STANLEY AND EMIN PASHA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8638, 26 November 1889, Page 2

STANLEY AND EMIN PASHA.

PARTY RETURNING HOME. DREADFUL PRIVATIONS.

LETTISH RECEIVED FROM STANLEY [PKB PIIEBB ASSOCIATION."] London, November 25. — A letter has been received from Stanley dated " Kofurra Aug. sth ISH'J," in which he discribes his journey to Emm Pasha. Stanley states that after rescuing him the rear column started for their rendezvous at Kavalli, and on their way suffered terrrible privations. Small pox also decimated many. For eight days the party were in a state o£ absolute starvation, twenty-one succumbing. They reached the fort and then resumed their march for Havilli, which they reached on January 18. Here Stanley received a klter from Jephson, continuing the fact that Emm's troops, at the instigation of tlie officers, had rebelled at Dufnile iv the previous August, and had Emm IWia a close prisoner for some time. He was, however, rescued, and in the conflict 1500 Mahdists were captured, the rebels /lying. Many officers were killed. Jephson has intimated that Emm Pasha was undecie'ed whether to return or not. Stanley, in writing back, insisted there should be no hesitation, and declined to wait any longer. Jephson reached Kavilli on February 6, Emm Pasha arriving a week later. In the letter Stanley states that during tho return journey he lay on the point of death tor twenty-eight days,

Mr Meadows, of the London produce firm of Messrs Trengrouse and Co., is at I present in town, having come up by the train on Monday night. He is endeavoring to buy up butter, but on account of the limited space available in the direct steamers he will not buy the butter unless he can also get the space reserved for it. He will be here a few 1 days. A fire spread round the north slope of the Marsland Hill about 2 o'clock this (Tuesday) afternoon, and burnt a number of the pine trees growing there. It appears that Mr Feck was instructed by the borough authorities to burn up a lot of debris on the north slope wliich is a street this morning, and from a fire that he had lighted the flames were carried by the strong wind that sprung up round the eastern side of the hill where their progress was however, stopped by the Borough employees and others. Beyond a lot of debris being burned up, and a few trees injured no actual damage has been occassioned.