REBEL ZULUS. FIVE NATIVES FLOGGED.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1908, Page 7

REBEL ZULUS. FIVE NATIVES FLOGGED.

QUESTIONS IN FAKLIAMENT. 'NATAL GOVERNOR'S DESPATCH. By Telegraph.— Press Ajeociation.— Copyright. LONDON, 10th February. Mr. Winston Churchill, Parliamentary-Under-Secretary to the Colonial Office, replying in the House of Commons yesterday to a question by Sir Henry Cotton, Liberal niember for East Nottingham, quoted a despatch from Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Natal. In h^s despatch, which had been received in response to an enquiry from the Colonial Office, Sir Matthew said : "Colonel Sir Duncan Mackenzie (who was in command of tho troops) reports that during the recent military' operations in Zululand, five natives were trier/ by court-martial and sentenced to }& flogged." . ME. JELLICOE AT JOHANNESBURG. . . CHARGES AGAINST NATAL G'A7/ ERNMENT. A LETTER TO THE GOVERN/OiR. GREAT INDIGNATION IN '£#$ COLONY. c LONDON, 10th February. Reuter's correspondent at Johannesburg telegraphs as f ollows :- - "Mr- E. G. Jellicoe (who is on his w; ij ; - to England after relinquishing his/ brief for the defence of Dinizulu) is, 11 y, v here. He has advised Asiatics to sup-^ 3r t the constitution, but to be prom'^f, j n putting forward their grievances. ;- "In the course of an interview, Mr. Jellicoo stated that r^jizuki's trial would be delayed for soi^fj months. Mar-, tial law in Zululand w ay, unlikely to be withdrawn until the B/oyal assent had been secured to th«v Indemnity Act. Otherwise tho Gov f> trj ment must fear prosecutions for kill a> g and flogging natives. - ; "Mr. Jellicoe rolled that Natal had broken faith witli j± e Imperial Government." My. Jellicoe, i 0i 0 a letter to Sir Matthew Nathan, c/iarges 'the prosecution with persistent^/ preventing Dinizulu from obtaining- evidence for the defence, and desrribes tho proceedings as a "judicial ( trage." . ' 'Dinizulu' si trial," Mr. Jellicoe goes on to say, 'Vjs a political one. You "are aware that* with Lord Elgin's concurrence, IrrJlo to defend Dinizulu. It is common ground between us that, owing to tho mo/ tdacity of the local press,, engendered by influence, political and otherwise*, adventurers are seeking to exploit j oar million acres reserved to tho ii 81? v cs , and fi 11( j Dinizulu an obstacle 'to their schemes. t A strong opinictfi fog grown in ' Nata j y^j. Dini7ffjlu was disloyal." 11 Hi letter proceeds to allege that witnesf^s were forced, under martial law, te inctfniinate Dinizulu, and were not allo/Wjd an opportunity to, withdraw (heir. S/tajf/ements. ' My. Jellicoe claims that he possesses ,<evideuce that unresisting nativos were, shot under martial law, and that hundreds of Dinizulu' s witnesses were arrested and hidden. \ The Daily Telegraph's Pietefmaritzburg correspondent states that the Minister for Defence declares that the statemont that natives were flogged in order to obtain evidence is ridiculous. Soiree were flogged for insolence, but the punishment was mild. The correspondent adds that great in-, dignation prevails in Natal at Mr. Jellicoo not remaining to substantiate his accusations, and says Mr. Jellicoe quar- i relied with all the law officers in Pieter* maritzburg. ?