THE BOER WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11781, 10 October 1901, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

BOER LOSSES.

LORD ROBERTS ON THE WAR.

THE TRIAL OF KRAUSE.

CAPTAIN POTTER.

FIGHT WITH BOTHA. HIS RETREAT NORTH CHECKED. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. (Received October 9. 4.5 p.m.) London, October 8. General Walter Kitchener and General Bruce Hamilton on Sunday engaged the Boers north-west of Vryheid, in the mountains, and checked Botha's northward movement.

LORD KITCHENER WEEKLY REPORT. (Received October 10, 0.45 a.m.) London, October 9. Lord Kitchener's weekly report is as follows: — Killed ™ Wounded ... 26 Captured 244 Surrenderee 60 Rifles captured 11l Rounds of ammunition ... 3,170 Horses 040 Waggons 66 Cattle 5,220 The diminution in numbers is due to the operations on the Natal frontier.

NO CAUSE FOE ANXIETY. (Received October 10, 0.45 a.m.) London, October 9. Lord Roberts, addressing the Liverpool volunteers, said Lord Kitchener, in whom everybody placed implicit confidence, never made a demand for men, horses or stores that was not immediately granted. There was no cause for anxiety.

DAMAGING EVIDENCE. (Received October 10, 1.15 a.m.) London, October 9. Dr. Krause has been remanded for a month. In a letter read at his trial, it was shown that he was associated with Dr. Leyds and Broecksma in sending ammunition to South Africa, and that he advocated the shooting of Mr. Foster, barrister, for championing the Outlanders, and being hostile to the Boer cause. Krause, writing to Leyds for money, took credit for enabling the burghers to escape to Pretoria and remove £180,000 during the day's armistice. He maintained he had negotoiated with Lord Roberts in regard to the sentences of death on 13 prisoners, with the result that 10 were commuted to servitude for life. One, Daniel Henning, of Spetzkoola, was fined £1000, besides servitude.

THE BOER COMMANDOS. (Received October 10, 0.15 a.m.) London, October 9. Smuts has headed for the north, near Dorrington ; Fouche and Wessels are south of the Drakensburgs. Eighty columns engage all the commandos daily. Scheepers is suffering from appendicitis.

COLONEL KEKEWICH. (Received October 9, 4.5 p.m.) London, October 8. Colonel Kekewich has recovered from his wounds.

SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT. London, October 8. An army order just published states that during the present emergency in South Africa soldiers will be detained at the front from three to six months beyond the period for which they enlisted; and £10, with £3 for each additional month's service, will be paid each man as compensation.

BOER WOMEN IN A CAYE. London, October 8. General Elliott's mobile column found 25 women concealed in a cave high in the mountain at Brandwater. The Boers had hauled the women to the cave with ropes. They desired to be released, but the British found it impossible to get them out.

News has just been received from South Africa that Captain Harry R. Potter, who left Auckland as a lieutenant of the Seventh Contingent, has been promoted to the rank of captain, his commission dating from June 12 last. A large dinner in honour of the event was given at the Manrico Hotel, Zeerust, and was a great success. Lord Metlieun, in his report to headquarters, stated that Captain Potter was a hard working officer. Captain Potter is still in command of the New Zealand Battery at Zeerust.