THE BOER WAR.

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1074, 16 October 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

THE CAPTURE OF SCHBEPERB.

AN INMATE OE MAGERSFONTEIN HOSPITAL. (Received October 15, 10 p.m.) London October 14. SCUEEPERS was ill at a farmhouse at the time of his capture, and was removed in a critical condition to the Magersfontein hospital. Two youths belonging to Letter’s commando have been sentenced to imprisonment during the continuance of the war.

THE PURSUIT OF BOTHA

MOVEMENTS OF BRITISH TROOPS.

IMPASSABLE ROADS AND

FLOODED RIVERS.

(Received October 15, 10.49 p.m. London, October 15. The British have occupied Piet Relief, near the Swaziland border. The main portion of Botha’s forces have retired into Pougola Bosch, north-east of Vryheid. Many have evaded the British cordon in small parties. The Bethel commando has escaped. The rivers are flooded and mists are general. The roads are almost impassable.

THE LATEST.

LOTTER’S LIEUTENANT EXECUTED. DEATH SENTENCE ON ANOTHER OFFICER CONFIRMED. SIR R. BULLER’S APPOINTMENT. (Received October 16, 9.10 a.m.) London, October 15. Frebert Shoeman, Letter’s lieu* tenant, has be exscuted. Lord Kitchener confirmed the death sentence on Wolpaadt, another of Letter’s officers. The violent newspaper agitation over Sir R. Buller’s appointment continues.

NEW ZEALAND ITEMS.

(BY. TELEGRAPH—TRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, This Day. At a presentation of the South African medal to Nurse Monson at Port Chalmers, the Mayor presiding, MrJ. F, Fraser mentioned that there was still a credit balance in the nurses’ fund, and he hoped when the other four nurses returned the committee would be in a position to present each with a cheque of £SO. Sergeant-Major Cox who left for South Africa in the Sixth New Zealand Contingent, returned to Hamilton yesterday. He looks very well, but states that he is still suffering from the effects of hardships and exposure on the veldt, which were at times very trying.

BOER BRUTALITIES.

The Bishop of Chichester’s son, who is a Yeoman, and was dangerously wounded at Braklaagte, has sent home a letter concerning the Boer treatment of the wounded after that engagement. In a letter to the Times the Bishop gives the followiog extract from his son’s stoiy ‘ An officer dashed up with the order * Retire at all costa and leave the wounded,’ and we were left where we were. No sooner had our men left the hill than about twenty Boers dashed up. and a more heterogeneous collection of scoundrels I have never seen. They came up to us and proceeded to atrip us of everything we had.' It appears tint the Boers even tried to pull the ring from the finger of his wounded arm. He adds‘ They \then went round the other side of the hill to the windward and lit a veldt fire, with a double object of covering their retreat and burning us out, and we lay and watched the fire approaching us with a roar, with the cheering prospect in our miuda of being roasted alive in a few minutes’ time ; however, just at the right moment, when the fire had got within forty yards of us, a troop of our men dashed through it, and carried us to a place of safety beyond.’ 1 Comment on such conduct,’ remarks the bishop ‘ is unnecessary.’