THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 9 January 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

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[by electric telegraph.--copyright.] Cape Natives Friendly. Boers desiring Peace. Received this clay at 850 a.m. London, January 8. Colonel Barrington, has expelled the Boors from Witwatersrand. A deputation representing a hundred thousand natives in the Western Provinces of Cape Colony, assured Milner that they were anxious to assist in repelling the raiders. Milner replied sympathetically, promising protection and indicating the ways of assisting the British without any recourse to arms, especially by affording them information concerning the military movements of the Boers, The Afrikander members of the Cape Parliament; are sending J. X. Merriman, and J. U. Sauer, members of Schriener's late Cabinet, and Hofmeyor to England, to represent the situation in the House of Commons. Influential Boers are forming a peace commission at Bloenafontein in order to explain to Be Wet and Steyn, the leniency of Kitchener's tortus of surrender, London, v anuary-& The Freedom of Dumbarton-has befffijk conferred upon Lieut-Commander UaJr quhoun, the V ictorian who won the distinguished service order in South Africa ; also Surgeon-Major Babtie, winner of the Victoria Cross at the battle of Colenso. Delarey's and Steenkamp's commandos numbering five thousand arrived at Boshoff after successful cattle raiding at Klip in the Eiversberg and Reitfontein districts. They evaded Clement's and Paget's pursuit by retiring to Wagaliesberg Range atßabington,

Major-General Gordon’s force of fifteen hundred on the Oth attacked Dclarcy with eight hundred men, expelling them from an almost impenetrable position at NaaUvfpoort between Ecitfontein. At Krugersdorp tlie ptofinted Hoops acted with the greatest gallantry, pursuing them for fifteen miles. The Boers lost heavily.