The Boer War.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 33, 8 February 1901, Page 2

The Boer War.

BOERS CUT THE DELAGOA LINE. OUTWITTING THE BOERS. THE AFRIKANDER BOND’S OFFER. BURGHERS WANT BOTHA AND DE WET AS WATCHMEN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Fob. 7. Unofficial advices state that as Colonel Blake's force is threatening Lorenzo Marquez, Portugal has appealed to England, with the result that the squadron in South African waters is concentrating at Dclagoa Bay. A British force is rapidly advancing along the Dclagoa Bay railway on the Portuguese frontier. Reuter’s agency declares that Piet Do Wet, President of the Bloemfontein Peaeo Commission, has passionately appealed to his brother Christian to surrender. General Smith Dorien occupies Lake Chrissic, between Ermelo and Carolina in Eastern Transvaal. General French is driving Boers back towards Amsterdam. General Dc Wot on the sth damaged a train at Aransport, and overthrew some wagons at Poinpcy siding. Received Feb. 7, 11.10 p.m." The Boers have cut the Dclagoa Bay railway lino 83 miles ''from Lorenzo Marquez. Two hundred British troops by zig-zag marches of several days and nights, outwitted the Boors and expelled them from Pctrusburg. Then they removed the inhabitants and cattle to Kimberley. The Afrikander Bond has offered to urge the Boers to surrender if they are allowed to return to their farms, and the rebels in the new British colonies aro not punished. Prominent burghers suggest that Botha and Do Wet join a Council with the Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to Watch the burghers’ interests in tho respective colonics. Received Feb. 8,12.8 a.m. Tho War Office is sonding promptly thirty thousand mounted forces beyond those already landed in South Africa. Ten thousand yeomanry will shortly be available; eight thousand constabulary, including those enlisted in the colonics, estimated at live thousand; tho new colonial contingents to replace those withdrawn, and tho Homo establishments contribute tho balance of cavalry and mounted troops. The troopship Auraina takes tho first batoh on Saturday. Recruits arc rushing in for tho volunteer companies to replace thoso who havo been twelve months at the front. THE PENALTIES OF WAR, TWO NEW ZEALANDERS DEAD. FOUR DANGEROUSLY ILL. By Telegiaph—Press Association—Copyright Wellington, last night. Sir A. Milner cables to the Government, under date February 6th, as follow.-: “ No. 800 Private J. K. Alton, Third Contingent, died of enteric fever at Pretoria on February 3rd. No. 272 Roberts, N.Z. Mounted Infantry, No. 679 Corporal Parkinson, No. 799 Private J. G. Gibson, and No. 618 Farrier Dorn, Rough Riders, arc dangerously ill at Pretoria. Corporal Clarkson, of Kitchener’s Horse, died of enteric fyver at Johannesburg on February 2nd. Please inform his father.”