THE TREATMENT OF REBELS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11795, 26 July 1900, Page 5

THE TREATMENT OF REBELS.

A BRITISH BLUE BOOK

LONDON, July 24.

(Received July 25, at 9 a.m.)

A Blue Book has been published relating to the treatment of rebels in South Africa.

The despatches show that Mr Chamberlain had suggested to Sir Alfred Milner that, while the Government heartily sympathised with a policy of clemency being extended to the rebels, yet justice to the loyalists compelled them to ,be moved by the obligations that duty and honour imposed. He advised that the ringleaders and promoters of the rebellion against British authority, the looters of property, those who had been guilty of outrages and the abuses of the white flag, be tried by a judicial commission, while the others who were less guilty be fined and disfranchised.

PREPARING FOR PRISONERS.

LONDON, July 24 (Received July 25, at 9 a.m.)

Mr Wyndham informed, the House of Commons that arrangements were being made in Ceylon on the hills for the reception and accommodation of 2000 Boer

prisoners.

CASUALTIES TO COLONIALS,

The following colonial casualties are reported : —Trooper Duggan, Queensland (killed at Horsnek) ; Trooper Clare (missing), Trooper Evans 'Hall (severely wounded at Bethlehem), both Western Austo-lituis £ Troopers [Walker, Riduu'd-

son, Wagstaff, and Ewins, South Australians (severely wounded at Bethlehem).

(Received July 25, at 9.40 a.m.)

Major Roe, a New Zealand Bushman, was slightly wounded at Bakcnkop.

[This probably refers to Sergeant-major Rose, who, o-ftor retiring from the position of captain of one of the companies of the third contingent, joined the Diamond Fields Horse ss a private, and was promoted to lie sergeantmajor.]

THE COST TO QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, July 25. (Received July 25, at 9.40 a.m.)

The Premier has stated that the South African Contingent to the end of last month had cost the colony £147,500.