TIE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 112, 21 May 1901, Page 2

TIE BOER WAR.

PRAISE FOR AUSTRALIANS.

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

A force of Midland Mounted Rifles engaged and routed a strong force at Zwagersboek. Ten doad Boers were found on the field.

Lieutenant-Colonel Gorringe has had a successful skirmish with raiders oastward of Stormberg. The death of Commandant Swanepolo was caused by a bullet piercing his forohead. The commando elected a successor.

When last seen Do Wot was making south. After passing Bosshou ho had forty followers. The Marquis of Tullibardino, organiser of Tullibardino’s Horso in South Africa, writing to the Caledonian Society, Loudon, from South Africa, says: “ Tho Australians are tho host cavalrymen I liavo seen out hero yet.”

BAWLINSON’S SUCCESS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, May 20. Liobonberg’s commando, chasod from Hartobcstefontein, treked north. Colonol llawlinson, after an engagement botwoon Brackcs’ Spruit, and Goysdorp, eapturod twenty prisoners, twontyfivo waggons of supplies, oightcen thousand sheep, many oxen, and horses. BOERS ATTACK BRITISH. GET WORSTED, AND NEARLY LOSE THEIR GUNS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 12.52 a.m., May 21. London, May 20. Boors, with a 12-poundor crouzoto, two pom-pom-!, and a Maxim, thrice attacked Colonol Bullock between Ermclo and Amersfoorst. A desperate effort made to capture tho guns failed. Louis Botha has evacuated Ermelo, and retreated to Carolina.

Colonel Bullock removed forty prisoners, including Commandant Swary and 150 Ermelo rofugeo families, 2000 cattle and horses, to Standorton. The Ennelo Boors re-oeeupied Ermelo when Bullock loft.

REFUGEES AND STOCK SENT TO STANDERTON. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Received 1.2 a.m., May 21. London, May 20. Elliott, within a woek, has sent a largo number of refugees and forty thousand horses to Standerton. By Telegraph—Press Association. Woffington, last night. The Premier has received advico from the Governor of Cape Colony stating that Privato Barr, of tho Eifth Contingent, of Tiinaru, died of enteric fovor at Kimberley on tho 14th.