CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 7 January 1902, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

The Transvaal.

FIGHTING IN PROGRESS.

Heavy cannonading has been heard to the southward of the FrankfordTafelkop line of blockhouses. De Wet was previously at Leeuwkop on Cornell river, thirty miles north of Harrismith. SUPPLIERS OF FLOUR.

The War Office has ordered from a Montreal firm a thousand tons of Manitoban flour for South Africa, THE TWEEFONTEIN AFFAIR.

Thirty Boers were killed and many wounded at Tweetontein, where De Wet rushed Colonel Firman’s camp.

GENERAL ERASMUS CAP TURED.

General Bruce Hamilton captured a laager with twenty-two Boers and fourteen waggons towards the Swaziland frontier.

Lord Kitchener reports that General Bruce Hamilton, operating east of Ermelo, captured since December 29th, a hundred prisoners, including General Erasmus, and much stock and waggons. BOTHA. General Botha has forwarded a message to all his commandants to continue fighting. He declares the British Parliament will shortly be asked to grant more money to Continue the war, that the nation will refuse, and the troops in South Africa will be withdrawn. THE BLOCKHOUSE SYSTEM. , De Wet has ordered his followers to retard the construction of blockhouses at all costs. . - EUROPEAN CALUMNIES. Continental calumnies on the British Army have been abutely revived, especially in the German newspapers which make monstrous accusations. They state that soldiers and officers ravished one-third of the Boer women and children, who were also handed over to the Kaffirs, The statements are based on the authority of alleged .eye-witnesses.'"There is intense indignation on the subject in Britain. Lord Roberts, replying to a German lady’s. statements in the newspaper “ Dentschen Blatt ” and other publications with reference to the alleged violating of Boer women and girls, and the removal to Pretoria of females above twelve years of age from the Irene concentration camps for immoral purposes, declares the charges are absolutely baseless, TRAINED TRACKERS WANTED. Lord Kitchener has telegraphed to Lord Minto, Governor-General of Canada, asking that trained trackers should accompany • the Canadian Contingent. THE JOHANNESBURG “STAR.” The Johannesburg “ Star ” hks resumed publication. Lord Milnei:, in starting the machinery, wisheql the paper a brilliant future. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT INTERVIEWED. Commandant Snyman, formerly of General De Wet’s staff, in an interview with President Roosevelt,Jdeolared

that England would welcome a Congress of intervention to end the war. the Boers, he said, were willing to make some concessions. miscellaneous. Lieutenant D. Byrne, of the New Zealand Forces, is convalescent, and has resumed duty. Private G. Bates and William Thurston, of the Sixth New Zealanders have succumbed to enteric at Standerton. The Boers withdrew from the attack on the Swazi Queen’s residence at Inkanini- when a strong native impi appeared. Latest. CAPTUREOF BOERS. Major-General Elliott captured twelve Boers in ah action with Da Wet’s rearguard north of Reitz. A CHARGE REPULSED. While reconnoitering at Vryheid hundred Boers charged Colonel Garrett’s advanced guard, but were repulsed. - BRITISH LOSSES. During December thirty British officers and 190 men were killed, 49 officers and 382 men wounded, 898 deaths from accidents and disease, and 1456 invalided home, FROM A DISTANCE. . In reply to an inquiry from Commandant Schalk Burger, regarding the terms upon which Boers could agree to cease fighting, the Boer leaders in Europe have instructed him accept only complete independence. NEW ZEALANDERS WOUNDED. Private John Leonside, of the Seventh New Zealand Mounted Rifles, was dangerously, wounded in the chest and spine at Quaggaspoort.