THE WAR IN EGYPT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2950, 8 September 1882, Page 2

THE WAR IN EGYPT.

BOTH SIDES PREPARING.

DEFECTIVE TRANSPORT.

ARABI BETRAYED BY THE . CHIEF,,OP HIS"STAFF.

AEABIPEOCLAIMED A EEBEL. '

(Feb Cable to Pbess Association.)

[“Age” Special,]

London, Sept. 6, 9.24 a.m.

Arabi is provisioning his camp. . The insurgents are menacing Kairwan, a town of northern Africa, in the State of Tunis. i

\ The Duke, .of ( Connaught’s’, brigade now stationed at Kassassoua, will ad’ ' Vance upon the enemy about the 10th inst. The whole pf the troops have ■ been paraded. r

’ (Eboteb’s Agency.)

■ Constantinople; Sept. 5. r A proclamation has , now beenissuetl -by the Sultan; declaring Arabi »•■ rebel, abd'exhofting this Egyptian people tb obey the Khedive.

‘ The Abglo-Turkish military convention was signed to-day and arrangements have been 1 ; made for landing a ] force of Turkish troops at Port Said. Albxandbia, Sept. 5.

Arabi’s factotum, who was recently taken prisoner, has revealed to Sir Garnet Wolseley the exact position and strength of the , enemy at. various . points.;,

The quarantine which was in force at Suez for vessels from Bombay has now':; * been removed.

The British troops paraded in force to-day before the enemy’s camp near Kassassoun. A reconnaissance of the enemy’s position was effected and brisk ' firing occurred bet ween our outposts and. those of the enemy.