THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 345, 20 February 1902, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

ENGAGING DE WET,

ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN

By TGrgruph—Press Association—Uopyngh London, Pel). 19. Reuter's Agency reports that IX- Lisle', and Faidshawti’s columns engaged Dr Wet with a large force at Trommel- on tin 10th, capturing ten men and one helio graph, lie Wet ordered his followers t> split up into small parties to evadi harassing. Lord Methuen surprised two small laagers, capturing forty. The Boers mined a railway between Machadodorp and Palnmntha, hoping tc rescue Ben Yiljoen when he was being conveyed to Pretoria. A bogie truck ii front of the armored train exploded the mine, and the train escaped. Yiljoen was not a passenger.

A CORRECTION

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh; London, Feb. 19.

The War Office gives the following correction: Private Albert Davidson, reported as having died of enteric, was a Victorian, and not a New Zealander.

SLANDERS ON ARMY IIEPU DIATED.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Feb. 19.

A crowded and enthusiastic meeting at Durban repudiated the slanders on the army.

Graven, who was lately DeWet's adjutant, and now a prisoner on parole, wrote emphatically protesting against the foreign calumnies.

THE TWEEFONTEIN DISASTER,

By Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright London, Feb. 19.

Despatches show that Lord Kitchener condemned the precautions against surprise at Twcefontein, where a serious British reverse took place on Christmas Eve, as most defective.

At Lord Roberts’ suggestion, General Druman, head of the Remount Department, has provisionally resigned, pending enquiry in regard to the scandal.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The Government have received advice of the death from enteric at Carijinas of Trooper Hugh O. Gillies (Dunedin), of the Seventh Contingent. The two troopers reported dangerously ill are George Spring (Linwood), Sixth Contingent, at Carijinas, and F. J. Chambers (Woodend), Seventh Contingent, at Heilbron. The Casualty Office at Capetown reports the death from enteric at Wakkerstroom of Trooper A. McKay, Sixth Contingent, belonging to Silverstream, Fairlie district. The Casualty Department at Capetown cables : Dangerously ill of enteric at Charlestown, Private Chas. Cooper, Private Carl Josephson ; at Pretoria, Lance - Corporal John Cunningham, Private J. Borlase ; at Heilbron, Private A. Morton. Lieut. Shera has had a relapse.