THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 4 October 1901, Page 4

THE BOER WAR.

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London, October 2. Lieut-Ooloncl Lord Easing’s column at do smaakop killed five of 0 etzeo's coni aaado, ncluding the notorious Field Cornet Dutcit.

Lord Kitchener confirms the report as to the Boers’ heavy losses at Forts Itala and Point Prospect. Two of the “ A ” Bat'cry guns captured by the Boers at Vlakfoutein have been recovered.

1 rd Kitchener reports that 1,000 of ,tho enemy pressed the attach on Moldwill for two hours with great vigor. But were repulsed with considerable loss. Two British officers were killed and four-

iC'.'u wounded. Thirty-one men were kdied, forty-eight severely wounded, and forty-eight slightly. General Kekewich was twice slightly •wounded. After Kekewich’s fight at Moldwill six dead Boers were found in the lield and a number of wounded. Ten were taken prisoners. The killed included Commandant Tobias Boschoff, leader of Kemps scouts. The Boers ret - eated northwards,

General Plumer prevented Brand from crossing the Caledon Elver. Colo captured Commandant Dreycr, a Transvaalor.

Sir Goo. Sprigg, the Cape Premier, and Mr. Kosc-Innes, Attorney-General, have gone to the Transvaal to confer with Lord Kitchener and Sir Alfred Milner. Broecfcsma was sentenced to death and will be shot at Johannesburg on the 30th. David Draperosterloo, a prominent burgher, was arrested in connection with the same conspiracy. The casualties at Mokaridrift, Caledon Elver, on September 27th, were : Killed—Queensland Bushmen: Lieuts. Poolejr and Caskey ; Privates Milner and White.

Sixth New Zealand Mounted: Privates H. Strawbring and W. Kayncs, the latter accidentally. Missing (believed to bo drowned) — Private W. Matthews.

Severely wounded —Queensland Bushmen ; Private Gatfield and Corporal Hall,

Wellington, October 3,

The Premier received from Major Andrews, the officer commanding the Sixth Contingent, the following cable : —“On the 17th September we had a sharp engagement with the enemy near Wepener. Lieut. Freeth was slightly wounded. On the 27th we had another severe engagement, the casualties being —killed, 3423 Private Strawbridge ; missing, 3631 Private Matthews, supposed to have been drowned •in crossing the Caledon River; killed accidentally, 3277 Private Baynes. Private Hewson is dangerously ill of enteric fever at Pretoria.” Strawbridge came from Levin, Matthews from Timaru, Baynes from Tama here, Waikato and Hewson from Pukekuri, Otago.