SOUTH AFRICA.
By Telegraph—l’ross Association—Copyright London, July 10.
Lucas Mcyor is coming to Lnglaud. The Boer Bed Cross Beparlmont estimated that thirty-seven thousand Boers were killed in the war aud thirty-two thousand taken prisoners, of whom seven hundred died. The total foreo in the held was 75,000.
Kcuter's Agency states that the curator of the Boer ollieial papers at Pilgrim's Best has handed the British authorities confidential reports in reforenco to Kruger’s relations with the Powers, including ciphors and a mass of othor documents. The Basuto chief Joel has boon summoned to Maseru to answer a charge of treason. It is feared that if Joel provoi recalcitrant the paramount chief Lerothodi will support him. Detachments of infantry and artillery have boon sont to the Basuto frontier in readiness to copo with any resistance. Tbo chief Jonathan is faithful to the British.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 471, 12 July 1902, Page 2
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