THE BOER WAR.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Sept. 16. Colonels llyng and Cunningham’s column attacked, and nearly surrounded 600 Boers at Pary’s on Friday. Tho Boers suffered heavily.
The burghers under Commandant Theron’s command have secretly surrendered at lviversdale, as the result of Lord Kitchener's proclamation. Colonel Crabbo engaged Commandant Scheeper's commando, 200 strong, near Ladysmith, Cape Colony, on Saturday, wounding eleven. Three British were wounded.
BRITISH LENIENCY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Sept. 17.
Death sentences and severe terms of imprisonment passed on several Capo rebels have been commuted in the first instance to penal servitude for life, and in the second to terms greatly reduced.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 216, 18 September 1901, Page 2
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