THE BOER WAR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4831, 14 September 1901, Page 3

THE BOER WAR.

London, September 11. Lauw, with a commando of 250 men, attacked Sutherland, in the centre of Cape Colony. Ihe town guard and local rifles successfully defended the place. The commando retired during the night. Colonel Cavanagh drove back Theron's commando, thus preventing an attack on Mossel Bay, Aliwal South, about 200 miles west of Port Elizabeth. Colonel Crabbe at dawn on the 10th surprised and defeated Scheeper's chief lieutenant at Drifontein, killing Vandermerve, wounding several, capturing Field-cornet Dupleßsis (the cleverest Boer scout), and 37 others. The reßt fled eastward. Four British were killed. De la Bey's and Kemp s oommandoß, to the westward of Bastenborg, scattergd without fighting on General Methnen's approach. Lord Eoberts's final despatch mentions Nurse J. Williamson, of New Zealand, for special and meritorious service. In his eulogy of the Indian Princes he referred to their response to the demands for native camp followers, horses, equipment, and clothing. Satisfaction is also expressed with the promptitude and completeness wherewitn the War Office Administrative Department in ' England forwarded the troops, horses, material, and supplies. Lord Curzon aua fa is raili «*£}>• advisers are hi^bly' preised, while Rhodesia's help and the services of the civil hospitals are commended. TwoDutoh pasfcore.Perold and Aokermann, have been sentenced to 18

ttonfcbd »nd_J# months' irupjisoquiQnC and fined £500 ajid £250 respectively at Kimberley for treason, Nel, a rebel, has been sentenced to two years at Yry burg, for seditions language. He will shortly be tried at Graaff Reinet for treason. s Forty undesirables, including Pretorius a Cape legislator, have been, expelled from Middolburg. ' September 12. Brevet-colonel Scobell has been promoted to a coloneLency in recognition of his services. There are indications that Botha has been receiving rifles, ammunition, and recruits overland from the neighborhood of Delagoa Bay. Asa result of A search at the iustance of tbe consul large quantities of ammunition and other contraband hat been seized in the vioh'ity of Lorenzo Marque^. Several arrests have been made. Several of Scheeper's force declare that they merely had time to loosen the rails at Nelspoort in July last when the train bumped past safely. The driver walked back to ascertain the cause. The IJoers thereupon poured in a volley, capturing )he train.