The Boer War.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 4052, 15 May 1900, Page 3

The Boer War.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) LONDON, May 14. Lord Roberts found a field cornet at Kroonstad and 300 Free Staters, all eager to surrender. The few British residents warmly cheered the troops. Many maligners of the British were arrested, and others trekked home. A Reuter’s correspondent states that the Froe State opposition has ended. At several meetings the laagers favored submission, and complained that the British while pretending frontal attacks let their cavalry sweep round the flanks. Buch tactics were very unusual, and it was useless to continne fighting. Major-General Bundle and BrigadierGeneral Brabant at Thabanchu captured rut stores of grain, and 50 prisoners, including a brother of Steyn’s. The British front extends 30 miles, j rounding off the enemy. Some commandos are proceeding to Lindley. Others, consisting of broken fugitives, ire driving their herds towards Bethlehem. The Daily Mail's correspondent with the Mafoking rolief column reports I that beyond Vryburg Trooper James, I Westralian, died of enteric fever. I The schism in the ranks of the AfriI kinder Bond at the Cape is widening. I Kroonstad was a pandemonium on I Friday. The disheartened Transvaalers I threatened to bum the town. The comImandos wore reduced by half by deserItioos. I A photographer snapshotted Steyn in liraad rage, whipping those intending to I trek home, and kicking and cuffing ■burghers refusing his leadership. I The enemy’s drunken Irish brigade Ihurued the goods shed with much I fodder. went to Heilbron. I Tiro Boer guns were smashed in (Thursday's action and three afterwards. I Lord Roberts’ entry into Kroonstad ■vas the most impressive scene in the [nr, except General Buller’s entry of ■Ladysmith. I Mrs Lochead, an American wife of a ■ataman, hoisted the Union Jack at Ithe Town Hall. I Lord Roberts was stationed at Marketfcuare, at the head of Colonel Pole■Carews division. The whole of the ■infantry and artillery marching, and the HGuards swinging past to the accompaniment of fifes and drums, vastly imBnswd the recently disarmed Dutch ■inhabitants, who, overjoyed at their ■•lief, cheered vociferously. ■ General French on Friday seized a H*nft over the Walsch river too late to Bjrtthe railway north east of Kroonstad. Whe Boers had already gone over a large Bddge soutli\vftrds % of Kroonstad, and it found destroyed, Another is intact. ■ The enemy are entrenching at Staat, W»*tward of Ventersburg. ■ The commandos north-east of Thahave been irresolute and demoral■*d for a week past, and astonished at iwiftnoss of Lord Roberts’s moveSYDNEY, Yesterday. ■ Half the ommissions in the Imperial ■toy offered to the colony will bo alto officers serving at the front.

The British Advance. Boers Entrenching. Four hundred surrender. &°«rs escape from Kroonstad. Nr horses in a wretched condition. French north of Kroonstad. Roberts resting. I Buller at Helpmaaker. (Received 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. Boers are entrenching at the fal River, not at Staat. hundred Boers surrendered their Ijj *t Kroonstad. thousand Boors, with thirteen PMeft the town prior to the arrival of f British. |Byt have gone to Hilbron and some I L^dley. IP** majority of tho Boer horses are in condition. I «neral French is eight miles north ■ Kronatad. Roberts’ force is now resting, Buller, on Sunday, forced a Boer position near Helpmaaker. I Political Prisoners Released. (Received 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. ■jßeßz, Secretary' of State for the has ordered the release of 40 prisoners confined in Pretoria.

(Received 1.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 14. Mrs Lockhead, who hoisted the Union Jack at Kroonstad, is an American, the wife of a Scotchman. The crowd filled the house and loudly cheered. Coomassie. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (United Press Association.) (Received 9.26 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. Preparations to relieve Coomassie are progressing. The Contingents. [Per Press Association.] Wellington, This day. Major Sommerville announces his arrival at Beira, on May 10th, all well. • Major Robin acknowledges, through the Agent-General, receipt of ten cases of comforts.