FIGHTING IN NIGERIA
BRITISH FORCE AMBUSHED. REINFORCEMENTS CAPTURE THE KING. By Telegraph—Pras3 Association —Copyright Received 9 9 p.m., Juno 19. London, June 19. News ha 3 baon received of fighting in Southern Nigeria. Tho King of Oweti ambushed the Dis-. trict Commissioner's escort at Afikpo, killing four. When roinforced, the Britisu captured Oweti and tho King, whoso tribes lost heavily.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1485, 20 June 1905, Page 2
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