THE MATABELE WAR.
; ' CAPTAIN WILSON'S PATE. MR. RHOPSS ANP~LORD MV^> Press Tol»Krftph.»Qo|!yfi)siit. ; 'Capetown, January 3. i |nfoß]«a.tion lias; been • received here (that Lobengula's brother to]d Selous, She well-known «hunter, that Captain Wilson's detachment 1 had been wiped out of existence. - , „ Mr. Rhodes declares he will resolutely oppose the Marquis of Blipon's proposed settlement of the Matabele question if it be adverse to; the wishes of the colonial people. > He says he must satisfy the desires of colonists who were prepared to shed their life's blood in subduing the country, The news of the death of Commander Raif at Bulawayo is confirmed. Capetown, January 4. , The natives report that seven of Captain Wilson's detachment escaped in the direction of the Hartley Hills,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9400, 5 January 1894, Page 5
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