SOUTH AFRICAN REBELS IN SERIOUS PLIGHT.
RETREAT TO GERMAN TERRITORY CUT OFF.
MARITZ'S OFFER TO SURRENDER IGNORED.
Capetown, October 25.
I! is understood that Colonel Maritz's force consists of a thousand rebels, 75 German gunners, and a few Maxims and field guns. Maritz endeavoured to retire to German territory, but a strong Anglo-Boer column cut him off. Maritz recently offered to surrender provided he and his followers were pardoned and the Germans allowed to return. The offer was ignored.
Colonel Maritz on Thursday last attacked Kesmoes, near Upington, on the northern bank of the Orange River. The garrison of 150 men repulsed the- enemy, capturing four of Maritz's officers, including Count von Schierin, a German officer.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15750, 27 October 1914, Page 7
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