THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 8 February 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

[bv electric telegraph—copyright]

(PER PREPS ASSOCIATION.) ] |]j —— . r ; - Reinforcements badly Wanted.^ Received this day at 0 15 a.m. 'London, February 7. The Times says that the very important statement that the War OJllee made still go far to allay the anr.iety recently felt. They eah ollly hope tilde Ihc reinforcements Will arrive in time to prevent a serious recrudescence of trouble;,. ~ . . , , „ _ . , llie estimate, Roberts formed .cl ihc colonial contingents was a high com-' pliment to the colonies, whose patriotic spirit had received its confirmation by the oilier of the sixth contingent by South Australid*

Kitchener also needs infantry to relieve the infantry at the front, who had gone through a hard campaign.

The inducements to men to go to South Africa should bo raised; If the pay of a llrincirccl thousand men war, even quadrupled, it would only amount to one-tenth of the weekly cost of the war.

The Daily Mail states that the Portuguese section of the Delagoa line in tlic hands of the British now made it possible to utilise it for reinforcements coming from tiie sea. Eeceived this day at 9 21 a.m. London, February 7.

Duplcssis, a Dutch pastor at Lindiey, implores the Cape Dutch to cease blowing the fire of destruction. He declares, that Under the influence of despair and Fanaticism the Boers arc committing acts against Christianity and civilisation.

Bailer, eritiei.sjng the war, said generally speaking the British subordinate commanders lacked initiative independence in action, and the rank and file lacked independent and intelligent action.