THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 3274, 25 March 1885, Page 2

THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

3 (PbrElectrio Telegraph. —Copyright. ) j (Reuter's Agenct.) i • [Received 12.45 p.m., March 24th.] Cairo, March 23. 3 General Wolseley, with the principal - members of his staff, proceeds from 1 Korti to Dongola to-morrow. £ (Received 1.45 a.m., March 25th.) London, March 23. t In the Houbo of Lords to-day, a . message from the Queen was read m T reply to an address adopted on the s motion of Earl Wemyss conveying the i thanks of the House for the acceptance > of the loyal offer of the New South » Wales troops for the Soudan, and ex--3 pressing satisfaction that the offers of other coloniea would be accepted at the ' right time. Her Majesty's message c stated she was highly gratified at the " loyalty and patriotism displayed by the Australian colonists. | (Special to the Press Association.) (Reoeived 10 p.m., Maroh 24tb.) t London. March 24. ■: In the last engagement on the road to I Tamai, the loss among the British and 3 Indian troops was two hundred and fortyb five. The Arab loss was fifteen hundred. » Major-General McNeill has been blamed 1 for the engagement. f (By Telegraph.) 1 (Per s.s. Manapouri at Auckland.) 1 Sydney, March - 18. [ The debate on the Soudan commenced with i capital speeches made by Mr Dibbs and Mr Wisdom, for and against. Mr Buchanan I eclipsed himself, and made a characteristic Bpeoch advocating separation from the ] Mother Country, and heaping the curses of the devil on the departed troops and upon those who sent them. The papers state that ' Mr Buchanan will never again nave a seat m \ tho House. There is no organised opposition [ and Sir John Robertson supported the Government. His speech was very heartily ' received. In the Council the Address m J Reply was carried with only one dissentient, ' Mr Stewart, who had moved an amendment , and alone voted for it. The Government ' intend asking £150,000 for this year's Soudan l service, and the Treasurer expects the whole expenditure required will be furnished out of the surplus revenue. Mr Parker is a candidate for Argyle, his excuse for coming forward is the Soudan basiness. Meetings continue to be held respecting the ' patriotic fund. In somo instances the matter t has been taken up enthusiastically, and m ' others resolutions condemnatory of the : Government's action have been passed. At k Wallsend the distriot membera were m " l structed to vote against the Government, but 1 this they declined to do. T ' ■