Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-03-08 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

EXPEDITION.  The force which was despatched by Brigadier General Hogg to Bunter, on the Somali coast, to punish a tribe for outrages committed, left Aden on January 11, and disembarked at •yla on January 13. The country in which operations had to be conducted is little known, :it'd the enemy, being, during the colder season, in the habit of constantly moving their kraals and wandering in small parties, were not easily found in large numbers, thus increasing the difficulties of the punitive expedition, which was equipped in the most thorough manner for the work before it. The force marched at once to Warabod and Oodawadia, the cavalry reconnoitring and capturing two small herds of cattle, and a few prisoners. Thence they proceeded to Billado, from which point the cavalry (Aden Troop) marched to Sorlssa, 32 miles distant, where they surprised a large body of the enemy, 20 of whom were killed. Their kraals were burned, end all their cattle, 100 camels, and 2,000 sheep were captured. On returning to Bulado, the rear plaid of the cavalry, which was in charge of the sheep, was attacked, and severely handled, losing one native officer and 11 men killed and three wounded. The whole force then marched from Bulado to Gerissa. destroying the wells at the latter place. They next proceeded to Hassein, where their zereba was attacked by the enemy during the night, the enemy in the darkness killing five men, and slightly wounding one British officer. one native officer, and 14 men of the 17th Bombay Infantry. The enemy, however, were driven back with heavy loss by the fire of rifles and Gardner guns. Afterwards the force burned some more kraals, captured some prisoners and 100 camels, and later on returned to Zeyla. Her Majesty's ship Ranger proceeded to the coast, and shelled some of the enemy's kraals in the neighbourhood of Dougarita. She afterwards landed some of the blue jackets, who destroyed the wells, threby clearing the coast of the offending tribe. Two sections of the Eesa tribe have sent into Zeyla to sue for peace, lint the third have as yet made no sign. As, however, the punishment has i been severe, it s expected that they will soon submit.  The fund for the erection ot elm, el on the site where Alexander 11. was murdered has been stolen from the Academy of St. Petersburgh. It amounted to 80,000 roubles. The employe who had the care of it is suspected of complicity in the theft.  Captain Rundle, cottintanding the force despatched from Halm on the 23rd ult, with orders to endeavour to join the northern column, has succeeded in ecovering the heads of Lieutenant Stewart and of two British soldiers who were killed in a Lushai raid wade in 1888.  It is a mistake to imagine that the influenza is extinct. A Paris correspondent telegraphs that relapses have been numerous since the wave of cold set in which keeps W,-stern France under snow, The number of deaths from pulmonary comumption has risen from 189, al which figure it stood last week, to 256. Influenza is regarded as the cause of this increase. the week's mortality is a together higher than the aortnal average. Besides this, many who suffered from influenza earlier in the v inter have fallen into a state of lethat ic torpor which makes working people unfit to get through any kind of severe work.  Rarlit )4 tracts.  READING, ELOCUTION, DELIVERY LXB 8 0 N 8 en be bail from an lIPRRIENCED