CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.
The Transvaal.
A COMMAMDANT CAPTURED.
Colonel Von Donop, in command of a composite corps, surprised Commandant Potgieter’s laager at Rhenoster Spruit, and a Free Stators’ laager at Zanlingsfonteiti, hear by. Thirty-six Boers were captured, including Commandant Potgieter, who was taken in his shirt-sleeves. THE FRASEBURG CONVOY.
Six hundred men, led by Commandant Malan captured the Fraserburg convoy. The Boers feinted north, and then charged recklessly south upom the escort.
The enemy lost heavily. Major Crofton was amongst the killed.
The British casualties totalled twenty-two. Some of the captured waggons were afterwards recovered. THE BIG DRIVE.
Lord Kitchener’s broad front in the recent drive of De Wet’s force was nightly secured by entrenching two hundred men along every mile. Troops patrolled outside the northern and southern blockhouse lines. Commandant Van der Merwe and two hundred men were within the northerly end on the night of the ; 6th, and attempted to traverse ‘the zone. Bending low in their saddles and riding amongst the cattle towards the tranches, they encountered a~ hail of bullets. *
Thirty men broke through the Bri tish cordon.
- Forty -three ware captured and seven wounded. MURDERS OF NATIVES.
Lord Kitchener’s despatches give details of fifty-seven additional murders of natives by Boers. MISCELLANEOUS.
Lieutenant L. Maygar, of the Fifth Victorian Mounted Infantry, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for saving
a man at Grelhout-Boom. The Minister of War (Right Hon. Mr Brodrick) stated in the House of Commons that the Governor of Natal had twice visited Mrs De Wet at a concentration camp to ascertain whether she was comfortable, and received no complaint.
Latest.
FIVE HOURS’ BATTLE.
The Daily Telegraph correspondent states that a five hours’ battle was fought on Friday night along thfi blockhouse line from Heilbron onward.
The Boers made frantic charges, seeking outlet from the ring of fire and steel. Commandants Vanniekirk, Vandermere, and many rebels were captured. He estimates the Boer casualties on the recent drive at one hundred.
The total bag for the two days was six hundred, including many colonial rebels.
BOER SURRENDERS.
Twenty-three Boers have surrendered at Middleburg.
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Manawatu Herald, 15 February 1902, Page 2
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347CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS. Manawatu Herald, 15 February 1902, Page 2
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