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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 328, 31 January 1902, Page 4

A recent cablegram informed ns that Great Britain had notified the Queen of Swaziland that the connection of 1894 had ceased to exist, and also that the Queen had urged Britain to annex Swaziland, a small native State in South Africa, bounded on three sides by the Transvaal ; area SOOO square miles, and population, 60,000. It is a mountainous track stretching along the Limpopo range, with rich fertile valleys, and its mineral wealth is great, valuable fields of gold and coal being included in it, while its agricultural and pastoral resources are also great. The Swazis are a section of the Zulu race. At the conclusion of the war with the Transvaal Boers their boundary was carefully delimited, and the independence of Swaziland agreed to. By the convention of December, ’94, the Transvaal Government was secured in all rights and powers of protection, legislation, jurisdiction, and administration over Swaziland and the inhabitants thereof," and a special, commissioner was appointed to superintend the administration. It was agreed that the management of the internal affairs of the natives should be administered by the native chiefs in accordance with their own laws and customs, and the natives were guaranteed in their continued use and possession of their land and all their grazing and agricultural rights.

Barnes' knee being badly wrenched will affect Alaclaren’s team seriously, as tis quite possible that he may not be up to bowling in the next “ test ” at Sydney. An accumulation of - fluid at tie joint rendered the use of splints and laying up abed for two or three days absolutely necessary,