THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 94, 30 April 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

REID AND THE COLONIALS,

HOW THE LAAGER WAS CAPTURED. IMPORTANT SURRENDERS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 29. Lieutenant Reid’s quick close tiro into the Boer laager deceived the enemy as to tho number of tho attacking forces. Commandant Schroeder used a maxim, but soon surrendered. Meanwhile Markham’s Now Zealanders arrived and liolped to prevent tho enemy communicating with their commando. A Router’s message states that the surrenders to Colonel Pluinor include ox-landrost Munnie, the great inciter of the Cape Dutch, also his son, a State Engineer. 400 BOERS KEPT AT BAY BY 25 MEN. SURRENDER WHEN AMMUNITION EXHAUSTED. SUBSEQUENT RELEASE. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyr'gh t Received 1.3 n.m., April 30. Loudon, April 29.

Twenty-live of tho Prince of Wales’ Light Horse kept 400 Boers at bay for eight hours, five miles from Kroonstad, killing fourteen Boers. After their ammunition was exhausted they woro captured, but were subsequently released. FLIGHT TO LEYDSDOIIP. LOOTING A FARM. BOEIIS SPRINKLE STRYCHNINE IN THE FOOD. Received 1.0 a.fn., April 30. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 29. Schalburgcr and tho "Government” have fled to Loydsdorp. Seventeen of Kruitzingcr's commando looted a farm in tho Cradock district. The looters sprinkled strychnine in the food which they wore unable to romovo from the farm. RETURNING TROOPERS. ARRIVAL OF TONGAIIIRO AT SYDNEY. (Received April 30, 1.0 a.m.) By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydnoy, April 29. - The steamer Tongariro, with the returning troopers from South Africa, entered Sydney Heads at eleven o'clock to-night.. RETURNING SOLDIERS. [By_Telegraph—Press Association.] Grcymouth, last night. The Premier has received a telegram from the Governor-General at Sydney: “ Have received a telegram from the General of Communications that the steamship Salatn, which left Capotown on the 2nd April, lias oil board Captain D. Cosgrove and one of the Now Zealand rough riders.”