THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 177, 3 July 1900, Page 2

THE WAR.

+ [B* Blbotmo Telegraph.—Ooptbkiht.l IPUB PttBSS ASSOCIATION.]

IN ORANGE RIVER COLONY.

TUB MOVEMENT TO OBUBH 8018 HAIDBHB. 8088 ACTIVITY. (KecciT«d2,B.Boajn.) A second division under General Olery is participating in the enveloping movement for the emitting of Bow raiders in the Orange River Oelony. Commandant De Wet's foroe is Yery active in the eastern part of tike Orange River Colony. They captured 100 British prisoners in several minor fights. Lord Metbuen, when pursuing the Boers towards Lindley, recaptured 800 sheep and 500 head of cattle.

A Boer convoy for Lindley fiercely attacked on Tuesday, but escaped after a heavy rear-guard action, in whioh ten British were killed and four officer! and fifty men wounded.

THE RELEABE OF BRITIBH PRISONERS.

MESSAGE FROM WINBTON CHURCHILL. (Received 2, 8.60 am.) Lomxur, July 1. A behted message from Lieut. Winston Churchill, published in the Morning Post, as to the manner of the release of the British officers on the occupation of Pretoria, states that Oiptain the Duke of Marlborough, when the British en f ered Pretoria, galloped to the cagelike structure where the British offioen <vere confined. Though unaooompanied by any troops he ordered the Commandant of the piison to releai- the officers forthwith. 'The Commandant ■imam red, but at last complied. The •iffijers then overpowered the guards aud imprisoned them in the cage.

THE COLONIAL CONTINGENTS.

DEATH OF ANOTHER MEW ZEALANDER. Receive! 2, 9.1S a.m. Ljxdoh, July 1. Captain T. M. Mclnerney, of the Victorian Mounted Infantry, has been appointed Queen's Advocate in the reorganised High Court of Justice at Pretoria. Weixinotoh, July 2. Sir Alfred Milner report* the death of Trooper T. L. Scott, of the Third Contingent, of gangrene. Scott came originally from Southland. Mr. Pilcber cables that Trooper Moeller is very ill indeed. The mmier has requested Mr. Pilcber, on behalf of New Zealand, to provide for the care and comfort of invalid members of our contingents. -«. General Hutton has written the P«>" raier a letter speaking in the highest terms of Colonel Robin and the New Zealand contingents under the General's command.

A COMMEMORATION CHAPjtn MOVEMENT IN NAPIER Napiee, July 2. , _ Dean Hovtll made * powerful appeal in the Napier Oittudial yis'.erdayfor funds to erect a commemoration chapel io connexion with tbeOathrdntl when pesci u assured in S)uth AfriK. The Dnan proposfs that tlw names of the fficeri ml men who have gone to tha •»ar f om the Napiir di uts* shall be iuscribed on a ntatbld tabletaod placed on tha walls of tha chapal, thui giving it a p;rmanent historic interest. Tha public seem to be io cordial sympathy with the Djan'a proposal, and an Caking the nutter up warmly.