THE SOUDAN.
THE FIGHT AT FIBKEH. SOME MOBE PARTICULARS. (Received June 10, SAO a.m). ' London, Juno 9. The Standard's correspondent says >. that the Soudanese troops appropriated the women who were taken prisoners aftor the light at Firkeh, The Dervish camp, with great quantities of supplies was captured in tho battle. (Received June 11,1 a.m.) Caiiio, Juno 10. . The Khalifa lost the best of his fighting mon at Forkeh and thirty Emirs. * Tho Sirda has sent the infantry to hold Suarda. " The enemy's grain boats Aj'yo been captured, and all tbo Defies north of Suarda killed or captured, Tho Egyptian forces bold tbo Nile Valley to tbat point. (Received June 11,10.30 a.m.) Cairo, May 9. Many of tbo prisoners captured at > Forkeh have been recognised by Slatin Bey, including an Emir who befriended him while he was a prisoner in tbo Soudan, Slatin writes from Suakin tlmt tho Khalifa daily persecutes tho European prisoners and threatens to put theni to death.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5353, 11 June 1896, Page 2
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160THE SOUDAN. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5353, 11 June 1896, Page 2
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