The Transvaal.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 201, 10 May 1902, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, May 6. Commandant Prinsloo, Governor of Bloemfontein, who surrendered early in the war, remaining on his farm on parole, was recently captured by the Boers, hut escaped and rejoined the British lines. The Times’ Pretoria correspondent states that English will bo the official language, though Dutch will be tolerated. General Bruce Hamilton’s drive south of Heidelberg and Standeeton resulted in the capture of 87 Boers.

The War Office has received a Sydney' tender for 500 tons of flour and 75,0001 b of corned beef and mutton.

May 7. The award of a medal to Lieutenant Picton while corporal in Lock’s Horse, and prior to his lieutenancy In the Bush Veldt Carbineers, has been cancelled. Information has been received at Pretoria that the Boer delegates have been successful in securing the burghers’ consent in favour of surrender now that the opportunity is a favourable ono. The commandos have elected Commandant Piet Uys and Cornet Dangers to proceed to Vereeniging. Beyers is expected to represent the northern burghers, and abides by the decision of his Government. The chief opposition emanates from certain of Do la Key’s irreconcileables. It is believed that Botha’s men will follow their leader.

Robert Hanslow, of the Ninth New Zealand Contingent, has died of dysentery at Newcastle.

Lord Kitchener’s weekly report states that 10 Boers had been killed, 122 taken prisoners, and 14 had surrendered.

Colonel Cooper expelled the Boers from Steinkop, the only stronghold leading to Ookiep, Colonel Rochfort dispersed Commander Hoopslad at Bloemhot.

Colonel Colenbrander has resumed operations against Boyers’ commando, whose numbers have considerably reduced.

General lan Hamilton has cleared the area west of Klerksdorp, thus facilitating future operations. Mr Bennet Burleigh states that the burghers at the refugee camps regard peace as certain, but the military are pessimistic, and are preparing for an increasingly vigourons campaign. May 8. Lord Kitchener reports that General Elliott on Tuesday held the Bindley to Liebonborgsvlei line, and General Barker the drifts from Liebenbergsvlei to Frankfort, in a continuous line of columns. General Barker left Frankfort for the Heilbron-Yrdefort road-line atdawn wi'thont vehicles and rapidly reaching General Elliot’s line in the afternoon the drive resulted in 10 Boers being killed and 208 being captured, the latter constituting a portion of the irreconcilable Free Staters. Many horses and cattle were captured. The British causalities were nil.

Colonel Cooper relieved Ookiep and the enemy retired south. The miners at Concordia had surrendered provided their mines were not damaged, but the enemy had gone when the relief party reached (he town. Aldany, May 7. The Norfolk behaved splendidly in the gale, and only lost four horses in the run from Sydney. She resumes her voyage to-night,