THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1470, 21 February 1885, Page 2

THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT. 3 Deprecation. SYDNEY, Yesterday.

Sir Henry Parkes and others strongly deprecate the despatch of the New South Wales contingent to Soudan. Ministerial Policy. London, February 18.

In the House of Commons and Lords to-day statements were respectively made by Earl Granville and Mr Gladstone as to the intention of the Government in respect of Soudan. They stated that the Ministerial policy was still to evacuate that country, but it was resolved that the British force should go to Khartoum and break the power of the Mahdi. The selection of a time for the advance of the expedition was left to Lord Wolseley, but it would probably be in the autumn. Both speakers warmly recognised the beneficial influence of the offers of troops by the colonies.

Falling Back. In the House of Common? the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary ot War, in reply to a question, stated the troops at El Metemneh, under Major-General Buller, would probably be ordered to fall back on Korti or Merawe. Censure.

Sir Stafford Northcote gave notice of motion censuring the Egyptian policy of the Government

NEW ZEALAND TROOPS FOR SOUDAN.

Dunedin, Yesterday,

Mr J. Fulton, who recently forwarded to hia Excellency the Governor an offer to raise and equip, with the assistance of friends in Dunedin, a corps for despatch to the seat of war in the Soudan, this morning received the following reply from his Excellency:—“Christchurch, Feb' ruary 20th, 1835, II 50 a.m.—Received your telegram yesterday afternoon, and appreciate highly the loyal offer of yourself and all concerned. I cannot reply, however, till I have obtained the opinion of my Ministers.— W. F. D. Jervois.” In the meantime Mr Fulton is busily engaged in enlisting recruits, and has met with great success.