THE WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 196, 22 September 1900, Page 3

THE WAR.

OPERATIONS IN THE TRANSVAAL A REBEL IMPRISONED AND FINED. ENGLISH PRESS RESENTS DUTCH PATRONAGE 0? KRUGER. COMMISSIONS FOR COLONIALS. MIOSABL DAVITT NOT DISILLUSIONISED. I _____ BOERS DESTROY LONG TOMS. PUB PBBSS ASSOCIATION. Received 21, 9.5 a.m. London, September 20. Varnaak, a leading Natal rebel, has been sentenced to three jests' imprisonment and fined £ISOO. The English press resents Holland's effusive patronage and signal honours to Mr. Kruger. The Standard says Holland's action 18 provocative and insolent; that the Dutch are ungrateful and no longer oar friends, nor have any claims to our regards. The following colonials hare been appointed Second Lieutenants in the regiments indicated:—Privates Woods (New South Wales Mounted Infantry), Worcestershire Regiment; Mitchell New South Wales Mounted Infantry), Manchester Regiment; Knox (South. Australian), Royal Irish; Wallace (Third Queensland Contiugent), West Yorkshire; Neill (Victorian), Manchester ; Lieutenant Mace North Lancashire; Lieutenant Wylly (Tasmania), Berkshire. (Received 21, 9.16 a.m.) Losdon, September 20. Mr. Michael Davitt contradicts the statement that he has been duillusioned with regard to the Boers, The disillusionment was attributed to him by some Noncomformists who met him on the homeward journey from South Africa. Received 21, 9.25 a.m. London, September 20, Lord Roberts reports that the Boers have destroyed several of their Long Toms and field guns, and that they have degenerated into marauding bands. Of the First Canadian Contingents ~ 590 returned from South Africa and the remainder have volunteered to remain throughout the campaign. 8000 BOERS RETREAT FROM EOMATI POORT. GENERAL DISORGANISATION OF THE BOERS. BUNDLE CAPTURES BRONKHORBTFONTEIN. GREAT BRITAIN WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH KRUGKRS FLIGHT. •——— 4 (Received 21,9.25 p.m.) % London, September 21. Lord Roberts cables that 3000 Beers retreated from Komati Poort, 700 of whom crossed the frontier into Portuguese territory. Others deserted, and the balance occupied spurs on the Libombo Mountain. There was a general tumult when the c hopelessness of the cause was recognised. General Bocdle attacked Bronkhorstfontein and captured a gun and thirty waggons. Holland has informed Great Britain she had offered a wirship owing to Kruger's health. Great Britain replied that it was not intended tointerfere withhis (Kruger's) journey. NARROW ESCAPE OF GENERAL RUNDLE. KELLY-KENNY AND HART PURSUING THE REBELS. Received 22, 0.30 a.m. London, September 21, A spent pompom shell struck and bruised General Rundle without, however, disabling him. Generals Kelly-Kenny and Hart are pursuing marauding bands of rebels in the Doornberg and Potchefstroon districts respectively.