THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 29 May 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

[by electric telegraph—copyright.]

[Per Press Association.]

Botha lias no Guns,

Received this day at !) Id a. in. London, May 2S. Scheeper's commando has liccn driven (o I,lie hills imrlJiuards of Aberdeen. Bulba. will) a largo commando. no ';inis and 1 ill If aimmmiiion, is avoiding nn encounter and is working eastward in !he vieinil v .Swaziland. *

The Tim -s’ correspondent says that !\riiitzinger with seven Inindred men. is idvaneiiig southwards in a line drawn from Aliwal North lo Mavaislmrg. Seohei! faces lu’iiitzingor’s advance 35 miles mudli-easl: of Cradoek.

K’iiehener catalogues (JIJ Boers killed. I wounded. 2(57 taken prisoners and S.'j

surrendered ; also. 2U> rifles, two thousand rounds of small arms ammunition, 179 wagons. and many horses and cattle

Received tins day, at lo 3S a m

When Bullock entered Ermelo, Botha, Lucas, .Meyer, Reitz, fvlialk and Burgher

were nearly cap!ured. Gorringe lias cheeked. Tvrnitzmgei* at Bamhoe.sherg. compelling him to-turn to the north-easi. ,

Major-General Earl Dnudonald, referring lo the war in Mouth Africa, said it was easy to properly defend the-coun-try if eond.itions of service were easy and men allowed to wort on time and wear any kit t hey liked. Vmongst the recipients of war honors were Cohpml Williams (New Month Wales Medical Corps), Companion of the Bath; and Limit-Colonel Kelly (Victorian Bushmen), Knight Commander j|of the Bath. Tm h lug invests thorn on June