THE REBELLION IN THE SOUDAN. GENERAL GRAHAM DEFETS THE REBELS. Successful Sortie from Kassala. DESPERATE STRUGGLE. BAKER PASHA WOUNDED. RELIEF OF TOKAR. [BY TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1819, 4 March 1884, Page 3

THE REBELLION IN THE SOUDAN. GENERAL GRAHAM DEFETS THE REBELS. Successful Sortie from Kassala. DESPERATE STRUGGLE. BAKER PASHA WOUNDED. RELIEF OF TOKAR. [BY TELEGRAPH— COPYRIG HT.]

[beutku's teli:«uams] London, Febiuai y 29, 7 p.m. Telegrams arc. to hand fiom Suakhn announcing tliat the British tioops, under Major-Genoral Sir U. Graham, made an advance fiom Tiinkitat this mgniiag. atul came up with fie enemy artioon, when ordeiswere given for an attack in force to be made. Ac the time of the despatch of the message from Suakim no further news had been leceived.

Cairo, Febi nary 29. News has been leceivcd here fioni Kassala, a town on the river Mareb, ne.ir the Abyssinian fionticr, which has been iha state of siege for some time past, tli.it the garrison of Egyptian troops lecently made a sortie fi om the place. A stiong force of rebels was enuonnteied, and an engagement ensued, resulting in then defeat with considerable loss.

London, March 1, 3 p.m. An official telegram has just been leceived giving the news, of the victory ot 'tho British troops under Major Geneial Graham over the lebels near Toka. The message says that the enemy weie attacked in force yesteulay, and a general battle ensued. The fighting, which was very dcspcuitc on both sides, lasted till nightfall, the Biitish being finally successful at e\eiy point, the Rebels being driven from all their posiHions. Our loss is &hght, and u> s>ct down Fas 10 killed and 40 wounded. The enemy suffered severely, and are stated to have loss fully 1000 killed.