BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 236, 30 November 1900, Page 3

BOER WAR.

BOBR DEFEAT AT GBAYLIXGSTAD. ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE BBBBLLION. [VSR PHBBS ASSOCIATION.] (Received 29,9.1 a.m.) London, November 28. Colonel Berricke Copley, of the King's Royal Rifles, defeated 150 Beers at Greylingstad with considerable low, and captured much stock. Cape papers declare that the political and radical condition of the colony was never worse since the war began. Loyalists are clamouring for the application of martial law over the whaie colony. Prisoners who are on parole in Cape Colony are circulating frightful stories of the barbarism of British soldiers, with a view of inflaming the Duch preparatory to the forthcoming Afrikander Conference to be held at Worcester, Cape Colony. KBUGBB IN PARIS. Fasis, November 28. Mr. Ermger accepted from M. Rochefort a sword of honour for General Oronje, subscribed by admirers of the captured General. He also received a deputation of 100 students. (Received 29,10.10 a.m.) Fasis, November 28. Mr. Krager n hour's interview with M. Delcasrt, ana tfbited the Hotel do Ville, where, in the course of a speech, he declared that Beer rssistanee would bo continued until justice was obtained, and he would lot cease to appeal for arbitration. PLOTTING AT JOHANNESBURG. (Received 29,10.10 a.m.) London, November 28. A bomb was found in the possession of an Italian arrested at Johannesburg on 18th November. Johannesburg contain* may aliens suspected of treachery, hence the difficulty ot sanctioning the return of refugees. BBITISH WELCOME TO COLONIAL TBOOPS. Received 29,10.63 p.m. London, November 29. The Duke of Abercorn, who was recently appointed president of the committee to arrange for welcoming and entertaining the colonial troops returning from South Africa, is appealing fer subscriptions for the purpose. DB WET AND STEYN NEAB DBWKTSDORP. BBITISH HOLD STRONG POSITIONS. JIOBE MOUNTED FOBOES WANTED. FURTHER DEATHS FROM ENTERIC. A WARNING TO EMIGRANTS. Beceivei 29, 10.53 p.m. London, November 29. De Wet and Steyn are in the vicinity of Dewetsdorp, though a small garrison with two guns is stationed on the heights outside to prevent the Boers i entering the town. The British strongly hold all the drifts along the Orange River from Aliwel North to prevent De Wet raiding Cape Colony for recruits and supplies. The Boers hold a strongly fortified line between Ladybrand and Thabanchu. More British mounted forees are irgently needed in the Orange Colony. H. King, New Zealand Rough|iders,and O.H. Palmer, New Zealand Hounteds have died of enteric at Oerksdorpand Pretoria respectively. Sir A. Milner, through the Colonial )ffice, emphasises a tha scarcity of em)loyment and the great cost of living in South Africa. KXUGBKS FBUITLESB MISSION. (Bsseivei 29, 11 p.m.) London, November 29. The Timed Paris correspondent states ;hat Krager visits Belgium, Holland; Germany, Hungary, and Russia to ap>eal to the Czar to invite the Powers » intervene and secure for the Boers lonourable conditions of peace. RETURNING TBOOFEBS. Adedaidb, November 29. The Woolloomooloo has brought 62 returned soldiers including the following New Zealanders of the First Con-tingent;—Sargean-Major Burns, Corporal Hall, Privates Burton, Lewin, Johnson, and Sergt, Hall and Private Turner of Brabant's Horse, DEATH OF NEW ZEALANDERS FBOM ENTERIC. RETURN OF LIEUT. 00LL1NS. SBBIOBS NATURE 07 HIS WOUNDS, THE RETURNING TBOOPS. Wellington, November 29. The Premier has received a cable from Sir A. Milner containing news of the death from enteric few of the following New Zealanders:—Trooper J, T. Anderson, of Kereru, Hawke's Bay, at Pretoria on November 20th; Trooper 0. H. Palmer, of Dunedin, at Pretoria on November 23rd; Corporal King, of Wellington, at KJerksdorp on November 22nd. Lieut. Collins, who returned from South Africa yesterday, was examined to-day by,the Medical Board, who foiled that the wound on bis left wrist was of a more serious character than at first thought. They believe the wound was inflicted by an expanding bullet, which s&tistered the watch that the young officer was wearing on his wrist. Portions of the watch were forced into the flesh, and at Mafelfing these and nine pieces of bullet were extracted. It if not expected that he will be ready for active duties for several months tc come. It is understood that the members of the First Contingent returning ty the Harlech Castle are those who were without horses at the time of tueii UabarkAtiou.