THE BOER WAR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11808, 10 August 1900, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

GENERAL BULLER AT

AMERSFOORT.

AFOKMING A TRANSVAAL CON-

STABULARY,

GENERAL WARREN RETURN-

ING- HOME.

CANADIANS IN TROUBLE.

Ex-President Steyn Sick

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,

FOREIGNERS RELEASED,

NO EVIDENCE 0¥ CONSPIRACY.

LONDON, August 8. (Received August 9, at 9.8 a.m.)

A large number of foreigners who were recently arrested at Johannesburg on suspicion of plotting against the British have been released. The sum of £50,000, which was found in their possession, ■ has been returned to them, although it is believed

that the Boers supplied the money to them to assist in the conspiracy for the overthrow of British rule.

A NEW CONSTABULARY. PRETORIA, August 8. (Received August 9, at 7 p.m.)

A force of 5000 Transvaal Constabulary is being formed. Many colonials are joining-

GENERAL BULLER AT AME'RS

FOORT. LONDON, August 9.

(Received August 9, at 10.45.p.m.)

General Buller occupied Amersfoort on Tuesday. The British wounded numbered 35. General Botha's ' opposition was halfhearted.. „ ' "

SIR CHARLES WARREN. (Received August 9, at 9.45 p.m.)

General Sir Charles Warren is returning to England, after pacifying the districts north of the Orange River.

THE NATAL-ORANGE RIVER COLONY RAILWAY.

LONDON, August 8. (Received August 9, at 9.8 a.m.) The Harrismifch-Natal railway, via Van Rcenen's I'ass, has been' reopened for traffic.

CAPTAIN HUTSON RECOVERING Captain A. Hutson, who was slightly wounded, is doing well at Pretoria.

DEATH OF A VICTORIAN. Private M'Cartney, a. Victorian, has died from his wounds.

CANADIANS IN TROUBLE,

CAPETOWN, August 8. (Received August 9, at 7 p.m.) Two of the Canadian mounted men were sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for commandeering Boer arms with forged orders, and selling them to other Boers.

ILLNESS OF EX-PRESIDENT STEYN. Ex-President Steyn is seriously ill.

TWO SCOUTS CAPTURED,

. The Boers captured two of General Carrington's scouts disguised as Transvaal burghers.

BOER AGENTS IN A PANIC. LORENZO MARQUEZ, August 8. (Received August 9, at 7 p.m.). The Boer agents at Delagoa Bay are panicstricken at the dismissal of the customs officials.