THE BOER WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11824, 29 November 1901, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

MINOR ENGAGEMENTS.

COMMANDANT JOUBERT

CAPTURED.

MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.

A CAPE DESERTER SHOT. By Telegraph.—rress Association.—Copyright. (Received November 23, 10.22 p.m.) , London, November 28. Rotter's correspondent states that numerous minor engagements have been fought, resulting in the cap- , ture of a number of prisoners, in- . eluding several field-cornets. ' General Knox has captured Commandant Joubert and Field-Cornets Wolmarans and Diedrichs and 36 . Boers. Joubert, who was wOunded, was the capturer of the British guns at Vlakfontein in September. Colonel Scobell captured 20 at Konigcrown, including Bester, the notorious deserter from the Cape Police. Bester was court-martialled and shot. . BOERS STILL IN THE FIELD. EIGHTY COMMANDOS. (Received November £9, 0.25 a.m.) London, November 28. The Times' Pretoria correspondent estimates that there are 79 commandos, ranging from 50 to 450 strong, still in the field— 26 in the Transvaal, "30 in Orange Colony, 23 in Cape Colony. Of those in the Transvaal seven, numbering 1100, are north of the Delagoa Bay line under Muller, Hinton and Ben Viljoen; 11, numbering 1600, are south of the Delagoa Bay line under Louis Botha, chiefly consisting of the Carolina and Ermelo commandos, who are trying to junction with the northern bands ; and eight under De la Bey and Kemp ; the rest of those in the Transvaal are in the KrugerstJorp I and Klerksdorp districts. Of the others 23 are scattered, chiefly in the Kroonstad, Frankfort and Bethlehem area; three in Barkly East district; 10 in Karoo, west of the main Cape line. v Lord Kitchener is utilising 45,000 mounted troops against the enemy. London, November 27. The Pretoria correspondent of the Morning Post states that under 9000 Boers are in the field. CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY. London, November 27. The confiscation of the property of Kriiger, Eloffs, Wolmarans and other unsurrendered leaders is recommended by the Natal Outlander Committee. THE JOHANNESBURG PLOT. London, November 27. The conspiracy in Johannesburg was being carried out in conjunction with De la Bey's force. THE BLOCKHOUSE SYSTEM. London, November 27. The erection of blockhouses has been started from Kroonstad eastwards. THE CANADIAN CONTINGENT. London, November 27. Great Britain provides the new Canadian contingent with Imperial Yeomanry pay and arms, Canada supplying horses, uniforms, saddlery and nominating officers subject to approval. THE LIBERAL LEADER AND THE BOERS. London, November 27. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, in his Lancaster speech, repeated that he had never uttered a word from first to last calculated to encourage the Boers to prolong resistance. CAPE-NATAL RAILWAY. London, November 27. Tenders are being invited for the Cape-Natal railway. MEAT SUPPLY FOR THE ARMY. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. In reply to representations made by the j Government as to tenders for meat supply to the army in South Africa, the Premier has received a cablegram stating the time cannot be extended. It is suggested NewZealand firms should cable prices to their London agents after they have seen the tender forms, which were posted from London on the 20th insf. Agents could then till in the forms and lodge them. HOME FROM THE WAR. [BY TELEGRAPH.rRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. Lieutenant Trotter, of Auckland, and Lieutenant Stewart, of Napier, returned from South Africa by the Rimutaka.