SOUTH AFRICA

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5421, 17 July 1901, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICA

United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright London, July 15 Mr Kruger openly palliates the shooting of the wounded, alleging th»t it is retaliation for the ' barbarous illtreatment of women and children, and the execution of rebels,' Viljoen's dash north of the Middleburg railway is believed to have been undertaken for the purpose of replenishing bis ammunition

Burrick is at Zoutspanberg De !a Rey and De Wet degraded Piet Fourie for desiring to surrender and appointed __olbe to succeed him as Commandant

Lord Kitchener reports that since tbe 9th iost, 32 Boors have been killed 4 wounded, 807 taken prisoners, And 140 have surrendered, while 218 rifles, 15,070 rounds of ammnnition, 445 waggons, 4825 horses, and many cattle have been captured

The Daily Mail states that Lord^Kitcbener proposes to send Home 70,000 militia, guards, Indian troops, and ten line battalions, and utilise 50,000 [ specially equipped mounted men, with i whom to untiringly hunt down the Boers Ten Transvaal companies sued the Allied Marine and General Assurance Company for £228,750 worth of gold commaodterei by Kruger. Mr Justice Phillimore held that forcible seizure was not covered by the policy Colonel Featherstonhaugh's column has returned to Mafeking with sixty prisoners and 2000 cattle

Mr Brodrick, in the House of Commons, said that Lord Kitchentr considered it use!eß« to communicate with the Boer leader relaive to the killing of wounded British soldiers since the Boer had no control over his men. He had, however, sent on the depositions taken on the subject to De la Key Privates G Geddes and J Baker, of the New Zealand Mounted Biles, were severely wounded at Grasdale and Vandersland respectively