THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 October 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

fet ——0:0 [per press association—copyright.] London, October 1. Kruger’s son Legaard, who recently surrendered, died after a short illness. Later details of the attack on Fort Itala give the British casualties as—one lieutenant and 11 men killed, and 5 officers (including Major Chapman) and 38 men wounded, with 63 missing. It is now stated that 200 Boers were killed and over 300 wounded or captured. Commandant Botha has moved East to 3 r ryheid, trying to regain Pietretiet.

Commandant Smut’s force crossed the line a. Sheldtn, proceeding to the West. Apropos of the War Office denial that friction exists with Lord Kitchener, the London Standard declares that it is in. tolerable and ruinously expensive that the war is not ended.

Bier Prisoners to serve in Army. Landing of Contraband Goods.

The “ Gentle Boer Ladies” jeer the

Wounded and Dead.

Received this day at 8 57 a.m. London, October 1

The women at Yryheid lined the streets after Major Gough’s disaster at Blood River Poort. They jeered at the re leased British troops when they arrived with the wounded and dead.

The offer of the Boers on parole at Ceylon to serve in the British army outside of South Africa has been accepted. One hundred and seventy, who are drilling, will serve in India. Several Boer prisoners at Eagawa camp, Ceylon, tunnelled fifty feet in an attempt to escape. The tunnel was discovered and the men were sent to Welikadde gaol.

The Morning Post’s Brnssol correspondent states that sailing vessels landed Quantities of contraband goods of war at lamhert’s Bay, Cape Colony.