BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 35, 14 February 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

ADHERING TO THE IMPERIAL POLIOY. BOERS IN A FIX. [per press association.] Received 13, 9.13 a.m. Londos, February 12. Mr. Chamberlain, in approving Sir Alfred Milner's reply to the resolutions

adopted at the Afrikander Bend Con gress stated that the Imperial Government does not intend to alter its declared policy in South Africa. The Republics were responsible for the adoption of such a policy. The Standard's Pretoria correspondent stated tha*. great consternation exists amongst the Boer leaders on the confines of Swaziland, who fear they will be compelled to abmtion a hug* convoy and guns, or risk a general engagement. ABORTIVE ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM ST. HELENA. Received 13, 9.13 a.m. J Londos, February 12.

Commandant Sard Eloff, Mr. 1 Kruger's grandson, and four other ' Boer prisoners seized a fishing boat at ( St. Helena, but they failed to secure ' oars and were arrested. A RECORD MARCH BY AUSTRALIANS, s LOYALIST CORPS OF GERMAN t FARMERS. s

NATIVES RISING AGAINST THE £ BOERS. ) THE LAST BOER REFUGE. j

KRUGER ASKED TO DEPART FROM t. THE HAGUE. t Received 13, 9 52 p m. J London, Fabruary 12.

Da Lisle, »i h the Australians, beat the record in nnrching to Williston od the wi stern side of Cape Colony—72 miles in 48 haurs—through a desolate waterless country. The Boers had gone to Vanwykvaler in search of ■water and forage. Colonel F. Scheromboncker, member of the Cape Assembly for King Williamstown, is raising a crps rf loyalists German farmers for co-"p?nt-iag with Brabant's. j&The natives in the Leydsdcrp district have risen sga'r.st the Boers owing to thfir cruel exactions. There are indications that Swnz land ha* long been prepared as the last B >er refage. The British antho> ities at Bloem rontein are inviting tenders for clothing and boot 3 for distribution amongst the Boer refugees. The Netherlands Government lias asked Kruger to reside elsewhere than at the Hague. Received 13, 11.17 p.m. Brisbane, F»b, u«ry 13. The Government in ofTerirg fur i-e' troops stipulated do Dumber. If the Imperial authorities send a steamer, it would endeavour to fill it. PIET DE WBT'S EFFORTS FOR PEAO*'. OCCUPATION OF FICKSBUKG. BRITISH CAPTCTBE A CONVOY. (Received 14, 12.10 a.m.) London, February 13. Piefc Da Wet is visiting Capetown with a to inducing the Afrikander Bond leaders to co operate in securing peace. The Briti h have occupied Fitksburg. The Boers have retired to F<;u> iesberg. Ge'.era] French rapt.U' e/l a convoy of 50 wagg»ii .15 car'B, ami 45 prisoners. > The Brit'sb had no loss. RETURNING INVALIDS. ltoceiieJ 14, 0.10 a.m. Melbourne, February 13. Arother batch of invalided soldi?) i arrived bv t!>e Nineveh, including Cap tains Bartlett and Gregory, S?rg< aiiti Fox and Cr>m- r, New Zfalanders. (Received 13, 51.39 a.sn.) Melboubke, Ffhrinry 13. Tbe Minister of Defence lias rf c»-ivf< a cable trom the Imperial suthori'i fiskirg to be allowed to rerru't 1001 mounted ennsta 1 u!ary for South Afi ic within the Commonweilih. No term are stated. Brisb«se, February 13. The Government has offered to sen ttore troops to South Africa. Wellington, February 13. The Premier has rcc ived a cablf gram from tie Premier of Txsmanii s'ating tint, S-igt. CV-al'i , of tf Fourth Contingpr', wlo was re eivo into tbo HobartHcspital «h»n ratlin iog to Now Zealand by the Ear me: develnp'd develnp'd sevtr< tvphoid feve Private S.»arlr, of the F fth Ccntii gent,it" progreaM! g satisfactorily. H casein mala'i». T>oop n r E. 0. F Von Daldez( (Third Contingent), of Napier, ai P ivite Ro l ertc (F'f li Cor,ting nt). N-Isod, are d-irpe'ouely ill a"; Pretcri