BRITISH PRISONERS IN PRETORIA.

Feilding Star, Volume XXI, Issue 126, 27 November 1899, Page 2

BRITISH PRISONERS IN PRETORIA.

A despatch from Pretoria, dated October 22. says : — The British prisoners captured on Friday near Dundee were en-rained at Dannhnuser. -They filled ten trucks. The officers travelled 'firstclass, and a separate van was provided for two wounded officer:*. An enormous crowd assembled ivt the station here to witness the nrrival, but there was no demons'i-tition. "When thoy alighted, the prisoners were received with funeral silenca on the part of the crowd. The greatest erder and decorum prevailed while they were traversing the streets. The wounded were taken to the hospital, while the officers and men were marched to the racecourse, escorted, and were encamped on the spot where Jamesou'3 troopers were confined. The officers — Lieutenant Colonel Moller, Major Greville, and Captain Pollock, of tile Eighttecnth Hnssars, and Captain Lonsdalc, 1 Lieutenant Mevaeur, Leiuienant Garvice, ' Lieutenant Grinishnw, Major Endie, and Lieutenant Shore, of tho Dublin Fnsi--1 liers looked in good health. They are 1 quartered in a building a part from the men. On giving their parole they will be allowed te freedom of the whole enclosure. The men appear indifferent, and spend most of their time smoking; thoy sleep on the grandstand.