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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1804, 29 January 1884, Page 3

ENGLISH & FOREIGN. [BY TELEGRAPH— COP YRIG HT.] [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]

Caiko, Jamiaiy 2G. Gordon Pvs.ta has been ollered and has accepted the Govcuioi.ship of tiio Soudan, and full powcis tor the picifiecation of the country have been deleto him by the Khecli* c.

lvissing. Nh\\ Yokic, Jamiaiy 2."). Intelligence is to liand iiom Donvei, Coloiado, of a tciruhlo disaster neir that city. An explosion of lite damp oeeutied in one of the local coal mine,, md so far, as has b"en .iscci tamed "■? mini-is have been killed.

HoM\Ko\<!, .l.umaiy 25 News is to hind fiom Hoihow, a coast town on the Lui-Cliow Peninsula, th.it the Chinese hive assumed an auti foreign attitude The houses of sevei.il Etuopciu leiidents ii.ive b mmi attacked and pillage d. and the inmate ha\c tiken refuge m the Cni-ailates Tup Chinese officials ha\e taken steps to lepiebs the outbieak. and it is expected that order will soon be icstoied.

C w,< itlw, .1 muaiy 2.3. The Cnmmal Jm iadiotion Bill, nitioduccd by .Mi C. 1'. illicit, lias now been fi.ially passed by the Co iu< il of the Gowinoi (.k'licMalof Tndii. 'J'lie ine.i^me pio\ides that EniopiMii^ in cdiintiy distiicU shall l)e subject to the jiu isilu tiou of native niayistiatcb, but that piiionei < shall be entitled to a ]iuy consisting of a majoiity of Kuiope.uii.

cted Lomio.x, Jamiiiry 20. A disastrous collision li is occulted in the Channel, noai the (Isle ot Wight), between the ships Simla <ind City of Lucknow. The iorinei sank i.ipidly, and 22 passengers a.id ciew me leported