TOE BORR WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 March 1901, Page 3

TOE BORR WAR.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT,

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London, March 1. The Daily News states that Botha has offered to surrender upon certain terms, and that negotiations continue.

Lord Kitchener.is still at Middlehurg,

Torrential rains have rendered the Orange Elver impassable for some days.

London - , March 1

It is now stated that the Tongariro is chartered to convey to the colonies the invalided Australians.

Private D. M. Corson, N. Hough Eiders, died of enteric at Krugrrsdorp. Licuts. Bank, Sommerville, Fitzherbert Tucker and Colonel Eobin were discharged from the hospital and have resumed duty.

Boer Commanders all together

Hard Pressed.

Mora Troops For South Africa.

London - , March 1

I)c Wet, Stoyn, 1 Fez )g, and commandant Brand, with two thousand men ar3 moving in a south direction towaids Colesburg, hoping to cress into the Ora 1 , g) Co’ony at Norvals Point. Yesterday the raiders had reached a point east of Philipstown about midway between Petrusvillc and Colesburg, The British Government is steadily sending men and horses to South Afdca to relievo those who have been fighting for any length of time, and to make good the waste from casualties and di-ois s.

Milner has gone north from Capetown ;o assume the administrative duties of he new colonics.

Wellington, This Day

Some time ago tho Imperial Government asked the Colonial Governments to send four addition il medical gcntl men to South Afiica.

Mr Saddon at once agreed to send one, and communicated with tho Australian Governments suggesting they should furnish others.

Burgeon Major Burns of Dunedin who did such excellent service with the New Zealanders of the First Contingent, and only recently returned to New Zealand has been selected as a representative and tho principal medical officer for New Zealand, and will shortly leave for Capetown which ho will make his base. Dr Dawson it is said will go with the 7th Contingent as medical adviser, London, March 1.

Smith, Dorrien, and Colonel Alderson, operating in Eastern Transvaal, made largo captures o f stock w >gons and prisoners. Tire enemy are demoralised.