The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 157, 1 June 1901, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, .May 28. Lord Kitchener catalogues Bows killed, thirty-six wounded, ’267 taken prisoners, ami dghiy-chree sur'rmrlwed, while 240 rifl-s, 2,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, 179 waggoils and many horses and cattle wo^

captured. Scheeper’s commando has been driven to the hit's northwards of Aberdeen.

Eotha, with a large commando, ho guns and lit'’o ammunition, and avoiding eneounte s, is working eastwaves to the'vicipi y <>f Swrz laud.

. The Times cone/-join] ent says ilk*] Kruilzinger and 700 men are advancing southwards of a line dr-wn from Aliwal North to| HarrUherg. He o iplured k post .of fbrty-ouo Mounted Rifles. Colonel h'cobeU fa-jes Kruitz'nger’p advance, fifi.y-iivo miles north-east of Crarlock.

When Cener.il Bullock entered Ermeld, Botha, Lucas'Mover, lie'lz, and SchalkBurger w re nearly ca timed. Colonel Go r'n ,e has checked Kruitzinger at tkimboesberg, compelling biift to turn north-east.

.M ’jor Cencal th“- Earl of Dundonald, roL.rring to the war ; n South Alricd, said that it would be easy to properly defend the country if the conditions of set vice were made easy, aud men work allowed to w.rki.i h ir own titne anil wear any kit they liked.

May 29

The "Boers dertiled a train near Godwon. Pr.or to the explosion which caused the dmaiim nt, riding along tfik

railway at night they iirtd on a Lain, killing four and wounding three sick members of the Welsh Regiment’ travelling to the hospital, Af er seizing some boxes of 'biscuits tlie Eoerk decamped. Communications between Zserust ank Matching have been opened,.

Ex-Geneiiel dchoemao, lighting a in his own house at Pretoria, dropped a WL ° <* UaJf-charged a via. shell, a relio of the Ladysmith siege. The lyddite exploded, killing Schoeman and his daughter, and wounding bis "wife and two others. Malan’s commando hah diapers d. v The efiemy’s. remount resources are reduced to a minimum.

Colonel Johann Colenbrander’s squad', ‘ron .of General Bethune’s Horse» captured fifty Boers near PieCersburg.

Two farmers were sentenced at Ctadock to five years’ imprisonment and fined £IOO each for taking up aims aria joining commandoes. The Boers sniped at Major-Genera? Ell ol’s force from Krocnslad to Harrismiih, inflicting slight casualties. Muj m-General Elliot collected 1,706 hoi scs, 2,000 cattle and some refugees.. C--mnj3.ndi.uits Erasmus and with 500 men, crossed PietersLurg railway near Wateifall North. The Boers are strongly enforcing thl native hut taY.

They brutally flog and threaten ti exterminate the coloured scouts employed by the Biitlbh and troops. , South Africa is strongly urging thA selection of General i’ole-Carew al Federal Commander under the Commonwealth. ,

Mr Kruger ia preparing a book, whio& will implicate well-known officials and Englishmen on the ground of treachery in connection with the war. The Boers have evacuated Steynsberg*, and are trying to escape south.

May 30.

Two hundred Boers surrendered at Pielapye and forty-two waggofasfal ol men, women and childred at Tuli. Viljo'-n, with 400 men attacked CoF onel Piumer’s convoy southwards of Bethel on Saturday. After a engagement the enemy were repulsed'. Six Boors were killed and thirs wounded.

Kruilzinger is moving eastwards; The Town Guards at Makastod Moltcno and Queenstown haVe roanneA the trenches in readiners if attacked. Perth; The transport Morayshire his arrived arrived srom Capetown’ bridging over 700 returning sol iorS, iucladfig twentyNew Zealanders.

There are eight cases of measles ofi board, and a gbod many-others afs recovering from fever and wounds. Some troubie occurred on the voyage; owing to the refusal of the men «o holystone the decks of their quarters. A court-martial was held, arjd nine meft w r ere confined to the guardroom. Feari of a mutiny were ‘entertained, but order was restored by strict enforcement bl discipline;