Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 14 December 1895, Page 2

Foreign.

The Sultan has authorised the passage of additional guardshipa through the Dardanelles. Prior to leaving the English Embassy, Said Pasha made application to the Sultan to be allowed to leave the country with his family. One of the Sultan's aides-de-oamp and several superior, officials have fled from the capital. They are accused of being reformers. The Sultan $m thirteen occasions asked Said Pasha to remain, and promised he would not be required in the Palace service, and at the same time assured the Embassies of the security of his freedom. Three thousand Shoas were killed in the engagement at Ambazali, including two leading chiefs. The Shoas first overwhelmed tha Italian wings, then the centre. The Italian Government will send 10,000 troops as reinforcements. General Arimondi's arrival saved the remnant of the Italian forces from the surprise attack of the Shoas. Thirteen hundred troops were killed, including Major Toselli himself, and six officers were taken prisoners. The Shoas captured the camp, containing a stock of 2000 rifles. Tha House of Representatives has directed the Foreign Committee to examine the "speeches delivered in England by Mr Bayard, American Ambassador in London, as they were supposed to reflect on the domestic policy of the United States. Several members of the House proposed that he should be in> peached. In the Chamber of Deputies, during a debate on the Niger disputes, the French Colonial Minister said the offensive period of the colonial policy was past, and »now followed a stage of peace, without extending their possessions.