The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 92, 6 January 1900, Page 3

The Transvaal.

Durban. Tan 2. The Boers occvipv stiong positions from the Upper Tug* la to ctuii Monies. They li.i\« tomr-d a dvw camp near hpringheld. 'liio eiienn b entivnched positions have a total iiuiu ot 16 miles. European adventurers are entoiiii^ Delagoa 13ay in ihe guise ot ftgents ol the Ked Cross or»anibntion. The new Biitiih <niuoui*ccl train has

ariivfcd at ii,btcourt. CAPETOWN. J.lll 2. Lieut. General Fieuch's cimulius at liensbury totalled tlirte kil'ed uud beven wounded. - The Qiieeiisland and Viciormu coiptook ptirl in a hot ei'g ig-ine.,t ,>i Suun^bide 20 units, uuiih wefat of liehuouu

Jan. 3. Colonel Pjlcher occupied I'uugl.ts. Tlie luyali&ts are jubilant at his. victory. The Boers were routed at Cole-.burg They nuinbeifcd 4000, juid used tur British 15 pouiid?r, probably Otm i,\ General Gataure'^> wnJi Wuulwich ammunition. A thousand of the enemy with two guns, fled to Noivals. Mjijor Genoial French controls the roado aud bndye into the Fiee iSiates, At bumiyside kopjes, wre landed north and bouih, Jeaving the names guarded in order to prevent then* divulging the movements of the British. Colonel 3?ilcher, of the Northvunberlands, the Queenslanders,

mider M.ijor Ricardo. with 200 Gana dians, two guns, a horse battery and i 40 lnnimtr-d liH-ii (Captain Dorids in i'h u'fje ot the Queensland Ambulance) i-i.uched to*\vitnin tour iinleb ut the X }}]'•-■ 'The O.u> uliaiib guns wviv Dt di led to ijPU.iok u laager at thp foot )l the northern spur, while CVonel I'ilcher Mini ilip Qut ensl.mdei s wmkitl -plendidlv on the h-fr, taking ndvant a^ ot e\ery cover. Two bhells at 1 >00 \aids iange weie landed amongst 'lie t«nts iv t ln* la.iga 1 , and v\,is Hie m -t intnn iliori the onemv h id of llu presence of tie "Rutish The Bopis huniedly ascended, and lined the ■\'ii ]( . \ol l c\ii.<T liuil\, but ihi-Mi 1 fin was soon eubclu^d At 1000 Raids' i align tlio ('.inad'nns shelled with wondeiful PCfiiuicv. Kicaido and ('apt-. i! 1 LI. G- tj vni'-l's i 1i 1 i iip.inv delivered a hunt Aft'ick, dt uiim.»li»iii£,' -Llld II) Illllf,' lilu Dud!-', S\ ho-ii- \,\H'i 1 vi'h 40 ],r "rt u'i < w- iv ciptui fl, besides d- ndanu wwu> did Lv uieiiant, \ (i \di£>, ot Qiii-en^i.t.Mi. nnijc Mtiolli. <y bet n<- the art tek, was sever Iv hoii d d. Th- '..i.'i > b ;ntj ifinfoiCi'd d'spnVd >;<; < i ir-\",d F\ h ah i ~ in > uili / '„ o i' -'» •i i" i.t ncli, \u> .(M. r. holds nit < p. in i i poqitioim. H 1 - 1 liU'. f i.fl.v. ihtes tki 'h-i BoSis Ml Xi id li ll\ «''i' J <ltlng (reiir-i .1 S.l H !>>'ii r his uqi''-tcd li an. hot it u .it i/ii /i', 'j.in uj v ieijd inui ,"lstl,[ ■!U", I) ,' 1 \. ti Mir i' .i n-i)'b'Q r , 'ie"<r CoK's >US >•> II C< y d .'I fo )il liHIl 1 di l.lL'll ll I (Til >IU mI ,' . J '! »»V 1 .'1 di IIVJI,\ ( >xVaid-.th B) 'I II !<"■» I'iui Bllih.ll, ! 'dintr H 1 1 ill) n-.ibK' i-o fhi't k iha him ia,i\. 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I'm \ i».> ''.nt'-i ijtv.- him In-, liiiiv 3 , ni »d il l lit* ). •>. , host- lioi-i bolted, i. ivuidt') \d.t'i indp and ivcnvd <i ■ji.lli t in Mi cilf ut ill ■ I,'jj b.it vv.i■iot killed, us r>u j \iou-l\ i'pi)it<d Wiipn (\>|[>' f-1 IVclkm rdvtiK'ed. lh' c !Hii\'^ sn-'^invd ( ii> j w.ts im fE'crnal \t two o'( ] >i i l\ th* G .ni'ijinv mult i C p ( 'in P A> L'uiPMfk Qncen-lvidi > « oi ki d eoiji;.'!. t< l\ funnc' oi fii • e.i j Us'- lift. !'l < t'^lji_'- "'TP O! 1 !!--'"-] I'Hi ;ij wliU" ili^ \\.is |i(iist(->d ,md ' In, \ ( i\ ,i it' ii, • .1 to ("apt iMi t h.i'jw i. '! h.- ') li; ol 'lie c- )<-nr fl d > d ill.- no h.o'i v ,>~ t '!. ,i (),i Tiii"I,\ H' tot v ii * d iNj.'Ld is. .] ti ,',<• jJ i if in,' i) '■ '' 1 led foiv/f ' d, ir j till Ijm Jts". T" f < J 1 /, d .\ !■ h d hidv ' h iKru; m,h i-, \, i 1, i 1i 1 , slide's 'ilii (M'thusi jut if '-i d uhi n lli % U ,t i n< d ii-i> .i" i' il' i•> ■ j "> < 1<_ J \llstl ' 'i,',|S >,j I| ' „-|) id- s the li,i;i, 1 1 'io''.-- >',) Vw t<vi->> s "(JO cl,» ii^ (I 'J h'l I t'Ki 1 , ,■' • clo-biit'y i i .ciion n j enfiid ihi •<\ ii o ) \ ,i . _> i '.'I ; i\ ,u i ' 1 ie.( h i ' pi •111 1 d on 'J'i,e d,i \ t!'a^ if t 1 Ml 111 1I ] Uli Ci I'H' lit ,IS bl lit he WOll d bi^ *il)lu to en-.' >d'^ i'.'j (inMMS fiutn i il^-biii« Mean a lnle lio is mauceuv nny i) 't d<». W, tlii "-nnii\-ide fi^bt, thr- Qhpimis 1 i.iiidii-5 bih'v. d Ji) i , nfi<*(>iit l\ , eh.it u- n uid 1 ii'<, r hiir'^ iindr^r fire. '1 h ' mi( hi k j £,iin in idi u ixc of Crip • I'liii (.'eril l'-iiDMin, a Queen -.landfr did o\celle .t uo:k. f ondoN, Jan. 2. Loiil \V<]-Je\, i. ,i'_\iny; to recent > n'K-1-.Hjs fliflii"'-. tint the Miiti-h ['u'l,l 'ii' < q i'il to e.nv in l^'nrop \ *\ Mifo ti.o JO, i s ue usirg heav\ g-uis in h\i d po-ni .nv. Tug iiihrs of iu j ailv overs iiatn' state in India ha\e ofLicd lioisos iv) Son ih Ahioa. .T.vi 3 Tjipiit»pfl"t Pi'lnn"<on, of New Ze.il,md i' Old r d to ijoinli AfiiiM '] ! t- i) • tt i -\ pi( j s(nt(d to In^w Z i l.tiid IV tht Auustioiig Coinp.uix l'-,n ">iii In "" \v .- ki „. ;it\ j, »°i \l ly <;>, r |vn' i q f< l '-( >■ ' ■- i \' > - i t i i) |,\ d • -)j ■ , iih '"ll'll d '() (J"lol( J "lol HI t li('sb,liu Yt oiiiiini \ , Ijt I) j , ,q ti lab! •lo I ivi • ih-ir liiitui ili'tHUHi, weio tniiK-'d cIWUV. Tio Q i( j f j n askml h>r ' Afid'-hip'M in j [Tudd '-d->d -> poin.iu. an. s\ mp,iJiis(.o j v'li hs I j'i !\ in 1 lirM los-,. j Xi >c,f.i|f aid Dinh, mi mis d f(>rM j'iiou-.uid tm ;li ■ < quipm, nt of th. Yili'd'mv v lull- Sh i lui^i iplur Fin iirss ,t \u k-hut sliifihui'dei , Kails hi Duihun iiid (tl \. r»o\ (1 j )Ik^ Y«'o iii.iinv with ,i transport, 'and Elsuui. \\ nli n idi i v. '! he \niincan Miuisfcr in Loiuloii his bctM i s ii'ctid to oht.mi i ed !<-"•- for (he sii/imo at, l>el,igna ot tin Km'X m' ie n \ s-rds, IJiaUiots M.isho i> and M m l t How aid lyiid Ilowaid Vincent bung unfit 10l ll'li\C Se>\iCl. tllO E'lll of \ll) iimilu will couiiu.md the London Voiunlf-eifi. I /Old Lo\ftt is t, iking to the Cape 150 gn'ies as stalkers who ai^ goof! siiot, lie* silbo Lakes a supply ot poui"s for them Tie D.nlv M'lil stales thnt thf Go s ei niiK-iit >vill t-hoitl\ <-ptud -65 000 000 on .iddnioiiai aillllo \ , uuh .t \ iov\ ol >(-riniirg niob'hry vi tho iit-ld, and tlu id'ipiabiluy of position guns as titdd .til tilt i y. "•eu'ii lnihtni.s hiltihons have been ordered to South Africa,. OitaWa, Jan. o Theie k niibo'indi'd s\m f i»ith\ ii Can.ula. jM i]<u Bunlen, s0!,s 0! , o t th, \iiiji-ter of Do 1 '-tie*, has i signed in-coinnn-sion in rh^ Hiis&i> ! s m ordtT to -"ivi .is l/L'Utfii'iiit v\uh the Cin.idi mi Mornii d i iT.mtiy M>in\ oi!i<>eis ;iu ]unmig the iciiiks with biiinUu nioli\^ t -. Sidmt, Jan 2. A deputation from the; ( hriiuber oi Cotijiueice ask* d t'u 1 (tommhiuu to mtoim tho Impiiial an ho iti s ih.it transport waggons could be turned out hi-ie at the'iate of fiit\ per weak nffoi i Ik- t'nst week. The Minister askt-d for a quotation. . Tho Piviuiev recei\ed a cable from Mi Cliainbeilaiii stating that owing to the lack ot accominud Uion on the CJ-ipe iriihvn^s, hors.es bhould not ex cee'd 15 3 handa. Jan. 4. Another S\dnpyite has donated XSUOO towaids the pronostd Bush mm's T » svaal Coitn,'eut. r J hs Agent-Geijbial cabled ibac the Australasians in London propose to cooperate in the fund.

The Bushmen's Contingent Fund has reached £16.600. Brisbane,. Jan 3. Sir Alfred Milner cabled that tlvee members of the Queensland Gontiu gent were killed. Auckland, .Tan. 4, Another detachment <>t volunteers for the hi uimd contingent left by the Mnponnk'l to chi) for Wellington. The patiiotic iiuroe fund amounts to £234. Five Anstii/ins have ofl-ivd for the contiii.'^afc. M u'y otheis will be olTored if these aid accepted.

An effort is being UM.de to form a inoii ifed cov-p* in tlie Wanuate dtslricD.