THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 258, 8 November 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright

London, Nov. 6.

Van Rooyen, formerly a candidate for tlie Assembly in Natal, has been sentenced to IS months’ imprisonment and fined TIOOO for joining the rebels. Lord Kitchener's weekly report states that 28 Boers were killed, 11 wounded, 275 taken prisoners. 23 surrendered, and 230 rifles, 21.500 rounds of ammunition, 112 waggons, and -lot) cattle wero captured.

The situation in Cape Colony has improved. One thousand Boers have been shipped at Durban for Bombay, Coifimandaut Opperman was killed at llrakenslaagte. The Boers maltreated the wounded at Brakeuslaagte. The total reduction in the field force at the cud of October was 8367 officers and 74,640 men, including Wo officers and 16,989 men dead and 2504 officers and 57,136 men invalided. The Boers killed, captured, or surrendered during 1901 numbered 13,338.

DE WET COLLECTING MERCENARIES.

THE REFUGEE CAMPS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London. Nov. 7. Numbering according to nationalities under martial law, tho Cape showed a thousand Continentals amongst recent arrhals, apparently mercenaries bound north.

Persistent reports are circulated that De Wet is collecting mercenaries and straggling Boers at Demarabmd and Bushtuansland.

Sir A. Milner visited the refugee camp at llarrisinith. Mr Brodrick, in a letter to the Bishop of Rochester, reviewed the strenuous measures taken to ameliorate the condition of the camps. If the doctors at the termination of the winter recommend a transfer to the seaside, expense would not impede such a course, lie reminds critics that bands of desperadoes are striving to render the country uninhabitable. Tho mortality in the camps is largely duo to the weakening effects of privations prior to admission.

Wellington, last night

The Premier has received a cablegram from Colonel Porter, of tho Seventh Contingent, stating he has arrived at Newcastle, in Natal, with prisoners and rofu goes, and is obtaining rem,units for a six weeks’ campaign from tho lines of communication. The contingent captured during October 34 prisoners, 32 ritles, 2000 rounds of ammunition, 120 Aorscs, 1300 cattle. 3000 sheep, 24 waggons, and 15 carts. Their casualties were 3 killed and 10 wounded. Tho wounded were all convalescent and out of danger. The health of the contingent was good, despite the hard work, short rations, difficult country, and bad weather.