Rebellion in South Africa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 121, 15 October 1914, Page 5

Rebellion in South Africa

TRAITOR IN THE UNION ARMY. SOLD ins SERVICES TO GERMANY. A BOLD REBEL 1 THREATENS TO ATTACK UNION FORCES. Received 14, 0.10 p.m. Capetown, October 13. Since General Beyers resigned, there had been indications that something was wrong in the north-west with the Cape forces under Colonel Maritz, and the Government despatched Colonel Brits to supersede Colonel Maritz. In reply to Colonel Brits' message to report himself, Maritz answered, "I report to no one.'' Colonel Brits therefore sent Major Boruver to take over the command. On arrival at Colonel Maritz's camp Major Boruver and his party were made prisoners. Boruver was subsequently released, and returned with an ultimatum from Colonel Maritz to the Union Government, stating that unless he were given a guarantee before ten o'clock on Sunday morning that the Government would consent to Generals Hortzog, De Wet, Beyers, Kemp, and Muller meeting him, so that he could take their instructions, he would immediately attack I Colonel Brits' force.

MARITZ A GERMAN GENERAL. THREATENS TO OVER-RUN AFRICA. BRASTIC STEPS FOR REPRESSION. Received 14, 5.55 p.m. Capetown, October 14. Major Boruvcn reported that Colonel Maritz possessed German guns, and holds tbfi rank of a German General and cotnmajider of the German forces. Colonel Muitt ftrr?stcd al] the officers (ten) who were unwilling to join the Germans, and sent them to German South-west Africa. Major Boruven saw the agreement between Colonel Maritz and the Governor of South-west Africa, guaranteeing the, Union's independence, ceding Walfisch Bay and other places to the Germans, and undertaking that Germans would only the IJnion at Colonel Maritz's request.

Wants hiw be&fcted of the possession of. largo supplies ef war munitions' jgj !-M,noy obtained from the ftfld [that he <"»'*« «»■ «!">• 9* I South Africa.

The \Government W taking drastic steps to quell the rebellion.

MORE MABITZ TREACHERY. THE NAMAQUALAND REVERSE. London, October 14. 'The pnjly Telegraph's Johannesburg Itortcsflondt-nt cables that the Xamaqua|tut<l surrender wag due to the treachery (of Colonel Marltz's accompUoo.

i (The cablegram lelors to _the_renert oJ iflcuter's correspondent with the .>amaqnaland expedition, that on October Ist [the advance guard of two squadrons of the South African Mounted Rifles and a section of the Transvaal Artillery occupied a water-iiole, which was approached through a narrow defile. The Germans had apparently retired, but when the party outspanned for the night 2000 Germans, witli 10 guns, attacked them from the surrounding kopjes and seized the defile. The light was continued the following morning, and every Transvaal gunner wus killed or wounded. Meanwhile, the main force made desperate efforts to rescue the advance guard, and vo squadrons suffered heavy casualties ■ -n machine-guns in attempting to >uov ' a sccoml entrance into the vallev. t'v ni> °" tlle r '*'' 9 ' l ammunition was ekJnwOft ' : th « P> irt y destroyed the gun,, ihilu- tffv ° nflcmcn ke P' down the enciy's. Km. Thc Britisn then hoisted the 'bfto- flaK.'.\

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Mw, u - October 13. Mr Met De la Rey, 1 '°P lm : w <>f late Gmenvl De la R*y> k, * mined ami lends a Dutch mounted ooiat ™d under General liotlia.

An-official message reports l Colonel Maritz, Sin the north-wtstf of -l3ie j Capo province, rebelled and) joined Mic Germans. Ho arrested the officers and men under hiimi who refused to join I He also made «n agreement with the, < Governor of German Pbuth-West Africa for .the. cession of WaiflSch Bay. Graeral Smutts is taking prompt sitejis tw utterly crush the rebellion.

Martial law has been proclaimed throughout the Union.

There have been diellluxbiDg iraniors an to Colonel Marite's loyalty. His commwondo was imloibiljsed in a disaffected area based on Upington. The Capo section of *he. South Africa party was summoned, reprobated the rebels in strongest (terms and telegraphed to Mr Stcyne and otlier leaders to exercise their .restraining} influence. The newspaper Onsland indignantly dt-meuneoS Colonel Maiitz's treachery and urgc-s the Dutch .to support tih'o Government.

Pretoria reports that) the incident has stimulated the Rifle Training Associations. Judgment ia suspended as to whether the generals named by Colonel Manitz ar e really implicated.

LABOR MEMBERS VOLUNTEER. Eeceivcd 14, 9.20 p.m. Capetown, October 14. Messrs Ocsswell and Madefy, M.P.'s, have offered to servo with the forces.