The Transvaal.

Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1900, Page 2

The Transvaal.

A VALUABLE PEISONER. Commandant Ollivier was cap- ., tired by Major-General jjruce TT -iinilton at Winbivg. THE WINBURG INCIDENT. On arrival at Winburg, "vrhere he repulsed an attack by Commandant Ollivier, Major - General Bruce Hamilton was successful in rescuing Major-General Ridley with 250 Yeomanry and other mounted troops Twenty-five infantry who were skilfully defending themselves at a farmhouse against 1000 Boers with two guns were also extricated. BOER SURRENDERS. Two more parties of Boers % have surrendered to the British in the north-east part of Orange River Colony — 160 at Harriamith, on the Natal to Kroonstad railway, and the others at Vrede, in the extreme north-east, where Coonel Boyes's mounted infantry have arrived. THE CLIMATE. Very trying weather is being experienced in the eastern portion of the Transvaal. Thirteen degrees of frost were registered at Dalmanutha, the scene of the battle now proceeding with General Batto'i foroM.

The health of the British troops is excellent. DE WET APPEARS AGAIN. Three small commandoes are raiding in the districts around Benekal, near Bethlehem, in Orange River Colony. General Christian De Wet, the famous raiding leader, has left the Transvaal, and appeared at Heibron, about forty miles south of the Yaal river, the scene of some of his recent exploits. The Free Staters are indisposed to rejoin him. APPROPATION OF PRISONERS' SUPPLIES. It transpires that the Boers have appropriatad the supplies which were provided from the " Absentminded Beggar Fund" for the prisoners of war at Nooitgedacht. CAPTURED TRANSVAALERS. A force of Wiltshire Yeomanry cantured seventeen Boers and 700 of cattle at liraud water. . Twenty-five of De Wet's old raiding commando have been captured north of Pretoria. CARDNA'S ADMISSION. In a letter to his mother Lieutenant Hans Cardna, recently shot for complicity in the Pretoria plot, admitted the justice sf the courtmartial'a sentence upon him. RETURNING FROM THE NORTH. The Forces under Lieut.-General Baden-Powell and Major-General Paget are quitting the dense bush ye dt at Nylestroom, and are returnto Pretoria. VICTORY AT DALMANUTHA. Lord Roberts, in his report to the | War Office, states that the attack was a fine performance. General Buller, he says, managed his troops very skilfully, and the combination of artillery and infantry fire was most effective. General Buller'a troops advanced east-ward after tbeir successful operations at Bergendal, and have now occupied Maeha'lodorp The Boers there were defeated with heavy loss, and compelled to abandon their guns Another account states that half the Boer gunners were lulled. RETREAT OF THE ENEMY. Reports have been received of the arrival of Lieut.-General French's cavalry at the Schwartz Kopjes, on the road to Lydenburg, north of the j railway. The Boers are stated to be retreating before him. A latter account states that the column has taken the town of Elandsfontein. The troops under Lieut.-General French and Major-General PoleCarew have reached Waterval Boven, seven miles east of Machadorp. KRUGER'S FLIGHT. According to the latest reports, President Kruger has gone to Pilgrim's Rest — a goldfield town north-east of ; ydenburg, and about forty miles north of the Delagoa Bay railway. ANOTHER TRECHEEOUS INCIDENT. Some of the members of the Liverpool Regiment, who escaped from the ambush into which two companies of that regiment recently fell, declare that the Boers, on approaching, held their rifles above their heads as a sign of su render, and fired when within fifty yards of the British. Subsequently, it is added, they deliberately killed wounded men. MISCELLANEOUS. A cousin of the Krupps, the ustrian ironworkers, named Dalwig was in command of the artillery attached to the Bethel commando, and was mortally wounded at Ermelo.