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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1004, 20 November 1883, Page 2

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[bKUTKE’s X KI.KO E AMS —-COPTKIOHT. ] Frozen Meat. London, Nov. I?. The Orient steamship Garonne*, #ith a cargo of 3,650 frozen sheep on board, arrived at Plymouth yesterday. Egypt Asserts Herself* - . A note has been addressed. by ; the Egyptian Government to the English Government, in which the former claims to have a voice in the control of affairs relating to waterways through the Isthmus of Suez. Shipping. . Arrived—S.S. Doric, with 8,000 carcases of frozen mutton, from Lyttelton (Oct. sth); ships Blanche and Colleen, from the Bluff (Aug. 3rd). France and ChinaParis, Nov. IS. In the course of an interview .which was granted by the Marquis Tseng to a newspaper correspondent, the latter elicited from the Chinese Ambassador a statement to the effect that act attack upon Bacniuh by the French . troops in Tonquin would ’be considered by. the Chinese Government as a casus belli The Servian RebellionBelgrade, Nov. 16. A large number of nriso*'*—, ,-p----tured by (the troops d .. :’- -t . ccnr risings atj Scernareka a: dvn u n f are being tried for panh: : r .-. ; .0r, . :ho revolutionary movemt Toe ments which have beer. ,v>s.> zd c those ‘who have been fi ut-J gudt/ j:s remarkable for their rigorous severity. The Suez Canal. . Ch mo, Nov. 17. A Syndicate of Bankers ;a this country offered to provide ike r.ccesuary capital if the Egyptuu Government Undertakes the construction of the projected second Suez Canal. China Preparing for War. Uonq Koiro. Nov. 22. News has been; sedeived here that a volunteer force of as o,ooo men is being raised in China in view of tUe prospect of war. Much uneasiness is felt in consequence by foreigners resident in the Chinese territory.

[Received Nor. 20, 2.25 p.m.] The Crown Prince’s visit to Spain. ' Genoa (Italy), Nov. 19. His Imperial Highness Crown Prince of Germany arrived here to-day from Berlin. He proceeds to-nigbt to Valencia m foute to Madrid, escorted by the German Mediterranean Naval Squadron. A Successful Rebellion. Alexandria, Not. 19. The report to hand last week that a detachment of Egyptian troops had bCep attacked and routed near the Soudan port in the Red Sea is now fully confirmed. The troops numbered 500, and were proceeding to re-inforce the army in the Soudan when they were attacked by the rebel hillmen. Mr Moncrieff, British Consul at Souakim, who was with the detachment, was killed. Only fourteen men escaped, and they made their way to Souakim, which was subsequently attacked by the rebels, who were, however, repulsed by the Egyptian garrison. The latest reports state that another attack on Souakim is imminent, and that the population is flying from the place, fearing that it will fall into the hands of the rebels.

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[aiDTEß’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT. ] Shipping. Sydney, Yesterday. Arrived, this morning—The Union steamship Hauroto, from Wellington. The Conference Delegates. > The Hon. F. Whitaker, Premier of New Zealand, who arrived here by the Zealandia# proceeds to Melhoume .to meet Major Atkinson, and <■ returns with him to attend the Conference on the Pacific annexation question. Sir 6. W. Des Voeux, the Governor ol Fiji, has also arrived here. [Received Nov. 2d, 2.25 p.m.] A Smart Bun. " : Melbourne, To-day. The steamship Wairarapa, from the i : Blu£, arrived at Hobart after a quick ' passage of a days 33 hours. The Annexation Conference. Most of the delegates of the Annexation Conference are assembling here r before proceeding to Sydney.