NATAL REVOLT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1748, 14 May 1906, Page 2

NATAL REVOLT.

By telegraph, Press A*s'n, Copyright London, May 11. Sir H. MoOalloin. Governor of Natal, has reported to Lord Elgin that tbo failure of Gormaoy to quell the rebellion in SouthWost Africa inspired tbo natives throughout South Afrioa with the belief in tbeir ability to rosißt Europeans. Sir H. McOallum hts rcoiived authoritative information of a widespread conspiracy to kill nil Europeans, and realise the Ethiopian programmo in Afrioa. A mixod forco a'toinptod on Thursday to cncirclo Nkandbla bush, without result, except tho destruction of many of Signaod'’s kraals and capturo of cattle. The natives bid in tho bush, and avoided collision.

NATIVES GET AFRAID.

GIFT OF GUNS

NATIVES’ SUPERSTITIONS.

By telegraph. Press Ass'n, Copyright Roooeivcd 5 30 p m , May 13, Pietermaritzburg, May 12. Sibindi captured Bambaata's ohiof induna at Ukitno. After tho latter bad been lodged in gaol at Groytown, tho natives decked to tbe Omlagi Court to pay the roll tax.

London, May 12 Mr Smytho, tho Premier, has accepted the gift of Natal residents in London of 20 now Refer guns, firiog three hundred shots per minute.

Pietermaritzburg, May 12.

Prior to the Fort Zol'aud fight the rebels killed a Nouquai female child and used her body to mein medicine, wherewith to render the fighters invulnorablo against built to. They also put a Nonquai boy in tbe forefront of the fight, believing that would complete the obarm. Tho boy’s fattier was ono of Colonol MansePs Nonquah, end on seeing bis son he rushed up to the rebels’ linos, and rescued his bod, assegaing a rebel who tried to pievent the oapture of the boy.