TRANSVAAL WAR

Dunstan Times, Issue 2087, 30 July 1901, Page 5

TRANSVAAL WAR

{FROM OFJR OWfl CORRESPONDENT.)

General Badeu-Jowell has arrived at Southampton, and was acconted an ova* tion ( He said the work at South Africa was only two- hirds finished The 'Standaid's correspondent states thas Colonels Benson- Beatson, Spen, ami Parks in the vie nity of Dullstroom, awaited Viljoen and 600 Bucs from Rkeuoster Kop, as the latter were go.ug to Nelspruit Viljoen, unaware thai his advance was blcCked, fought on tiie 7th suffering heavy los L'oloiiel 811 > n f.westalled hirn at Wiipoort bridge, commanding Dullstroom The Boers unaware that the bridge was held, encountered a brisk fi,e, and iell bacK. in confusion. A ieseive of one hundred Boers attempted 10 prevent pursuit, but were routed Viljoen auauuoned 10 waggons, tsen&>on pursued without pause for 2.1 miles and compelled him to b'fijht at olipfunt river tfix of the enemy weie killed and rive wounded the Scottish Horse diaim? guished themselves A Reuter's message reports thr.t Com? mandant Sprunt was killed while attempts ing to cross the railway at Heidelberg INVERCAKUILL, Juiy 29

Sergeant Motfeit, of the Fifth Contingent, who returned by the Tagus, died last night