The Transvaal.
DE WET. Major-General Knox'sfour columns atter a most exciting week in pursuit of De Wet's commando, have cornered the enemy in the south-east of Orange river Colony, between, the Caledon, and Orange rivers and the Basutoland frontier. The correspondents of the "Standard," and " Morning Post " state thai the capture of General De Wet is hourly expected.
CAPTURE OF REMOUNTS.
A force of Boers stopped three trains at Standerton, on the Natal to Johannesburg railway, and captured nineteen remounts before .they were dispersed. Another body of the enemy raided Brakspruit, in the same neighbourhood near the Vaal River, and captured many head of stock belonging to Boers who had surrendered-
JOHANNESBURG.
Johannesburg is now completely surrounded by barbed wire to prevent the conveyance of food and information from the town to the Boers still fighting. The Boer women and children from around Johannesburg are laagered on the racecourse. The British have taken this precaution to prevent them communicating with their friends. MR KRUGER IN EUROPE. The Italian Government has declined Mr Kruger's proposed visit. Mr Kruger threatens to publish coirespondence implicating the Powers which encouraged the Boer war. The Czar has declined to accept a visit from Mr Kruger on the grouqds of illness.
AN APOLOGY FROM THE NETHERLANDS.
M. de Beautort, the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Affairs, in apologising to Lord Salisburg, repudiates responsibility for the letter sent by the President ot the First Chamber of the Netherlands Parlia merit to Mr Kruger, in which he declared that the war was barbarously provoked, and expressed a hope that the independence of the Republics would be permanently assured. It is understood that Mr Kruger's application for an audience displeased Queen Wilhelmina. Dr Leyds published her telegram of November 24th without indicating that it was a reply to Mr Kruger's greeting.
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE.
Speaking in the Reichstag the Imperial Chancellor, Baron von Bulow, stated that prior to the war Mr Kruger rejected advice from Germany an<7 Holland to proceed moderately and seek mediation. Germany's interests, proceeded tne Chancellor, necessitate strict neutrality being maintained. It would, he declared be folly to engage in Quixotic tilting against Great Britain. The ovation at Paris had not helped Mr Kruger, and his proposed visit to Berlin would be equally useless.
LORD ROBERTS'S RETURN.
The Prince of Wales will meet Lord Roberts on his arrival at Paddington station and will accompany the FieldMarshal to the thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral.
GRATUITIES TO THE ARMY.
The following gratuities arc to be paid to all troops, Imperial and colonial, who participated in the South African campaign:— Private?, £5 ; non-commissioned officers, £y 10s to /15 : warrant officers, £20; second lieutenants, £30 ; lieutenants, £37 10s ; captains ; £60 ; majors, £80 ; colonels £100 ; and higher ranks in proportion. The total to be distributed amounts to £"1,500,000.
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Manawatu Herald, 13 December 1900, Page 2
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466The Transvaal. Manawatu Herald, 13 December 1900, Page 2
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