The Boer War.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 54, 5 March 1901, Page 4

The Boer War.

KITCHENER’S SCOUTS SUR-

RENDER,

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyrighl

London, March 3.

Sir Alfred Milner’s sudden departure from Capetown for Pretoria is believed to be connected with the supposed negotiations between Lord Kitchener and General Buller. It is announced that eighty of Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts, attacked by a superior Boer force, surrendered, after a prolonged fight, sustaining twenty casualties. Tde report is interpreted as referring to Oolenbrander’s Scouts, a force recently raised on the Rhodesian frontier.

Privates A. A. Dudley, of the New Zealand Mounteds, and J. P. Roberts, of the Rough Riders, have died of enteric, at Pretoria. De Wet’s invasion of Cape Colony ended by his men and horses precipitately swimming whore the river widens near Colesburg bridge. The river is not running rapidly, though in flood. Wellington, last night. The Premier is advised that Privates J. P. Roberts, of the Now Zealand Rough Riders, and A. H. Dudley, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, died of enteric fever at Pretoria on February 25th and 28th respectively. Roberts was the son of Mr Roberts, C.E.. of Nelson, and Dudley’s parents live in Christchurch.