THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 215, 17 September 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Sept. 15. Steya and DoWet refused to listen to Pastor Murray, who voluntarily undertook to visit DeWet and endeavor to persuade him to recall and disband tho Boers invading Capo Colony. A commission in the Middlesex Regiment has been granted to Lance-Corporal Storer, of the Sixtli New Zealand Contingent.

BOERS AGGRESSIVE

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Loudon, Sept. IG.

Heron’s force of eighty men boldly attacked Heidelberg on Friday. Twentytivo men of tho West Yorkshire regiment repulsed the enemy with loss.

DE WET AND STEYN STILL OBDURATE.

ORANGE RIVER COLONY'S REVENUE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Sept. 16.

Do Wet has refused to discuss Lord Kitchener's proclamation, lie told Pastor Murray that a clergyman’s place was tho pulpit. Steyn discussed tiic proclamation, but remained uueonvine I Pastor Murray’s arguments. Ho insisted that the refugee women wore br - milv treated.

The revenue for tho Orange River Colony for the year stiow.s a surplus of .£74,000. without including telegraph and railway returns.

CRY ' cR LESS LENIENCY. By Telegraph—Press Association - Copyright London, Sept. 10.

There is an impression iu Capetown that- propertied Boers are being allowed to surrender. Loyalists are urging that there should he a cessation of lenienoy, and stricter measures of vigorous warfare.

Fifteen Boers were captured at Tintbaneliu on tho J2th : after an engagement,

A TRAITOR CAPTURED. OUTLAWRY OF BRITISH OFFICERS. CIRCULATING PRO-BOER ORGANS,

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Sept. 16.

Broocksma lias been charged with treachery and treason. Documents seized at his house showed that treasonable correspondence had been proceeding for six mouths per medium of Brueksma’s house between Loyds, Kruger, lveitz, and Commandants in the Held, under cover of letters addressed to American Consuls at tho Hague and Johannesburg. Kruger’s letter siiowed that lie was forwarding to Loyds and Broocksma news that lie intended to influence pro-Boer organs, with tho object of prompting Parliament. The documents seized included a type written proclamation signed by Louis Botha, announcing that the Boer fighting generals had outlawed Lord Kitchener and all British officers, and ordering all hurghors to kill every armed soldier or poiicomon.

Two of Reitz’s dcspateli riders haro boon captured on the Transvaal-Portu-guose frontier, circulating cuttings from the Review of Reviews and other English pro-liocr organs.