THE BOER WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11771, 28 September 1901, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

BOTHA RETREATING. RETURNING NORTH. By Telegraph—Press Association.—Copyright (Received September 23. 1.9 a.m.) London, September 27. Botha, who is reported to have a! force of 5000, and who after taking up a position at De Jagers' Drift, at the Buffalo River, withdrew 15 miles further back to Nkandi Hill, has again moved, and has proceeded further north.

HOLLAND'S ATTITUDE.-:

NOT TO INTERFERE. (Received September 28, 1.9 ami.) The Hague, September 27. The Dutch Government has decided to keep aloof from South' Africa, and has informed Kruger td this effect. LIEUTENANT ROSE. (Received September 27, 10.37 p.m.) London, September 27. Lieutenant J. B. Rose, of the Sixth New Zealand Contingent, has left the Cape for England. SENTENCES ON BOERS. (Received September 27, 10.37 p.m.) London, September 27. A number of Beers, convicted of minor charges of treachery In Pretoria, have been sentenced to periods ranging from five years' penal servitude to lesser terms, as prisoners of war. REVIVAL OF BOEP ACTIVITY.- - London, September 26. ' Dr. Leyds is engineering a great revival of Anglophobia on the Continent, and stimulating pro-Boerisiri in Great Britain, coincident with a vigorous summer campaign bj the Boers in the field.