SOME OF DE WET'S STORIES.
De Wet atThabanchu, sent a message wishing good luck, telling the Boers to hold out till December 10th, when all the English were going home as they had permission from Russia to fight only one year. The Queen was in Capetown to escape the Chinese, who had captured half of England. Botha had driven the English out of tho Transvaal to Mafeking. Do Wet was now fighting in the Orange Itiver Colony, where three commandoes were engaged burning houses and killing cattle. The English had left in Africa tho volunteers who were wishing to fight. Botha had taken Maritzburg. Buller had gone home, having got a gold spear. Roberts was shot with three bullets on going through Heilbron, where he died, and was buried under the floor of the Town Hall. The number of sick was so great that Goneral Hamilton was gathering all the soldiers in the district to take thorn home. Prisoners taken who gave the foregoing information state that the Boers travelled in small parties of 15 to 50. They have never seen Lord Roberts's proclamation. The prfsoners offered to fight for England, and take the British to the laager, ff allowed to stay in their country.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 February 1901, Page 4
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205SOME OF DE WET'S STORIES. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 February 1901, Page 4
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