The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 197, 1 May 1902, Page 1

The Transvaal.

o— ■ * London,'April 27. Eight Cape rebels in Aliwal North have received sentences of ' imprisonment from three .monthsto a year, in addition to fines ranging from £250 to £SOO, April 28. De La Rey, after meeting his commando, returned to ICderksdorp • on Saturday, This is considered to be an encourasing sign. The Boer delegates, Lucas Meyer, Krogh, and Vanderwalt, having visited the commandos, have arrived at Balmoral, and entrained for Middlehurgand Belfast, where they hold further meetings of burghers. •• April 20. The Utrecht ’and Vryhoid commandos have met General Botha, 1 who presided at a meeting of the commandos, and expressed a strong opinion in favour of peace. ./J.’ho,., tacit truce in these districts expired on Monday.Lord Kitchener’s weekly report states that 25 Boers have boon killed, 78 taken prisoners, and 25 have surrendered. Colonel Rochfort is bust! mg Badenhorst’s commando north-west of Orange Colony. General lan Hamilton is systematically clearing the country west to Hart’s river. Sydney, April 28. A few of the Norfolk’s troopers were responsible for a mild sensation in one of the streets of the city late on Saturday night. They objected to a reference to Mr Sedjdon contained in a contents board placarded outside a certain Sunday newspaper office, and requested that the reference should be deleted. The request not being conceded they forcibly removed the board inside and gave three cheers for Mr Seddon. It is alleged that on finding the board again displayed, two troopers entered the office and vented their displeasure in a forcible way upon on of the employees. On the day the Norfolk arrived_ an evening paper published a somewhat sensational statement regarding alleged, gambling and drinking on the transport, inquiries which were made at the time showed that there was little if any ground for the statement. To-day the same paper publishes a letter from Sergt.-Major Pleasants, denying that there had been any gambling on board, or at any rate only a little of a harmless description, and meant to pass away the' idle hours of a tedious vovage, The letter.adds: —“I have been on several troopahifs conveying troops. to,, .and from South Africa, and I can say that the men on board the. Norfolk were exceptionally well behaved, and that there was less gambling ~ among them than amongst any other contingent that.,left ’.New ; Zealand/’ A second letter fro pi the Kov. Mr Luxfoid, the chaplain, states that the charges , wej&y not only unfair, but untrue. lie , was pleased at, the sobriety of the men, the majority of whom' w6re , teetotalers. Gambling was not prevalent, and the order prohibiting it with very few exceptions been willingly; obeyed. , April 29. The Norfolk passed Gabo this forenoon. As evidence that the t ship is feeling the- effects of the heavy head sea, she took 50 hours to cover 28H miles. It is feared that the horses will fare badly. ALBANY. April 29.' The Drayton Grange arrived on Sunday night. Mr beddon was met by the Colonial Treasurer and other members of Parliament and welcomed. Prior to the departure of the troopship yesterday Mr Seddon conveyed to the Premier an expression of thanks for the Government’s hospitality. On his return hehoped to visit Freeinantle. ■,A number of Now Zealanders participated in the welcome to Mr Seddon, who was subsequently ; entertained at the Frocmasr'.’s Hotel. r • ’ Wellington, April 28. / The Government has "received advice of the arrival of the Devon at;-Durban on Friday with the Island portion of the Ninth -Contingent. The regiment will canip at Durban for throe weeks, - and. then proceed to Newcastle. ;..Sir J. G. Ward has received the following cable message from Mr Seddon, dated Albany, Monday', 6 p.m. :—All well. The health of our party, officers and men, is first-rato. Lost five horses owing, to rough weather, in the Australian Bight.” Another message states that Mr Seddon had a very cordial reception and that the Drayton Grange leaves for Durban at mid-night.