THE M'DONALD EXPEDITION.

Hastings Standard, Issue 483, 23 November 1897, Page 3

THE M'DONALD EXPEDITION.

THE INDIAN TROOPS MUTINY. BUT ARE SUBSEQUENTLY SUBDUED. (i'ti Press Association■ —Co/>yriyht.) London, Nov. 21. In -Ju r.e last Major J. R. L. M'Donald, accompanied by a full staff of officers and a force of Indian troops, was despatched by the British Government to ascend the river .Tub, which forms part of the boundary between the English and Italian spheres in East Africa, for the purpose of definitely deciding the Anglo-Italian boundary. News have been received that a body of Soudanese soldiers, who were also accompanying the expedition, mutinied and assisted by 150 Mohammedan Btiiannia tribesmen, attacked the M-Don'ald party, on October 19th, at Usoga, on the north shore of Victoria Nyanza. After several hours fighting the mutineers were defeated and arrested. One hundred men, which wr.sa third of their number, were killed or wounded the British loss being 1(3 killed, including Lieutenant Fielding, and 30 wounded. The mutineers had previously murdered Major Thurston and two English officials. The Indian troops stationed at the seat of administration in British East Africa, have been despatched to reinforce Major M'DonaUl. Major M'Donald was heading for the White Nile, his objective point, at the time of the mutiny.