THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 96, 2 May 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

DERAILING A RAILWAY LINE. Per Press Association —Copyright. London, April 30. The Boers destroyed the railway lin o midway between Boshrand and Geneva. An engino and two carriages of an ambulance train wore derailed. Nobody was injured. A force of Victorians under Major Henniker inflicted losses on Commandant Malan in tho Cradock district. Major Dumoulin’s column has reached Aliwal North, after scouring south-east of tho Orange Colony. They brought in thirty prisoners, sixty thousand sheep, six thousand cattle, one hundred waggons, threo hundred horses, and eight huudred refugees. A REMARKABLE FIGHT. TWENTY-SEVEN BRITISH DEFEAT 400 BOERS. BOERS DRIVEN TO ZULULAND. Recoived May 2,12.22 a.m. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 1. Details of tho fight at Malalatine, Zululand, are to hand. Tho dotails show that the Magistrate, Mr C. A. Wheelwright, and twenty-six Europeans marched at night a mile and a half to meet Beyer’s commando, numbering four hundred and posted at Nlcongcninck, commanding tho wholo range and portion of Ulundo Plain. Tho cuoiny used expanding bullets. Tho enemy wore driven at daybroak to tho summit of the range. The British extonded along tho Boor skirmishing lino, oaclr man fighting independently. Most of tho British casualties occurrod in dislodging a party from tho ditches and trees at Ukongcinhill. Fivo British checked tho enemy’s advanco across tho plain. Tho Boors wero drivon to Zululand ■ border, carrying their dead. 1 Lord Kitchener has asked tho namos of j thoso who so distinguished thomsolvos. ■ SURRENDER OF EIGHT MEN. 1 THREE HUNDRED BOERS WANT TO SURRENDER, ■' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright j London, May 1. 3 Eight men belonging to Prcntcnbaek’s J commando at Bothol lnivo surrendered, j Tho men declared that the wholo com,l mando, numbering three hundred, avo 3 aiixions to surrender. 1 MORE VICTIMS OF ENTERIC. B t By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright 1 London, May 1. f Tho following deaths from onteric are 1 reported : Privates J. Percy and Lines, y New Zealand Rough Riders, at Johannes- - burg ; Angol, a Wostraliau. 1 Privato Anderson, of Queensland, was i killed at Oliphant’s River. 0 AN OFFICIAL MESSAGE. i ° (By Telegraph—Press Association. q Wellington, last night. An official messago from South Africa announces that 3707 Popliain is believed to be well and with his regiment; 2447 Ash’by died of enteric at Krugcrsdorp on 27th April; 1380 Lunes died of cntoric at Johannesburg on 28th April; 1077 Larnont died of enteric at Potchofstroom on March 21st. By Telegraph—Press Association. Woffington, last night. t Colonel Robin'cablos to tho Defence 0 Department that the number of Now Zealanders on the Tongariro is 15 officers and 296 men, who are all in good health. Dunedin, last night.

The Governor has replied to tho Blayor that he would be unable to come to Dunedin to meet the Tongariro. Tho local agents of the Tongariro arc advised that the boat is leaving Sydney to-day, so she should make Otago Hoads on Blonday night. .