THE BOER WAR.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 273, 27 November 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

(ijy Telegraph—Press Association.) Wellington, last night. The Premier is ml vised from the. Cape that 3618 Sergeant Thomas Harri-^Sj x th Contingent, was wounded near Wakkets[mom on the ggnd inst.. and Trooper Wm. Richards, Seventh Contingent, slightly wounded near Pondiwana on the ■gist. Two New Zealanders left Capetown by the Nineveh via Syuney on the ddrd inst.

Private W. Richards, ot the Seventh X, w Zealand Muunteds, lias been slightly wounded at Pondwana.

Commandant Buys sent Schinipers, the actual murderer of Lieut. Miers (who was shot dead in Scptembter last while acting as nearer of a white tlag) to Louis Botha for punishment. Most of the Cape Mounted Rifles and Mounted Police in the district, mounted volunteers in tlie Town Guards, and seven Irregular Corps have been assigned to Sir Gordon Sprigg to defend districts for which he has undertaken to Hold himself responsible. REPLIES TO PRO-BOERS.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Berlin, Nov. -ti. Most Clernian papers publish strong contradictions of the alleged British atrocities in South Africa. Mr \\\ T. Stead and the llev. Harold livlett went bail for Krause. The Magistrate warned them that if Krause did not surrender the sureties would be liable to be prosecuted for conspiracy.

D.S.O. CONFERRED. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] Dunedin, last night. New has been received that Captain 11. G. Pulton, who was in command of the Otago companies of the Fourth Contingent, inis had the D.S.O. conferred oil him in recognition of service.