WAR IN THE SOUDAN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1966, 16 April 1885, Page 2

WAR IN THE SOUDAN.

(by electric telegraph—copyright.) (reuter's telegrams.) Saukim, April 18. A reconnaissance was made to-day in the vicinity of Hasheen, in the course ; of which the British troops captured forty prisoners as well as 600 Bheep and camels. The Arabs offered little resistance,

THE MEW SOUTH WALES CONTIN- ' GENTI^CTION,

(United Press' Association,) Sydney, April 9th, The Evening news Special Correspondent at Suakira telegraphing on ApnrSrd, says pf the recent ppgagenient ui which the New South, Wales tpps Jcpjf part:—The New South Wales contingent, who sjnelfed powder for the first time at Tainai, bejiavc/) wjtji great steadiness all through.. Tjjey had three ipi slightly wounded. The/ '.enemy's loss -js ppf, known. Op thjs occasion pur fcjlpws 4!jf not get the share of fighting that was given to Borne of the other troops, and | am inclined to think that the general in command wished to ascertain how they would behave in actual warfare before he carried out his promise of igading them with the Guards. That he is satisfied iB shown by the announcement now that in , adyance we are to have a place of honor,'

The weather is getting very warm, and the heat where we now are is intensely dry, just like it is in the Darling country of New South Wales. Our fellows stand it yery well, but attacks of sunstroke of a slight nature grg prevalent; principally among the'lmporiaf taii-pi,' " ' : -'

e • April?, .. The Arabs beat up our quartets in 1 the 0 zafeba, on' the road to Bandoub last ut night. They came up without any millr tary' but in pretty considerable , numbers j but warocjJ by their former at~y tacks on the zarobas at Taniai, tljej/ made » no attempt' at" a' "general ajsMfc However, they opened a brisk"! butTiariiiless, fire; They made their appearance 0 'on two 4des of tho zareba, and their e bullets, with fow exceptions, passed over 1 .our heads, "Alt' the' same ti'nio the jjjtua- , Ition'was" quite sufficiently dangerous'to } fest flb.r nle'n's nerves, discipline, and! ) order jjujdep fire, an,d what these were yo.u li may judge wbeii jf tj'll''"joy that in tlie, s morning the officer in 'csiijjjjand (jf oijr ■ post, General A. J.- Lyon i complimented the New South Wales men , on their general smartness, but more par- .- fcjpjf'fijty upon the way in which they ? retjirjifijJ £)}e Apib fire. This was not i .done at jjjtf ljk.i} prl^meij } slipfibi qp, taking a,dyai)tage'pf eyeiy ljttjii I opening ji) t||e zareba frpnj' jclji a fajr 3 sight ftf the enemy could be obtained, aiul i not blazing my reckiessjv, bfit pjjjy 1 firing when' there seemed to be soirjethihg , worth hitting, Th|i Guards and tj)e yeHfc l of tho garrison were equally brisk in 1 returning the Arab fire, and it is supposed . that a good many of the enemy were hit and carried oft' by their friends, Tho exchange of firing lasted a couple of hours, after which the Arabs drew off, and we , slept peacefully for tho rest of the night. April 8. A camel driver who was takon prisoner Jjy the Arsj, but. escaped from them, .sp' 11 tffie;4ral)S ip YQry much disheartened, ?p4 "ganriflt iiowpe brought up io make.a charge upon us. fhEy aji i burning their villages and retiring inland, i' The New South Wales Artillery still remains at headquarters close to Suakim, ! and it is not yet known whether It will . join i?) the general advance on Berber or remain (n Suakim, The former is, how- • ever, most likely, 1 if the report of the [ camel driver aa to the demoralisation of Osnmn Digna's people true.