SOUTH AFRICA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9100, 19 March 1901, Page 3

SOUTH AFRICA.

— • (Electric Telegraph— Copyright— United Press Assooiation-j LONDON, March 18. The Boer raiders at Wilkemst burnt out the family of Meredith, a Cape scout. Fouries' force iB hard pressed by the British. One hundred and sixty Boers were killed in February, four hundred were wounded, and .there were one thousand prisoners and surrencerers. ■ -„•. Schumbrucker has enlisted a thousand Germans, mostly loyalist fanners, for the Cape. Kruitzinger has threatened to shoot any captured officers. The Boers in the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies are openly discussing the terms of surrender without the former dread of reprisals by Boer leaders. Ibis has caused a more hopeful feeling at Pretoria. News has been received that De Wet's commando is scattering. LONDON, March 18., Commandant! Fourier has quarrelled ■with De Wet.and his commando has broken up. It is reported that Fourier is willing to surrender. . -—^ Sir Hely Hutchinson, the Governor, has expressed amazement at the sanitary ' neglect and filth of Capetown. Boyd, whom Delarey shot, was a son of tb*e sub-manager of the London office of the Bank of New South Wales. " The landrost at Wolmaranstaad, a disloyal Englishman, induced tile Dutchmen to persuade Boyd and others to write asking the British to liberate them. This resulted in their being sentenced to death. • . «. A commando laagered near Lichtenberg is in great straits for food and ammunition, and has suspended supplies to the Boot families. WELLINGTON, this day. Ths Premier has received cable advice that .Major Craddock has arrived at Brandfort, and has resigned his command of the Second Contingent to Colonel Robin. He states that he regrets severing his connection with such gallant warriors. The Premier has through the Governor asked Lord Kitchener to convey to Major Cradock its best thanks for his valuable services to the colony and Empire. -