LATEST NEWS PROM THE CAPE.
[Per Ringarooma, at the Bluff.]
March 29. The Boer agitation, if not diodL out, has at least subsided. Joubert and Kruger, two of their leaders, are going on the stump through the 'Old colony, where they are not likely to get much countenance.
Natal has been feasting its departing Governor, Sir Henry Bulwer, and preparing to welcome the coming one, Sir George Colley. The Basutos remain in a state of almost passive rebellion. They have not given up- their arms, nor has Government attempted to enforce its proclamation under the Peace Preservation Act. It is generally believed that no decisive action will Be taken Until the meeting of the Cape Parliament on the sth of May. A registered letter-bag from Kimberley to England was Opened by some thief who, it _ is t supposed, must have secreted himself in the General Post Office. Every package containing diamonds was rifled of its contents. The loss, which it is believed will 'exceed £50,000, falls principally on the Banks, who have been in the habit of insuring diamonds against loss. No trace of the thief or thieves is, discoverable.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1118, 30 April 1880, Page 3
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