The Herald of Wales. — 1888-10-06 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BRITISH EXPEDITION IN WEST AFRICA.  584 NATIVEB KILLED.  Aeoording toe report reseived in -Liverpool, the British expedition which was sent into the Togo country reoently has met with very serious opposition, and, in consequence, • great number of natives on both sides have been killed. The expedition was organised to punish the natives in question for the murder of the British offioer Captain Dalrymple. This gentleman4it seems, went into the interier of the Gold ()oast Colony to try and settle the differences between two principal tribes who were at war and blocking the trade routes. Captain Dalrymple, it is said, succeeded in inducing the natives on one side to return to their country, but subsequently he was killed by the others. The forte organised to punish the nativea for the murder consisted of lioness troops, from several parts of the tiold Coast and from Lagos. These were under the direetion of English offieers, and went from a place called Winnetiah. No exact particulars of the fighting appear to have been reyiived,but from the report which has reached Liverpool it would appear that the forte met with great oppoeition, as it is reported that about 600 of the enemy were killed. The natives were well armed, and are said to have inflicted severe losses on the Hennas, sixty-four of whom are said to have been killed in the battle. The British forte only numbered two or three hundred men, but the natives were met with in strong force. The Togo co-entry is just behind the German territory et Bageida, and after the fight the British Governor is said to have sent a <communication is the German Governor of Bageida, informing him of the result. It was not stated in the report if there were injured on either side.  The hills around Monmouth are oovered with snow, and much out corn ia lying in it. At Ludlow, Dudley, and other places in the midlands snow fell on Tuesday morning, several degreei of frost being registered. At Aston, on Tuesday, George Nicholson, baker, aged 63, was committed for trial, charged with the wilful murder of his wife, Mary Ann Nicholson, late on a recent Saturday evening.  We regret to have to record the death of Mr W;lliam Gifford Palgrave, which is announced by a Reuter telegram from Montevideo, where Mr.Palgrave was the British }Blister. He was one of the distingnished sons of a still more distinguished father, Sir Francis Palgrave, ho died in 1861, the famous hibtorien and the Deputy-Keeper of the Public, Records.  At the Southwark Police Oourt, Georg Humphreys, aged 26, has been charged with stealing a number of letters containing postal orders to the value of £57, the property of the Salvation Army. It was stated that the prisoner was employed as a carpenter at the Salvation Army printing offices, Southwarkstreet. On the letters being missed the was questioned, and confessed to FurtViinger stolen them from the letter-box. He was engaged to be married, and the wedding was fixed to take place on Sunday. He applied the proceeds of the robbery to the purchase of furniture. He had, however, made restitution, and appeared very penitent. Consequently " General " Booth desired that be might be leniently dealt with. It was shown, however, that he was a ticket-of-leave man, and the magistrate announoed his intention to send him for trial. _ _  Mr Gladstone-12as. written as follows to the treasurer of the Soottish Rome Rule