THE BOER WAR.
Ir«R 'PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] togih Troops proceeding to South Africa. Beceived this day, at 9 9 a.m. London, September 3. Half a battalion of Mounted Infantry fis starting for South Africa shortly and ..others are in training.
Colonel Cole found one of the guns . captured at Vlakfontein in a dam. Details of the Moedwill fight show that Featherson, Hpugh’s, and Kekewich’s , columns were returning separately after ■ driving the Boers to the northwest when Kemp who was acting under Delarey, •crept back and attacked Kekewich, firing into the camp on thb dawn of the 30th, Kekewich carried the Boer position the enemy retiring precipitately. - The British lost many horses and were unable to pursue. The wounded were taken to Hustonhurg.
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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 October 1901, Page 3
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122THE BOER WAR. Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 October 1901, Page 3
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