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No news has been received from tha front since Saturday, and much anxiety is felt as to the progress of events. Mr Henry L.>eh, Governor of Cape Colony, intends to proceed to the scene of the trouble. Two thousand of Khama's men have joined the British. Half of tham are armed with Martinis. Khama, the friendly, with l*» 00 mcD, has reached T/iti. Some 700 Matabeles are guarding 10,000 cattle 60 miles from Tati. It is expected Commander Raaf will make an effort to capture the animals. Telegraphic connection between Forts Victoria, Charter, and Salisbury has been cut;. Another of the Rio de Janiero forts has joined the rebels. The rebel warship Urano, has been snnlc in Rio harbour when attempting to escape by the forts. Many of these on board lost their lives. A French warship resuen the rest. The French Foreign Office and the British Embassy are arranging tor a buffer state on the banks of the Mekong in Siam. M. Gounod, the celebrated composer, has succumbed to the attack of apoplexy from which he was suffering
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Manawatu Herald, 21 October 1893, Page 2
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180Foreign. Manawatu Herald, 21 October 1893, Page 2
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