THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10988, 11 June 1901, Page 6

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

TREATMENT OF BOER WOMEN-

AGITATION FOR SUSPENSION OF

CONSTITUTION.

CAPTURE OF BEYER'S CONVOY

UNTRUE

TJnit-d Press Association-;- By Klectric Telegraph—Copyright.

(Received June 10th. 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, June 9. Colonel Wyndham surprised Commandant Van Reenan atßingtevlei, capturing twenty-1 two Boers. A patrol of Lancers surrounded a farm at j Steynsburg, and also captured twenty-two Boers. A Dutch clergymen now residing at Aberdeen has written to the Press praising the humane treatment of Boer women and chUdren at Port Elizabeth. General Blood's operations have compelled the Boers to hide in the mountains. Several commandants owning large farms are disposed to surrender. Four hundred Australian Bushmen sail by the Roslyn Castle, from Capetown to Melbourne, on Monday. CAPTURE OF SNIPERS. (Received June 10th, 10.45 p.m.) LONDON, June 10. A detachment of Colonel Scobell's Cape Mounted Rifles rushed a kopje whence Boers 1 were sniping them, and captured a batch of snipers and 13,000 round* of small arms' ammunition. FIGHTERS WILLING TO SURRENDER. Fifteen waggons full of Ermelo men and women were brought by Colonel Bullock to Standerton, including Dr. Everard, who says all the fighters are willing to surrender if the leaders would permit them.

The Mafeking branch of the South African League, at * great meeting, recommended the suspension of t_b© Constatntion and the suppression of the Afrikander Bond. Nine hundred Boer prieomeis have been interned in Bermuda.

A thousand American and 800 Canadian remounts have been shipped to South Africa.

DEVELOPMENT OF CAPE COLONY.

Sir J. Gordon Sprigg, Premier of Cape Colony, hoping to break down the racial animosity, is studying impartially, irrespective of party considerations, the development of the Colony

Mr Smart, Commissioner of Works, intends to construct light railways wherever prospects justify them, and also to carry out acientifio irrigation. A FALSE REPORT. (Received June 11th, 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, June 10. Lord Kitchener declaies that the statement that Colonel Wilson captured Beyer's convoy last week is without foundation.

"The Times" insists on the urgency of the reputable news agency which circulated, the statement, inquiring into the origin of what purported to be a precise narrative of facta.

Mrs Botha goes to London at her husband's .instance, and sees Kruger. She returns to the Transvaal in July.

Sir W. Heiy-Hutchinsoici, the Governor, has concluded his tour of six towns in the western district of Cape Colony. He had a most encouraging reception from the Dutch.

Tbe Capetown correspondent of "The Times" says the extremists of both parties would rather abolish free institutions than see their opponents in office, but the situation is in no wise unpromising. (F—_„ _iSOCIJ—'ION —_JEQ—AII.) WELLINGTON, June 10. The Premier is advised that Trooper Mehrtens, Rangiora, who is ill in South Africa, is slightly better. Trooper Stack, another invalid, is progressing favourably.