The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 101, 12 September 1901, Page 1

The Transvaal.

LoNbOfc, September &. "Remington c&ptu> ed a convey in thd Senekal district, including 3000 Dattle» twenty-two prisoners and 110 waggons* Lotter's horses stampeding, the coraj mando to=k refuge in a shed % and. aftet enduring a concentrated r fle fire at shore range for an houf\ the white n**g was heated. A laucer rode forward and was shot, being slighily wounded* The ensmy then surrendered. Colonel Scobell, without canhon OP convoy* marched forty miles in twelve hours to en*Hct a surprise on the two Voraters, who are "both notible rebels. They were killed. September §. Owing .16 the of train wrecking it has »been decided that prominent burghers at Pretoria shall accompany the Pietersburg trains* Three hundred Boers crossed the Orange Uiver and entered native territory at Herschel* The British, pursuing them, killed several ah t captured a num» ber. Grenfell dispersed Beyer's force, cap* tu» ing some artd harassing and preventing the fugitives reuniting' Boers are surrendering in twos and throes, totalling about forty daily. Some Boera in cold blood shot anothe p couple of unarmed native scouts al Stydenborg.

Forty mercenaries quitted the com* mando and proceeded to Delagoa, via Swaziland.

Steyn's printing press was found 6.1 Fourie*bursr, and d"6troyed, including A proclamation signed by Steyn and Buf« ger, declaring that there could be no peace without independei ce. Burghers Will be s> lected according to tbeir known pro Boer proclivities to travel on all Unsafe railways. The leaders are resigning their positions of Commandant and Field Cornet, in order to avoid the penalty ot disregard* ing the proclamation. Commandants Delange and Viljoeu received the pro* clamation from Lord Kitchener's eavoy» who was well treated. September 10. Colsnel Remington captured Hasd» rock'? convov with forty waggons and expelled Da Wet and Steyn from Keitz. / Wellington, Seytember 9. It is understood that Colonel Penton» when his term of office as Commandano expires next month, will leave for tha Cape* an i take charge of the Sixth dun indent. Colonel Banks has received another c*m>naud, and the Sixth il temporarily under Captain Andrew.