The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-10 00:00:00

FIGHTING IN SOUTH AFRICA,

A Reuter's telegram, dated Cape Town, October 17,
says :
A despatch published here reports that on the 3rd
inst. Usibepti made a night march and fell on
the Abaqulusini adherents of the king belonging
to the Usutu party. Before dawn he completely
routed them, killing half the men of the !awl.
Usibepu was said to be holding a sanguinary
carnival in Cetowayo's territory, killing all the King's
people that fell into his hands. Intentribal fighting
Is reported from Pondoland. The Begamanas and
Mayntos have been engaged in strife for several days
past, resulting in some of their number being killed
and many wounded. Siyoyo and Vallello were also
preparing for war. Horrible cases of "smelling out "
were occurring throughout Pondoland. A witch
doctor accused of making the chief Dike sick has
been flung over a cliff, two other men were beaten to
death, and one man eaten alive by anti,

ARRIVAL OF THE MARQUIS OF LORNE

AND PRINCESS LOUISE.

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The Ryal Mail steamer Sardinian, having on board
the Marquis of Lorne ani the Princess Louise, Mar-
chioness of Lorne, crossed the bar of the Mrsey
about nine o'clock or, Monday morning. By halt past
twelve she arrived off New Brighton. As soon as she
was sighted, a special tender put off from the lauding.
stage to meet her. On board this was the Duke of
Albany, who arrived in Liverpool from London early
in the morning for the purpose of meeting his sister.
His Royal Highness was accompanied by the Mayor of
Liverpool (Mr. W. Radcliff), and a Is w other gentlemen.
Arrived alongside the Sardinian, the party went on
board to welcome the Princess on her return, and
soon afterwards the Marquis and the Princess and
their suite, accompanied by the Duke of Albany and
the Mayor, embarked on the tender and proceeded to
the landing-stage, where, on landing, they were re-
ceived with loud cheering by thousands of spectators,
who had assembled on the quays. They drove in the
Mayor's carriages to the Town Hall, cheered all along
the route by the crowds who lined the streets. At the
Town Hall there were assembled to greet the travellers
a large c7mpany, who had taken up their position in
the spacicus trite of rooms. The party proceeded to
the large ballrsom, where an address was read by the
Recorder, Mr. J. B. Aspinall, QO. The address wel-
comed the Marinis and the Princess back to England,
and expresser. the sense of the people of Liverpool of
the admirable manner in which the Marquis had per-
formed the duties of his high position.
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In reply the Marquis said—Mr. Mayor and Gentle-
men,—We thank you from the bottom of our hearts
for the kindness of your greeting on returning to
Liverpool. We have left a land which has become
very dear to us on the other side of the Atlantic, and
have left many friends there the parting from whom
was a very trying one. But in spite of the sorrow of
leaving Canada, we feel that it is very pleasant indeed
to find ourselves amongst our friends and country-
men, and to be greeted with those hearty ringing
cheers which have met us this morning in the streets
of Liverpool. You, sir, have been so good as to allude
to the prosperity and loyalty of the Canadian Domi-
nion, and the fact that our time there has been a
happy one. It has not been owing to us. Any
success has been owing to the Canadian people,
Anything we have been able to do has been very
slight. If the time we have apei t amongst them has
been coincident with prosperity, and we have been able
to do anything at all to advance the prosperity, as
far as we are concerned it has been very much
owing to the labours of a devoted and able
staff, and, above all, I may say, to the exertions of the
Princess—(applanse)—who has undertaken voyages
and Joan eye which would have been trying to any
one even in the strongest health, with the view of
helping to let people in Europe know the advantages
and resources of the Dominion of Canada. I need not
tell you how great those resources are. The City of
Liverpool, as you mentioned, is intimately connected
with that country, It was only yesterday I heard that
the number of letters directed from England to the
North-West of Canada alone had arisen in the last two
years from 3,000 to 12,000. Where the political ma-
chinery works so smoothly and so much without fric-
tion it is natpral that so much is not written in the
newspapers of England regarding the politics of
Canada as in regard to some other countries
which are less fortunate, and that have a more dis-
turbed history. Almost the only questions that disturb
the Canadian mind are questions ai to how much of
their vast country can be apportioned to one province
or another when new provinces are forming; or. if
perhaps a large revenue is not being raised, there may
be some question as to the disposal of the revenue in
one form or another to the advantage of particula
provinces. This year and last year and the year
before we have had almost an embarras de richesse.
This made the time we spent there a very happy
one. Another circumstance which has given me great
pleasure during my term of office has been the relations
we have had the pleasure of having with the neighbour-
ing great Republic of the United States, Where there
is a frontier of three thousand miles in length it is only
natural—it is impossible to avoid—that some small
questions of difference should occasionally arise ;
and I have always found that when such questions
arose the American Government and people were very
ready indeed to meet us half-way in preventing
any misconception. It was one of the last acts
of my official life in Canada to order a salute
to be tired in honour of the American flag on the occa-
sion of the centennial celebration of the foundation of
the town of St. John's, in New Brunswick, and I was
glad to pay that tribute as a token of that friendship
and esteem which I feel for the American people, and
the friendly feeling which will, I I ope, always exist
between Canada and America. Every patriot, he he
Canadian, English, or American, must wish that
friendship between the two countries to endure, and I
am sure none will echo that wish more heartily, than
the citizens of Liverpool.
The party then went for a few moments on to the
balcony overlooking the Exchange flags. On making
their appearance they were greeted with cheers from
the merchants and others congregated there. After
this they were entertained at luncheon by the Mayor.
Among the other guests present were the Countess of
Sefton and the Earl and Countess of Lathom.

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In the afternoon the distinguished visitors proceeded
to Londcn, where they arrived in the evening. The
following among others were on the platform to re-
ceive the Royal party :—Sir John Rose, Lord Walter
CAmpbell, br .ther of the Marquis of Lorne; Colonel
Sir John Uarstaire McNeill, 17.0 , representing her
Majesty the Queen ; and Lady So phiaMacnamara. The
train arrived punctually, anti hardly had the occupants
alighted when the Duchess of Albany and Princess
Frederica of Hanover drove up to welcome the Princess
Louise and the Marquis of Lorne. After a delay of
ten minutes the Duke and Duchess of Albany drove
off to Buckingham Palace, and were soon followed by
the Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, who
drove to Kensington Palace, where a suite of rooms
has been set apart for their London residence. It
transpired that the Queen and Prince and Princess of
Wales had telegraphed a welcome to them on their
arrival at Liverpool.