BOER WAR.
DEPARTURE OF MERCENARIES. PB PEJSi ASSOCIATION,) v " Received 3,10.43 a.m. t .'..T' r Lohdojt, October 2. Four hundred departing mercenaries at Delagoa include the Irish-American Brigade. KFFKOT a OF NEW FUSES. [THE GUERILLA WARFARE. 10IBS IN BRITISH UNIFORM LIABLE ._ - 10 BE SHOT. *• '■: ■--, Received 3, 10.26 pjn. F~~ > London, October 2. t J" The new fuses employed in South Africa enable the field guns to burst shrapnel at a range of 5400 yardsThe Boers are intimidating farmers, shooting natives, and attacking pickets in .the lines of communication in the Lindley district. Lord Roberts has issued a proclamation stating that Boers found wearing the British uniform are liable to be ■hot, BOERS CAPTURE A CONVOY. LORD ROBERTS WISHES VOLUNTEERS BSE END OF CAMPAIGN. .t-V^i,.;' Received 3,11 p m. ff^ 1 * London, Ootober 3. P The Boers on the Natal frontier have captured a convoy, wounding several South African volunteers and capturing others. Lord Roberts has appealed to employers to extend leave to enable volunteers to see the approaching close of ihe campaign.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 205, 4 October 1900, Page 3
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