TRANSVAAL WAR.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5058, 8 March 1900, Page 2

TRANSVAAL WAR.

Auction Sale in Lady smith

Fabulous Piices in lime of fciege

Major-General trabant's F<fc*ce

Defeat of the Enemy

Fightiug at -t-liwal Berth

A Boer Position Captured

Celebrating Majuba Hill.

A Prisoner Released

United Press Association—By Eleotrlo Telegraph—Copyright. Durban, March 7 There are eight hundred typhoid fever patients at Ladysinith. At an auction sale held at Ladysmith on February 21, tin milk realised 103; eggs, 48s per dozen; fowls, 183 , a pound of marmalade, a guinea; a plate of potatoes, 19s; a plate of tomatoes, 18s ; a pound of cpffee, 17s ; half a pound of tobacco, 655.

Loncom, March 7 General Buller reports that Natal Is clear of tbe enemy.

Major General Brabaixt, with 1800 men, including the Oape Mounted Police and Royal Scots Fusiliers, is holding the captured fort at Labusohagne's Nek, and has placed two. 15-pounders on another nek looking towards Jamestown

The 79 h Battery mercilessly pounded and gradually expelled the Beers from the lower ridge. The mounted force then outflanked them, and captured the main position, occupying a high hill with the assistance of the Oape Rifles and a gun.

The enemy were still holding the hill opposite, bat subsequently fled. On Monday Aliwal North «raa subjected to a deadly artillery fire, The Boer laager, cattle, and a waggon load of rifles were captured.

At the fight at Aliwal North the enemy used explosive ballets, and others covered with verdigris. They also fired a volley at the Bed Gross ambulance, wounding some of the bearers.

Dr Leyds affirms that the Gapp Assembly will shortly vote strongly in favour of the Boers' independence. All the Afrikanders if necessary, will revolt.

The Boer prisoners, and many fighting Boers, are eager to obtain copies of Lord Roberta's proclamation.

It transpires that four hundred Boer women visited Pieter's Hill, where the recent stubborn light took place, to celebrate Maj aba Day, but all esaappd excepting two.

Lord Hindi ip, aide de^-camp to Lord Brassey, who is aboard the yaoht Sunbeam with Lord Brassey at Capetown, offered the War Office a Maxim gun if he received an appointment to a mounted corps. s

Viscountess Hampden, wife of the ex-Governor of New South Wales, sent 2311 articles of clothing, 25Qlbs tobacco, 300 pipes, and a quantity of chocolate to the New South Wales Lansersand the Australian Horse at the front,

Oapktowk, March 6 The body of Major Eddy, the second in command of the Yiotorian Mounted Rifles, who was killed at Renaburg early last month, has been recovered, and interred by the Chaplain. March 7 - Mr Hales, the West Australian war correspondent captured at Oolesberg when Mr JJambie was killed, baa taty ,releaged from Bloeaafoateig,

He reports that the Boers are treatIng the British wounded splendidly. Mr Hales sajs the Boer forces are demoralised. London, March 7 The newspapers of Berlin and Paris ere impressed with Great Britain's determination to subjugate the Boers. Sydney, March 7 The new Bushmen'a Contingent will be armed with Lee En field carbines. It is expected that the transport j Gymeric will Bail for Wellington tomorrow night.