THE SOUDAN.
[Received January 22, 11.30 p.m.]
Cairo, January 21
Lord Wolseley has telegraphed that the cavalry have reached Hamdab, and that a reconnoitring party had proceeded thence in the direction of Berber without meeting with any opposition.
[Specials to the Pbess Association]
London, January 19. Lord Plachford (?) considers Earl Grey's suggestion that all matters pertaining to annexation should be referred to a Council of the Agents-General is unworkable.
The Orient steamer Lusitania's mails have been snowed up in Italy. The postal officials have conferred with the Australian A gents-General relative to England obtaining a larger share of the colonial postages. The former have agreed to formulate their proposals.
January 20.
Sir Stafford Northcote states that the Government have sacrificed the colonies to the unreasonable demands of foreigners.
In connection with the proposals of the French Government for the settlement of Egyptian finance, it is believed that a Commission of Inquiry will be appointed to consider only the necessary monetary recompense.
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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5001, 22 January 1885, Page 2
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