The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 160, 1 February 1902, Page 3

The Transvaal.

London, January 28. The Manchester Guardian states that Mr Sue, on hMuuf of Now Sou Dll Wales, charged 3 pur cent commission, on nil amounts Mow South Wales paid on Imperial account during tbo war, ami that friction arose because the War Office disallowed tha charge, but that Mr Chamberlain advised tbo War ofiicc to pay. Colonel Sampson located tbo Bethel, Ernie lo and SiatmecLon com man does at NMspan lt -t dawn. The British under C-moral Bi-ico Hamilton, charged, and the Boers tied, and were pursued fur miles. Twelve were driven into blockhouses and surrendered. Two Boers were killed and four wounded. Eighty-two unwounded prisoners wore taken, including Hold Cornet Do Villicrs, Captain Dejaagcr, o[ thoStaats Artillery,and lo Dejaagor, a member of tbo Volksraad. Throe British were wounded. The laager was captured. -r r\r\

January 29

In referring to the statement by Mr Balfour, in the House of Commons, that a communication had been received from Mr Ivuyper the Netherlands Premier, covering overtures fur peace, the Baity Nows claims the initiative in loading Mr Kuyper’s suggestions. The Standard hints that Mr Kuypir asks for certain pledges in Ihe event of surrender. These he will trim--mit to the Boers in ihu livid, whom he is aware are prepared to abandon their claims to independence.

The Boer delegates disdain association with MrKuyperin sounding Britain.

A. Yeomanry patrol south-east of Lichtenberg was isolated and surrounded. Eight Wore niUcd, live wounded, and forty oaptu'ed and released.

General Piumer bus captured an additional nineteen Boors.

Major Orr, of the Loyal Irish led into ambush and cantered General Viijoen, who was about to meet Shalkbzrger. The Supplementary War Estimates up to last April amount to jCd,o.)o,i In the House of Commons aB Brodrick, in reply to Mr W. Redmond. said that the Government allow the colonies the usual com- ’ mission of 9 per cent on local oipendituro in connection with raising and equipping Contingents on behalf of the Imperial Government. The feeling in the House of Common? is not hopeful concerning peace. There is an impression that the Boers are'specially anxious for an amnesty for the rebels, money to restock farms, and the withdrawal of the banishment proclamation. Kruger, Steyn, De Wet, Da l a Rey and Leyds insist on independence, but Fischer, Wolmaraus, Schalkburger and Botha are willing to recognise the sovereignty of

Britain. Ic is understood at the Hague that Dr Leyds utilised the Dutch Premier, to draw from Mr Chamberlain terms of peace in the event of independence being waived.

Major Orr waylaid Yiljoen m a mountain bridle path in a district swarming with Boers. It moonlight at the time. Me deihanded Viljoen’s surrender, nriiig simultaneously, killing MP* despatch riders -.and shooting VA--jden’s horse, and putting. B MjSL

Adjutant Beaters immediately sur rendered.

Lord Kitchener s report for the week shows that the Boers lost thirty-one killed and twenty wounded, and that 322 were

captured and that fifty-three surreudered.

Sydney, January 29

Tho Treasury explains that it only charged 3 per cent commission on pay moneys advanced to the relatives of soldiers, and that this was done in deference to instructions received from London, Mr See knows of no friction over the matter.