ded when the town was occupied.

Turning now to the movements of General Smut's army in the south.
Colonel Van der Venter, who commanded an important section of the
army, crossed the Orange River and occupied a group of stations,
including Nabas, Velloor, Ukamas, Jerusalem, and Heirachabis.

On the last day of March, 1915, Van der Venter's force was engaged in
several skirmishes in which one man was killed and two wounded, while
six of the enemy were killed and twenty-eight taken prisoners. At this
price the stations of Platbeen and Geitsaud which yielded a great
quantity of supplies and horses and live-stock were occupied.

On April 30, 1915, Van der Venter occupied Warmbad, the railway
terminus, without opposition and pushing forward along the line his
men entered Kabus, a station sixty-five miles to the north, two days
later.

General Smut met Van der Venter at Kalkfontein on April 11, 1915,
where plans were laid to drive the Germans from Karas Mountains where
they occupied some strong positions. The enemy was attacked in three
columns, advancing from different points. Finding themselves
threatened on all sides, the Germans made no resistance and abandoned
everything.

On April 17, 1915, Van der Venter entered Seeheim, the Germans fleeing
in such hot haste that they could not stop to destroy the bridge over
the Great Fish River. Colonel Berrange's force which had set out from
Kimberley was now in touch with Van der Venter's column. At Hasnur
near Rietfontein, Berrange took an intrenched position with slight
losses and after frequent skirmishes and hard fighting joined Van der
Venter's forces near Keetmanshoop, which surrendered to the combined
forces April 20, 1915.

Sir Duncan Mackenzie's column left at Aus now struck out to the
northeast with his mounted men and occupied the towns of Bethany and
Berseba without meeting resistance and April 24, 1915, reached
Aritetis on the railway, seventy miles north of Keetmanshoop, General
Mackenzie could now act in conjunction with Van der Venter against the
Germans retreating from Seeheim and Keetmanshoop. At Kabus, twenty
miles north, in an indecisive engagement with the enemy, the Union
forces lost twenty-two men taken prisoners, while the Germans
numbering about 600, continued their retreat, their objective being
Gibeon, where they hoped to entrain for the capital, Windhoek. General
Mackenzie therefore sent a small party to destroy the railway to the
north of Gibeon