THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 87, 22 April 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

LANCERS AMBUSHED.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, April 18. Lieutenant J. Montgomery, of tho Now Zealand Rough Riders, has sailed from Capetown for England. Lord Kitchener reports that a party of the Ninth Lancers has been ambushed. A lieutenant and three men wero killed, and five wounded.

The Capetown correspondent of the Times states that tho loyalists of the colony are in intense apprehension lest the absence of Sir Alfred Milner should hinder his policy. The Radicals at Home interpret the leave as evidence of an intention to recall him. Malan, editor of ons Land, was sentence.l to a year’s imprisonment for libelling tho English troops. Two Dutch andEnglish editors received six months for a similar offence.

Perth, April 20,

Arrived: S.s. Tongeriro, with one thousand Australian and New Zealand soldiers.

LORD ROBERTS’ DESPATCHES. AWARDS TO OFFICERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 19. Tho following officers, favourably mentioned in Lord Roberts’ despatches, have boon created companions of the Order of tho Bath :—Victoria : Colonel T. Price, Lieut.-Oolonol N. W. Kelly. Now South Wales: Major J. id. Ant-ill, Colonel Wil-

liams of the Army Medical Corps. Queensland : Colonel Ruardo, Majors Bacon, Brown, Scllhcim, Tunbridge. South Australia : Colonel Gordon, Lieut.-Colonel llowoll, Major Rcado. Received April 21, 8.40 pan. The following honors arc also awarded : ’Companions of the Bath : Colonel Carthcw Yorstoun, of the Black Watch ; New South Wales Bushmen, Colonel Mackay ; Now Zealand: Colonol Nowall, Majors Craddock, Davies, and Robin ; Tasmania, Colonel Wallback, Major Cameron ; West Australia : Colonel Pilkington, Major Nialls ; Capo Mounted Rifles : Colonel E. • 11. Dalgety and Major Karri Davis. Commander of tho Bath : Surgeon Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, of Melbourne. Companions of St. Michael and St. George: Colonol Byron, Major Clnmvel, Queensland ; Lieutenant-Colonel Airey, New South Wales; Major Jowscy, Now v Zealand ; Colonel JLlood, Major Mahcist, Victoria. Distinguished Service Order : New South Wales Bushmen, Captain Baker; Mounted Infantry, Captains Bennett, Holmes, Hilliard, Groonc ; Surgeon-Cap-tains Roth and Perkins; Lieutenants Butler, Christie, Dove, Doyle, Moore, Cope, Loarmontli, and Frascki. Now Zealand : Captains T. Major and I’olson, Licuts. ,T. Hughes and Todd. Queensland : Captains D. Uka, Reid, Gordon, Lieut. Glasgqw. South Australia : Captain Coffins,'Licuts. Stapleton, Humphries, Ives. Tasmania : Captains Lewis and ltiggall, Licuts. Anderson and Perkins. Victorian Mounted Rifles : Licuts. Staughton, Lilloy, Captain Parker, Licuts. Darling, Gasilin, Vernon and Oliver. Honors were also awarded to tho Imperial Army officers commanding the Australian r* - and Canadian Contingents.

LIBELLING KITCHENER. AN EDITOR CONVICTED. AN EXPLANATION FROM MR STEAD. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 20. Cartwright, editor of tho South African News, has been convicted for libelling Lord Kitchener. Cartwright deposed that W. T. Stead sent him bales of anti-British pamphlets for distribution, and also gavo his word of honor that the allegations contained in the letter constituting tho libel wore signed by a British officer, and were true. Mr Stead declared that he had merely stated that an officer of standing responsible for the charges. General Kitchener is at, Rcilfontoin, co-operating with Plumor, Douglas, and Bindon, with a view of enclosing tho ltooonmak Boers. A WHITE FLAG INCIDENT. A CORPORAL DISCHARGED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 20. -- General Hector Macdonald assumes an important command on the Afghan frontier. In the Houso of Commons Mr Brodrick stated that Lieutenant Robbans and Corporal Jcggs, of the Imperial Yeomanry, hoisted the white flag when the -Yeomanry under Colonel Spragge surrendered at Lindley. Corporal Jeggs has boon discharged, and Lord Roberts is considering Lieutenant Robban’s ease. In the House of Commons Mr Stanloy, Financial Secretary of the War Office, said that the now army contracts would exclude foreign meat. CAPTURE OF BOERS.

FAMILIES SURRENDER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received April 21, 2.32 p.m.) London, April 20. The Imperial Light Horse captured thirteen Boers, and twenty waggons, while a dozen waggons' full of Boers families surrendered to Col. Plumor,

HONORS TO SOLDIERS. DEATHS OF COLONIALS. Received April 22, 1.5 a.m. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 18. The honors cover the dato of Lord Roberts relinquishing the cornand. Further distinctions in connection with the auxiliary forces arc promised. The deaths are reported of Bombadicr S. May, of New Zealand, of cerebral compression, . at Kochmior ; and of Private Wadley, Tasmanian Bushman, of enteric fever. A THOUSAND MORE SOLDERS RETURNING. Fremantle, April 21. The Tongariro has arrived from South Africa with 1000 returning officers and men, including a number of New Zealanders. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Saturday. The Premier has received a cable from South Africa dated April 19tli, stating that the following New Zealanders sailed in the Suevic on the 15th'for Australia 319 Sadd, 390 Goldstono, 504 Goldstone, 773 Burn-Murdoch, 1286 Houghton, 1071 Moo, 1158 Bovev, 2243 Field, 1642 Hutcheson, 1635 Jaquary, 2272 McLean, 1530 Porter, 1697 Williams, 2292 Sewell.