A VISION OF BOILS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2400, 4 March 1915, Page 5

A VISION OF BOILS

CUKIOUS LIGHT ON THE SOUTH, AFRICAN REVOLT . . LIES AND HYPOffIKES v Johannesburg, March 9i / 'An official report shows that the bellion-was chiefly due to the prophecies of one Van Rensburg a± the end of October last. He said he saw a virion , of sis bulls fighting a grey bull The latter, which was victorious, ed Germany. He also professed to have had another vision of 40,000- Germans marching through London. Generals Beyers and Kemp" freeiy-tir-culated the vision. Beyers, then Commandant .of the Union Forces, arranged for a complete rising for September 15, and played on General Deilarey's religious susceptibilities. The rebels ' were to seize Potchefstroom and the railway. Delarey was to proceed east-; and Beyers west to raise a rebellion, but Delarey was accidentally shot that very night. •

■Beyers acted the hypocritical- traitor. throughout; a vast majority of the rebels believed they were assisting the Government; General Do Wettaiiied his campaign by the aid of the grossest lies and slanders concerning Generals Botha and Smuts. WHO WHISPERED TREASON? . ; POINTED QUESTION TO GENERAU HERTZOG. General Hertzog, speaking in ther Union Assembly,' vehemently protested against martial law Md the gagging ,of free speech. ;'■» •- • The Hon. H. Burton,' Minister of Railways, in Teply, asked General Hertzog wlio had whispered treason into the ears of the_ people? If General Hertzog had done liis fluty as a patriot,, the recent state of affairs would have • .been; avoided... .The Government had l'jtljerto beeu'lenient,-in the hope of avoiding trouble. It would not be sf in the future. :

iTHE WAR ON THE GERMANS. STUBBORN RESISTANCE EX- . PEGTED.-; : . .... Sydney,.. March' 8. A business: man; who. has returned from South Africa states that that coantry is feeling the effects of-tot much more seriously tlaii Australia. There is general depression, and a number of mines hive been* closed. It is anticipated that the Germans in' SouthrWest Africa will offer a stubborn resistance. . The Germans, in South-East . Africa aro being loft alone till th<S South-West is taken.- • Everyone has the utmost confidence in' General Botha, and the natives hava-" 1 given unequivocal proof of their loy- j Sty to Britain.