A Refutation.
THE ATTACK ON COLONEL BOBIN. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] Wellington, last night. Colonel Penton has receivad a letter from Brigadier-General Mahon in reference to the strictures upon-Colonel Robin, contained in a letter written by a Westland trooper. Mahon says the accusations in the trooper’s letter astonished him. The New Zealand contingent under Robin had been serving with him for over three months, and a better lot of officers and men he would never ask for. Colonel Robin had several times commanded his men under fire under his (Mahon’s) observation, and had never given any cause for complaint. General Mahon has often expressed to Colonel Robin and his men bis appreciation of the work they have done. Quite recently he selected Colonel Robin and 300 o! his men for very important duty. Letters such as the one sent by the West Coast trooper cannot, in General Mahon’s opinion, hurt Colonel Robin, as he holds a very high character with - the military authorities in South Africa.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 14, 18 January 1901, Page 4
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