BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 58, 29 March 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

SURRENDER BY COLONIALS. EFFECT OF GKNERAL FREKOH'3 MOVEMENTS. PER PHESS A c SOCIATION. Received 28, 0.13 a.m. London, Mareh 27. Oce hundred of Malan's Boers am-bu.-hed 130 celonia' troopers at a rocky defi'e near Richmond. Ti;e co'onials, I who surrendered after losing thirteen, werß stripped of their arms and accoutrements and then liberated. (Received 28, H. 40 a.m) London, March 27. General French, with Major-Geaeral Dartcell's column, has i>rrived at Vrybeid. Since Geneial French commenced the sweeping movement in the Eastern Trausvaal 1200 Boers have been killed, wounded, nnd Capturpd; and Eeven guns, 1000 rifles, 226,000 horseg,. cattlo, and sheep, and 1800 waggons have also been captured. Lieutenants JJ. Barks and H. Oollett (New and J". O. Campbell (Westra'ian) have accepted commissions in the Royal Artillery. (Received 28, 10.47 a.m.) London, March 27. .Sir Elwa'd C'] a rk», who last y<=ar resigned his seat in tho Hou=e of Commons owing to his constituents censuring him for h; s r»r"-Bo°r utterances, 1 ] now Rt-.t stint tl.u> I> >0 !-r rejection of gfnerou, totm, }, llK tl-e ci.cums'arcs, nnd im hope', the .war would oe carried to a complete and esrly termination. DE LAREY'3 DEFEAT. A BRILLIANT COMBINED MOVEMENT. BOERS PURSUED AND ROUTED. (Received 20. V2.H a.m.\ London, iV'a'-ch 28. Lord Ki-chfiipv repr>.i''s with refer■>sc ■-> to T'o la RevV d- f-at by General B*bington near Venfeislorp, that Bi'n : ngton's cnsualtus were two killed and feven wounded. an<? thirty wonrd«>d B">c>s hav* already fonrd on the fi 1.!. Owing to the rapiditv cf pursuit there were prohably many mors Bier casualties. Saturday's operations resulted in General Bahinpt/m driving the eDemy north from Kail'- s'<r»al.

Mounted troops only continued the pursuit. Oa Swnd- v a rombit cd movement of both flu ks ii'ntM in guard. A convoy w«s thui K'g'ctei at Seenfontfip, the Seo's Grevs, New Zealanders, and Aiiftrr-I'an Bushmen riding down all opposition nnd frustrating the enemy's attempt, to take lip a position. ShorMy »ftnrwar<?s when the New Zsal.ar.ders from the eiPt, arid the Bushmen from the west into the convoy the retirement beenue « rout, thq fl'eing Boers bpinn y.'jrmed until the pursuers' horses were exhausted. (Received 2!>, 0.16 a.m.) London, March 28. Gunner ppok,N-''wZealand Ar'illery, died of wounds at Lich'rnbure. Wellington, March 28. The Premier hns ifcfived a rahle from Johannesburg tbat five officers and sevent-e'i mfn of the Fourth volunteered for further service. Private T!-st, nf the Fourth Contingent, is ill of enteric a*; Pct^hefßtroom. Sergt. Chal'is who disembarked from one of the troopships a l- . Hobart, suffering from en*eiic, has recovered and leaves fo- New Zea'anl by thq Monowai on Saturday.