TRANSVAAL.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3003, 29 January 1901, Page 3

TRANSVAAL.

THE BOERS IN CALVINIA,

Received 9.33 a.m., January 29th. LONDON, January 25.

The Calvinia commandos’ southward march has been checked, and General Settle, with De Lisle, Thorneycroft, and Bethune, is engaged in an enveloping movement. Australians are patrolling towards Lambert. THE BOERS ACTIVE. Received 11.8 a.m., January 29th. LONDON, January 25. The western commando, after occupying Vanrhyns Dorp, divided, one party moving south to Doom River, the rest marching to De Drift and Brandvlei. The eastern commando is marching on Oudtshoom and southwards. The British occupy the Zwartzberben passes and Oudtshom strongly. Under Methuen's pressure a portion of the commando has reentered the Transvaal. [Van Rhyns Dorp is a town and county on the western coast of Gape Colony, the town about 30 miles from the sea and 160 miles from Capetown. De Drift is on the Zok river, N.E. from Calvinia. One Brandvlei is much further north on the same river. Oudtshoom is about 30 miles from the sea at Mossell Bay, on the south 'coast. The Groote Zwarte Bergen range runs east and west, a few miles north of Oudtshoom.]

MELBOURNE, January 29. The Dragoon Guards, not the Grenadiers, rejoin their regiment in South Africa. BACK FROM THE WAR. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, January 29. Sixteen members of the First Contingent who returned to-day were received by Colonel White and Captain Reid. There was no demonstration. NEWS OF NEW ZEALANDERS. WELLINGTON, January 29. The Governor is advised by cable that Captain E. Bartlett and Surgeon-Captain Godfrey, with two men of the New Zealand Contingents, left Capetown by the Nineveh on the 24th inst., coming via Melbourne; and that Private A. G. Earle, of Riversdale, Southland, was killed at Bronkhurst Spruit on the 21st instant. Private Murphy, of the Rough Riders, died of enteric at Kimberley on the 22nd. Private J. P. Roberts, of the Rough-Riders, was dangerously ill at Pretoria, and Private Baker, also of the Rough-Riders, was dangerously ill at Buluwayo. CAPTAIN CRAWSHAW WOUNDED AGAIN. OAMARU, January 29. Mr Crawshaw, of Oamaru, has received a wire stating that his son, Captain Crawsluiw, was severely wounded in the muscles of the buck on the 13th instant at Balmoral.