THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 August 1901, Page 4

THE BOER WAR.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] London, Aug. 24. Three rebels were executed' at Graafreinet and ten sentenced to servitude for life in the Bermudas. A number of Boer sympathisers at Swellendham have been arrested. Commandant Smutt and 120 men have trekked 30 miles south of Edenburg across the railway in the direction of Basutoland.

Lord Kitchener permitted the immediate return of 300 refugees to the Rand beyond the usual monthly number.

Lord Kitchener sent back 200 Yeomanry recruits, as medically unfit, suffering from, varicheolej heart disease and deafness. Ho complains bitterly of the slipshod examination of recruits in England.

The Times, with the view of speedily terminating the campaign, urges the employment of seasoned British troops from India prior to their return to England, the tired South African campaigners replacing them in England.

Owing to the difficulty of obtaining a representative gathering of members and the danger of inflammatory speeches, it is not.expected that the Cape Parliament will assemble even by October unless the situation changes, The Governor of the colony will in the meantime issue- warrants for the necessary expenditure. Foatherston-Haugh,. near Klerksdorp, captured a convoy of 8(3 wagons and 8000 rounds of am muni ti' n. Tlic three rebels executed at Graafrmne.t belonged to Aberdeen and Jansenville, Victoria West.

).mc Tewater, ex-member of the Capp. '*ii"i<!rv and another member of the Afti kapdi r Bund were present, 40 civilians &: it n-lod vplun nrily

Tewatf-rand two other members of the bond ri fuse to contribute the expenses of pftitir Murray's self-imposed journey to gsrssuade Do Wet to recall and dioband the invaders of the Capo Colony. Ei-atherstone-Haugh'ij captures were ff e~pd by Colonel Williams's column, including the second Now South Wales Mounted Infantry, 3rd New South Wale 3

Bushmen, the "A" Battery of the Koyal Austtalian Artillery with two guns. Finding traces of a big trek near Kalkoenplaats, Staal Valley, "William's column pursued, and after a hard gallop cf 12 miles and sharp fighting captured the convoy, accomplishing . the return journey to the camp with all serviceable" and the captures, or 60 miles in 27 hours. The fact that the convoy was enable to maintain the lead of the pursuers so long is ascribed to contributions voluntarily made or extorted from the farmers during the trek.

The majority of the Boer 3 escorting the wagon 3 tied.

18 prisoners were taken, includingLanddrost, Bloemhof and Dutoifc, a telegraphist in possession of a wire tapping apparatus. London August 25. Kruger, in replying to a German proBoer society's address, said that Lord Kitchener's proclamation should recognise the impossibility of subduing the Biers by arms.