(Per United Presa' Association.) DUNEDIN,' July 10. t The Defence -Department .-ib vinced that tho s.s. Tangns, 'iwith re ■ turning Contingenters, comesf'tb Port > Chalmers in. the first instance. Ar - Tangements are being ni«de.. to tran i ship the troops at this port. =. -. '

RAIDS ON THE RAILWAY.
i (London Telegraph Correspondent.) PRETORIA* May 21. * I Seven mines were exploded, on Fri ' day upon -the railway between, the Vual ' River and Kroonstad." In -six 'cases the only damage done was broken ' Jails. In 1 the other, near Gromellenburg, the > front trucks of armoured .train "-No. '6 i ' were derailed. The foremost,^ with a J Maxim gun, was blown over, and Major • Heath, 3rd South Lancashire. Eeginlent, J who was in it, was' killed.. Several sol 1 diers were injured. The Boers;; who are ' believed -to have been. Do, Wet's"- ; men, * fired a few shots at the wrecked, train, 1 and then decamped.. - j■- General Knox and! his staff" are now - in the neighbourhood. •*• i'j[

THE HEAT WAVE IN AMERICA.
»__ ._ ■». l~ THE WEEK'S DEATH ;^OLl^-989. Received July 10, at 13 v l3ia.m. NEW YORK) July 9. • During the vfeeU eluded- Saturday there were 989 deaths. Thereat is now 1 greater. , ' -■ % ,

AN INTERESTING APPEAL CASE.
