"FIGHT—OR SURRENDER!"
KITCHENER'S REPLY TO CBONJJS. BRITISH LOSSES BELIEVED TO BE 1100. (Received 24, 1.15 a.m.) London, February 23. Fifty guna bowbardgd Qommaadant
Oronjeon Monday and Tuesday, adding considerably to tho Boer lotso*. The enemy asked foi a twenty-four houre' armistice to bury their dead. General Kitchener replied: —" Not a minute's armistice. Fight, or surrender unconditionally." I It is feared the British losses, which occurred chiefly on Sunday, total 1100. PLENTY OF COAL AT KIMBERLEY.
Received 24, 1.15 a.m. London, February 23. Lord Methuen reports that there is enough coal at Kimberley to start the De Beer's mine in ten days, and thus relieve the distress.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 45, 24 February 1900, Page 3
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