Africa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 188, 18 January 1915, Page 5

Africa

Df GERMAN SOUTH-WEST ! AFRICA, I ' ; | BRITISH OCCUPY SWAKOPMUND. ' Received 17, 5 p.m. • | Pretoria, January IC. r; Official: The Union forces have occu--1 pied Swakopmund. Two British were I killed and one wounded ! j PARDON FOR COERCED REBELS. Received 17, 5.5 p.m. Pretoria, January 16. The Government has ordered that e those members of the Defence Force who a had unwillingly become rebel-) be rei. leased, conditionally on being of good a behaviour, but Parliament will decide e the question of granting pardon, and the r legal consequences of any wrongful action. The release applies to a large proportion of the force involved hi Maritz's rebellion. The Court of Enquiry found : that there was some palliation for those whom Maritz coerced. I Deliberate rebels are to be court-

1 martial led. SUPRISE ATTACK FOILED. Times and .Sydney Sun Services. London, January 15. Particulars of the unsuccessful Bri tish attack on Tanga, East Africa, ii November, ahow that the Germans re ceived notice en route from a warship They collected 3000 troops and stronglj fortified the town. The density of thi bush prevented the use of guns. Thi British met heavy machine-gun fire am , stubbornly contested the position, bu were finally coMgeUed to retreat.