SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 15 October 1914, Page 8

SOUTH AFRICAN REBELLION

ALREADY, LOCALISED ••• •■,.••...

THE TRAITOR'S CAREER

REASSURANCES FROM PROMIN-

ENT DUTCH,

"WE DRAW THE LINE AT

TREASON."

(Received Oct. 15, 12.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN, Oct. 14. Colonel Maritz is a rebel who, after the South* African war, took service with the Germans during the Hercro rebellion and subsequently returned to the' Union, apparently full of reseutu.t*.)t at his treatment by the Germans At the outbreak of tha war he offerei his services to General Botha, and was accepted as his knowledge of German territory would have been valuable. Maritz received forty thousand sterling from the Union Government to equip a corps, in addition to considerable military material and a machine gun section.

From latest advice the Government is confident that the rebellion has already been localised.

Messages received from prominent Hertzogites assure the Government that they will draw, the line at treason, and will place their services unreservedly at General Botha's disposal.