THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 6 November 1901, Page 4

THE BOER WAR.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.]

London, November 5.

General Hamilton’s column from Standerton reached Sampson with little opposition. On Friday the wounded arrived at the Springs. Sampson’s light was in the teeth of a blinding storm. The Boors removed our two guns. A detachment of Taylor’s column at Wolvekop, Aliwal district, captured 21, including the whole family of Duplas (local rebels), 17 rifles, 500 rounds of ammunition.

General Methuen visited Rustenberg district as far as Eland's River and large crops were destroyed, 118 :>crs, 700 cattle, and many wagons were captured.

Van Hcredcn’s commando near Constable overpowered and stripped 14 of thcJWorccstcr District Mountcds.

Yan Hcreden denounced the Afrikander Congress for encouraging the invasion and then not giving help. He added that the invaders know that independence is hopeless, but arc determined to make the faithless encouragers feel the pinch of war, 300 Royal Artillery stationed at Halifax take six Maxims to South Africa, tj detachment of the Bermuda Regiment relieving them to-morrow. Mr John Morley, speaking at Eorfar asked if the Boers were given to understand the difference between independence and self-government. The Standard’s correspondent states that Colonel Benson was at the head of the column. In crossing the ridge a few Boers were seen and a heavy thunderstorm broke. Botha’s thousand men, under cover of the rain rushed the ridge, emptying their magazine at close range.

Benson galloped back, restored order, and saved the position. In so doing he was wounded.

The officers and men were falling fast, but the ridge was occupied, Sampson bolding the Boers at bay.

Sir M. Hicks-Beach, speaking at Bristol, said that the war was dragging, and he regretted that they might be compelled to ask for even greater taxation. He declared that he had borrowed enormously for the war without greatly disturbing the market, and caused less injury to the nation than on any previous occasion.