WAR IN DAHOMEY.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—G'OrYUIGHT.) Berlin, April 18. Ixtklligkxce has been received of the seizure of several German Catholic missionaries by the King of Dahomey. Paris, April IS. It is reported that the French Government will send nine warships to the coast of Dahomey, and it is also stated that the Government are determined to destroy the Dahomoyans and capture Abomey, the capital, where it is believed twenty million sterling have been concealed in treasure pits by the deceased kings. Londox. April 18. Traders assert that the King of Dahomey, two centuries ago, buried treasure in Portonovo, and say that that explains tho French anxiety to capture the country.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3084, 21 April 1892, Page 2
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110WAR IN DAHOMEY. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3084, 21 April 1892, Page 2
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