THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 415, 15 May 1902, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Loudon, May 12. Tlie columns which moved north from Liudley North captured 27 Boers.

Colonel Colenbrander took 100 prisoners.

General lan Hamilton, after clearing tho districts east of Hart’s river, moved to the west, with Rochefort’s column, capturing 357 prisoners and all the waggons and stock of the commandos in that district. Park’s force captured 30 Boers in the Eastern Transvaal.

WEEKLY REPORT.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, May 14. Botha, Wessels, and six other delegates have arrived at Harrismith, and are proceeding to Voreeniging. Tho Boers recently captured by Colonbrander bad lived on roots for five days before they surrendered.

Lord Kitchener's weekly report is as follows : Killed 19 Wounded 6 Taken Prisoners ... ... 802 Surrendered 9 Five hundred and eighty-nine rifles. 157 waggons, 400 horses, and 43c w eu.-.u „.:e captured. Do la Roy’s forces havo been reduced by 860 since Major Paris’ defeat.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The Governor has been advised that the following members of the New Zealand Contingents are dangerously ill from enteric fever :—William Horard, 6th Contingent, at Winborg; Win. Stanton, 7th Contingent, at Pretoria; Wm. Warner, Bth Contingent, at Elandsfontein; G. Atkins, Bth Contingent, at Potchefstroom.