo ion, taking ma, and the to re that of the shipping which gar through
inha`iitew• of loorolleder. t. c3-oPeratil with him the Sara Canal we Cr, vary prom' of the fact that
In raising a fond to proyid i for the erto Sion of • Na- four ships out of ovary five belimg to this oount.y,
door Memorial to that great and good moon General (Hear, b-ra.) Now it Collate If four out of every live
Gordon, who Ton are all well aware .40-Il xi his :its belong to this coon'ry at how, or very nearly, four
In hit country s cause. By hie death tht nation has sailors out of every five that go through the Saes
ramined a great lose which everyone must deplore. Ctaal, who are likely to wane the ienstaneo of the
It may be truly said, aa the Prinos of Wales rsentrked hospital at Pint Said, most soil nailer the British flag.
a tow days ago at the Mansion House, that 'obi= were rosy may not necnderily b o all Eagliehamo, or even
contained the noble qualities of • soldisr, Christian, • large proportion of them, but they are workiag for
and philanthropist. Briery Englishman would have tle, an i are earning money for our great mar.
been proud and rejoice! if in the providsoos of Gad be chants at horn,. (Hear, hear.) It that Is
had been permitted to return to hi, native land, and the este, I think we cannot lo ok with say
receive the honour and thanks of his queen and disapproval on the hotpitiel at Port S dd. I
country, but as this cannot b• so It la our duty to don't think anybody can have twc opinions
honour his memory. It Is proposed towed a hospital about the advantage. of such an institution. Well
at Port (Badd, for the bark of wounded and sick that, eel, the need of it. I happened to too looking
soldiers and ninon, but some people tuba, a memorial st a newspaper yesterday, awl I Saw that the proofing
In oar own country would be preferable, and jam of hospital st Port Said was practically Wthout doctors.
this opinion, but whatever form the memorial may and alroat absolutely without wirer, that they hal
eventually take, y how um johaeutmota of 1),Nohootor. 00 drOgr, out it really woe a wretched indltutioa.
and It. neighbourhood will not be behind other tOWI3/ To give you an i lea of the aon BIM* of 'binge there,
but will oontnbat t freely towards a Hadar I bore only to tell doa that it wee umatioaed in the
Memorial, which, shoald be hauled down to our paper that in one of the beds they foand tie
children's children to presort' the memory of so goof average length of nee for a pair a shine
awl illudri MI a Inn.. With regard to the subscrip- without washing was air weeks, aid those sheet,
tin, I would rather have them nun awns and of were used for • variety of patient, one alter the °Vier.
,nrworsue amount, then a yew large ,utuvrrytioar. y If, then, the lirpt el it in suet) a condition te that
hope opportunity will be given to working men to we can feel certain our money will not be wanted, and
nani.ributa their Armin, and ponce. an I y would at I venture to think it will really go to twist people.
suggest that boxes be placed outside the Town Hall, =soy of whom are Orientals, amid whom we may
P ed-ofioe, and other plisses for that purpose. Tile almost look upon at Eaglishmen. (Applanes.) Tb it
Mayo, then called on Er. Albert Bank.' to rove the being so, and knowing it is o monde 1 with tb3 E ad,
first resolution, and General Gordon having spent hit wh de life In
Mr. Banco said be dil not know he hod to COMA an I other parts', Ire doling what be could to assist
proper one of the resolutiont that evening. He, X attain p mple, it seems tome we mast comet. the con.
however, was only to. pmod and delighted ii do t,,. clusionit la a very reasonebie propmitinnwe should sup-
although it was unnecerary for him to take no their poet the new hospital at Port Said, (Apoplaased Tars
tire by Baying anything wit 3 regard to th• teremory of are lb. few rein trice I oho ill with to make In sup ort
th•great and go od men whore they were assembled there of this resolutio I. A, t. fit coral tlorilort blinsolf, I
that night to honour. At the tarot time, bad be don't with ti ad I one worl to those admirable remarks
known hew.. going to address them, he should perhaps mentioned already, became we all of at feel whet •
have been in. better poeito Iti say • few worda than trial hero he %see, and it is I think quit) certain
he was at the preemie Urn% Every Englishman, and y one of no fees Engler)! to bo a greater lan! for
every British sub) is, be be a native of England or having tent out each a hero to tight and draggle, as
the colonise or anywhere else; In fact, so.yb oyy he di I. for a stricken people in a distant lot d. (Loud
conneetal wi.th E reend, mud he won lid the n dos &Pr ,l'u"')
of Gordon. (Applaur.) As to what shape the pro- 1... ARTHUR Lech then mowed
pood asanoorial took, he thought it coattertd very That • coMmithia tm at one, forme I for ool'oltlng gubierlpi
thins In all of 'th k Mansion linueo PO.l, ani that Curb
MU* indeed, but the form at suggested at the Is e_roi conunittse do cone' Th
s' of the I'll swing pore is, i.araely : e
Mayor's meeting seemed to fled most favour. re Mayor, Ei•Mayor. the Kew. U. Erorn•l, This,. NU., and
hoped, and los felt certain, a much larger sum would Mews. A. liaoltsa. Mutest, Petree-Edgeeumbo. 0. CurM,
be raised than sufhe'eot to build sod stock the Zenon. it. Pow. Young, If, Him ,mb3, aid JAMISON w.th
hoepital and church at Port Said, but there were many power to add to their number.
i other inditati ins that In mey we. sadly wanted for tie rem rk , 1 when they hotel at the
to which the earplug m'ght be applied. Still it wr list of tuber' pt i tot that were Hoeing in for
not so much tha an .unt of no onoy t rat wee ma,t,ra the Mansion IL mot fun I, they waist trify say
so it was ts show the esteem in which the name af not only would it be a natioaal room win', but an inter-
Gordon wasbeld by Maftllow-oountry moo. (Applause.) national one—(spolause)—'4o tom ha was Gordon not
He then prop:Mid : only to E gianto bat the whole of the world, It
That thee mseting desires to expos. aninlsouslr its holing Chia,sh the Sou is". 'Z'r win l'ersr he wust, be did •or md
of sorrow at the toes.] that greet and good man the late WOW. (near, beer.) Of curse they end I speak for
General Gordon, known and weica-sd to hit know country. hours ao to the work he had done, but taklug 800 cat
men and al eirillael nation. by bit bray, mid noble actionr, from other voash,r,, with the fen observatioas he
his philanthropic moiler, and his Christ an clurantWollul that had ride ha w mil siuioly submit the proposition. the Mayor be requested t i aommunleate this resolution to the
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family of too &pawl, and to aware :hem of Uio deep
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The Rte. 'l. NIAVII said—l feel I ten very math anemone to do so WM he hit'd had whet be conildrusa-; I. lb, position of Mr. Boohoo wl h regard S. tha the unspeakable honorer of ageing und -r blenoral
muolumon which y have now the honour to wood. Gordon; there, rt ho hop-1 tho, w mud exams° bin,
However, I feel a very few words al ono are necessary not boleti an inhabitant r.f I) detester, oi,ly a tom-
-Indeed, no word. are accessory—to commend the porary resident hen!, coring forward on this conversion
resolution to this *radiator. But 'I 'dab, Mr. Mayor, Some 21 yeare ago be went out in the court. of duty.
in oongratalate you as chief magistrate of Volt tow.) to Chins, 0 3rtloll 0, as then at the Tabu Fort, jut
on haring had the honour to calm together Ita citizese after the end of what Is known at the N orth Chum I
I. speak a ward in praise of then ,ble WWI whoa, lie, airepa's lof 1840. Ile was t men an ordinary captain
this nation, sad, I believe, the civilise I world, mourn, 1 Of engineer... Ho was there for • shin time
It was one of the charaoterisitios of the deo fated in the rile pert of 1642 new, Cam, up time, an
Garin' Gordon that he was • man of • few word., Shanghai, that tba inhabitants were In v y
and that hs despised anything In the shade of praise or i terror of their lives. General S'iaveley then great
coin-
see .nitim, and I am sure we shall respect his memory
•rand of the 1-roe went down, and among-t others wi 1
If we are brief in our utterance', although lan, tars ' the regiment he belonged to—the 3lat—alth (Port rm 1
we shall be sincere in what we say raapeating him, andothers, then captain R.E. il•wasecered through. I
(Mar, Lear.) Ledo.] we nosy almost say Carlon has out all the affairs that took place at the tfm e. After- '
come before the world wdbin • very short time as one wur‘it it we i'uol o*"*.wrY. Juin.' the winter of
of the noblest personages of our age We have been '62-3, to make • thorough survey of the country round
nailing with wonder and admiration of the noble Shanghai, which
wan iatersected by " creeks cl
achievements of Gordon, and yet for th• most part canals which W.e I alto onkaown except ou the Chin
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those achievements have been kept la the background raps. It Wan decided fir se diet was of 30 culls
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until he bat been brought more prominently before around that the wh o e Country sholld be sore eyro'f.
his country In connection with his groat adirloa to The number of engineer offizers in the country .rare
Ito' Soudan. I abed not detain this audience by any
...001IP wally,' a low, arid be and a beoehe, la o-e-r-
-sehissatosto the wombat( al troskacoompLished by lived= tataliebast DallY•lis were celled u2oll to sieve oa the