ZULU TROUBLES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1766, 21 July 1888, Page 4

ZULU TROUBLES.

London, July 9. Lord Knutsford, refenirg to the difficulties iu Ziilnland, stated that they were: assuming a serious aspec l . Dinizulu, witV 4000 fol'owers, hid taken up a position at Oigi, »nd General Sinvtho, v»i h a force of 1(3,000 men, was alvtmciug to attack him. In the House of Commons, Lord Knutsford s' te that (he Transvaal Gov-rnmon *ould support f e British in their strngg e against Dm zu it. July 14, The third battalion of the Rfle Brigade at present stationed in Egypt lias been ordered to proceed to Zu oland. Capetown. .July 11. Den Zulu’s foice his shrunk to 1500 men. A cording to o>pe pikers, just to hand, the original cause of the disiurbmce with Din zu u was as folio* s;—A body o' Mmsell’s po'ice, under ihe Magistrate, Mi Addison, in going to'arr, st some of D nizulu’s men, on a,charge of murder, were set upon and compelled to flee. Soma dragui ns and infancy in ihe no'ghborhood wee ca led up m to cover the telreai of the police, and io doing so one dragoon and oi e of the 27th warn killed, while two or three hoisea wire wounded. It is b - heved th.it all avilab'e men will be sent te Zululand at once, wih the object of capturing L)in : z ilu. A pnvnt- letter' from N’Zoogiineni, dated May 28 It, states that the troops were to leave'there oh ;: the 29 h for tt.o purpose of attWki'ng Dinizulu, who, with iVD.huku, had mi impi of 3000 men, and w>'S suppoaid to have Boer supporh Usibtqi, it is repotted, was completely defeated by the Usutu-*, and the dragoons repulsed.