South Africa.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 223, 1 July 1902, Page 4

South Africa.

London, Juno 27. Commandants Pouws’ and Lategan's commandos, numbering 464 men, have surrendered at Kenhardt, and 23 other Boers at Kimberley. The Standard states that the total of the Boer surrenders has reached 20,000. The Duke of Connaught welcomed the troops who arrived by the Bavarian from South Africa, and afterwards addressed and shook hands with the men.

A great public welcome is being arranged for Lord Kitchener. Probably there will be a procession through London, escorted by war veterans who arrived by the Bravarian.

June 28.

Four hundred and seventy-eight Boers at St. Helena, having signed the oath of allegiance, marched to the harbour, carrying Union Jacks and headed by a band. They embarked amidst immense enthusiasm. Wellington, June 27.

Sir Joseph 1 Ward has received a communication from Colonel Porter, dated Durban, 14th May, in which that officer says an injustice has been done to the Seventh Regiment of New Zealand Mounted Rifles, through the censors having suppressed an important cable message of his to the Premier, dated 3rd March. This message said : —“I am gratified to report a most dashing capture by the Seventh New Zealanders to-day of De Wet’s guns, one 16-pr., two pom-poms, a large amount of ammuniticu, waggons, rifles, etc.— a most important capture. These are said to be the last of the enemy’s guns. De Wet escaped. From close quarters the Seventh charged the guns gallantly, and took them after hand to hand fighting.” Colonel Porter adds that in his Bothasberg despatches he was reported to have saidnot one skulker reported.” This was an error in transmission. What be wrote was “ not a single reproach.” He also says that he had many of his cables mutilated by the censors*