THE BOERS ATTACKED.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11796, 27 July 1900, Page 5

THE BOERS ATTACKED.

MOUNTED INFANTRY RETIRE,

LONDON, July 26.

(Received July 27, at 1 a.m.)

General Broadwood on Tuesday attacked the Boers entrenched on the hills south of the Vaal River. He captured. seven waggons and 20 prisoners. The mounted infantry encountered a superior force and retired. • ,

British officers and 28 men we*"

wounded,

CASUALTIES TO COLONIALS. ' LONDON, July 26. (Received July 27, at 9.20 a.m.)

: The following are the colonial casualties in the recent Palmietfontein battles: —

Australian Horse — Private Collett, killed ; Privates Bell, Marshall, Lessy, severely wounded* Meare, Ashmore, Dickman, slightly wounded.

New South Wales — Privates Bennett, Liddle, and Palazzi, killed; Sergeant Nicholson, severely wounded.

Queensland —Private Parnell died at Pretoria. ■ . ■ ; ;

PORTUGUESE RAILWAY OFFICERS, LONDON, JTuly, 26.

(Received July 27, at 0.20 am.) A number of Portuguese officials on the Delagoa Bay railway have been dismissed for assisting in the smuggling of corned beef, which is contraband of war, into the

Transvaal.

CONFIDENCE IN MR CHAMBERLAIN.

LONDON, July 26.

(Received July 27, at 0,26 a.m.)

In the House of Commons, in discussing the Estimates, an amendment was propos2<l to reduce the vote for the Colonial Office. This was rejected by 208 to 56.. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman did not vote.: A! number of Liberals voted with the Government.

(Received July 27/ at 0.30 am.)

In the ■ discussion on the Estimates. Mr Chamberlain brilliantly defended the South African war. He said the Republics wotild be given self-government similar to that in the colonies at the earliest possible moment, but not necessarily simultaneously,

KEEPING THEIR PLACES OPEN.

MELBOURNE, July 26. (Received July 26, at 10.10 p.m.)

The Legislative Assembly passed a bill" providing for the reinstatement of publio servants serving in South Africa, the time' spent there to count with regard to promotions and retiring allowance. , '