SOUTH AFRICA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2290, 26 October 1914, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA

TWO GENERALS DENOUNCED (Reb. October 25j 8.25 p.m.)'' Capa Town, Captain Schalk Burger, in a letter ill the VolkEstem," Pretoria, , denounces Generals Ds'Wet and Beyers for. belying the oath of loyalty. Mr. Steyn, formerly President of the 'Orange' EVce State, in a speech at Bloemfontein, 6aid the Maritz rebels had besmirched duty's name and must be taught a lesson. WHOLE COUNTRYSIDE PURSUES REBELS... (Rgo. October i 26, 0.5 a.m.)„. . Cape Town, October ;24. Colonel Maritz at • the 1 : ioutSet' 1r disarmed the garrison of thirty-eight at Kakeidamas, von the Orange River, on the pretext that he needed the rifles for another force against tlie., Germans and departed. The garrison subsequently learned that he was retailwith seven hundred Germans and traitors.- Thereupon the garrison went to Colonel Maritz's. old camp, seized thirty-eight rifles, and destroyed the remainder, taking ten thousand rounds of ammunition and seventy _ horses. Maritz overtook them near" Keahardt and a hot fight ensued. The garrison escaped and were chased for sis days until they reached Carnarvon, Practically the whole countryside in the south parts of Calvinea, Frassrburg, .Carnarvon, and Kenhardt are actively pursuing Maritz.