THE SOUDAN.
THE FASTJODA QUESTION. LORD SALISBURY FIRM. (by electric telegraph—copyright.) London, October 10. The British press has unanimously supported Lord Salisbury's action with regard to the withdrawal of Major Marchand. Sir Herbert Kitchener states that the Shillooks, the native tribes inhabiting ths Fashoda country, deny the assertion of Major Marchand that they concluded a treaty with him asking the protection of France. The Shillooks only assisted Marchand believing that he was actiDg in conjunction with the British, and the) declare that they are delighted to renew their allegiance to the Khedive.
The Times states that the situation is extremely serious, and that Britain is unable to retreat from her position. Sir Edmund J. Monson, the British Ambassador at Paris, has notified the French Government that all the Khalifa's territories have passed to Great Britain and Egypt by right of conquest. He assured M. Delcasse, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, that it is Great Britain's fixed determination to vindicate her absolutely just claims.
Sir Herbert Kitchener has forwarded M. Delcasse's telegram to Major Marchand instructing him to report via Cairo.
Sir Herbert Kitchener states that if the Khalifa's defeat had been delayed a fortnight Major Marchand would have been annihilated. Besides being dangerous, his position was unhealthy. He says further that he will welcome orders to proceed to Cairo.
London, October 11
An appendix to Lord Salisbury's despatches contains a memorandum wherein M. Delcasse in 1894, in opposing the Anglo-Congo agreement, justified the claim of Egypt in the Fashoda dispute.
Paris, October 10
M. Delcasse, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, has assured Sir Edmund J. Monson, British Ambassador at Paris, that Major Marchand had no mission to Fashoda, and that he was an emissary only of civilisation. The newspaper Matin says that .France will not risk war over Fashoda. Paris, October 11.
It is stated that M. Delcasse is firm in his attitude with regard to Fashoda and will resign if not supported by his colleagues.
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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 353, 13 October 1898, Page 2
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