THE EXPEDITION TO KHARTOUM. NO NEWS FROM GENERAL CORDON. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT AT GAKDUL. REINFORCEMENTS FOR SUAKIM ITALY OFFERS ASSISTANCE. CANADA To THE RESCUE. [BY TELEGRAPH -COPYRIGHT] [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

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THE EXPEDITION TO KHARTOUM. NO NEWS FROM GENERAL CORDON. ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT AT GAKDUL. REINFORCEMENTS FOR SUAKIM ITALY OFFERS ASSISTANCE. CANADA To THE RESCUE. [BY TELEGRAPH -COPYRIGHT] [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]

London, February 10. Loud Wolsklky doubts whether Geneial Gordon is still defending the Palace at Khai toum, News is to hand from Koiti tli.it the British com oy was recently attacked near Gakdul by a body ot rebels- numbering o\er a thousand Heavy fighting took pl.ue, with the:Vs6lt tjint the rebels weie icpfotsed after a "Revere shelling fiom th<' British gin is. Three battalions of the Guards sire under ordeis to pioceed to the Koud, in,and will enib,uk .it Poitsuiouth for Suaknn dneit on Saturday nt>\t. itisaninHincedth.it the following roinfoi cements are ordered to Ku'\pt The 'JOth Hussais and three battalions of intantiv from Malta and Gibr.iltai ; and two battalioiib of infantry and cnaliy irgiments from India. Osman Bigna is massing his forces at Tamat. liO.Mli, Februaix 9 It»li.m Government ha\e decided tli.it, if leijuested, a-,sist,iii(<-shall be afforded Knyland m tinoperations against the Mahdi. Cm 1:0, February '.). An Italian expedition has been despatched from Naples, and has occupied M.issowah,ou the I'cd Sea, without resistant**, but the Egyptian officials toimally protested against the occupation. London, February 9. It is stated that 000 men ot the Canadian Militia aie coming to Kngland to do gaiiison duty in the place of the troops being despatched to Egypt *