THE GOLD COAST TROUBLE.
DETERMINED ATTACK BY THE NATIVES. REBELS ROUTED WITH GREAT LOSS. POSITION MORE REASSURING. [By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (FEB PBISSS ASSOCIATION.] (Received 8, 1.27 a.m.) London, May 7. Ten thousand Ashantis surrounded Colonel Hodgson at Kurudsi Fort on the 29th. Desperate fighting occurred, the rebels being routed with great loss. . Several guns were abandoned. Some natives used arms with great precision. Two of the constabulary were killed and 133 wounded. The situation on the 3rd was reassuring.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 95, 8 May 1900, Page 3
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79THE GOLD COAST TROUBLE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 95, 8 May 1900, Page 3
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