THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4317, 28 March 1901, Page 7

THE TRANSVAAL WAR.

CABLE NEWS.

L'MTKD PRESS ASSOCIATION. —TJY ELFXTIiIC TELEfIKAPH.—COrYTUGUT.

FIGHTING IN THE WEST.

DE LA RE V WORSTED

GUNS AND AMMUNITION CAPTURED.

LONDON, March 26. Major-General Babington and Colonel Stapylton attacked and defeated General Do la Roy and 1500 men south-west of Ventorsdorp, in the Western Transvaal. They drove in the Boer rearguard and at Vaalhank captured a convoy of guns. Many Boers word killed and wounded. Tlie British losses were slight. The British displayed groat gallantry wm( dash, capturing two 15-pOimclers, one ••pom-pom,’* six maxim guns, and 320 rounds «f 15-poundcr anil 15,000 rounds of small arm ammunition, IGO rifles, 17 waggons, and 110 prisoners. MINOR ENGAGEMENTS. LONDON. March 20. During their recent attack cn Lichtenhurg (forty milch south-east of Matching), seventy Boers were caught in wire entanglements. Most of them wore shot. Colonel Hennikcr’s column had a running fight, with Commandant Hatter’s force of 500 men cu Saturday at Vlakfontoui, cn the Laing’s Nck-Protoria railway.

Major Clark, commanding, the Victorian Bushmen, had his horse shot under him.

A patrol of the Johannesburg Mounted Police Inis burned the Boschhop Hotel at West Hand. The place was a regular depot for the Boers. Tiro police were killed in expelling the Boers. When Lieutenant-General French lately pressed! the recreating Boers in the eastern part of the Transvaal, fifteen of them entered Swaziland. The Swazis resented tho invasion, and killed selvcu of the Boers. The rest of the party fled, and have surrendered to tho British. BOERS IN CAPE COLONY. (Received March 27. 10.33 p.m.) LONDON, March 27. Commandant Kruitzingor is closely pressed in the neighbourhood of the Orange river. Finding it unfordablo, lie has turned south-west. NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE AT AN END. LONDON, March'PC. In the House of Commons Mr Chamberlain stated that tho Government had no intention of re-opening negotiations with General Botha. Air Chamberlain refused to produce tho report of tho Commission on tho advisability of settling/ Reservists and others on land in South Africa. He declared, however, that it was not intended to appropriate or confiscate Boer property.

Britain has agreed to compensate German subjects who have been expelled from the Transvaal. Tho maximum amount of compensation to each person will bo £230. Tho recipients will he chiefly officials of the Netherlands Railway Company. EFFECT OF A BOER DEFEAT. (Received March 23, 0.15 a.m.) LONDON, March 27. General Do la Roy’s defeat at Vcutersdorp has dismayed the Capo Dutch. Prominent members of the Afrikander Bond advise a cessation of resistance. The Department of • Agriculture is not purchasing any more horses for tho Seventh Contingent. It is not known whether those already purchased will bo sent to South Africa. Tho Seventh Contingent, bo far ns is at present known, will land in South Africa at Port Elizabeth.