THE SUDAN.
MOVEMENTS OF THE DERVISHES. A CAPTURED POSITION. United Presß Association— By Klnotrio Telegraph— Copyright. Beceiyed Ularcb 17, 9.35 a.m. LONDON, Maboh 16. Beports from Berber state that the forces under Mnhmud, the Dervish general, and Oeman Digna, left Shendy, on the Nile, between Metemtneh and Omdurraan, on March 12, and are rapidly advancing northwards. The Askariß, from Kaasala, captured the Dervish position beyond the Atbara River. The Dervishes lost twenty men during the fight, and a son of Ostnan Digna narrowly escaped being captured.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6130, 17 March 1898, Page 2
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