AFRICA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLII, Issue 3, 20 January 1909, Page 9

AFRICA.

Mulai Ilafid. the new Sultan of Moroe* co, has welcomed the French military mission to Fez. The vast majority of the people of the Transvaal are opposed to the unification of South Africa unless Pretoria is made the capital. The Mullah Once More. The Somali Mullah is again giving trouble. Last week he looted 20 000 camels and killed many natives friendly to the British. Fearing that the British protectorate may be attacked, 300 of the King's African Rides have arrived at Bertie ra from Nyassaland, also an Indian contingent of 400 from Bombay. Dangerous Work. Reuter’s ’ Capetown correspondent reports that a nunilier of natives fiercely attacked the Anglo (iernian boundary commissioners, who are delimiting the frontier of the Cameroons and British Southern Nigeria. After five days’ fighting, the natives were dispersed, the British and Germans losing five killed and 19 wounded*