African Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 260, 2 December 1903, Page 4

African Notes.

, , As , an instance of the severity of the drought in Cape Colony, water is being sokl at some stations at 3d per glass. The Uitenhage potato crop is ruined, entailing a loss of some £IO,OOO. lluikiing in iiloeiulontein is threatened with a stoppage through the Caledon and l.eeuw iners having ceased running, and the farmers are trekking in every direction seeking water for their flocks Ihe town itself was, when the mail lelt, on the verge of a water famine. South African papers report that strong feeling exists in Bulawuvo particularly in business circles, as the result of the removal of (lie f.'overmuent ollices to Salisbury. There is at present considerable depression in Rhodesia, and a crisis is almost in sight. A vigorous campaign is being carried on in JJulawaytf against the Chartered Company and Uhe people declare that if they do not get satisfaction they will' agitate for annexation to the Transviml. South African advices to huwlr>i\c the following highest and lowest rates ruling in Cape Colony for produce, meats, and live stock '—WJieat per 1001b, 9s 6d to Kin ; wln-at flour per 1001b. lis lo ; !, U rlrv, 1001b, <s .5(1 to l-I.v ; oats, por K'O lb, 8s to Ijs : olat hay, p Pr iclull,, 7s to tl>s (kl ; potatoes, per bag, 9s to ;ios ; beef, per Iti, 9d to ]s 3d • mutton, j«-r 111, 9d to Is Id • lYe-li butter, per lb. Is 'ld to 4s (id ; eggs, pel doz. Is ,Jd to 'te ; cattle (slaughtei). £lO to £2i( ; sheep (slaughter) 20s to 50s.