BRITON AND BOER.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 441, 13 June 1902, Page 2

BRITON AND BOER.

ACTIVITY OF GERMANS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. LONDON. June 11. The dominant note of the conversation of those who surrendered is eulogy of the British firmness as shown in the execution of the two Br tisli officers, Mount and HamlcoekLcyds and his Hollander confrere, Langermans, announce that funds are being collected to re-instate German combatants on their farms, and maintain the Boer propaganda. The Standard says that Dr Kuyper, the Netherlands Premier, insists on Kruger swearing allegiance like Botha and DeWet.

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS OF AFFAIRS.

By telegraph—Press AssociationCopyright. LONDON, June 12. The surrenders total 9310. The commandos under Vanzyl and Vandermerve have arrived at Vryburg. They welcomed peace. Commandant Kemp ha's surrendered at Matching. He was adverse to stir, render, but finally yielded to the views of tfie majority. He says that he is glad that Lord Kitchener did not attach the shame of surrender to the Boers. They might continue the struggle for a couple of years, though there was no certainty of success. Food was plentiful in the Western Transvaal, but exhausted in the eastern districts. He was quite satisfied with the settlement. , There would he np bitterness, and lie predicts harmony.

Two hundred and nine Cape rebels surrendered at Cradock.

A proclamation issued at Cape Colony accepts surrenders for another month. Those failing to surrender within the time fixed will be subject to the extreme penalty of the law. The Government are engaging nine transports on three months’ service to carry the Boers pr soners back to South Africa. Bach will carry sixty officers and 1550 men. Vessels that have been used for, the transport of horses will not he accepted to carry troops.

It is considered in London that the new form of tax on gold in the Transvaal favors .the minersThe rebels who surrendered at Cradock were handed over to the Civil authorities.

Major-General Featherstonhaugh has succeeded Lieut.-General Lyttelton in command of the forces in Natal. Lieut.-General Lyttelton has gone to Natal as a preliminary to succeeding Lord Kitchener.

Mr Chamberlain presided at the Corona Club dinner, and in the course of a speech, said that the country now’ enjoyed a peace that was honorable to both parties, the lines that we ourselves traced at the outset alone aflord ng a basis of permanent settlement. Great Britain had been very generous in everything relat ng to personal or private matters, but had yielded nothing of substance. The country might well be delighted with the way the terms had been accepted. It was a good augury that, our late opponents —after doing theiij best to maintain their independence—were ready to loyally aocept the altered conditions, and co-operate in developing an era or miparallelled prosperity. Lord Kitchener reports that Vantonder’s and Vanbeeren’s commandos, with 403 rifles, surrendered on Monday at Ventersdorp. Afterwards, at a camp concert, the burghers sang “ Auld Lang Syne ” and “ God Save the King.” Further surrenders are : West Transvaal, 167 rifles and 23,000 rounds ‘of ammunition ; at Ermelo, 303 rifles ; at Zoutpansberg, 150 ; total, 3671 arms on the ninth and tenth.