KITCHENER'S WORK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7605, 15 January 1903, Page 2

KITCHENER'S WORK.

A GIIUAT KKOOHD. Bather less than three years ago, says "Public Opinion," Lord Kitchener was summoned from his work in the Soudan to assist Lord Roberts in South Africa. The summons was of so imperative a nature that he hud no tjjne to say good-bye, or to take particular stock of the work , which was being done for the regeneration of the land so recently rescued from the cruel clutches of the Khalifa. His visit to Khartoum, en, route for India, must, therefore, have been of immense interest. If he has done great things in »South Africa in the interval, 99, apparently, have his successors done great things in North Africa. The higher education of Soudanese, which the liberality of the British people enabled Lord Kitchener to inaugurate, has been/ energetjeajly kepb in view by Sir Reginald Wingste and Dr Ourrie, the principal of the Gordon, GeJ* lege »t Khartoum, with tho result that great progress has been wade, and the Soudanese of all olasses #re desirous that (their children should be educated. What a change in here from tbe nightmare of Khalifaism! Lord Kitchener Is encouraged by what he has seen of the flchieyementa of the past three years to hope that, when he returns after his five year* In India, he may find the college in full working order, It promisee to be a- worthy memorial alike tp General Gordon and to I*or4 Kitchener himself-