THE TRANSVAAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2763, 18 April 1900, Page 3

THE TRANSVAAL.

PRESENTS FOR BRITISH PRISONERS. i GERMAN MAXIMS DETAINED BY PORTUGUESE. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received April 17th, 9.40 a.m. London, April 16. Mr Hay, American Consul at Pretoria, has received six and a half tons of preuents for the British prisoners. The Daily Mail states that two German Maxims and a quantity of ammunition, destined for Pretoria, were detained at Delagoa Bay by the Portuguese. Lieutenant Macartney, a Victorian, who was wounded at the battle of Pieter’s Hill In February, is convalescent. He had a bullet through his head from car to ear. A party of Australians ambushed and captured three Johannesburg policemen at Glen siding. THE BOERS BUSY AMONG THE MINES "Received April 17th, 10.50 p.m. London, April 17. Epler, an Austrian commanding the Rand mine police, arrested 14 men who were acting under the orders of Munnick, a State mining engineer, for preparing to dynamite the mine machinery. Epler has secured the Transvaal Government the cancellation of Munnick’s authority. Native scouts report that the Boers have retired beyond Biggarsherg after

dynamiting three collieries at Weasel’s Nek.

Received April 18th, 10.55 p.m. Brisbane, April 17. The Imperial Bushmen’s Contingent comprises 387 men and 500 horses. AN OFFER OF MOKE MEN. Received April 18th, 12.35 a.m. Sydney, April 18. The Governor has cabled to Mr Chamberlain offering the services of 500 infantry men who have been in camp since the last Bushmen’s Contingent was despatched at Imperial rates for South Africa. Per Press Association,

CHRISTCHURCH, April 17.

Trooper R. Morris, of the Third Contingent, whose death was announced yesterday, was a son of Mr W. Morris, one of the earliest settlers in the waikuku district. A brother went in the Second Contingent and deceased was extremely anxious to go with him, but was under the age of 21 years. Whilst the Third Contingent was being formed, he came of'age, and offering his services had no difficulty in getting accepted, although, unlike his brother, he had not been attached to any volunteer company.