Fight in a Cave.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 152, 1 July 1904, Page 4

Fight in a Cave.

THRILLING INCIDENT OF A HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT, Some thrilling incidents of the dervish rout near Illi'gi, Italian Somaliland, on April 21, when the enemy's entrenchments were stormed by sailors, marines, and infantry, are telegraphed by the Daily Mail's Ad-jn correspondent. Captain Hood, 01 11.M.5. Hyacinth, greatly distinguished himself in the close fighting that followed the British charge. With a sword in one hand and a revolver in the other," he entered the caves where the dervishers wore firing and shot down the snipers. Corporal Flowers followed, and bayonettod a dervish who Was In the act of spearing Captain fHtfori from behind, and MidshipmanflpSow also giallamltly snipers hidden in Hadji prisoner Itaio-

were six feet thick and ten high, were levelled to the ground. In one of the forts, which was also destroyed, the Hampshires capturea an ancient seven-pounder, which the Mullah's men had used against the British. Another gun was taken by the men of the Hyacinth. Eurl Percy stated in tihe House of that lllig was captured under instructions from Home. No further operations tn Italian territory were contemplated.