The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 142, 27 April 1901, Page 1

The Transvaal.

Lonbok, April 2$

A patrol of South African Constabulary" during the night tUrprlsed a party of raiders at Potfhefstroom, recovering 100 d citt!c which the raiders had looted. Scouts captured Commandant Trich* ard's big herd of cattle near RoosenkraaL, A number of Boer p'rironera haVe been landed at Bombay. In the House of Commons* Mr Cham l berlain said that owing to the objections stated by Mr Barton, voicing the viewS of the Federal Cabinet, the suggestion to send Boer prisoners to Tasmania would not bo acted uporiv Mrs Botha has again Visited her has* band. There are persistent reports of a renewal of the peace negotiations. The British-South Africa Chartered Company have offered a hundred thousand acres to induse Australian farmers td settle in Rhodesia. The sole condition is that £IOO,OOO is to be expended in im* provements on the land within ten years k The company's representative is sailing for Australia in oonneotion with the scheme. Lieutenant-Colonel Jtaig, near Per6ton> is pursuing Commandants Scheepers and Mahau. The Victorians, after bombarding for" an hour a position held by a section ef Mahan's commando, assaulted and cap* tured it. Major Crewe, of the Border fiorse, la pursuing Commandants Scheepers and Mahan north-east of Steynsburg. The following have been created Com' panipns of the Distinguished Service Order '.—Major Cl.trke, Victorian Bush* men, for ably opposing Commandant Dd Wet; Major O'Brien, Sixth New South Wales Imperial Bushmen» Captain Walker, New Zealand Rough Riders fotf g"od Service in connection with the cap* ture of guns by Colonel Babington. The following were awarded Distin* guis-aed -Conduct Medals : Serge»«* Davenport, First Australian Bushmen i'rivate Langham, Fourth New Zealand Ctntingent; Sergeant George and Private* Angel, West Australian Buehmen; F«w riei-Sergeant Rouse and Private Free, binth Now Zealand Contingent; Corporal May, Australian Bushmen. April 25. A sharp fight took place on Tnesday at. Honey ueßtkloof against one hundred Boers. Five B<>ers were wounded and several captured. Adelaide, April 25. A despatch has been received from tha military authorities in South Africa regarding the shipment of cargoes of brna.istuffi supposed to be sold to the Boers. The Government, in reply, state that at the beginning of hostilities they were a.ked to watch all ships leaving Aus« traiia, and this was done. Wellington, April 24. The War Office is willing to take 1000 remounts from New Zealand next month tor use in South Africa. April 25. The Premier has received a cabld message from Sydney, stating that no person had any authority to recruit for colonial or Imperial forces in New Zealand. The statement emanating from Ciiriatehuroh a few days ago that) some officer was recruiting there for a South African regiment, therefore lacked one essential, namely, the person oa whose authority the men are being enrolled. Dunedin, April 2 4, The Premier wires that the first and only port of c&il of the Toogariro in Aus* trali* will be Synney, after which the vessel leaves for New Zealand. Mr Sed* don adds that he is endedvquring tomaka arrangements for Port Chalmers being her fkst port of call.