THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.
EXPECTED FIGHTING AT SUAKIM. LORI) WOLSELRY'S EYESIGHT. THE FALL OF KASSALA. ("special to press association."] London, March 4. An engagement with the rebels, under Osman Digna, is expected to take place on the 20th. Lord Wolseley, who is suffering from an affection of the eyes, will probably return to Cairo. The inhabitants of Kassala were reduced to great straits through famine before the town fell into the hands of the rebels. The War Office are willing to supply officers and sergeants to the Australian contingents. A large sum has been offered at home towards the patriotic fund. The native troops in Hyderabad, Bhopal, Pattiala, and Gheend volunteer for service in the Soudan. Suakim, March 4. The reinforcement of troops from England and India for the Soudan operations are now arriving here.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7269, 6 March 1885, Page 5
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134THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7269, 6 March 1885, Page 5
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