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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 136, 29 June 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

THE ELUSIVE BOBR. * FSB PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, Juce 27. Gine'al Sir Bindon Blood tried to surprise General Bitha and the members of the Boer Gove'nmmt,' who we r e biding in a p'aca at C <ro'iDa. However, Both*, with 100 men and two guap, rs"ap'd,. abandoning many waggons and cattle. He and a smill following are always movii g. . Thirty-eight B;er families trekked fa> D tmaraland. The Germans arrested the men, and plucsd the women and children in camp. THB CLEARING-OOT PROOEBS. (Received 28,10.3S p.m.) London, J una 28 Major-General F. W. Kitchen r has cleared a la'ge ar-ia south of Middleburg, cipturir>g 67 Be a and removing 500 women and children. The 1 aiers of the Ventersta' rebellion bavo rtce'ved sn.tennrs of from six months to two years, and fines of from £3OO to £SOO each. BOERS IN EASTERN DISTRICTS. A DETERMINED ATTAOK BEATEN OFF. Received 28, 10.45 p.m. London, June 28. Commandant Malm, with 400 men, made ad termined attack on R chmond (in ea<?'en Oipe Colony) on Tuesd >y, and c\ptur. d several cutlying ?anga> s held by 'lie town guard, and demand, d the surrender of the village. He threatened he would not be >esponsib'e for the consequences unless a speedy com pilar c) was made with the demand. Commandant Boyes, defending the main pos'ion (it the ga'l) rcfu ed to surrender and made a gallant reiistan - e until evening, when Malan unexpectedly withdraw, heiring ihat M >jor Lund's column was near. * The Boers captur d little, and lost 24 fcoriee, bfsides which i' is believed they had five killed ands ven wounded. Received 28.10.4S p.m. London, June 28. The number of sheep captured by Campb H's column in tbe Harrismit 1 ), Be'.hleh m and Spitikop dis'ricts is now state 1 to be 221,000. In the House of Commons Mr Brodnck, in leply tq, a question, stated Lord Kitchener had report*d fce had between seventy and eighty thousand mounted troops in South Africa. He was fully satisfied with their number and quility, and lefueed additioi s.