THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 127, 8 June 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright London, June 6. Thirty-four miles westward of Warm Baths Colonel Wilson and 249 of Kitchener’s Scouts defeated 400 of Beyer’s force escorting a convoy 7 . The Scouts killed thirty-soven Boors, and captured everything. The convoy included eight thousand cattle, eighteen waggons, and an ambulance. Threo British were killed and fifteen wounded.

Delarey has retired in tho direction of a column undor General Elliott.

All clossos iu Capo Colony aro signing a petition from tho Midlands district in favor of suspension of the Cape Constitution, includiug Dutch politicians. Dutch newspapers also support it. Mr Hendrick Smith, member for Graaf Boinet, in au interview, said the timo had arrived to eliminate the Afrikander Bond , and tho South African League. At a farewell concert to Messrs Sauer and Morrimau iu London, Mr Sauer declared that tho Afrikander Bond was an association to protect agricultural interests.

A SNUB FEOM GEKMANY.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Juuo 7. Tho German Bed Cross Society has refused tho Tranvaal Contral Committee’s request for another ambulance, on tho ground that tho situation did not justify international assistance.

THE CAPE CONSTITUTION. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 7. Tho movement to suspend tho Capo Constitution is likoly to rovolutioniso parties. Unless Parliament moots boforo October, which is unlikely, tho Constitution virtually lapses. Bores are looting and burning houses at Harrismith belonging to tho Guard, within a milo of tho town.

Tho Natal Assombly, by a majority of one vote, shelved a motion in favor of recommending tho teaching of tho Dutch languago in Government schools.