THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 207, 7 September 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph--Press Association —Copyrigh

London, Sept.. 5.

The Britisli casualties during the month of August numbered 1790, including 1387 invalided Homo, whereof 1250 are expected to rejoin tho colors. Great Britain is actively purchasing American mules. Two aliens and one rebel who were captured at Cambedoo have been executed at Colesberg.

Seheeper’s commando, being hardpressed, split in two, a part proceeding to Youwa river, and the remainder to Swellendam.

Seheepers, finding the Cape Dutch unresponsive and tho country well-garrisoned, turned northwards from Swellendam. A native pointsman who was suspected of treachery, and of having derailed an armoured train at Taxings, causing three soldiers to be killed, ami five, including an officer, injured, lias been arrested. Lord Kitchener has permitted a number of women refugees to depart, with a view to convincing their husbands on commando of the hopelessness of the, struggle. A Cape police deserter has been sentenced to seven years' hard labor for joining a commando fighting outside Kiiuborlev.

London, Sept. 0. The Portuguese have snood a large quantity of warlike stores on the Transvaal frontier. It is s- pposed that the Boers abandoned the i after the battle of Koomati Poorr

Natal has put 'orward claims for annexing a large area of the Transvaal and Orange colonies.