THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 30 April 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

[by electric telegraph—copyright.]

(per press association.)

The Boers Explode a Railway Line in three places.

Renegade Englishman puts strychnine in food,

Received this day, at 9 4 a.m.

London, April 29. Tho Boers exploded' the railway line in three places betweeii Graspan and Belmont. They entered Belmont station in search of food, retiring to the kopjes when unsuccessful.

Blood's movements in Middleburg district resulted in large captures of stock, transports and numerous surrenders.

Commandant Shocmati, with a handful of followers just escaped. Affidavits signed at the Cape showing that a renegade Englishman named. Burns, is the leader of a section of Kruitzingors raiders, who placed strychnine in food at Cradock.

The maxim captured from D. Schroeder was one of Dr Jamicson's guns. London, April 29. Kitchener's scouts under Grenfell surprised and captured Van Kesburgh's laager at Klepdam, killing seven) and capturing 37 together 'with eight thousand rounds, many wagons, and horses. Another column reports that the enemy sustained losses of three killed, fiftyeight prisoners, and fifty-seven surrendered. One quick-firer was captured. Commandant Beyerp, occupying a strong position at Zwaartkopjes in the Waterburg district, intercepted a commando intending to surrender to the British, and compelled it to join his.