THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 October 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

(per press association—copyright).

Commandant Thereon Captured.

Boers Flogging and Looting.

Kruger’s Grandson hissed at a Paris Theatre.

Received this day at 9 7 a.m. London, October 17.

Brigadier General Sir Henry Rawlinson engaged Commandant Beyers on Monday last, causing twenty casualties and capturing the Boer’s transport. Colonel Remington on Monday captured a convoy at Villeradorp, killing three. Commandants Tt.ereon and Maritz suddenly moved southwards towards Piquetburg, it is believed with the object of* meeting arms landed on the coast. The advance has been checked. Five hundred Boers under several commandants are advancing i-outh via the Greatbory Valley, looting and recruiting. dome have reached Baldiana Bay, others are at Hopefield South, a township some miles inland from the Bay. The British are pressing hard. Tne sentences on Harving Field-Cornet J. S. Kruger for rebellion, Lieut. Breda for train wrecking, and Bethulie for murdering a native, have been been confirmed. The sentences of three others belonging to Letter’s Commando have commuted to imprisonment for life. Delarey and Kemp are now northwards of the Magliosberg Hill. Thereon, Adjutant-Commandant Boos, Lieut Obirvolzen, Field-Cornet Vandermorwe and eighty men were captured on the Orange Colony Frontier, The Light Horse captured 18 Boors at Kotberg Cape Colony. Commandant Fouche is withdrawing northwards after flogging and looting farmers, and shooting three natives. Paris Oct 17.

Eloff, Kruger’s grandson and a parly were hissed at a Paris Tht atro for wearing evening dress while their countrymen were fighting. They hurriedly withdrew from the theatre.