THE TRANSVAAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3625, 24 August 1901, Page 2

THE TRANSVAAL.

+ THE NETHERLANDS RAILWAY. MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES. United Press Association—Per Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. Received 8.56 a.m., August 23rd. LONDON, August 22. A number of time-expired Australian troops have landed at Southampton from the Cape. The " Times " says that Transvaal holders of Netherlands Railway stock eold 5100 shares on the Continent since the beginning of the war. Present holders cannot expect to be bought out. The " Standard " says that Dutch shareholders are delighted at the reported'terms of Britain's offer, but Mr Kruger and his counsellors are disappointed, the settlement removing any pretext for an international dispute. < Lord Kitchener has mentioned for conspicuous services Trooper Dereliyr, 4th Imperial Bushmen; Sergeant-Major Brigman, Sergeant Phillipluint, of the sth; and Trooper Ruddle, of the 6th Imperial Bushmen.

SURPRISE OF HAASBROEM'S COMMANDO. Received 8.56 a.m., August 23rd. LONDON, August 22. Haasbroem's Commando was surprised at Doornberg; seven Boers were killed, and 21 were captured. SHOOTING A SPY. COLONIAL CASUALTIES. Received 9.40 a.m., August 23rd. LONDON, August 23. A man named Upton, a Cape colonist, colonial born, has been shot as a spy at Pretoria. Da was caught with three Boers from a commando endeavouring to I repass the British lines. The three Boers were detained as prisoners of war. Sergeant Keddell, of the New Zealand Seventh Contingent, was accidentally sevely wounded at Bloemfontein. Private Delahunty was killed at Bladplnais, and Lieut. W. Young and Private MacDonnld were wounded. All are Western Australians. PROTEST AND HINTS FROM KRUGER. Received 0.30 a.m., August 24th. LONDON, August 23. Mr Kruger is sending a protest to the Hague Peace Convention signatories which the Netherlands Government declined to transmit. Mr Kruger hints that if the Powers are indifferent to his appeal Botha will be given a free hand to carry out reprisals. The Bishop of Liverpool replying to a pro-Boer appeal from the Swiss Evangelical Alliance strongly upholds Britain's cause and says that the charges made in the appeal against the British are based upon defective information spiritually harmful to evangelicalism and the world. RETURNED TROOPS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, August 23. Lieutenant Duncan and Troopers Colvin and Copperts arrived from South Africa in the Whakatane this morning.