THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 272, 26 November 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Nov. 24.

Great Britain has accepted Canada’s otter of an additional 600 mounted infantry for South Africa.

Seven Boers, including Field Cornet S. Botha, were captured at Amsterdam, iu the Transvaal. Forty more of Ackerman’s commando have been captured. Amongst those sentenced to banishment are twelve field cornets. Werner, a surrenderee, has been executed at Johannesburg for recommending surrenderors to rejoin tbe commandos. Meyer, a surrenderor, for a somewhat similar offence, was sentenced to penal servitude for life. Reuter's correspondent, in au exhaustive review of the situation in South Africa, states that solid progress is being made m restricting the enemy's area of occupation by the extension of blockhouses. The Morning Post describes tho military farms as being worked at a profit. The area being cultivated is 5000 acres. Two British colonial officers accompany the ex-burgher corps, one as intermediary between the burgher commands and commanders of the columns, and the other as quartermaster-commandant. Brin, i formerly a burgess, and Adjutant Miller, of l’rotoriu, are forming a corps. Or Krause is still in Holloway Gaol, having failed to find bail. General Baden-Powell remains in England over Christmas.

'l’hc Duke of Devonshire, speaking at Eastbourne, replying to a uggestiuu made by the Itadicals, said .ia« any parleying with the Boers would simply piolong the war. The British u over mil cut must be the judges of the right moment when they would grant the new States selfgovernment, Nov. 25.—Detail s now to hand show that a strong commando surrounded and captured the Ms ihvay Pioneers at Villiersdorp after desperate resistance. The Pioneers’ horses stampeded. Colonel Kemington pursued and defeated the Boers, whose whole casualties were ten, including Commandant Buys, wounded, and Commandant Mosthuczcn, killed. Four British i officers were wounded. .Major Fisher was j killed. The captured Pioneers wero reI leased.

■V combined movement in tho Reitz, '■strict resulted iu the capture of 39 Boors. The bulk with De Wet escaped south. Eight of Akermati’s commando havebeen captured. liertz.og’s and Niouthcdt's are tho only commandos remaining south-west of tho Orange Colony. They an a few hundred strong. Brand commands 400 lioers scattered ir, south-eastern Orange Colony. lioup, a rebel officer in Latigan’s commando, was executed at Oolosburg.

MAKING WAY FOR THE. COLONIALS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

London, N ov. 25. Sir G. Sprigg, the Cape Premier, has undertaken to defend certain districts commencing at tin; coast and eastern portion of the Colony, gradually extending the protection area until the regular troops are relieved from, more patrolling duty.

Petrus Banderwalt captured at Damplant in May lias been sentenced to penal servitude for life on a charge of murder.

GREAT BRITAIN AND THE NETHERLANDS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

The Hague, Nov

Baron Van Lijanon, Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs, states that Great Britain has not confiscated tho Netherlands Railways. They arrested the Dutch Red Cross Ambulanco owing to the discovery that the leaders were communicating with Boer genorals.