THE WAR.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22205, 24 February 1900, Page 2

THE WAR.

CRONJE EVADED BRITISH ON SATURDAY

HIS REARGUARD INCESSANTLY HARASSED

PRISONERS ACCUSE CRONJE OF DECEIT. THE RELIEF OF KIMBERLEY UNEXPECTED jr* TOWNSFOLK DELIRIOUS WITH JOY. - London, February 21. Cronje, on. Saturday,, evaded notice, and crossed the South Modder before the arrival of the British sent to inter- ' l.cept his passage at Klip Kraal. Crmje’s rearguard is being incessantly harassed. Prisoners accuse Cronje of deceit,, in alleging daily British reverses. ■V, Kimberley residents describe harrowing privations. Women and children were living in mining levels,, and did not see the sun for weeks. The townsfolk are delirous with jpy*

The re’ief was unexpected until' within an hour of its jiccomplishmen .. The Times and s Standard correspondents believe the Transvaalers and! Free Staters in Natal are reliring to< their respective countrips, the Transvaalers wishing to cover the line t» Pretoria..

It is stated that the outskirts of the* Transvaal and Pretoria, have beem under-mined.

CRONJE’S TACTICS

THE.FIGHT AT KOODOOSRAND> CASUALTY. LISTS > London, February 22; At Kondebosch Cronje sub-dividedt his forces. They traversed from theModder in separate groups.. The severest encounter occurred at the Boer laager at Koodoos-and.. Lord Roberts reports that the casualties amongst the officers to Sunday night were Colonel Allworth, second: in command of the first battalion of" the Bedfordshire regiment, and eight: others killed ; 39 woundbd General Hector MacDonald (severely), Major-General Berkley, Major-General Kmix, and Colonel Cathew Yorstun, of the Royal Highlanders. Amongst the Boers killed at Koo—doo.srand was Ferreira,, a Free Statecomrnand.int, formerly commanding at. Kimberley. ;