THE WAR IN EGYPT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 635, 15 August 1882, Page 2

THE WAR IN EGYPT.

London, August 10. In ihe Hi use of Commons to-day, Sir Charles Dilke,. Under - Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in reply to a question, tbat the Porto was now ready to conclude the military convention with England to regulate the joint operations of Turkish and English troops in Egypt. The embarkation ol various regiments under orders for sendee in Egypt is now nearly completed. Transports are being despatched daily for the East. The Right Hon. W.E.Gladstone made a speech at the banquet at the Mansion House last night, in the course'of which ho referred at length to the Egyptian crisis. The Premier stated that England was going to Egypt with a clean hand, as she had no secret intentions in regard to that country. She alone desired to maintain interests which are indontical with those of the whole civilised world. Later. At tho Mansion House banquet last night Sir C. H. Cbilders, Secretary for War, in the course of his speech, stated that all preparations for tho despatch of the English troops to Egypt w-.-re completed, the necessary transports have bean chartered, and from to-day detachments of troops would leave daily. Constantinople August 9. Intelligence is to hand from Crete to the effect that a transport with the first detachment of Turkish troops has arrived at Suck Bay to await orders from the Porte. The draft of a convention between Engl an 1 and Turkey has been submitted to the Conference. It provides that Arabi Pasha, and his chief supporters shall forthwith be proclaimed rebels. August 10. A force of GOOO Turkish troops is now under order for Egypt, and will proceed to-day. Allusion is made to the friendly relations existing between England and Turkey, and the latter undertakes to .-..support tbe Khedive in the suppr-s.-don of the rebellion in Egypt. August 12. Lord Dufferin, "British Ambassador, lias submitted to the Conference a draft lof the military convention by the British ■ Government and tho Porto for the settlo- ; mentofthe Egyptian difficulty. By the terms of tho convention, the British Government waives the demand previously made that Turkish t'*oops which may bo despatched to Egypt shad bo subject to British commander?.-, but insists unconnected action bet-v-on 'i;b.o forces, Tho has adopted the proposal of ihe Italian Ambassador that I-Jurop.'-*'.! powers should establish a colleen vo n:iv;i] protection m r et* the l.htoa Ar.!i.v..v:;i; y:\. Aiii-ust i;. " ■:-,.r: l i:-f \Yoisky, who i. ; j c:-,:r;:ott<': to retch j