THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 337, 11 February 1902, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, Feb. 9. Kruger is calm and hopeful, and confident that the Boer leaders and generals will not solicit peace. He continually exclaims; “ God is with us, and will give a final peace.” Dr Leyds, interviewed, said the recent advice from South Africa was quite reassuring. The war would last a decade if necessary. The delegates are taking steps to inform the commanders of the exact significance of the recent notes of Dr Kuyper and Lord Lansdowue. Colonel Wing killed three and captured thirteen Boers at Grukspruit. The scouts captured ten, including Cornet Vanzey, at Haenorsburg. Yanniekcrk's commando tried to set fire to Brakpan collieries, but were repulsed, losing two killed. THE RECENT FIGHT. LORD KITCHENER’S REPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Feb. 8. Lord Kitchener at Wolverhock reports that on Sunday, after the operations which resulted in the captures already reported east of Licbenbergeoli and the Wilgc river, tho whole force of mounteds on the night of the fifth were drawn iuto a continuous line on the west bank of the Liebenbergeoli, stretching from Frankfort to Fanny Eborne and Kaffirskop. They advanced at da.vn to the westward, and were assisted on the night of the sixth by entrenched outposts fifty yards apart, thus holding the line from Aoland on to Heilbron, Frankfort block-house line, to Dornkloof, Kroonstad-Lindloy line. While advances were made, the columns worked along from tho block-houses to prevent the enemy crossing. At dawn the line then advanced to lleilbron, on tho Kroonstad road, the loft wing advancing to Amerika siding, and functioned at Kroon-stad-Wolverhock block-house lino. They held on tho same way, and advanced at dawn to the railway block-houso line, which was strengthened to prevent crossings. DE WET’S NARROW ESCAPE. 283 BOERS KILLED, WOUNDED, AND CAPTURED. BRITISH CASUALTIES, 10. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Feb. 10. Lord Kitohcner’s despatch, continued, states that DeWet on the 6th, was within the enclosure, but during the night ho dispersed his men, and then with a few men and a hord of cattlo he made for the Ilroonstad-Lindley block-house line. At one o’clock, the night being very dark, DeWet, by rushing his cattlo at the wire fence, broke through amidst his cattle, losing three of his party killed. The outposts on the line wore attacked at various places during the night of the 7th.

Some few of the enemy crossed near Heilbron, where ten dead wero found. So far as can be ascertaioed, 283 Boers wore killed, wounded, or taken prisoners, while 700 tired horses and many cattle were captured. Our casualties were ten.

ROUNDING UP DE WET. A WELL-EXEOUTED MOVEMENT. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, Eeb. 10. The great drive of De Wet’s two thousand men is finished. The British troops are still collecting stragglers, and an armoured train is patrolling whenever they are expected to appear. Tho newspapers agree that it is one of the best conceived and executed movements of the later part of the war.