TRANSVAAL WAR

New Zealand Mail, 29 January 1902, Page 33

TRANSVAAL WAR

LONDON, January 25. Private H. Collins, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, died of enteric It Heilbron. [Collins was a member of the Seventh Contingent, and belonged to Canvastown, Havelock.] Lord Kitchener has authorised General Vilouel to raise a burgher corps fifteen hundred strong. General Vilouel has informed Mr gteyn that this is the outcome of his ° b Lord C Methuen captured at Boschpoort 136 waggons, 19,011 cattle, 23,750 sheep and thirty-five Boer families. A hundred and fifty Boers captured a patrol of twelve Yeomanry in the Western Transvaal after six had been wounded Four Boers were killed. Field-Cornet Snyman and five Boers were captured in the Northern TrausTaab LONDON, January 27. Lord Kitchener reports that General Ben Yiljoen was captured in the neighbourhood of Lydenburg. His capture will doubtless have a considerable effect on the Boers uorthwards of the railway. Colonels Rawlinson and Keir, during a night march from Tafelkop to Alienkopje, captured thirty men belonging to Strydon’s commando. A force of National Scouts to the southward of Groot Olifants Station, on a night march, captured eleven Boers, including Commandant Hans Botha. Colonel Wilson on Friday night captured Commandant Strydon and twenty men at a farm at Frankford. A strong force at the town attacked Wilson, enabling most of the prisoners to escape. The Boers were repulsed with ten killed. Colonel Wilson’s casualties numbered eight. General Hamilton captured twelve Boers at Boschmansfontein. Corporal Dupriez and thirteen men surrendered at Irene. Piet Bezuidenhout, landdrost of Heilbron. and Commandant Mentz were captured in Orange River Colony. The surrenderee included Field-Cor-net Boks. Commandant Beyers on the 22nd seized a concentration camp at Pietersburg, 177 miles north of Pretoria, and carried off a large number of surrenderors. He afterwards attacked Pietersburg, but was repulsed, losing six men. Two Yeomanry assert that the Boers in December captured a small convoy at Philippolis, and murdered eight native drivers, tying several to the wheels, of vrsggons and burning others alive. .4 sharp fight occurred at Trenfonteiu oa the Ist. Seven men were killed and 26 wounded, chiefly Yeomanry. The Vigilance Committee at Capetown strongly protests against an amnesty being granted to rebels. The Netherlands Government admits that the members of the Dutch Red Cross Ambulance now interned in Ceylon abused the laws of neutrality by carrying commandants’ letters. BRUSSELS, January 25. I: Le Journal de Bruxelles,” the organ of the Belgian Government. says the ungrudging sacrifices made by British colo ies is a striking object lesson of national solidarity. MELBOURNE. January 27. All Australian natives’ luncheon was made the occasion of strongly patriotic speeches by Lord Hopetouu, Mr Barton and Mr Reid. Lord Hopetouu, referring to the accusation of backwardness in offering troops on the part of the Federal Government, said he desired to take a share of the blame, if there was any. Mr Barton and he had for several months before anxiously discussed the question of whether more troops should be offered. No one accused him of being a pro-Boer! They-were under the impression that offers of further assistance from other parts of the Empire bad been declined. This decided them to take up the position they did. They were willing to ask Australians to make sacrifices provided they had the definite assurance of the Imperial Governfiient that such sacrifices were considered desirable.

The Governor has advised the Premier oi the receipt of the following cablegram ironi the General Commanding, dated Capetown, 25th January:—‘-‘Whakatane left Capetown 24th January; has on Ti d f £ Ur m - en for NeTV Zealand, ii n Premier has been advised that the Governor has received the following men™ f ™ m the Casualty Departll‘‘n P ?v oW ?’ dated the 24t h Janujjpjj, _ t'cath from enteric fever at Mounted T 3 f rd , Janu£ t r y : New Zealand DanS,J nf^ try ’ 4270 > H - Collins. Januarv -4/ Hu xt Charlestown, 23rd N fiw Zealand Mounted Sixth Npw 2 ? 3, falter Hart (synoritis); 3lfK P j • ? ealand Mounted Infantrv The G n enCkMc^ eod (enteric »iier that hTu r “ lform ed the Precablegram f as J eceive d the following fiient a Can o + rom t i l6 Casualty Departidat.Gd the 25th Janu*t Heilbron er 24rt 7 t U ° f enterie fever land Mounter! January, New ZeaGiraud.” d Inf anti7, 4171 Amyatfc New Zea-

there, and that they seem to be quite happy. Many of them are working at trades, and some have businesses. He was told by one of the guards that a plot to attempt to rush the island was nipped in the bud, and the leader, Eloff (who figured in the rush on Mafeking) received ten years’ confinement, while two of his confederates received five years a piece, and Other small sentences were meted out.