The Boer War.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 13, 17 January 1901, Page 2

The Boer War.

ENLISTMENT OF YEOMANRY.

CAPE REBELS SURRENDERING. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, January 16. Lord Kitchener reports that several small parties of raiders are returning in the direction of the Orange River. Some of the Cape rebels accompanying the invaders have surrendered.

The War Office is enlisting 5000 Yeomanry for a year’s service in South Africa or for the duration of the war. EIGHT AT MURRAYSBERG. THE BRITISH CASUALTIES. HOW THE BOERS ARE MISLED. PREPOSTEROUS STORIES TOLD TO BURGHERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, Jan. 16. A thousand Boer refugees are detained in various camps at Pretoria, Kroonstad, and Rhenoster Spruit. They declare that it is understood that President Kruger is still in the Transvaal, while DeWet was besieging Capetown, and that General Buller had been driven back in Natal. A squadron of the Johannesburg Mounted Rifles ambushed a party of Boers at Halfontein on Sunday, killing five, including the Transvaal Commandant Yanderbever.

A sharp fight occurred at Murraysburg on the 11th. Six British were killed, seventeen wounded, and five are missing, chiefly South African Light Horse and Brabant’s Horse.

Lieut. Keddell, of the N.Z. Rough Riders, has died of enteric fever at Pretoria.

Surgeon-Captain Godfrey, of the N.Z. Mounted Infantry, wounded at Reitfontein, has returned to duty with his regiment.

One hundred and twenty German farmers have joined the Capetown suburban guard. The Cape cyclist corps now numbers three hundred.