TIE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 117, 28 May 1901, Page 2

TIE BOER WAR.

A BOER REVERSE,

By Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright London, May 26. One hundred Boers attacked twenty Border Scouts in a narrow pass near Kcndart. They approached within a hundred yards. Tho fight lasted five hours. The Boers left fifteen killed and seventeen wounded, including FieldCornet- Loar. One Britisher was wounded.

Six hundred men under Kruilzinger left Zaarberg on Friday, riding southwards. Gorring is pursuing.. Sir Leslie Bundle has captured Thcron’s mill and a strong position near Fouriesberg. Private Kontworth, Now South Wales

Bushmen, has died of enteric fever. Lord Kitchener reports that tho Boers in superior numbers determinedly attacked a convoy between Ventersdorp and Totchefstroom on Thursday, but were repulsed. Four British wero killed and thirty wounded. Tho convoy arrived safely. A Reuter correspondent stales that

there is a concensus of opinion against Boer prisoners and surrenderors, and that recent surrenders were chiefly tho result of the arrival of British reinforcements. The Boers imagined that the British resources wero exhausted.

THE ALYSTROOM EIGHT. By Telegraph. Tress Association. Copyright London, May 27. Major Wilson and a portion of Kitchener’s Scouts had six casualties in making the frontal attack on Boyor’s commando at Alystroom. Two columns sent round to attack the rear arrived when the last of Boyer’s convoy had retreated. A stubborn rearguard fight ensued. Eighteen Boors, forty waggons, and a quantity of ammunition were captured.

(By Telegraph—l’ross Association.) Auckland, last night. There arrived from Sydney on Saturday Major Mndocks, who commanded the handful of New Zealanders who gallantly defended the position near Rcnsburg, where Sergeant Gourlay and Private Connell were killed. Major Madocks remains in Auckland ponding tho arrival of Colonel Teuton, who is expected here on the 2nd pros*. He will in the meantime assist Colonel White in tho forthcoming military arrangements. Major Madocks, interviewed, gave it as his opinion that it will take at least twelve months longer to settle affairs in Sontli Africa. It was altogether a difficult job. It would be necessary to keep attacking tho Boors till all hostile bodies were suppressed. Although 240,000 British troops wore in the field, the majority wero infantry, and not of much use for clearing tho country. What was wanted was more mounted men. No volunteer‘should remain in the field longer than twelve months. They wearied of the work. lie stated with regard to hospital treatment that under tho circumstances there was little or no reason for complaint. At Bloemfontein fully. 6000 men were down, chicily with enteric. Major Madocks declined conversation about the Rcnsburg affair, considering that quite enough had been said about it.