THE SOUDAN CAMPAIGN.
SIX THOUSAND DERVISHES
NEAR BERBER.
THE KHALIFA PREPARED FOR
FLIGHT, Press Association.- £l«ctric TaiegrapU.—Copyrlgli;
Cairo, May 10, Friendly natives report that the town of Abuhamed is weakly held, bat that a force of 6000 Dervishes is in the vicinity of Berber.
The Khalifa, with 500 camels, is ready for flight in the event of disaster.
London, May 11.
Two infantry regiments have been sent to Suakim to serve in the Soudan expedition.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10129, 12 May 1896, Page 5
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