NEWS BY CABLE.
COUNT H. BISMARCK'S MISSION TO LONDON. THE SOUDAN RELIEF EXPEDITION. Loxdox, March 5. Lor.l Wolseley, who is suffering from an affection of the i yes, will probably return to Cairo. Count Herbert Bismarck, acting UnderSecretary for Fcre:;'n Aii.-iii.s in Germanv, has arrived in London, His mission is to bring about a friendly understanding between Germany and England on the Pacific question. The Times to-Jay states that the Government has decided to forthwith ask Parliament to authorise an increase of the standing army by 15,000 men. C.'.ieo, March 5. Latest advices from Korti state that the British headquarters are about to be moved to Dongola, and that the troops will, during the summer, be quartered at various points along the Nile between Korti and Dougola. AriEt-UDE, March G. The South Australian Government has received a telegram from the Colonial Office saying that if the colony, independently or conjointly, will despatch a force in time to arrive at Suakim by September, the Imperial Government will glaily accept its services. Enquiry is made as to the number, description, and training of the proffered troops, and stress is laid upon the importance of the whole contingent drilling together for at least a month.
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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1683, 9 March 1885, Page 3
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