Soudan Troubles
TERRIBLE MASSACRE at BERBER. (.better's telegbams.) London, August 23. A communication has been received by Her Majesty's Government from the Khedive of Egypt informing them of a terrible massacre which has taken place at Berber, in the Soudan. The populace, who were reduced to a state of starvation, rose en masse, and took possession of the treasury. The garrison endeavoured to repel the insurgents, and a great loss of life resulted. Cairo, August 21. News is to hand that the garrison at Kassala have made terms with the beseiging Arabs, and the investment of the town has been discontinued.
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Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 32, 25 August 1885, Page 2
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101Soudan Troubles Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 32, 25 August 1885, Page 2
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