UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 November 1901, Page 3

UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Martial law has been proclaimed and put in force in Capetown, Port Elizabeth and East London, In short, says the Capetown correspondent of the Post, the principal ports in the colony have been brought under military rule, and thus it may be said that the whole colony is subject to military government. This is as it should have been at least twelve months ago, for had it been so the rebel rising would have been checked, if not made impossible. The pons have been tne headquarters of the enemy’s intelligence, a .d Capetown, p-rhaps, has been used more in that direction than the others No mote harm to to the B itish cause cou d have been dme than by the license given to the rebel press heie, which has openly flouted the authori'ies, civil as welt as military. Rumo tr is busy as to the number of inhabitants of the capital who are compelled daily to report themselves at the Castle. War news was scarce enough in all conscience before, but now we are allowed absolutely none-i-none, at any rate, affecting our near neighbour. Consequently, although'itis well known that a commando has mysteriously been permitted to get through to the Berg hiver and burn some farms there, not a word was allowed to appear in the local press. This commando has travelled about pretty much as it willed until it was encountered at Piquetberg, within 60 miles of Capetown, where we had several casualties.