THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.

Evening Star, Issue 11251, 26 May 1900, Page 3

THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.

A BRITISH FAREWELL. THE QUEENSLANDERS. Press Association-By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 25., • Major-general Baden-Powell, allowing the garrison to have a last parting shot at the retreating enemy, utilised the relief column and reserves as supports. The‘Morning Post’s’ Mafeking correspondent remarks that the Queensland Bushmen are fine soldiers, tough in marching, and strong fighters. They treated the shells as jokes. When they learn to take better cover they will become as good a corps as any. A correspondent bears out our military contributor’s belief that Commandant Eloff, captured at Mafeking, is one and the same person as the Elofi' who used, long before that princeling of Orleans, disgusting language about the Queen.' Ho says: —“ It may interest some of your readers to know that the Eloff captured at Mafekiug is the grandson of President Kruger ; also that he is the Eloff who rode out single-handed to warn Jameson off Transvaal territory, when ho was disarmed, detained twenty-four hours, and then released by. Jameson. Mr Conyngham Greene, the British Resident at Pretoria, complained of him that ho had, while in the uniform of the Republic, and on duty, used insulting language towards the Queen. For this he was reprimanded by his grandfather (the President), who shortly after promoted him to Commandant of Police at Pretoria ! ”