THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 157, 15 July 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, July 12. The Daily News states that a British foreo is operating from Kroonstadt southwards towards Brundfort, whoroDo Wot’* commando is. After o discussion in Parliament respecting tho accuracy of tho reports of Reuter's Agency in reference to the reported capture of a commando and Beyer's convoy at Warm Baths by Kitchener's Scouts under Colonel Watson Irsl month, Lord Kitchener admits that the Scouts surprised and dispersed Pretorious’ and not Beyors’ commando, whila escorting tho convoy.

Now York, July 12. Dnploy, a Boor, was arrested at New York, and fined as a stowaway. An American sympathiser paid his fine, and guaranteed that he would not become a pauper.

A BOER SUCCESS. KILL THREE CONSTABULARY AND WOUND SIX. KITCHENER'S “ FALL-IN," AND EXPLANATION. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright London, July 13. Tho Boers attacked a body of constabulary posted at- Pont Kop, north-west of Vvceninging. They captured an old seven-pounder gun. Tho attackers wero evontually driven off'. Three constabulary were killed, and seven wounded.

Lord Kitchener explains that when ho contradicted tho report as to tho discomfiture of Foyers, ho was not aware that anything had been telegraphed relating to the dispersal of Prctorious’ foreo westward of .Warmbaths. Ho adds that ho deprecates the magnifying of minor successes.

ANGLOPHOBIA IN GERMANY. PRESS CONDONE THE SHOOTING OF WOUNDED. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Berlin, July 13. Instead of indigation being aroused in Germany over tho Vlakfontoin affair another outbreak of Anglophobia is tho result, tho Gorman Prose declaring that Groat Britain is reaping what it has sown, and that tho act is retaliation for tho burning of farmhouses and tho sweeping up of tho enemy’s property.

BOTHA’S BOAST. BOERS GAINING ACCESSIONS DAILY. DETERMINATION OF GOVERNMENT. By Telograph—Press Association—Copyright London, July 18. Botha has infovmod Kruger that there are 7000 Dutch rebels in the Boor ranks, and that ho is receiving fresh accessions daily. Lord Salisbury, acknowledging tho resolutions carried at tho meeting held at Guildhall in support of the Government’s action in regard to the South African policy, said that nothing tended more to prolong tho hopeless -strugglo than tho encouragement derived from pro-Boer utterances. The Government, ho said, is firmly determined to bring the war to a final and successful issue.