The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 100, 10 September 1901, Page 4

The Transvaal.

London, September 5. Scheeper's commando, finding the O'ape Dutoh unresponsive, and the country well garrisoned, turned southwards fromGwellendon., A native pointsman, who was suspected of treachery, derailed an armoured train at Tanngo. Tnree sotdiers were killed, and five, including an officer, injured. Lord Kitchener has permitted a number of women in refugee camps to depart, with a view of convincing their husbands, who are on commando of the hopelessness of the struggle. A Cape Police deserter has ."been sen* teneed to seven years' hard labour for joining a commando and fighting outside Kimberl«y. Two aliens and one rebel, who were* captured at Camponlon, were executed at Colesberg, > Scheeper's commando is being hard pressed, and has split, part proceeding to Youiva river, and the remainder going to Gwellendaxm Septembers. British casualties during the month of August numbered 1790, including 1387 invalided home, whereof 1250 are expected to join the colours. Great Britain is aotively purchasing; American mulesThe Portuguese have seized a .large quantity of warlike stores on the Trarsvaal frontier. It is rupposed that th d Boers abandoned it after the battle of Komati Poort. Natal has put forwardclaims for annexing a large area of the Tran.vaal and Orange River colonies. September 6., General Scobell captured Lotter's commando, of 103, southwards of Petersburg. Prior.to the capture Lotter lost nineteen killed and forty-seven wounded. Two hundred horses were captured. Kocruiting f or irregular corpa has beea aotively resumed at Durban. Lotter's laager was completely ror. rounded and surprised at daybreak. Tie prisoners inhaled Commandant Breedt and Field Cornets J. and W. Krag<r, 25,000 rounds of ammunition were captured, British casualties were ten killed and eight wounded. >