THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4309, 19 March 1901, Page 7

THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

CABLE NEWS.

CWXTjBU riilttfl ASSOCIATION. —BY KLECTBIO TELSGiIAPH.—COPYJUCJHT.

surrender discussed by BUiiGHERS. (iR-reived March 18, 10.82 p.m.) LONDON, -March 18. Tins Leers in the Transvaal and Hie Orange Free State art) openly discussing tho que.-Ab-a of surrender without their former dread of reprisals by Boer leaders. ■ Tills lias caused a more hopeful feeling at Pretoria. . 110 HR LOSSES. (■Received March .18, 10.42 p.m.) LONDON, March 18. In February J.OO Boors were killed, I'.'d ivouiidud and loop were taken prisoners or .surrendered. CAFF VOLUNTEERS. ' (Received March 18, 10.42 p.m.) LONDON, .March 18. Lieut.-Colonel the Mon F. Scbeni;brnckej-, member for Kins Williamstown in (he Capo Assembly, has enlisted 1000 Germans, mostly loyalist farmers, for tho defence of I ho Capo. PRESENTATION OF WAR MEDALS. (Received APtrch 18, 10.u.2 p.m.) LONDON, A larch 18. King ’Edward presented war medals to many socmen and marines on board the Ophir. and also to Prince Alexander of 'Peek, the Duke of Roxburghc, Viscount Crichton and Colonel Byron R.iueeiislaud). members of tho Duke of Cornwall's .stuff, who have served in South Africa. MISCELLANEOUS. LONDON, March 17. Three thousand four hundred troops sailed for South Africa on Saturday. (■Received March IS, 10.33 p.m.) LONDON, Marco 18. Commandant Ivruitaingor has threatened (o shoot any captured officers. (Received March 18, 1G 13 p.m.) LONDON, March 18. Tin,! llocr raiders at oit horns t burnt uni. tho family of Meredith, the Cape Seoul.. Commandant Founds force, which was I;::; 1 , reported, 000 .strong, near Dewets- ; dorp, is lianl pressed by the British. 1 (■Received March 30, 0.58 a.m.) LONDON, March 18. General Dc- Wet’s commands is scattering. SE V E-NTII CONTINGENT. THE CAMP AT NEWTOWN PARK. The men tvoro kept busy all day drilling and attending to their camp d-uties yesterday. Five hundred and forty-live men mustered at morning parade. i Lieutenant Wilkinson (acting-captain) j and Lieutenant Wilson (subaltern) were j the officers of the day. Yesterday’s sick-list contained twen-ty-eight names. The men of the Seventh Contingent arc lindieg Mr A. R. Falconer’s tent“Thi' Soldiers’ Rest” —as_ great a boon as did their predecessors in camp. • Proceedings were enlivened at the camp last Light by the holding of a. ; concert in which various' members of tho Seventh Contingent and their friends took part. Amongst those pro- ; ■sent were tho Right Hon 11. J. Seddon, j Airs ,Sodden and 'Miss Seddon, and the Hon. J. G. and Airs Ward. Tho solo , contributors to a most successful and.; enjoyable programme were Messrs Fed- ' don and Ward (the former sang “ Hard Times Shall Come Again No More”), Troopclrs Calloway, Lieutenant W. H. Wbitcloy. Mrs C. I>. Macintosh, M. Sinclair, Corporal E. H. Taylor. Miss Ran-] dull, Mr H J. Fraser, Airs Gooder, Mrs 1 , H. J. Fraser and Mr Gooder. An or-. 1 che.stra, consisting of members of tho . contingent, played tbe_ introductory ‘ overture. Messrs Sinclair and Fraser played a banjo duet. A violin solo was | ■ given by Trooper Wood. Trooper Camp- j; bell contributed a whistling selection, r Air Sinclair played a banjo solo. A piano] solo was played by Miss Cuff. During; the evening Air Seddon, in a short y speech, expressed h-is_ pleasure athav- 1 ' iug the opportunity of being present at the concert. Ido said gatherings of .that : kind had a distinct value. They brought. officers and men into closer touch and • sympathy, and thereby increased their:' spirit of camaraderie, luo concert and; ail tho arrangements in connection] therewith (including a. nice little supper ( in the officers’ mess tent for tho lady i visitors) reflected creditably; upon the ■ ; organising powers of Acting-Captain; Drury, of the Wellington Company, | who was entrusted with the details, I and who was congratulated on every, hand at tho success which had attended' Ids efforts.

Tho probably date of departure of tho contingent will, it is now stated, bo the first or second day of'April.