THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 103, 10 May 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright London, May 8. Mrs Botha visits Europe to inform Kruger of the hopelessness of resistance and the terrible state of the country. She carries to him a pathetic letter from Mrs Kruger. . Lord Kitchener also mentions the valuable services rendered by Lieutenant Colonel Kellv, Captains Tivev and Dallimore, Corporal Elliott, Lance-Corporal McCrae, Troopers Sheehan, Glory, Green, O'Brien, Burke, and Wallace (Victorians), Lieutenants Sale and Adams, Sergeant Hcnslev (Tasmanians), Captain Green (New South Wales Army Medical Corps), Major Walls (Westralian), Major Deacon .Queensland). PLUMEit'S SPLENDID: ACHIEVEMENT. By Telegraph— Press Association— Copyright London, May 9. Botha and Ben Viljoen have occupied Carolina. The Times states that Colonel Piumer marched from Pretoria and held the drifts of Oliphant’s river for ten days, imprisoning many Boers in a densely-wooded waterless circle, driving them into the hands of General Kitchener and the columns from Middleburg. Mr Bennettt Burleigh says that the Boers hid in the bush with their stock, and Hod before Colonel Piumer, leaving ,‘l5O of their wives and children, who are in a lower, direr state than the Kaffirs.. The Boers are astounded and disheartened at their fastnesses being invaded, 1-1 B being captured, besides 50 who , surrendered.

WEST KALIAN S’ CAPT UItE S. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 9. Captain Walls, of the Westralian Bushmen, with 200 picked men and horses, pursued Commandant Matthew Prctorius and ISOO men in the direction of Waterburg. They captured thirty waggons, a thousand cattle, and twenty-seven Boers.