The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 88, 21 December 1899, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, Dec s 17, v A Renter's message states that i$ conseeuence of Gatacre's reverse a| Stormbevg, the whole of the North o£ Cape Colony is in a condition of iebel« lion. The natives tyre also pertuibed. Lord' Durham in the course of * speech condemned General Gatacre'Ei reckless superabundant energy ana over confidence, resulting from his achievements in the battles ol Atbarqi and Omduruian in the Soudan cam* paign. Major-General Clinrles Tucker, afc prfsenk acting as a district commander in India, has been appointed to command the 7tb Division now being despatched to South Afnca. Out of 37 officeis wou.ided at Chiovelej i 26 were severly wounded.

Deo. 18. Tho Daily Telegraph states that it i 3 supposed that Genei a\ Clery is working round Weenen, with the intention of getting between Ladysmith and Tugela} v> while General Sir R. Buller delays the Bo jrs at the- river. The Times implies that General Sir Charles W'a-ren replaces Ge» c -al Lord - Methven, and Tuckers succeeds General Gatacre. . ;• * * - The Defence Committee aiid the Cabinet, considering tliab &atal requires General Sir E. Buller's undivided attention, < appointed Lord Roberts Commander in chief- in South Afuca, with Loid Kitchener chief ol staff, also summoned the remainder of the leserves and despatch the seventh dmsion forthwith, oideied the cavalry und artillery reinforcements to be prepared forthwith, including Howitzer Brigide. and fuither authorise General Sir R. Buller to raise local mounted corps. The committee will allot? twelve battalions to volunteer for service outside of the Kingdom and embody equivalent militia for Home ser> vice. A btrong force of Yeomanry Volunteers for service, is to be dn? rolled. The committee decided to accfppt the colonies' offers) - especially of mouuted contingents, and altogether made pro : visiou for an additional fifty thousand men. The deepest sympathy i 3 expressed with Loid Roberts, whose son sue euuibed to wounds received in ari heroio attempt to save the guns af Tugela liiver during Ganeral Sir R. Buller's recent attack. Si . Capetown. Dec. 17. General Methven on Friday briefly* shelled the Boer entrenchments and outposts.- •' , * X*K * ■ A Boer assault on Mafeking on the 10th was repulsed. , LateE theib WAs<se-vece,'fighting be* tween loyalists an,d Bechuanas at Kiir. uman ; the former -"repulsed the enemy. ' ,)',*.'

'••> '* ' ' - ; ..iDeot-18. > The Queensland troops suffered fronj influenza during the yoyage' v * General Lord Metha'en in » recon^, naissance on Friday, dismantled ontf big gun, silenced two smaller ones, , and shelled the trenches Without sufter' ingjdss;. * / •'- < All Baron Faderscowld><* ,*S'candin§n vian commands, numbering 85, were killed, or, wounded at Mag^fsfohUjin} except 6e«en, who were" eaptTured bj' the British. ', . ~ \ " '^ I • l \BpJx apcojunts of the figlit J&(sknow»» led^ terrjble k«a wei*e >tHJL col}ec,ting .the -wpunded on f the: night ■ oKthe thir-jieenth. There "^ere : hao/i d?edgf b|? in|6arices - of , cdnspjfluo^tv rgiitiah gflJlabtey worth- th'ej "Cross. h T^e , rstirebl^a^ "ojn^T^^^^ , ," , (Odntlnusd od {oartbjp»|!e^ x " ;l*\