FIGHTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11949, 25 April 1902, Page 5

FIGHTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA.

SOUDANESE MUTINEERS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright London, April 23. Four months' hard fighting has resulted in the suppression of 170 Soudanese mutineers who, in alliance with the Lango tribesmen in North Unyoro, disturbed the Upper Nile districts.

Early last month the Sirdar, Sir Rudolf Slatin Pasha, and several other British officers, arrived at Khartoum from a trip to the Upper Nile, where they proceoded as far as Gondo Koro. They also visited the Belgian posts at Lado and Kiro, where the, Congo Free State officers received thorn cordially. The Soudan Government has established posts at Shambeh and Mongolia, which latter place is 15 miles north of Gondo Koro. The punitive expedition against the Dinkas, who murdered Lieutenant Scott-Barbour, of the Highland Light Infantry, together with 40 men, left Shambell on March 8 for Rumbek, where it will co-operate with Lieutenant-Colonel Hunter, who, hearing of the incident", promptly left headquarters and prevented the spread of the rising. The health of the garrisons on the Upper Nile is now good, though during the rainy season the men suffer from malaria. Sir Rudolf Slatin joined the Sirdar at Fashoda, after effecting a tour of inspection across the BaJir-el-Ghasel, during which he visited the powerful Sultan of Shakshak.