The Boer War.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 16, 21 January 1901, Page 2

The Boer War.

A FIVE DAYS’ ATTACK.

COWARDLY THREATS. DISREGARD OF WHITE FLAGS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright i London, Jan. 10. The Boers surrounded Danielskiul on the sth January. They attacked the place for five days, threatening that unless the British surrendered the Boers would destroy all the houses, including the shelters provided for the women and children, which were flying the white flag. The Boers ultimately withdrew to Rietfontein.

DE WET’S COMMANDO.

POOR CLOTHES, BUT SPLENDID

HORSES.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, Jan. 19.

A released trooper states that DeWet’s commando is chiefly composed of foreigners,.’. Their clothes and boots are worn out, but they are possessed of splendid horses. The nativos are supplying De Wet’s followers with mealies and fruit.

The Portuguese Government are transporting to Lisbon 900 Boor refugees, who are now at Delogoa Bay. General Tucker has boon appointed to command at Bloemfontein. General Hunter has been invalided. General Clements has been given the command of the division.

COLVILLE’S FIGHT,

THE BOERS FOILED.

VICTORIOUS MAORILANDERS.

THEY DEFAT 800 BOERS,

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, Jan. 18. Only a hundred colonials joined Kruitzinger’s commando. Details of General Colville’s engagement show that during tho march from New Denmark to Valaldaagot seven hundred Boers attacked tho baggago guard, consisting of tho Eiflo Brigade and fifty of tho Standerton Police. Simultaneously three hundred Boers, charging the cavalry constituting the rearguard, forced them back, but tho enemy fled on seeing the British bayonets. Riflemen hidden in tho hollow encirclod by the British battery did good execution. General Colville had one killed and fifteen wounded.

The New Zealanders defeated eight hundred Boers westward of Ventersburg.

A GENERAL RETIRED,

DEATH OF A NEW ZEALANDER

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, London, Jan. 19.

General Sir Henry Colville has boon placed on the retired list from yesterday.

[This is an indication that there was some blundering over the New Denmark fight, and that Lord Kitchener is determined to punish careless officers. General Covilla distinguished himself iu Egypt, and is descended from a family of soldiers. He is the son of Colonel Colville, and is 18 years of age.] A New Zealand Roughrider, T. 0. Martin, has died at Pretoria of enteric fever. [Private advice has already been received of this death. Trooper Martin was a miner, and joined the Fourth Contingent at Greymouth.] BOER ESCAPEES TAKE REFUGE ON A RUSSIAN , STEAMER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, January 19. On arrival at Ceylon of a transport containing Boer prisoners of war, 20 of the Boers jumped from the transport and took refuge on board of a Russian steamer, bound for Odessa.

No effort was made to detain the vessel.

RAIDERS RETREATING,

GRAVE SITUATION in MIDLAND SECTION.

AUSTRALIANS SHARE HONORS WITH HIGHLANDERS. THUNDERBOLT FOR DISLOYALISTS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, Jan. 19. The advance of the western raiders has been checked. The Boers are ‘retiring to Calvina, where the main commandos remained. The situation in the midland section of the colony is grave., The Australian Bushmen participated in the Highlandors’ victory, under Colonel Grey, at Yontersburg. One Britisher was dangerously wounded.

Four dead Boers and two wounded ones were found, together with many riderless horses.

Lord Methuen, to the westward of Taunga, attached and drove Delarey, with a thousand men, to the southward, Lord Methuen’s force losing two killed, and there were five wounded. The announcement of the disarmament of civilians at the Cape came as a thunderbolt to disloyalists. . The penalty for contravention of tha law is fixed at seven years’ imprisonment or a fine of £SOO with two years’ hard labour. '