Commandant Botha's strategy in with drawing the main force past Thaba Nchu and Patchoa up the Leeuw River Valley, forestalled British interception by twenty four hours.
PROTECTING THE LINES OF COM* iMUNIOATION.
Strong garrisons have been placed at Tbaba Nchu and Dewetsdorp, to prevent the Boere attycking the lines of communication.
BOER COMMANDOS BREAKING UP. The country eastward of the railway has

been entirely cleared of the enemy. The commandos have broken up, and many have returned to their farms.
LOED EOBERTS'S EAELY ADVANCE.
CAVALRY CLEARING THE WAY-

In view of Lord Roberta's early advance operations, the cavalry are slowly compell ing a strong Boer rearguard, which was stubbornly defending the steep hills north of Thaba "Nclm, to retreat northwards, where most of the guns and baggage have been withdrawn.
THE SIEGE OF WEPENEB. THE BRITISH LOSSES.
Colonel Dalgety'e 1700 mien at Wepener resisted eight thousand Boers for seventeen days. They were heavily shelled tforough out ? losing 30 kSlcd and 150 wounded.
OUB BOUGH REDERS IN A SKIRMISH.
ONE DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED.
Six of the New Zealand Roughriders, while scouting beyond Boesmankop, fiercely fought six Boers at fifty yards, killing three and wounding three. One New Zea lander was dangerously -wounded in the shoulder.
THE RAND MINES,

THE PREPARATIONS TO. DESTROY.
LONDON, AprU 30. Preaid'ent Kruger's rel-uctance in , cancel ling tie preparations ito destroy the Rand mines was due to Commandant Botha's threat to resign if the preparations were discontinued.
GENERAI POLE-CAEEW'S ORERATIONS.
HIS PUNISHMENT OP DISLOYAL STATERS.
DESCRIBED AS A BRILLIANT

VICTORY.
