THE TRANSVAAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11701, 10 March 1902, Page 2

THE TRANSVAAL.

MR KRUGER'S DISAPPOINTMfc-N U AT AMERICA'S NON-INTER-VENTION. THE DELEGATES ADVISE A CONFERENCE TO ARRAM.E TERMS. United Press Assocmuoii—P«r Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.45 a.m.. March Bth. LONDON. March 7. Mr Kruger is bitterly disappointed at President Roosevelt's declaration that America will r.ot intervene. He declares that he will not seek further intervention, but let the Boers tight to a finish. Wessels and Wolmavans, the Boer delegates, have cabled advising Mr Kruger to recommend the Boer Generals to confer with a view to arranging terms. The delegates' presence in Washington attracts little attention. In the House of Commons, Mr Brodriek confessed that he had been unduly sanguine regarding his estimates of the number of Boers in the field. It was impossible to distinguish fighters from nonfighters. Unless they were very old, or very young, all surrenderers were liable to serve under commando law.

I The rebels under Vaitdermerve were nearly surrounded in the Vryb'urg district. Vand'ennerve escaped, but 13 reßels and ! three Transvaalers were captured. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY OF- WAlt MATERIAL.

Received 4.32 p.m., March 9th\ LONDON, March 8. Colonel Rimington's column discovered in a cave near Reitz 300,000 rounds of Martini ammunition, 10,000 Lee-Metford cartridges, hundreds of shells and fuses, one Maxim gun, two heliographs, and quantities of miscellaneous stores. They are believed to be De Wet's reserve. Since the 4th inst., 35 prisoners have been captured at Reitz. Per Preso Association. j AUCKLAND, March 8. Mrs Hayes has received a telegram from the Premier stating that a cable message' has been received from Capetown, which' states that Trouper Hayes is doing well. Trooper Hayes was icported to be suffering from enteric fever. The Premier telegraphs to Mr Colledgc' that he has received a cable message from the officer commandiiHr the Seventh Contingent stating that lieutenant ColledgeV condition is satisfactory and that he will continue to improve. CONVICTED AND SHOT. Received 1.25 a.m., March 10th. LONDON, March 9. Two irregulars were convicted by courtmartial for shooting surrendered Boers, and shot at Pretoria. THE NINTH CONTINGENT. DUNEDTN, March 8. The Governor inspected the South Island section: of the Ninth Contingent to-dnv. Ho ■was accompanied by the Hon. Hill Trevor and a bodyguard of Hussars. The .Premier and Mayor were also present. After

inspection the battalion "was drawn up when His Excellency addressed the men. Once more, he said, the uttermost part of Hj s Majestv's dominions, freely and of its own accord, came forward with no niggardly hand to take a share of the burden entailed in protecting and upholding our grand Empire. It- could not now be long before terms of peace must be arranged. Those terms could only be such as would lead to a permanent peace. New Zealand was ever in the forefront in doing whatever should bs of sefuGe to t Country. The Premier had not waited to see how the other colonies would act, but had throughout by his spontaneous and loyal action set an example of promptitude and patriotism which had made New Zealand the cynosure of all eyes. His Excellency went on to refer to the doings of the Seventh Contingent and said that the nature of the men's wounds told their own tale. They fell facing the foe and though the colony sorrowed at the loss of so many men she rejoiced at the manner in which they had performed their duty. He trusted < hatit would be their lot to be present when peace was proclaimed, and that they might see Boer and Englishman pursuing their avocations side by side in amity and building up a strong British South Africa. The Governor bid good-bye to the Premier at whose call three cheers were given for the Governor and the Contingent. The Premier visited the Forbury camp late last night, and expressed disappointment that the Dunedin people were not to be given the opportunity of saying farewell to the members of the Ninth Contingent on Wednesday, and amid cleerrog announced that as Defence _M Vister he would order the programme to be altered, and a stay made in the .city en route to Port Chalmers for embarkation.

March 9.

The District Volunteer Officers' Club is Witting up a brass tablet in the Garrison Hall as a memorial of Captain J. A. Harvey, of the Fourth Contingent, who was tilled in the South African war. Mr C. S. Fraser .begs to acknowledge contributions of "reading matter for the Ninth Contingent from Mr A. Cowan (Mackenzie Connty), Mrs Hormbrook and Wicksteed, Misses Carter (Makikihi), Crichton and Reid, and Messrs J. A. Hutton, Marchant and Murie; and timber an<* onses from Mr T. Pringle and the NnHonal Mortgage and Agency Co. He inform"! •us that he has one F"od sire ca<=e MI and three parts nf another, for which he will be triad to receive a few more boots, etc.. but" they must reach him by mid-day or so to-day.