SOUTH AFRICA
PANIC IN GERMAN COLONY. j HARBOR BLOCKED AND JETTY BLOWN UP. Received 12, 8.35 p.m. Capetown, August 12. The Germans 'nave eva mated Swakopmund, in German South-West Africa (a'bout 550 miles to the. north of Capetown}. Thoy blew up the jetty, and sank tugs in the harbor. Similar steps \vere taken at Lemleritzbucht. All provisions are being :■ .. v to the capital, Windhoek. INFORMATION FOR -NATIVES. Capetown, August 11. To allay rumors the Government has issued a message to the Natives, explaining the facts of the war. . The Government has guaranteed the insurance of wheat consignments ex Australia. The citizens of Capetown have formed a committee to regulate the prices of foodstuffs.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 71, 13 August 1914, Page 5
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113SOUTH AFRICA Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 71, 13 August 1914, Page 5
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