KRUITZINGER'S COMMANDO.
By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, Aug. 19.
Kruitzingor’s commando, many without horses, has re-crossed the Orango River. British columns are pursuing and shelling them. Remington’s Yeomanry havo daily encounters with the enemy. Five hundred Boers are at Faurcsmith district, against whom several women on horseback arc collecting horses.
BOERS WRECK SECTION OF RAILWAY LINE.
By Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright
London, August 19.
A commando of 150 strong wrecked a section of tho Mafeking railway. An armoured train came into action and escorted tho down mail train back.
A DOCTOR’S FEARS.
By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London. Aug. 19.
Commandant Badonhorst's doctor, fetching medical necessar : from Kimberley, declined to carry l ord Kitchener’s proclamation, ioaring that he might ho shot.
AN ISOLATED COMMANDO,
THE REFUGEE CAMPS,
By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, Aug. 19. Schcepcr's commando is dangerously isolated in the south of Capo Colony. Colonel Gorringe on the 13th killed 20 Boors, and captured Kruitzingcr's secretary, with a quantity of documents. Tho Daily News says that the resistance in the Orange River Colony has ended. The Boers are inclined in their last extrei 'by to become desperate. Thero aro 91,940 whites, and 24,547 colored peoplo in the refugee camps. During July the deaths of whites numbered 1412.* Thoso who died were largoly victims of moasles.
THE NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
Wellington, last night. Tho Premier has received tho following cable messago : “ Tho Seventh Contingent has mado another large convoy capture. Officers and men all well. —Major Abuott, commanding.” Advice has been received from tho Defence Office, Sydney, that a number of troopers from South Africa are passcugors by tho Waihora, duo in Wellington on Wednesday. Their names are : Sergt. DoLautour, Corporal Griffiths, Privates Suttee, Scown, Findlatcr, Orr, Sharpin, Pctchel, Dashwood, Sutherland, Watson, Pordrcll, Chapman, Hamilton, Wright, and Juriss.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 191, 20 August 1901, Page 2
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