BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7739, 20 April 1896, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

fPHB PEKSB ASSOSIA23OK.—OOPIBiaHT.J

LoitjjON, April 17.. Mr Chamberlain etattd that a battalion of the Ist Middlesex liegiment and a body of eayal'y will reinforce the Batal troops its operating ia Matabeleland; also that it was intended to permanently increase tho garrison at Capetown, us at present it was inadequate to defend the coaling station. There were, he said, ample ccca aad arms to repraes the rebellion, tbe only difficulty being We transport of provision? and horses.

April IS The Times' special reporter wires thai cennon, Maxim guns, and ri&e, are pourirg into tha Transvaal This he considers, clearly indicates that war is imminent, but he anticipates no-danger from the natives. He adds that ia the event of a racial we,? the Transvaal will hwe Ig-,000 Orange Free Stiite men, 20,000 from the Cape and Natal, and Iw.OOO Boers. The limes considers that the outlook m South Africa is grave, Many newspapers complain that Sir Hercules Bobinson is under Afrikander iafluence, and thathepreventsd Mr Chamberlain from sending adequate reraforcements. ■&■. .. i ■ A ? ril 19 - ---i'..si class investment stocks ar« firmer owing to ths Budget; consols 112.

' . _. , , . Pebxobia, ,-tpril 18. Mi' Ohamberlaiti haa informed President Krnger that the despatch of troops to South Afnoa ia no departure froia hia friendly policy. _ Caps Towjt, April 18. There is s iterga force of rebels within sirmiles of Buluwayo and looting parties kw within half an hour's march of the place. Lobengula's crack regiment too is near, fearing meide np-tive treachery the resident! are searching for arms. '.Che food supply U critical, but 18 provision waggons are within 60 miles. The local suggestion to aspiy i© the Transvaal Government for help has sos been adopted The rebel natives continueto- slaughter those remaining loyal to «ha BritisEr. Bechn»naiand chiefs- sure helpiut? tbe Britisil' transports. Four hundred mounted iufaat'ry have been seW: fi-.m Natal. &.piil 19. A Suluwayo patrol waa attacked and? after two hours' fighting 50 of the enemy were killed. The anxiety for ihose inside the laager is inorousing. The Chartered . Company state they haTs 600 men So defend, the™!. Bbblhs-, April 18. There is' ir revival of the bitter ami* British tone of the Srerman Press (that was so apparent a few incrsths ago) respecting the Transvaal. Shanghai, April 17. Corea is borrowing B,ooo,ooodollursfrom. Russia on the security of the province o£ Hang Yeng. ST. PHTBESBDBO, April IT. The ifottwfcurges ths Balkans to unite ia dealing a heavy blow at Austria. Caieo, April IS. Osman Digna is retiring to Adarma.