THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN.
London, May 21.
The Pall Mai! Gazette to day states that the Government have virtually decided to despatch an expedition to Khartoum unless General Gordon succeeds in escaping. The same journal adds that the force will number ten thousand, under tb« command of Lord Wolseley, and that the expedition will proceed to Khartoum via Souakim and Berber. Cairo, May 22. Rumors that the British Government are making preparation for the despatch of an expedition into the Soudan have gained credence here, and it is believed that a strong military force nill be conveyed by steamer as far as Assouan, where the first interruption to free navigation on the river Nile occurs. Officer! attached to the British war vessels now stationed in Egyptian waters sre already engaged in equipping steameri suitable for river navigation, and several vessels are being fitted in a manner suitable for the conveyance of troops to Assouan.
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1182, 24 May 1884, Page 1
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