h in somewhat slightly altered phraseology, to each of
our journals. These papers explain themselves, and as they have never
seen the light and the incident is as yet one of the unrecorded events
of the campaign, I append them:--

"(CABLEGRAM) _Daily Telegraph_, LONDON.

"Matter-Notoriety, _Times_ has two correspondents here although
one, Howard, ostensibly represents _New York Herald_, but all his
messages are addressed _Times_, London, where read. I suggest your
getting _World_ or other American newspaper, which would give
advantage additional correspondent. Recollect all telegrams are
despatched in sections of 200 words. _Times_ therefore gets 400
words messages. Correspondents have lodged formal complaint.

"BURLEIGH.
"El Hejir."

The following is a copy of the letter handed in:--

"_28th August, 1898_,
"EL HEJIR CAMP.

"Sir,--It has been a matter of notoriety for some days that the
_London Times_ has two correspondents with the Sirdar's army,
Colonel F. Rhodes and the Hon. Hubert Howard. No doubt it may be
said that the latter represents the _New York Herald_ to which he
is nominally accredited. We are, however, well aware that his
dispatches are forwarded directly to the _Times_ Office where it
is not over-straining the question to say that they are there read
and used. Under the rules, all telegraphic messages must be
delivered in sections of 200 words, each correspondent being only
permitted to send in rotation that number of words and no more.

"The fact that the _Times_ has practically two representatives to
other newspapers' one gives them a manifestly unfair advantage.

"We need scarcely state, that in a campaign of this importance the
British public are most keenly interested. Our Editors would have
sent out, had not the military regulations precluded their doing
so, more than one representative from each newspaper or agency to
accompany the army. We respectfully submit that it is our duty to
claim equal facilities with the _Times_, and we ask you to take
such action as may be necessary, that our employers shall not be
placed at any disadvantage.--Yours respectfully,

"To Colonel Wingate,