1 JANUARY 1916, Page 11

It is characteristic of the oonfident and bold touches with

which General Botha, governs that be has, released General De.Wet on :payment of his fine. General De-Wet 111113,gieen his word to keep within a certain area. Ile said that the Afrikander people had come to ;the ontspan place, but they could not re- inspair till the oxen bad been fed. Let them watch with mouths shut and ears open. They must not be trampled on. On the other hand, he' said that he had found that Johannesburg was not a town of Jingoes. Even- the Press had tried to allay bitterness, and if it continued to do so the future would be bright. It is his• intention to write a book on the rebellion.