THE BOER WAR.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11931, 3 January 1901, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

THE RAID ON CAPE COLONY.

CUTTING THE RAILWAYS. CAPTURING MEN AND STOCK. MORE CAPTURES BY THE ' BRITISH. '

PURSUIT OF THE RAIDERS. \

. Press I Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. ■1 t ' " '' V ' : ■ BOERS CAPTURE A GUN. : LONDON, December:,3l. The Boers early '.ui the ,morning surprised Helvetia by rushing our 4.7 gun. Later, the British at Swartz Kopjes shelled the enemy out'of Helvetia. The Boers surrounded the captured gun' with th<>ir captives, and: withdrew with it. No intoiunitioiL was captured by them. A TRAIN DERAILED. • January!. . . (Received Jan, 1, at 11.8 i>,m.) - Five hundred' Boers derailed a train near Standerton, capturing 10 soldiers, five waggons, and their, supplies. ' •• THE RAID ON THEt CAPE. Two hundred men belonging to a commando'invaded -the eastqm. portion of Cape . Colony, 'and stopped between Rosmead and , Sherborne., a. train containing 60 of Prjnce. Alfred's Vplifnteer Giuard, who ■were returning from the front, and 40 •women and children. The soldiers fought

until they had'expended all their ammuiyi tiQn'i They .were tlien captured. An officer and three men were ivoimded. The . .Boers'stripped'the men of their arms,' and then released them,' They also burned the carriages. The looters then went in the direction of SJiddleburgli. ' , All : traffic 7 on-.tlie line has been suspended, and troops: sent to the spot. ■, - The Government of Cape Colony, owing to. this raid,-have iss|ied : a special appeal to loyalists askitig them to form a defence corps to repel invasion, and guard the lines . of communication. The term, of enrolment is for three months, at the. usual colonialpay, and begins on Thursday next, the 3rd inst. 'V '/OCCUPATION' OF SENEKAL. General Kiiox, after his fight with De Wet's commando, occupied Senekal. Colonel Halkett, operating near MagersJ fontein, captured 1000 horses. ■ (Received Jan. 2, at 8.41 a.m.) The ammunition pn a Boer ; waggon (it Senekal exploded, killing four , men and. wounding a daughter of Commandant Haasbrack." -,-'j Capture of boer waggons. ■■■"' ' , LONDON, December 31. (Received Jan. 1, at 6.35 a.m.) General De Lisle defeated the Boers 18' miles tothe westward of tie Aar. He captured a number of waggons, and released the Cape Police belonging to Philipstown whom' tie Boers had previously captured. '■ : : ■ ■ v ■ • , . BOER PRISONERS. One hundred and fifty prisoners,, ohiefly captured during the .operations against De .. Wet' south '.of Thabanchu, have, arrived at Capetown. . • ~ ■ ' MR liRUGER- WAVERING! LONPOljr,"January l.' ! " 'The correspondent of the "Daily News at The Hague states that'Kruger is wayeripg; tliit WesseW and Wolmerans,' the finer delegates,. favour peace on any tollable term? j ! and that Leyds denies that resistance will continue to the bitter • A WAR FUND. ... ' J ; LONDON, -fanuary 1. (Received Jan. 2, at 8.41 a.m.) The Daily. Telegraph' war fund has reached- '£234,438. With the exception of < £96,180 a ll money has been distributed. A SEDITIOUS SERMON. :' CAPETOWN, December 31. (Received Jan. 1, at 10.12 a.m.) The Rev.-Mr Steytier openly'preached a seditious sermon in the principal 'Dutch church' in : Capetown. Many of. his congre- ■■ gatibn left-. COLONIAL TROOPS IN . LONDON. ■, LONDON, January 1. , ■ ■/ (Received Jan. 2, at 8.34 a.in.) Five thousand colonial troop? from South 'Africa are ' expected ' to visit London in March;-- -Large sums are being subscribed for their entertainment. .' -' MARAUDING BOERS IN CAPE • COLONY.

CAPTURING PRISONERS AND : STOCK.; . , LONDON, January 2. " • (Received Jan. 2, at 16.50 p.m.) Numerous small commandos are Operating between, Orange River and Rosmead ivithout a definite plan or-substantial advantage, causing ',the military much trouble and annoyance: ' . ' : Two' hundred and fifty Boers captured >14 .of Nesbitt's Horsa' 60 miles south-east of Colesbprg. Another commando of 800 captured a quantity of stock at Weltevreden. THE VRYBURG CONVOY. successfui ( ly"ambushed BY THE *'• BOERS. : '. . ■ LONDON, January 2. -(Received. Jan. 2, at 10.50 p.m.) ■ Colonel Williams is pursuing tlie convoy (vliiclr was captured on Christmas Day at Vryburg, v valued. at . £50,01)0, ,The Boer ambush'was'a complete success. The escort of 25-Cape Police offered no-resistance, and all were captured. \ ' CASUALTIES TO COLONIALS. : -Tli6 follq'wirig dolonialj were wounded at Wetpobrt: —Severely, , Lieutenant Miller and Private/.Morgan; slightly, Private You'tlger * (New. South Wales Bushmen); . dangerously,, .Private .C. W. Brown; slightly, Sergeant-major Jolly (New Zea-land-Rough Riders). . BRITISH, CAPTURES OF HORSES , • ' AND SUPPLIES. ! ___ OPERATIONS OF GENERALS KNOX ( AND FRENCH. • ■ • LONDON, January 2. . f (Received Jan. 3, at 0,40 a.m.) General Knox captured some of De Wet's horses and five waggons containing sup l plies,]! also 6000 rounds of. ammunition. . General Frepcji captured a large quantity of> carts, horses, and 12 prisoners.

PURSUING RAIDERS. ■ ■ ■it-:■■■■'" LONDON, January 2: (Received Jan. 3, at 0.34 a.m.) - General De Lisle is pursuing the raiders -towards .Pneska, who captured the convoy ' at Houvaler's Drift, towards Prieska. THE DEATH OF TROOPER SALTER. ALBANY, January 1. ■ (Received Jan. 1,: at 8.68. p.m.) Dunngi-'the l voyage of /tie Orient; from • South vAfr|ca . Trooper falter, of 'the New Zealand fourth contingent, jumped over.f board ■and, was drowned, despite all, efforts to him. ■ He had a full from his horse .at the front, 'which . injured his /brain. /Three men bad been told'to watch him, ■ 'tufieiihaiiaged to eyade $ieir attent'ionj. •

UULUI < TASMANIAN . VOLUNTEERS. • • . HOB ART, January 1. (Received Jan. 1, at 8.58 ip.m.) . Many, good riders.'and first-class shots arc offering for service in South Africa,.- •