AFRICA.

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9277, 24 April 1891, Page 2

AFRICA.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.]

HOSTILITIES IN SENEGAMBIA.

PORTUGUESE DEFEATED BY NATIVES.

THE BOERS’ EXPEDITION.

EXCITEMENT AT THE CAPE.

PORTUGAL GIVES WAY.

A WARNING

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.!

Lisbon, April 22. Intelligence has been received of a serious rising at Bissao, a seaport in Senogambia. Six thousand natives attacked 400 Portuguese native troops, and defeated them. The casualties on the Portuguese side were four officers and 71 men killed and 22 wounded. Reinforcements are to be sent from here to assist in quelling the rising. Capetown, April 22.

The Africander band is now said to be disposed to favour Mr Cecil Rhodes’ suggestion for averting a collision between the Boers’ expedition and the South Africander Company. There is great excitement at the Capo, owing to a report that the Marquis of Salisbury will only remonstrate with Portugal for its action in Mashonaland. The Capetown Times hints that it would be advisable to lower the British standard in South Africa.

The Standard says it is untrue that Portugal is conniving at the Boers’ expedition to Mashonaland.

(Received April 23, 8.15 p.m.) Lisbon, April 22,

Portugal agrees to respect tho modus vivendi and to open the Pungwe river for British vessels.

Pretoria, April 22. Paul Kruger, President of Transvaal, has put a damper on the Boer expedition and arrested several of its leadars. (Received April 24, 1.40 a.m.) Capetown, April 23.

Sir Henry Loch warned President Kruger that the Boer expedition rvas regarded as an act of hostility towards the Queen.

It is understood that tho Governor of Mozambique stopped tho Willoughby expedition, which was proceeding to Mashonaland, on express orders received from Lisbon.

(special.) (Received April 23, 8.30 p.m.) London, April 22.

The Times, in discussing the Mashonaland emeute, looks on the situation with Portugal as critical, and considers that tho lives of foreign residents, especially British, will be placed in great danger in the event of a revolution or riots breaking out in the disturbed country. (Received April 24,1.30 a.m.) London, April 23.

It is reported that the Portuguese Minister has informed the Marquis of Salisbury that extreme action with regard to the Mashonaland dispute is unnocessary.