NATIVE TROUBLE IN NATAL.
THE REBEL CHIEF 6AMBAATA. POLICE IN PURSUIT. [WIESS ASSOCIATION.] PIETERMARITZBURG, 4th April. It is reported that the chief Bambaata carried off his uncle, the recently appointed chief of Bambaata's tribe, nofc murdered him, as was cabled yesterday. Bambaata then retreated into thorny country in the Impanga Valley. He has a large following. A hundred and twenty polico are in pursuit. FARMS WRECKED AND TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT. (Received April 5, 8.27 a.m.) CAPETOWN, 4th April. BambaaEa, who. is followed by two hundred of tho worst scum of the country, has vowed vengeance against the '"black dogs" — meaning the loyal natives. Mangawataba (Bambaata's uncle), who was intensely loyal, was wounded before his capture. Bambaata wrecked two farms, looting rifles and contained in them. He also ransacked a hotel, and cut the telegraph wires. A MINISTER'S PROTEST. (Received April 5, 8.27 a.m.)* CAPETOWN, 3rd April. The Rev. Mr. Wynne, a Wesleyan minister in the Volksrust, protested against Lord Elgin's mad interference with Natal at a tremendously critical moment.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXI, Issue 81, 5 April 1906, Page 5
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