Show evall 06 to COLONIES SOUTH AFRICAN UNION UNDER MARTIAL LAW IN consequence OF REVOLT agreement between british officer and german germa n governor to establish a republic said to be responsible for trouble capo cape town south africa it has haa been lally announced here that a coni cont mond nun d under colonel INI aritz has rebelled in a the northwest ot of tho the cape capa provinces martial law has been proclaimed clai nied through throughout nut the union th the proclamation Is signed by lord buxton governor generator general of the union and co countersigned counter signed by general mint minister ter ot of defence de fenre TI alia a r rebellion e bel lion among the forces ot of the northwest cape province has been brewing since flanco tho the resignation of general beyers its as commander ln in calef of the union forces aa soon as the government realized this it sent colonel brltz britz to relieve of his command colonel brltz britz thon than discovered that maretz was commanding mani ling german troops as aa well at as hla his own can and that he had german guns in his 1 li possession maritz who had been i given tho the german rank of gen eral had tarea ted those of his officers and men who were unwilling to join the germans and had sent them at as prisoners coners of war to german south west africa according to an official statement an agreement was drawn up between betwee ri alfritz and the governor of german southwest africa guaranteeing the independence cp of the union as aa a re public reding ceding bay and other parts of the union to the germans and undertaking that the germans should invade the union only it maretz asked them to do so BO |