THE SOUDAN.
■ . ' -.. Caibo, August 20. Tl»ei Nile is falling steadily, and the passage of the cataracts, by which it was proposed to !convey the 'British; expedition to Khartoum in boats, is now impassable. It is believed that the despatch of,'the proposed expedition, via the JVile Valley and Dongola, will be abandoned, and that the troops will bo despatched from Soua-. kith across the Desert, and by tray of Berber to Khartoura. '•• . ;
[Spscials:to -the Press; Association]
■ /:; ; :,:;;tooif4uiiiit;l9,\ A force of five thousand C/Qiiieso troops are proceeding to,K!e.lurig; { V; : ;
Thirteen hundred troops have sailed from Algiers for Topquin.
, A Nihilist outrage has been reported from Kazan a, a town situated on the river :Kasanka,>4so miles east of Moscow. One of the magazines, situated a short distance from the town, was exploded, killing one hundred persons. Five officers in the employ of the Government of Eazana were also killed! "
The health of Her Majesty the Queen is such that she requires repose, and in consequence of which Her Majesty has declined to see King Tawhino. and the members of the Maori Embassy. The meat by the steamer Doric is selling ats£d. ■■.
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4878, 22 August 1884, Page 2
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188THE SOUDAN. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4878, 22 August 1884, Page 2
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