THE TRANSVAAL WAR

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4306, 15 March 1901, Page 7

THE TRANSVAAL WAR

CABLE NEWS. UNITED MESS ASSOCIATION.—BY EDKOTBIC TELEOEAPH.—COPTEIGHT.

anticipated surrender ok BOTHA. (Roceiveil March 14, 10.42 p.m.) LONDON, .March 14, “ ’I ho British Cabinet was * suddenly convened yesterday. It is believed that the question of General Botha’s surrender was discussed. An announcement with reference to the matter is expected to-day. Great quantities of food are being forwarded from Delagoa Bay to Pretoria, it is believed for tho use of the Boers who surrender. DOER ENVOYS IN CONFERENCE. (Received March 14. 10.42 p.m.) LONDON, March 14. Mr Kroger, Dr Loyds and other Boer envoys conferred at Utreoht. Some nows has much upset Mr Kruger. BOER RAIDERS IN CAPE COLONY. t LONDON, Alarcli 13. Commandant Scheeper has been repulsed at Murraysburg, fifty miles northwest of Aberdeen, losing five men killed. Major-General Do Lisle's column is close on his heels. Commandant Kruitzinger is doubling back towards Bedford, a station on the branch railway leading to East London, and about twenty miles from Somerset east. Ml'll DEB OF A PEACE ENVOY. .LONDON, Ala roll 13. Official details of the flogging of tho Boer peace envoy Alorgendaal, and his subsequent shooting after lingering eleven days, show that General De Wet and Commandant Froneman were guilty of a brutal murder, which disgusted the burghers more than anything else their leaders did. THE CASE OF GENERAL COLVILE. (Received Alarch 14, 9.44 p.m.) ... LONDON, Alarch 13. The division in tho House of Commons on tho question of granting an inquiry into the case of Lieut.-General Colvilo was a remarkable one. Sir Charles Dilke, Air John Burns and Air C. P. Scott and nine other Radical members voted with the Government, while Air R. A. Yerburgh, Sir Frederick Milner and three other Conservatives opposed. RETURNED TROOPERS. THE AIONOWAI INVALIDS. Seventeen invalided members of the New Zealand contingents returned from ■South Africa yesterday, coming from Sydney by the Monowai. Captain Joyce met the men and welcomed them home, on behalf of Colonel Pole Penton, for whose absence he apologised. The men were then instructed to present themselves for medical inspection this morning, and cautioned against speaking to anyone of the actions of their commissioned and non-commissioned officers. Following are the names of those who arrived: —Quartermaster-Sergeant I rancis (Fifth Contingent), of Greymouth ; Sergeant Braddock (Fifth Contingent), of Dunedin; Lance-Corporal Hall (Fifth Contingent), of Christchurch ; Corporal Ranger (Fifth Contingent), of Christchurch; Troopers Dobbin (Fifth Contingent), of New Plymouth; Ford (Fifth Contingent), of Hokitika ; Cook (Fifth Contingent), of AVelliugton; Adams (Fifth Contingent), of Owako • Loach (Second Contingent), of Geraldine; Bruce (Fourth Contingent), of Tokomaru, East Coast; Hillie (Second Contingent), of Waimate; Vick-, gts (Fifth Contingent), of “Waikato;* lully (Fourth Contingent), of Wairarapa; Limmor (Fifth Contingent), of Auckland; Naylor (Second Contingent), of AVellington; Gorlong (Fifth Contingent), of Timaru; Caldwell (Third Contingent), of Wanganui. Trooper Vickers had his left leg crushed by the wheel of a gun-carriage, and is walking on crutches. All the other men are recovering from enteric fever.

The men were under the command of Surgeon-Captain De Renzi, who came from South Africa in charge of the troops on the transport Ranee. Dr De Renzi, who has been in active service with_ the Fourth and Fifth Contingents, was in charge of No. 2 Field Hospital at Marandellas. He went with the hospital to Mnfeking, was with the flying' column which went to the relief of the Blands river garrison, and next saw brisk fighting at Ottoshoop. The doctor speaks in high terms of the hospital arrangements. In fact, ho_ says he cannot speak too highly on this subject, or of the work of the Royal Army Medical Corps. He gives this praise all the more readily because he had been prepared to be severely critical after what he had heard. He was one of those selected by Sir Alfred Miner to visit the hospitals at the Cape, “and,” says he, “I was astonished to find such wonderful arrangements.” Dr De Renzi is to return to South Africa as soon as possible.