THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 14 November 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.]

London, Nov 13

De Wet is assembling a force northeast of the Orange Colony, and columns are moving to disperse them. General French reports that Commandant Maritz’s attack on Piquelburg on the 7th was easily repulsed. Fouche dynamited the railway at Myburg siding. General Methuen is pursuing Da Larey.

Kemp is in the Western Transvaal. The Times Brussels’ correspondent states that Leyds and Fischer are visiting Berlin with the object of making a supreme effort to obtain the Kaiser’s mediation.

Lord Kitchener’s weekly report shows 63 killed, 105 wounded, 104 prisoners, and 45 surrendered.

Berlin, Nov 13. 500 Geatnans whose names are Chrisiin, have erected a monument to Comm indent Christian Da Wet at Schirstin, Germany. Eeceived this day at 8 56 a.m. London, Nov 13.

Major Fraser and 150 Yictorian Mounted Infantry captured eleven Boers on the night of the occasion when Lieut Crisp’s party was cut up.

A rebel named Vanvyk was executed for treason and violently assaulting the postmistress at Maraisburg.

The sentences of the rebels Yaurensburg for treason and murder at Colesburg, and Mailer, a farmer a Beaufort West or attempted murder were commuted to imprisonment for life. Yanrensburg was fiped 31000,

A Walmarans Boer peace delegate contradicts the story of Kruger’s plan of settlement. He adds that absolute independence of the Boers is essential to the Rand being ceded.