Natal Rising.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3617, 8 May 1906, Page 3

Natal Rising.

I CABLE NEWS

A MAGISTRATE MURDERED

PIETERMARITZBURG) May g

A Magistrate who was tax collecting was murdered at. Mahlabitini, in Zululand. A policeman was seriously injured. The Magistrate, Mr Stainbank (who is a son-in-law of Mr Winter, Minister of Native Affairs), ac conipanied by his wife and anothe and a policeman named Sells (son of a doctor ressding at Guildford), collected the tax. They were unopposed till they reached the south bank of the White Unvolose, on the Vryheid border, where natives fired a volley without warning.

Two of the wounded party fled ten miles unmolested. Mr Stainbank, who was "shot in one of his knees, expired on reaching the Magistracy at Mahlabitini.

Sells is still alive. At the time of the attack Mr Stainbank was connecting field telegraph wires. He inspaned his cart, and abandoned a safe containing hut tax money. The safe was afterwards found intact. Colonel Mackenzie has crossed the Buffalo river and laagered. The local chiefs at Mahlabtini are behaving, well. They have expressed indignation and grief at the attack on the Magistrate’s party, and have sent their followers to search for the murderers.

An offer by Dinizulu to send the , chief Mankulamana with thirty picked men to trace the rebels has been accepted. INQUIRY DEMANDED. Eondon, May 5.

The Independent Labour party has issued a manifesto, in which it demands an inquiry into the condition of all the natives in South Africa, also into the question of provoking natives to break out in rebellion. It is urged that Natal is so inflamed at the present moment that it is difficult to judge tire questions impartially.'