The Soudanese were lost to Egypt. A strong effort is now being made to
reconquer them.

The British officers in the Egyptian army have been ordered back to
duty, and it is said that action will be taken in a few weeks. It is
expected that the Mahdists will fight to the death, but they will not be
as powerful this time as they were before, as they are now no longer
united. The tribes south of Khartoum are in open revolt against the
Mahdists, and a part of their forces will have to be detached to quell
them.

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The news from India is still very discouraging.

A fresh outbreak has occurred on the outskirts of Calcutta. Eight
thousand workers employed in the silk mills on the Hoogly River have
started for Calcutta to help the rioters.

The troops at Barrakpur, fifteen miles north of Calcutta, have been
ordered out to intercept the strikers, and prevent their advance upon
the city. They are also carefully guarding the bridges which span the
Hoogly River. This river is one of the mouths of the Ganges.

While the immediate cause of the outbreak was the quarrel over the
mosques, about which we told you last week, it seems that the anger
against Europeans is really due to the measures which have been taken to
stamp out the plague.

In India there are many races of people who, while they all live under