THE WAR IN EGYPT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2955, 14 September 1882, Page 2

THE WAR IN EGYPT.

ENGLAND FORBIDS THE LANDING OF TURKISH FORCES.

BRITISH FORCE COMPLETE,

ADVANCE HOURLY EXPECTED

THE NAVAL BRIGADE READY,

MULES FOR EGYPT.

London, Sept. 11.

The difficulty which has arisen in the execution of the Anglo-Turkish cbhvention still remains unsettled.. Earl Granville, Foreign Secretary, has notified to Earl Dufiterin that the British Government objects to Turkish troops landing at Port Said. •

Alexandria, Sept. 11

Telegrams from head-quarters td-day report that all is quiet in the neighborhood of Kassassouu. The various regi* ments of Guards arrived there to-day from Ismailia. ’

Sir Garnet Wolseley’s force is now virtually complete. The greater part of the troops are already at the front, and it is expected that the advance against the enemy will be, made very, shortly. Sir Garnet Wolseley, accompanied by divisional commanders, left camp to-day to examine the country in the neighborhood of Kassassoun, and to arrange a plan of attack. It is now expected that, orders for a general advance against the enemy may bo given at any moment. . , «

A Naval Brigade from the fleet has arrived at the front, and is stationed-, with.six Oattling guns about a milef from Kassassoun.

Constantinople, Sept. 11.

The statement that tho> i AngloTurkish military Convention had been signed is incorrect., it has now trap- , spired that a draft of the Convention was agreed upon, and initialled by Lord Dufferin, the British Ambassador, and accepted by the delegates appointed to carry but the negotiations, hence areport that a Convention had already ' been signed. It has now been ascertained that the Porte at the last moment refused to confirm the action of the delegates and to complete |£o Convention. . , ... . ’ j

(Pee Cable to Peess Association.) [Special to the Melboubne “Aeous.”]' London, Sept, 11, 7.10 p,m. Large numbers of deserters still come in from Arabi’s camp. They report that great discontent exists in his Army. ’ [“Aon” Special.] . London, Sept. 12, 6 a.m. The enemy, in their recent advance on Kassassoun, meditated the capture of that position, as they believed the defence to be weak. Earl Dufferin has been forbidden by the Home Government to make any further concessions with regard to the Convention. , 400 mules are . being shipped from New York, and 300 from Naples for service in Egypt. 1 ,