THE TRANSVAAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2955, 29 November 1900, Page 2

THE TRANSVAAL.

BOERS WILLING TO SURRENDER. “NO TIME FOR UNDUE GENEROSITY.” United Press Association—Per 1 metric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.2 a.m., November 28th. LONDON, November 27. One hundred Boers in the eastern Transvaal have signed a document proffering to surrender if not exiled. Mr Johann W. Colenbrander, managing director of the Colenbrander Matabele Development Company, is enrolling a British regiment of 1000 strong at Buluwayo. Mr R. W. Hanbury, speaking at Preston, said that this was no time for undue generosity. The dying embers of rebellion in the annexed Republics ought to he stamped out. KRUGER IN PARIS. Received 9.25 a.m., November 28th. PARIS, November 27. Mr Kruger exchanged ten minute visits vdth M. Rousseau. The Fenian leader, Mr O’Leary, Major Mcßride and Maud Gonne, a young Irish woman who won a name for herself as an agitator and bitter opponent of England, were introduced to Mr Kruger, and made fierce speeches. Mr Kruger, by receiving and complimenting the Dreyfusite League and its battle rights in the main, has alienated many Nationalists, ATTACK ON BRAKPAN REPULSED, DEATH OF A COLONIAL. Received 10.53 p.m„ November 28th. LONDON, November 28. Seventeen British splendidly repulsed o fierce attack on lirakpan, killing three men and capturing a flag. Private Butler, of Tasmania, died at Pretoria of enteric

A REARGUARD ACTION. DEATH OF A NEW ZEALANDER. Received 11 p.m., November 28th. LONDON, November 27. Colonel Fanshaw had a rearguard fight with 60 Boers at Damsfontein. One of the New South Wales infantry was killed. Captain Watson seeing Private Robinson, of the New South Wales infantry, fall returned under a hot fire and carried him out of action on his own horse. Trooper J. Anderson, of the New Zealand Rough Riders, died of enteric fever at Pretoria. PLOT AGAINST LORD ROBERTS. ARREST OF THE MISCREANTS. Received 0.40 a.m., November 29th. LONDON, November 28. Lord Roberts reports that the police, who have some time been aware of a plotagainst himself, arrested on the 16th five Italians, four Greeks, and one Frenchman on a charge of plotting to explode a mine at the morning service on the 17th, at St. Mary’s Church, Johannesburg. , Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 28. Colonel Penton received a very interesting private letter this morning from Colonel Pilcher, who was for some time during the campaign in charge of the first three New Zealand Contingents. Colonel Pilcher writes to the Commandant to the effect that his experience with those of our men who made up part of his Brigade, led him to form a very high opinion of them as soldiers, and as they served with him during the greater part of the Avar, he saw the New Zealanders thoroughly tested. Colonel Pilcher goes on ;—“ I have heard many men say that they looked upon the New Zealanders as the best men in South Africa, and they were also well officered. It had always been considered difficult to find non-regular officers able and fitted for appointments which entail dealing with more than their own unit; but I can honestly say that I think the New Zealand Mounted Rifles are better officered than any other colonial corps I have met.” Colonel Pilcher also wrote in high terms of praise of Colonel Robin and Major Craddock.

INVERCARGILL, November 28.

Trooper James Aitken, of the First Contingent, who returned to Gore yesterday, came on to Invercargill this afternoon and had a very complimentary reception from the Oreti Rifles,, from which corps he volunteered, and citizens who assembled in large numbers. At the Band Rotunda the Mayor welcomed him and others spoke; thereafter headed by the Garrison Band and escorted by the men of his corps, Trooper Aitken. was drawn through the town in a carriage. The trooper who is quite young had a full share of casualties., He was missing after a skirmish before Paardeberg, and supposed dead for a long time. He had been found by the Boers, and was well treated. He was liberated after Pretoria at Nooigedacht; again got into the fighting line, was again wounded, and then invalided home.