THE BOER WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 December 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

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Rowdy Pro-Boer Meeting.

Loyal Demonstration in Birmingham.

Received this day at 9 9 a. m. London, Dec 19, The Standard’s Brussels correspondent states that the Boar circles consider Commandand Kruitzengor’s capture the greatest loss since Cronje’s surrender. At a pro-Boer meeting at Birmingham in the Town Hall, many Unionists gained admission and assailed D. Lloyd George, the member of the House of Commons for Carnarvon with cries of “trator” which prevented him speaking. George escaped in policeman’s clothes.

Forty thousand people outside smashed the windows, and carried a vote of confidence in the Government.

Bolting followed the breaking np q! the meeting inside the building, ■The indignation characterised at the meeting was largely due to George’s previous attitude, coupled with tbe'httempts of Bannerman’s supporters to interpret Lord Eoseberry’a speech as leaning in their direction.

Twenty-seven were injured at the Birmingham meeting and one, killed.

Melbouene, This Day. Large contracts for hay and other .pro* dace for South Africa have been secured locally.

Wellington, Deo. 20. The Wellington Trades Council carried last night by 12 to 10 votes a resolution repudiating and condemning,the action of the Government in undertaking to send further troops to South Africa, to assist waging a hideous and unholy war. The extermination of;whwh,wp believe, was begun and is now being carried on entirely in the interests of iCapitalists. It was freely stated that in the present position of the colony’s finances which had led to the discharge *of a large number of workers, the Government were not. justified in sending a farther contingent, It was decided to ask. other Trades . Councils to take a similar action. Naughton, President of the Trades Council has resigned: as a protest against anti-war resolution which he says in no way represents opinions of a great mass of unionists or labor parties generally.

Government is advised from the front that Arthur Woodward of the Sixth Contingent, was severely wounded in the thigh at Brakfontein on the 18th inst. Lance Corporal Ear, of the Seventh, is seriously ill at Charleston wis a con* taeed back.

Received this day at 9 80 a.m. London, December 19.

The Federal Contingent motion by the Victorian State Assembly is commented upon in the newspapers as. Australians magnificent services. A hope is expressed that every offer of further help'will be accepted. The judicial committee of the Privy Council is considering whether it is impost sible under the martial law to impugn the military authorities of their action in re* fusing David Marais leave to appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court in Cape Colony in declining-an order for bis release. Marais.is an auc* tioneer residing at Paarl, Cape Colony, and was by the Supreme Court of the Cape arrested in August last under in* structions from the military authorities and lodged in prison. Marias apppealed on the grounds that he was detained with out trial and no specific charge was brought against him, but the Chief Justice refused the appeal as the arrest was made under martial law, and the Court could not exercise jurisdiction over a prisoner as long as martial law lasted. The case was then taken to the Privy Council.