A LEADER GONE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3610, 24 August 1912, Page 7

A LEADER GONE.

BUT THE SPIRIT MARCHES ON.

THE ARMY’S WORK

[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT) (Received An;;. 23, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 23.

General Bramwell Booth, interviewed, said the spirit of the Army was unchanged, but new methods would he employed in the Army. They would not ho able to he defined personally alone, but in the spirit that worked throughout the ranks. There was still immense work to do among the lowest strata, and he believed that the Army would in future obtain some measure of control of all unfortunate cases at Home and abroad.

Another new field, lie said,, was China, where investigations were proceeding. Ho hoped to develop a scheme to holp 'poor widows with families by sending them to the colonies. Queen Alexandra, in a message to General Bramwell Booth, regretted the loss of a great, good, never-to-be forgotten father, which will be felt throughout the civilised world, but, thank God, his work will live for ever. The King of Sweden, President Taft, General Botha, Lord Islington, Mr Deakin and Mr Massey have telegraphed sympathy.

CABLE FROM THE NEW GENERAL.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Aug. 23,

In the House to-day Mr Massey read a cable from General Bramwell Booth, of the Salvation Army, expressing profound thanks for the generous expressions of sympathy received from New Zealand.