THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 May 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

■*[b* blhotbic telegbaph.—copyright] i (pbr pbess association.) I Capture of several Patrols by the I Boers. I Boer losses for April 2500. Rapture of Tasmanians after last K shot fired. ■deceived this day lit 9 18 a. ra. London, May 21. Bie Antillian with New South Wales fts arrived at Durban. Belvo hundred Boers are concentrated Rfatwell of the Engineers was hrown from horseback at Bouxville and s in an unconscious and critical state. Three thousand horses, twenty thouand sheep and two thousand cattle were aptured in Eastern Orange State. A number of prominent families have been brought into camp, Koberta, addressing the Hussars at Badminton said it was not intended to faranfer Yeomanry into Mounted Infan* try. Soheeper's commando has been severely hustled by the British, and has ■dwindled to 100. Kruitzinger and the rebel leader, Latigan, with 800 men re-entered Cape Colony and are trying to aid Pouche. General Small's British patrols weie ambushed, captured and released. The total Boer casualties in April were LO6 killed and 118 wounded, and 2193 surrendered. Twenty two Boers intercepted Warburon and Brownell's Tasmanians at Ganna>ack. The Colonials sheltered behind rees, and maintained a splendid practice m the enemy, thrice repulsing them, and ibooting their own horses for cover. Warburton was shot in the head. Brownell when he fired his last cartridge surrendered. • A Boer shot him in the shoulder.'

Brownell was stripped and released, ind Warburton succumbed later on.