THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 132, 14 June 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

THE SHOOTING OF ESCAPEES.

THE VICTORIA CROSS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Juno 12.

Lieutenant-Colonel Haig, driving Kruitzinger towards the Orange River, captured fifty of the enemy. Details of the court-martial and shooting of surrenderors at Pretoria show that six armed Doers sworn to neutrality attempted to escape, and fired, wounding a sentry, when challenged, and then escaped. Three were re-captured. The death sentence was remitted in the case of one youth. The others were shot. This was considered imperative, owing to the surrenderors disregarding their obligations. Sergeant Pirth, of the AVest Riding Regiment, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry at Arundel.

It is officially reported that at the fighting at Picnars River the first and socond sections of Kitchener’s Fighting Scouts killed eighteen, and at Mysltroom they killed five and captured one hundred Boers.

The Commission inquiring into the concessions granted by the Transvaal Government recommends cancelling the Netherlands concession. The Commissioners assert that the debenture-holders alone arc entitled to favorable consideration. The Commission holds that the dynamite monopoly is bad in law, aud must be allowed to lapse.

BOER PRISONERS DESIRE PEACE.

By Telegraph —Press Association—Copyright London, Juno 18. A thousand Boer prisoners at Believe camp have petitioned Stcyn, Schalkburger, Botha, and DeWet to cease the struggle, on the ground that they aro plunging the petitioners' families and the country in deeper distress. New Zealand Rough Riders, L. Matthows, has died of enteric fever at Capetown, and James Young has died of pneumonia at AVorccstcr.