THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 1 August 1901, Page 4

THE BOER WAR.

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(pee press association.)

London, July 31. The Ngutu fight was fierce, and lasted all Sunday. The Boers made desperate efforts to capture the gun of the 67th Battery. Once the gunners were so hard pressed that they galloped three miles under a hot fire.

It is believed that the Boors lost heavily, the gun doing much service at short range. Lord Kitchener reports that since the 22nd 24 Boors were killed, 25 wounded, 223 taken prisoners, and 80 surrendered -, 184 rifles were taken, 10,850 rounds of ammunition, 2700 horses, and large quantities of stock captured. General Kitchener, north of Middleburg, captured Viljoen’s pompom, 20 wagons, and 35 prisoners.

General Gilbert Hamilton surprised Potgeiter’s laager at Wolmarams, capturing all tho wagons, and causing 20 casualties. , ■“

General HamiHon surprised Myburgh’s commando at Aassispoort, aapturing 24, including burgh, who is dangerously wounded. Supplementary estimates, covering seven millions, were submitted to the House of Commons, chiefly for civil administration, railways, and constabulary in tho Transvaal and Orange Colony.