FIGHTING IN NYASSALAND.
BRITISH BEYOND FRONTIER
NO CONTACT WITH ENEMY. Wellington, September 17.
The High Commissioner reports from London on September 16: — " The Governor of Nyassaland reports that a reconnaissance beyond the frontier was made on the 13th without a contact being established with the enemy.
" Of the 19 German officers who were engaged in the recent fighting, 11 have been accounted for. Three others escaped wounded. The German losses in the rank and file were heavy."
On September 9 the Germans attacked Karonga, a British station on Lake Nyassa. After a three hours' resistance a column from the main British force arrived and drove off the enemy, who fought with great determination. They were dislodged by repeated bayonet charges and were ultimately driven towards Songwe. The enemy were reported to have lost seven officers killed and two wounded.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15717, 18 September 1914, Page 6
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