The Boer War.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 64, 16 March 1901, Page 2

The Boer War.

A BARBAROUS AND CRIMINAL STRUGGLE. By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 14. Do AVefc on tho 11th was located between Brandfort and Elcnsgevodeu. Pursuing columns were re-fitting prior to making another combined movement. Generals Kitchener’s and French's combinations frustrated Do AVet’s and Hcrtzog’s attempted dash on St. Helona Bay to meet a vessol bringing arms and ammunition, wliilo Botha carried out tho invasion of Natal..

Generals DoLislo and Gorringo forestalled Kvuitzingcr at Adclaido, sixty-fivo miles west of King AVilliamstown. Kvoitssingor turned north.

Tho Boors derailed a train at AVilgo river, but a blockhouse iu the vicinity prevented six hundred Boors for two hours from plundering. Eventually tho train was sacked and burned. Three British wore killed. The Boors shot eight natives travelling in tho train. Rcinforcomonts arriving, fifteen Boors were killed and many wounded. The Australian Buslnnon and Scouts at Pienaar s river captured twenty-live natives going to Petersburg caxryhg xiilcs and bandoliors filled with envt- ’ ridges.

The Brussels newspaper Indopendenco Beige, a strong pro-Boer organ, declares that tho emancipation of tho Republics is impossible ; that further slragglo is usaloss, barbarous, and criminal, and that all efforts aro dcsirablo to provont extermination of the people.

Ottawa, March 15. Sir Wilfrid Laurior, in a remarkable speech in tho llouso of Commons, declared that tho Boors had appoalcd to tho God of Battles, whoso verdict favored tlio British. British rulo by a confederation on Canadian linos would secure South Africa tho blossings of liborty and justice. At the closo of tho Premier’s spoocli, tho membors roso and sang tho National Anthem.

KRUITZINGEE FOILS DE LISLE. DE AYET’S SCOUTS CAPTURED. PUNISHING A REBEL. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 10.55 p.m., March 15. London, March 15. Eepoatod attempts of a small commando to break north through the British linos botwcon Bloemfontein and Tliabanchu have boon repulsed with loss. Kvuitzingcr forced a passago at Lccuwdrift, foiling Colonel DoLisle’s plan to jamb tlio Boors in a fork of tho Groat Fish and Koonap rivers. Commandant Do Jaggcr, a noted Nataly rebel, has boon sentenced to live years’ imprisonment and fined £SOO for treason.

BRITISH PRISONERS SHOT BY BOERS. TO REVENGE"A DEFEAT. By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 12.29, a.m., March 16. London, March 15, Tho Boers shot two British prisoners at AValmaranstad ; also throe burgliors, for refusing to fight. Commandant Dclaroy ordered the execution, to rovengo the defeat at Harto. beeslefontoin. Lord Methuen captured Commandant Poorson, who was largely responsible for tho tragedy.

PUBLISHING GARBLED ACCOUNTS

NEAV YORK SUN APOLOGISES. By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 12.36 a.m., March 16. London, March 15. Tho Now York Sun has apologised for tho garbled accounts publisliod by it soino time ago of the letters written by Lieut. Morrison, of tho Canadian Contingent, describing British atroeitios iu South Africa.

The Sun lias dismissed the author of the garbled accounts, who is its Ottawa correspondent.

ADDRESS BY MR CHAMBERLAIN.

PREDICTS GREAT INFLUX TO SOUTH AFRICA. Per Press Association—Coyyright. Reccivod 12.36 a.m., March 16. - , London, March 15. Mu Chamberlain, addressing the British Women’s Emigration Association, anticipated that hundreds and thousands of men would proceed to South Africa after the war with a proportionate omigation of women. Ho implied that the Govcrnmoht would afford indulgent passages aboard tho transports to a number of selected female emigrants.