THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 8 May 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

Hope Troops required to finish Up by August.

The Times declares that Preparations are inadequate.

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Eeceived tliis day at 9 7 a.m. London, May 7. Brodrick stated in the Commons tliat altogether 396 foreigners were captured during the South African campaign, including 45 Frenchmen, 42 Russians, 36 Americans, and 273 Germans. One hundred and fifty out of the total claimed to be neutralised burghers.

Scattered bands of Boer raiders were still operating in northern and central parts of Cape Colony. At Kruitzinger they wrecked and burned a supply train near Stormberg.

Shortly afterwards the raiders encountered a British force at Driefonteir and sustained losses.

The commandos, led by Scheepers and Malan, haring been hustled in the Midland districts, have retreated to the eastward. The Times states that many British soldiers in South Africa, and more especially the Mounted Infantry, require rest, and that fresh men are indispensable in order to finish the war by the end of October. Received this clay at 9 9 a. m.

Fifteen thousand troops, stationed between IComatipoort and Pretoria, find it difficult to protect the railway. The St. James’ Gazette re-echos the Times’ statemen t that England is making inadequate efforts to end the war. The Pall Mall Gazette expresses a similar view. •