THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 144, 29 June 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

BOTHA EVADES BLOOD. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, June 27. 'General Sir Bindon Blood tried to surprise Botha and the members of tho Boor Government in their hiding place at Carolina. Botha with one hundred mon and two guns escaped, abandoning many waggons and cattle. Ho and a small following are always moving, merely joining commandos when ho meets them. Thirty-eight 'Boor families trekked to Damaraland. Tho Gorman authorities arrested the men, and placed the women and children in camp.

KITCHENER SATISFIED WITH NUMBER AND QUALITY OF TROOPS.

By Telograph—Press Association—Copyright

London, Juno 28. Major-General F. W. Kitchener cleared a largo area south of Middlcburg, capturing 67 Boers and romoving 500 women and children. Tho leaders of the Ventorstad rebellion received sontonces of six months to two yoars, and wore fined from X3OO to XSOO each. Malan, with -10 men, made a determined attack on Richmond on Tuesday. He captured scvoral outlying sangars held by tho town guard, lie domanded the surrender of tho village, threatening not to be responsible for the consequences unloss thero was a speedy compliance with tho demand. Commandant Boyes, defending tho main position, tho gaol, refused to surrender. The defenders made a gallant resistance until evening, when Mnlan unexpectedly withdrew, having hoard that Major Lund’s column was near. Tho Boors captured little. Besides tho loss of 24 horses, it is behoved that the Boors had fivo killed and seven wounded.

The number of sheep captured by Campbell’s column in Han-ismith, Bothlehem, and Spitzkop district is now stated to bo 221,000. In tho llouso of Commons Mr Brodrick, in reply to a question, stated that Lord Kitchener had reported that there were between seventy and eighty thousand mounted troops in South Africa. He was fully satisfied with their number and quality, and refused additions.