The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 151, 11 January 1902, Page 4

The Transvaal.

i London, January s. During the last six months 1162 Boer* have been killed, 876 wounded, 7593 taken prisoners, and 1912 have eurrendered. Five thousand six hundred ' and ninety-six rifles, 656,041 ronnaV of ammunition, 6565 waggons, 60,668 horses, aud 166,027 cattle have been captured. The total Boer casualties since ' May Ist number 14,133. Mr Lloyd George, member for" Carnavon, addressed a well-organised pro-Boer meeting at Bristol. He was protected by an immense police force. He accused the nation of being responsible for the slaughter of 11,000 Boer children. A great crowd of Loyalists demonstrated outside the building. Colonel .Winton's column captured twenty Boers near Amsterdam, in the Transvaal.

Dr Krause visited Berlin. ftkny people offored to subscribe his bail to [enable him to remain in Germany. He replied that he was in honour bound to retuvn to England, being an ofiicial. 'I.

I Mr Raubenheimer, an Afrikander member cf the Cape Parliament, has resigned as a protest against the disloyal attitude of eome one of his oons'.ituents.

Lord Kitchener's weakly report phowg mt thirty-six B>>era had been killed, ine wounded, 216 taken prisoners, and sventy-two surrendered. Colonel Colenbrander, with a small >rce, crossed the Majoto Pass at night> nd eurpriaed field cornet Loncy at interval at dawn, killing five Boers and tplnring twenty-nine, despite the fact) lat ni!»ny Boers were in the vieiuity. The districts between Orange "River nd Thabanchu are clear of Boers. Major-Geueral 0. Knox'a cdlumn has loved north. Lord Kitchener declines to apsuma le position of Commander in Chief in idia till the finish of the war in South, friea. !. January 8. Generals Plumer and Sp-ons drove, a >n3iderab]e force under Chris Botha and pperman from a position north of msrsfoori. A detachment under Major Valen'iuej l officer of much promise, suffered :verely. Major Valentine and eighteen len were killed, and five offic'rs and tfen'y-eight men were wounded. The oers left nine dead. Colonel Williama surprised a langer at pper Olifant's Eiver, capturing elevpn oars, inoluding field cornet Breytenl«h. Major Dori 3 captured, six Boers, irty waggons and much stock at Mok, ani. General French reports that tbfl oers north-east of Cape Colony are so jduced in numbers and fighting power mt thoy require only elaborate police rpormion. Two rebels have been sentenced it desburg to ten years' imprisonment, nd threo others to death. Sentences on ie latter were communted to penal srvitude for life: The War Office has expanded 13,000,000 on horses since the beginning I the war. Tho King has authorised the raising of vo regiments designed for North an J tmth Ireland Imperial Yeomanry. Colonel Colenbrandor, at WatetvaL ounded twenty Boers. Lord Kitchener is transforming the nperial Light Horse into a truly nperial Brigade, adding squadrons from nglcnd, Canada and Australia. Colbhel .'";: arri Davis will be the organiser of thel . rigade. ' -;'. At the instance of the National Burghef '■■>* jouts, 21 of their relatives surrendered -H ; Middleburg on January 7th. * > Geaeral French states that police "'"''•• ipervisiun in Cape Colony U confined to : *'. le triangle from Rhodes toß*rk!ey Pass, burning to Rhodes. '"

January 9. General Elliott on the '6th captured ine Boors, and’found destroyed a Knapp un at Kfoonatad. Lovat’a Scouts surprised a portion of [yburg’a commando at Kingsorown* - tiling one Boer and capturing eight, icludmg Commandant Heering. Botha has reinforced Be' Wet at. ■ethlehcm. Colville’s Scouts captured thirteen oers on the Swazi border. Melboubne, January S. The Federal Treasurer advances';. 25,000 for the preliminary expenses of; • r- . ae Federal Contingent. There is likely. ) be trouble 'wpenJPariiamenb meats, aff f . Ir Barton has not fulfilled his proidiso > consult the Souse before lore troops. ' ’ Qver 200 permits have bean i«a,eJjd^ gJ5 . : s etsons proceeding to South ,. vi i he number includes many re joining their husbands. A* roportion of the emigrants go a take up appointments already Q^ - ; ; '-Mi*-