SOUTH AFRICA.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 158, 7 January 1896, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICA.

Trourle has begun in South Africa with the Boers. The greed of gold has taken a great number of English and other adventurers into the Boer country during the past few years. These English residents are dissatisfied with their status in the Transvaal, having no political rights, and desire to be placed on an equal footing with the Boors. The Boers have a dislike for foreigners, and apparently fear that if political rights were granted to the English and other residents, the agitation would not cease until the blacks were also granted a certain amount of enfranchisement. As these foreign residents were becoming rebellious President Kruger went quietly to work, polishing up bis guns and making preparations to keep them in order. This led to a scare that the English -women and children were in danger, aud Dr Jamieson, at the head of a war party, started for the Boer territory with the avowed object of protecting British residents and suppressing any uprising. President Kruger informed the British authorities that the presence of Dr Jamieson and his filibustering expedition in his territory would be looked on as an act of hostility. The British Cabinet used its utmost efforts to prevent Dr Jamieson proceeding, and Sir Hercules Robinson was instructed to order his retirement. Upon his messenger intercepting Dr Jamieson and conveying to him his orders, Jamieson declined to obey and persisted in his advance, the result being

that he was met by the Boers and defeated, five being killed and 42 wounded and taken prisoners. Eventually he was surrounded and surrendered. What will be the next move will be watched with interest, but if it should be annexation then there will be a bitter war and wholesale bloodshed, as the Boers’ motto is freedom or death, and their gallant fight for freedom twelve years ago showed the metal they were made of.