THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 93, 29 April 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

WHOLESALE SURRENDERS. SMART CAPTURE BY AUSTRALIAN BUSHMEN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 27. Lieut. Reid, with twenty Australian Bushmen, stealthily surrounded and fired at close range upon forty-two Boers south-east of Commissic Drift, Olifants’ River, at dawn on Thursday. The Boers, including Commandant Schroder, immediately surrendered with a Maxim gun and a number of horses, mules, wagons, and much ammunition. Twelve Boers are reported killed elsewhere, twenty wounded, and forty-seven captured. General Kitchener, at Pardcplatc, reports four Boors killed and one hundred and eighty captured ; also three thousand cattle, six thousand sheep, and many wagons captured.

Lieut. Beatty (Victorian), previously reported killed, was only wounded. Lient.-Gcnoral French shortly takes a sea trip to recuperate his health. Mr Chamberlain states that General Kitchener will replace Sir Alfred Milner during tho latter’s absence from South Africa, which will be of short duration.

Colonel Pliunor is re-fitting at Middle burg.

De I\ ct, with a few followers, was recently seen near’ Villicnsdorp. Prior to embarking on tho Tongariro on their return to Australia, sonic Australians wrecked the office of tho South African newspaper, which stigmatised the Australians as the scum of the earth for their liveliness in town a few nights previously. The editor escaped.by a window. Someone in the Provost Marshal’s office afterwards paid the damage. I' l connection with Commandant brcsla’s recent capture, tho .Boers fired after displaying the white Hag, killing one trooper and wounding three. Great Britain is purchasing Hungarian horses for war purposes, and 900 have been shipped from Finnic.