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Manawatu Herald, 16 June 1900, Page 2

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GENERAL BULLER. General Buller's forces junctioned with Lieut.-General Clery's forces at Charlestown, on the south-east border of the Transvaal, and occupied Volksrust a few miles farther on, after an

engagement in which many Boers were taken prisoners. The enemy retreated with their guns towards Ermelo, midway between the border and Middleburg, their march being expedited by the naval guns of the British. The town of Wakkerstroom, in the Transvaal, east of Voiksrust, has sur.endersd to General Buller. It is stated that General Buller's strategy in taking his forces into the Transvaal, is amongst the most brilliant feats of the campaign, for five hundred men could have held Almond's Nek against ten thousand. GENERAL ROBERTS. After the battle of Erstefabnsp. Lord Roberts returned to Pretoria, being uneasy as to the Boer raid at Rhen« oster river, on the line of communication between Kroonstad and Pretoria. Lord Roberts, therefore, despatched his Chief of Staff, Lord Kitchens south, and ordered Lord Methmr who was with his forces at Heilbro. north-east of Rhenoster, to haste towards, the railway, about twelv rules away. Lord Kitchener met Lord Methuer and his forces at Vredefort roac station, 50 miles north of Kroonstad. The forces then marched to Rhenoster, where they engaged the Boers on the nth. Lord Kfethuen's forces were completely victorious. They captured all the camps and scattered the enemy, with slight loss only to our side. The British casualties were one killed and 18 wounded. By the victory the lines of communication were cleared and the position at Kropnstad, which had been j threatened, was made safe. si RELEASE Of THE DERBY- j SHIRES. | The British retook the Yeomanry hospital, in which were 1040 wounded and prisoners, the latter including 700 men belonging to the fourth battalion of Derbyshires, who were taken prisoper near Roodeval, when Colonel Douglas was killed, and Colonel Wilkinson wounded, and 109 British were said to have been killed. It was ascertained, however, that the number of Derbyshires killed was 36. -BOER OUTRAGE. Before withdrawing from Watersvaal where the British prisoners were kept, outside Pretoria, the Boers shelled the British prisoners' camp and the hospital quarters, but the British cavalry drove them off.