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Manawatu Herald, 5 June 1900, Page 2

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COLVILLE'S MARCH. Major-General Colville reached /~ Heilbron, in the Free State, on his """ march from Ventersburg. JHe was opposed by the Boers the whole of the way. During the advance the British lost eight men killed and four officers and thirty-two men wounded. The naval guns rendered valuable assistance is driving the enemy Irom thoir strongholds. It is stated that the object of MajorGeneral Rundle's recent fight at Lindley, east of Kroonstad, was -tb draw the Boer off the town, and thereby relieve the threatened .Yeomanry regiment, who, as a result, were ,en» abled to retire safely. The enemy numbered 4006; their front extending for six miles. AN ENVELOPING MOVEMENT. Major-General Clements junctioned , with Major-General Rundle at Seriekal Major-Generals Rundle's and Bra* bant's forces surround miles of country occupied by tbe Boers, who are within five miles of Vicksburgi in the south east of the Free State. The only loophole of escape for the enemy is by way of Basutoland, where the. chief Jonathan and* thousands of Basiitos are assembled to resist any incursion in their territory. KRUGER. , On Friday, President Kruger wa# at Machadedorp, about thirty miles east ot the new Transvaal capital bf Middleburg. . • Both President Kruger and StateSecretary Reitz are at Machodedorp. rhey declare they will conduct a guerilla warfare and compel an army of a hundred thousand to occupy the Transvaal* OCCUPATION OF JOHANNESBURG. Lord Roberts reported on Saturday that all was quiet in Johannesburg. Many were surrendering , am% qjjid horses. A few cannon were left in the fort, and one 6in howitzer, two Krupp guns were captured. I BOTHA AND 100 MEN CAPTURED. Commandant Botha, of Zoutspahsberg, together with his field cornet ahd a hundred men were captured aronnd Johannesburg.