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Manawatu Herald, 17 May 1900, Page 2

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MAFEKING

Pretoria advices state that the attack on Mafeking begun on Saturday. The native quarter of the town was burned. Newspapers express hints that Major General Hunter started for Mafeking while Major-General Barton was fighting at Rovidam on the 7th. BOERS CHECKMATED. General Rundle has checkmated the Boers in attempting to advance southwards along the Basutoland border. He is now returning. Many Free Staters were captured of are surrendering. RETIREMENT. The enemy has evacuated Macquattings Nek the Ladybrand district is clear. The Boers have retired tb Lindley. •-.- The commando from Harrismith is" going to Bethlehem. BOERS AT HEIBRON. The Boers from Viede and Frankfort are concentrating at Heibron. , The cavalry division under Generals Oundonald and Bethune have butflanked the Boers. GENERAL BULLER. General Buller's main force is now enabled to secure the Helpmaafcar Dlateaux. thus turning the Boer position on Biggarsberg. The cavalry pursued the enemy's wind within seven miles of Dundee. \ General Hildyard has occupied IndobaHUl. , .-, y' A later report states that General Buller has occupied Dundee. y ] r THE VAAL RIVER. Kroonstad reports that the >£oere are withdrawing from Biggarsherg and the south-western borders and concentrating on the Vaal river. Lieut. Wilkinson, of the Australian Horse, was captured with a party of Inniskillings, when Captain Elworthy, of the 6th Dragoon Guards, waskilled through the Boers abusing 'th* white flag. Mr Spooner, the Evening News war correspondent, and a well-known Sydney pressman, died of enteric fever at Bloemfontein. Bubonic plague has broken out To leave a trail of death qp doubt, A vile, detestable complaint, O'er which few medietas have restraint. Now if it were a cough, or cold. Though e'er so deeply taken hold, It could be cared with remedy sure, v Wm. E. Woods' Great Peppermint Care. Tou can depend on ridding your children of worms with Wade'fl Worm Figa, the wonderful Worm Worriers. Is.