THE BOER WAR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4897, 5 October 1901, Page 1

THE BOER WAR.

London, October 1.

The (Set of the Boers on parole in Ceylon to serve in the British army outside South Africa has been accepted. One hundred and seventy of them are now drilling, and will Berve in India. ' ~

Several Boer priaonerg at Ragawa Oatnp, Ceylon, tunnelled for 50 feet, and made an attempt to escape by the tunnel. They were discovered. The men have been sent to Welikadde Gaol.

The Brussels correspondent of the ' Morning Poet ' states that sailing vessels had landed quantities of contraband of war at Lambert's Bay, in Cape Colony. Major Anstrulhera Thompson, of the Life Guards, has been made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. The women of Vryheid lined the streets after Major Gough'a disaster at Blood River Poort, and jeered the released Bfitiah troopa when they arrived with their wounded and dead. October 2 A marauding band of 50 Boers on September 27 attacked a small outpoat near Glencoe Junction. The Boers raided the Seqnitu district | in Zulu land, capturing much stock and killing 30 natives. Lord Kitchener's weekly report states that, excluding the Fort Italia losses, 27 Boers were killed, 24 wounded, 274 taken prisoners, and 48 surrendered ; while 138 rifles, 19,400 rounds of ammunition, 189 waggons, 3,270 horses, and 11,260 cattle | were captured. | The *S andard ' and * The Times ' com plain that there is no sign that the Government appreciate the necessity of a vigorous effort to end the- war. The fighting at Fort Italia lasted 19 hours. Besides Generals Botha and Grobelaar, Commandants Emmet t, Danhauser, Oppermao, Scholz, and JPotgieter participated. The last three were killed. There was ten hours' fighting at Fort Prospect. A large force of Boers surprised and captured a post at One Tree Hill/ near Dundee Hill, held by a volunteer composite regiment, who made a stiff fight. I General . Louis Botha has reached [ Botbasdorp. Tha Boers captured a large convoy at Melmotb, Zululand, on Sunday, killing six native police and capturing the commander. De la Bey and Kemp, with a strong force, attacked Colonel Kekewich. at Moiuree, in the Bustenburg district, on the 25'h, but were repulsed. Sydney, October 2. A number of returned aoldierß, olalm*

I ing to be natives of New Zealand, »re ' stranded in Sydney. The men enlisted in South Africa, and were given transport passages to Sydney. The New Zealand Government declines to ba responBible for the payment of tha b-fonce of the passage money to take them home. In the Assembly, in reply to a question whether he knew that a number of New Zealand soldiers were stranded in' Sydney, and if he would try to induce Mr jSeddon to make arrangements for their return td New Zealand, the Premier said the Go*/ vernment would assist the men as far at. possible and make full inquiries into the * matter. ' • it