THE TRANSVAAL WAR

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8071, 18 March 1901, Page 1

THE TRANSVAAL WAR

[By Electric Copyright.] Pes Press Association. Received March 16, ajt 6.21 p.m. London, March 16. The British victims executed by order of Delarey were named Boyd' and M Laughlin. They were naturalised burghers. The Dutch victims refused to violate their oath of neutrality. De Wet is now at Senekal. Mr Br ode rick in the House of Commons announced that if further shipments of Boers were necessary the Government would consider the suggestion to send them to Australasia instead of to Ceylon and India. Received March 17, at 5.5 p.m.

London, March 16. The British surprised ana captured a laa-rer at "witli a - number of cattle, a quantity of grain, and 32 prisoners. There were six Boer casualties and five British. ' Lieutenant- Collett, New Zealand Mounteds, has been discharged from the hospital and resumed duty. The troops arriving Jn ooiitai Airica are hi!din" a+ East London and Fort Elizabeth instead of Capetown, owing to the plague. Commandant Fourie has collected 600 P.oers in the Hcin-ity of Dewetsdorp. D? Wet has declared that next to Brit-i-l-ers he hates the Transvaaler-s. He repudiates Botha.'s peace negotiations. The Times' Koolspruit correspondent states that it is reported that Botha, Dels rev, ard Be Wet- meet on the 18th to 1 sciiss the situation.

Received March 18, 0.55 a.m. London, March 17. A Renter's despatch states that De Wet u concentrating roving bands of Boers at Domberg and Korannaberg. Colonel E. Tark captured Abel Erasmus a« Lydenburg. Peceived March 18, at la.m. Sydney, March 17. The troopships Custodian and Maple-, more, with New Sautli Wa*les Contain gsat> saiMftwiay.