THE "FALSE PROPHET" OF THE SOVDAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1656, 15 February 1883, Page 4

THE "FALSE PRO PHET" OF THE SOVDAN.

T4ttmSvfcFfi:om Kgypt has Lately-been veiy quiet about tho false proplict of tliu Soudan, ;ib ho is called. The Egyptians thometflvcsJiad'noeyes for events lately ctoept those things v,hieh weic taking place so much neaier their own doors, and it is only now that they aic able to look about, and see what is uomg on in the more out-of-the-way pairs ot their own coimtiy. The false piophet, it would seem, has not been idle ; whilst Aiabi h;ifj been suflering defeat, rumour hath it that the f.vlse prophet has been achieving victories, and slaying many thousands oi his foes. He is evidently playing for a high stake ; this is clear from the name •vyhieh, it we trust the toleguun, he has assumed ior himself. He claims to be the Imam M.ihdi, or the last prophet Allah, will bend to conquer the enemies of Islam, and rule supiemo o\cr the world. To such a person all Mahomincdans would kneel and serve. Wciche to Appear in in this ehaiacter as a conqueror at C.iiio, the eclipse of the Khedive would be complete. The Sultan himself would ce.ise to think of the Caliphate in the piesenee of such a potentate and ic[.resentative of Allah on e.iith. The Imam Mahdi is to come, according to M;ihommedan belief, accompanied with gte.it signs and wonders : and ho will appear shortly beiore the Judgment Day. He comes on a white hoisc, and at the head of an aimy all mounted on white hoises. In this there is a manifest trace of scripture ideas, which the Mahommetlans have followed, and where the llebicw Me^ianio notions, may be ti. iced, it beius, at the .same time, a strong resemblance to the U.ilki AvaU of the Hindus which is to make its appliance 01 a, -white hoiso, and when the white Jioiso stamps his foot, the Kali, or black age, is to end, and the Cnta, oi golden age. will begin again. It need scarcely be stitod that tlieie have been ni.iny piotcndeis to this ch.uaetei in tlie Jiast ; and tiie .Indian bazaais dm ing the mutiny often had wondi ous tales of his appeal ante leading his army of white hoises. The Imam Alahdi nuut be a visible niler, A\ith power and \ictory on his side ; and if the picsent pretender at Xh.utoum manages to sproad the repoit th.ifc ho is killing liis enemies by the thousand, ho may be accepted moat willingly by the .Moslems. J']\en the. defeat of Aiabi, who claimed to be lighting for the cause ot I»lam, may have the eflect of making the Mahommedans turn to this man as their coming piophct. (Should this peculiar icsulfc uomu to pass, it may give om tioops anothoi campaign, in I'lgypt, ior the new Imam is not likely to give any guaianteos about sucli a tiille as the Suez Canal. At present he is a long way oil. Xli iilouui, of which he is .said to be absolute mastei, is about 900 miles in a duett Jine from Cano, and pcilnps 1,000 mild following the windings of the Kile. The town is the pi mcipal place m that religion and is situati d among palm tiees on the western bank of the JJabr-cl-A/ick, or the .Blue JSii< . This it. close to tho function of ih.iL bi'.uich ivifch the Jjdlii'-til,A\idd, or White Xile. It is this position at the union ot tiie two maiii blanches of the iOgjptian mci w iiicli gi\es Kh.utoum its stiiitcyual impoi tance, and made it long the head c[iuutcis ot the skno tiade in Uppci lOgypt. l'\)i some ycais past the telugi.iph e\tended a^ lai south as this, and tiAvcllui v. ho \ isifc tlio pl.ice are entertained thcie by the luhng Pasha in a style ifiuindiiig them of l'>uis — at least those who haws i cached Khaitoum attci travelling in the desafc <uid batbaious countiks .iiound, <-ay that it like J'aiis to dine A\itli the (lovcinoi ot Khaitoum, who pioduu s knives and forks, cut g'ass and siher, and menu of fish, meat and game, and cou\ci&ation oairiccl on in Flench A dance ot llawa/i or Nan tch gul aof the locality, when oig.ircUes an being .smoked atlci wards, may just lemind llicm that tlu'y aie not dining in a c.ift on tho Uoulcvaids. The [mam M ihdi, mslc.id oi accepting the cnihtic, ,u\>] in. iking behcX' 1 he is m Pans, is h polled to have killed Abdul jvadii, tin. giMii;ioi of the place, to ha\e occupied it, and X getting lih Nubian tioops into .i disciplined condition, in oidoi, no doubt, to cany onhi^ conquests and keep up the chaiaeU-i he has asbuined.—[halt/ A'i n \

Tim. In -.L m.ni v\ho o\peots to yo Ilmntlciing down tho ages* niu&t make ins own thmulc). Till, Nat wind Jf'r/ttziiH is the title of a iiLU monthly to bo issued in tho (.'oilmen <itive nitciC'st. The pioinoteii Jiii'luilu soxoial niembeio of the late (jrOVL'IMIIKMII. Tin i»i »e 1 1 ii 1 1 Conniiittcc for succoiuiug pu LtuLod aiul u\tlul llu-jsi, in -Jews announce that f i oin .lulv .'!(} to Oct. 22 they itemed conLi ihulion, foi the piupose to the amount oi r>_\), 1*J(! nriiks, or eon.sideiabl} moie tluui fJH, OOO bteihng. A s\r> announcement 1-. made fiom Copuiha'j,-ii to tiic elicit th.it Edmund Lolic l.v /, tile popular Danish ]ioet, lias committed suicide. Jli-. liody was found hanging f i oin a tree in the Zoological (J.iuU'iis of Copenhagen. l''i)ii the second time tho piomontoiy of i'osilipo, west of iV.ijilesh.tb been tunelled, aiul is to iiuiomirtoilatu ,\ steam eonwcetion lii'twcDi NiipK-5 ami Po//vio!i. Theic\sa-> «iv din knt tunnel their p.i-sini; under "\'iiyils tomb. Some suppose tli.it the old tunnel \,.ts p.u tially .i natiii.il loima tion .tii<l th.'it it li.ul l^een enl.ugcd by the ancient Romans. Tjiijj, i^ Kijs an I'Xehan^e) lym» at tin 1 Tim.u u Lost oilice.it the present iiioint'iit a lcttL'i A\hicli,ioi nciiily twenty jc.u a Ims kd <i \\,mdt liny lito and no\oi ben Ll.umed. It is addie-scd as follou^ :— "(.'aio ol .Mr lleb.ud, Timaiu, Uo\,d Hotel, New Zealand. J«'or Honoia O'Conoi." It was posted m Adelaide on itlay 4th, lSf)!}, and it seems, accoiding toLlicpobt-inaik, to h.ive l eached Dunedin twelve d.iys> later. Pioni theie it A\as .sent iiiat to one place and then to another (always excepting Timam), until it found ;ts way to Watsou\ Hotel, Dunedin. After lyinc,' theie . i coiioidei able tune, it ■\\.is letuincd to the po&t-oiHcc and nuikcd " Timaiu.'' About a foitniglit a^o it fit last lenched ltspioper destination, and the pobtal oflicials are anxiohsto know w hetjicr " Honou O'Couoi" ii btill alnc to daini it, i"\TII.NtI. \M>KIMJM J ihlV TjiUXIVI. 11l u lks. — flu Soul lit m I'luiila adds its name to tho li-»fc of tho'so Mho do not believe in using biute foice as against lvimluusb m the tiaining of heiterb. The rulo, a-. \se li,i\e repeatedly stated, will apply to all other stock. Our eontemjioi.uy tiuly says. : It ii, an <>asv matter to tiain a heifer to stand quietly to be milked, but it is easier to tiain them to jump, Kick, and run. Tho May to tench them to stand .still is to mjuhc them always to do so. It theic is naught to hinder a wild heifer from running and her fears piompt her to nui, she will run. ff she cannot iun, in a shott time she looses, her fear and stands from habit ; and habit is one of the worst influence in the world for either brute or man to overcome. If yon want to transform a wild heifer into a well-behaved, welliiaincd cow, you must be patient and exhibit no ' temper. Never btiike her; • she 'must? first oi all get acquainted with you and learn that you will not hurt her. She must learn not to feav you. If in ' winter it is best to milk in the stable, 'make as little fuss and as few alarming motions ' as possible ; handle her very ' gently 1 . Be careful hot to pinch her teats. This is • the 1 great source of trouble. The cow naturally wishes to rid of her milk. Bho stands quietly 'untij. some careless 'milker lias given a <' BcjUfl^e that hurts, when she kick's and "ruMg. 1 By allowing Such a course a few ' tipies the ' habit will be 'confirmed. The '*Ijps*t wajW manage" if you 1 Mvefib stableft to have a Well-fenced yard,' and -teach • ' yotir liiifci^'to-etaiid fdWiiilkiiigui that ; t oi hMt Wit, 'to tie Iherif,' 'lining them ' * very 'quietly. No man or boy is fit to* • 'hanflli/nuhKaJiif unless he can control them ' " jffijd'TOtal Mms^lf . Neither- Js/ 'it < right'