SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS COMPLETELY DEFEATED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2296, 2 November 1914, Page 6

SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS COMPLETELY DEFEATED

DE WET'S MUSHROOM REPUBLIC REVOLT THAT WAS BREWING FOR YEARS , r ' , " "" ' ' ' Cape Town, October 30T * " Colonel completely defeated the rebels under Colonel Classen ncar>Nichtenburg. Classen was wounded and captured. - ' ''.' ', REBELLION KOUNDLY- CONDEMNED. '~."' , " • Cape. Town, October 30. ' ' The attitude of leading citizens thrpughout the country is quietly confident ' * ■' ,The Dutch; papers unanimously denounce the rebellion. i ■ "'General Dβ Wet is advancing extraordinarily bitter nationalist differences, . tad has proclaimed a mushroomhke independent Republic in the Northern Orangia, with HeUbron as the capital. He uses bogus v authority, and is attempting to 'commandeer the moio ignorant burgheis under a threat of con- ' fiscation of their property. - 'General Botha reports that Beyers's commandoes have been scattered and are not likely to reunite. Beyers fled in an unknown direction. ' Mr.. J. X. Merrinun, in a speech denouncing the rebellion, said he had at'tempted ,to persuade General Botha not to risk his valuable life on the battlefield, but Geneial Botha had replied that he would not ask the Duteh people' to enter into conflict with their brethren unless he led them personally. DELAREY AND THE SEER. i (Rec. November 1, 2.30 p.m.) ' Cape Town, October 30. It is stated that the late Goneral Delarey attached great importance to the prophecies of one von Eensburg, a religious mono-maniac in the Richtenburg district, 'including a prediction that Generals Beyers and Do Wet would he instrumental in the restoration of the old Republic; also that Beyers' men Vould bo invisible in battle. Captured rebels admit that they were influenced by von Rensbuig's prophecies. His friends believe that Do Wet is suffering from religious mania. "JUMP IN AND CLEAN UP THE ENGLISH." * • London, October 30. The South African correspondent of the "Evening Standard" states that the rebellion was well considered is proved by a remarkable interview which recently appeared in the New York "Glebe" with a former field cornet in the Boer army named Thiedemann, who told a Teporter that the revclt had been planned for years. Thousands of Boors who settled in-the German colonies tfter the war cherished tho idea of redeeming their countrj. Many _ ex-lead-srs all over the globe were keeping in touch with each other in readiness for iuch an eventuality. Thiedemann produced a letter from a Boer leader, dated September 20, containing this passage: "Botha does not answer me. I think it a shame that the Boers do noli jump in and clean up tho English now there arc such splendid chances. lam doing all I can to stir up sentiment " Thiedemann had letters from Maritz telling what the Boers contemplated. Maritz said that tho rebels were thoroughly equipped with tho most modern ' , Gorman arms sent through German East Africa. They had endless quantities of arms and ammunition and tho latest and most improved field aitillery , and machine guna. \ GERMAN INVASION OF PORTUGUESE TERRITORY. Lorenzo Marques, October 30. ' Details of the German invasion of Angola show that cavalry, composed of twelvo Europeans and twenty natives, reached tho military post of Manilla, and desired an interview with tho commander. They were about to retire when Portuguese officers grasped a German officer's bridle. The Germans laised their whereupon the Portuguese fired, killing three. THE CAMPAIGN IN THE OAMEROONS. Paris, October 30 Official —Two Franco-British columns, after serious fighting, occupied Edoa, 3n the Camcroons.