Egypt.

Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1898, Page 2

Egypt.

The gunboat which proceeded 60 miles up the White Nile sighted 1000 horsemen galloping southward.

Four thousand of Major Stuart Wortley's force and the Jaalin tribesmen are in hot pursuit.

The British division marched round Omdurman and greatly impressed the inhabitants.

The gunboats are chasing two steamers which are believed to be load d with the Khalifa's treasure.

Tho Khalifa's steamer was sent to Fashoda, but returned and surrendered to General Kitchener.

The commander reports that the whites at Fashoda fired on the vessel nearly destroying her. and killing many aboard. It* is believed that the bullets found in her hull are French, and that the vessel was attacked by one of the French expeditions known to be making towards Fasboda.

Mr Ncufeld, a German trader, bo long a prisoner at Omdnrman, relate that one of the Lyndite shells fired by the British burst in the mcrque, killing 106 oat of 112 people in the building at the time.

General Kitchener urges the endowment of a Gordon collage at Khartoum for the purpose of educating the Sheiks' sons.

£bmed Fedil, one of the Khalifa's generals, commands a Dervish army of 3000 at Gadaref.

General Kitohener will not permit newspaper correspondents to proceed to Fashoda, and has ordered them to return immediately.

Most of the British troops are returning hastily to Cairo from the front, owing to the prevalence sickness in the ranks. Already 10 deaths have occurred.