THE RELIEF OF KASSALA.
[By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright.] [Retjteb's Telegrams.] GREAT DEFEAT OF THE ARABS. DEATH OF OSMAN DIGNA. CAIRO, October 7. (Rooelved October 8,1885, at 1.15 p.m.) Details are to hand with regard to the recent encounter between the Abyssinian forces (under Ras Alowarah) and the Haden* dowah Arabs. The Abyssinians gained a complete victory, carrying by assault the Arabs' strongly-entrenched position, . and killing fully 3,000 Arabs. Among the killed was Osman Digua, whose body was identified after the engagement'. The Abyssinians lost a large number of men. Why is a political agitator like a steady mechanic ?—Because he sticks to his thade.
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Evening Star, Issue 6727, 8 October 1885, Page 2
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104THE RELIEF OF KASSALA. Evening Star, Issue 6727, 8 October 1885, Page 2
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