THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA,.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12536, 25 June 1901, Page 5

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA,.

HEW ZEAUNDERS WOUNDED. AFTER THE WAR. SETTLEMENT OE THE CONQUERED STATES. SUGGESTIONS BY A COMMISSION. United Press Association —By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 23. Privates H. Souchan, A- _J. Thom and A. C. M’Farlane, Seventh New Zealand Contingent, -*rta« accidentally wounded near Standerton. Up to last November 7000 British soldiers had applied for permission to remain in South Africa. PACIFICATION OF THE CONQUERED TERRITORY. REPORT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION. LAND SETTLEMENT ON NEW ZEALAND LINES. LONDON, June 23. The South African Land Settlement Commission, appointed by the last Parliament, on the n.ction of Mr H. 0. Arnold Foster, has issued a report. It states that unless a -strenuous effort is made to establish a thorough British population in the conquered Stales, the sacrifice of the war will be absolutely wasted. It advises the compulsory acquisition of private lands for settlement on the lines adopted by New Zealand. Approved soldiers ought to be given farms of 100 to 6000 acres, and asms- i to stock them, subject to Home military obligations. Purely military settlements are undesirable, but liberal employment "I soMiers upon the railways is urged, also the founding of military horsebreeding establishments.

THE AFRIKANDER BOND DELEv ■ GATES. LONDON, June 23. Messrs . Merriman and Sauer, the Afrikander Bond delegatee to 1 England, have sailed on their return to Cape Town. MOVEMENTS OP BOER COMMANDOS. LONDON, June 25. De Wet is reported west of Krooustad, Louis Botha at Amerspoort. De La Rey is trying to join Botha. SURRENDERS AND CAPTURES OF BOERS. (Received June 24, 10.50 p.m.) LONDON, June 24. Fifty-five Boca 1 families crossed Khama’s country and sunrendewdi to the British. ■They, complain bitterly ai: Commandant Beyer’s treatment. General Bruce Hamiltcwi’a driving operations in the Orange River 'Colony resulted in the capture of 550 Beers and in many voluntary surrenders., i DISASTER TO A BRITiIH FORCE. THE CASUALTY LIST. (Received Jima 24; ix p.m.) LONDON, June 24. Eight of the Midland Mounted Rifles were killed at Waterkloof on Thursday, and sir wounded, including the commandep mortally. Sixty-six were captured. They were sent to intercept Malan’s commando at.Upsalzwagershoek, and it us supposed that they were surprised. , THE ENGAGEMENT AT REITZ. LONDON. June 24. Later details of the engagement at Reitz on June 6 show that Colonel Sladen captured a hundred thousand, not .ten thousand,' rounds of small arms ammunition. Four hundered Boers, under De Wet, tried to recapture the spoils- They were at first mistaken fos Colonel De Lisle’s troops. The latter arrived later.