THE WAR IN EGYPT.
THIS DAY. SKIRMISH WITH ARABI’S TROOPS. ARABI MASSING HIS FORCES. MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS. 100,000 REBELS IN ARMS. [“Age” Special.] {London, July 25, 6 a.m. A skirmish lasting half an hour, has taken place between the British advanced troops and a party of Arabi’a force. The English lost none, and the casualties on Arabi’s side were slight, but sixty prisoners were taken. There are 30,000 rebels assembled at Kamleh. The total of Arahi’s force is estimated at one hundred thousand, but they are mostly rabble. The Christians hare been massacred at Smyrna. The “ Daily News ” says that Earl Kimberley replaces Mr Bright as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Three thousand persons have been rendered homeless by a fire at Badgwilloo.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2912, 26 July 1882, Page 2
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124THE WAR IN EGYPT. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2912, 26 July 1882, Page 2
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