PITCHED BATTLE IN AFRICAN TRIBAL WAR
(10 a.m.)
CAPE TOWN, Dec. 17.
Over 300 natives fought a pitched battle with spears, sticks and stones at Salvation Army headquarters near Weenen, Natal, in a climax to mounting ill-feeling between the Mcunu and Mtembu tribes. At least one native was killed and several wounded. This tribal war started over arguments at a marriage feast. Police reinforcements have been sent to the scene.
Men from the Mcunu tribe today raided a farm three miles from Weenen and looted all the stock. In revenge, the Mtembus are smashing the Mcunu property. Native women, with their children and belongings, are seeking shelter in farmhouses.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22823, 18 December 1948, Page 5
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