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ONE MORE WAR IN AFRICA.
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AGAINST THE EIHe or UEYORo

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LONDON. March PA despatch from Uganda
/ says the British have declared war against
King Kabareaa Of Unyoro because Of his az
Rreesiveness against King Toro. the ruler Of .
| tribe friendly to the British. Kabarega. who
is q powerful chief. resented the erection near
his southwestern frontier Of several British
forts ana sent an army TO punish Toro who
permitted the forts to be built
| In consequences. British force. consisting
OF Nubisn soldiers under the command of
army. Capt Owen has with him Maxim gun.
| and Ksbsrega's army Ia large and well arm Cd.
Desperate lighting IL expected
Nov that the British have tied the hands OF
MwsuRa King OF Uganda, Kabarees Is the
most powerful ruler In the African lake re-
Riona His country. Unyoro. 10 north Of
Uganda. and extends west to Albert Nyanza.
on whose shores KabareRa has important salt
mines and other interests. There are at least
500. 900 people. and perhaps more. under his
absolute control Sir Samuel Baker was the
first to introduce KabsreRa. then young man.
to notice. He made pictures Of the King snd
OF some OF his headmen. They appeared in
one Of Bakers books. and whom q COPY Of the
book was taken to Kabarega his establishment
and delight knew no bounds. He and his
court declared that OF all the astonishing
things whito men could do. the most wonder
ful was TO make pictures OF people that looked
just like them. Baker thought Kabarega was
nice sort Of q fellow. but later travellers
formed very different opinion.
In fact after number OF white mon had
visited his country KabareRa began to be
suspicious OF them. He feared that they
intended to rob him Of his throne. His
white visitors found that they could not
depend on what he said. He was partic-
ulsrly mistrustful OF Emin Pasha. whose
equatorial province adjoined his country. II
was lene time. however. before the King
showed any open hostility Emin sent to the
Kings chief town the italian explorer Casatt.
to be his representative there. One Of Casatfs
most important duties was to act as postmas-
ter. Emin sending to him his correspondence
for Europe. and Casati making the best ar
ranssmsnts he could to forward the letters to
the coast Casau lived there for some twenty
months and was fairly we'll treated By the
death.
Mohsmn a., g!rl; The a,a chief q cssstr. black
turn would come next. But Casati, though
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their liberty For three nights he fed in the
Of food. He did not dare to show himself in |
Kabsreea., At last he reached the east shore |
OF Albert Nyanza. and one OF the black attend |
canoe padded across the lake. and brought |
Emin Pasha In his steamer to tho relief Of the |
starving party. |
Uganda which the Kings @ 81 that once eowerfai &
country were never able to subdue. Long and |
bloody have been the wars between Uganda |
and Unyoro. When the Arab traders were
took refuge with Kabareea, and his forces
since then in giving battle to Mwanga- Kaba-
rans lar snd %ds Or ..Ts hs
sent his slaye-catching parties far southwest
into the region between Victoria Eyanza and |
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manned chiefly with ,Emin .Pasha's old
soldiers. who after Stanley took their chief
one another. and were very glad when
.d them ali, and TOOK them including
ber. down Into Uganda, Distributing them at
the various stron gholds the British established
These % are The forts that have excited the
we'll grounded fears. Of Ksharega The NJ.
bian soldiers referred to In the above despatch
are these old soldiers OF Emin Pasha. Kabarega
has many hundreds OF firearms. but the
quality. and the British will probably make
short work OF the famous King Of Unyoro.