THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 21 June 1901, Page 4

THE BOER WAR.

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i'll L>. .! S .-HCIU'CIi COUlUlttllOOUt Fourie to death fur attempting to surrender, but De Wet commuted the sentence to imprisonment. Three thousand were admitted by ticket to a pro-Boer meeting at the Queen s Hall. 800 foreigners (market porters), and Battersea gas workers, engaged to keep out all opponents and a large force of police assisted to prevent efforts to rush the hall.

Mr. Labouchere, who presided, referred to Sir A. Milner, as a wretched penny a liner, British, soldiers were lions led by geese. Mr. Mcrri man was absent through being indisposed. - Messrs Sauer, Lloyd, George, Clifford, Dillon and Keir Hardie denounced the war. Kruger and De Wet were cheered and Chamberlain hissed. The dissenters were instantly ejected. The crowd outside estimated at 10,000 tried to gain admittance, and sang patriotic songs until the rain dispersed them. Some collision with pro-Boers occurred, the latter being hustled and banneted. The Standard’s correspondent says that 150 Boevs under Commandant Muller, with 200 of a reserve, surrounded the Victorians and poured in a heavy fire. They then rushed the camp, and all was over in a few minutes. Muller also led the rush at Helvetia when Commandant Viljoen attacked. Private J. M, Cutter was killed and D. Manley severely wounded, and J. H. Templeton slightly wounded at Hemelfontein. Jesse W. Smith was slightly wounded at Eeitfontein. All are of the New Zealand Mounteds. Five columns have commenced clearing an area bounded by Bloomfontein, Brandfort, Vet River, Wmburg, and Thabanchu.

Large captures of stock and grain hare been made.