Sad Results of an Attack on Government Post in Soudan Khartum, Aug. 14.
A notorious Gwek, another witch-named Dual Din, at the head of 1,500 Nuers, recently raided some villages in the Dakfadiat district, in the Southern Soudan and drove off the cattle, They also attacked the Government post at Dukfaywil, but were repulsed with heavy losses, leaving 48 dead. There were no casualties among the Soudanese police and the post was} not damaged.
Reinforcements, including a British officer and 50 men, have been sent to the scene of trouble.
Tt will be remembered that minor military operations were necessary last spring owing to trouble forment-ed by witch-doctors.
The Government post at Dukfaywil was gallantly defended by a small body of Soudanese police, under a native N.C.0. The raiders included 100 Nuers armed with rifles. After the repulse of their attack they retreated in disorder to the south of Nasser, to. which place a British' officer and 50 men of the Equator Corps have been despatched as a precautionary measure.
No offensive operations against the raiders are contemplated at the present time in view of the flooded
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