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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1611, 31 October 1882, Page 2

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[Rccuivcd October 2Sth, 4.40 p.m.] Murder of English Officers by Bedouins. AiiKXAKDRiA, October 27. Intelligence is to hand that two British officers, named Gill and Charrington, and Professor Palmer, who were sent in August last into the interior to purchase camels, have been massacred by Bedouins. Tw.» of the bodies of the victims have been recovered.

[Received October 29th, 5.20 p.m.] The Cloture Proposals. London, October 27. The debate oa the Premier's resolutions :or the reform of procedure is still proi, eding m the House ot Commons. A number of amendments have been proposed by Conservative members in the rules for the adoption of the cloture, and i-arioiis speakers have urged some mitigation of the stringency of the proposed i ules.

[RivciM'd Octouci 30th, 2 p.m.] Arrival of Sir Garnet Wolseley.— Great Floods— The Cloture. London, October 28. Sir Garnet U'olseley arrived in London to-d,iy. Mr (Jladstone, the Duke Cambridge, Earl Granville, and a distinguished company met him as lie alighted from the train, and as ho drove away trom the station he received a great ovation from the large crowd which had assembled. Farther heavy rain has fallen over England, and fresh floods have been caused. The Thames Valley is now inundated, and serious destruction of property has resulted. An amendment to the clotnre proposals has been moved by Mr Gibson in the House of Commons, demanding that twothirds majority should be required to adopt the cloture. The amendment will test the feeling of the House on the whole question, and the division on Mr Gibsons motion was fixed for Thursday next. Vienna, October 28. Very heavy storms of rain have been experienced in southern Austria, and alarming floods have resulted in the Tyrol and the province of K.vrinthia.