SOUTH AFRICA.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1261, 30 April 1896, Page 29

SOUTH AFRICA.

Capetown, April 27

After tho sortie from Bulawayo and the fight on tho banks of tho Umgu/.u River, in which the natives were defeated with heavy loss, tho waters of tho stream were red with blood. Four thousand natives are assembled at Maven.

Tho garrison at Gwelo is waiting for reinforcements before attacking.

MR CHAMBERLAIN’S REPLY TO HERR KRUGER. London', April 27.

Mr Chamberlain, replying to President Kruger’s statements, expresses himself confident that by patience and tact a satisfactory solution of the present difficulty is to be found. Having considered it the wiser course not to pi-ess for Herr Kruger’s visit at the present time, tho Government has withdrawn tho invitation, and Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of Cape Colony, to London to confer on South African affairs.

(REPORT THAT SIR H. ROBINSON WILL NOT GO BACK. London, April 28. The Standard gives publicity to a statement that it is believed that Sir Hercules Robinson will not return to Capo Colony. THE PRETORIA PRISONERS. Pretoria, April 28. At the trial of tho Reform Committee in connection with the Jameson laid, H am * mond pleaded guilty of treason and Simpson of lese inajeste.

They said they deplored the mistake of inviting 1 Jameson, and tried to prevent it.