CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 11, 14 January 1901, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

|By Elbctmc TiSLiittRAPH.— Copyright)

"BOER WAR.

MOVEMENTS OF INVADERS. BOERS OCCUPY GRIQUATOWNCATTLE RAID NEAR PRETORIA PUR PHOTS ASSOOUTION.J (Received 12, 10.2Ca.m.) London, January 12. Commandant Hoitzog, with 700 men and tw» guns, has crossed Roggevelp Mountains, in Wes'ern Cape Colony, travelling a distance of fifty miles. He has been lost to pursuit in the Clanwilliam country, which is extremely difficulty to traverse, with passes easily defended. The cruiser Sybil's blue jackets and gnns have been landed at Lambert Bay, and are entrenching to prevent Hertzog advancing along the sandveldt. A second column, five hundred strong, belonging to the western in- j vading commando, haa reached Doom River, seventy miles south of Gilvinia. An eastern invading commando, under Kruitzinger, was within fifteen miles of Richmond on January 9th. Several thousand Boers of Bechuanaland, who were supposed to be trekking to German East African territory, have turned southwards and occupied Griquatown. (Received 12, 10.30 a.m.) London, January 11.

The circulation of the newspapers Ons Land and the South Afrimn News is prohibited in districts under martial-Liw.

The Boers have raided cattle close to Pretoria.

General Bruce Hamilton has reprovisioned Hoopstad and Bullfontein. The latter has be?n surrounded for two months, and the townspeople have repulsed several attacks.

NAVAL BRIGADE LANDED AT OAPETW N. EtsROLLMENT OF DEFENSIVE FORCE. i MINE OWNERS WARNED AS TO | DYNAMITE. C.I.Y.'S OFFERING TO RETURN. FRIENDLY ACTION OF HOLLAND. (Reoeived 13, 4.57 p.m.) London, January 12. . A Naval Brigade, 2000 strong, with six Hotchkiss guns, are at Capetown in readiness. Four thousand of the Town Guard and 450 of the Postil Corps have bsen enrolled and are drilling daily. The Cape Times and Argus have ea''h formed an Employees Corps. Lord Kitchener has warned mine owners that the dynamite in the mines near the Rand, h not the property of the military and that he is not answerable for any damage caused by its explosion. A number of City Imperials are offering to rtturn to the front. The Daily Mail says the English have decided to bring the train from Pretoria to Delagoa Bay direct without transferring the control to the Portuguese drivers of the daily express.

HERTZOG'3 COMMANDO HEADED OFF. INVADERS BRING SCATTERED. REPULSE Of BOER ATTACK ON MACHADGDORP. KKUITZINGEII PUSHES SOUTH. STRONG PROTECTIVE MEASURES. BRITISH FARMERS ASSIST POLICE. INVADERS BLOCKED WESTWARDS. Received 13, 4.57 p.m. Lokbon, January 12. Lord Kitchener reports Hertz ig's commando to he near Sutherland. Cul. Settle is arranging to head him off. The invaders on the Midland's line are broken to fragments, some are returning north. One half ef the eastern moat Boera are going north, the other is hiding in the mountains to the norlhwest of Jamestown.

The attack on Maclndodorp on Wednesday night was repulsed at dawn. It is smi-oflicially announced that tho Capetown invaders are avoiding the railway and garrisoned towns, and are continuously on the move, seizing horses and food stuffs, their mobility enables them to, elude pursuit. Kruitzin»er finds it easier to push to the south than to retreat.

Hertzog's bands, the vanguards of which are West of "Calvinia, towards Vandirunsdorp, while a portion of the same eomoiaudo has been pursued between Fraserburg and Sutherland. All tho country which tho invadoi-s have quitted is again quiet. Gjirisons protect the chief towns. A portion of the monnttd forces has moved southwards to protect the southwest.

A hundred Boers crossed the Orange I River towards Bark ley East. The Cape police and British farmers are repelling and punishing them. All the towns on tho main line of the Orange Colony to Pretoria are hold strongly, but tho Boers show no disposition to attack. The mounted's occupy Piokiuerskloop Pass, blocking the invader's westward march.

Henniker's troops, with ctlier.s, cover tho railway i" the vicinity of Matjesfonteii), and form a screen across (japotowu that is considoreJ impenetrable.

Hopmeyer, who is recruiting his health at Minich, has cab'od the Africanders that the proposed mission to England is useless. J

OHD KITOHENBR'S PRECAUTIONS AX JOHANNESBURG. ' RKXURKING 10 THE , I'' RAND. tBKR LT-UTKD *0 TWELVE HUNDKJii). (Received 11, 1.11 a.m) London, January 13. kitchener has cleared Jobaoof undesirables, foreigners shipped a«-ay an 1 at Capetown, are returning to WRand Miue, but the uumber •hasbeen limited, ij&atuaatos the total at 13W.

casualties, si. samp Sir A. Milner cables]'that Ti iv to Millar, of Raglan, wa« severely i: <}, •\■ <A at Pretoria, on the 27th ult., u> ''■•■■ insult of an accident. Private I! y <« <l has been discharged from the 1 .< t ttl ; at Pretoria.

SIXTH CONTINGENT." -'" ', Wellington, Januan *<2. ? Troepar Von. Blaremberg (V •■ anui), and invalided trooper, pr«h ■ <•<! himeelf at Camp this morning u< j i'i the Sixth Contingent, but wat< f-- • •! medically unfit, and likely to bu t,> he another couple ef months. IMPORTANT CABLE FROM THS/C EN - GENERAL. DETAILS OF TROOP 3 ENGAGU'. CASUALTIES FROM ALU SOUBC.. T ) DATE. ■ ASSISTANCE SENT FROM THK £ COLONIES, PROPORTION INVALIDED HO. E. NEW ZEALANDBK3.RBOORD B. IT. PROGRESS OF THE WAS. DESPERATION OF f HE BOERS. CAUSE OF PRESENT DIFFICULTY. ' POSITION DIFFICULT BUT Ki T DANGEROUS. CAPE DUTCH STILL LOYAL. DEATH OF LIEUT. ROSS.~r.'\!

Wellington, January 1

Acting-Premier Ward has rece <<\ the following cablegram from . « Agent-General:—

In the South African war operas h the British troops in South Af a numbered 210,000. Of these the number of regulars «;»s 142,000, militia 20,000, Col©ui..l« 33.000, Yeomanry 8000, English Volunteers, 7000. British casualties to date, including deaths from all causes, 127,000. Oversea contingents, sent to So»lh Africa are—Australian Colonies 635", Canada 3050, New Zealand 1820. '

The proportion sent home to December 31st is as follows:—Canadian • three-fifths, Australians one-third ; New Zealanders one-sixth.

The progress of the war for the last two months has been leal favourable. Boer duplicity, farm-burning, .au i other drastic measures are responsibl • for this.

The Boars have fought with desperation and some success.

Much outlying country has been abandoned to them, but they have failed to break the lines of ooumuucation.

Their numbers have increased since October and they cow probably have about 16,000 in the field. The position is unexpectedly difficult but not specially dangerous as the Oape Dutch show no sign of a general rising so far.

Sir A. Milaer cables that Lieut. Boss, of the Third Contingent, has died at Pretoria. ' -f k