THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 78, 9 April 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

KRUGER INTERVIEWED. SAYS THE BOERS WILL NEVER FOREGO INDEPENDENCE. KNOW THEIR OLD PRESIDENT IS PRAYING FOR THEM. By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 7. A correspondent of tho Paris newspaper Lo Matin interviewed Kruger at Utrecht. Tho ox-Presidont was sitting with an old Bible under his loft hand, lie made mondacious charges against tho British soldiers. Ho said that Botha was solicited to hear Lord Kitchener’s peace proposals, and listened in order to gauge from tho extent of the concessions offered Groat Britain’s desire tor peace. Ho added, “ Wo will grant peace when asked to do so without demand for our submission. We will never forego our independence. Tho Boers know their old President is praying for them. God will not permit his faithful ones to perish.”

FURTHER CAPTURES. By Telegraph—Tress Association —Copyright London, April 5. ~ Dartnell and Andorson, driving tho enemy southwards, captured a hundred waggons, six thousand eattlo, and found a pom-pom smashed at the bottom of ft precipice. Many Boers have surrendered on tho Zulu frontier. It is officially announced that Colonel Plumor occupied Piotpotgictor’s Rust unopposed. The enemy is known to have guns in the south-east. A South African modal will be issued shortly. It will have twenty-four clasps, representing the different engagements of tho men who served continuously under Generals French, lan Hamilton, and Barton, and who probably received lire.

NEW ZEALANDER DEAD. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright \ London, April 7. Private T. H. Ilcmpton, a New Zealander, has died of dysontory at Ken- t hardt. . X' > The Daily Telograph correspondent reports that tho Boors have shifted their capital to a place 35 miles north-cast of Petersburg. Scrgt. Hamilton, of tho South Australian Bushmen, has boon drowned at Kroonstad.

CAPTURE OF BRITISH. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 8. Schocpcr’s commando on Saturday captured seventy-five Fifth Lancors and Brabant’s Horse. Several commandos, averaging two hundred men, nro harassing tho country between Aberdeen and Orange River. Small commandos are also in tho vicinity of Carnarvon. Otherwise Cape Colony is clear of raiders.

BOTHA’S DECEPTION. London, April 8. Tho Boors loft a 4‘7 inch gun, attached to an empty train, near Hcidolbcrg. Parties of the enemy daily surrendering at Volkrust and Heidelberg, assort that they remained in tho Held because they behoved Botha's assertions that Kruger was bringing reinforcements. Gorringo’s colonial column is re-fitting at Rosmoad, Cape Colony, after three months’ hard trekking. Their daily average was 311 miles ; ono day they did sixty. Lord Kitchener has presented the Red Cross Society’s badge to Madumo Ferricrs, head of tho French ambulanco at Johannesburg, for kindness shown the British prisoners. The Boers have occupied Phillipstown.