THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 9 February 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

[by electric telegraph—copyright]

(pee press association.)

Sydney, February 8. Government has been advised that a full troopship will arrive between February 25th and March sth to take the N S Wales contingent to the Cape.

lion Mr Scddon cabled to the Government thanking them for entertaining the Cornwall’s contingent.

London, February 8. General Brabant commands the Cape defence forces and is pushing northwards and westwards, clearing the invaders. 11,000 irregular troops have been embodied in South Africa for three months.

Died of enteric, J. K. Allen, of the New Zealanders, at Pretoria, and Private Drink water, of the N. S. Wales Bushmen.

The Westminster Gazette says that the only chance of a settlement in South Africa is to show that we arc in earnest in the prosecution of the war. The cheapest course is to spend liberally and spend quickly. Do Lisle has reached Elandsvlei and declares that his troops were never so well mounted lor hard trekking.

The column experienced terrible difficulties in crossing fords and rugged precipitous hills, dragging their guns and wagons with double teams. They took 38 hours to cover three miles over almost impregnable passes.

The Boers did not defend the passes fatfiinless they wore able to retreat on in case of necessity.

tlouter’s Capetown correspondent states that the troops forming a broad front are sweeping the enemy towards Cape Colony, the outstretched wings of Cavalry Sweeping everything before then); tith'd kitchener is personally acting simultaneously in the southern district. His forces are working jointly upwards. Cartwright, editor of the South African Hews, has been arrested and bailed on a charge of reproducing a seditions libel from a London newspaper dated January 17th. The articles stated that Lord Kitchener had secretly instructed the troops pursuing De Wet to take no prisoners.. tiprd Kitchener telegraphed an unqualified denial of the statement. Major Dobbin, an Australian officer entrusted with the Eemount Depot at Picquetsberg, seduced 4,000 of the finest horses and 3,000 mules. The casualties of the South Australian Bushmen were; —Corporal Currie, killed; Liutenant Dempsey and Private Ford, dangerously wounded at TJitvalkey, Eoceived.this day at 8 47 a.m.

London, Fecruary 8. There are how sixty thousand Boer refugees under British protection.

Small bodies of raiders continue to enter Capo Colony appearing at Colesburg and Richmond districts.

The" Times Capetown correspondent states that the operation of martial law has proved agreeably disappointing to those fearing a rising. When the Dutch know they must obey they do so cheerfully.

Rudyard Kipling has given the western province (South Africa) a mounted infantry maxim gun.

Of the seven thousand regular mounted troops intended to be sent to the Cape, the Second Dragoon Guards, 7th Hussars and 21st Lancers are ready to go.