The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 138, 7 December 1901, Page 4

The Transvaal.

London, December 3. Boer agents on the Continent n 0 distributing medals inscribed, “A has I’Angletsrre.” An agitation has been started in Holland in favour of settling Boer women and children in concentration camps in Holland. The Government believe that Great Britain would not object, but hesitate, owing to the expense. Colonel Del isle surprised a convoy in the Lindley district, capturing ten JBoers» 2000 cattle, and thirty waggons. The military court at Oodshoorn convicted Soheman, a member of the Capo Assembly, for allowing a house to fall into the hands of the enemy, and tailing to report the presence of the enemy on. his farm.

Do ember 4,

Colonel Dartnells, of the Imperial Light Horae, surprised and captured twenty-four Boors at Harrismith, including Cornet Lyon, an active leader, and Captain Pretorius, 800 cattle and 160 horses.

Colonel Cooper is organising the Transvaal Volunteers. It i* expected their strength will be 10,000, aid that they will ultimately succeed the constabulary. Botha, with 1800 men, is at KliptafeL He is anxious to fight, but his men rem e Miss Hobhouse, in a long letter to fho Press, complains of her arrest and deportation. Lord Hobhouse asserts that the action was illegal, and that’ he will immediately test the question. The Morning Post states that fifty Dutchmen have joined the Boers, via Delagoa or the Cape, since July. Commander Fouche reported to the British that the two Connaught Ranger & who were reported to have been captured by his men and afterwards shot, were fairly shot in action. Mr Brodrick reprimanded the commander of the regiment for circulating an unsubstantiated allegation against the enemy. December 5. De La Rey is recovering from enteric fever. General Methuen’s latest, operations in the north-west have resulted ip, the capture of thirty-six Boers. < Bimington’a Guides killed several Boers, including field cornet ! Klopper, northwards of Bloemfontein. General Elliott wounded ten, including field cornet Nadin, and thirteen elsewhere in Orange, and captured thirteen in Cape Colony. . Krause has been remanded till the 12th inst.. Witnesses proved the chief points in counsel’s opening statement, which was made on Ootober Bth. The original letter was identified as Krause’s. Mr Forster, in repeating his evidence, gave a reason for his belief that the threats were levelled at himself.

A bint from an unexpected quarter that one or two Powers would be glad if the war were protracted to keep England occupied has astonished and alarmed the Boer leaders in Holland. Dunedin, December 5.

The Premier has received through the Governor a cablegram stating that after the Ist January next, persons desiring to land in South Africa must provide them* selves with a permit. Persons from colonial ports must supply themselves with permits from some officer appointed by the colonial Governments. Th 0 permits will only enable the holders to land and are no guarantee that they will be allowed to proceed inland. The Daily News’ Berlin correspondent state? that Russia and Germany have issued identical Notes to the Powers, inviting them to take steps against Anarchism.