THE LATEST. London, February 5.
Further intelligence lias been received showing that Khartoum fell on the 2Gth January. Sir Charles Wilson, with a detachment of tho Royal Sussex Regiment, arrived at Khartoum by steamer from Mctcmmeh on the 28th January, and found the city occupied by the euomy, and he forthwith returned, but, under heavj fire from tho river bank?, the steamer was afterwards wrecked before the Ilukli cataract. All on board were saved, and landed at an island from which u steamer had been sent 1o their rescue The fate of Gordon is as yet uncertain.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1964, 7 February 1885, Page 2
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97THE LATEST. London, February 5. Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1964, 7 February 1885, Page 2
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