The Soudan.
Rabah appears a man of energy, judging by the cablegrams. He has not only seized the capital of his country but he has collected much •' spoof " in the shape of vast stores of gold and silver. This little incident is reported to have occurred in the Borun country in the Soudan. "'•fFhe Soudan, we all know is in Africa. It is also called Nigritia, and is described in the Gazetteer, 11 as an extensive but undefined region of Africa, extending from Senegambia and the A.tlantio in the West, to the Red Sea and Abyasina in the Jlast, having North, the Bahara and Nubia, and on the South, Guinea and the plateau North of the Congo, . ; . It is densely peopled and occupied by many negro kingdoms, whflre |;|}e native oivilisation has reached-. Ui highest developement." go it'ft^Mrs. Without wishing to impeaoh thd ioforfliation received, we rather suaSiot that " Borun " should nad ornti>hich it a country in Soudan, containiog close on 62,000 square miUf'Jna having a population of five wiliioni. Its capital is Kouka.
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Manawatu Herald, 30 May 1895, Page 3
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174The Soudan. Manawatu Herald, 30 May 1895, Page 3
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