CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 9, 11 January 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

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BOER WAR. BOSK BAIDB NBAR KIMBERLHY. OAFK INVASION LONG PLANNED. Aomrnr or dkfknos corps. [rnmnianounoi.] (Received 10, 8.39 a.m.) London, January 9. * A force of 150 Boers raided De' Been' farm Bear Kimterley. The residents of the diitrict are flocking to '■><>' ; tewo. Advices from Capetown and an interview with Hagedeord, a Boer officer, at Marseille!, appearing in both the Daily Mail and (he Daily Exprm, concur in stating that the invaders have flenty of ammunition and arms, which were cunningly buried until the Boers inn ready to me them. It is also . • elated that the invasion was carefully erganiaed and long planntd. Eight hundred mounted men were enrolled at Capetown in a few days. General Brabant, head of the Colonial Defence Corps, and the other authsritua an very active. Received 10,13.40 b.bl Bbisbahs, January 9. The Queensland proportion of the Beath African Contingent will be 300. Beceived 10, 9.33 a.m. Sydmey, January 10. The Nerf Zealand trosps from South Africa leave for New Zealand in the steamer Orient on Saturday, The steamer goes first to Brisbane, thence toDunedin. BRITISH CASUALTIES AT NAAUPOCrfT BOIX VANGUARD AT PIQUETBERG. ARTFUL PLAN OF OPERATIONS. (Keceived 11,12.14 a.ia.) London, January 10. Twelve Imperial Light Horse weri

killed and 25 woundtd, the majority severely, in the Babmgtoa fight at Naaupeort. Eight men belonging to the Scots Grays, Guards, and Hussars vera also wounded. The Boer vanguard u twenty miles from Piquetberg, The invaders have been instructed to eat all communication near the coast and thus compel the British to hurry southwards to deal with the intruders, Botha meanwhile taking the offensive in the nerth. BSITISH FORCES HOLD EXTENDED LINE. Invaders moving westward.

BTBONG BRITISH FORCE AT CARNARVON. - rOOR OOLUHNB OF TROOPBI J I OPERATING ttnwnia RBMOVBD FROM WORCESTER. Received 11, 12.19 p.m. London, January 10. Lhafc.-Oolonol Hennikerrf force, in- ' 4 - eluding the Sr.cond OoldstranH, hold? n extended line at South Sutherland. The invaders hare moved westward <from Fruerburg. A strong British column has garrisoned Carnarvon, tt* JSWr British columns are operating fromTttiddleburg. All >oraM. have been conmwndeered **"fcy General Warrenton frem Worcester where the circulation of tbe newspaper i ferWi&erf; ~ I . KROOBR CONVALESCENT. I rk cape hutch. mott f REASSURING, (Received 11, Lo\do:<, January 10. is convakFcent. latest rr ports with regard to th of the Cape Dutch are mo*

RETURNING XiiOCiV. j VISIT OF IMPERIAL CONi'INOEXr. Wellington, January 10. The Acting-Pri-miar h :s \vir<?<l thtransport; cffi or in Sydn»v a-k'ng wh n the Uriont wi 1 l ave "ris' anof-*- • i<jnadin, and tr.o number of retur:n<i troopers who wi'l csmo by hrr ?': Ward has also asked that flu- s iouli 1 signal when passing the Bluff so as t< give the Dunedin pflople tira-ly notice of her approach. In all probability t.hv Imperial troops now iu Sydney will come in her if the W«r Office will allow them to visit New Zealand, C.ible advis s havo beon received from Lor.din by thy Acting-Prsmi r to t.he effect that the proprsa] t.o fiend <h< Imperial troops now in Sydney to Now Zealand is favourably entartained by ; high military authorities a); Home.! Tho matter is now under final con-; sideration, and the Acting-Premier has j every hope the proposal will be agreed j ] to. j

RECEPTION OF RETURNED TRO'JPa Bcskdik, January 10. At a meeting held to-night, some arrangement were made for giving a reception to the soldiers returning by the Orient, and tbe rest wore left to a committee, It is proposed to bring in from the country districts as many horsemen as possible. The troopers, on arrival by tho train will, with the exception of the sick, be mounted and taken to Forbury Park, where the reception will be held.

Wellington, January 10. The Government received the following cable from South Africa:—Surgeon Captain Godfrey, Captain Crawshaw, and Lieut. Montgomerie have rejoined. Lients. Tucker and Somrnerville are doing well. 476 Booth is undergoing an operation to extract a bullet from his arm. 466 Borlose has slight fever, the other men are doing well.

SIXTH CONTINGENT. Wellington, January 10. There were 446 men under canvas at Newtown Park last night, eighteen being returned troopers. A large number of men have teen rejected, for medical reasons, since the camp was established. Vadcose veins buvo proved a frequent cause of rejection, The Canterbury men were exercised in riding tests to-day with the result that 18 were rejected.