TRIAL OF THE REBEL DE WET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2393, 24 February 1915, Page 5

TRIAL OF THE REBEL DE WET

PRISONER OBVIOUSLY BORED London, Feb'ruaiy 22. Interest in the De Wet trial is Hanging, owing to the absence of sensationßv De Wet is of quiet and serious, demeanour. Portions of the evidence Appear,to'; amuse Mm; -judging by his occasional broad smiles. ' He seems bored, anct frequently looks at his watch. The ■ evidence shows that he miscalculated - the situation to an appalling degree. THE WAR IN CERMAN SOUTHWEST AFRICAINCIDENT OF SWAEOPMUND LANDING. London, February 22. When the Union forces landed_ at' Swakopmund, three mines were fired by a German hid in packing cases buried on the beach, in which were a mattress, food, wine, and a" telephone commumcation with the town. When the first miner, exploded a horse threw a* .trioper, who! fell on the wire, which he instantly cut i and so saved the rest of.the The'hidden German escaped. THE MILITARY CROSS AWARDED TO A FORMER NEWI ZEALANDER. Rec. February 24, 0.55 a.m.) London, February 23.' The' Military Cross has been awarded Lieutenant .M'Lean, of the 4th Fusiliers. who was wounded at Ypres. He was formerly a clergyman in Auckland. WAR VOTE IN PRUSSIAN DIET "ARGUMENTS" IN SUPPORT. Amsterdam, February 22. In presenting the Relief War Esti- • ' mates in the the Committee is reported to have declared; ; that the war had necessitated new measures, owing to Germany not having tetter prepared too details or the campaism in peace times. Perhaps this unpreparedness had induced perfidious England to declare war. ... The Diet voted 110 million matra (rouphly, £56,000,000) for the War Relief Funds.' Of the. seventy-five men required ai Auckland's quota for the sixth batch of reinforcements, seventy-two men (according to the "Star") have already been passed as fit, while more than enough men to make up the balance have already enlisted. The sixth ' . tachment will leave Auckland for Trentham early in April. - Recruits for tho seventh quota; for which about the same number of men are required, and , which will leave for Treutham about the beginning of May, will be enrolled at once. THKEE-SEATEJi RENAULT CAR. '