THE SOUDAN.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1157, 2 May 1884, Page 3

THE SOUDAN.

1} (I'rom our Exchange.) • > London, April 24thBn the House of .Oonuions to night the Printer made a statement. regarding the sitiwfe%!pf affajrs 'in the Soudan', Both anil- the Government, Mr Olansionesaid,, recognised that they were undetf atf obligation to secure the future safqtyi ofji.General Gordon, and Ministers were'fully {prepared to fulfil that obligation should occasion require, it. Jpl p j ' Paris, April 24th. - shs question of the projected European S -Qhnapasa i Egyptian affairs is being IT warmly, (Jtec.usson by the French Press, and ; olfiima are ..again being put forward on 10 behalf ofFrance for a share of British in--10 fluency in,. Egypt , and in the control of “ Egyptian finance and administration. TUT London, April 24th. hj" —' A “special meeting of . the Egyptian l e Cabinetjhgs been held to take into con- ®‘ 'sfdmaaou the position of affairs. The 18 meeting "was attended "by tho Khedive, n Reaz Pasha, and Oherif Pasha. It apn proved of the proposal for the immediate d April 25, d The English Gpvernment desire to limit I® the fundti ;hk' , <jf ‘tie European Conference to 8 dealing wito the finance of Egypt. The a Goverfilnent desire to enlarge' tlid scope of consideration by dealing with the L " whole of the'Egyption questisn.’The French 0 Press are insisting on the right of France to 6 he-re-adnlitted to a share in the govern n ment of Egypt.» 0 It is believed that the garrisons at Berber >• and''t)hkgala will shortly have to arrange S terms of capitulation with the rebels. 14 ...[A JSritish.expedition will relieve General Gordon at Khartoum in the autumn, d ' ' April 26. >- ; > The Government have bad under conai- >■ deration the joint recommendation by Sir 4 R, G. Egerton (British Consul-geneiai at >• Cairo), , N,qbar , p asha (President of th--0 Egyptian Council of Ministers), and Sir if Evelyn Wood (lommaiidiug the Egyptian g Army) that a combined force of British and ‘> Egyptian troops should be despatched to i the relief of Berber. In its repiy the Go'f vernment has stated that the recommendan tion cannot he acted upon at the present d time, an 1 that such an expedition cannot be n sent into the Soudan for four months from ! * the present date. , _ ; 0 April 27. f The latest information from Cairo states 0 that it is believed that Zeoetu Pasha, who e was appointed by Gordon Pasha as Assis- * tant Governor of the Soudan, is intriguing Y with the followers of £1 Madhi. • It is now impossible to either telegravh or 0 write to Khartoum. ■ The position of Berber is daily becoming t worse, and it ia seriously menaced by the B rebels in the neighborhood of Korostko. r The massacre of the 300 refugees from 0 Shendy is said to be exaggerated. * , _ Cairo, April 27. Intelligence has been received here that ’ the troops comprising the garrison at Ber B her have mutinied, and are fraternising with the Arab rebels, who are now reported to ’ be in possession of the town. It is farther [ stated that great excesses are being eomj mi tied i y the followers of the Mahdi, and 1 that the townspeople being now without protection are taking i etuge in flight. London, April 27. Th 1 troops in Berber are fraternising with the rebels, and tho inhabitants are fleeing. It is stated in Cairo that the town of Karcsko is threatened by the followers of El 1 Mahdi. Osman Digma has rallied a largo force and is encamped at Hardouk. The latest information from Berber states that, tho troops stationed there are fraleri msing with tho rebels. This action has , caused great consternation among the resi- | denis, who are leaving the district in largo r numbers. ‘ Earl Granville states that England ia wil- , ling to invite tho Powers to considei tho , best means of maintaining order a d also ’ canying on the gooil government of Egypt. He is, however, waiting to see what action , Prance and Turkey take in the matter. I .I;--1 The following have appeared in the Melbourne papers - J 1 London. April 21st. Osman Uigma is reported to be recruiting 1 his forces in • the Eastern Soudan, with the ' view of resuming hostilities against those places which have hitherto opposed the re--1 hellion. 1 ft is /reported that tho British Govern* ment intends that the Cin.ness, which is 1 shortly to nieet to consider Egyptian finanJ cial affairs gene ally, shall also take into j conside atioh the feeling of anarchy which is extending not only‘in Cairo hut hroughout the country.