FIGHTING IN THE SOUDAN.
REBELS SUFFER UEAVY LOS 3. [per press association.] Suakin, September 19. — Th& rebjls in largo numbeiß rn&saen at tlan>3ou\>, and hat ni^ht they mvlo a determined attempt to obtain possession of tho causeway connecting Ihia placo with tho miin !and. A detachment of Egyptians soldiors and friendließ, who went cut to oppose the invading force, were over powered by rebels, and driven back to town. The robela mght have followed up this advantage nnd thus placed tho safety of the town in jeopardy but for the timely assistance of the British gunboat in the harbour, which shelled the rebels position, nnd forcod them to beat a hnsty retreat. The rtbe.la suffered a heavy loss in tho skirmish, and from the shells from the btcamer. The gunboat subsequently landed a force cf marines to Bioiit in defending tbo town.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8274, 21 September 1888, Page 2
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142FIGHTING IN THE SOUDAN. Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8274, 21 September 1888, Page 2
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