MAFEKING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11372, 15 May 1900, Page 5

MAFEKING.

RELIEF COLUMN BEYOND VRYBURG.

London, May 14.

The Daily Mail correspondent with the Mafeking relief column reports that the force has passed beyond Vryburg. [UY TKLEGRAI'IT.— ASSOCIATION.] CiiitisTCiiuncH, Monday. At the City Council meeting a committee was appointed to make arrangements for public celebration when the news of the relief of Mafeking is received.

i The Mayor (Mr. D. Goldic) received a , ' communication from the Telegraph Depa-t----j raent yesterday asking if any steps were I being taken for a public demonstration on die | arrival of news of the relief of Mafeking, %nd I offering to communicate during the day or j night with any responsible person immedi- • ■ atcly on the expected intelligence coming to hand. No such steps have yet been taken in Auckland, but Mr. Goldie is now in comI munication with Lieutenant-Colonel Binks ion the matter. His Worship is not disposed j for anything of the nature of a prearranged ' display, but steps will no doubt be taken I to make the news, on its arrival, as public I as possible, and the citizens may be de- | pended on to do the rest. In this connection, I however, it may be pointed out that the j Telegraph Department in other centres has : made arrangements for making the n»ws known irrespective of what the municipal authorities may do, and we do not see why -he department "in Auckland should be less remiss. COLONIAL CASUALTIES. London, May 13. The following casualties among colonials are reported:— Tasmanijans: Major St. Clair Cameron, j wounded in the elbow at Zand j River; Lance-Corporal StephenI son, slightly wounded. South Aus--1 tralians: Trooper Campbell and ; Gunner Castale, severely wounded i ! at Hautnek. New Zealand : Cor--1 poral Hadfield, seriously ill at Capetown. Queenslanders: Troopers j Corcoran and Broderick, seriously i ill. New South Wales:! Trooper j Fowler, seriously ill.

DEATH FROM FEVER.

London, May 14., Trooper James, a West Australian, has died of enteric fever.

THE AFRIKANDER BOND.

London, May 14.

The schism in the ranks of the Afrikander Bond at the Cape is widening.

ARMY COMMISSIONS.

Sydney, May 14,

Half of the commissions in the Imperial army offered to the colony, will be allotted to officers serving at the front.

INVALIDED NEW ZEALANDERS.

[BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Wellington*, Monday. Cables received by the Governor state that the Moravian, which left the Cape on May 5, for Australia, has six invalided New Zealanders on board. LIEUTENANT CHAYTOR, [BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Wellington, Monday. A cable has been received stating that Lieutenant Chaytor, of the New Zealand Third Contingent, who took ill on the voyage to South Africa, is now recovered, »■■ ■ < < REMOUNTS. [by telegraph association.] Wellington, Monday. A cable from Mr. Chamberlain has been received highly appreciating the despatch of remounts by the Tropea and Ormazon, '.';