The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 134, 19 April 1900, Page 3

The Transvaal.

London, April 15. The Daily News Capetown correspondent states that there are sensational indications of a rebellious spun at Caledon and Swalleadam, and that the rebels are awaiting a favourable opportunity for rising. Sir George "While, the defendei of Lauysmith, arrived at Southampton, and was accorded an enthusiapiic ovation on landing. He received a thousand telegrams, including one from the Queen. !

April 16. Schiel and two other -Boer prisoners are confined at St. Helena citadel, owing to a daring attempt to escape aboard a Dutch crusier, which was lying in harbour. Lord Roberts has strongly remonstrated with President Ivruger for treating prisoner* belonging to the South African forces as criminals, and not supplying them with medicines. 'Eight Now Zealanders, under Lieutenant Crawshaw, entered Renhardfc unopposed on April Ist and captured nine rebels, many rifles, and 36,000 rounds of ammunition. General Brabant's division started on Saturday from Aliwal Noith for r Rouxville, thence they proceed to Weepener. Colonel Chernside is cooperating I with a patrol of Kitchener's Horse reconnoitring within six ■oiles of Brandfort. It is stated that only 2000 Boers are laagered there. President Kruger attends a conference of commandants at Brandfort. There were four days' fighting at Weepener; IS British were killed and 182 wounded. The besiegers are fatigued and despondent and. greatly fear that they will be surrounded. Several of their guns have been disabled, and four of their commandants have been wounded. It is reported that the Transvaalers have decided to withdraw towards the Vet river and retire across the Vaal river it pressed, leaving the Freestaters to their fate. Lord Roberts complains that the British prisoners are forced to bivouac on the open veldt, and' in consequence there are 90 cases of enteric fever at Waterval, outside of Pretoria. The rebels" poisoned 1 the wells on the road to Kenhardt. Colonel Schiel bribed a boatman to carry a letter to a Dutch crusier. By mistake the boatman delivered it to H.M.S. Niobe. Sir Alfred Milner, with the assent of Lord Roberts, has complained of the great number of visitors who come to South Africa, without any call or business, especially ladies, who are greatly hampering -the military and civil officers in the execution of their duties. Mr Hay, American Consul at Pretoria, has received six and a half tons of presents for the British prisoners. The Daily Mail states that two German Maxims and a quantity of ammunition, destined for Pretoria, were detained at Delagoa Bay by the Portuguese. A party of Australians ambushed and captured three Johannesburg policemen at Glen siding. April 17. Epler, an Austrian commanding the Rand mine police, arrested 14 men who were acting under the orders of Munnick, a State mining engineer, for preparing to dynamite the mine machinery. Epler has secured the Transvaal Government the cancellation of Munnick's axithority. Native scouts report that the Boers have retired beyond Biggarsberg after dynamiting three collieries at Wessel's Nek.

Brisbane, April 17. The Imperial Bushmen's Contingent comprises 387 men and 500 horses.

Sydney, April 17. Tha Governor has cabled to Mr Chamberlain offering the services of 500 infantry men who have been in camp since the last Bushmen's Contingent was .despatched, at Imperial rates for. South Africa.

Christohurch, April 17. Trooper B. Morris, of the Third Contingent, whose death was announced yesterday, was a son of Mr W. Morris, one of the earliest settlers in the Waikuku district. A brother went in the Second Contingent and deceased was extremely anxious to g©! with him, but was under the age of 21 years. "Whilst the Third Contingent was being formed, he came of age, and offering his services had no difficulty in getting accepted, although, unlike his brother, he had not been attached 'to any volunteer company.

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