THE BOER WAR.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4899, 12 October 1901, Page 1

THE BOER WAR.

London, October 8.

An army order recently published stated that during the present emergency in South Africa soldiers would be detained at the frontier from three to six months beyond the period for which they enlisted, and that £10, with £3 for each additional month's service, would be paid each man as compensation. ' Major-general Elliott's mobile column found 25 women concealed in a cave on a a high mountain at Brandwater. The Boers hauled tbe women into the cave with ropes. Tbe women deeired to \JG released, bat the Uritiea found it impossible to release them. Cobnel Walter Kitchener and General Bruce Hamilton un Sunday were engaged north-west of Vryheid in the Inhalzotic Mountains, and checked Botha's northward movement. Colonel Kekewich has recovered from his wounds. October 9. Lord Roberts, addressing the Liverpool volunteers, said that Lord Kitchener, in whom everybody placed inaplicib continence, never made a demand for men, horses, or stores that was not immediately granted. There waa no cause for anxiety. Lord Kitchener's weekly report shows that 50 Boera were killed, 26 wounded, 244 captured, and 60 surrendered ; while 111 rifleß, 3,170 roundß of ammunition, 66 waggons, 640 horses, and 5,220 cattle were captured. The diminution was due to operations on the Natal frontier. Smuts was headed north near Dorrington. Fouche and Wessels were south of the Drakenßberg columns, who engaged all tha commandos daily. Scheeper'a is suffering from appendicitis. Dr Kranse has been remanded for a month. Letters were read to show that he was associated with Dr Leyds and Broecksma in sending ammunition to South Africa. He advocated the shooting of Mr Forster, a barrister, formerly championing the Outlanders and those hostile to tbe Boer cause. Dr Krause, writing to Dr L-yds for money, took credit for enabling burghers to escape to Pretoria and remove £180,000 during a day's armistice. He maintained that he negotiated with Lord Roberts with regard to a sentence of death on three prisoners, with the result that the sentence on two was commuted to penal servitude for life and one (D^uiel Stenning, of Spetzcoolci) was fined £1,000 besides penal servitude. The other day a cablegram narrated what appeared to be a foolhardy feat by Lieutenant Grant, of the 12th Lancers. The version published in Australia differs materially from the interpretation put upon it in New Zealand. It is as follows : — ( A feat of extraordinary daring has been performed by Lioutenant A. Grant, of the 12th Lancers. On Monday night last he entered alone tbe laager of Com mandant Scheeperu, w^o baa lately been