THE TRANSVAAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11687, 21 February 1902, Page 2

THE TRANSVAAL.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

SOME NEWS ABOUT BOTHA.

PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION AT NEWCASTLE United Press Association—P«r Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.25 a.m., February 20th. LONDON, February 19. The strict censorship exercised on news from South Africa is interpreted to mean that Lord Kitchener is organising a big move. Dr Kuyper, the Netherlands Premier, is convinced that the Boer delegates' mission to America will be fruitless. An officer in a letter states that prisoners taken when General Botha's laager was captured at Ivnakdaar, declare that Louis Botha \yas also captured but not recognised. He was placed in charge of the rearguard, and escaped in the con- ; fusion. The inmates of the' Petersburg and Heilbron concentration camps have been, sent to the coast near Durban. SYDNEY, February 20. A large and enthusiastic demonstration at Newcastle expressed confidence in the Government's conduct of the war, ard repudiated tiie slanders- on the Army. THE MEAT CONTRACT. THE COLONIES AND THE MOTHERLAND. Received 10.40 p.m., February 20ta.' LONDON, February 20. Mr Bergl, on being interviewed in respect to the meat contract, said that hi had signed an undertaking to amalgamate with any existing firms that were supplying South Africa with meat. While the price of colonial meat was sveb as would leave a profit, supplies would be drawn from the colonies. The "Scotsman" urges the Imperial Parliament to express earnest appreciation of the patriotism of the colonies by tendering them the Motherland's thanks with an assurance that the colonial Reeling and opinion were estimated highly, and would exercise due effect on the'lniperi&l policy. THE COMMONWEALTH CONTINGENT Received 10.33 p.m.. February 20th. ADELAIDE, February 2C, The local unit of the Commonwealth Contingent sailed to-day in the Manchester Merchant. DEATH OF A NEW ZEALANDER. Received 10.40 p.m.. February 20th. LONDON. February 20. William Partridge, of the Sixth New Ze.nlnnd mount,eds. died of enteric feyer at

Received 12.44 a.m., February 21st. Lord Stanley, speaking at Liverpool, admitted the sole responsibility of • -commending accepting the meat contract, and said that the biggest men in Scuth Africa were behind it. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, February 20. Mr A. Jack, engineer in charge of railway construction on the Waipara-Cheviot section, has been appointed Lieutenant-pay-master of the South Island battalion of the Ninth Contingent, and leaves immediatek to take up duty.