Somaliland.
The British efhsiala k Somaliland Soli .an officerand twe«ty*flve Sspeya tt inquire into the smuggling of arms from Sokotra for Samaliland.
The Sultan handed afar forty* two French rifles aad faar thousand fofiidtf of aaiaiUQttioSi irbioh ba had racairad Miisdai.
Additional accounts have come to hand of the recent fighting in Somaliland
These ahow that Lieuti-Colonel Plunkett w»a UnUbie W retdra when hia force sighted the enemy, and was compelled te fight, in the open, with twelve thousand of the Mttllah'e main army, who unexpectedly appeared. Colehel Plunkett was bit early in the fight, and also received a apoar thjust, but ha feight to lb# and. He finally ordered the remnant of hie force, chiefly men of the Yao tribe, to cut their way to safety through the enemy. They eaceeeded in doing this, but only after coffering further losses. These Yaoa displayed magnificent courage. Many were twice wounded.
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Manawatu Herald, 7 May 1903, Page 2
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150Somaliland. Manawatu Herald, 7 May 1903, Page 2
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