THE BOER WAR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4871, 6 July 1901, Page 1

THE BOER WAR.

London, July 2. Commandant Fouche attacked M'Lean in Tranaken. Thirty farmers, however, kept him in check for two days, when Dalgety's Cape Mounteds and the Griqualand Rifles arrived. The Boers then scattered. The British hold Fouche's only routes of retreat.

In connection with the maltreatment of Mr J. N. Y. Botha, a member of the Cape Assembly, who voted for the Treason Bill, the Boers sjamboked him before his trial, and afterwards fined him.

July 3. Rimlngton's Sconts surrounded and captured 11 Soars, who were helkigrapti* ing from a hill at Petrusborg. Private Adam Blair, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, was Blightly wonnded at Watervalhoek.

Private Robert M'Lean, of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, was killed at Joodekoop.

The steamer Orient sailed from East London for Australia on June 22 with 860 cflioera and men belonging to the New South Wales and Victorian Bushmen's contingents.

The Conspicuous Service Cross has been conferred on the late Midshipman Cymberline Huddart, son of Mr Huddart, of Huddart, Parker, and Co., who fell in the battle of Graepan, Deceased was a midshipman on the cruiser Doris.

BlttJSSEi.s, July S Aodriea Da Wet, claiming to be a nephew of Christian Do Wet, has been arousing an anti British demonstrations in Brasaelß and Ghent, alleging military atrocities in the Transvaal. The police warned him that he would be expelled if he continued his propaganda. Do Wet thereupon Btarted tor Paris.

Amongst' the Victorianß killed in the big disaster at Wilmanaruat in South Africa was Private Richard Topham, Bingle, aged 34, a boundary. rider on the Mildura station, who gave his addreßS as 65 Danks-street, South Melbourne. His ODly relative in Australasia is a brother living at Millers Flat, Otago, New Zealand. Nothing has been heard of him by his friends since he left South Melbourne. He told the people with whom ha lived that his father was living in England.

The severely wounded Include Private Thomas Moore George, a station hand, 22 years of age. His .brother, Mr H. George, lives at Berwick, Oiago.

A committee has been appointed in Invercargill for billeting the returning troopers in the event of the men staying there overnight on their arrival. OifdFS to accommodate 174 men have been received so far.