NATAL NATIVE TROUBLE.
BAMBAATA STILL ALIVE,
Press Association-By Telegraph—Copyvisbt. PIETERMARITZBUHG, March 16. (Received March 17, at 4.28 p.m.) The Natal Mercury's correspondent at Kandhla. declares that Bambnata is still alive, that lie has been living in the Fnngosi Valley, and that he recently visited Basutolaml. j'
Banvbanta, a chief in :I he Grey town dig.' I net, who had licon deposed by the Natal Government, allocked the troop's at Keatc's Drift on April 5, 19C6. and then fled across the. Tugela into Zuhdand. The Government culled on the Zulus lo captnro him, and offered a reward of £500. The attitude of the Zulus, however, was far from rcassur-, mg, and some of Ihcin refused to co-operate' in the pursuit. A large force was raked, and military operations commenced, and on May 30 (ho backbone, of I lie rising was considered to be broken. A severe defeat was inflicted on Hie rebels on .Juno 10. and in this engagement Bambaala was supposed to have been killed. lir the end of July the rebellion had been crushed.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13854, 18 March 1907, Page 5
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