THE SOUDAN.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4796, 23 May 1884, Page 2

THE SOUDAN.

"London, May 21. Belief Expedition to Khartoum.

The Pall Mall Gazette to day states that Government have virtually decided to despatch an expedition to Khartoum, ,unle3S General Gordon succeeds in escaping, and the same journal adds that the force will consist of 10,000 men, under the command of General Wolseley, and that the expedition, will proceed to Khartoum, via Souakim to Berber. :

Cairo, May 22.

Rumours that the British Government are making preparations for the despatch of an expedition into the Soudan have gained credence here, and it is believed that a strong military force will b3 conveyed by steamers as far as Assouan, where-the first interruption to the froe navigation of the, river Nile occurs. Officers attached to the British war vessels now stationed in Egyptian waters are already engaged in equipping ster.aiers sui'able for river navigation, and several vessels tire being fitted in a manner suitable for : the conveyance of troops to Assouan. * ' ,* ;

[Specials to the Press Associltion]

London, May 20.

The s.s. Chimborazo has arrived at Plymouth, and her c:\reio of frozen meat is reported in excellent condition. London, May 21. • The Tasmania, the Peninsula Company's steamer, has been launched oa the Clyde,