The Transvaal.

Bush Advocate, Volume XII, Issue 1756, 5 October 1899, Page 2

The Transvaal.

♦ — UNITED PKESB ASSOCIATION. (By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. troops near it the town : of Gharleston has been completely deserted by its whita population. The natives, encouraged by the Boerg and flight. of townspeople, have looted the place. The first contingent of troops from India has arrived at Durban. It includts the 21st battery of field • artillery. October 4. Telegrams and mails from Natal to the Transvaal are suspended. Bloemfowtkut, Oct.' 3.

A large number o* Orange Free I State troops' are in the field. Fres State mounted infantry have closed the Burtha Pass, leadiug from Basutoland across the Drakensburg mountains into the Free State. Strategic movement of troops is pr* ceeding, and a force of Free State artillery is now marching in the direction of Kimberley, the well known diamondmining centra in Cape Colony. Pr*tokia, Oct. 3. The Boers are insulting and maltreating outlandera refugees from Johannesburg, hustling then to uncover their heads while parties of excited Boers are singing the Transvaal Volkslied, or Boer N.atdonal Anthem. ' ' October 4. Five thousand Europsansleft Johannesburg on Saturday and Sunday. Mr Kruger is unable to work the mines or protect the miners. The Miniug Commissionora have advised the Britishers to lea>/e immediately New York, Oct. 3. The British Government have ordered four and , a-half million pounds of tinned meats for South Africa from the Louisville Packipg Company, and similar orders have been placed with Chicago and Cincinnati firms. London, Oct. 3. The 80-callei < Tiansvaal Committee of the Liberal Forwards of Great Britain ' cabled to jKruger a, summary of the Duke of Devenshire's last speech, hoping that it will have s peaceful effect. The Times's Johannesburg correspondent says the remarkable feature of the Boer mobilisation is the number of guns of large calibre in their possession. It is believed that the Transvaal has arranged a scheme of aggressive action in conjunction with the Free State. Lcrd Salisbury, replying to a correspondent said the Government will make an effort to avert war. There was no desire to annex the Transvaal if a settlement is obtainable peacefully. October 4. The Daily Telegraph states that the troops of the First Army Corps at Aldershot have been ordered to mobilise. Cape Town, Oct. 3. Mr Schreiner, the Capa Premier, is blamed for granting numerous gun licenses to frontier Dutchmen, and allowiag much railway rolliug stock being retained by the Free Stata. The Johannesburg trains have arrived at Newcastle a day late. The passengers were_ exhausted. from want of food on tho journey. Washington, Oct. 3. Mr Steyn (President of Orange Free State) vainly asked America to endeavour with the other Powers to arbitnte on the Transvaal difficulty. In the event of war Admiral Sohley proceeds to Delagoa Bay to proteot Americans. Sydney, Oct. 4. _ The steamer Wilcannia took a considerable consignment of meat aad butter for the Cape. Melbourne, Oct. 4. The Naval Brigade, numbering 60, has volunteered for th« Transvaal.