CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.
Egypt.
Paul de Cassagnao, a vnA\ lm ->wa journalist, writing in his pupar •• Autorite," says Fraooe must evacuate Fashoda, since she is unable to oppose the British fleet for a quarter of an hour.
Friendly natives have defeated and captured a Dervish chief between the Blue and White Nilea.
Reports have reached here that, a large Abyssinian force, which it is believed is intended to reinforce Baron de Bonohamps, a French explorer, has appeared in the Nile Valley.
A Eeufcer'a dispatch says that Baron Alpbonse de Courcel, the late French Minister in England, suggests that Franoe should retire from Fashoda if Bahr-el Ghazal is delimited and an outlet into the Nile conceded to France.
Lord Salisbury (Prime Minister) is considering this suggestion.
The Khalifa is flying westward. He is almost deserted by his followers.
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Manawatu Herald, 20 October 1898, Page 2
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136CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS. Manawatu Herald, 20 October 1898, Page 2
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