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NEWS FROM SOUDAN. EL MAHDI AND REBELS SHORT OF PROVISIONS. SUBMISSION OF FIVE HUNDRED REBELS. THE RETURN OF THE BRITISH EXPEDITION. THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AT BERLIN. FREE TRADE IN THE CONGO RIVER AND DISTRICT. ABATEMENT OF THE CHOLERA IN FRANCE. (Received December 2, 0.50 a.m.) London, December 1.
A telegram is received here from Lord VVolseley stating that the Mahdi is short of provisions, and his troops are discontented and suffering severely from sickness, and that 500 of the rebels have tendered their submission to General Gordon.
Wolseley also stated that after arriving at Khartoum aud relieving the garrison there, the British expedition will return by way of Souakim.
Berlin, November 30,
At the sitting of the International Conference yesterday a resolution in favour of free trade in the Congo River, and in the neighbouring country was adopted. (Received December 2, 2.30 p.m.)
Paris, December 1
M. Ferry has issued a circular announcing that in France the cholera has now entirely ceased.
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>_._< _ BRINDISI MAILS.
ARREST OF A SUSPECTED INCENDIARY. ARRIVAL OF SIR JAMES PRENDERGAST. BIG FIRE IN MELBOURNE. (Received December 2, 0.50 a.m.) Albany, December 1. The P. and O. steamship Valetta arrived in King George's Sound this afternoon, with the Brindisi mails, dated London, October 31. (Received December 2, 2.30 p.m.)
December 2
Sir James and Lady Prendergast are passengers to New Zealand by the Valetta, which arrived yesterday.
Melbourne, December 2. A destructive fire occurred at one o'clock this morning at Salicleve's Bonded Store, Lonsdale street.
(Received December 2, 0.50 a.m.)
Adelaide, December 1. A suspected incendiary was arrested here to-day by the police.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2527, 2 December 1884, Page 2
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