OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 192, 25 August 1900, Page 2

OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

MR. LABOUOHSHEB LETTIRSI LORD ROBERTS'S PROPOSAL AS » ENGLISH PRISONERS. CASUALTIES AT OTTOSHOOP AMD BUFfJLESHOCK, (Received 24, 8,12 « m) Low>o*, Ao/rust 28. M pubUshee <x»i«.«f letter, wrft. ten by Mr. Henry Libjucben to Mr. Montagu White, who was n^ w lGeneral of the Transvaal fat bafore the war. These bttsn wm* found at Bloemfontein. Truth tin publishee a charaoksriatit letter to Mr. (Jhamberlaia. Lord Roberto has propeeed toPfwrf. dent Kruger tbat he ehoald surreadst the British prisoners at and that they should be seat to Sag. land with a pledge that they atad! take no further part in the war. The following casualties at Ottosheop are reported Privates Kilgour aoi Giles, severely, and Private Wateeo. all of New South Wales, (lightly wounded; Lieut. Gilpin aad Private , Woodman kilUd. At Buffltshock: Private Bode, severely, and Privates Luther and DuinteL all New South Wales, slightly wounded; Private Wicken, Spender, aad «Mrt (South Australians) taken prisooen. Other casualties are: Trooper Bobert HoopCr Ald wood, slightly wounded at Ghantsnek; Trooper Galvin (Taemania) died of enterie, and Maude (Queonslander) died of poetmonia. (Received 24,9.M a.m.) Loxdov, August 21. The Mowing sasusltiee among New Zealanders oocurredat Buflhahcek s __ Private B. Bartlett, severely wounded, and Private E. A. Baytor, aoeidentellr severely wounded. DB WETS RETREAT. COLONEL BADEN-POWELL'S ADVAHOI, HEAVY LOSS OF THE ENEMY, " MOVEMENTS OF DE WIT. SUPPOSED TO BE STEERING ftrnira. WARDS.

(Received st, 9.10 a.m.) T . „ , &WWW, August 28. bora Roberta believes that mandant De Wet, having buried Mm majority of hi* guns, hu aniseed Magliesberg Hills towards the Fret State, with only three hundred fek ! lower*.

Ur. Steyn, with a imtll body nai£ «trying to raach Machadodw* General Baden-Powell fought Qm- ! mandant Grobehar'a rearguard at Hamanakraal throughout Tueedav. (Wring them eastward towards Piaaar River. During the fight General Bade*, roweu a and the enemy's tear nidi galloped into each other. The Rhodeuan tone was engaged and had fire killed, including Spreckle, and seven wounded, The Boers suffered heavily. Colonels Plumer and Hidnaa us punning the enemy toward* the Fiat River.