BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 72, 13 April 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

CABLE NE^S

(By Eluctbic Tt leg it ap h.—Copyright.)

FLIGHT OF THK FIGHTING BURGHERS. PEACE ENVOYS LIBERATED. PBR PBBSS ASSOCIATION. Received 12, 921 a.ia. London, April 11. Two special criminal Courts to deal with serieus offences hav.< been established in the Transvaal. The English, language will be used. O'ke 2 imes points out that in view ef 1 fresh defeats of the Boar forces General Botha cannot expect to be again offered the tc-rms hel-tcontly refused. Most of the fighting barghers of the Pie ersburg district have gone to Olionespjrt, amid 'the recesses of the Zotitpansbergg, where a Long Tom. has also been conveyed. The Boer women, children, and cattle haye been sent to tha Waterber district.

Tho British, on oceupying Pietersburg, liberated General Showman and Mr. Couper, envoys from the Boer Peaco Committee, who were detained when they went to try and iiaduce the burghers still fighting to submit. The B Jib mail's Land rabc-ls have occupied the tjwn-i Cif and Nelskop in noith-wostern Capa Colony. CASUALTIES. (Uoceired l.", 9.43 Losbox, 12. L'.'ut. J. C. 11 we, New Zealand Rough ltid<r.< has boaa discharged from bospi'al, and has resumed duty. Corporal W. C. Liwlie, New Zealani Mounted was severely wounded, and Privdtn Frasor, Ta-manian Bushmen, •vas killed at Private Angel, Australian HiiNhuiec, died of wounds rase m a at Debargs Pass.

CLEARING THE NORTHERN TRANSVAAL. COERCION TO PREVENT SURRENDER. RELIEF OK HOOPSTAD. Received 12, 0.43 p.m. London, April 4. Brigadier-General Plumer ia clearing ■ the Northern Transvaal. Two hundred Boers have surrendered ; with a quantity ft? stock. The Boers e'. i'-uated Smithsdorp. i i'ho Boer loaders are using th»; severest coercion to prevent surrender. , Major-Gsneral Lord Erroi relieved, j Hoopstad which was isolated aud short, j of rations. Ha withdrew the garrison, and destroyed tbe fortifications. Receive i 12, 10 30 pm. Melbourne, April 12. Tbe Gulf of Taianto with ths New Zealand Contingent passed Wilson's promontory this morning. All wall. A NECESSARY ORDER. REBELS OROSS GERMAN TERRITORY. DE WET REPORTED INSANE. Received 13, 0.17 a.m. London, April 12. The British War Office has ordered officers or Fol'iiets displaying the white flag to be court-martialled. Two hundred rebels under Commandant Fronemau reached tbeKhamas country, crcssiag en route German West Africau territory. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NOT RENEWED. APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT MAGISTRATES. Received 13, 0.10 a.m. London, April 12. The 7 imes states th. re is no founda- j tion for the Capetown story that Botha has renewed paire negotiations. The Rtsidor.t Magis'mtes urechiefly locil Africander barrisfcais and attorneys who havo sworn allegiance to ! Great Britain, anil have been appointed I to exaicisis their duties at Pretoria, i Potcherftitroom, Jslmmasburg, Krui gerfdorp, an 1 Baksbarg. All have s civil atd criminal j'irisiiction in the » Liiiildrcst courts.

Special criraitial courts, consisting of j thne m rabera sitting without a jury,] meet ;.t Pretoria and Johannesburg, under Tramvaal law procedure, with Eoprlish pleudiuga. Military tribunals liave been abolished at Pretoria and Johannesburg, j [ Berlin, April 12. i A Capetown correspondent of the Gtrmstt newspaper Frankfurter Zeiliwj, describes the Bsera position *8

desperate. He declares iJe Wet is insane and tlwthis tioops are threatening his lif . Paris, April 12. The Debate says it is impossible for the Boers to gain anything by csntinuing their resistance.