Africa

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 227, 4 March 1915, Page 5

Africa

THE LATE REBELLION'. RESULT OF "VISIONS." Pretoria, March 2. The official report slwws that the rc- / n»Ilion was chiefly due to the prophecies of Vaurenburg, who was captared on October 31. He saw visions of bulls fighting a grey bull. The latter, who was victorious, represented Germany. In another vision he saw 40.000 Germans marching through London. Beyers tnd Kemp freely circulated the vision. Beyers arranged for a complete risisp on September 15 and plaved on Delarey's religious susceptibilities. The rebels were to seize Potehefstroom and the railwav. Delarey was to proceed east and Beyers west to raise a rebellion, but Dejarev was accidentally shot that very night. Beyers was a hypocritical traitor throughout, but the vast majority of the rebels believed they were assisting the Government. De Wet maintained the v campaign by the aid of the grossest lies and slanders on Botha and Smuts. Capetown. March 2. General Hertzog, in the Assembly. Tebemently protested against martial law gagging free speech. Mr. Ihirton in renlv. asked General Hertzog who had whispered treason into the ears of the people. If General Hertzog had done his dntv as a patriot the recent s»ate of affairs would have l>een avoided. The Government had hitherto been lenient, in the hope of avoiding trouble, but would not be so in future. Sydney. March 3. A visitor who has returned from South Africa elites that the country is feeling the effects of the war much more seriously than Australia. There is general depression am' a number of the mines nre closed. Tt is anticipated that the Germans in South-West Africa will offer a stubborn re=i-fanco. The Germans in South-East Africa are heinj left alone till South-West Africa is taken. Everyone has the utmost confidence in General Botha The natives have siven unequivocal proofs of loyalty to Britain.