THE BOER WAR.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11559, 12 June 1900, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

OPERATIONS IN NATAL BOERS REFUSE TO SURRENDER. BooeWed June 11, $.35 a.m. London, June 10. A Kouter's message reports that on the 2nd inst. General Buller summoned the Boers to surrender unconditionally, allowing them a three days' armistice in order to enable Commandant Christian Botha to receive instructions from Pretoria. A later report states that the Boers at Laing's Nek refused to surrender. Mary Kingaley, authoress, died of fever contracted while nursing Boer prisoners at Simonstown. General Sir Leslie Bundle and General Sir W. Foreatier- Walker havo reinforced the forces at Kroonstad. Private Goodsell, New South Wales Medical Corps, has died of 'enteric. Washington, June 10. Mr Hay, American Secretary of State, denies that Mr Hollis, American Consul at Lorenzo Marquez, was officially authorised to urge Kruger to sue foi peace. Sydney, Monday. There was a remarkable demonstration at Broken Hill in honor of the capture oi Pretoria. Two thousand children marohed the streets during the afternoon; and at night the town was brilliantly illuminated. The monster procession included a number of cannon supplied by the various mining companies and fired at frequent intervals, a representation of an armoured train drawn by the municipal steam roller, a model of the warship Powerful built round the fire engine, a sandbag fort on a lorry armed with a six-inch gun, miniature Krupps, and numerous other representations of the phases of the war. The procession was accompanied by firing parties and hundreds of torch-bearers. The greatest enthusiasm was 'shown. There was a hostile demonstration outside the German Club and some^indows were broken. The police quioSy suppressed the disturbance.