MAFEKING.

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MAFEKING.

THE FORT STILL HELD. LONDON, March 28 A report has reached the War Office that Mafeking was safe on Monday. Boer Trickery. LOOTING AND DESTRUCTION. CLEVER INTERMENTS. CAPETOWN, March 28 Transvaalers are looting farms of Free Staters, and attributing outrage to British. Clements* troops found a 9-pounder Maxim gun in a well at Koffvetontein, North-west of Fauresmith, and also 3 loads of ammunition in alleged graves. In Cape Colony. A strong column ot Imperial Yeomanry has been sent to Griquatown, where rebels are causing trouble. It will afterwards proceed on to Mafeking, cooperating with Methuen’s column. Regard for Staters* Feelings. Cape mounted police are remaining South of Orange river, owing to racial susceptibility of Free Staters. Boer Prisoners Escape. CAPETOWN, March 28 Two Boer prisoners at Simonstown succeeded in escaping. Portuguese Awakening. DURBAN, March 28 The Consul for Transvaal at Lorenso Marques fined 200 guineas for indirectly importing heliographs and other contraband tor his Govt. Davitt at Delagoa Bay. LONDON, March 28 Michael Davitt has arrived at Dalagoa Bay. War Matters Generally. Heavy rains have fallen throughout South Africa, and many camps hare been converted into swamps. Ninety thousand sleepers for the Dundee-Vryheid railway have been transferred from Dundee to Transvaal. Basutos are being employed repairiograilway line North ot Bloemfontein, which Boers damaged on their retreat to Kroonstad. CHRISTCHURCH, March 29 A detective went to Lyttelton yesterday armed with warrant for arrest of a member of Contingent on board the Gymeric on charge of being about to leave the Colony without finding surety for fulfilment of maintenance order. Colonel Sommerville forbade arrest, as police had no authority to apprehend men on troopship under Imperial Army Act.