NATIVE RISING IN THE CONGO.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13812, 28 January 1907, Page 5

NATIVE RISING IN THE CONGO.

LOSSES INFLICTED ON THE

BELGIANS.

Press Anocistion-Ey Telegraph—Copyriykt.

LONDON, January 25. A serious rising of natives is reported at Maiiyanga, in the Congo Vno State. Losses wero inflicted on the Belgians, and reinforcements have been ordered.

Speaking at Bath recently as president of (ho Congo IWorm Association, Lonl Monkswell said the present position of affairs in the Belgian Parliament was that the Prime Minister and Im> King's friends wore endeavouring to makn Hip Bcl?iun people tako over the Congo IVee Slate subject |o every liability which Iho King desired to impose upon them. Tho result would be that things would go on prettv much the gamn as hitherto. Englishmen could not possibly tolerate such a position, lie hoped tho opposition would succeed, but whichever course was adopted (hoy should not lose a single instant in urgiii" the English Government, to do what h could. No people hated oppression and injustice more, than the English, but he atlmittcd that. England had not Irecn absolutely blameless in regard to what she hud done to black races. Two wrongs, howover, did not make a right. If free access were allowed to Englishmen in all parts of the Congo these atrocities could not go <>n. Iho right ( 0 appoint consuls should he enforced. Delay. l lc added, might be of tho utmost danger, for at any moment they might have upon them a'revolt of black against white men in Africa that would produce a. revolution tho magnitude of winch the world had never seen

LONDON, January 26. (Received Jan. 27, at 4.57 p.m.) The •Manyanga rebels have been subdued,