BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 28, 5 February 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

THE SLIPPERY Dii WET. I I BOTHA ANT") THE BOER P.?«.CE I S DELEGATES. j [PER PRES3 ASSOCIATION.] j (Heceived 4, 9.42 a.m.) i London, February 3. { A Router's correspondent reports that Commandant Da Wet has passed Thabanchu and is prosteding in the direction of Capo Colony, General Botha would not allow Pretoria's peace envoy to the Kron&tad Peace Cimmifctee to com« with in lis laager, informing bim that the British must make any proposal for peace through the Boer head-quarters in writing.

ADVANCE OF SEVEN BHiriSH COLUMNS. CLEARING THE EASTERN TRANSVAAL. NO REFUGE FOR BO BUS AT DELAGOA. HERTZOG'S ADVANOK PKEVKNTED, Received 4,11.2 p.m. London, February i. | Seven British columns have begun an advance from the stations at Johannesburg, Pretoria, and the Delagoa Bay railways with a view to covering and clearing the Eastern Transvaal. The Portugue-e authorities at ..Del*aoa have decided to send Boers founl iu Portuguese tenivory, and who do not surrender to the British, to Madiera. Thirty surrendered at Koomati Poort. Hertzog stole two thousand burses and jorales, and terrorised the Sutherland district, threatening even women and children with death.

A patrol of tho Diamond Fields Hoi-e, racing the Boars, seized Langkleof Pass, thus preventing Hertnog's advance south.

Tho cruissr Doris and two gunboats are watching Mossell Bay. (Received 5,0.29 a.m.) Loudon, February 4.

A Queontlander (Private Clirk) who was shot in the groin during a skirmish in the Clanwilliam district has rejoined.

Col. Da Lisle has succumbed to his injuries, death being attributed to the euomy's cruelty in taking his horse and compelling him to walk.

UOEUS CAI'TUKE A GARRISON. PEACE EJIISSARIEa TO UB SHOT. (Receive*! 5, 1.2 a.m.) Loxiio.v, February 4. It is oUi-Kil 1 }- reported that 1000 Boors captured the gairis'in at Modderfontei.:, south-west of Ivrui-a'sdorp. The garrison wc:u rolcasud and arrived ,-it VhH«fli;_m».

Botha h..s order.-d peace emissarichereafter to be shot.

BOER ATTACK ON SCOUTS. EFFECTIVE YEOMANRY CHAHGff. TRYING TO INTERCEPT DE WET. RAIDERS DISLODGED. INVASION OF DELAGOA. (Received 5, 0.21 a.m.) London, February 4. The Beers attacked the scouts preceding a convoy journeying from K.offeyfontein to Modder River, wounding three Cape boys. Sudd*nly a body cf Denniaton scouts and Yeomanry charging killed 17 and wounded many of the enemy. The charge was covered by a fifteen pounder and two pom-poms, The enemy broke and fled. I A Britii-h force has been despatched to intercept De Wet's force numbering three thousand. A body of Australians, with two ]gu«*',

v (.'icily of Vi'yburg on Saturday, killii. $ two arid lapuni' g t\*'o. Ot'.e if the ffriiisb w..-j If ill u aj'd flneo wourdod. Colonel Blak>, ol Irish Brig-de fame, «nd tu-o theiisufcd Boms invadu De'.-ava te-rito:v, hoping to lvkaee Kn- r*.

.-- C; NEW ZEALAND LOSSES. fp Wellington, February 4. ivßir A. Miloer cables the Government that Sergt. Henderson, of Picton, Second Contingent, died of wounds at Pn-toria on tbe 27th, Private 0. W. Smith, Wellington, died of dysentry at 'Mafeking on the 19th, and Privates Parkinson (Little River) and Gibson (Kumara) are dmgerounly ill.