THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 March 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

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London, March 16. The British victims executed by order of De la Bey were named Boyd and '■%'M’Laughlin, They were naturalised burghers. The Butch victims refused to violate their oath of neutrality. De Wot is now at Sonekal. Mr Brodrick, in the House of Commons, announced that if further shipments of Boers are necessary Government would consider the suggestion to send some to Australasia instead of Ceylon or India. The British surprised and captured a laager at Krongerspost with a quantity of cattle and grain, and 32 prisoners. There were six Boer casualties and five British.

Lieut. Collett, of the New Zealand Mounteds, has been discharged from the hospital, and has resumed duty. The troops arriving in South Africa are landing at East London and Port Elizabeth instead of«Capeto\vn owing to plague. Commandant Fourio has collected 600 Boers in the vicinity of Dewetsclorp. Da Wet has declared that next to the Britishers he hates the Ttansvaalcrs.

He repudiates Botha’s peace negotiations.

The Times Kaalspruit correspondent states that it is reported that Botha, De la Bey and Do Wet. meet on the 18th to discuss the situation.

A. Reuter’s despatch states that Do Wet is concentrating the roving bands of Boers at Dornberg and Korannaberg. Colonel Park captured Abel Erasmus at Lydcnburg.

London, March 17. Many Boers arc daily surrendering at Bremcrsdorp. The Baers are manufacturing ammunition at Petersburg.