THE TRANSVAAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11689, 24 February 1902, Page 2

THE TRANSVAAL.

LITERATURE FOR THE ARMY.

FUTILE ATTACK BY BOERS ON COLONEL GARRETT'S LINES.

REOCCUPATION OF SENEKAL.

Sl'lON IvOP AND THE WAR OFFICE

United Press Association—Per Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. Received 10.40 a.m., February 22nd. LONDON, February 21.

As a result of a* recent suggestion by Mr H. Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, the " Standard" is forwarding to soldiers at the front an instalment of 25,000 copies of Mr Chamberlain'n and Count von Bulow's speeches in connection with the slanders on the army. Hans Grobelaur, with 150 men, made repeated but unsuccessful attempts to traverse Colonel Garrett's lines. He ultimately fled southwards towards F»ankforfc on the Vrede blockhouse line. Colonels Knox mid Barker have r«ccupied Senekal. Mr Arthur Balfour, replying to a proBoer correspondent, said that Sir lledvers' Buller was not asked to re-write an account of the Spion Kop fight, for he had never written any. Sir Redvers Buller's despatch merely criticised unfavourably Sir Charles Warren's memorandum to Wie War Ofnce, and asked for a narrative for publication, or leave for Lord Roberts t# deal with material already supplied. The allegation suggesting tampering with the truth was pernicious nonsense. Fifteen Boer* have been captured at Carolina.

ANTI-BRITISH SENTIMENTS. » " SYDNEY, February 22. A meeting of the constituents of Mr Arthur Griffiths, M.L.A., carried a resolution censuring him and asking him to resign, because of his anti-British utterance in connection with the anti-War League. In reply. Mr Griffiths says it is neither agreeable ncr profitable for him to face a storm of popular indignation; but, unforunately, he has strong ideas aw to right and wrong, which he cannot subordinate to any newspaper or organised spasm of popular ignorance or racial antipathy. CAPTURES AND SURRENDERS. DEATH OF A NEW ZEALANDER, Received 5.2 p.m., February 23rd. LONDON, February 22. The Queenslanders attached to General sPlumer's column captured 12 Boers at Wakkerstroon, on (he 19th. Eleven Boers have surrendered at Bal- ' moral. Commandant Christian Botha, f-ousin to i General Botha, a prominent rebel, who was captuied in November last, hi's been i sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment, and fined £SOO, or an additional year in pri-oii. Private William Robson Davios.. of the Seventh New Zc.'ilaiuiei'.". has »'ied ol wounds. BOER CAMP SURPRISED. LARGE CAPTURE OF OFFICERS ASli MEN. . Received 5.8 p.m., February 23rd. LONDON, February 22. Lord Kitchener reports that Colonel Parks' mounted force m ith 300 of th*> National Burgher Seoul's, surprised a for® of Boers at. Nooit;.'edacht, capturing I<W, including Corndt Dufoit and Lieutenaufc Viljoen. There were ;:o British twiA ties. THE MEAT TENDER. DEATH OF A NEW ZEALAND TROOPER. Received L 6 a.m., February 24th. LONDON, February 23. Bergl's tender and undertakings that live and dead meat should be obtained as far as possible from the colonics 1:;>vo been published as a Parliamentary paper. The tender states that it is made on behalf of a syndicate including Houlder and the Federal Steam Ship Company; and

in the event of acceptance it guaranteed to establish cold stores in South Africa. A crowded and enthusiastic meeting cf Dutch and English at Bloemfontein denounced the Continental slanders, and recorded appreciation of the humanity and good conduct of the British troops. George M. Bollace, a New Zeafander, died of enteric fever at Heilbron.

Per Press Association.

WELLINGTON, February 22.

Sergeant-Major Hardham, V.C., of the Fifth Contingent, has been appointed Lieutenant in,* the Ninth, and will join the North Island Battalion at Auckland. Messrs Bannatyne and Co. are advised that the Cornwall arrived at Albany yes-, terday, and she and the Surrey will sail to-night. They will follow the same course, and arrive at Durban together. The Governor has received advice that Trooper Wm. R. Davis, of the Seventh Contingent, died at Charlestown from wounds received on January 13th. Davis came from Medbcry, Canterbury. DUNEDIN, February 23. The Ninth Contingent camp at Forbury was thrown open to visitors to-day, when many found their way out to Forbury. A church parade was held previously.