WAR IN EGYPT!

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1171, 6 September 1882, Page 2

WAR IN EGYPT!

■ — —* —— (Reuter's Telegrams.) Alexandria, September 4, H.M.S. Minotaur, the flagship of the. Channel Squadron, is now daily engaged in shelling the enemy's tinea at Aboukir. , London, September 4. Four hundred persons have been killed during the engagements between, the, Turkish and Greek people in Thessaly. | . An avmed force of 30,000 Tripolians is rtated to have been seen on the way to Egypt to reinforce Arabi. The Turkish forces will endeavor to ihteroeot their advance. ,\\;. ■•• The commanders of Arabi's force, at Telel-kebir are meditating desertion. Sir Garnet. Wolseley is taking' every precaution to guard aaains't the effects of Bunstroke, which have heretofore interfered with the effioienoy of transport service, ... ::,i A force of the enemy is advanoing on Mendesian. , '■.'■ I •H.M.S. Minotaur is engaged in shelling the position, ; The health of the .troops at Kassassin is improving, ■ , ■; I The quarantine .regulations at-Suez ; have been relaxed in consequence of protests made by tne British Government, Sir Garnet VVolesley's supplies at the front and means 'of transpnrt,_are now officially announced tn.be ample. Constantinople, Sepjember 4. Negotiations between !the';British Ambassador and.the Porte for the conclusion of the proposed Anglo-Turkish Military govern the joint operations of English and-Turkish troops in Egypt are utill proceeding. The negotiations are now known ,to be : progi-essing favorably, and there seeiwf every probability of. tho convention being concluded.! :..-. Dervish Pasha has been appointed to the.command of; the troops'-to bedes/patched .to Buyptj and Baiter Pasha has been appointed chiefpfthe staff/ jregiment of the British' army/ was recently ounvioted on-six-speoifioohargeaof.desertion from as.many. different regiments within a few months, and was sentenced io five years penal servitude. L

"£FEATHERBTON town boabd ■ '*A ' • *'* •: *< - | Jsß,»<»l monthly the abov Bowd was held on Presto C#?? r8 Reynold" (in the chair).- Burt Donald; Cundy and Hodder> , * • >■ The minutes of the last meeting wer read and approved. ' The treasurer then read his report showing a credit balance-at the bank o £79 lis lid. The collector's report o rates collected was £UU4slld; h\m I £lB llsiinoLcoHegted; jntnl £M q sd. i The following accounts were pa«aed fo payment : £ «. d D.D'ck 4 4 1 Oi 0. Worsley 1 1' fj W. Harrison 8 10 0 Q.Tait ... ... 24 0 E. Harris 1 10 0 0. W. Keys 115 6 D. Diok 18 13 T. Bennett ... ... 9W 10 Reaolved—That this Board will prose cute any person taking or removing an 1 gravel from any. ditch or ■■drain withoii permission of this Board, under Beotioi 10 nfthe'inffa by-laws. ,; Works Oommitteo report.—BeH-atree and Wattßtree't have been attended t and the water table on Hamson-stree has been cleared out. Watts-street, ivi chains, has to be metalled. ' j i' '■: ■!:•"! The motion of Mr Cundy that there port be adopted, was seconded by M Hodder and carried. On Waiteatreet footpath, it was re solved that tenders be called for about II ohaioßv Carried. J- Oorresppndenoe was read !froni ; th Auditor;.at -.Wellington, stating tha £P®; missim>, and that the' must have beep'sent in to some one els' by/.raJßtake;H£': .;.>.. I D. Oakley, Do| Begistrar;'was accepted. : A letter was read from Mr J, D Oakley, claiming the offices!of Olerl and Inspector, as..he,had "never, beei discharged by the"' Town ; Board. • 1 motion by Mr Donald that the sum o £2 10a be paid, to Mr Oakley for hi : services, w'ai'sedondediby Mr Hodder l abd carried. ■ ' .'■ /Mr J. D. Oakley, applyed for thi office of poundkeeper, and was appointed Messrs G, A, Avery, J. Rnbinson, am J. Bealy applied for the office!of range and Inspector. Resolved—That G. A Avery be, appointed, at a saUry of fi2l per anriiim. ''' 'i ;■ • i . A deputation consisting of Mesar :,McShaiie,:DiMiald,, and Hodder waitei on he Board with regard to the cricket ,ing ground. : The question was referrei fo the/Works Committee., \ t The poundkeepor handed in ,his book and paid the Treasurer 413 8s for thj last,tiioutb,":'"/: Mrßr/dfejwißhed to ask if he could pu a nate across Reynolds and • Brandon street Beferred to Works Committee. .. Resolved-Thai Capt. Laimbeer bi appoihted|Re«istraf of Dogs. ! ' The meeting then adjourned.-