TRANSVAAL WAR

Dunstan Times, Issue 2096, 24 September 1901, Page 5

TRANSVAAL WAR

(FKOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT SERIOUS KEVERSE. 1 Sept 20 Lord Kitchener reports that on Tuesday evening three companies of mounted infantry, with tbree guns, under Major Gough, were reconnoitring south of Utrecht in conjunction with the Johannes* burg Mounted Rifles, under Col. br,ew»rt- They sighted 300 Boers i retiring from Scheeper's Nek to» wards Blood liiver Pooi't. Major Gough starred for a ridge overlooking Poort, asking Col. Stewart, who was marching an hour behind him, to co-operate. Ihe Boer movement was evidently a trap. When Major Gough | got within reach, the Boer-suddenly ' and in considerable strength, ats backed the front and right flank. After severe fighting the Briish were overpowered, losing three guns, though the sisht and-breech-blocks were first destroyed. Two officers and 14 men were killed, and four ofHceis and 20 men wounded M-jor Gough and an otner officer escaped 'during the nisdifc io Dejiger's Lrift. I hey report ih>t the Boers number over (000- under General Louis Bo'ha. i'clonal Stewart was unable to co-operate with Major Gough, and fell back on Dejageis His patrols were not in touch with the enemy. Reinforcements have been sent by General LytieltoL. Sept 23 Kitchener forwarded to Prbisloo affidavits, showing that on three occasions individual burghers deliberately murdered wounded and unarmed surrenderee Boer sympathisers are compelled to ride in trains in the disturbed districtsLieutenant Freeth, of the Sixth Contingent, was wounded at Wepener Col Plumer's New Zealanders captured twenty of the enemy at BoueviHe

THE* TARKASTOD DISASTER.

Commandant Suth's men rushed a squadron of the 17th Lancers at j.lands Kiver Poort, West Tarkas* toii. killing three officers and 20 men, and wounding an officer and 30 men.

The squadron foughC gallantly The Boers, clad in kharki. were mistaken tor the British

A BOER VICTORY

At the Utrecht disaster, bspides 19 killed and 24 wounded, five officers, including Majors Gough and Potter were capSurcd, but the latter suosequently escaped.