BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 69, 9 April 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

k LARGE CAPTURE OF CATTLE. MANY BOERS SURRENDER. : Received 6, 8.7 [..in. London, April 5. Colonels D.irtnell ana Alderson, driving the enemy southwards, captured a hundred wagons, six thousand cattle, and a thousand eheep. They found a pompom smashed at the bottom of a i precipice. Many Boers surrendorod on the Zulu i frontier.

WAR MEDAL. I Received 6 4.7 p.m. London, April 5. It is officially announced that Col. Plumer occupied Piot Potgietersrust 1 unopposed. General French possespes information that a commando ef the enemy are knewn to have guns in the sooth-east. A S'uth African medal will be issued shortly with twenty-four clasps representing the different engagements of the men who served continuously under Gererals French, lan Hamilton, and Barton will probably receive five.

I (Received 8. 846 a.m.) London, April 7, Private T. H. Hempton. New ZeaI lander, died of dysentery at Kenhardt. BOERS SHIFT THEIR CAPITAL. Received 8, 8.55 a.m. London, April 7. The Telegraph's correspondent reports that the Boers have shifted their I I capital to a place 35 miles north-oast of ', Pietersburg. , Sergt. Hamilton, South Australian ( Bushmen, was drowned at Kroonstad. , KRUGBJt INTERVIEWED. HIS VERSION OF THE PEACE PROPOSALS. Received 8,12.50 p m. London, April 7.

The correspondent of the Paris newspaper le Matin has interviewed Kruger at Utrecht, The ex-President who •was sitting with an old Bible under his left hand, made mendacious charges against the British Eoldiers. He said Botha was solicited to hear Lord Kitchener's peace proposals and listened in ■order to gauge from the extent of the •concessions offered, Britain's desire for peace. He added "We will grant peace when asked to do so without demand for our submission. We will i never forego our independence. Boers 5 know their own President is praying .for them. God will no* permit hisi j faithful ones ts perish." j THE FIGHT AT O'NEILL'S FARM. ) (Received 8. 9.8 a.m.) t London, April 5. t Six thousand Canadian horses are j being shipped at Porthnd, Mains, fjr j South Africa.

The Boers near O'Neill's farm were restiug under Majuba. They numbered 500, and a portion were sent; to wreck a. train, in which they were successful. Word, however, was conveyed to the British at Mount Prospect Station, and 160 Grenadier Guards walked along the railway line and surprised the looters, who retreated. Despite the fire from the British rifles aid a gun on Laing's Nek, the retreating Boars fought their way over \ the shoulder of the range, and rejoined their companions near O'Neill's farm. The Grenadiers hotly pursued them, but the tneuiy made a capital fight.

Mounted Rifles from Volksrust caught the retreating Boers on the flank, and four of the enemy, including Field-Come!; Burgp, were killed. The Standard reports that General Hildyard will shortly take over General French's command, and that General French will be given the work of organising the newly-arrived mounted troops. The same correspondent also reports Commandant De Wet at Vrede, with 1500 men and fifteen two-pounders. Up to the end of D-cembir there had been subscribed for tha re!i«f of soldiers and sailors taking part in the war and their families

Boer advices received at Brussels state that General Botha ©rdered Commandants De Wet, Da la Bey, Beyers, and Hertzog to harass Lard Kitchener and destroy the railway towards Zoutpinsberg. TRUSTING TO KRDGKK'B REINFOROK- ! ' MENTS. (Received 9, 0.10 am.) London, April 8. The Boers left a 4-7 inch gun attached to an empty train near Heidelberg. Farting of the enemy daily surrendering at Volksrost and Heidelberg assert they remained in the field because they believed Botha's assertions that Kruger was bringing reinforcements.

Saveral Commandos, averaging two hundred men, are harassing the country between Aberdeen and the Orange River. A small commando is also in the vicinity of Oarnarvoo, otherwise Cape Colony is clear of raiders. Received 9,0.13 a.m. London, April 8, St. Heeper's commando on Saturday captured seventy-five of the Fifth Lancers and Brabant's Horse. HARD TREKKING. Received 9, 0.14 a.m. London. April 8. Col. Gorrioge's colonial column is refitting at Kosmoid, Cape Colony,] after three months hard trekktDg. Their daily average was 311 mile?, and one day they did sixty. Lsrd Kitchener has presented the Eed Cress Society's medal to Madame Ferriers. bead of the French Ambulance at Johannesburg, for kindness shown to Bri'ish prisoners. J The Beers have occupied Phillips- , (town.