CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 8 September 1898, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Egypt THE VICTORY IN THE SOUDAN. The British losb in the engagement was 100, and that of the Egyptian allies 200. Lieutenant P. S. Grenfell. of the 12th Lancers (Prince of Wales' Royal), and Captain Caldcott, of the Yorkshire Ragiment (Princess of Wales' Own), were the only British i officers killed in the battle of Omdur man. Lieutenant Grenfell fell in leading a brilliant charge. The 21st Lancers lost 21 killed and 20 wounded. Herr Neufeld, an Austrian, who ha<? been held a prisoner since tht capture of Khartoum by the Mahdi, has been found at Omdurman, and released with 150 other prisoners. At the battle outside Omdurman, after the Khalifa's .opening attack, which was repulsed, Sir Herbert Kitchener promptly swung round his left and centre, which poured a deadly fire on the Dervishes, who displayed extraordinary heroism, renewing the attacks until "completely dispersed. One hundred Emir leaders perished. Although wounded they fought to the last. A prominent incident of the battle was the charge of the Lanners, who, after dispersing a force of horsemen, rode down upon a force of 2000 concealed swordsmen. Many of the horses fell. Although hampered by the soft

sand the Lancers eventually backed their way through their opponents). The efforts of the cavalry to divert the main remnants of the Dervishae in the desert proved successful. General Kitchener, after giving the army a couple of hours rest, entered Omdurman at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. ' The Khalifa was in his j^sm with Ofltnan Digna, and they eireoted their escape simultaneously by another gate. The residents of Omdurman fltsplayed ihe wildest joy when the British took possession. The battle of Egega is described as one of the most picturesque of the century. Finding that Kerrtri. had bee» evacuated the cal&lry made a reeoonainsance on Thursday, which revenled the position of the enemy. The Darvishes were encamped in four great divisions in the deßert in front of the city. Tbo attempts made to intercept the cavalry nearly provoked an engig< i m o nt. Th ' s-ame day the gunboat flotilla bomb.rJdd the position with Ly^iite shells, doing splendid work. At daybrlak on Friday the Dervish force, .variously estimated at from 85.000 to 60,000, advanced to the attack, shouting " Allah is great/ 9 and displayed much enthusiasm. They chanted war songs and hadl with them countless banners* including the Khalua'fl famops r black standard. *' '"■ ■■- ' *■ *' ! - Fifteen thousand picked troops made an oblique descend on the British lefc, but were eiposed to a withering fire of musketry and Maxim artillery from the Bifle Brigade, Lancashire Regiment, Irish and Northumberland Fusiliers and Grenadiers. The Dervish loss ia estimated at from 8000 to 15,000. ; The black standard was captured. . The Hon Hubert Howard was killed in the Lancers' charge. Colonel Frank Rhodes was wounded, so were both the London Timet correspondents. The fight lasted seven hoars. Yakoufc, brother of the Khalifa, was killed.