The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 196, 31 August 1901, Page 4

The Transvaal.

London, August 28. In reply to his proclamation, Lord Kitchener has received a long letter front Sieyn setting out the arguments for theBoer case The ex-president says they 1 will cCntii ue to fight. Lord KiU horn r has also received a short letter from Do Web to the same effect. Botha’s letter to Lord Kitchenet protests against the proclamation, and says ho intends to continue fighting. Lord Kitchener, coir.' meriting on the letters, says that neverthelesa the number of surrenderees has lately increased considerably. Krugar, ih an interview with a Daily Telegraph correspondent, said the issue of Lord Kitchener's proclamation was the blackest crime, and without pretext. The Boers are stiil regularly governed and systematically le i. He added: “ We are now ready to conclude peace on a basis of give and take, a basis of independence for the Republics, and free 1 pardon for colonial Afrikanders, we making a reasonable sacrifice and giving satisfactory guarantees-" Lord Kitchener’s weekly report states that 32 Boers had been killed, 24 wounded, 139 taken prisoners and 185 had surrendered, the majority northward of the Magliesburg Hills, including Kruger’s nephew; also that 116 rfles* 9000 rounds of ammunition, 245 waggons* 286 horses and 6615 cattle h.d been captured. Seventh New Zealand Contingent— Lieutent Lieco and Sergeant Major Lots 1 were killed at Vereeniging on Saturday and Sergeant-Major Locket and Private l Helin severely wounded and lieutenant Whitely slightly wounded. The Daily Telegraph’s correspondent States that Lord Kitchener’s proclamation is causing angry quarrels, some of the Boers wishing to surrender in considerable numbers. One command eastward of 'Bloemfontein was arrested and disarmed/ Capetown, August 28, Lord Kitchener reports that a convoy from Kimberley to Ququatown was attacked on Saturday near Rooikopje. Of the Yeomanry escorting the convoy nine were killed and 23 wounded. The Boers were eventually repulsed. Colonel Sir Henry Rawlins on in a 40* minutes’ gallop eastward of Edinburg captured 18 Transvaalers. Twenty-one Boers have surrendered at Obfontsnek confessedly as the result of Lord Kitchener’s ProclamationAffidavits haring been made with regard to the treacherous shooting of Australian soldiers. Lord Kitchener has issued a proclamation announcing that drastic measures will be taken to deal with offenders. August 29. Lieutenant D. G. Turleston, of thtf New Zealand Seventh Contingent, died of pneumonia at Losberg. 1 Lord Kitchener has forwarded Steyn and Botha the sworn evidence which wae> taken before General Elliott, showing that Lieutenant Mair, of the New South Wales artillery, and Privates Harvey and Blunt were shot down on June 6th last after surrendering at Grospan, near . Reitz, when General Elliott engaged Do I Wet.