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Show PRISONERS IN A CAVE. Party of Picnickers Has Exciting Ad venture In Basutoland. A remarkable Incident occurred In Basutoland recently, writes tho London Lon-don Mall's Durban correspondent. A picnic party decided to mako a trip Into tho Basuto country, which they entered by a pass known as tho Lahl' Ingubo, on tho Nctnl frontier, and encamped en-camped for tho night In a cavo In the Drakensberg. Proceeding on their Journey tho following day they asked a nntlvo to direct them to a cavo In which they could take their midday meal. Tho Basuto appears to havo given Information of their presenco, for toward evening tho party was Intercepted In-tercepted by a number of natives, the old man who appeared to bo in charge ' carrying a gun. The Europeans were thon arrested, accused of being "white men's spies," and taken to a place which had tiio uppoarnnco of a mountain moun-tain stronghold beneath, an overhang ing cliff. Hero the visitors' horses were turned astray, and tho headman, telling them that they would not be allowed to ro-cntor Natal, signified that thoy would havo to contlnuo without with-out their horses, nnd would havo to carry their saddles. After a night spent under survclllnnco In a cave tho Basutos maintaining a close watch upon their captives, tho party mado their escapo by means of a stratcgom, In which they, wore assisted by tho Basuto guide, who holpcd them to cap-turo cap-turo the horsres and led thorn back to tho pass by which they entered. After Af-ter a furious rldo In the darknoss, tho preclptous naturo of tho country loading load-ing to soveral exciting adventures, tho party reached tho Natal side early on tho morning after their escapo, thoroughly thor-oughly spent and unnerved. |