THE WAR IN THE TRANSVAAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2058, 28 April 1881, Page 3

THE WAR IN THE TRANSVAAL.

The following itemß of news relating to recent events m the Transvaal are taken from late Cape papers : — Mouht Pbospbct, March 25. This morning H.B. Sir E. Wood wont fo tho Nek, attended by his staff, and was received by Joubert and minor leaders m President Brand's tent. The Boers, numbering about 3500, were paraded, and Sir Evelyn Wood bore teslimony to their being aB fine a body of irregular cavalry as he had ever eeen. Tho men then trekked for their homoj, and Sir Evolyn Wood inspected tho defence works at the Nek. President Brand returned to Nowcastlo to-day en route to Free State. March 27. The Boers yesterday trekked ob far ob Mock's, a mile over the border, thon outspinncd. To-day thoy disperse from that point. Newcastle, March 25. As tho terms of peaoa brcomo gradually known here, feeling becomes stronger and stronger that tho settlement is an unwise one. President Brand, however, is of opinion thut it is ono of tho noblest acts England has ever done. March 26. Tho Boers bavo already violated the conditions of peaco agreed on. Loavo of absenco to all officers has been sloppeJ. Tho 15th Hussars will romoin m tho country six months. Troops movo forward from Newcastle to-morrow. Aspect of affairs not so peaceful. Bitter feeling is increasing here. A meoting of refugees is to be held to-night, and alto a demonstration on Market square, for tho purpose of burning Gladstone's effigy. It is said that the question is by no moans settled yet. Troops nro ordered to remain hero cix months. The Boers arc noting very independently and discourteously to persons returning to the Transvaal, tayiDg that all farms belonging to refugees will be confiscated.

y March 27. X A meeting of refugees held Inel night fit i- cid>-d to wire to the Lumlmi Times, protestin i> uguinsl the proposed settlement, i' MAEmßtnia. Murch 27. 8 Feeling )B also strong here against wlmt i [1 regarded us a dishonorable peace to th if Britich. Yesterday, on the Market squar.' I the Trunsvanl flag wus hoisted above th t Onion Jack, tho latter ensign tlowumirds, l< t mark the Bense of those who hoisted it :is t< s the degredation the British flag had sustained - Some excited person foolishly tore down the i Union Jack even from this position, tine 3 trampled it m the mud. The feeling doei • not, apparently, ariße from enmity to lh< > Boers, but from the conviction that the i British have been degraded by the oonj ditions of peaco under the circumstances, ami i that such a measure must inevitably lrad to i more fcrioua trouble iv future. This foeling 1 seems generally entertained by many moderate i persons who sympathised with tho lioers' . cause. [ ■■