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Show British Destroy Burml. Dispatches rocolvod at the Colonial office In London, from Zunguru, northern Nigeria, dated August lKth, give details of the destruction of the town of Durml by a British force of thirty whites and 500 unlive rank nnd file. The enemy's loss waa 700 killed, Including tho former sultan of Sokoto and a majority of tho chiefs. Tho Di ll-IFh ll-IFh loss was eleven men killed. Including In-cluding ono officer, and sixty-two men wounded. The enemy made a dee-porale dee-porale bouso-to-houae reslHtnuce. |