CABLE NEWS
BOER WAR.
Bt Klkctbio Telegraph.—Copthight.
BOBBS ATTACK A RAILWAY STATION. AN ARMOURED TRAIN TO THE BESOUE. (Received 26, 9.3 a.m.) Loiroos, February 25. Four hundred Bjera on Saturday attacked the Fish River railway ttaiion, twenty ra'lei north of Cradock. The garriton, consisting of forty men of the Lancirter Regiment and a few C«pe Police, made a gallant defence until an armoured s--ain arrived with assistance. The Boers lost sixteen killed and wounded. Lord Kitchener is in the Eastern Transvaal. Lord Roberts is givinj private owners of horses in Great Jritain and the colonies the same price as dealers selling to the War Office. 20,000 GUARDS ENROLED. (ReceWsd 26. 9.45 •"».) London, J*>ruary 26. Twenty thousand ciilian guaids have been enrolled at Gap Colony. The steamer Tongairo conveys a thousand Yeomanry to fce Cape. Lieut. Wilford Ca»pbell Wilson, Imperial Yeomanry, ied of wounds received at Hartsbeeetfontein. CLOSING IN TF« CORDON. THE ONLY MBA'S OF ESCAPE. j BOTHA MAKING <» PORTUGUESE ' TERRTORY. ( INQUIRY IN* BURRENDKRS. PUNIBHME* OF OFFICERS. Keceiad 27, 0.23 a.m. Tdkdos, February 26. Mr, Bense* Burleigh states the ; Orange Rivera still flooded. The Been are trekking east and north. ; The Bfitjh column?, forming a \ud>! , cordon Son the Orange River station j to Nor'alV-Point, are closing in. The r only peart °f escape lefc for the Boers < is awmnuig the river. p yet and Steyn are closa to p r rusrille. Prisoners admit that Botha received . crushing blow. He, with 2000 men, ' /s fatreatingin the direction of Eomati , Poort. In the House of Commons Mr. 2 JBredrick stated that 99 courts of - enquiry had been held regarding 20 cases of British surrenders in South Africa resulting in the dismissal, or placing on half p»y, of ten officers, *nd' 1 inflicting penalties on others. Casts involving cenrtmsrtiala will be made public. (Rewired 26, 10.45 p.m.) Lohdos, February 26. z Frivate A. Harrison, New Z-aland c Mounted?, dud of enteric at Noauwpoort. i 1 SEVENTH CONTINGENT. 5 ___ i Weluhotok, January 26. Twenty men of the Wellington quota ( of the Seventh Contingent went into camp at Newtown Park to-day. Meu ! * from other districts are arriving. | ] Colonel Messenger is in charge >'f thu ; t camp. '
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 43, 27 February 1901, Page 3
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