FIGHT WITH SUDANESE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 79, 29 December 1919, Page 5

FIGHT WITH SUDANESE

THRILLING STOItY OF FRONTIER WARFARE

(By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Rec. December 2S, li.iO p.m.) Cairo, December 25. Two British majors were killed in tribal lighting, in which a thousand Sudanese rushed a Brilish post and slaughtered"tho defenders. Later attacks were beaten off. Tho incident is not connected with the Egyptian unrest.—"The Times." (Rec. December 2-S, 11.15 p.m.) Cairo, December 20. Details of the deaths of Majors Stigand (West Kcnts) and White (of the Essex Regiment) provide a thrilling story of British frontier lighting. .Major White, who was'commanding an equatorial battalion, explored from Tonibe amongst the disaffected tribes which recently -.1tacked British posts, compelling a retirement and killing twelve. Major. WhHc re-established the posts, but was heavily atlackcd on the night of November 15. 11l severe hand-to-hand fighting the <nemy suffered heavy loss. Our losses wero seven killed and nine wounded. Major Stigand; with a further company, joined Major White, and proceeded to clear i.p the country. The rest is unknown, but on December 13 a mutilated telegram was received reporting that a thousand cf the enemy on Deceinlvr S rushed an advance guard column which was marching in open square formation through thick grass, seven feet high, driving it upon the main body. Fierce hand-to-hand fighting cnsiicd, and Majors White and Stigand and a captain, twenty-two rankers, and four carriers w?re killed. Tho enemy were driven off, and tho column managed to withdraw after a five days' march through tho long grass. The high water-level in the Wndis is dolnying a punitive expedition.—"The Times!"