The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 115, 2 March 1901, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, Feb. 26. General De Lisle readied Vos* burg on February 22. Since leaving the railway at Piequetburg road, within 50 miles of Capte Town, his force has travelled 500 miles through country despoiled of provisions and forage for 'animals by the invading Boers. The column patrolled with -a front of 60 miles. On Sunday Brigadier-Generdl Sir Charles Parsons engaged a section of the Cope commando under Commandant Scheepers, near Willowmore, 80 miles southeast of Beaufort West. He-shelled the Boers out of a -strong entrenched position, with heavy loss.

[Sir Charles Parsons cdmmanded the Carnarvon Field -Force in which the Second Contingent performed its march to Kenhardt.] Hertzog, with, 'the western column of raiders, and 15000 remounts intended for De Wet, ie moving east towards Kaikbult, in the Prieska district.

A Bine Book has been published showing that Botha in June asked for an armistice to consider Lord Roberts’s terms of sarrender. Lord Roberts promised not to move east or north if Botha did not move south or west, but Botha refused to give such promise. During Colonel De Lisle’s march, on February 19, the anniversary of the landing of the New South Wales Second Contingent was celebrated in camp by a concert. Addressing the men, "Colonel De Lisle declared that he was proud of the Australians, -whom he regarded as personal friends, and 'New South wales had every reason to be proud of her gallant troops, who had done more hard work,?AnS and had done it better than any’ other body of men engaged in the campaign. , February 27. The Boers under Lucas Meyer are retreating before General French and Colonel' R.N. Reid ninto . Pongola bush, on the Swaziland frontier.- •» women who were detained in thfe British camps on reduced rations were those whose husbands'were-oft commnhdo ; other women were on full rations. Hertzog is striving to join De Wet at Petrusville. Botha is between Ermelo and Middleburg. * ; ; The War Office is increasing thfe number of Yeomanry for the Cape to 15,000. Ten thousand reinforce:ments, mostly mounted troops and artillery, sail before Mfirch.. 14th. Forty Boers were, captured near Willowmore, and 80Q.surtender0d to General French after some mg. ,■ /■’ ’ ' Lord Kitchener ,j.has ■ ReachedMiddelburg, and. reports’ -6bat up"ter February; 25th, Jpeoeml FrOhCh’S' l\iJh,ipnal ’iytere ypne > 19-pouhd ••phe'4Howitze», one Maxlfn an® 10.000 -sheep, and 257 1 waggons. ’ There-no Britishycasualties. " The Boers at Pretoria, are filled with French’s • ... Scheeper’s laagerWWAlAWmore; with all the supplies, was'eaptured when the bulk ol : .the -commando were absent. " ’ ; . , February 28. The Imperial Government has awarded :the widow of to "the Now South 'Wales force, who "Was killed at iPaardeto-g in February last lyeat to the Royal -Highl- - pension of £BO a year amra compassionate allowance of £l6 yearly for each of the children., and gratuities aggregating £l6O. Mr Burleigh cabled on Tuesday evening that the Orange River was still-high. ■' ' - P' . .

• The Ikitish'cdludSa are 'tighten v 'ing thegcip ot Steyndgid' Ee Wet. ertzog is nerfr. Felj^-flUe. >■ ace engaged,battle ■>ig imminent. " ,- " Wellington, February 28. The ‘fall list of those who returned 'by "the Talnue* is Captain Bartlett (First), Sufgeon-CapfcioA Godfrey (Third),' Facrier-Majot Crdnrfe, Sergeant Trumpetet -Foie, 'all *of3be’ 3?jrst jSn^e of