THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 August 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

[per press association—copyright.]

London, August 22. Lord Kitohemer mentions for conspicuous services

New Zealand, 4th Contingent—FarrierSergeant Hordsaan.

South Australian Bushman—Sergt Growar. Tasmanian Bushman Trooper Brownell.

Queensland Bushmen—Sergt Smith, Corporal King, Privates Marmont and Kells.

Queensland Infantr y—Sergt Doyle. Victorian Imperial Bushmen—Quarter-master-Sergeant Johnstone, . Corporal Hewitt, Trooper Hiplland.

Victorian Bifles—l ‘rivato Wilson. The Boers still in rthe field are officially estimated at 11,000-

K Commandants Herrtzog and Malam, iu widely separated places in Cape Colony, deprived tne English lieutenants, bearers of Lord Kitchener's proclamation, of their horses and personal property, yffttym even threatened the bearers with death. f Received this day at 8 56 a.m. London, August 22. A number of time-expired Australian troops landed at Southampton from the Cape. The Times says that Transvaal holders of the Netherlands railway stock have gold five thousand one hundred shares on the Continent since the beginning of the war.’ The present holders cannot expect to be bought out. The Standard says the Dutch shareholders ,ate delighted at the reported terms of Britain’s offer, but Kruger and Ids counsellors are disappointed at the settlement, removing any pretext for international dispute. Beoeived this day at 9 8 a.m. London, August 22.

Kitchener mentioned the conspicuous services of Trooper Denehyr of the Fourth Imperial Bushmen, Sergt-Major Brigman, and Sergt. Philliphant of the Fifth and Trooper Reedle of the Sixth Imperial Bushmen. „ - London, August 22. Hatabroem’s commando waa surprised atDoornberg and seven killed and twenty, one captured.