THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 14 September 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

Commandant Yiljoen Becoming Seasonable. Kroger’s Son Surrenders. Basalt of Stead and Labouohere’s Speeches. [per PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] Received this day at 9 14 a.m. London, September 13. At Blood’s invitation Yiljoen sent a representative to question 7,000 refugees in camp at Middleburgh. The envoy was agreeably surprised at the comforts provided. No complaints were made. Bensoii surprised a laager at Middleburg m the Transvaal, capturing 31 Boers and quantities of stock. Kruger’s youngest son and a wellknown Boer, Captain Ferrenia, is among the surrenders at Belfast. Colonel Spens brought to Kroonstad 20 prisoners, 2,000 cattle and 70 surrendered at Zeerust.

It is reported that Botha’s inactivity is owing to his efforts to cover a systematic importation through unguarded passes in the Limpopo mountains of thousands of Krag Jorgensen rifles. Many recruits thus come in.

TBe women who were permitted to leave the camps for the purpose of persuading their husbands to surrender, found them reading pro-Boer speeches recently delivered in Queen’s Hall, London. The men were unconciliatory being convinced Great Britain is on the verge of civil war.