SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2320, 30 November 1914, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION

ATTEMPTS ON ARMOURED TRAINS ,: Pretoria, November -27/\v OffictoL—The rebels mado numerous unsuccessful attempts to derail armour-.' ed trains on the Iteitz-Frankfbrt: lina : (in tho - western , districts of. Bethlohem : and Frankfort, Orange River Colony).-> ■ Brisk engagements took place, and af number of rebels were killed and, wounded. ■ ' /-.. Of De Wet's three generals, .only;; ' General Rantenbaoh remains. General Bocco Do Villiers has surrendered, and Nicolass Serfontein is wounded. • DE WET IN A TEMPER, ( (Rec. November 29, 5.25 p.m.)' < Johannesburg, November 2S,j \ During tho fighting in the 'Mussro6tt> Valley a -uniformed man rode up to?* Commander Brand- and pointed! to General Botha's commando, who, he declared, were rebels. One of Brand's I . men recognised tho stranger as Vaunie-f kirk, a rebel' leader, whereupon , theV loyalists shot him dead.- ,j When at Winburg, Dβ Wet, in a • ous temper, shop assistants! about because there was no petrol. Ay brother rebel prevented him from burn-A ing the store. Da Wet desperately assaulted: the'j Mayor, accusing him of killing his sonfc Daniel. ' - • ■ • . ■—. ■ A GENERAL BOTHA ATTACKS THE »J REBELS. ■■ ' CapbTown, November 28. -i i General Botha- attacked the rebels under Henderik Bruwer near Naauw-I poprt. Six of the rebels were killed and thirty made prisoners. General Botha'? loss was slight. , ; ■