The Boer War.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 53, 4 March 1901, Page 2

The Boer War.

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jctj spg3>) i, T“ WARM TIME FOR DE WET. HE ESCAPES IN THE SILENT WATCHES OF THE NIGHT. COLONEL PLUMEE TO THE FORE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Loudon, March 2. Lord Kitchener has returned to Pretoria. Ho telegraphs that De Wet has boon forced north over the Orange River. Two hundred of his follows have been captured, and other stragglers aro being captured. The Times correspondent’s reports from Hopotown regarding the* rocont fighting is that Colonel Plurner overtook De Wet on February 17th at the depot of the westward railway. Plumor’s supplies being exhausted he halted at Haauwpan on the 18th, west of Elsiovlio, to refit, loaviug three strong patrols to hang on to Do Wot’s rear, and watch the river drifts. The patrols bohaved splendidly, touch being maintained with Gonoral Knox, who was enabled to gauge the enemy’s intentions. The British southern columns wore so marshalled as to provont a junction of the invaders from the south and west.

De Wet tried to re-cross the Orango River at Brakkies. Small parties crossed in a boat, but tho main commando, unable to establish tho ford, headed from tho river in tho direction of Frieska. From thero they wero again repellod towards tho Orango Kivor drift.

Colonel Plumor having obtained supplies, again rosumed operations, preventing tho onoiny’s passago of Mark’s drift, and capturing a hundrod prisoners. When Colonel Owen, on tho 23rd, captured tho last of tho Boer’s guns from De Wot’s rearguard, during tho silent watches of tho night, tho onoiny slipped by tho Kimborly column, and re-crossod tho railway, Do Wot, with Hortzog, going towards tho Zand drift.

The majority of tho commando dispersed or surrendered. De Wet, in his fanaticism, is roportod to bo demented. Ho ilogs everybody. [This is a ridiculous exaggeration.] Haasbroock, whoso commaudo remains compact, refuses to co-oporato with him.

The correspondent was not allowed to indicate tho now British concentration, as tho mossago precoded Lord Kitchonor’s latest despatch.

STEADY SUPPLY OF REINFORCE

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MEN AND HORSES. Per Press Association. Telegraph. Copyright London, March 2. Tho British Government aro stoadily sending mon and horses to South Africa to relivo those who havo boon fighting any length of time, and to make good the waste from casualties and diseaso.

Sir Alfrod Milner has gone north from Capetown, to assume administrative duties over tho now colonios.