THE BOER WAR.
By Telegraph. Press Association. Copyright London, Juno 20. Do "Wet and Steyn recently mado unsuccessful attempts to cross tho railway lino at Standerton and Heidelburgh. Earl Roberts has pardoned sovoral volunteers who were sentenced to penal servitude for sleeping at their posts. Commandant Barrand Venter had arranged with his commando of 100 to surrender, but one of his men informed General Badonhau3, who imprisoned Venter. He and his two sons, howevor, escaped to tho British lines at Marino. Colonel Colenbrauder’s Scouts aro clearing tho north-oast Transvaal. They have taken many prisoners and oaptured many waggons. The Boers aro trying to break through tho cordon and join Commandant Boyer’s forco.
REFUGEE CAMPS. THE PRICE THAT GREAT BRITAIN IS PAYING. By Telegraph—Pres3 Association—Copyright London, Juno 21. Boor refugoos in tho camps of Orango Colony, besides nino camps for tho Natives, requiro a wcokly importation of 88 tons of food-stuft's. >■' Tho averago mortality in thoso camps is 116 per thousand por annum, largely tho result of tho Boors’disregard of sanitation, and tho women's neglect of tho children.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 139, 22 June 1901, Page 2
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