NATAL REVOLT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1783, 14 June 1906, Page 2

NATAL REVOLT.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN MAOFARLANE By telegraph, Fres» Ajra’n, Copyright Pietermaritzburg, June 12. It was daybreak before the Mome Valley was closed at both ends. The rebels became alarmed at their position, and broke back in two parties to the mouth of the gorge. Captain Maofarlane’s men poured a heavy volley at close range. The balk of the rebels fled of the first volley, but some of the more daring opened fire.

Suddenly Captain Macfarlaue threw up his handp, oryiDg, “My God !” He had been shot through the heart, and the trooper who held him in his arms was also wounded.

Colonel Bicker and the police closed on one end of the valley, but (he bottom cf he gorge was left open. Owing to a premature alarm the native?, who were aided by a fog, streamed up the donga and sacoeeded in escaping. The Northern Rflas charged the rebels’., dink, Lieut. Ranllo shooting Meh'okazalu. Bambaata, though wounded and his horse shot under him, has j jined Siginadi. , Captain Maoiarlane was. a South Australian trooper with the first Australian Contingent in the Transvaal war, and had won a commission and D.S.O. Ho was reoently engaged in farming at Prangiu, Natal.

Forty' rc-belß were shot in the trees, from whore they were throwiog asssgais. Their total ioas was four hundred.

Mehlok zu'u’s standing, among the natives” is superior tb Bambaata’s, The former is a orack shot, and fought in the previous war.

575 NATIVES SLAUGHTERED.

By telegraph, Presa Aes’n, Copyright Received 11.5 p.m., June 18. P.etermariizburg, June 13. It is reported at Eejiowp that Bambaata died of wpunds. ' Up to date 575 tebpls have been killpd,