THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 386, 10 April 1902, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April S. A returned Imperial Yeoman declares that Dutchmen chiefly constituted the mounteds who deserted Lord Methuen. A minimum estimate sets down the Boer loss on the 31st as 30 killed and SO wounded. These were not included in Lord Kitchener's weekly return to that date. The War Office has applied to Mr Copeland, Agent-General for New South Wales, for one hundred tons of New South Wales plum, apricot, and gooseberry jam. Dr Leyds has recommenced his slanders on the British troops. De la Rey, in January, sent a letter, in which cruelties are alleged against the British at Rocitie.

Adelaide, April 9. A member of the Bush Veldt Carbineers at the time of the shooting states that the eonditious of enrolment were that they should be hardy men, as they were required in a fever-stricken part of the country, and, therefore, the corps were a fine body. It was a gross libel to say they were scallywags. Captain Hunt was killed in a fair fight, being shot through the heart, but was afterward fearfully mutilated. The Boers were shot by Morant and Hancock, and other officers were equally blameable, but Picton and Witton were innocent. He denied that loot was the object. The cause was drink. The quantity the officers consumed was marvellous, and they had carousals night after night. Many of the officers were always more or less mad with drink.

Wellington, last night. Major Pilcher cables from Capetown that Lieutenant Taylor, Privates Quinn, Mitchell, and McKelvie are doing well. Privato Howard is dangerously ill of enteric at Wynberg.