THE TRANSVAAL TSAR.

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 7157, 7 February 1901, Page 2

THE TRANSVAAL TSAR.

(Press Association.—Copyright.) London,' February 0. The gr-risou at Moddersfontein numooted 200. Beforo captr-o they repolled*sevoral determined attacks by the Boers, who numbered 1800. Tlae British casualties were thirty, moßtly iv wounded.

The raiders sent' a force to the Dooim river, west of Calviuia, to prevent Johann Colenbrander, with a'detach* ment of Betbune's Horse, from advancing.

Colenbrander arrived firsfr, occupied the enemy's t^enche", and inflated- cod sidcraule loss. The enemy tied, aban dor')}; the township of Vanrhvnsdf.ip, 130 miles north of Capetown, and leaving belvid them a quantity of waggons aud loot.

Colenbrander is managing director of tho Goletibiander Mat-abeleiand Developui"nt and recently raised a mounted regiment at Buluwnvo.

Captain Gordon, of the Queensland Mounted EiHes, received a severe gunshot wound in the foot in a fight at JDoorn rivt-r.

Private Alex, McPhoe, of the I\ejv Zealand Fourth Contingent, wjib sever eiy wounded at Cypbersfomein on January 28th. McPhee belongs to Gladstone, Wairarapa.

Thb Portugueas authorities at Lorenzo Marques, fearing v ruicl, iave placed a l' the am munition sur ondtred by the Boeis at KomaU Poort on board lighters in Delag.a Bay

A thousand Capo Highlanders, gai/i----Bon artP'ery, and scou'.s are etutionot) in Natuaqualami, to f.he north-west of Cape Colony, where toi cotumunioation witii Capetown has been cv',

Sydney, Februaiy 6. Tho troopship Goi jwa'!, with tbe New Zealand Sixth OonfcingeDt on board, rot. away at a late hour, considerably after the time fixed, owng to a number of tho soldiers delaying to return on board.