THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12588, 24 August 1901, Page 7

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.

RETURNING COLONIALS. NETHERLANDS RAILWAYS. STOCK. ’ A COMMANDO SURPRISED. ‘ United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. r LONDON, August 22. A number of time-expired Australian troops have landed at Southampton from the Cape. The “ Times ” says that the Transvaal holders of Netherlands Railways stock ha,v« sold five thousand one hundred shares on the Continent since the beginning of th« war. The present holders cannot expect’ to be bought out. The “Standard” says that 'the Dutch ■ shareholders are delighted at the reported terms of Great Britain’s offer, but Mr Kruger and his counsellors are disappointed,, as the settlement removes the pretext for an international dispute. . ' < Haasbroem’s Commando was surprised atDoomherg and seven Boers were killed and twenty-one captured. . MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. ' LONDON, August 22. Lord Kitchener has mentioned for conspicuous services:—Trooper Derehyr, of the Fourth Imperial Bushmen; Sergeant-Major Brigman and Sergeant Philliphant, of the Fifth, and Trooper Ruddle, of the Sixth, Imperial Bushmen. EXECUTION OF A SPY. A NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDEDb (Received August 25, 9.40 p.m.) LONDON, August 25. A man named Upon, a Cape colonist and a colonial bom, was shot as a spy, at Pretoria. He was caught with three Boers , from '® commando endeavouring to repass the British lines. The three are detained as prisoners of war. Sergeant Keddell, of the New Zealand ! Seventh " Contingent, was accidentally severely wounded at Bloemfontein. COLONIAL CASUALTIES, LONDON, August 23. Private Delahunty was killed at Bla-3-plants, and Lieutenant W, Young and 1 Private Macdonald were wounded. All belonged to the West Australian forces. KRUGER’S LATEST APPEAL, PRO-BOER CHARGES. . (Received August 24, 12.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 25., Mr Kruger is sending a protest to the Hague Peace Convention Signatories. The Netherlands Government declined to trans- i mit it. Mr Kruger-hints that if the Powers are indifferent to his ...General 1 Botha will be given a free hand with regard to reprisals. The Bishop of Liverpool, replying to a pro-Boer appeal from the Swiss Evangelical Alliance, strongly upholds Britain’s cause. He says that the charges made in the appeal against the British' are based on defective information, and are spiritually harmful to the evangelicalism of She . world., i PAY DUE TO RETURNED TROOPERS. [From Our Correspondent.] WELLINGTON, August 23. The matter of back pay due to returned troopers has been the subject of representation and agitation, for some time. • It will, therefore, be of general interest to - know that- the member for - AsMey interviewed the Under-Secretary for Defence on . the subject to-day, and was informed that any returned trooper who wants back pay, and can prove the correctness pf the demand can get his money immediately by applying to the Defence Department. [Per Press Association.]/ WELLINGTON, August 23. _ Lieutenant Duncan and Troopers Colvin and Copperts arrived from South Africa b; the Whakatane this morning.