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own scheme in favour of this and contributed £100.
The Tines was then deluged with choquon and offers of
subscriptions* The Comtonua do IJoeilloo (a supporter of
the A. S. S. ) offered £5,090.
(2}
On 10th Hay the
D roneas I3urdott-Couttß, who was in the forefront of
the activity, wrote to the Tim describing the wide
volume of support for the expedition, though it seemed
that no definite orgoniontion had been formed, - the
Mayor had boon asked to convene a meting but had
refused.
(3)
The plans eventually petered out
possibly duo to lack of official oncourugenont and
the multitude of practical difficulties,
(1 ) yß. 50 Blunt, Gordon at Khartoum, p, 31*,
(2) Tines 2nd y 1884.
A. &. 5. ztss, E3 4, Allen to Colonol Grant 10th June 1884.
(3) The Tin n,
10th flay' 1ß84i
(1)