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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 257, 31 October 1901, Page 3

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Br BIIICIBIO TBLKGRAPH—UOPYKIQ HT BOER WAR. Y NABBOW ESCAPE OF BOTHA. PER FBESS ASSOCIATION London, October 29. Colonel Rimington surprised Louif Botha's laager. Botha escaped a fen hundred yards in advance of the at tickers, abandoning his hat, revolver and papers. Ten Boers were captured, The remainder of his followers whc were with him recently in the threatened attack on Natal have scattered amongst the hills. The prisoners captared included Hans Botha, a brothei of Louis. DELAREY AMD KEMP OK THE ATTAOK. A BEVEBE ENGAGEMENT. ' Received 30, 10.46 p.m. Lokdoh, October 30. Major-General Methuen reports (hat Delirey and Kemp's commindos, after creeping through the thick bush, attacked Colonel Vondonop's co'umn on the 24 f h at Great Marico. They ex- /' hibited great determination, but were repulssd after severe fighting, leaving 40 dead](including Commander Guis'erhuysen). The Boers ciptured pight waggons. Two British officers and 26 men were killed, and five officers and 50 men wounded. All tbe defenders showed great gallantry. Thirty-seven casuilities occurred amongst the Fourth Bartery of Field Artillery, and an escort of 20 Northumberland Fusiliers. A skirmish occurred at Smithfield, when two British were killed and ten wounded. Four British officers and three men were wonnded ip Colonel Henry's attack on Koffyfontein. KITCHENER'S WEEKLY REPORT. Beoeived 31, 10,55 p m. London, October 30. Lord VKitchener's weekly report states that 74 Boers were killed, 16 wounded, 352 taken prisoners, and 45 surrendered ; 471 rifles, 76,000 rounds of ammunition, 216 waggons, 530 horses, and 8000 cattle were captured. Ben Yiljoen's attack on the line of Uockhonses at Badfontein was repoised. HONOURS FOR COLONIALS. CHAMBERLAIN AND HILNIB ON THE WAH. ONLY TWO COMMANDOS IN THE MIDLANDS. Received 31, 0.17 a.m. London, October 30. The King, at St. James' Palace, presented Distinguished Service Order medals to OapMins Tirey (Victorian),j Baid (Qaeendander) and Lieutenant Vernon (Western Australia). Ur Chamberlain, speaking at Oapar,! esid the war would have been over long ago if misguided Britisheis bad not in-1 doced the Boers to believe that their j persistence would weary Great Britain. Lord Milner, speaking at Durban, said the war was burning itself out. Nothing was left for it to feed upon. Major-General French reports that only two commandos are left in the Gaps Midlands. Vandervonter is commanding the Victoria West district, and Bromvert Pyper'sand Smut's combined forces in the Oodtshoorn district. Colonels Williams and Fortescue expelled tbe Boers from Dewager drift, killing six and capturing seventeen.