THE BOER WAR.

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

THE BOER WAR.

[BY ELECTMC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.]

(per press association.)

Boer General Surrenders. Received tins day, at 9 21 a.m. London, April 17. Schalk, Burger, Botha, Steyn and Do Wet have met at Erimelo. The Times' Middleburg correspondent hints that Steyn and Dc Wet are likely to attempt to go to Europe. The Boor-General Celliors who was reported to hava been killed at Lichtendurg surrendered at Warm Baths. He states that the Boers are plundering and not warring, Beceived this day at 9 21 a in London, April 17. Mrs Maxwell —an America:! —wife of Major-General Maxwell. Military Governor of Pretoria , has appealed to America •for funds with which to clothe the Boer refugees women and children. The grounds are that the British funds are exhausted. Owing to an accident to the hauling gear of the Geldenhuir Doep Gold Mining Company on the Band, the wire with the ascending cage broke. Twenty-six natives wore killed. Wellington* This Day. The Premier has received the following cablegram from Lord Kitchener dated April 10th "Your contingent splendid; will do my best to carry out your wishes". The fourth and fifth contingents will he ready to leave on the arrival of the seventh. The Sixh ha 3 just helped to takePictersburg. "It is assumed that the reference to carrying out wishes of Government relates to a request made that the Now Zealanders should a 3 far as possible be kept together.