Africa
“BOTHA’S SAD TASK.”
“JUSTICE WILL BE DONE.”
United Pkess Association. (Received 9.30 a.m.) Capetown, December 18
The Rt. Hon. Louis. Botha (Premier) in an interview, said: “The Dutch loyalists have discharged their painful duty, and now wish the curtain to be rung, down without controversy and recrimination. Regarding the ringleaders; you may be sure justice will be done. The (ast three months have been the saddest of my life through having to hunt down my old comrades.”
General Botha paid a tribute to Mr Smuts (Minister of Defence), w'ho had done greater w'ork than anybody.
COURTMARTIAL AT PRETORIA.
(Received 9.30 a.m.) Capetown, December 18. Van der Linden was courtmartialled at Pretoria for attempting to organise a rebellion. SCOTSMEN UNDER FIRE. MACKENZIE’S MEN BEHAVE WITH MARKED COOLNESS.
(Received 9.30 a.m.) Capetown, December 18
Tbe Germans ambushed Duncan Mackenzie’s forces at Garnb, Luderityland, on Wednesday. They maintained a furious fire with rifle and machine guns for two and a half hours. Mackenzie’s men behaved
with marked coolness, but strong German reinforcements compelled them to withdraw, 1
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 302, 19 December 1914, Page 5
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