WAR IN THE SOUDAN

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1919, 19 February 1885, Page 2

WAR IN THE SOUDAN

©■ BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,) London, February 18, Telegrams from Wolseley announce that a body of rebels acting as escort to a quantity of guna, supplies beiug sent from Khartoum to Metemneh came up witli the British detachment which was conveying a party of wounded at Point aboutjeight miles from Gubat, The rebels opened fire on the convoy which was responded to by the British, and after an hours skirmish the enemy were driven off and retired,

Cairo, February 17. Latest telegrams from Korti announce that Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood has gone to Gubat, on the Nile, above Metemneh, and that Colonel Brackenbury has consequently succeeded to the command of the late General Earle's column.

Sydney, February 18, Mr James Tyson, tho well-known squatter, has subscribed £2OOO to the Patriotic fund.

The steamers Iberia and Australasian have been chartered to convey the troops to the Soudan, and are getting in readiness.

London, February 18. The first batch of the reinforcements has sailed for the Soudan.

The Times to-day states that the Opposition leaders have decided, on the meeting of Parliament, to propose a vote of confidence in the Government on their Egyptian policy. It has transpired that the Government has decided to decline the offers of Canadian and Victorian troops for the Soudan as it is believed they could not arrive at the scene of operations in time to bo of service