THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 15 July 1901, Page 4

THE BOER WAR.

[BY ELECTRIC telegraph—copyright.] [Pes Press Association.] How Germany lovas England Berlin, July 12. Instead of indignation over the Vlakfentein affair, Anglophobia is the result, the German Press declaring that Great Britain is reaping what she has sown, and the act is retaliation - for the farmhousa burning of and sweeping away of the enemy's property. General Botha informed Krugor that there are 7000 Dutch rebels in the Boer ranks and that they are receiving fresh accessions daily. Lord Salisbury in acknowledging the resolutions cirried at the meeting held at Guildhall in support of the Govern ment's action of their South African po icy, said that nothing would tend more to prolong the hopeless struggle than the encouragement derived from pro-Boer uttrances. The Government are firmly determined to bring the war to a final aud successful issue. The Boers attacked a body of Constabulary posted at Houtkop, north-west of Vereeninging and captured an old sevenpounder. The gun's attackers were eventually driven off.

Three Constabulary were killed and seven wounded.

Lord Kitchener explains that when he contradicted the news of the discomfiture of Beyers he was unaware that anything had been telegraphed relating to the disposal of Pretorious's force westward of Warm Baths, and adds that he deprecates magnifying minor successes.