South Africa.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 133, 29 October 1914, Page 5

South Africa.

TRANSVAAL REBELLION SPREADS.

FORMER BOER GENERAL IN ' COMMAND. Received 28, 8.30 p.m. London, October 28. Official.—Christian De Wet and General Beyers have headed a rebellion in Northern Orangia, Western Transvaal. They seized the Government official? at Ueilbron, and took them prisoners. A train, -was stopped at Reitz, and the defence force taken from it and disarmed. The Government is taking drastic measures. MARITZ NOT SERIOUSLY HURT.

REBELS ABANDON CAMP AND AMMUNITION. Received 28, 10.10 p.m. Capetown, October 27. Official.—The ehenvy at Kiemoes conprised Germans and German Roers. Colonel Maritz was wounded in the lc". Init the wound is not dangerous. The South African losses were seven ■wounded. Many of the rebels surrendered at Kakanias, including several wounded. Maritz retreated to Sclmitdrift, abandoning his camp, stores, and a wagon loan of ammunition. DIRTY TRICKS BY GERMANS. ..... ARMING THE BUSHMEN. London, October 27. A lieutenant serving in the Cameroons says: "The Germans are arming buslimen and making them shoot any ot our stragglers. They are doing some of the dirtiest tricks I nave ever heard of. Floating on the river we saw all sorts of bodies, those of our men mixed with Germans. They are going to get it hot now." REBELS SURRENDERING. ■ Received 2S, 11.30 p.m. Capetown, October 28. A further 124 of Maritz's Tebels, including five officers, have surrendered.

GERMANY. VON MOLTKE DYING. BROKEN AND DISAPPOINTED MAN. A NEW GUN STORY. TO AIM ACROSS THE CHANNEL. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Amsterdam, October 27. It is officially Confirmed that General von Moltke is in a dying condition and that he lias been taken to his honie in Berlin. His symptoms are aggravaied by the failure of his plans to reach Paris, the result of which roused the Kaiser's anger. Dutch pipers print detailed descriptions (if a German gun GS feet long with 1' nui"-e of 27 mile*, the projectile makmu a boh- fifteen metres (Hi yards) in circumference, and penetrating eijjlit nil ll.Vs of rock or soil. It will cost i!240<l each round.

General von Falkcnhayn, Minister of l\Va.r for Prussia, has .succeeded General von Moltke as Coinmandcr-iu-Chicf. THE KAISER AT COBLENZ. A DOWX-CAST EMTEROR. PASSES IX GLOOMY SILENCE. Received 28, fi p.m. Paris, October 27. Max Aghion, correspondent of the Mai in. saw the Kaiser at Colbenz. lie says: "Even body rushes to the door. The Kaiser is passing to inspect the forts in the suburbs. Commanding trumji.t culls rend the air, A white motorear appears, with a black eagle, resembling a monstrous 'butterfly, painted en the side. The Kaiser wears the iloiil.lc-peaked army cap and the timehonored cape of bright blue. His moustache is only slightly twisted upwards. With him is his officer, with a helmet too small for his broad face, which is very pale, because the Kaiser seems angry. The crowd watches, silent and subdued. The Emperor has been robbed of the hearts of the people by the Crown Prince."