The news from Rhodesia continues satisfactory. Negotia- tions have taken
the place of fighting, and Sir F. Carrington reports that Sekombo and Majunda, two chiefs with over one thousand followers, declare that they wish to surrender, but have asked for a few days' grace to consult their people. An unpleasant item of news is an outbreak of insubordination among the Hussars at Mafeking. Thirty-five men have had to receive punishment, and five of these have been sentenced to three years' imprisonment for refusing to parade for saddlery inspection. We suppose that the waiting for the order to move in a dreary station has had the usual effect on the men's tempers. The neighbourhood of goldfields where men are believed to be able "to make a fiver any day of the week," is also not conducive to discipline. That, however, is no excuse for mutiny almost in face of the enemy.
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