CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 44, 28 February 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(By Electbio Tbliwkaph.—Oopsbioht) BOER" WAR.

—_—_«. A BIG PATROL. HB T J> FOR DE WET. ROBERTS AND BOTHA. rSB FBESS ASSOCIATION. Received 27, 9.5 a m. Londos, February 26. Colonel De Lisle reached Vosburg on the 22nd. Since leaviag the railway at Piquetberg Road, within 50 miles of Capetown, his ferce has travelled 500 miles through country despoiled of pro visions, forage, and animals by the invading Boer*. The column patrolled a front of 60 miles. On Sunday Brigadier General Sir Charles Parsons engaged a section of the Cape invaders under the command ef PofeKsheepera, near Willowmore, 80 miles south-east of Beaufort West, and shelled the Boers out of a strong entrenched position, inflicting heavy lo:s. Commandant Hertzog, with the western column of raiders and 1500 remounts for De Wet, is moving east towards Kalkbult, in the Prieska district. A Blue Book has bean published showing that General Both a, in June, asked for an armistice to consider Lord Roberts's terms of surrender. Lord Roberts promised that he would not , move east or north f General Botha did not move south or vest. Botha refused to give a promise.

PKAIBB OF COLONIAL TKOOP3. (Reoeiwd 27. 9.S a.m.) London, February 26. Dating Colorel De Lite's march, on February 19th. the annivers ry of the landing of tie New Sooth vWe< Second Coatirgent was celeb, a ed in camp by a concert. Addrssirg the men Colonel De Lisle declared be was proud of theAustraliaßß whom he re gardtd at per«ra»l f>i*nds. New Booth Wal* bad every reasen to be preud of Jei" gallant tioops «Vohad done moreherd work and done it better than any ither body of mm engaged in the campdgn Engli(& visitors st Cape Town are meatieoul as s cdme forth thousands of lumens to the British troops at the front.

AN *NSWKB TO PRO-8088 CRITICS. CASUALTIES. fiecehed 27, 1 47 p.m. London, February 26. A Blue Book with reference to the Armistice negotiations with Botha has been issued in answer te pro-Boar critics. Lieut. HahoD, Code Corporal Irvine, and Private Young, Victorian Bush-J men, were wounded at Fhilipstown.

CONTINGENT. WmLiNOTON, February 27. At Newtown camp to-night the parade state showed Wellington district, inclusive of Taranaki, to raus er 76 men, and Auckland dis'neo 63.