THE SOUDAN.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5011, 3 February 1885, Page 2

THE SOUDAN.

LoNDON^January 30. Colonel Stewart, who was severely wounded at the recent engagement at £1 Metemneh, is recovering.

The Mahdi has been strongly reinforced, and is still in the neighbourhood of El Metemneh.

London, February 2.

Major General Buller has only been temporarily appointed to succeed Major* General Stewart in his command in the Soudan.

[Specials to the Press Association]

London, January 30.

Speaking concerning the recent dynamite outrages, the Hon. Mr Chamberlain siid they ought to be denounced by Mr Parnell and his parly. The steamer Chusan, which went ashore at the Island of Perim, in the lied Sea, his been got off without sustaining any serious injury. Mr W". E. Forster suggests that a colonial conference should bo held in London respecting Imperial defences. It is expected that Germany will shortly make an additional annexation of islands in the Pacific. :■..

January 31.

Mr Fred. Humphries' emigration agent for Tasmania, has been entertained at v banquet, and was also presented with a piece of plate. - , „ The Eoyal Colonial Institute has made representations to Lord Derby, urging him to prevent foreigners occupying any portion of New Guinea. Sir^ Gavin Duffy advises the Tories to compromise with the Home Bute party. The liquidator in the estate of the Oriental Hank has made a fresh offer for the settlement of the claim of the Victorian Government.

February 1.

The Times considers that the justice and strength of England's case regarding the claims made against her by German subjects in Fiji is beyond question. The Powers have decided to guarantee an Egyptian loan without the conditipu'of a mutt ipU control over Egypt,