SOUTH AFRICA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2268, 30 September 1914, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA

ENTHUSIASM UNABATED

MANY BOERS VOLUNTEER

Pretoria, September 28. At a meeting in support of General Botha's action, the Bishop of Pretoria (Dr. Furse) introduced a Belgian escort bringing German prisoners from the Congo. Their appearance was greetedwith wild enthusiasm. Tlie enthusiasm over General Botha's action is unabated; English and Dutch are mutually vying with each ■ other in assuring the Government of their ■unqualified support. Even in the Pietersberg and Outspansberg districts, where General Beyers (ex-Commander-in-Chief of the Union Army) is popular, hundreds of Boers havo volunteered. Only one or two meetings in Herzogite centres of Orangia supported General Beyers's attitude. FIGHT WITH THE GERMANS. (Rec. September 29, 8.30 p.m.) Cape Town, September 28. ■At Luderitz Bay, in German SouthWest Africa, the Rand Light Horse surprised some mounted Germans between Kolmanskop and Gradplatz, and drove them into the arms of the Imperial Light Horse. The latter lost three killed and four wounded, and the Germans lost live killed and two wounded. GENERAL BOTHA SPEAKS. (Rec-. September 30, 1.35 a.m.) Cape Town, September. 29. General Botha, the Prime Minister, in addressing his constituents, emphasised the point that ideas of neutrality as preached by General Beyers werb nonsense! Ho contended that as Bib tain had been drawn into a war of defence it was essential for strategical purposes to take Gorman South-West Africa, Those who supported tiie.Ger: 1 jnana to put down the Heieio rising, are J

now armed and will probably serve on the border. The Johannesburg Chamber of Mines has donated £30,000 towards the Union of South Africa field hospital.