The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 77, 27 November 1900, Page 3

The Transvaal.

LtONDON, .November 28, The British are bringing Boer families and cattle into the garrisoned towiiß qf the. eastern ITtaiißvaal. j^jThe British on Sunday shelled some Boera out of a hill at Baberapan into the plains, where the liancerß several times charged, pursuing the enemy for miles, and .the Boers suffered badly. Comjmandunt Brand was wounded. The British casualties were few. The s.s. Gelderland has arrived .at Marseilles, The forts saluted. Messra Fischer, Wessels and Leyds went on board to confer with Mj? 3Lruger. Mr Theophilus gchreiner warns Oreat Britain against the premature ;-wifchclraW4l of troops from South Africa. lieutenant Seddon has been extra aide-de-camp to jfo rd Boberts. A gale and a haze have delayed -the Gelderland, which was signalled js, day late. Bain spoiled the decorations, which were confined chiefly to the quays and yachts. Owing to the preponderance of Nationalists, the general public is Histless, although many workmen were granted a holiday. The Consul iorwarded the authorities a number of letters offering a pro- Boer -demonstration for cash. Br Leyds advised Mr Kru.ger to act with .caution. Some angry sc.ene3 were witnessed in the Reception Coin.mittee's room, some attributing the postponement of the landing to political motives, A British outpost, consisting of ,a number of men belonging to the Btiffs, stationed south-west of .Balmoral, were recently surprised by a Boer force. Six men were killed in the engagement whjoh ensued, five were woundeJ, and thirty-one captured. The post was re-occupied' by the Mritiah, who captured four Boers, 4a addition to five >found woanded. Eight hundred Boers have gathered .at Dewetsdorp. Nine natives have beon shot in the vicinity, as they •were sußpeoted of having carried information to the enemy. Mr Ifrugeg j^eceived an enthusi.astie'rQSeption at Marseilles, There weta no anti- British cries. He vdeclaretj, oii laiiding, be had often had occasion to fight -barbaroustribea, but Britiflh barhariaqs v/erc worse than any othQEs f They had armed' the Kaffirs, leaving ths women and cb-Udren roo^toss, and >■ without < - .bread. The RepublicE : would ney r er sHjrrenderi The losj •of their independence would implj jfehat nc Boer — nisD,^woijjanQi'-j3hii(J bajeft'alive,^

November 24. Queen Wilbelminaf' addressing Kruger as President of the South African Republic", telegraphed that ,ghe was pleased to offer th« use of ,the (ioiderland, and was glad that he badZeffecjted the jourftey in good .health. Gor Bor.nabrook, a South, Aus- - ttfalian, who distinguished himself early in the campaign by capturing, jingle-handed, a number of prisoners^ feas been retained as adviser to the Cape Government in .connection with the plague on the .strength of the experience gained hi India. The Imperial Lighi Horse, recruiting at East London, Cape Colony, with the Imperial Brigade, i5OOO strong, will form the nucleus of a force of £0,000, gathered from the different colonies, to be placed -under a gejjeral with colonial -experience. The Standard announces that "Xiord Kitchener has been promoted to liieutenant-General forthwith, .and receives a higher grade still when Lord Roberts raturns. Two hundred Royal Fusiliers, 'Who were splendidly entrenched at Wilge River, after eight hours fighting, repulsed 600 Boejs, whose .■casualties were 10Q., The BuftSj at Balmoral, fought six hours, killing and wounding of Pretorius' men, mostly by lyddite shells. ' The Buffs captured earlier in the] fight have been released. The .Buffs .bad six killed .aad eleven •wounded. A British column under General Boyes, clearing the country between "Yrexle and Hacrismith, killed Boera. £,ord Roberts -was somewhat ./jbruised fey the recent accident, but .cables that lie is doing well, and ;Jjopea to be about agaijj soon, New York, November 24. American papers previously proin -their sympathies, now .advise Kruger to admit his defeat. The coolness of the British press. „is commended by the leading French -newspapers, who declare that intervention -was -impossible. AJI •wars, especially mercenary and' ' •guerUla, were barbarous, ajnd they '> ,«commißserated the sufferings of « .those who had surrendered, and who < iiad. BW0?n neutYality. 4

Berlin, Noyejnfoer 24. M. ReithojEen, in Jhe Beiebstag, , explained that the expulsion oj iqindesucableg from the - Transvaal in accordance with international tow. Britain, replying to German y, promised to compensate any Ger?nans expelled without due cause. M. "Keithofen added, that many had been presented but were exaggerated «n.d ujitepable,

J?aius, November 24. The police escorted the passengers by the Peninsula steamec from the hotel to the quay. The crowd compelled the Peninsular Shipping Company's manager to hoist the French flag. The authorHiea took a prominent part in a great demonstration at Lyons, and enormous crowds at Dijon accorded an overwhelming ovation. Kruger slept in the latter city. The Mayor, in welcoming him, sympathised with Kruger in the sadness of his mournful journey, and the Boers in their ill-fated heroism.

November lq. It ia noticeable that since Preaident I^oubst's decision to rboeiye Krugar that the enthusiasm has heightened as he has advanced mrthwarda. Military officers are mingling with the deputations, presenting addresses of sympathy. These comefrom all classes of the community. Nationalists Are thus deprived of fche monopoly of fussy platonic sentiments.- *

Melbourne, November 23. A great demonstration is to be made on the arrival of the Harlech Castle, which is conveying members of the colonial contingents to the colonies.

Albany, November 23, The Harlech Castle passed Cape Leuwin this morning.