The Soudan War.
1 REUTEU’S TELEUKAMS.] Cairo, December 25. Intel igence has been received from Dongola mat sixty-fuur wi.ale boats conveying troops to ifie hunt, nave armcu at Korti (on the Nile, near Ambukol) where concentration of troops rapidly proceeding. Mudir Dongola telegraphs that Bedonus from Ombcnnan village, near Khartoum, which place he left on the 9m instant, has arrived, and reports that Mahdi has sent seven corps 10 reinforce his armies at Berber, against tue approach of the British iruup., xmder _Eord .Wolseley,_on that town.
December 27. Telegrams to hand from the front report that a detachment of anilb ry has reached Korti, ano preparations are pre ceeding for tne advance of all the trev that have arrived there on important position on the Nile abuui 30 miles to the noithwaid ot Korti.
A report is to hand that a Urge force of Mahdities is entienched at a po.nt only Iwo days inarch from Merawai, to which place VVolsely is now despatching troops from Korti.
A detachment of 600 strong of thi South Staffordshire regiment leaves Kort to-morrow ior xVlerawi.
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 315, 30 December 1884, Page 2
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181The Soudan War. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 315, 30 December 1884, Page 2
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