SOUTH AFRICA

Nelson Evening Mail, 19 September 1916, Page 5

SOUTH AFRICA

THE COMMERCIAL WAR. , (Published in The Times.) LONDON, Sept. 15. The Times' correspondent at Capetown states that the Congress of the Union Chambers of Commerce unanimously recommended an amendment of the South African Customs tariff giving a substantial rebate on Empire products and a lesser preferential tariff for Allied nations, with a special anti-enemy tariff rate, the period to be decided by the Imperial Conference. Differential charges on enemy shipping using South African ports were also recommended. ENEMY HARD PRESSED. (Rec. Sept. 19, 11.50. a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 18. General Smuts dislodged the enemy from the TJluguru Hills and took prisoner many and captured most of tlie artillery and ammunition' and quantities of stores. ■Out converging, columns in the central mountains have effected a junction at Kissaki. Enemy remnants are retiring southeast. Our operations, are in difficult country entailing the bridging of streams, the blasting of roadways, and the maintaining of lengths of communications backwards to the Usam'bara railway. Van der Venter, westward of TJluzuru, is now approaching the Ruaha river towards Methenge, driving the enemy on.. /We have occupied Sinde Mikinzuni, the final German ,port. . We intercepted a Gennan •wireless message announcing l the Belgian capjture of Tabora. The enemy is retiring eastwards by rail.