AFRICAN AFFAIRS

Taihape Daily Times, 19 January 1918, Page 5

AFRICAN AFFAIRS

v. EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN,

•; .-THE;ENEMY DRIVEN NORTH- • WARD.

LONDON, January 17

' An- East African Official message states our column from Fort Johnston, engaged the enemy at the Confluence ■of the Luvambula nad Lujenda Rivers. We were forcing him northwards. Our patrols inflicted appreciable losses on the enemy south of Owcmbe.

SOUTH AFRICA’S OVERSEAS

BRIGADE.

RECRUITING CONFERENCE TO BE

HELD .

LONDON, January 17,

In response to an urgent appealUo the Government ito maintain the strength of the South African overseas brigade, a recruiting conference is to bo held at Capetown this month. An agitation is gaining ground in favour of conscription, but in view of the attitude of a large proportion of the Dutch, compulsion is extremely unlikely. ,

A Capetown message states that General Botha has announced that or purely military reasons no further native labour will be recruited for service overseas.