Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Monday 8 July 1901, page 2


THE TRANSVAAL

BY SUBMARINE CABLE. COPYRIGHT. TASMANIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.

PUNISHMENT OF TRAITORS.

LONDON, July 5.

, Hundreds of resident: in Barkly East, (a district in the north-east end of Cape Colony) have been disfranchised for

treasonable practices.

TRAIN ivKJiCKERS.

GORDON HIGHLANDERS SACRI

' FirED.

Predatory Boers have wrecked main near Naboonapruit, killing an officer and nine Gordon Highlanders, - and five

others.

campaígÑ"notes.

Louis Botha is now encamped on the high veldt of East Springs. Grenfell's column has captured at. Hopewell 93 Boers and old waggons belonging to Beyers commando.

The remnants of Ackermann's com-mando are in the neighbourhood of Reddersburg. They are ragged and loose), and flee whenever they see a cloud of dust, believing it to indicate the approach of British troops.

<S DEATHS ANdTmISCHANCES.

"On the "death ult., Sixth West Australian Mounteds Rts. C. C Clifford and

G. Westcott killed, Lieut. Stanley Reid died from wounds, Sergt. W. Wills and Pvt. H. Hackett severely wounded at ReHshoogtc».

On 23rd ult. John Costello, Fifth Victorian Mounteds, dangerously wounded

at Middle Kraal.