THE BOER WAR III.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 84, 17 April 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR 111.

A WOMAN’S TREACHERY. 1 Kjbcs&Si THE PLAGUE. BOER PRISONERS AT CEYLON. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 15. A woman treacherously directed two Yeomanry to obtain water, and thoy woro ambuscaded on a spot on tho Pagcrsfontein road. One was killed and the other wounded. A farmhouse in the vicinity has since been burnod. Numbors of plaguo-killed rats liavo boon discovered in stacks of mealies at Port Elizabeth. Four thousand three hundred Boors arc interned at Ceylon, representing twentylive nationalities. They aro comfortably housed and aro well fed. Thoro is little sickness. Tho mou aro contontod, although thoro is a largo irrecoucilablo elemout among them. BOERS JOINING THE BRITISH.

HUNTING DOWN MARAUDERS. DE WET’S MEN ON FURLOUGH. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 4.23 p.m., April 16. London, April 15. A column comprising 600 Colonials has loft Rosmcad Junction in pursuit of Kruitzingor. Increasing numbers of Orange River colony Boers aro joining the British in hunting down marauding commandos. i [lt is semi-officially reported at Capetown that Botha confessed on tho 11th that several commandos with Do Wet in tho Holbron district, in Oraugo Colony, aro-on furlough till to-day.

PLUMER’S SUCCESS. PONY DE WET IMPRISONED AND FINED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London April 15. Thrco hundred of Colon;, Plumcr’s force captured Field-cornct Boill and sixteen Boors, also ton wagons. Pilcher, skirmishing at Orange, killed seven Boers and secured a eonsidorublo amount of stock. The Treason Court at Barkley West sentenced Pony Do Wet, member of tho Assembly, to three years’ imprisonment and a lino of a thousand pounds. The Daily Mail states that Lord Kitchener has now sixty thousand mounted men. Compulsory sales of stock in tho Cape yioldod forty thousand pounds for horses.

BOERS GETTING WORSTED. PENALTY OF PRO-BOERISM. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 15. During Babbington’s operations, Rawlinson’s column rushed Smuts’ laagor, North-West of Klorksdorp, at daylight. Six Boevs wero killed, ten wounded, and twenty-three taken prisoners. A twelvepounder pom-pom, complete, and two waggons full of ammunition woro captured.

Tho Daily Mail states that tho oollapso of tho peace negotiations in March was duo to Botha’s belief that tho pro-Boors in England would bo ablo to restore independence. Ho discovered his mistake. The Times states that Kitchener’s operations are intended to prevent the largest forces now between Bethel and Ermolo, also the Free Stators, going North of Rushfeldt.