The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 166, 15 February 1902, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, February 11. Colonel Vondonop, in command of c compo-ite corpe, surprised Potgieter’D laager at Ehenoatorspruit, and a Freß Staters’ laager at Zaulingtnontein, neat by. Thirty nix Beers were eiptered, including Polgu-ter, in his shirt sleeves. February 12. Lieutenant L. Maygar, of the Fifth Victorian Mounteus, has been award i the Yicoria Cross for saving a man by iebmjuihm,< h:a own horse, and walking to c.v-.r at Grclhoutboom. Owing to adverse ciinments on Mr charge for commission, Mr Copeland Ag'-nt Qcncrd for Now South Wales, has informed Mr Chamberlain that the War ‘Ollico for years charged New South Wale* 6J per cent, on orders for military stores to cover departmental expanses. Mr B.odrick rtated, in the House of Commons, that the Governor of Natal twine visited Mrs l)e Wot at the concentration camp to ascertain whether she was comturC.b'c., and received no complaints. February 13. Lord Kitchener's broad front in the reoent drive was nightly secured by entrenching 200 men per mile. Tic troops pati oiled outsids the northern and southern blockhouse lines. Commandant Vandermoi ve end 300 men who weie within the northerly end on the night of the Cth inst , attempted to traverse the cordon, Lending low in their Buddies and riding amongst cattle towards the trenohes. Iha Boeta encountered a had of bulku. Thirty bioko through the British cordon; were captured and seven wounded. Six hundred Boers led by Milan captured the Frasorburg convoy. The Boers feinted to go north, then eharged recklessly south upon the escort. Tho enemy lost heavily. Major Crofton was among the killed.' The British casualties-totalled 22. Son*) of the captured waggons have been recovered. Lm d Kitchener’s despatches givo details of £7 additional murders o£' natives by Boers.