BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 45, 5 March 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

BOTHA'S RUMOURED PKACS OVERTURES. ■OOUTB SUBRKNDIR TO THI BOERS. [ID PB«BB ASSOCIATION.] Received 4, B.SO a.ni. London, March 3. Bir A. Milnei'» mdden departure tram Oape Town for Pretoria is believed to be connected with supposed negotiations between Lord Kitchener and Louis Botha. i

It is announced that 80 of Kitoh•ner*s fighting scouts were attacked by a superior Beer force, and surrendered after a prolonged fight, sustaining 20 cnusalties. The report ig interpreted at referring to Oolenbr&nder's scouts, a force recently raififA on the Rhodesian froatior. CASUALTIES. (Beoeived 4, 10.44 a.m.) London, March S. Privates A. A. Dudley (N. Z. Mounted) and J. P. Roberts (Rough Riders) died of enteric at Pretoria. "Wellington, March 4. The Premier has been advised that Privates J. P. Roberts (New Zealand Bough Riders) and A. A. Dudley (New Zealand Mounted Rifles) died ef enteric at Pretoria on February 25th and 28th respectively. Roberts was a son of Mr Roberta, C.E. (Nelson), and Dudley's •areata live in Ghristohurch. TEBMINATION OF DE WET'B RAID. Received 4,1.57 p.m. London, March 3. De Wet's invasion of Capo Colony ass ended. His men and nones are precipitately swimming where the river 'widens near Colesterg bridge. The river is not tanning rapidly, though in flood. HHtrZOO'S COMMANDO DISPERSED. OAJTURE OF LOOT. BOKBfI MURDER A LOYAL NATIVE. Received 5 025 am. Loirooi, March 4. Colonel Thorneycroft, after a running fight lasting two days, galloped through and dispersed eight hundred of Hsrtzega commando and captured » quantity of jewellery and other loot, Captain J. Dallimore, with fifteen Vieterian Imperial Bushmen, surrounded thirty Boers on Friday and captured all. Three Boers murdered a native who was the principal witness against twenty prisoners indicated far treason at Waterkloof.

PUBBUIT OF 01 WIT. IOTK AM) DE WIT SWIM THI KIVKB. DESULTORY BKTBIUSHINQ. B*c*ived 5.0.52 a.m. London, March 4. Major-General Hickman on the 26th inflicted losses on Da Wet in the v c'nitf of Zand Drift where two B er.v were drowned in attempting to cok the river. The attempt wan abandoned. Col. Planer pursued De Wet eastwards. Troop* were hurried via Hanover Road to Uoleabnrg so as te try and intercept De Wet's flight. Desultory skirmishing took pkce a' varioas poiota in the direction of Hamelfohtein. Oola. Haig and B<thune arrived there on the 28th, but found the invaders had already gene. Steyn and De Wet with 1500 meD swam the rivar at L'lliefonein, near the Coleaberg bt idge on the 28tb. The current carried many down a considerable distance. The enemy, neverthe lass, removed five carts and waggonp, with two ambulances, but abandon'd » aumber of horses, carts, maps of Cap>Colony and clothe?. Many of tfee Beers were seen on the other side of the river riding eff in a semi node condition. Nine of Nesbitfd Horse, firing from cover, wounded some swimmers. 7th GOHTINGSNT OFFICERS. CAPTAINCY TOR CORPORAL 00UTT8. (MB PUB jUSOOUIIOV. Wellington, Maroh 4. Surgeon-Major Burns is temporarily ftttached to the Seventh Contingent for daty. C*pt. Johnstone and Lieut Davica are to reoeive commissions, and Veterinary-Lieut. Young, lately from the front, is also to be at'ached. There are 334 men and 50 horses of the Seventh Contingent encamped at Newton Park. Napibb, March 4. Percy Emerson, a son of the late Police Inspector Emerson, who wag a corporal in the First Contingent, has been granted a commission in the Seventh. j Stbatford, March 4. Corporal Coutts his been appointed captain in the Seventh Contingent. Nelson, March 4. The Nelson and West Coast member* of the Seventh Contingent left fer Wellington early this merning. They were given a suitable send-off. Each on bebalf of the Mere Men Fund Committee was provided with a parcel of woollen comforts.