SOUTH AFRICA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9171, 13 June 1901, Page 2

SOUTH AFRICA

FURTHER SURRENDERS OF BOERS. TRAITORS SHOT. lEleotiio Telegraph— Copy right— United Press Association-;

LONDON, June 12. Sergeant VV. Punne, a South Australian, lias died of enteric. Private J. Morrison, 66, of the New Zealand Mounteds, has been wounded at Ainerspoort. The Daily Mail states that two Boers who surrendered were court-martialled and shot at Pretoria for attempting to rejoin commandos after taking the oath of neutrality. Lord Kitchener reports that Van Rensburg and his commando surrendered at Pietersburg. One hundred brought m their arms, and others are following. Reuter's agency explains that the story of the alleged shooting of a lieutenant and sergeant-major at Vlakfontein was based on the statements of the wounded. , (Received June 13. 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, June 12. Lieutenant-Colonel Haig, driving Kruitzinger towards the Orange River, captured fifty of the enemy. Details of the court-martial and shooting of surrenderers at Pretoria show that six armed Boers sworn to neutrality attempted to escape, and fired, wounding a sentry, when challenged, and then escaped. Three were recaptured. The death sentence was remitted m the case of one youth. The. others were shot. This was considered imperative, owing 1 to the surrenderers disregarding their obligations. Sergeant Firth, of the West Riding Regiment, has been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry at Arundel. - ! It is officially reported 1 that at the fighting at Pienars River the first and second sections of Kitchener's Fighting i Scouts killed eighteen, and at Mysltroom they killed five and captured one hundred Boers. | The Commission inquiring into the concessions granted by the Transvaal Governi ment recommends cancelling the Netherlands concession. The Commissioners assert that the debenture-holders alone are • entitled to favorable consideration. The Commission holds that the dynamite mon- ! opoly is bad m law, and must be allowed !to lapse.