In the same steamer by which Major Marchand's officer comes home, the Sirdar travel to Marseilles en route for Eng-and immense preparations are being made for his reception. He is to be feted and dined at Dover; and the assembly which will welcome him at the Guildhall on the occasion of the City's gift will include nearly all the most notable men in the kingdom, including the leaders of both political parties, Many other fetes and dinners are being prepared for him, the latest invitation which he has accepted being that of the Society of East Anglians in London. The occasion is interesting in view of the controversy which has taken place as to the nationality Sic Herbert Kitchener, as he must still be called since his title as a peer has not yet been officially announced. Sir Herbert was born in County Kerry in Ireland, and ko declares that he ig proud to be called a Kerry man; but so far as his pedigree can be traced he has not a drop of Irish blood in his veins. His father and mother are both members of families long settled in Suffolk; and their residence in Ireland was of very brief duration.
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