The Transvaal.

Temuka Leader, Issue 3722, 4 April 1901, Page 1

The Transvaal.

London, March 31. General Bruce Hamilton on Wednesday had a running fight near Dewetsdorp for twenty miles with Fourie, who escaped before the British had completed a turning movement. The British captured many cattle, horses, and carts. Commandant Englebrecht has surrendered to General French. General French r-eports that between the 16th and 27th his forces killed and wounded 17 Boers, captured 51, and 93 surrendered. The Boers wrecked a train near Pan, 200 attempting to loot it, Lut were repulsed, lepving six dead and one wounded. The Templemore, with the Queensland Contingent, arrived at the Cape, and lias proceeded to Port Elizabeth. Lieutenant H. C. M. Douglas, of the Army Medical Corps, h-'S been awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Magersfontein.

Captain George Crawsliaw, of the Xew Zealand Mounted Infantry, has been discharged from hospital and resumed ruty. The Imperial Light Horse at Utrecht captured 30 waggons. General Baden-Powell has stopped recruiting for police. Eleven thousand men have been enrolled. A largo proportion of the recruits are gentlemen or farmers. There were 5000 candidates for three hundred commissions.

April 1. The British column afc Utrecht destroyed the agricultural imp?»nenls and everything useful to the Boers. ."■ everal columns are rapidly encircling Kruit/.inger. The Orange Kiver is still unfordable.

Oe Wet is in the neighbourhood of Heidelberg, and two columns are pursuing him.

. tt cven Boers were killed, nine wounded, and 70 captured in the Dewetsdorp district ; and 1500 horses were collected.

IMany surrenderers are joining the burgher police at Blocrnfontein. Sir A. Milner agrees with the Outlanders' Committee in the resumption of work at Johannesburg as steady transit of supplies permits, and that such a step is calculated to contribute to pacification An overwhelming force surrounded a patrol of Marshall's Horse at the Zuurberg Mountains, killing the officer and wounding five. The rest surrendered, and were disarmed and released. General French at East Vryheid drove the Boers from several positions, killing four and wounding several.

The Boers derailed a train at Olifautsf'ontein, but no casualties resulted. April 2. Do Wet and Meyn are going to meet Botha in the Ermeio district.

Wellington, April .1

The Premier and Lieutenant-Colonel Xewall will be present at the funeral of the late Colonel Francis. The Government will grant free passes to all the members of Fourth Contingent now in Wellington who wish to pay their last tribute of respect to the late commander.

The Premier has received a cable message from the officer commanding the New Zealand regiment at Coatrielspruit, stating that Captain Jackson and 25 men of his squadron, Captains Abbott and Tuckey, Lieutenants Simpson and Batger and ten men, all of the Fifth Contingent, are desirous of continuing on service with the New Zealand forces in South Africa. Lieutenant French has asked for leave to go to England on the return of his regiment

Lord Kitchener in a cablegram to the Government, dated Pretoria, 31st March, staled that the Second and Third New Zealand Contingents would leave South Africa by the s.s. Tocgariro to-day. April 2.

The Seventh Contingent returned from Trentham to Newtown Park today, much benefited in both health and work.