The Boer far.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 15, 19 January 1901, Page 2

The Boer far.

CARRYING- OUT KITCHENER’S ORDERS.

SYSTEMATIC ARRESTING OF BOERS.

GENERAL COLVILLE’S COLUMN ENGAGED.

BOERS REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS.

CAPE VOLUNTEERS [CAPTURED.

CAPE COLONY UNDER MARTIAL LAW. LOUIS BOTHA TO RAID NATAL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Jan. 18. The systematic arresting and collection of Boor families and largo quantities of live stock at convenient centres in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony is steadily ’ proceeding. Voluntary refugees are given certain advantages over those families whoso heads are still with their commandos. The refugees are mostly acquiescent to the action of the Imperial authorities.

Lord Kitchener reports that thero are three thousand Boers at Carolina, which lies east of Protoria. General Colville’s column has been engaged at Vaubondershok. The Boers after a stubborn fight were driven off with heavy loss. Three hundred Boers entered and looted Aberdeen, but they retreated immediately on the advance of one of the British forces.

Willem Stoyn, one of the peace delegates deputed to interview the Boors at Standerton, has been arrested by the Boers and sent to Piet Retif on a charge of treason. A patrol of the Prince Alfred’s Guards, which corps comes from Port Elizabeth, in Cape Colony, surrendered near Steynburg, after two hours’ heavy fighting. The men were first stripped of their uniforms and rifles, and afterwards released by the Boers. It is stated that a Boer commando has appeared in Little Namaqualand. The residents of the Cape Peninsula, except the officials and soldiers, havo been forbidden to possess arms or ammunition. After February Ist all of Cape Colony, with the exception of a few towns, will be placed under martial law aministration. ... - It is intended to land additional naval guns at Capetown. Two of the largest Boer commandos are stationod at Roosenkal, in the north-eaßt of the Transvaal, and Western Magaliesburg range of mountains that extends from Pretoria in the direction of Mafeking. The indications are that the Boer commander-in-chief, Louis Botha, is organising his forces, and that he will take charge of a commando that, working in a south-easterly direction, will make organised raids in the colony of Natal.