THE WAR IN SOUDAN.
[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. BEDOUINS MASSING NEAR THE FIFTH CATARACT. COMMUNICATION WITH KHARTOUM CUT OFF. AN ATTACK UPON SHENDY IMMINENT. (Received March 20, 12.15 p.m.) Cairo, March 19. Intelligence has been received here that a large body of Bedonins have occupied Saboaka, near the Fifth Cataract, and communication beyond Berbor is consequently prevented, the roads to that town being in possession of the Bedouios. News is also to hand that a considerable force of the rebel tribes have collected near Shendy, a town about 100 miles north of Khartoum ; and it is f;t-\tpd thnt :in attack upon lhat place (Shendy) is iiu.min.eut.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2359, 20 March 1884, Page 2
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