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Show PRISONERS IN A CAVE. Party of Picnicker Hat Exciting Adventure Ad-venture In Basutoland. A rcmarkablo Incident occurred In Basutoland recently, wrltoB tho London Lon-don Mall's Durban correspondent A picnic party decided to make a trip Into tbe Dasulo country, which they entered by a paB3 known as tho LahV Ingubo, on tho Natal frontier, and encamped en-camped for tho night in a cavo In the Drakcnsborg. Proceeding on tholr Journey tho following day they asked ft natlvo to direct them to a cave In which they could take their midday meal. Tho Ilasuto appears to have given Information of their prosenco, for toward evening the party wan intercepted in-tercepted by a number of natives, the old man who appeared to be In charge carrying a gun. Tho Europeans were then arrested, accused ot being "white men's spies," and taken to a place which had tho appearance ot a mountain moun-tain Btronchold beneath an overhang Ing cliff. Hero tho visitors' horses wero turned astray, and tho headman, telling then) that they would not be allowed to ro outer Natal, signified that they would have to continue without with-out their horses, and would have to carry their saddles. After a night spent undor surveillance In a. cave tho Uasutos maintaining a close watch upon their cnptivis, tho party made their escapo by means ot a strategem, in which they were assisted by tho Dasulo guide, who helped them to capture cap-ture the liorsrea nnd led them back to tho pass by which they entered. After Af-ter a furious ride In tho darhnss, tho preclptous nature of the country leading lead-ing to several exciting adventures, tho party reached tho Natal sldo early on tho morning uftor their escape, thoroughly thor-oughly spent and unnerved. |