ANOTHER FIGHT WITH THE DERVISHES.
Lieutenant-Colonel Parsons, the Governor of Kassala, has occupied Kedaref, a town near the Abyssinian border, the last Dervish stronghold in that neighbourhood. A force of 1800 Egyptians attacked and defeated 3000 Dervishes, trilling 500, including the Emir Abdul Eedal, cousin of the Khalifa. No British officers were injured.
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Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1898, Page 2
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53ANOTHER FIGHT WITH THE DERVISHES. Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1898, Page 2
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