THE REBELLION IN THE SOUDAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1810, 12 February 1884, Page 3

THE REBELLION IN THE SOUDAN.

General Baker Recalled.— Admiral Hewitt to take Charge of the Operations.— General Gordon Safe.

Cairo, February 8. Latest intelligence from Souakim states that Baker Pasha mistrusts the troops under hi* command at tb.tt place, and is expected soon to be recalled to Egypt. Febniai % y 9. Baker Pasha has been recalled from Souakim by the Khedive, and Admiral Hewitt, of the East Indian squadron, has been invested with command of the troops stationed there. The town has been declared to be in a state of siege. Telegrams from Souakim state that messengers have arrived there from Sinkat, the Governor of the latter town having sent urgent appeals for help, the garrison and inhabitants of the town being in extremis. It is, however, impossible to send assistance, and the fate of the town is considered hopeless. A Press Association message says the Governor has offered to surrender to the rebels. Traders from Nubia report having met Gordon Pasha between Korosko and Aboo-Hammed. He was proceeding to Klnvtoum,

London", February 8. Two batallions of infantry have been ordered to proceed from Aldershot to Malta and Gibraltar, where they will be held in readiness to be despatched to Souakim should their services be reI quired. February 10. The Observer publishes a telegram stating that Gordon Pasha has arrived safely at Boi ber. The following messages, dated London, February 9th, is special to the Press Association :— The Pall Mall Gazette says that circumstances demand that England should assume the absolute government of Egypt for a fixed period. Theie are still garrisons in the doudan exceeding thirty thousand men menaced by the rebels, and the Radical journal argues that it is England's duty to rescue them. The Spectator demands that the Government should now tluow aside all fin ther pretences, and assume the direct Government of Egypt. The Times and Pall Mall Gazette severely censure the Gladstone Ministry for shutting th^r eyes to obvious facts, in the vain hope of avoiding responsibilities which all Europe lays at their door. Mr D. McFarlane, M.P. for Carlow, has given notice for Tuesday of a motion in favour of the immediate establishment of a protectorate in Egypt. Owing to the important character of Egyptian affairs now, public interest is almost entirely centered in them, and little attention is given to the domestic policy of the Government. The idea of an Egyptian protectorate is widely and influentia'ly supported.