KITCHENER'S INTENTIONS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11021, 19 July 1901, Page 5

KITCHENER'S INTENTIONS.

THE USE OF MOUNTED INFANTRY

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copysighii. (Received July 18th, 9.| a.m.) * LONDON, July 17. The olearing up of the Eastern Transvaal proceeds steadily. Two thousand refugees are encamped eastwards of Pretoria. There are indications that there is a substratum of truth in the "Daily Mail's" statement aS to Lord Kitchener's intentions, in-

There are indications that there is a substratum of truth in the "Daily Mail's" statement as to Lord Kitchener's intentions, inasmuch as Lord Kitchener has been sparing cavalry in favour of yeomanry and colonial rough riders, the latter being so well suited to finishing the campaign, and for police duties. * [The "Daily Mail" stated that Lord Kitchener proposed to send Home seventy thousand militia., Guards, Indian troops, and ten line battalions, and utilise fifty thousand specially equipped mounted men to untiringly hunt down the Boers.] THE CAPE PREMIER AND THE SITUATION. (Received July 18th, 9.10 a.m.) CAPETOWN, July 17.

Sir Gordon Sprigg, Premier of Cape Colony, addressing a Vigilance Committee, said the situation in the Cape was brighter than at any time during the war. Communications were passing between Lord Kitchener and the Cape Ministry, the result of whioh he hoped, would be the end of the warfare. It had been impossible to summon the Cape burgher forces, as the Dutch were untrustworthy, and cfttn rebels at heart. ANOTHER COMMISSION FOR A NEW ZEALANDER. LONDON, July 17. ■ Trooper G. R. Miller, of the New Zealand local forces, has been appointed a second lieutenant in the Royal Artillery. [Geo. Ralph Miller is the son of Sir Henry John Miller. Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council. He was selected as a trooper for the First New Zealand Contingent, and was concerned in the fighting -which took place at Koornspruit, when several New Zeaknders were captured, as weil as in later engagements.] THE VLAKFONTEIN ATROCITY. (Received July 18th, 10.43 p.m.) LONDON, July 18. Mr Bennett Burleigh states that the kill- | ing of wounded men at Vlakfontein is not I well authenticated. The outrage was the work of one or two Boers. HOW STEYN ESCAPED. The "Standard's" Pretoria correspondent says Steyn was asleep wheji Reitz was surprised. He escaped in his night shirt and i jumped on a horse. Some riflemen fired at ■ him but missed him. Lieutenant French, of the New Zealand Bushmen, has sailed for England.