The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 179, 23 July 1901, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, JulylS Mr Bonnet Burleigh stales that tsfe killing of the wounded at Vlakfohtein is not|j Well au f henticflted, the out-agfe being the w <rk of one or two' Boers. The Standard** Pretoria Cinespondent 'ays • hat Si.eyn was asleep when Be : fe was surprised, and « coped in his niyhjtshi t. He jumped on a horse, anil though the riflsinod 'fired they missed. In the debate on th> Budg t Bill, the Bight H m. J. Chamberlain ridiculed Sit W. V. Hiroonrt’s pessimism over the financial proop'uit = of the late republib*. Already the Orange Colony showed a sur* p'ns, , __ . Sir M. Hicks Beach stated that the coal-tax concessions, amounting to three quarte-R of a million would be provided for out of the loan trade. He had still £19.000,000 in hand. Haring thirtee'fc months of the war £4-5.000,000 had "been provided out "f taxation, , The Budget Bil : was read a third tiiiae by a majority of 170. Seven thousand refugees are in the camp at the-Polohefstroom block houses, and the number is being steadily augmented from the Transvaal. Small nuettbers are daily surrendering in the Western and North rn Transvaal, and in the Orange River district. Olive Schreiner is accorded ftie utmost freedom at Hanover, where martial law exists The Royal Hamone Society's hie dal has been aw >rded to Sergeant Oholmoihdeley, a son of Archdeacon G. J. Cholmondeley, of Christchurch, New Zealand, for savi 'g two lives from the Sea off East London, South Africa. In a sharp skirmish near Aliwal Hortli on Sunday, seven of the Ist were killed and twenty wounded. Lord Kitchener lias arrived at Elancfefontoin, returning from the Ctpe. It is reported that Captain Charles Botha, a son of Philip Botha, and Lieutenant Humun, fi-ld cornet, have beak k’JHd in Orange Colony. Featherstonhaugh rescued thirteen Boers on parole whom the B ers held prisoners because they refused to break their pledge. Two rebels, B adseen and Kloff have been court-mart'ailed at Dordrecht an?l Stoynabirg, and found guilty of keasok and attempted mnrder.

A number of letters 'found 'in Steyn’s baggage at Eetz. Writing tfc fcft’yn on May 10th on behalf of thh Transvaal Government, Botha and Viljoen state that they considered it ad visab'e to ask his permission to communicate with Kruger owing to the continual surrenders. Another big fight waj? impossible, owing to the exhaustion of the supply of ammunition, and difficulty of feeding the commandoes, the Government was bee uning weaker and disorganised. It was therefore necessary to obtain definite assurance from the European deputation regard*’ ing the prospects ot intervention. It wafe impossible to continue to drift. The time had come to take the final step. St-yn replied on May 15th that (he letter was a great blow. He folt deeply hurt at their decided without consulting him. Despite the reverses they bad not yet come to (heir last est emity. If tl& officers eur-eudared, fh Gr\i ge 'i % State burg ; era would still resist, 'ihejjr ought to continue to rely cn God. When the two sma 1 Republics d mured war on mighty England they trusted in God and foreign intervention. “Lato Europeah papers,” ho adds, “ conveyed me news of early and beneficial European con*, plications. Tie deputation in Europe would not allow us to stiuggie if intef, ven ion were hopeless If we wish to remain a nation, now ft 'he time fo mami tain the struggle. Earl Milner and Lord Kitchener are unable to pull together and Earl Milner has gone Home because he was not allowed a free hand.” 'July 19. Private Norman bow, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, was severely wounded at Wolvesok.

While the troopship Armenia was conveying 900 Boer prisoners to the Bermudas two German and French officers amongst them p otted to seizi the ship and‘oompel the officers to navigate it to an American port.

A Boer informed the authorities, an<f the foreigners were arrested.

Lord Milner retu'ns to the o4 August 10th.

Martial law has been extended to M-'.clear and ISlliott districts.

Burgers has ordered the enlistment of all Boers aged fourteen and over.

Mrs Fawcett and other members of the Victorian League are included in th 6 Government Committee Visit the refugee camps in South Africa. lire Hon, W. B'6 Irick informed 'the House of Commons that women whi were aide to support themselves wer6 permitted to leave the refugee camps. Lord Kitchener has commuted thirty"tour death sentences passed on Cap! rebels to penal servitude for life in tW Bermudas. July 20. A Reuter despatch states that all troops raised jn Cape Colony will therooperate exclorf ely »i. binJ Cape teintory unler c lonial command s! They will endeavour to expel all raiders, and to suppress rebellion, co-operatio| with the Imperial troops engaged beyoAt the froiltibr. ; _ bAPETo’wir, Joly l|. The sum of £32 has been $£ Swy Vs w«atedM4