Egypt.

Manawatu Herald, 13 October 1898, Page 2

Egypt.

Tha "Daily Chronicle*" Alexandria correspondent says that the Britishers from tha Nile region are dying libs flies from enteric fever. L >rd Salisbury declares that E,'ypiN lights in the Soudan are unqicstinmble, and he insists on Captain Marchands withdrawal. F met' replies that this step is imp -sible b^f >re Captain Marchand's rep >••; hns been received. L 'id Salisbury consents to forward thy m to Captain Marchand. A U 'Uter'n despatch says that the 0^ ELa if* and Oaraan Digna are con* caaled in Bara Forese (Kordofan), and are surrounded by inimical tribes. The " Diily Telegraph " says thai both are making towards the Bed S j h, and may be easily captured. A street in Paris has been christened Fashoda. The Times state that the situation h extremely serious, and the British aiv unable to retreat from their position. Sir Edmund Monson, British Ambassador in Paris, has notified the French Government that all the Khalifa's territories have passed to Great Britain and Egypt by right of conqiesfc. He has assured M. D-tic-isaa, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, that it is Great Britain* fixed determination to vindicate her absolutely just claims. M. Dclcasse assured Bir Edmund Monson that Major Maroband had tr> mission, but was simply an , emissary of civilisation. General Kitchener states that the Sbil!ook3, the native tribes inhabit* ing the Fashoda country, deny the assertion of Major Marchand that they .concluded a treaty with him unking for the protection of France. The Sbillookq state that they only assisted Mnjor Marchand believing tbdt he was acting in conjunction wiih the British. <>nd they declare ih-n they are dHi ahr.r-d to renew their allegiance to the Khedive. General Kitchener Pays that if the Khn'ifi'-; defeat; had been delayed for v fortnight, Major , Marchand's force woiiU' mveb'tin annihilated. Besides being djwiffero'u* 1 his position was unhealthy. Further, the Major will welc »in • orders 10 proceed to Ciiro. The Bi;i-h press unanimously Biipp '-is Lo-d Salisbury's action in n-utid to tha withdrawal of Major M i CMand. T.-in Daily Chronicle fnya the use of tinnwl fo*f aii'-I drinking are the causp of ih ! enteric fever among the B i i h troop* at Alexandria. Th« newspaper ?• La Matin " says th it France will not risk war over Fishoda G n^-ril Kitchener has forwarded M. D lertsau'i} tele^iam to Major Ma: chind instructing him to report via Osiro. Th *. appendices pf Lord Salisbury's d npatchrfs contain a memorandum wherein M. Dolcasse in 1894, in opposing the Anglo-Congo argument justified the claim of Egypt to the Fa -hoda district. It is seated that M. Delcasse in firm in his attitude with regard to Fa« hoda, and he will resign if he is ntc supported by hi* colleagues.