The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 95, 13 January 1900, Page 3

The Transvaal.

London, Jan. 9. Lord Lamingfcon, Governor of Qneensland, v.'ho is visiting I\ngland, speaking afc St. Paneras, eulogised Queensland sending a ccntingenfc, and rejoiced that Australia, nurtured in peace, realised the issues of the crisis- Federation would impart a wider outlook and

greater strength in defence of an mdissoluLio Empire. Tho Queen has congratulated General W'bife and hia i o^ps on the result of the ladysmith fighting. Correspondents reporting from Ladysnrith state that no anr'Hy was felt about the toT/n holding oub. President Krugcr has f^ain refiicod to allow the Americsn Consul at Firelm-ia, to represent Brihsh iniere:,ts. lie said that nc Bi J itibh represcnbtivs was wan tod - Tho British Gc ye) mmi nm? j nfc h:i aoc^ptiid 250 mounted Indian voiunbcyrs. tiiK thousand troops with six guns lanl in South Aii'ica at tiio cud oi tlif pi'oasut week.

Jan. 10. Tho Dally Mail bints that one goner.il at tho front will shortly be aupors3cloG. Soldiers' letters abound witL complaints o£ the geneialship in the battle of MagertfonlGin. In conscfjnenoo of General White's succsji'ts al La'lysmith, s strong and significant revival oc currcd on the Pans and Bcihj 'l'ho Government has cleslJed I 1v) S'\. x^ow b.iUo-icio ol llu^u. Arultoi} tv be sL'Li^ Tho coLt-i'c aL 'amly.rky ha k boon closed, owing to tnc scarcii) of ril'rore. ■j'l .nil'an OovGrnm.nn' 1 ; de X, ■ ? ■ ) lrn,,s b^yor.d tie The Br.ii^h Government h^s ( xr- loo.jo pp,y comy'en-r.'icn iJ sieanuvi civciihq D( '^^oa Fey arc unnccbbarjiy oolc'jotl.

Jan 11. Quepu^liuflers r{vi'>nt in London ■w'u.'d Major Eicai^o, (.cmir.jndmg the Queens! a nders at the frcint : l{ CongtMnUlits you wl y Mir g.J lint com rides. V/01l dons." Atvaagjincnls aro being nude for Parliament to nw'fi on Jaiifaij 30th, as an outcome of lb« g. owing outcry p^jlnst Britain's imp reparerfn^ss for tho war, and ihe deadlock which, ihe iirxiuiciency oi B.itish forces ia the Transvaal has brought about. Mr BaKour, iv lbs course of a speech at jLuiJi stor, &«id the chief lessoa Wc'S th.'t 1^ tit am ior the fii-t bims in tho world's hiitcty bad me 1 .in enomy who wera onliro'y mourned. If Lhsra had bcea lack of ]v:soienc3 m rogard to the portion, fclie bid me was too widely distributed to weigh bsavny upon any single individual or office. The Times declares that that public v>ill insist upon knowing what bas hnpponed, and how and why there Lad bern seven thousand British casualties before tho aggressor's territory ij invaded. It was the business of the Government to has caccert lined tli? I'oor pivpuod'icrs, and thdi:!=caliif3 ahead. Tl-e papij." darhat we are otill wiLnoiu or* 3 mobile field army, 'i bo btundaid so^s thai Lord Lobeits must organise a fresh rmy at Capetown to huade ihe Free Ktato, a tn&k which will occupy weeks. The Tnne3 and Daily News rommd r.u* r.aliour of ihe answer s;ivcn to tho AustroU'in (jovornment v.h'ch oi:Vrod cont'ng-'iits at the o'ltb'it oi lbs wav, that, Er.t i,m prc- • ( ci"d ibo!. ho colon'fs s!it aal -end oiu-.or.u'cd tioop? The Standard w ilj_ b i^ 5..l ibo nvt-ealcalntioa ah v< «d~Cn, tlie war, and wt-ins the Gov.' nm nt that cnorry and fore[■;j."lir. vie rei'^quioire to retain [■■ii.he fcufid, nee

', b- acti.ityof Ilia (^:.^:> ;.d jij an dc.v in li 1 .? xi^uiiLy ol fc'i. if.il/ c t .•&.=< l ILo v:;tf..j to t oaiuluii ,1 J.'~-ge bait of cou.itr} across the Fi^e State bolder. The Boers fired upon the Free Suiters who sium'cLn d when : General French occupied Arundel. Pretoria reports thol Free Staters are prepaxiug to qmi BJoennontein. ' Many aro going to Pretoria.

.Lui. 10. [ The New Zealanders approaching t Ccfesturg, offered to capture the [ en cm/0 big gum ; but General

French, wb c ho etoired theiJ pluck, declared that the operation „ wMS tcQ risky. Correspondents accornts Bhow tbat differences oc- ' corred between Colonel Waucbope and Gcnetal Methuon as to the plans to attack ilagersfontein. A thousand rebels garrison Deo* drecbt. Plleher's prisonerrs have been brought to Capetown where they \\ ill b > Uied for treason. TJ}^ AfrKLinder Bund party in Ic9B secured the appointment of two examining officers in th« Cusuom House aL Capetown. These passed munitions £cr tho Transvaal without question. The men have ainco disappeared. Tin: iy f housacd. Boera are needed to defend the Mod Jar river entrenchments. The Eocrs showed the natives the British prisoners at Pretoria, with a view of impressing them j wi'h Boor succesfoos. 11. S. Cavtndiohj a traveller an'J explore:, is organ i s : r % - coi^s of gentleman iAc.:u i i^-,'..,r5, ?nd huntsjiaea, to a^i ?s scjj. a> in ire Transvaal. In ihe recent nighc aotsok, v^ea ho Eoer trick of fcoundmg " British etu'e " s icceedcd, Colonel Watson, ihroo o£?ceiß ?md twenty-three men of rh. 1 Safiolk i»egiment were killed t.\eniy-tv/o v/ounded, and US are missaig. Gcr.ural French, with a detachment ol Household Cavalry, operated on Sunday on the enemy's il^nL'. The Boers withdrew, ia o^loi 1 to protect their lines o£ comj luiL'n.cMlion \uth Point.

! Jan. 11. L'ycd Roberts has arrived a& Capstow n. Gcntvol Bailer wired that tha Boer-s claim that their losses at Lnd\ smith were four killed and fifteen mounded, although they admit that they endured a withering fire fiom Six maokec? batteries, and were ever) where beaten. The natucs asbO.u thai; oiu Boer comlai.udo luj-t ICO k.lled, and ther^ were waggon-loads oi v/ounded. Free Stnters suileied the heaviest loss, the Trans\aa!ess forcing them to occupy the most dangerous places.

Drr-r, n Jan. 9. General Jouloit held a greaj; covmcil of war before attacking Laclysmith. The Jioers as a protective measure have laid elec.tr c alarm T\iiirS across tbe iv aJs near Lai} smith.

Jan. 10. Jouberfc on Friday sent General White an imaginary coinplaint a The messenger carried a whito flag and was doubtless a spy.

Jan. 11. Twelve hundred Indian stretcherbearers have left Darba.ii for the front.

Sydney, Jan. 10, The Que^n?land Government have ashed Mr Lyne to consider the sen fling of a warship to convoy the bipoci'Tyng the ccntin~on ( . The A'liriLd' C'jPbid^is that than is no danger ol their bcmj att'iclxu, but if toe co ouies dc?nv,i :L h^ vouic? make the noc r( "^ ; 'I'-vn^. l'ltnte with th^ i! coijuiu.ai "i' j i m the Ca;'\ /,'i LjO c : - c .\ a i lung cnroiltd. buo - x oiv eqirpmenfc have r at . .00 jMr Sara Horciern has gi\\n ;..^ 0 } a? aycH as a Kontgen ray apparatus, i anJ a competent operator, 'i he PiCimei 1 of Queens' and telegraphed to Mr L)ne, suggesting {iluis tbo iiggregate force from Austrcilui to k-oiuh Africa, should be brought up to 50G0. Premier Lyne cilera no objection ; but points out that oa p yopnldiion basis New ' South W ales had u' ready almost

i EmscAKE, Jan. 12. '■ j Tho second contingent, of 144 ! iaen and 6 offieeis, bas been sworn ■ m. The officer commanding the Queenslanders in South Africa ha^ v cabled foi permission to purchase ■ iorty horses to replaco those who have died of horio sickness.

Adzlajde, Jan. 11. A number oi cmi servants having expressed disloyal senlinj&nis, the Government; has issued a warning that any public „' rvant Similarly » offending by wort or <\^<l in tha 3 present cris.s wii bo punished wit.^ I instant disu-isgal.