THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 2229, 7 October 1898, Page 4

THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.

It is seldom, indeed, thai. Croat Britain has not at least one little war on hand in some 411:11 tor of the .irlobe. The eamjiaiiins in the Soudan have formed a so;-; of staudint: military ili-di ever since the dreadful fiasco of poor Hi'-k- Ba-iia's expedition in November. ; lsv; - Tiiß ATBAUA I'l'llll. hi the -!,,'•;. rlecisive. and emitieiiliy s;iiisfaetory action mi ihe A 1 barn Ili-er. ileucral Kileiiener was enabled i" -how what a mixed lone of Briti-h and liuyi.lian iroups c.-uhl do! ill a -; r; i-'io ..ii, all.ick. su.-h ;i - bus not be.m M-cii '..1 B'-.vpi -im '' ''" ' ''l- | Kebir. He w:is .-i-.. in a position to rli'lllotlsi r;||e i i-n ! i|>. ilel'V is'iie- eVi'ti the wild Baui-ara- nave not an il limiiable siomaeii for liirh'in.i:. l ,i"-t nf ihe .•:• :;.,:- in Hie Son,'an. -m it a- ::.,,-.■ of 111 T. i.. lam.-!, and Abu Kh-a. ::;i\ e iii a ureal niea-in- ei.,•,-:-; ed of advam e- in s,,';are-, which had to -u--ni:i.!deiie,|. lanaiicil followers of ihe Mahdi. Tl-e ta-k of keepin- tia-c si|ii:<ri-s nnl.ioken by th" reckless on- , -lat'irhi- was. a- .-very -ohlier knows, an itdiuilely nm-e tryinu' one than -tot-ad:- Arabi's po-iion o 1 the bankof ihe s\, eet-water ('a mil. or 1 ii-hiti". the zareba ai Atb.ira. To -teaiiily await tiie -.:: .1 • ■!■' of .a particularly uriio-ouic foe. w !,o is r;;-;iili-- on yoU Willi l.ro.idblad .! -;-.;;• and iwo-hauded -•■ on!. ■ •'en 1 ho-iuh ■ 011 be armed vii 11 'lie It-i ii!'- in tin world, is a dliY-Toii! i liim: from j<>i 1•> 1 • —*? 1) a neck and not inn;;' nieei voii. : '.veil a - far a- : li- le n|er-i a re coiieeriicd. 1 he posit ions are r« •*»'<•:'-- Hit!-!. |.e! fiif e. be iti-ide ! tie !lllaeie •<; .-ipiare: but 1 h.-y a. <\\ m\ e; be told 1 heir proper po-ii ion in a I ayotiet har.'e mi an enemy's imsiti.oj. I ims, we learn, hat tb-n -tml ihila.-ve « as Well 111 ii e iii -t bunch wi|o hit. led whi.-h proie. ■ d M.ihmoii.l's' „,,;.■• w:il. : . ue.i Arab-. Tllere -tool! the e.,u;itiandi r of ; i;e at t.nk 1 ;i-.-ia- a ay ~: a : horn bu-ii while calmly askitm a p-i va'e .1 ■•jive b" to an Arab who thr.-:,; etietl lo i|p -rrtipl 1 !;,. i.Der.liio'l. ' { ''t" pici i:;-e is ~|,i, jiot uupleasiui: !o Bri. i i-hers. i'l 7,/ A WI'ZX.Y i' V .N l-'MUIT. \,i one .an d-ny Ihe -te-pn.,- pp.-!, r thus., of Mahinoud's force who -im-h io Ih.eir •> 'ouches li'J ! n ill- lo Ihe last ; :,o one ,;iii fail io ■'.-' ■ i ■ \ for Iho -• mi-.-r----able ,' .■•tel,.-- ~ho Wefe chained io their po-is and fof.-eii ,0 m"rl a dea'h tin ;, ue\ ef -oliuht. \t Ihe -ante lime, i in- p-Mcetllaue of llli.-i'W'tii ran .- " a; peri haii.-e 1.. tiahi a not her .!.■;. wa • con-;de;::b!y iatucr I. tan ill pre- io is ! ti-kt- with Ihe Arabs. [1 i- o\; rcin.dy probable, th.erefi.re.ihat unless t he po-i----tiou at ' baditrmau i- extraordinari!} sii'.m-. a -till iar.-'.-r proportion of Ihe Khalifa's followers will prolii by the lesson of ihe Alb-l! I. till: KIIAl.li'A'S BKTUKAT. . ne offer of the Koniofail sheikhs lo i afford an asylum for the Khalifa is at:. unsatisfactory feature of the business, and it is to be hoped thai Ceiieral Kitchener will be successful in capttirin-' the nioiisler ■,' h.we rule has spread desolation and death ihromrhotii the Soudan. ' 'eriain it is. thai ihe Sirdar v. ill le;ne no -tone unturned lo drav.' the Mahdi's -iic,e--or from hidilti:". Whal his iaie w ill then lie it is premature to discuss: bra few .-an i|!testiuu the ripht and iiiaiii.'--; duty of ihe s-irdar 10 erin- his prisoner iu a -ou.-t martial. There i- soiiieihim: -:o repulsive to the An-10-Sa \on mind in ihe individual who ; - alw.:.\ silt-in- .eh''is to -la 11.-i.tr on his behalf. ye{ invariably skulks behind himself, thai ihere \'> ill be no re--r.n for a 1} rant o\erihrowu. KITi'iIKNKIi'S l-'UKi li. In addition lo the fore eii-a-ci in the Mbara liirht, Uetieral Kit.-lu n.-r will have under him ihe followiui: Brilisli reiltforceiueiils: 'JI-i Lancer-. 1 s.|tiadroii :.rd Hussars, "Jnd Battery field V l-1 ill* ,-y, oTih Batiery field Arlillci} «a I low ii/'T baiier} 1. l-n Battalion Creiiadier 'lntiriN. L'ml Battalion Bitle Brijrade. I-; Vorthumberlaud : l-'usilicis, and '2\u\ Lancashire Beai- , ment. So thai there will be a strong; I [.r.ipoi-ioii of British iro-.tis !■> take : pan in \, !>.-n will probably '••• ihe ..a., j de -r;i f M.-ilidism. MOBB WDBK IN INDIA. ; Before ihe la-i shell has btu-t ,e-t Oniduriuati ; ; i- ijitite likely ihat a Briii-h expedition will be on ils mar, 1; to the assistance of tit" Khan of Dir. the ally of Britain, who i< eii--;i-|,d in ' 'he somewhat precarious ias|< of keep ' im. open ihe read lo ('l.dial. ihe Mad Molb.ii .a aeiitietiian. by ihe way. in wince madness appears an e\ira..ifdiliai'} ''• '-1 ee of me! iio.l i- a-aili makimi him-elf euispieuous. and it seems ihat his •,•, ar whoop is ••■ a.u'aiu KNOW !li»W I'O SHOOT. ]'';',,,-nii a- it '- on occasions io deal satisfactorily with an enemy who shows iiiritl in ihe open, it is iiii.|ites-' limiably a harder ta.-k to deal mn retribution io a foe who lakes in cover it i-n-e am! displays exeelleiii niarksiuaush.ip from behind numberless -tPiutrs. i'or the uninitiated it may he a- well i" explain that sumras .are ;ii:-.-i D hi a' - "f ■-!• lies jn f,;i- row - on ■hi -id of a I.iii. beldlld Which l!;e Balkan i'a - and pets ai Ihe iu- . D.iei . Ti ..■;- of eolll-se. offer no Scl lolls ..lisiaele |o an attack be', Ollli , ■over i,e} ;i|iord lo riie defenders. On v let I'.i-ii' -i-.or l-ii.rop. an led native infaii \\ ~-: >■ jtiiiu 1-t.s.hin-- di-taite • nf a -Ml'-a. and I b.d 11-lp ihe ||;e-"-, ,•- il,-':!-. •.., hi. n V 01-ch ;. d.e-'.ribe- a- Hie criti ! ■•i ;...ii,t. ar- ii'ae ih.< fa. 1 ciiman hi ! he :■ 'ei pa c!i le. " }do no' ivu.air." j

I s ii!. in lie n ' to: a,Lam- tl.e . ,|f, able. :.nd I he ~-.;.! lire <■',' n'e . i,,.a '. mer. i\ t •,- pr. litd. 10 a; lack; i u - ~,|. ~, |,ef. Ihe , ~..!. bet 111; itl'-. i h'bly l.'i ,|i]l n,i;t, ~t a motiiii:.'.!! .-i.ie. I; '•- •mail v...a !■■•' thai , ■ pa tiinr,e.:-,:•. \::.i.,-- .:■.••-- in : :- t-nh- i... a • ~tl a'n.-d b'lii.-i from ' e.hnd -..mm mort'al -,,. | in a s'av.. ' no i!i.- hill ila- :.'■■ .;•' '.' 1 art of hiiu I.i tar h - j ~.•!, ;;;J and ba i'-d pursuers. I ' MIST ' KLN MKIKA . j |i is only to be hoped lhai I'm p ," ! i j f .|j oriicer thai curse of Imiian i'-omim I warfare will n.-t be ado v.-.l tutu n I -v ay in li M campai'-rti. and ih.,i j in.' -eliei 1! .•o|i,i|iaildil,-' will be ' ii.p ~' - 1.-, d 1,1 deal out slicll a In- or ! to lite !,,n.e.v.-- of the Mad Moilail. t.s . j.;||| i-o-i-.if!. e the 1.,.,-t la'ia'i, til ol ■ ' .- n ; ha; 1 ',■■ now ef of Ihe British ::.-, i'•- me ~ a,- 1 rilled u i:li. Ihi-- ia ■I .'•' ia has always follow, d up lea* ; \ im r-ies and , " ,!-.iiL'h!y hammered the j me a \ into .ide.ps-jon. A-iaiii - under | -iati.l lids aro tin y take care m>l lo of;, ml a .an. hj" e iii, Man i'.<>\ el limetil 1-, ■ b; •••!>■ ..i-ia-k the foe a res peel.able 'ow .: - it !.-ii:-s ot' lertus of p '::< e. ' --.Mi,-- don't understand this, and "hey at- apt io think we are a bit :••''• -til ••■' ;;■_:,' hi- 1 hem. The ~;,\ i.nt< t 'b-;- i- 10 1 e ihat ih'-y have •;,:.-'-