THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12537, 26 June 1901, Page 5

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

PRESSURE ON MR KRUGER. THE NETHERLANDS’ CHANGEOP FRONT. United Press Association—By ’Elootri® Telegraph—Copyright. THE HAGUE, June 24. The Netherlands Government is using pressure to try to induce Mr Kruger to come to terms with Great Britain. A NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED. THE RESULT OP BRITISH OPERATIONS. THE SURPRISE AT WATERKLOOF. (Received June 26, 12.25 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 25. Private J. Ewart, of the New Zealand Mounted Forces, was accidentally woundedat Paa.rde plants. Lord Kitchener reports that an additional 41 Boers have been killed, 27 wounded and 160 -taken prisoners and 70 surrendered. Forty-two thousand) rounds of email arms ammunition, 264 waggons and a large number’ of horses and stock havo been captured. The surprise of the Midland Mounted Rifles at Waterklo-of was carried out by Kraitzinger at daybreak, just as the Midlands were starting bn a day’s march. The fight lasted two hours and! a half. Colonel Pilcher captured 600 horses and a. quantity of grain at Western- Grange.