THE TRANSVAAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3537, 9 April 1901, Page 2

THE TRANSVAAL

DEATH OF A NEW ZEALANDEB. United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Beceived 8.46 p.m., April Bth. LONDON, April 7. Private T. H. Hempton, a New_ Zealander, has died of dysentry at Kenhardt. The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent reports that the Boom have shitted tor capital to a place 35 miles north-east of PI £ B S Hamilton, of the South Au, traliai Bushmen, has been drowned «t Kroonstad. CAPTURE OF SEVENTY-FIVE LANCEBS AND BRABANT g HOBSE. CAPE COLONY AND THE BAIDEBS. Received 12.3 a.m., April 9th. LONDON, April 8. St Huper's Commando on Saturday captured 75 of the Fifth Lancers and Bnr bant's Horse. Beceived 12.10 a.m., April 9th. Several Commandos, averaging 200 mtn, are harassing the country between Aberdeen and the Orange Biver. A email Commando is also in the vicinity ol Carnarvon. 6thenris« Cap© Colony is clear of raiders. The Boers left a 4.7-inch gun attached to an empty train near Heidelburg. Parties of the enemy are daily surrendering. The Volksrust of Heidelburg assert that they remained in the field because they believed Botha's assertions that Kruger 1 was bringing reinforcements. Beceived 12.14 a.m., April 9th. Gorringe's colonial column is refitting at Kosmead, Cape Colony, after three months' hard trekking. Their daily average was 31£ miles; one day they! did 60 .idles. Lord Kitchener has presented the Bed Cross Society's medal to Madam* Ferriers, head of the French ambulance at Johannesburg, for kindness shown to British prisoners. The Boers have occupied Phillipstown.