The Soudan War.
[Reuter’s Telegrams.] Cairo, July 28. A rumor is current here that news has come to hand from the Soudan that Osman Digna has been killed, but under what circumstances is not stated,
London, July 29. The Daily Telegraph publishes a telegram from Suakim, stating that a garrison of friendly Arabs at Agig, a town on the coast to the south of Suakim had been massacred by the rebels. The telegram further states that fully 17,000 rebels have now surrounded Suakim, and that an attack on that town was believed to be imminent,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/PBS18840730.2.12
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 196, 30 July 1884, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
95The Soudan War. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 196, 30 July 1884, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in