BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 38, 22 February 1901, Page 2

BOER WAR.

DE WET'S STRATEGY. REFORMB IN MEDICAL SERVICE INCREABE OV MOUNTED TROOTB. SUBMISSION OK STRAGGLERS. A CAPE MKDAL PROMISED, [PKR PBKBS ASSOCIATION. (Received 21, 10.56a.rn.) London, February 20. Colonel Plumer and Lieut. Heniher's detachment of Victorians en Monday got within five miles of De Wet's laager, | The Boers hastily divided, om half i going westerly and the other half in * north-easterly direetiion.

BTATEMBNT IN HOUSE OF COMMOM. I BOTHA'S FOLLOWERS SURRENDERING. DE WET EBOAPKB AGAIN. Received 23, 9.2S a.a. London, February 20. Mr. St. John Brodrick, in the Houm of Commons, promised drastic reform in the Army Medical Service, and stated that it was hoped by the end tf March to have increased the Mounted forofs at fie disposal of Lord Kitchener in South Africa to the extent required. In the last three months, heeidei 13,000 horses sent from England, there had been 30,000 despatched te South , Africa from other sources.

Mr. Asquith stated that then mi no practical alternative to annexation of the conquered territories. Am interval was esseatial before oonstitational Government was possible in tht conquered Spates. General French is constantly reoeiving submission of stragglers from General Botha's mail oemmando.

Commandant De Wet, after kit flight from Houtkraal towards Priwka on* * tained remounts westward of Hop* * teun.

Sir James Gordon Sprigf, Qsno Premier, promises to confer a medal with an Imperial Star en all Britisaand colonial forces that have takam part ia .' the war,

LORD KITCHENERS BAOOAOI. ANOTHER TRAIN DERAILED. GROSS CRUELTY TO BLACK FELLOW! GOOD ADVIOE TO THI BOERS. KRUOER REPORTED TO BE KETORkT* IN® TO XKD THE WAR. Received 22, 18.42 a.m. London, February Jl. The goods train derailed near John*

nesburg contained Lord Kitchener** taggag** wnicn waa preceding Lord Kitchener's train.

The armoured tracks attached >wi Lord Kitchener's train hastened ward with the body-guard, mh» txpelled the Boers from the vicinity of the line.

Tbe invader* derailed a trail on tW Naaawpeort-De Aat railway, near Taiboaohfontein, and oompeUed th* blacks riding in the trade* to stand over tbe hole from which the ballast I had been taken. They then find kill* ii*g two and wounding several ethera,

Schalkburger teld the burghers that the cause was hopelrss and hostifdess " futile and advised thorn not to stnssvv der in twos or threes butas a nation, i Kruger is announced to oeMtiirafay to the Transvaal after the war.

1 This Morning Post* Pretoria cesros pendent state* that a Boer report is isj circulation that Krogar is retnrnbf t9 -•* I arrange the tormina', ion of the war.

Wblumoion, Febraary 21< Colonel Semmarvillo is advised that , his son, Lieut. SomnurviHe, who won ,; shot in the left arm in South Afriotihas recovered sad rejoined bis ttgf ment. ■'*,, Including the Sixth Contingent Otf total aomber of men sent to SoooVf, Africa by New Zealand was 89 oJksd|§ and 2283 men. Of these 4 offioonxiß 69 men have been killed, 3 officers oiof | 101 men discharged, 1 officer '2 officers and 1 man tranaferrod,'2 mmti dismissed, 11 officers and 118 men«E leave in New Zealand. The nrosenf ■,' strength in South Africa, inoludingsnoW' going or returning, is 68 officers eat j 18*Tm«n. A

The Premier has reeeivod a osUfr gram to the effect that 275« J. 7. Roberts, Now Zealand Mounted Infantry, is danierenely til at Protoria» ',