LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2298, 9 January 1884, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[EEUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. DESTRUCTION OF A CONTENT BY FIRE AT ILLINOIS. TWENTY-SEVEN NUNS AND PUPILS BURNED TO DEATH. RESIGNATION OF THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT. THE EGYPTIAN TROUBLE IN SOUDAN. WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS TO THE SECOND CATARACT. PROPOSED CABINET OF BRITISH SUBJECTS. FROZEN MEAT BY THE lONIC. (Received January 8, 3.45 p.m.) New York, January 7. A serious fire occurred last night at the Convent at Belleville, Illinois, resulting in the destruction of the building and the death of twenty-seven nuns and pupils, who perished in the flames before assistance could reach them. Alexandria, January 7. The members of the Egyptian Ministry have tendered their resignations to the Khedive. (Received January 9, 1.10 a.m.) Cairo, January 7. It has transpired that the Khedive has acquiesced to the demand of the British Government regarding Soudan, and has now definitely decided to withdraw the troops therefrom, and to post a strong garrison at the entrance to the desert in the neighborhood of the Second Cataract on the Nile. It is believed here that the Khedive will ultimately place the government in the hands of a Cabinet formed exclusively of British subjects. No official declaration has, however, yet been made, and the position of affairs in connection with the political crisis is unchanged. (Received January 9, 1.13 p.m.) London, January 8. The cargo of frozen mutton by the lonic, from Lyttelton, has arrived in good condition generally, but part was damaged by fire (?) A quantity of the shipment was placed on the market today and realised s|d per pound, the cargo of mutton ex steamship Chimborazo, from Sydney, fetching 4|d per B).