THE BOER MR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 77, 6 April 1901, Page 2

THE BOER MR.

THE RAIDERS’ LOSSES. p GALLANT VICTORIAN BUSHMEN. By Telogrnph—Press Association—Copyrighi London, April 4. A train was wrecked and burnt to the northwards of Newcastle, near O’Neill’s farms. On the troops approaching tho wreckers retired, losing two killed. O’Neill was arrested. Mr Brodrick states that tho reinforcements landing in South Africa between Ist January and the end of April total forty-three thousand. The Boors admit that seven hundred were killed, wounded, and captured during the raid on Cape Colony. One hundred Boers, including George Grobolaar and Nicholas Potgcter, surrendered to Goneral Pluincr at Warm Baths. An advance party of Victorian Bushmen were surrounded at Yurirbcrg Mountains by an overwhelming force of tho enemy, who poured in a heavy fire. Ono Bushman was pinned under his dead horse. His comrades dismounted and extricated him. With the assistance of reinforcements the Bushmen drove off the Boers, killing four. '+~ RAIDERS FLEE TO THE HILLS. A BOER COURT-MARTIAL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 4, Colonel Crabbo surprised the Capo raiders at a laager at Sand Drift. Tho enemy fled to tho hills, abandoning three hundred horsos, also arms and equipment.

Viljocn, tho Boor officer, in January, court-maftiallcd and shot Do Kock whilo carrying despatches to General SmithDorricn with Botha’s llag of truce. DojKock was convicted because ho had in his possession documents of the Peace Committee at Pretoria.

WHEREABOUTS OF DE WET. ACTIVITY OF BOER RAIDERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received April 4, 10.5 a.m.) London, April 4. Mr Bennett Burleigh, tho war correspondent, reports that Do Wet is at Vrcde.

_ A number of Boers, belonging to Kruitzingcr’s raiders, liavo crossed the Orange River to tho westward of Bcthulic. INGENIOUS KITCHENER. KRUGER’S ANXIETY. By Telograph—Press Association—Copyright

London, April 4. Lord Kitchener has laid erected high loop-holed stone martcllo towors, with entanglements and ditches, thus enabling a minimum number of men to protect the railway bridges. Kruger is anxious because Lord Kitchener is threatening to sibalk where tho burghers liavo vast stores near Zoutspansborg. QUEENSLANDERS FOR THE WAR. By Tolegraph—rress Association—Copyright Brisbane, April 5. F our hundred troopers sailed by the Victorian for South Africa. GUERILLAS SHOOTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN. FRENCH’S CAPTURES. BOERS PLUNDERING EACH OTHER. By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 5. The Times says that the methods of guerilla wariaro arc nlion to the dictates of civilisation. Numerous shootings of black women and children in South Africa liavs been confirmed.

General French has captured two moro pompoms. Hie Boers in Eastern Transvaal are said to be plundering each other. A COLONIAL KILLED. RETURNING COLONIALS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 5. A New Zealand Rough Rider, E. 11. Philpott, has been killed at Kameclfoiitcin. A. Wookcy is missing at Boshop. Tlic steamer Tongariro conveys from the Cape to Australia 1111 d New Zealand 906 officers and men, including invalids. The Boers, outnumbering the British, compelled the British patrol to evacuate Againthoris, Bushmansland, aftor a five hours’ fight.

BOER CRUELTY. BOTHA’S PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. By Telegraph—Frcss Association—Coqiyright London, April 5. The execution of Meyer Dclcock, promoter of the Pretoria Peace Committee, occurred on February 12th. He declared in a letter to his widow that ho had done nothing except in the interests of his country, countrymen, and peace. v The Times says that Do Wet, Viljocn, and their sympathisers cannot complain if Britain hereafter temper mercy with justice. The Blue Book shows that Botha, on February 13th, replying to Lord Kitchener s verbal message, declared nobody had a greater desire than himself to terminate the bloody strife, He proposed to meet at Middleburg to try and discover terms. He also asked for a safe conduct for six days from the notice of the meeting.