COLLAPSE OF THE CAPE REBELS.

Evening Star, Issue 11278, 27 June 1900, Page 4

COLLAPSE OF THE CAPE REBELS.

OTEEAL HUTTON’S MEN INACTION. GENERAL CLEMENTS DRIVES , 'THE BOERS NORTH. Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright. REBELLION IN THE WEST. LONDON, June 26. (Received June 27, at 8.55 a.tn.) General Warren telegraph? that the rebellion in North Cape Colony ha? been extinguished, TIRED OF THE CAMPAIGN. GOING HOME TO REPORT* LONDON, June 26. The foreign attaches who are at present with Lord Robert? are returning home. GENERAL CLEMENTS DRIVES THE ENEMY NORTH OP THE ZAND. LONDON, Juno 26. It is officially announced that General Clements, while taking supplies and heavy guns from Lindley and Heilbron to Heidelberg, drove the Boors, with loss, to the north of the Zand River. ANOTHER SKIRMISH. LONDON, June 26. General Hutton, with the Canadian and Australasian ' Mounted Infantry Brigade, had a successful skirmish with the Boers a little to the south-east of Pretoria. CASUALTIES. LONDON, Jane 26. (Received June 27. at 5.55 a,m.) Private A, (?) MTntyro, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, died at Ekndafontein from enteric fever. Private Hill, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, died from enteric fever. Private Baxter, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, is reported missing. WELLINGTON. Juno 2?. With respect to the cable reporting the death of Trooper Angus MTntyre, the Government have received a similar message, but as there is no one of that name in any of the Contingents they have cabled for further particulars. There is in the Third Contingent Trooper R. MTntyre. shepherd, of Little River, whose nearest of kin is given in the official lists as Mr A, MTntyre. Sir A Milner has cabled the Government that Private W. Andersen died at Pretoria on June 21 from enteric fever. He was a member of the Third Contingent, and was formerly a farmer at Peilding. INTERCHANGE OP COMPLIMENTS. WELLINGTON, June 27. In reply to a telegam thanking Mr Pilcher, of Cftpe Town, for his kindness to the New Zealanders, the Premier has received the following, dated June 26 " Yonr cable is most gratifying reward for my efforts on behalf of ‘ our boys.* Accept assurance of my continued endeavors.— Pilcher " DEATH OB’ ANOTHER NEW ZEALANDER. The Government have been advised of the death at Krooostad, from enteric fever, of Trooper T. W. Poole, of the Second Contingent. He was in the railway service *t Invercargill, but hie home was at West,)?rt.