ADDITIONAL BOER LOSSES.
(Electric Telegraph— Copyright— United Press Association-) LONDON, Alarch 15. Repeated attempts of a small commando to break north through the British lines between. Bloemfontein and Thabanchu have been repulsed with loss. Kruitzinger_ forced a passage at Leeuwdrift, foiling Colonel DeLisle's plan to jamb the Boers m a fork of the Great Fish and Koonap rivers. Commandant De Jagger, a noted Natal rebel, has been sentenced to five years' imprisonment and fined £500 for treason. The Boers shot two British prisoners at Walmaranstad ; also three burghers, for refusing to fight. Commandant Delarey ordered the execution, to revenge the defeat at Hartebeestefontein. Lord jMothuen captured Commandant Peerson, who was largely responsible for the tragedy,. The New York Sun has apologised for the garbled accounts published by it some time ago of the letters written by Lieutenant Alorrison, of the Canadian Contingent, describing British atrocities m South Africa. The Sun haS dismissed the author of the garbled accounts, who is its Ottawa correspondent. > Air Chamberlain, addressing the British Women's Emigrations Association, anticipated that hundreds and thousands of * men would proceed to South Africa after the war, with a proportionate emigration of women. He implied that the Government would afford indulgent passages aboard the transports to a number of selected female emigrants. (Received March 16, 9.3 a.m.) LONDON, March 15. General French reports that an additional 46 Boers have been killed and wounded, 146 made prisoners, 200 rifles taken, 3700 cartridges, 2400 horses, 120 mules, 370 trek cxen, 2500 cattle, and 400 waggons captured. The weather is still wet. A fight lasting four hours took place , near Kenhardt between 23 of Orpen's Horse and 70 R»efs. Three of the enemy were killed and wounded, including Field-Cor-net Redelingina, who received fjtal injuries. -
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9098, 16 March 1901, Page 3
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290ADDITIONAL BOER LOSSES. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9098, 16 March 1901, Page 3
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