The Soudan Campaign.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 11316, 7 September 1898, Page 2

The Soudan Campaign.

THE BRITISH DEATH ROLL. OCCUPATION OF KHARTOUM. SURRENDER OP WHOLE DERVISH ABMY.

i PROBABLE FATE OF THE , . : KHALIFA. United Press Association— By Electric - , Telegraph — Copyright. # "Received September 7, 1.20 a.m. Cairo, September 6.— The death-roll I at the bittle of Egega was : Killed, '30 j officers .and 43 privates ; wounded, 21 officers and 312 privates. Of thesg, the British 'brigades had 20 privates and 2 officers killed, and 7 officers and 91 meo wounded. ' • , Six English officers of the, Egyptian brigade; were wounded. \ Colonel Rhodes received a severe bullet wound in the shoulder. ' ' - - • '- '- J Beceiyed£egtembe^?, I^3s' a,to'^ T '[' l{ "LNKDoN,iS9.ptember,6.-^The Freedom,' of the City of London has been conferred, on General Kitchener. ■ -^ r , * „{ l* -.f ■Received September 7, >9;25 "a"na.; i\ ' - . 1 OATtRO.i September .6. — Tbe whole (of; the Dervisti army has surrendered. ,„ .' Cavajrypnrsued the Khalifa for thirty miles, then abandoned the chase,- the horses being/exhausted. l Arabs on camels continued the pursuit. < . /j. lif 1 ' An impressive service was held on the 'Steps of Gordon's' palace at Khartoum, at> which the Sirdar, was (presents ><>[ ,< ,., „;, ' 'The Egyptian flag was hoisted and salu'ed, the British National Anthem was sung and cheers were- given for the Queen [and the Khedive.' -; ' r. .

The Dead March wa3 played In memory of GorddtK-' ff " f "''^ a< ' r: OT*aw^T>«rw*«'<(.-'i?r/jwi.-BS7- w . : '^Thotigh, in, ; c9mplejt.e, ruins was found pr*ef erablef as a camping 'plac ? e v for the British'raojarEgyptiaiJiJ^tr.O'Ops^ Omdurman being mainly -a-collection of filthy hats i ;■, lAT ..-^ / rf . jjjt 3 '.Lonßon, Sepl)em^ejj., l^-p^ontinen|a) / newspapers acknowledge the "brilliaric and deijisive^otory. v.^ L " «., T ,, French express a fea^that.the British wi'ir'make aiu^hM, ' 1 jT?. Ileceived September 7, 9^40 a.m. ' CAißOi^Se^lember'{6.-- : rThe; De'rvisbesr killed hundreds of beasts at Omdurman before retreating^a.-: -s ' \ ■< >, >l> .nt? '^"^Tne' natives of El Obeidbave infprmed Sir Herbertf Kitchener; that the natives,oiKordofan are not likely to receiveithe defeated- Khalifayjand. that he will pro-l bably be slain by hostile tribesmen.

After the Dervishes had withdrawn from ' the ' main .'attack the girdiib : BSoudanese clearedi the advance, slaughter-, ing woatfded -Arabs ito- prevent treachsry. -