INCREASING INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 3075, 6 October 1899, Page 3

INCREASING INDIAN REINFORCEMENTS.

MR REITZ'S REPLY. KRUGER INTENT ON WAR. EXPELLING P.FIFTISHRRS FROM JOHANNESBURG. Rccived October 6th, 1.5 a.m. London, October 5. The Indian reinforcements have been increased. The l)aihj Neia despatch Bays that the Imperial troops at Natal and the carabineers have advanced towards Van Reonan's Pass, and that the Boers threaten Dundee and Newcastle, where they are hourly expected Lo attack Mr Reilz hr.s replied to the Liberal forwards telegram concerning the Earl of Devonshire.'^ speech, declaring himself gratified at the powerful influences working for peace, but Great Britain in announcing new proposals to the Trin.svaal is unable to reformulate those which were rejected. If Great B:iL;iin earnestly desirca poace, a joint Commission would afford an excellent, opening. Mr Reitz'a telegram is interpreted to mean that he disagrees with five years franchise, ani that President Krug r ia intent on war. PiiwrouiA, October 5 The authorities sue expelling Lhe Britisher.-? wlio are remaining at Joh-in-neibuig. Persona vl ;ill ages arc huddle 1 in open trucks and are col J and starving. BiiOKMKONriEN, October 5,. The Free Statera are showing an impatience to invade. The Free State lna lent the Transvaal a portion of her artillery. Capetown, October 5. It is affirmed at Capetown lh.it only 12,000 Boers ate at the front. The warlike reports are attributed to MrLeyds. Many Free Staters decline to tight against Great BriUir. Sir George White, Commander of the N-ital Forces, is confident that he is able to maintain th • defensive. Per Press Association AUCKLAND, October 5. Lieutenant-Colonel B-ink.?, the officer commanding t lie Auckland Volunteer Di3trie% hvs received a telegram from Wellington directing him to send all members of mounted corps who have volunteered for service in the Transvaal to Wellington at once for training. Ten men of the Waikato Mounted R ; fle3 have volunteered. Amongst them ate several men who have been at the O-ipo, and one was a member of the Cap. 1 Mounted Kiflea for years. Dr Perceval has offered t:> m-ike the trip as surgeon should the Waikato men be taken. The contingent will probably leave on Sund;iy for Wellington. WELLINGTON, October 5. The training camp for the New Zealand Contingent if to be formed at Kirori, a suburb of Welling on. Arrangements have been made to take delivery of horees promised for the men at the railway station. Tenders are being called for the supply of rationa to the Transvaal contingent during their period of training in the camp, which ia to be formed at Karori. CHRISTCHURCH. October 5 Major Robin and six members of the C.Y.O. volunteers for the Transvaal, left for Wellington to-night. ASHBURTON, Octobers Six privates and one bugler for the Transvaal service hay** volunteered from C Company, Ashburton RifL s. DUNEDIN, October 5. Up to the present 16 memberj of the Hussars, nine of the North otigo and nine of the Clutha Mounted Rifles, have offered for service for the Transvaal. The men are undergoing medical inspection.