THE TRANSVAAL

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3550, 24 April 1901, Page 3

THE TRANSVAAL

THE BOER STRENGTH. fr,TRT=T.T.TNG LORD KITCHENER.

united Press Assaciatioiy—Per Electric l Telegraph—Copyright. I -Received 9.2 a.m., April 23rd. I LONDON, April 22: ft. is estimated that -there are 12,000 ers still in the field. Botha crossed the Natal line, intending meet De Wet, but was daily opposed; | recrosed lie line eastwards. Jartwright, editor of the "South African Ira," was sentenced to one year's imlonment for libelling Lord Kitchener. L .brother of Mr J. W. Saner has been Ujcted as a ringleader of the . Cape Sony rebellion. Sentence was deferred. \ CAPTURE OF BOERs!

■ 9.2 a.m., April 23rd. ■ LONDON, April 22. ■Loidixlitchener reports that an additional ■2 Boers, 248 rifles, and a quantity of ■munition waggons have been captured, is advancing on the Albert Wtrict, .Cape Colony. KUI the raiders have been ordered "to Hss .into the Orange River Colony.

I .MORE SURRENDERS. ■ .i »—•— ■Received 10.50 p.m., April 23rd. ■I LONDON, April 23. commando of 106 men has at Middleburg. Kitchener has warned the residents under martial law that they to the severest penalties if they in arms or inciting rebellion. British Princess with a portion of Wales Imperial draft conHKhhas. arrived at Durban.

f Fez tress AssociatJoa. 'WELLINGTON, April 23. « PEeaiier has been informed by cable [Captain Maddocks has been promoted he rank of Major in the Royal Artil[■aß from November 29th.

iRECEPTION BALL. mmmittfie.meeting in connection with «we was Jield last evening. Present fkra vCox (chairman), Kent,' Young, Hans Mee (hon. sec), Turnbull,

iec, Ssigeant-Major Jones, Bowie, i, W2soa and Kerr. A letter was red Scam 42 .girls asking if they could a juvenile dance on the night fol)g the .dance. The- repert from .the >fioa Gonrraittee was read by Mr rand was adopted. -Invitation. eirbs& Jo .he issued to ■the Mayors,., cflkus and Town Clerks of Thnaru, nrton, .and Waiwate, also the chairaxui jmsmbers of all public bodies in i Canterbury Yolunteer district, reing their .attendance in their official ity at the reception and ball to ret troopers, and that .ministers of all inatiofis i» invited .is attend. The of His Worship the Jlayor was ap--1 in sending an invitation by wire • and Mbb Jno. 1121 and family, to lowed fey .a Jannal invitation, lulus are afeo'Ao be sent .to, the Hon. ones and -.other South -.Canterbnry ers of both Houses of Parliament, some discussion, Sir Kent proposed he receptiaß committee be aur to strengthen their committee and ieir own jfecretary. This was seby Mr Y«mng and carried. Mr loq behalf of the decorating com- \ suggested that She material for g the roof and walls should be by red ribbons and flags, and several and flags will be available if requiacd. Eooper attended and showed some very ome samples of flags of all Borte, s they are quite ner and fresh the/ make quite a. britßant show. Mr 3/ee proposed that flie matter of *e flags, etc, be left to. the decory ommittee, and this w» seconded by iner and carried. Mr Turner sug--5 that the space to be occupied as jUag-room be carpeted so as to make injfortable for ladies and any nones who may be present Mr Budd tpabjnted caterer for the bail, and haixls the committee hare every iaiee sfeat this branch will be well ed to- Mr CroU, on behalf of the 12 ccmnsttee, gave seme valuable intfca about lighting the room by elec'v »nd after a good deal of discushe committee were empowered to get tions for lighting by gas, as the fto drive a dynamo *rtr*rty not sufficient. Mr K. G. Turner Ld * «ry hearty vote of thanks to trfert for his offer to lead a large ef of ga, pipes- Mr John Mee for musical committee, ported that a class band of sis musicians should be !He had gone into the matter of '■ ball programmes, and it was that the cost would be too much original idea of the railway social ee to have a semaphore, the arms h 'will shovr which dance is about eoT was accepted. Mr priest fUeed to secure the Caledonian SoS the use of the band, which Sliced in the centre of the room. Koeed that BattaUon ba made a member of the ermmfttee and reception ,«Wried unanimously. A discusplace over the letter r. from fortv-two girls, and as the ld onlv engaged for «*e n£ht considered impossible to entertam tter The committee unanimously that no restriction as to ages of attending would be «*««*.»* people coming would be heartily ■Led" It was decided that the tickets forinted at once, and be on sale 'in a fdays- A hearty vote of thanks to the ifeman closed the meetingV