TIE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 80, 12 April 1901, Page 2

TIE BOER WAR.

THE BOER LEADERS. TRAITORS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 10. After staying on a farm near Heilbron with Steyn and Do Wet, General Botha has returned to the Transvaal. General Sehalkburgher lias removed his headquarters at Loydsdorp to an inaccessible part of tho Zoutspanberg Mountains. Two brothers named Coltzcs, farmers, have boon brought to Matching on a chargo of harboring Boors who offered to surrender when tho British visited Coltzcs’ farm, but instead of fulfilling their pvomiso killed one Britisher and wounded another, and then escaped. The. Capo Colony loyalists aro delighted at tho lenient Treason Act which lias superseded martial law, a good effect following.

Colonel the Hon. J. 11. S. Byng, commanding tho South African Light Ilorso, captured sixteen Boers, fifty horses, and a quantity of ammunition at Bosmans-

dorp. A British patrol, guarding a watcr-ho’,o at Agcnthuis, Nnmaqualnnd, were ' captured by the enemy. The post lias sine<> been re-occupied. The British Women's Liberal Unionist Association aro distributing on tho Continent pamphlets giving authentic information regarding South Africa. This is counteracting the calumnies against tho British..

Lord Lansdowno has appointed a Commission to investigate the claims of foreigners deported from South Africa to Europe.

CROSSING A RIVEII. TWELVE BOERS DROWNED. ■ COLONIALS WOUNDED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 11. Van Raucen’s and Luther’s commandos, a thousand strong, crossed over tho river at Mudcfontein Drift by means of rafts. Twelvo wore drowned ill crossing. Corporal Borwich, a VietoriaAf "'and Privates Audol and Thomas, Australia)!, Bushmen, liavo been severely wounded f in recent engagomoiits. BOTHA CHANGING lIIS MIND. CONSIDERS THAT DE WE4 IS MAD. 4 A REPORTED INTERVIEW. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 10.41 p.m., April 11. London, April 10. Heritor's Capetown correspondent states that Botha is prepared to rc-opcn peaoo negotiations on behalf of the entire Boer forces. His recent visit convinced Botha that Dc Wet is mentally irresponsible, and bis influcnco is diminishing. Mr Bennett Burleigh reports that it is sciiii-oilicially stated in Capetown Unit Botha had a further interview with Lord Kitchener.