A REBEL.
TO RETURN TO S. AFRICA, BY CABLE—PRESS ASSN.—COPYRIGHT (Received 6 p.m., June 3.) Capetown, June 1. Colonel Maritz, the famous rebel who went over to the Germans with troops at the beginning of the war has arrived at Eeira from Germany on a Dutch liner. In the course of an interview he said lie was tired of exile and ready to submit himself to the authorities. He wished only to get home in furtherance of the ideal of a united people who could help England to’ maintain her position as a great world Power. It is not known what course the Government will adopt, but it is believed that if Colonel Maritz enters the Union the law will take its course.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 4 June 1923, Page 9
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123A REBEL. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 4 June 1923, Page 9
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