Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1889-01-16 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BLOODY REVOLUIION IN CENTRAL AFRICA.  CIIRISTIANITY OVERTHROWN.  MOHAMMEDANISM  TRIUMPHANT.  A telegram in the secondedition of the Times, dated Zo zib r, January 11th. says :---Important news has arrived from South Nyanza, dated November 11, of events which will probably greatly influence the future of central and equatorial Africa. A Moody revolution has broken out at Uganda, reeultmy in theoverthro w expulsion of alwanga, the destruction of the English and French mission, and the establishment of the temporary supremacy of Mohainedau as opposed Cr, Christian influence. In October, Mwanga, who was already unpopular, as having no children, wee described to have conceived a diabolical plot to destroy bis entire body guard, by abandoning them to starvation on a small island in the lake. The body used being warned refused to enter the canoes, and returned to the capital, where they immediately attacked the palace. Idwanga fled, no one assisting him. His elder brother, Kiwewa, was then placed on the throne. The new king at first dietributed the principal offices among the adherents of Christianity, but this caused the Arabs to become enraged, and they murdered many of these men, replacing by their own adherents. Tne English and French missions were there attacked by the Arabs, who burned end shipped everything and killed many native converts. All the missionaries escaped in safety. The Church missionary boat, Eleanor, was sunk by a hippopotamus and five natives who were French converts were drowned. All the iniesionaries eventually reached Usambiro in safety. The French missionaries throughout exhibited the must friendly generosity towards tneir English brethren. An immense accumulation of letters and some stores for Mr Stanley and Emin Pasha were destroyed. The Msalala depot is cafe. Mwanga is a primmer with the Arabs at Maga, and he lass appealed to the English Missionaries for assiatunco . .  The arab. have written in an insulting tone to Mr Mackay at Ueombiru, exulting in their triumph at Vorda, and prophesying the ext:rmination of all missions.ry Efforts in Central Mika in reveu e for England's anti slave trade policy. They deolare that Nyanda haa now beonne a Mohomedan kingdom. At Mpwapera we have news that all was well on Chris'mati Dar. The Church Missionary society inform the Central News that the expeled missionaries are the Rev. F.. Gordon, and the Rev. R. H. Walter. Usamberu is at the south end of the Vieterit Nyanza. Tbe Record of Friday has received the follow. ice letter :—"Sir, We have this morning received a telegram from Zanzibar, dated the tenth of January, aa follows: • Missionaries plundered. expelled Brigands, arrived I..Tiaimbarn.' Thank God it implies their safety. Fred E. Wigram, hon. see. Church Missionary tioniety, tialisburyoquire, 8.0., January 11. "  The Prince of Wales recently scored off one of the under-secretnries at Marlborough Rouse. Theseorstary, who is of the godly, righteous, Jnd sober life order happened to entertain a Ireo:. L m the counti , and, in the course of h'sduties, to tske him to the Alh,mhrs. By ''. i coierce in the world, the Prince n'se wee' t e Ahrimbra, and when he saw h: a box, the seem, art in the stalls neallt had a fit, and hu rid his triend ftom the place For some weeks he rent in doubt whether or no the Prince had tpotted him, end bad at length ceme to the CA11:011161CD that he had not. jlie dAusion was exploded, however, when, on entering ,:is room one morning, hi fourd a paelut of Bragonnis eig,arett, s as a present from hie Royal Master, with the Figniti.ant advice that they were capital thtnim to smoke at the Alhambra."