Africa.

Manawatu Herald, 27 June 1896, Page 2

Africa.

_♦ The Cape newspapers condemn the persistence with which Dr Leyd3 calls for the trial of Mr Cecil Rhodes in connection with the Jameson raid. 7' The papers declare that thi3 demand on the part of the Transvaal Secretary of State shows vindictiveness, and that the real object in view is to remove the greatest obstacle to Transvaal amluuon. Twenty->three of the Forfc' Salisbury patrol, who were conveying women from Mazoe in mule waggons, had an encounter with the natives. The fight began in the evening, and continued next day. The rebels were very daring, and came within six yards of the waggons. i Seven of the defending force were [ killed and four wounded. They lo3t I their mules and horses, but saved

the women. The natives of Forfc Charter are rising, and the native police at Marindella are proving disloyal. Friendly natives, with the loss of 10 of their number, defeated tho Matabele at Mazinini River, and captured- their cattle and sheep. . Fifty volunteers with a machine gun prevented the natives at Forfc Victoria from joining the rebels. The Mazoe convoy occupied a kopje, which ths enemy surrounded. Two telegraph operators were '•tilled trying to send the news. Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington, Commander of the British forcc3, reports thafc the Mashona rising is spreading. The Matabele, he says, are massed in large numbers 60 miles north-east of Buluwayo. The Natal contingent has defeated a force of 2000 of the Mashona. Captain Spreckley's column haa burned 60 of the Matabele grain kraals. Threo prospectors have reaohed Forfc Salisbury in an exhausted stats after being chased by the Matabele natives for 48 hours. Tbe Prophet Olemo haa been killed. Fort Salisbury reports that the whole country round has risen, and relief is anxiously awaited. Many whites have been murdered, including nine members of ths Ayrshire patrol. Fifty thousand rounds of MartiniHenry ammunition have been stolen at Marindella. Fort Charter is also surrounded. The natives have seized all the cattle they can secure, killing the herd boys. The Cape Government has offered to as3i3t in the transport of ammunition, men and supplies. Colonel Plummer'a patrol had an engagement with fche enemy, in which the latter lost 80. The patrol burned 200 kraals, and recaptured 700 head of cattle.