THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 128, 10 June 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrigh London, June 7. Colonel Wilson captured one hundred prisoners near Warmbaths. Private McGarven, a New Zealander, reported missing at Blesbok’s Spruit, has rejoined his regiment. Kitchenor’s Scouts have captured eleven Boers.

Major Knox took sixty prisoners. The commandant at Bensburg has surrendered to Grenfell. Tho Boer Government consists of Schalkburger, Lucas Moyer, Smits, and Reitz, who are all trekking with only fivo waggons and a Capo cart. Mr Burleigh, war correspondent, states that tho Boers who aro now' surrendering are angry that the folly of a small official gang is prolonging tho war. They ask for arms to defend their property. It is _ laughable to observe tho willingness of tho Boers to bo taken coptivo while fighting. Colonel Kitchener ovor-ran 29 Boers, who, firing, shouted, “Wo surrondor. as prisoners of war.”

CRIMINAL NEGLECT OP DUTY.

By Telegraph—Pross Association—Copyright

London, Juno 8. Mr Broderick has stated that thcro aro 81 soldiers in convict prisons guilty of sleeping at posts, and thus causing loss of lives and supplies.

CAPTURE OF BOERS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, June 8. Colonol Bonson, marching to Carolina, captured forty Boers, and drovo many into the hands of other columns. When tracked to tho ravines tho Boors simply surrendered.

Captain Noill, of the Now Zealand Mountods, has sjiilod for England.

INDEPENDENCE WILL NOT BE DISCUSSED.

A LYING STATEMENT.

By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright

London, June 8. Mr Brodrick, in tho Houso of Commons, announced that Lord Kitchcnor was freo to rocoivo and transmit any Boer proposals for pcaco, but uoithor Lord Kitchener nor tho Government would discuss tho question of indopeudonco. Mr Brodrick states that ho is glad to say that tho statement that two Britishors woro shot at Valakfontoin for not revealing tho w r orking of tho guns is unfounded. Ho added that Lord Kitchcnor is enquiring into tho origin of tho story.

RAILWAY COLLISION. NINE SOLDIERS KILLED.

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London, Juno 9. By a collision on tho Pietorsburg railway, nine soldiers woro killed and sovoral wounded.

Seobell surprised a laager of throe hundred men at Diapfontcin. 110 capturod 20 Boors, 160 horses, aud a quantity of Jamestown loot.

NEW ZEALAND FATALITIES.

Sergeant F. Wylie, of tho New Zealand Rough Riders, who was killed at Klipfontoin, hailed from Galatea, beyond Rotorua, whore his father is in chargo of the nativo school. Ho was a finospocimon of tho native country-bred colonial, and ho recently distinguished himself by his single-handed capturo of a Boor field gun.

Sergeant W. H. Pepper, of Wellington, and Privato J. O’Dwyer, of Blenheim, who woro killed at Blcsbokspruit, bolonged to tho Seventh Contingent.