Africa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 167, 21 December 1914, Page 5

Africa

GENERAL BOTHA ON THE REBELLION. i A REVERSE IN" SOUTH-WEST AFRICA. Capetown, December 18. General Botha, in ail interview, said the Dutch Loyalists had discharged a, painful duty and now wished the curtain rung down without controversy or recrimination. Regarding the ringleaders, they might be sure that justice would be done. 'Hie last three months had been the saddest of his life, spent as they were in hunting down his old comrades. He paid a tribute to Mr. Smuts, who had done greater -work than anybody. Van der Linden- will be eourt-mar-tiallcd at Pretoria for attempting to organise a rebellion. The Germans ambushed Duncan Mackenzie's forces at Carub, Luderitzland, on Wednesday, and maintained a furious fire from rilles and machine guns for 2>/ 2 hours. Mackenzie's force behaved ■with marked coolness, but strong German reinforcements compelled them to withdraw. HOW FOITRTE WAS CAUGHT. 'A GALLANT ACTION Official.—Colonel PretorSus reports lie followed a spoor and found Fouric's laagar in a strong position in a river-bed at Nooitgedacgt. Major Trewes' police made a surrounding movement to the nortli and dosed the patli of escape. The fight lasted till dark, when the rebel posi. tion was gradually stormed. The Unionist loss was ten killed and twenty-one 'wounded, and the. rebels losll two killed ■and four wounded. Forty-five were taken prisoner, including Fouri?. UNIONISTS' CASUALTIES. Capetown, Dclcmber IS. The total casualties in the Union forces in South Africa have been 439, comprising 337 caused by the rebellion and 102 in Damaraland. The deaths numbered 159. ONI 1 , RESULT OV THE REBELLION. Capetown, December I!'. It is estimated that the losses I'voi.i looting in Northern Orangia amounted to 120(1,000. Many storekeepers were rained as the result of the rebels' degradations. IN THE CAMEROON'S. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. London, December 19. The Colonial Olliee summary of the operations in the German Cameroons shows that the whole of the northern railway running northward from Brmaderi is in our hands. 1 ' The cheapest, finest, richest Coffee in the world is "Camp," It warms, revives, comforts, pulls you together, and Rexona Skin and Facial Soap is sold t Is 6d per tablet. Obtainable every*he& ■