THE BOER WAR.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11809, 2 April 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

BRITISH SUCCESSES. TRAIN WEECKED BY BOEBS, London, March 31. Major-General Bruce Hamilton on Wednesday last had a running fight for 20 miles near Dewetsdorp with Commandant Fourie, who escaped before the British had completed the turning movement. The British captured many cattle, horses, and carts. Commandant Englebrecht has surrendered to Lieutenant-General French. Lieutenant-General French reports that between the 16tb and 27tb instant his force killed and wonnded 17 Boers and captuied 51, while 93 surrendered. . A party of Boers wrecked a train near Pan. Two hundred who attempted to loot it were repulsed, leaving six'dead and one wonnded. Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell has stopped recruiting for the South African Police. Eleven thousand men have been enrolled, a large proportion being English recruits, gentlemen or farmers. There are five thousand candidates for three hundred commissions. Lieutenant H. C. M. Douglas, of the Army Medical Corps, has been awarded a Victoria Cross for gallantry at Magerafontein. Captain Crawahaw.of the New Zealand Mounted Infantry, has been discharged from hospital and has resumed duty. The Imperial Light Horse captured 30 waggons at Utrecht. The Templemore, with the Queensland Contingent, has arrived at Capa Town, She proceeds to Port Elizabeth.