NATIVE REVOLTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12927, 19 March 1906, Page 5

NATIVE REVOLTS.

FIGHTING IN NIGERIA. A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER, United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. m . LONDON, March 17. The " Daily Mail's" advices from Zungtrn, in Northern Nigeria, dated Monday, state : —Captain Goodwyn. of the Royal Artillery, attacked the Sokoto rebels to-day. The natives twice charged the British square, and were almost annihilated; Subsequently the British advanced on Satiru, which wae strongly iield. The town was bombarded, and taken at. the point of the bayonet. There was great slaughter, the enemy fighting desperately, and standing up to our men's charges. j ,^ ere eve ntually expelled, and pursued by the mounted men. Thi~ee hundred of the enemy were killed, including their

leader. The entire revoit is crushed. Tin loyal chiefs are co-operating in the pursuit of the'rebels." • r A SUCCESSFUL "DRIVE. - ' LONDON, March 17. Upwards of a thousand Mandis wei<e killed during operations in a •"drive" in the Mandis' reserve, in the Nigeria campaign. THE TROUBLE IN NATAL. A SITUATION OF EMERGENCY. LONDON. March 16. In the House of Commons, Mr .John Ward. Labour member, enquired if the confiscation of the Kaffir tribes* land, aluo the allegation of arbitrary procedure, were meant to compel them" to sell their labour cheap. Mr Winston- Churchill. Undcr-Sccre-tary for the Colonies, premised an inquirv. and reminded Mr Ward that the situation in Natal had not ceased to be ono of emergency to the whole white population. He added that the colony was ir. the enjoyment of complete responsible self-govern-ment. NIPPED IN THE BUD. PIKTERMARITZBURG, March 17. Mr Watt. Minister of Defence for Natal, in wtlc.-niing the return of the militia to Pietcnnaritzburg. said the insurrection bod been nipped in the bud. Several powerful tribes had planed a. general rising. buttlie premature outbreak a; Richmond had enabled the Government to deal with the disaffection in detail.