THE CAPE.
We have news from the Cape to the 28th November. Matters in the Transvaal were quiet. The inquiry into the loss of the St. Lawrence, wrecked oft the Paternoster Recks, with the Third Buffs on board, resulted in the suspension of the captain's certificate for bis months and the mate's for a year. The Aborigines' Protection Society having memorialised Lord Carnarvon respecting the alleged murder of native women by British subjects serving under Van Schlickmann, his Lordship, has replied that he haß instructed Sir Henry Baddy to bring the matter under the notice of the President of the Transvaal, who, he hopes, will cause searching investigation to be made; but Lord Carnarvon does not see how the perpetrators could be made amenable to justice in an English court of
(For continuation ojfyws we Fourth Page. J
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18770219.2.5
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 4361, 19 February 1877, Page 1
Word Count
138THE CAPE. Evening Star, Issue 4361, 19 February 1877, Page 1
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in