THE SOUDAN.
"It was remarked that when Lord Wolseley was at Souakiin he showed very little interest m the position there. He inspected . the men . and their appointments, and all that sort of thing, but was evidently indifferent about what they were there for. The; soldiers looked upon it as a case of pull devil pull baker between the. Genera! and the War office, one pulling ijp the hill, and t'other across country. '.".' A message from Cairo says.—^A letter from the Governor of Kassala, dated April 13, and received at Suakim,*' says : — ; Having heard of the advance of the British troop 3 we are still holding out, with i the hope that we shall be relieved. Wei have eaten, all the dnnkeys, and are now; living on sesame. 'Although I have '^or-j ders to cut my way out, I will riot leave > my people;'"' It is impossible to express ! the feeling here at the forlorn hope of this brave garrison, which has held : oiit for over a year. It might have* been saved, but is now evidently destined to share the fate of Khartoum, ; .Tokaf,_)and -Sinkat! * The Governor of Kassala is a Circassian, and is called; here a' second Gordon. The inhabitants are estimated at from 25,000 to 30,000.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 48, 24 July 1885, Page 4
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209THE SOUDAN. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 48, 24 July 1885, Page 4
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