Vernal Express | 1897-02-18 | Page 2 | Killed a Lieutenant

killed hilled a H I 1 leaten alil london fob feb io 10 later dispatches from africa say ay that the officer killed in the capture of bida was mas lieutenant thompson of the leicestershire Leicester shire regi ment the fougal army Is 1 said bald to have comprised about men while the expedition numbs red a ittle over soo men with six alx lx maxim guns and goo carriers backed up by a flotilla of river steamers no details detail of the fight have yet been received