TRANSVAAL WAR
Sept 9
A Cape Police deserter has been sentenced to seven years' haid labour for joining a commando when fighting outside Kimberley. BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR AUGUST. The British casualties for the month of August numbered 1790 including 1387 invalided hrme, whereof 1250 are expected to rejoin their colours. Colonel Scobell captured Lotter's com* mando, consisting of 103 meu to the south of Petersburg Cdonel Prin capt-ured Commandant Hotter, who lost 10 killed an.l 47 wounded. Twe hundred horses were captured Hotter's iaagtr was eurronnded and iheu surprised at daybreak The prisoners include Comdt. Breedt. and J and W Kruger The Britieh loßt ten killed and eight wounded Surgeon Bobardt, of the training ship Britannia, complains an the result of his experience in the concentration of camps in South Afiiea, that the camps are inadequately guarded to prtvent tie escape of prisoners r Recruiting for irregular cortshas leen eeumed at Durban Tauderhoeveo, of the Cape Legislative Council, has been arrested on a charge of conceding arms
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Dunstan Times, Issue 2094, 10 September 1901, Page 5
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