SOUTH AFRICA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5454, 24 August 1901, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICA.

(Jnibed Press Assooiatlon—By Elsotrio Telegraph—Copyright

A COMMANDO SURPRISED. LoN&oft, Aagaat 22 Haasbroem's commando was sar* prised at DoornDerg and seven Boers were killed and twenty*one captured.

SHOT AS A SPY, London, August 23 A maa named Upon^ a Oipe Colonist, colonial born, was shot as «> spy at Pretoria. He wae caugjit with three Boera from a commando, endeavoring to re-pesa the British lines, The three Boers were detained as prisoners of war.

A " SEVENTH" MAN WOUNDED Sergeant Keddell, of the New Zealand Seventh Contingent was accidentally severely wounded at Bloomfontein.

KRUGER'S PROTEST AND THREAT

Kruger is sending a protest to the Hague Peace Convention signatories. The Netherlands Government declined to transmit it-.

Kroger hints that if the Powers are indifferent to hie appeal, Botha will be given a free hand in regard to reprisals.

The Bishop of Liverpool, replying to a pro-Boer appaal from the Swiss Evangelical Alliance, strongly upholds Great Britain's ctuso. He says the charges made in the appeal against the British are based on defective information, and are spiritually harmful to the Evangelicalism of the world.