THE EXPEDITION TO KHARTOUM. POSITION OF THE FORCES. THE SOUDAN QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. DEATH OF GENERAL STEWART. MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS. Calling Out the Militia.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1971, 24 February 1885, Page 2

THE EXPEDITION TO KHARTOUM.

POSITION OF THE FORCES. THE SOU DAN QUES TION IN PARLIAMENT. DEATH OF GENERAL STEWART. MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS. Calling Out the Militia.

[IJY TKUfIJKU'H.- COPYRIGHT.] [111 l TH. -. n I H X VMS ] Lo\ix)\, February 10. I\ the House of Coimuoiis to-day the Marquis of Harrington, Secretary of War, in reply to a question, st'ited tli.it the troops at Metanimeh, under M ijor-Geneiv] Buller, would probably lie ordered to fall hack on Korti or Merawai. The Queen to-d.iy inspected at Windsor the Grenadier Guards, who are about to proceed to Egypt. Parliament re-assembled to-day. In the House of Lords and Commons, statements were respecth ely made l>y E'irl Gramille and Mr Gladstone as to the intentions of the Government with respect to the Soudan. They stited that the Ministerial policy was still to evacuate th.it country, but it had h°en resohe-l that a IJriti-.li foroe should yo to Khartoum to break the power of the M ihdi. The selection for the time of the advance of the expedition would bo left with Lord Wolseley, but it Avould probably b" in the autumn. Both s^eiker-. warmly recognised tlie l>enelicial influence of tlie otters of troops bv the colonies With regard to Ejjyp tian finances they said the questio is at issue had been honourably ar ranged with the Powers. Sir Stafford Northcote, in the House of Commons, gave notice of a motion censuring the Egyptian policy of the Government. A Press xYssouiation message says : The notice of motion given by Sir St itfbrd Northcote in the House of Commons censures the result less sacrifice of the Government, and asserts that it is necessary to establish a stable Government in Egypt and in parts of the Soudan.

Cairo, February 19. Nmws is to hand that Major-General Herhert Stewart died on Monday list nt (Jakdul from the injuries lecoi\ ed at the 1) ittle of El Met.unmeh on the 19th J.inuary.

London, February 20. The rebels sire enclosing Ahuklea Wells, and the troops under Major(tcihmml JJullor are entienching there. A proclamation has been issued by the <^ueen, stopping men on active s«>r\ ice from joining the Resen c, and onbodyiii" the militi.i for ganison duty. The Q'leen-jland 3F" it Preser\ iwi (Jonipnnv I]<i\e received lar»e order-, of provisions for the Soudan.

Londov, Fi'lmiary 22. Sir (i^r.ild (timlcuh ;ukl liis start", .ni*l tlu» (rivniulk'r Uu.ivds, eiub.nkod to-d.iv for the Soudan.

(Jviuo, February 22. Latest teh^r.uns to hand from Koiti report that the enemy is h ir.issinjj tlus British troops sit Abuklen, to a\ Inch place Sir Reclvers DiilliT retired from Clubat, and it is stated th.it ho will full lwick on (iakdul .is soon ;is the necessary cimehs an i\ c sit Aliukle.i.