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Newspaper
Menzies Miner
Location
Menzies, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
7
Dispatches report position gains carried by bayonet as Boer retreat imperiled. Telegraph lines indicate Allied forces push near Pretoria with heavy fighting, while Boer resistance tightens. Military observers track shifting fronts and casualties amid ongoing engagements in the Transvaal.
Majuba evacuated as of June 12 with Major Gwen and Major Bridges among New South Wales troops. The officers, previously invalided to England, are now reported convalescent.
The town of Macadodorp is proclaimed capital of the Transvaal with most residents living in tents. Commandant Olivier was killed and Commandant De Villiers mortally wounded during the Rooikoontz engagement. A British train carrying prisoners was shelled by British forces who believed it carried fugitives. A patrol of 60 Johannesburg police surrendered to Major General Hunter. fifteen took the oath to the Queen and were employed as district police.
The H M S Doris carried wheleboats to Kesi Bay to land a force. The Bwasiland Boery sent a warning and a resistance force, leading to the expedition being abandoned.
Ex president Steyn is reported to be at Sanent It in the vicinity of Beite with attention centered on his movements and unseen followers observed by locals. The report notes uncertainty and possible security measures as authorities monitor the area.
Reported British losses near Rondeval include around 70 killed with the Derbyshire battalion engaged. Additional Derbyshires suffered captures, later said to be taken to a town near the Orange River Colony and being treated well.
Boers evacuated Laing's Nek and Majaha Hill on Monday night. General Baller's forces, short of water, have encamped at Joubert's farm awaiting supplies.
June 13 Losnos reports Premier Schreiner reshaping the Cape Cabinet after ministers Merriman Sauer and Te Water resign over plans to appoint an Imperial Commission to try rebels and punish leaders with imprisonment and perpetual disfranchisement. Bond members favor trial in ordinary courts with amnesty after the war. Schreiner contemplates a coalition and cautious punishment, with many rebels accepting pardons to return to farms.
The Daily Wil correspondent credits Sir Archibald Hanner with a rapid march that secured a victory at Honigapruit after defeating the Boers. The report notes Arb as the source of the official cablegram detailing the success.
Reports confirm Victorian fF Suttee taken prisoner at Renslarg was killed at Blashersock. General Hildyart’s forces drove Almond's Net in the last defile between Charleston and Laing's Nek and now threaten Boer retreat. British casualties numbering remain unconfirmed.
Sir Thamas Sutherland of P. and O. Steam Navigation at a shareholders meeting says two thirds of the company coal is drawn from India, Japan and Australia. He argues the mercantile marine could have transported double the troops to South Africa if fully drawn upon and predicts an early settlement of the Chinese issue, noting commerce will not be hindered by politics as the Chinese are staunch traders.
Intensely hot weather at Aldershot during the military review has led to a high number of prostrations among troops. About 300 men have been incapacitated by heat stroke, with several cases resulting in death. The situation alarms officers as the heat intensifies.
Dr Carty Sermon, the Victorian raf Uustoms, is returning by the India. June 12 marks the date in Losnow as the notable return of the figure known as Carty Salmon from distant duties.
The American troops operating in ngon have captured Del Pilar, the bold Filipino general. Government wall at Linden is down 25 feet in soft country, there is a working party and it will take time.
Ordering embarkation of troops and detailing movements to Peking and Taku with British troops directed to Taku denotes a strategic deployment during the period. The directive sets transport and staging actions for forces assembling at designated ports and cities under specified authority.
War reports from January 12 describe Boxers storming the British Ambassador's residence and burning it. British Marines guard missionaries at the American Methodist Mission Station in Peking while other forces protect converts near the cathedral under French marines. No word from Pastingla missionaries for days. Attitude of Japan noted.
The Japanese Government has formally demanded recognition of Chekiung Tokien and Kinogen as within its sphere of influence. The note implies a threat of broader claims and potential military entanglements in the East, with commentators noting growing tensions.
A fragmented report describes a force named Tayge Brassian ordering action in a distant locale. The brief hints at a Taongele Varwen involved and a push toward Poking, with unclear sequence or outcomes.
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