THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 311, 11 January 1902, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Free* A. 'ociation—Copyright London, Jan. 9. The extension of blockhouses is giving General Bruee-Hamilton a firmer grip of the Eastern Transvaal. Botha is concentrating in tho vicinity of Mougoma, Grobelaar at luhlazate, and Donnahuser at Babauango. The combined forces are estimated at 1250, with three guns. Great Britain s grant to Germans exported from South Africa more than covered the material claims, and left something for moral damages. Germany has distributed the money. 1)l- Huns Sauer, of tho Minister of Cape Colony, declares that ho saw an application form of admission to citizenship of a United South African Republic. One hundred and eighty thousand of these were printed in Poland and fonvatded to the Boer leaders prior to tho war. I tie following is a sample of t-hc latest lies published iu tho German press. It appears iu the Ivruez Reitung, and states: Kitchener s so-called prisoners include persons, women, and Kaffir servants. Kitchener lias organised entire commandos of Kaffiirs.”

Lord George Hamilton, speaking at Ealing, said the news received by Government was satisfactory ; tho war was rapidly closing. SIR A. MILNER’S SPEECH. By Telegraph—Press Assooiation—Copyright London, Jan. 10. The burghers show an increasing inclination to surrender. It is rumored at Standorton that there wall bo a general surrender of Transvaal Boers on tho 15th. Sir A. Milner, speaking at a banquet at Johannesburg, said the situation was steadily improving. A hopeful feeling abounds that tho bursting storm clouds have cleared the air. Only inconceivable folly, and mismanagement would load to a repetition of the disaster, though some woro still striving to presorvo tho old political duallism in substance, if not in ( form. Despite pro-Boers Great Britain w’as firmly determined not to bo cheated i in the results of tho war. SEEKING AMERICAN INTERVENTIOX. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyri London, Jan. 1( Dr G. B. Clarko, ox-memhor of House of Commons for Caithness, ai consulting Boers on tho Continent, str for America to urge Mr lloosovelt to tervene. Casper Jacobus, lately represonta of Janseuville iu the Cape Assembly, boon committed for trial on a charge treason. The New Zealand Mounteds’ casuaU at Zwarwater on the 3rd wero : —Sorgoa Major Sydney Smith, killed ; Licutena James Mitchell, Sergeant-Major Chari Montague-Lcwin, Corporal Charles Erm Griffiths, Private Llewellyn Clarke, sc verely wounded.

Colouel Allonby lias recovered ti second gun captured from Bonsort at t Brakenslaagtc reverse. The gun w. hidden in a spruit at Bethel.