THE SOUDAIN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 94, 24 March 1885, Page 3

THE SOUDAIN.

': i ■:'■;;:...:■ ;:; . . . .. ••";■.■■ -;.j SENDING. TROOPS' FOR' THE' 1M i C'ii- ' -'■.' : "^oudXn;" „ ,•; ;, "'" ■.;."■. ( : •;> ..-, --U ■:< — — i , : .'■ .-.--'I ! . ; , ! FKEB3 ASSOCIATION.^ , 'A \ -:...»;■-.; . : SVONBYj 13. Patliamerit was ojiened at* noon ; - today wijih the usual formalities. The Governor was escorted b^ a detachment ,of | Light Horse. |ThG Gbyernor's Speech stlitdd ttiat .Bia'rliament had been, called (together 1 ai the i earUe^fe oppdrtuhi^y ifor thp sole purpose <>f tafcmg; ; -the necessary . steps to sanction the course recently ad--on'ted by Minis^Brs m senSing; troops .to. . ; the So^afaiiThß.Speechigjt»ss"ojato say:\ '' "In conveying to England^dr the first thiae m our history assistance m a military undertaking it was necessary, under thje .critical; ckoumst&pcosi- that • thiß . p^ro- j pcisai should bo of help immediately available. To have pbwbp'on'&d the 'offer till Parliament had been consulted as' to i the propriety of its being made, ! and invited' to;- make for carfyixig.ifc : j into' effect, would' liave necessarily had' thje result of i:enclerin» it useless;' frot at.,' the earliest period after the despatch of assistance it has-, been; deemed desirables ; to' suljiinit ,fehe aciion^of thq-Q-overnnaient. ; to 1 the consideration of Parliament. It its, a subjects, of the: highest' gratification nthatthe-oourso' which' has; been pursued hq,s awakened the strongest feeling of loyalty and; devotion 1 to the' Throne etnd Empifb : , m all ■ tlie v Australian^ ' Colonies, ' and choked 'a sbntihieht 'of aidmiratibli arid' gratitude' in 1 ' the Mother :j C6untry , which cannot ..= ffairl r to ,be - prpductixe 6f ' gqeat benefit. '.. - . ... : ,.. : .- ; ; ;;: ,...,!.; : /' I Whep jife-,; Assembly^ jtn^t,, ; .Mr / Bayd • , gdry moved the'Address-m-Repiy, wliich endorsed the action of the. Government,.. H"e did s^^thouglijA.nrqininenti, qqeruWj s of! the Opposition,' iri order to show Jns _ 'hdlief;.t^t.the^pre^enfcV.was ccJnqerfijjQg; wj|f jp^aft'ja' tsy ; ;fe?Jffif> sljQuld . , b 0 thrown aside. He considered the ' vast majority of the people would, ap-. piloveofthe action: pi the Government.. Mr Purness seconded the Address. An ameadmenHvas -moved-*by Mr Clarke, dissenting from the Government's action. Tie amendment was supported by. >Mr B ichanan, who, however, considered the..speech of Mr Clarke puecile, and .was hnnselHn^avorjtjia' s^rqn possible, of seWrati^ggfrlm'E^gkml. i Mr|Mj9lyille'| &.£ a p^rrotf* a%& "arf Australian^ VbtSd with the Government, though a meeting ,of his ( : constituent^ , a?ked . him ■ to t . vpte{-, • thp , GpYernm^nt. . j Mr , J^li tchel| [ supported the' Address,"but Mr Burns ddcla^re^ jiiff^n tension ■■, to' vote;. .-for;.; the;amendinent.gHe considered the action of the Ifio-yeifnmeji^ tmicp.nsf.itutipnal } ilipgal.. aijid unnecessary. Mr Dibbs, Cplpnial;. Tireasurer, made a lengthy speech. He_ contended that the Gpver^me.nt acted .. constitutionally^, : 's($; ; 'th^ '; victory/ Ht ': El ' Mahdi^ anid^tke fall 'of-'Khartounl ' Svduld/ ujiless avencted,"^ imparil ; 'IridiaM v • The"' sending „0/ Ne\y v Soutjh. Waives- troops - wiould be of material help to England. Mr followed, and disayowuig. all loyaltyVdehied that tlie power and |h6nor;)(>f Stakei.r 5.6 'thought the GovernuieniJ.proceedings iilefstal. He believed Mr Da^ey was actuated bjj a^ imtj|sive^eckle'ssnoss. ! Tj^ie , debate was adjourned. s .2 ""^ (^LKOTRIO TBLEOttXpir'.— COPYRIGHT.) ,J I , (BBDTKK'S TELK&BA.MM.) ■ Further to Kapd from $uakini J r^specmig the jtietween' tne'i'eiiefe and ( the : British! troops under - I!^ajfcft/-Gfeneral MbNiillafc the'Znrebia, on the ixbadlo. Tamai state 1 that the British lojsßj,.w,fts lv ijpt so; g^ea't as first, reported. ; -^The,.^r^tish ca^ualtie^ are f now set down, twp pfl&cers knd "24 rani' and" file kmecjV.ana 33 wounde^. ; '( " ' ' ; ; r ' J ■j ! Renter's' special' cdri'e'spbhcfeflt 'with artoy telegraphs r frbni-Suakini -under date 'midnight>22&d,thaii the British 1 : troops., under command bf.Major-General , ' iVlc^eill ,f9,rmed a, aarcba at a point J^bqut -sijc^iie^^^ongt^jroad.to. Tamai. , The Cpdsijiioh had qnly : been occupied 'a sfyoft tipae'^when if was aitacked by'ja large' 1 5 force 'of Arabs niimbteritig fully four ' iUoctea'n'fr wnW inado fciyiolent blisiaUght pri thezarebai ;;Thfe fighting which; *was 'pfj the most desperate charaoter : lasted; atjou^t 2Q ;m.inutGS,, aftof ,w,hioh ; .time .tthe enfemy were repulsed with* loss esti'jn^ted.at over 1000. .The British uiilties v a're given as'fiye'ofeicers and 0 rahk and file killed, and 170woumUkT. „. i „' '■)■■ ; " « ! f :/CAHoi\Mai-ch;2?li, / [', ; iSir Garnet Wojseloy with the principal membarp' of fl^is staff ' proceeds, (from Korti to Dongola to-morrow.