THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 19 August 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

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London, August 17. Crabbe is hotly pursuing Kruitzinger’s commando, which Gorringe put to flight. Commandant Erasmus was captured unwounded.

Major Toll and a party of Queenslanders surprised and captured a small Boer laagerjon the 9th. Reuter’s correspondent states that a mrty of South Australian Bushmen lelonging to De Lisle's column rushed a farmhouse on horseback with fixed bayonets, expecting that it only contained a few Boers; but 50 emerged and a sharp fight ensued.

Five Boers were killed and nine wounded, while several were captured and eight wounded escaped. The British casualties are not stated.

The Daily Mail gives the following details of the Koppiesfontein fight 200 Boers on the night of the Gth trapped a patrol of eight Queenslanders, killing two and then attacked the outposts. They got within 80 yards and were repulsed by the supports.

Some Boer leaders refused to receive the proclamation, but the surrenderors declare it will ultimately be successful. Commandant Therson, with a superior force, surrounded fifty of French’s scouts near Bethesda.

After two hours’ fighting the scouts surrendered. One was killed and four wounded.

They were subsequently released. Bennett Burleigh states, in response to the proclamation, that many Boers are enauiring what treatment they will receive if they surrender. The Standard states that Kruger protests against the proclamation and quotes Articles 7 and 20 of the Hague Convention, prohibiting belligerents from confiscating the private property of landowners.

The Commission will not receive claims for compensation for losses sustained in South Africa unless lodged by the 15th September, The Times’ Berlin correspondent says that Great Britain offered the German debenture-holders in the Netherlands Railway Company the full amount of their investments with arrears of interest. The shareholders’ committee declined Great Britain’s offer to buy the shares at their present market value, seeking better, terms. Received this day at 8 49 a. m. London! August 18.

Kruitzinger was driven in confusion to near VenterstatJ. General French with other columns are pushing the enemy Northwards from Cape Colony.