SEVEN THOUSAND PRISONERS.

Evening Star, Issue 17923, 20 March 1922, Page 4

SEVEN THOUSAND PRISONERS.

SSBEL CASUALTIES. PROBABLY TWO HUNDRED KILLED. CAPE TOWN, March 18. (Received March 20, at 9 a.m.) The prisoners captured by the Government forces are estimated to exceed f,UuU. There is no official statement of the rebel casualties. The natives state that the rebels buried many of their dead during the fMfting, and endeavored to conceal the extent of their losses There is reason to believe that the number of kuJod does not exceed 2CO; but probably the esaet total will never 'be known, as many rebels who are supposed to be dead are probably in hiding among the kopjes, caves, and plantations along tho Reef. Same hundreds are in tho woods south of Johannes'Vho military operations are now practically confined to searching for rebels and arms.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS. RED FIASCO. CAPE TOWN, March 18. (Received March 20, at'9 <a.rn.) Fresh facts show that the Reds in the southern suburbs established mob law as I early as the Thursday evening, when the telephone wires were cut and trenches ! dug. Everything was organised', down to a hospital staffed! by young girls under the .charge of a chemist, who has .now foeen airrestecL , From that time the southern suhuros were in, complete possession of the Reds; but in spite of the elaborate preparations and 1 resistance, i ll tne end tihey surrendered without firing a tfhot, their morale being completely broken by ihe success of the Government forces at Brisjwm, Fordsburg, as 4 N-Zv.Cafele,