Effects of a Storm.
The Soudan Expedition. LONDON, August 11. Telegrams received from Bahia state that the ship Closeburn, homeward bound from Lyttelton, on May 27 put in there to repair damages • received during a heavy gale. Parts
of the bulwarks and stanchions were carried away, and the cargo partly damaged.
HONG KONG, August 10. The French suffered no loss during the bombardment and occupation of Kelung. The loss of the Chinese is not known.
CAIRO, August 10. Active preparations are now being made here for an expedition to the Soudan, by way of the Nile Valley. A combined force of 4000 British and Egyptian troops will be employed.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5078, 12 August 1884, Page 3
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