BRITAIN & THE TRANSVAAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11815, 12 November 1901, Page 2

BRITAIN & THE TRANSVAAL.

A VICTORIA CROSS AWARDED, MORE RECRUITS SENT TO THE FRONT. (Per Pr.ess Association.) London, November I).— in an engagement at Dedrog, near Vryheid, oa. .Tuesday, Lieutenant Chrisp and Privates Harrison and (iaughey we.c? killed and four privates wounded, all belonging to the Fifth Victorians. London, November JLU. — l>r. Latter, brother of the commandant, was captured and sentenced to be, banged, but the sentence has be>;n. commuted to seven year's imprison.* tnent. Private R. It. Young, Seventh New Zealand MountecLs, was dangerously wounded at Schunrvenberg. The Victoria Cross lias been conferred on Sergeant-Major Young» Cape Mounted Police, for capt/urinjj Commandant Erasmus, at Kuitorsvaal, single-handed. A thousand Recruits, including 300 for (the South African Constabr ulary, embarked at Southampton foe the Cape. Great Britain's purchase of 70,000 horses in Hungary for army remounts have exhausted the supply. United Press Association.— By Eleo trie Telegraph. — Copyright. Received November 12, 12.20 ajn/ London, November 11. — Fourteea more leaders have been banished, including Klopper (ex-Chairmari of the Volksraad). Excepting Myburg's, Fouche's, and Wessel's commandos, the whole of Cape Colony south and east of th 6 Transvaal line -is almost clear of Boers. MORE AGGRESSIVE ACTION , DECIDED ON. A MESSAGE FROM THE KING TO LOKD KITCHENER. Received November 12,' 13.54: a.naLondon, November 11.— Colonel Mackenzie has succeeded the }a*e Colonel Benson in command of the mobile columns operating in Western Transvaal. There is to be a revivification of the South African campaign at an. early date on a- more Aggressive scale. Several regiments have besrj ordered' from India to relieve others at the front. General lan Hamilton will be tha bearer 'to Lord Kitchener of ■ thj» King's wishes, hopirg that he witt be able to terminate the war prior to the Coronation. Seven thousand time-oxpired men from India have accepted bounty ta serve in South Africa. . Reserve squadrons of cavalry ara being * prepared, and strong drafts will be sent- to reinforce the troops at the front. One Cheshire and two Worcestershire battalions of milit ! v} will also go. RETURNING NEW ZEALANDEES* * k (Per Press. Association). •" [ Wellington, Nov. 11.— A messages i received :by the Premier from Major Pilcher states that 4513.. Oairney, ; 3128 Poynton, and, 4152 Christen.- ! son are now doing well'; and that 3281 Hartell, of Rimington's Guides) is also well and again witfe his regi* ment. Lieutenants Stewart an« Trotter left by the Rimutaka for New Zealand, and the following ar« also on their way to this colony by -the Damascus :— Captain Drury, 315 BeardlaV, 3328 Shaw, 3350 Cameron, 3497 Hewett, 3744 Hodgson. 2260 Mazzattene, 3755 Monk, 3656 Mehrtusy 3683 Watson, 3249 K»l-> dell, 4447 Scott, 4505 Booth, 4513 Doag, 4283 Donnelly, 4295 Harold. 4422 Miller, 4033 Morris 4049 Rosewarne, 4569 Short, and 4490 Conn, The Premier received a cable from Colonel Porter stating that Lieutenants Heckler, Shcra, Cribb, and McLean, Sergeant-major v Davis, awl Sergeants Brian, McDonald, J. McDonald, and Henry are returning all well* » f Major Andrew, Sixth Contingent,, cabled the Premier that all are. well, and no serious illness had. appeared amonst the men. -They- had capturea 35 waggons and Bine prisoners- suite last cable. • , The Christmas comforts collected in the colony for New Zealanders at the front have been forwartied to South Africa from Wellington. Tha gifts comprise thirteen cases.