THE BOER WAR

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 170, 1 August 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR

! general items. London, July 30. leri and surrenderors have a toUl o! 30,000. Many of X£?nelena have sworn allegid these of their fallows guilty >ing tbem have been confined, hundred Boer* attacked a small it Ngyutu, Zululand, acd were wi'h loss. The British su«tas i f fonr killed, including id wards. t. John Brod ric k, in the House iocs, declared that the leakage 1 naws and pnblication of statecoocerning impending eventa if-d on sicret ofiicial document* led him to refute the Daily ie nana l official information y the War Office. Daily Mail threatens actios Biodrick ventures on a public 1 1"> accuse thrm of purloining its. Yar Office uakts the following i:—Lieutenant Trotter, not a New Zealaoder, was slightly 1 at Veereeinging. odama'.ien issued at Pretoria * flagging, as enacttd by Law, >95, and repeals the native pass »oldfie!ds. HE FIGHT AT NTtJTU. • , t LOSSES FOR THE WEEK. Received 31, 10.42 a.m. London, July 31. The Ngutu fight was fierce, and lasted all Sunday. The made desperate efforts to capture a gon from ytha 67th Battery. Ones the gunnsiv ►.were so hard pressed that they galloped three miles under a hot fir*. It is believed the Boers lest heavily, the gun doing much service at short range. Lord Kitchener reports that since 22nd inst, 24 Boers were killed, 25 wounded, 223 tat en prisoners, and 80 surrendered, and 181 r'fles, 10,850 jroimds of ammunition, 205 waggens, 2,700 horses, and large quantities of Stock were captured. LATER GAPTUREB. Received 31,10.48 p.m. I ojtdon, July 31. JL -General F. W. Kitchener torlh of captured Viljoen'u pompom, 20 waegoes and 35 prisoners. General Gilbeit Hamilton surprised 1 PotguterV laager at Wolmarans, capI • ■ taring all the waggons and causing 21 ' casualties. Major-General Brace Hamilton sur- ' prised Myburgh's commando at Dassi espoert, cap'uring 24, including My- - burgh who was dangerously wounded.