THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 August 1901, Page 4

THE BOER WAR.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.]

Last Week’s “ Catch.” London, Aug. 21. Lord Kitchener’s weekly report shows that 64 Boers were killed, 20 wounded, 248 captured, including Landrost Steyn of Vredefort, Commandant Breytenback, De Villier’s father-in-law (Schalkburger), 15 surrendered, 267 rifles, 13,700 rounds of small arms ammunition, 127 wagons, 940 horses, and 4700 cattle captured. Major-General Knox and Colonel Sir Henry Eawllinson are dealing with 250 Transvaalera passing Thabanchu southwards and Kruitzinger’a 250. Lord Kitchener, in his report reviewing the operations to July Bth, emphasises that patience is necessary to overcome the insensate resistance of the Boers and denounces the ignorant arrogance of the leaders, which is causing the devastation of the country, and distress amongst the people. He mentions for conspicuous bravery eleven Australians. A proclamation has been issued by Lord Kitchener, and countersigned by G. V. Fiddes, Secretary of Administration of the Transvaal Council, representing the civil authority; and declaring it suspended during the whole period of hostilities ; the payment for preserving mining and land rights under contracts made prior to the war, individual default alone excepted.

The Standard states that a number of Australian troopers on Tuesday at Capetown hauled down and burned the Transvaal vierkleur flag flying at the Ousland newspaper offices. The spectators appladded.