BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 68, 6 April 1901, Page 2

BOER WAR.

CABLE NEWS. Br Electric Telbsraph.—Copyright.

«. VICTORIANS HAVE A SEVERE FIGHT. (PER press association). (Uecoived 4, 2.33 p.m.) London, April 3. An sdvanced party of Victorian Bushmen were surrounded in the Z.i i•. bsrg Mountains by an over-whelm-ing force of tna enemy, who poured in a heavy fire. One of the Basbm°n was pinned uccer a de«d ho>6e. His comiades dismounted end extricated him. Wiih the assistaiire cf reinforcements the Bushmen drove off the B'jeis, killtnj; four. SCHEME FOR PROTECTING RAILWAYS ( KRUGERS ANXIETY. Received 5, 10.4 p.m. ] Losdox, April 4. ' Loul Kihhent-r is erecting high | loop holed klono martello towers with ' ont'Bgiemepfs acd ditches, thus en- ' aiding a minimum number cf men to ' protect tbo i.iilways atd bridges. ' Krugcr is anxious because Lord ' Ki'cheaer is threatening the Sibalk ' burghers, vast stores near Zoutspacs- 1 berg. « DE WET AT VREDE. t i HAIDERS CROSS THE ORAKGB RIVER. ( Received 6, 10.5 a.m. r * London, April 4. j Mr Bennett Burleigh reports PoWet ( at Vrede. A number cf Baers bslong- * ingtoKruitzingtr'sraidarshavecro ssd the Orange river to the westward of Bethulie. | MORE TRAIN WBEOKING. Received 5, 120 p.m. London, April 1. * A tv\in wps wrecked and burnt to the northwards of Newcastle, near O'Neill's farm. On the troops approaching, th 9 wreckers retired. O'Neill was arr< ited. BAIDERS SURPRISED AT A LAAGER. a o FLIGHT TO THE HILLS. i AN EMISSARY SHOT. I t [per press absociatioh. 1 t (Received 5, 1.11 pm.) t Lokdon, Aptil 4. a Major-General Crabbe surprised the Cape raiders at a !a»ger at Sand Drift. g The enemy fled to the hills, abandoning ] three hundred horses, arms and equip „ inent, Viljoen in January couromartialled and shot Dekock whila carrying despatches to General Smith Dorrien with Bitlia's flag of trace. ] He was convicted because he had in his ] possession documents of the Peace ] Committee at Pretoria. j BOEBS PLUNDERING EACH OTHER. Received G, 11.55 p.m. -, London, April 4. General French captured two more pompoms. The Boers in the Eastern Transvaal ] are said to bs plundering eich other. j GUERILLA WARFARE CONDEMNED. ' SHOOTING BLACK WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Received 5, 6.49 p.m. 1 Lokdok, April 4. ] The ''/"hues avs tnat ,na mßtnß ds ' f guerilla warfare »™ aließ *° the dic ' tates of civi'isition. Numerous sfcooticg"* of Wftck women and children in Sou'.h AJ«ca have been confirm*.*?. EXECUTION OF DE KOCK. BOTHA'S DESIRE FOR PEACE. I Received 6,0.59 am. J j London, April 5. The execution of Meytr De Kotk, ( the promoter of tha Pretoria Peace •■ Comir.ittee, occurnv-'l on February 12th. He declared in a 'otter 'o his widow j that he had done nothing except ia the , interests of his country, his countrymen, , and peace. The Times fays De Wet and Viljo9n and their sympathise.' caanot complain if Britain hereafter tempers mercy with ju-tico. ' The Blue Book shows that- Botha on ■ February 13, replying to Lord Kit- < chener'n verbal declared nobody had a greater desire than bims"lf *a terminate tbe bloody strife. He to meet st JJiddlesburgand try to discover t»rms. He also aske 1 for a safe conduct for six days frem jioticoof the meeting. CASUALTIES. Received 6. l.'J a.m. London, April 5. Netf Z-.la'd Koughrider E. H. Philpo t was killer &* Kameelfontein, and A. Wookey was mis.-'iag at Boshof. RETURNING COLONIALS, BRITISH PATROL EVACUATE A F SITION. Rscemd 6, 1.18 am. London, April 5. The Tofijiariro crnveys from the Oape to Australia and New Zealand 906 officers and men, including invalids. T.hc Boers, outnumbering, compelled a Biitish patiil to evacuate Aganthoris, Bushmar.slatd, after a five hoars' fight. SEVENTH N.Z. CONTINGENT. Wellingtow, April 5. It hi* .been dtfinitely decided that tho Seventh Contingent will embark en S.it'trdov iiftTnooa. T" to 1 " J nnmbpr of officrs and mnn is 40-t. lhf» contingent is under the of Lieut.-Colonel Porter, with 'ho following staff; -Adjutant,] Capt. G. R. Cap". 11. D. C'oatt" ; Stiff Lieutenant, | H. H. Brown; Surgeoa-Capt=<i&s, D >w-j son an.i Galvtes; S'sff R-gime >tal | Ser!.-t.-Major, F. G. Price; Qi»r«- ! m--r A. G. Smi'h (iij.hr, wr 1? ) and Butle<- (Vft wing) ; Farn-.r Sergt.-Major, D. Frassr; Or-: Ko 'm" Sergeant, E. H.Taylor; Orderly Room Corporal, F. W. Orespin ; Bugler-Sergeaat, C. Wosds; DisMnter, W. Jeffwy.

The troopship Gulf cf Toror.to berihf'd last ni';ht, ami to Vie a fins *oon;y viF.sel. CiißTvrenrni"'n, Avril 4. New? has Iren icrv ivd i'r:ni private sources tlixi. M-jor Ciadsck, uho 'eft in command of the Second Contingent, . with the rack of Major, ha;) beon promoted to the rank of BrigadierGeneral in the Imperial Army. Wellington, April 5, I The Premier hag received the following cable : —" No. 778, Trooper Bonner, is convalescent; No. 461, Trooper Colin McDonald, is doing well."