THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4257, 17 January 1901, Page 7

THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

CABLE NEWS.

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a■ ;o; m)•,;t jcmiCTivi-: AMBUSCADE. BRITISH TROOPS CAPTURED. ,\ ,S!! ait p k.-.;. A 1 'F.y-i'.yi. LONDON. January 13. I.'. t \ Wliif- Mm 3rd ■-(■ill I;, id i/;! i :;■_■;, \v ii ■ iVI <; f Lord lv i! (rimiKrU Mr.dyginrd ; -i-ni*(? ‘ n Major-General K ii'j:.’-; t■ ■ ii;j :u 11. I 'I-, -.i/'l Rm>z, a town iu : !.)• i ,‘;l i-M : ii''< • M-. nr Colony. !; i-i I , 1,, i;. . ■,vn,-il t/f Liulev. Win'! ■ i- ■■• i■ <'>r■'-I vail 'V iln 1 fi'A-aclni'inii , . , C'lJ.! OdV C' bllUdS i 1! •..I ko|..i( Ml. J]!()■■ irefi van! , diUan! *i■ i (!;-■ ri : ,i in,■■: I. a . ; V.■ . !()■•!• • man ',t r'-d a : iim: ai ;>■M Tim fii 1 :1 i.-(i rc'mii, and nice'. im; mini hi r im'v of live Inm-lrcd Bom:;, g:.J- ---(< i j,! ■.* 1 in lii !<■ ami lenglil from co v(ala.■■ ill Mam*; v. av -'nil through Mm Imm.’l Ihn HIT!!-- lirrm'iin, f[ Mm lain.!! i(n'(;(•. '..3m(i noun laiin 1 1 a 'lc ■ _ mu rnsisi amm Mil Mm iiim, i iji <I.• i:J !n kill Mm ui-j ■. ivor.-. I lii'lli . i;.: item,, I ■■; ■lfo[a ’■ f IIIIT K> I) I l:C Mem-:-, mid , :'. , mml Colonel White. J(e----i i:i orc.cnii' ii I I'.Tn . ;:i''l ■-liiilli'ii I !;<■ ilis:i|'.ir.'.:riim i .icaiv, killing seventeen at TIM 1 : IMTIISi Ik INTO ''Alia ('MM)NV. | M(>\ K RENTS OK ii IM INVADING COMMANDOES. LONDON, January In. | H i.. i-M imntr'! (hat Micro arc two] i■ ■ (/nnllli IF ■a , between Clanwilliai/i| ami SiiMmiian;!. ' Aimiliiv ciiiumamin of Moors is ml-j v.'i'i iin; I'm n IJi "i ll i'nft West, mi the, raihva;, 'Mi miM -. from Capetown. They me ii •inlcmlidlv mounted, with plenty • (.1 '; i:i ■•■ ■ 11< ir-.c-n. . ; Tim invading Moor-, are extremely hit- 1 t <■’• at llm refusal of i lie Cain; Dutch to: i-i-c in ri'hoilioa. , 1 ''v ■: !iui<Ifm 1 raiders attacked a Rriti: ;■ 'mi | ■.;■■■.- f I )ll 111 S’llUl g! O, tW(‘)l tj-OM'llll . mill- mu lii nv Mat jcsloii! tin, on (lie C:i|m a, l ; I y. Ic|t IV(T(> imjmtsed. ■ Maii r-l Inn I):- id <io, v.dMi a il i nliiii;; l . iiicliiiuii!,: J lie New SonMi iVak'.i *.inmii 1 :■ ■! ! 11 1'a■ ■a, has arrived at iiim.’i niylk y milm; iMnili ot ( aim((mu, i !-■ S,:l !i< ■ri ;r;: J, ; i *i% .■■' .liiiii'i'i'v in, M).IO p.ni.') ! J ).\ 1)f ).\, .limuary UJ. 1 Muni Mil clicmT rctinrts luar several sniiili |ii;; .’ ics nl’ r.'iiilcrs nro rctiirnin;' I'rnia i'lim Colony aaruss tin; ()nil,|oo (liver, Minm (am: rolids .•icoonipanym^, I lii-iii. Tim rcliuis siaTomlcred. i I'nccoivcf! Jiia.Kiry 17. O.h’S a.in-) 1 IjO.S’.DON, .iaunary ' 10. j Oin> lmiu!. ,- .'’'i am' • wonty Ucnnan far- i mors havr .joined tin; Capoloivn Snbui'Im ll C v.al'i I. Tlio C; .11 C orpi Miuubcrs llirotj Jinn(l !'(>'l. I MINOR EK(.iAOKMEKTS. ' j I Itoeoivi-rl January 1,7, 0.1)7 a.m.) j lio.\i)()j\, January Ui. , A .-.((iiadroii of Julmnuoslniro Aiountod | I’iHck ainlmshed a party of Boors at Knl- • funtoin on Sunday. Kivc of tho cnmn,; r 1 wore killed, inohiding Cominandant Van- ! doida vca. ' ■

A .-I/'!i’p fight occurred nb Murra.vsburg on Mu'. Hell nr.l. Six of the British were killed. seventeen wore wounded ami lice | are missing, cliiofiy members of the , South African iiialit Horse ant! .Brab- I ant’s Horse. _ I BOER DELUSIONS. 1 (’deceived January 17, 0.37 a.tn.) | LONDON, January 16. i A (linuwiiul Boer refugees arc being detained in camps at Pretoria, Kroonstad and Rhenostor Spruit. They declare that they understood Mr j Ivihieer teas still in the Transvaal, and that General J)e Wet was at Capetown, and that General Uniter and been driven back in Natal. i MR KRUGER INVITED TO TURN LECTURER. (Received January 17, 0.28 a.m.) LONDON, January 16. Mr Mulhollami. an. American millionaire, has invited Air Kruger to visit and lecture in America. SUR GEON-CAPTA IN G ODFRE Y. (Reccim! January 17, 0.37 a.in.) LONDON, January 16. Surgeon-Captain Godfrey, of the Now Zealand Mounted Infantry (Third Contingent). who was wounded at llhcuostcr Kop, luyt returned to duty. ENLISTMENT OF YEOMANRY. (Received J.muarv 16, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, January 16. The War Olliee is enlisting 5000 Yeomanry for a year pr the duration of the w a t> OREKATIONtTIN THE TRANSVAAL. TROOPS MISSING AT BELFAST. RESTKNBUiIG REP Bv) VIS ( IONED. LONDON, January 16. After the, engiigcraenb a’fc Belfast on the Dt-lagoa Railway, on tiny 7th install!, seventy-two men belonging to the Royal Irish 'and the oi.ropshire Regiments were missing. A determined aUaek made at Blood river on a convoy proceeding to Vryhcid, in the south-east Transvaal, was repuls-

.Boom arc raiding farms five miles fi o !11 Johannesburg. The British garrison at Rusteuburg, V.'ostcru Transvaal, lias been roprovisioned, after having been short of rations for a month. A Capo , Cydist Corps, fighting like mounted infantry, proven a mo-t useful force. , NATIVE TREACHERY. LONDON, January 15. ! A Kaffir led the .floors to the only! entrance in tho wire entanglements roumt Zurfoutein. where a determined attaek •«•«■••, made on the British garrison. Nino hundred suspects have been arrested at. Vrybnrg, and removed to 'Kinihei icy. CSTBALIA N CONTTNGENTS. TdANSPORT ARRANG-EAIENTS. SYDNEY, January IG. Fifteen liimdrcd applications been received for the new contingent for Smdi; Africa- Captain Cox, who has, jus! relumed in the Orient, has offered his services. - , 'i he Viet'-rian force Will consist- or oO I i,i, x ae.vi .men. Colonel Price has a« I ill offered his -services. "South Australia’s contingent will ::om-nri'-e 2-10 officers and men. MKT i BO I .’ R-NE, • January IC. The Government has cabled that a

hnnilnd vomit; men have offered to .joi tho Alartiuis of Tullibardiue’s roginuml of Scotch Horse Tho Government n-i.i rake no responsibility in tho matter yond undertaking mo die at exannmi/ii'H of the men, Mleceived January 17, I.A a.m.) MKEBOIiIMNE, January 10. .Sir Alfred lUilncr has cabled statin;; that the Orient will convey the Victorian Contingent, to South Africa. MISCELLANEOUS. LONDON. January 10. Many destitute foieignois from Mm Trai! -.vital arc appealing to the Durbr.ipolice for food and shelter. 'lheir rca'“.' tiv(‘ cousfits decline to heln them. fifteen thousand lime-expired Briti .1 .-oldiers aie being detained in India, o\v. iii;; io flic suspension of reliefs due IMe- fxigencies of the vrar in Sour!; Airiea. Lard Robert- has iiide'initcly poia-d Ins reeeption (if the Freedom c: Loudon, owing to the present uiihapp:-cii-cnm -lances of the war.