THE REBELLION IN THE SOUDAN [BY TELEGRAPH. — COPYRIGT.] [REUTER'S CABLEGRAM.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1872, 5 July 1884, Page 2

THE REBELLION IN THE SOUDAN [BY TELEGRAPH. — COPYRIGT.] [REUTERS CABLEGRAM.]

Another Victory for the Rebels. Cairo, July 2. Reports have reached here from Assouan that the town of Debbah has been attacked and captured by the Arab rebels, and th.it all the garrison were massacred. It is stated that the Arabs numbered 12,000 men.

Mrs Jenkins : " Dear me, Matilda Jane, it's no use trying to be aristocratic any longer. I've done everything mortal women could since your par did so well in lumber, but the obstacle is too great. I give it up." Matilda Jane : " Why, ma, I think we're getting along splendid, I'm sure. Wedou't eat with our knivea any more, and we've got so we dare speak to the butler at dinner. The way you say ' James, you may go,' sounds like a queen talking. What is the trouble now ?" Mrs Jenkins : " Well, I was reading only a little while ago that the gout and a family fend wcie necessary adjuncts to aiistociaoy, and I don't see prospect of seenring either." Sale of the Cadejjv Hall Estate.— The Cadeby Hall estate, situated nridwam between Grimsby and Loutli, was soar by the executors of the late Mr George Nelson, of Great Limber, the other clay, to Mr. George Henry Haigh, J.P., of Grainsby Hall, near Grimsby. The estate comprises a fine old mansion of the Queen Anne period, and 530 acres of the arable and pasture land, together with farmsteads, &c, and is well wooded and very picturesque. The sum realised for it was £30,000, which is regarded as a good figure. Lord Tollemachk and his Tknantrv. — Lord Tollemache, Peekfortou Castle, Cheshire, has intimated to his Suffold tenantry that in consequence of the low price of wheat and the severe depression prevailing in tillage, as opposed to pastoral, counties, he proposes leturning to them at the forthcoming audit 2o per cent, in addition to 15 per cent, which he has given for some time past. Lord Tollemache, btiongly recommends his tenantry to cultivate less wheat and barley, and to substitute crops such as maize, for makiug ensilage. The Paris correspondent of the Argus, wilting some time ago on some changes in the diplomatic representation of Prance at the Court of Russia, mentioned that General Appert succeeds Admiral Jaures :—lt: — It is a tradition of our diplomacy that France shall be always represented at St Petersburg either by a peisonage belonging to our nobility, and having a handle to his name, or by a general officer of the army and navy. Admiral Jaures was the successor of the late General Chanzy, who had succeeded General Le Flo, also deceased. These two last were very much hked at the Imperial Court, more especially General Le Flo, who, by hig roughness, anjL straitforward military manners, had wflj high favour with the Czar, and his favour saved us in 1875. At that time Prince Bismarck, mistaken in bis calcul- , ations, and made anxious by our so rapid resurrection, was preparing to pick with us one of those groundless quarrels that have long been called in our language ' a German quarrel,' which might allow him to finish with us once for all. Our disasters were still too recent and moreover we were not ready, though to-day I am happy to say we are far better prepared. War at that time was for us certain, irretrievable ruin. M. De Flo was charged by M. Thiers to go and. beg Alexandra 11. to interpose, '^jahy,' said the Czar, ' It's not the Czafl it's not Germany, it's France that wishes to make war.' ' How so ?" ' Yes, indeed, have you not been arming for several months back, aud concentrating your troops ?" * Who can have told you that ?" 'M. De Bismarckwrote me so himself.' • Well, sir, if M. de Bismarck wrote that to your Majesty he was telling you a big lie.' The saying waa unparliamentry, but the Czar only laughed, and, holding out his hand to the general, ' Well,' he said, 'I'll take the thing into my own hands. I'll go myself to Berlin, and have it out with U. de Bismarck.' He went, and there was no war. Would the same thing have happened had the Czar been the president of a republic or a mere constitutional monarch, like the Emperor Francis Joseph or Queen Victotia ?" MrAldridgc will.'conducfc the usual scrviaS^, at LcQuesne's Hall, Hamilton, to-morroM The subject of the Evenings lecture is " Wff the Adaraic penalty inflicted ?" Messrs W.T. Hunter and Co. will sell at the Cambridge Yards on Tuesday next well bred sssa&ase^ **> r ™*> «*• aiso ' The Returniog Officer of the Waitoa RidmfC announces the result of a poll taken on the 18th V June, re the striking of a rateior that ridiug"Mrß. C. Greenwood/ by order of the mort-rtf-fiSi. • ! s , ell J! y anctic »n at Auckland on the 10th instvlot 282, Hamilton East. RAtss fAND MiOB >r -If "yon wish to decl«Snfer? p^' orilfe>n * X-X -' *. Huj. by «•