The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 131, 2 April 1901, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, March 28. Kruitzinger’s Scheepers, and Van Reeman’s commando have functioned and are proceeding, 1000 strong, to Orange River Colony, via Venterstad. Do Wot with 400 followers, ii reported to have crossed the Varl at Villiorsi'i rp. Briter's com maudo, from Blaauwkop, is starting to punish the Swazis for killing Boors who were escaping from General French. March 29. Colonel Scobell on March 20th at Blauuwkrantz drove Schoeper’s force into an ambuscade prepared by Major Mullins, who, firing at short range, killed sixteen Boers and captured twenty-six. The Mayor of Capetown has presented a thousand returning Australians and New Zealanders with souvenirs. He praised their fine exploits at' Bothaville, where early in November last they took a prominent part in inflicting a severe defeat on Be Wet and capturing several guns. The Mayor said that he hoped that many of the colonials would return to South Africa, They are taking the gun captured at Vet River to Australia. In the House of Commons Mr Broderick stated that 28,560 mounted troops had been despatched to South Africa since February, while 6000 were awaiting transports. Mr Balfour has declined to propose that Messrs Merriman and Sauer should be heard at the Bar of the House of Commons.

The Right Hon. James Bryce objected to the punishment of rebels and advised a general amnesty, and the gift of two million pounds to restock their farms.

Mr Chamberlain said that the rebels must be punished in justice to the Loyalists. It would be folly, not ,magnanimity, to assist the Doers with a gift instead of a loan.

Australians largely compose the detective force at Johannesburg again?t the illicit selling of liquor and other offences. Already 1000 cases have been heard in the Police Court and 400 in the higher

Court. Professor Goodwin Smith condemns Botha’s refusal of the best ternii which it is possible for Britain to offer. March, 80. De la Rey on March 22nd, by means of a sudden swoop, tried to intercept the rear portion of a force ut 200 British, returning for reconnaisa-r.ee to Hartebestefontein,

A number of Imperial Light ddorse, who were hard pressed, .s&izeclii kopje and fought intvepi ~iy ipp’ two and a half hours uai-iJ relieved. Ihe Boers sustained forty cash alties. WEu-iN'.i *March 29. The Premier is advised that the officers of the Fourth Contingent who have vohuh :'d to Sfvvo with the Seventh Cuntur: nt are Captain Bauchope, Lieutenants Scddon, Wider, Tubman and J.okeii. The Premier received advice from Cape Town this morning to the effect that members of the Second and Third Contingents, to the number of 300, will leave Capo Town for Wellington by the Tongarivi to-morrow. The following members of earlier contingents have decided to remain and serve with the Sixth Contingent in South Africa Harper, G, Watkins, De Carteris, Hawthorne, Hislop and Merine.