THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 September 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

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Brussels, September 25, Advices received here declare that Kruger's funds are almost exhausted in paying the numerous refugees in the service of the so-called Boer Government also the lecturers touring the Continent. Kruger has scarcely enough for himself and the most pressing exigencies of the Boer service.

Some prominent Boers in Holland are almost destitute. London, September 25. Lord Kitchener reports that British reinforcements have worked into Natal, and that the raiders inVNatal are returning east. The north line of blockhouses at Potchesfstroom meets another at Koppe’s station, hence to Gatsrand, Yaal Valley, and encloses the district, which is clear of the enemy. The country westward of Bloemfontein railway is clear. The columns crossed eastward and joined Knox in pursuit of the enemy in the Dewetsdorp district and Mayburg. Fouche is near Lady Grey, and Doran and Haigh are pursuing Smuts near Bedford.

The midlands are quiet. .'Scheepers and Theron are in the south .•assiduously evading the columns. Lord Kitchener’s weekly report shows that 29 Boers were killed, 16 wounded, 550 captured, and 48 surrendered; 245 •rifles, 17,800 rounds of ammunition, 55 <wagons, 1000 horses, and 5,500 cattle were captured. A Reuter despatch states that Thorney•croft in the southern Orange district recaptured a fifteen-pounder taken on the 19th, capturing 20 Boers. Ten thousand /rounds of ammunition were also re-taken.

The List of Casualties.

(Grave Outbreak-of Crime in Capetown. Number of Murders and Burglary. The Dutch Premier’s vague Promise.

Baceived this day at 8.45 a.m. London, September 25

Kitchener congratuled the Governor of Natal on the ready response made by Natal for volunteers. Molan obtained many recruits in the Sutherland district. The Natal Volunteers were sent to Grey town. The late Andrew Murray’s casualties were thirty-eight, namely Field Artil-lery-seven killed and four severely wounded.

Lovat’s corps—nine killed one dangerously wounded, 23 severely and 6 slightly.

Gough's additional missing 33, belonging to the 69th Battery of Field Artillery and three others.

Theron crossed the railway south of Towns river. An indecisive fight occurred.

A farmer was arrested for giving fal°e information thus enabling the Boers to cross.

Fifty Northumberland Fusiliers cn the night of the 18th, left Lichternburg to surprise a farm at Duiksfontein expecting to capture De Larey and staff. They rushed the farm at daybreak capturing eleven Boers but De Larey had fled overnight. There is a grave outbreak of serious crimes at Capetown. A number of murders and burglaries have been committed

The Hague, September 25. Kuyper tho Dutch Premier in replying to a question in the Second Chamber said the Cabinet had discussed whether they ought like their predecessors to include in the speech from the throne some mention of South Africa and it was decided not to use mere enrpty phrases hut Government had not declared never to be able hereafter to do something for the Boers.