The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 109, 1 October 1901, Page 4

The Transvaal.

Lour on, September 26. Dr Lejda is eugmeetfug a great revival movement of Anglophobia on the Con* linent, and stimulating pro-Borrism in Great Britain coincident with a vigorous summer campaign by the Boers* 7 he Hacfub, September 27* \ The Dutch Government have decided to keep aloof from South African affairs, and have informed Mr Kruger to thiseffect* September 27. The number of white refugees in camps who died daring August was 1873, Including 510 children, oat of 22,036 children in the Orange Biver Colony. September 28'. Details of the Ylakfontein fight show that the- British intended la capture fifty roving Boers. The guns opened fire at 200 yards; the Boers surrounding ther British and encircling them with brisk fire. The breech block of one of the guns iwitb the belonging* of both were destroyed, and the breech Mock of the second gtm was buried before the British surrendered.

; Lord Kitohenerreporta that Lieutenant Mirers, of the Somerset Light Infantry, who was attached to the Constabulary at Riversdrasf, and went on the 25th to •meet three Boers who wen approaching under a white flag, and who after a short conversation were seen to shoot Lieutenant Miners dead and gallop away.

’ The* enemy fn force- under Both» attacked forts Itafis and Fro pact on the Znluland border on the 26th, thw garrison gallantly re petting them and rafiicting heavy lossi A Banter's message slates that the garrison lost one man killed and nine men wounded'