THE CONGO FREE STATE.
CABLES.
THE DERVISHES GIVING TROUBLE. THE BELGIAN FORCES SUSTAIN A DEFEAT. <Pit Press Association.—Copyright / Brussels, May 20. Reports from the Congo Free State r.re to the effect that the Dervishes inflicted a reverse upon the Belgian forces under Baron Dsanis. The Belgian vanguard was defeated and five oiiicers and 20 non-commis-sioned officers killed. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of the remainder of the force.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 329, 22 May 1897, Page 3
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70THE CONGO FREE STATE. Hastings Standard, Issue 329, 22 May 1897, Page 3
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