THE BOER WAR.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 18. The Boers who invaded Natal have crossed the Drakensberg mountains. Ben Viljeon considers the British artillery now fires fifty times better than at the beginning of the war. THE TWEEBOSCH AFFAIR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 19. Lord Methuen is progressing satisfactorily. The Boers admit that they had threi hundred casualties at Twceboseh, though only eleven were seen dead near the British lines. The Standard is responsible for the reported Boer admission of the nnmber of casualties at Tweebosch. Lord Kitchener states that there arc already sufficient troops in the West Transvaal to deal effectively with the situation.
WEEKLY REPORT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 19. Lord Kitchener’s weekly report shows : Boers killed H Wounded 7 Taken prisoners ... ... 158 Surrendered 196
General Bruce Hamilton surprised a commando of 156 at Ngothibasin, killing four, capturing six, and wounding seventeen. The unwounded include General Cherry, Emmiel Botha’s brother-in-law, whom Lord Kitchener describes as an important leader.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 370, 20 March 1902, Page 2
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163THE BOER WAR. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 370, 20 March 1902, Page 2
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