Tho Boers evacuated Petersburg the night before General' Plumert .arrival, exploding two trucks full of ammuni tion. Two engines and thirty-nine trucks were captured. Lienteaani/ Walker and one private were jrilled, and Lieutenant Sole se verely wounded, all Australian Bush-

Den. " - * General Phuner at Reteraburfj cap tured 60 prisoners and a seven pound er gun. He also destroyed 210,000 'rounds of small arm ammunition and a thousand rounds of big gun ammuni tion' and a considerable quantity of powder and dynamite. Eight Australian Bushmen expelled 40 Boers from Iron .Pass, thus cap turing the key to Pietersburg. Two Bushmen were wounded. -General Plu mer commended the little party for its gallantry, v

MISHAP TO A BRITISH FORCE.
SYDNEY,

, apnt 11. The Chingtu, with the New South Wales Contingent, sailed from Hong Kong for Sydney on the 1 sth.
POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES,

Received April 10, at 10.5 a.m.
LONDON, April 9. - Four hundred of Cheeper's commando on Saturday surronnded 100 Lancers, Yeomanry and Brabanfs Horse near Aberdeen. Twenty-five' escaped; but the , rest, ' after some hours', fighting, surrendered. /There -=-were six British casualties.
A BRITISH OFFICER ARRESTED FOR FORGERY..
Received April 10, at 4.43 p.m.'

MELBOURNE, April 9. • Captain Edward Marshall, .of the South African Light Horse, was arre»-t ■ed aboard the Australasian on 'arrival from the Cape charged' with forging and uttering a cheque for J6200 pur ported to be signed by Lieutenant Mab'ely, Paymaster of the Imperial Forces at Capetown.
