THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 November 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

(PER PBBSS ASSOCIATION—COPYEIGHT). Beceived this day at 9 52 a.m. London, November 19.

By the middle of January Lord Kitchener's colums will have been thoroughly freshened. He will possess abundance of remounf s. A dozen Militia Batallions are also going to South Africa. Lord Kitchener's weekly report shows 43 killed, 16 wounded. 291 prisoners, and six surrenders.

Commandant Fouche is north of Jamestown retreating rapidly to Barkly East. Malan, Hugo, and Latigan with 30 men were pursued hard for Eeveral days towards Calvina. All thc-ir spare horses were captured. Montz with 350 men was driven across the Berg river northwards. In the last oneounter with Da Wet, Prince Kadziwall of Lord Kitchener's scouts was dangerously wounded. Lcrd Salisbury in acknowledging a vote of confidence at a meetiDg at York, said England was the only country where, during the great war, eminent men were permitted to write and speak as if they were the enemy. Boooived this day at 10 17 a m. Sydney, Nov 20.

With reference to Major Carrington's request for more men, two squatters have offered '/MOO each towards the cost of leading a saitable contingent,

Youthful Impetuosity and Blood-

thirstiness. London, Nov 19,

The students are miinly responsible for the anti-Chamberlain movement in Germany. At an anti-Semitic meeting a Berlin lecturer urged the Boers to assassinate Mr Chamberlain, thus ridding Germany of a rascal fit for the gallows. •Some meetings asked the Kaiser to personally rebuke Chamberlain's impudence.

The Veterans League abandoned the outcry after receiving a hint from the Government.

The Daily Chronicle exposes the proBoer cabal to capture the Nationa' Liberal Federation.

Leyds declares there will b 3 no peace without a guarantee of independence.