THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 411, 9 May 1902, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

PROSPECTS OF PEACE

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh l

London, May 7,

Mr Bennett Burleigh states that burghers in the refugee camps regard peace as certain, but military authorities are pessimistic, and are preparing for an inireasingly vigorous campaign.

A BIG CAPTURE. TEN KILLED, AND 208 PRISONERS. OO KIEF RELIEVED. By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, May S. Lord Kitchener reports that Major General Elliott on Tuesday held I,indley to Liebinbergholu, and Colonel Barker the drifts from Lichenbergholu to Frankfort, a continuous line. The columns left Frankfort, Heilbron, and Vrerlefort road line at dawn without veil ties, rapidly reaching Elliott’s line in the afternoon. Ten Boers were killed, and 208 captured, constituting a i ortion of the most irreconcilable Free Staters. Many horses and cattle were captured. Our casualties were nil.

Colonel Cooper has relieved Ookief The enemy retired south. The miners at Concord a surrendered.provided the miner, were not damaged, but the enemy had gone when the relief party rea( Led the town.

By Telegraph—Press Association Wellington, last night. The Governor has received the following cablegram from South Africa :—“ Tho Aurania left Capetown on May 4th, having on board Lieutenant Christian,-of tho Johannesburg Mounted Rifles, and nine men of tho South African irregular forces, 51 men of the New Zoaland Mounted Infantry, including eight invalids, for New Zealand. The ship calls at Albany for orders.”