THE BOER WAR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4895, 28 September 1901, Page 1

THE BOER WAR.

London, September 24. One thousand Boer prisoners have left Durban for Bombay.

Joubert'a nephews and two others escaped at Bermuda into the bush with the assistance of local sympathisers. The bluejackets are searching for them. General French's force of 34,000 are considered insufficient to expel marauders from the Cape, since 10,000 of them are utilised in guarding the railways and 10,000 in assisting the town guards in local defence. ' The magazine rifles entrusted to the Gape town guards have been recalled and replaced by Martinis, there being a buspicion that a percentage of the guards are dioloyafiato, and that they are snpply,mg the Boers with anna and ammunition. Owing to the disaffection in the Cape the military authorities favor a general application of martial law. The Cape Government and the Cape Chamber of Commerce oppose this policy. The natives report that the Boerß in tbo vicinity of Utrecht are retiring. Lieutenant Rundle's patrol, comprising volunteers and a composite regiment, have driven the Boers back to Ukandi, south of Vryheid. A Reuter's despatch states that Biiga-dier-general Thorneycrof t,in the Southern Orange River Colony, recaptured a 15pounder gun taken on the 19th instant. He also captured 20 Boers and 10,000 rounds of ammunition were alao retaken. September 25 Lord Kitohener reports that the British reinforcements worked into Natal, the raiders in Natal returning east, north of the line of blockhouses from Potchefstroom, which meets another line at Koppes station, hence to Gatsrand. The Vaal Valley and enclosed district are clear of the enemy. The country westwards of the Bloeinfonteln railway ia clear. Colatnns crossed eastwards and joined General Kqjox in pursuit of the enemy in the Dewetsderp district. Mayburg and Fouche are near Lady grey, with Colonels Doran and Haig pursuing. Smuts is near Bedford, in the Midlands, and is keeping quiet. • Scheeper and Theron are in the south assiduously evading the columns. Lord Kitchener's weekly report shows that 29 Boers were killed, 16 wounded, 350 captured, and 48 surrendered ; while 245 rifles, 17,800 rounds of ammunition, 55 waggons, I*ooo horses, and 5,500 cattle were captured. Brussels, September 25. Advices received here declare that Mr Kroger'a funds are almost exhausted paying the numerous refngees^in the service of the so called Boer Government, and also lecturers touring the Continent. Mr Kiuger is said to have scarcely enough for himself and the most pressing exigencies of the Boer service. Some prominent Boers in Holland are almost destitute.

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