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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue XXXXIII, 22 April 1901, Page 3

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(By Electric Teleoraph.—Copyriget.) BOER WAR. LANGEKB AMBUSHED. SENTENCE FOR LIBEL. (PBR PKBSS ASSOCIATION.) Received 20, 9.4 a.m. London, April 17. Lieutenant J. Montgomerie, of the New Zealand Rough Riders, has sailed from Capetown to England. Lord Kitchener reports tlat a party of ths Ninth L*ncsrs has been ambushed. A lieutenant and three men were killed and five vtounded. The Capetown correspondent of the Times states that loyalists in the colony are intensely apprehensive lest the absence of Sir Alfred Milner should hinder his policy. Radicals at Horn'! interpret tVa leavb as evidence cf the intention L.i recall him. Ma'an, editor of Ons land, wrs sentenced to a year's imprisonment for libelling English trcops. Two Dutch' and English editors were sentenced to six months' imprisonment for a similar offence. LOBD ROBERTS' DESPATCHES. (Received 21, 7.44 p.m.) London, April 19. The following officers favourably mentioned in Lord Roberts' despatches have been created Companions cf the Order of the Bath: —Victoria, Colonel T. Price, Lieut-Col. N. W. Kelly; New South Wale;, Msjer J. M. Antill, Colonel William* of the Army Medical Corps; Queensland, Colonel Ricardo, Hrjors Bacon, Brown, Sellheim, Tnnbridge; South Austrrlia, Colonel Gordon. Lieot.-Oclenel Bowell, Major Beade.

(Beeetod SO, 8.30 p.m.) London, April 20,

Tbe following henour have aleo been awarded Companions of the Order of the Bath :—Colonel Oerthew-Yorstonn of the Black Watch; New Soutb Wales Bushmen, Colonel Mackay; New Zealand, Lieut.-Celonel Newall, Majors Craddock, Daviea and Bobin ; Tasmania, Colonel WalLck, Major Cameron: West Australia, Colonel Pilkington, Majw Vialls; Cape Mounted Rifles, Colonel E. H. Dalgety and Major Karri Davies. Commander of tbe Order of the Bath:—Surgeon Sir Thomas Fitzgerald, of Melbourne. Companions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George :—Colonel Byron, Major Chanvel (Queensland); Lieut.-Colonel Airey (New Soutb Wales); Major Jowsey (New Zealand); Colonel Hoad and Major McLeieh, (Victoria). Distinguished Service Order,—New South Wales Bushmen,Capt. Baker; Mounted Infantry, Gapta. Bennett, Holmes, Billiard, Greene, Surgeon-, Captains Both, Perkins, Lieuts. Batler, Chiistie, Dove, Doyle, Moore, Cope, Learmonth Fiaschi; New Zealand: Captains T. Major and Poison, Lieuts. 3. Hughes and Todd; Queensland, Captains Duka, Reid, Gordon, Lieut. Glasgow; South Australia, Captain Coliinr, Lieu's. Stapleton, Humphiifs. Ives; Tasmania, Capt-. Lswi*>, Rigg <ll, j Lieuts. Henderson, Perkins; Victori»n TJnitecd Riflrs, Lieuts. Staugh'on, Lilley, Kirby; Wf&traliau Mounted Rifles, C»pt. Parker, lieuts. Darling, Castilla, Vt-rnon, and Oliver. Honors have a'so been awarded to Imperial A r my cflk-ers commanding the. Australasian and Canadian Congingents.

THE SURRENDER AT LINDLEY. Received 20, 8.46 p.m. London, April 20 In the House of Commons Mr. Brodrick stated that Lieu?. Robbing and Corporal Jeggs, of the Imperial Yeomanry, hoisted the while flag wu< n tbe Yeomanry under Colon'l Spragge surrend red a* Lindley. J ggs bad been discharged, and Lord Roberts was considering Bobbins' case.

CAPTURE AND SURRENDER OF BOKHB. Received 21,4.42 p.m. London, April 20. Thß imperial Light Horee enptured thirteen Bo&rs an-i twenty waggons, while a do2an waggODS full of Boer families surrendered to Brigadier<General Plumer.

A.HOTHER OONVICTION FOR LIBELDISTRIBUTING STEAD'S PAMPHLETS.

XNOLOSIBG THE ROOSINKAL BOEBS.

Beceived 21. 4.42 p.m. London, April 20,

Cartwright, editor of the South \ African j\«mw, was convicted of 1 bel- ■ ling Lord Kitchener. Cartwright deposed tfcat W. T. Stesd sett him bait."l of anti-Hriti*h pamph'efs for distribu-1 tion and also gave bis word of honor that the allegations contained in a letter signal by a British officer and coDfctituting the Heel were ti u». Stead declared he had merely stated that an efficer of standing was responsible for the charges. General Kitchener isat Reiefontein, co-operating with Brigadier-General Plumer and Colonels Douglas, Bindon, and Blood, with a view to enclosing the Jieosenkal Boert.

DISTINCTIONS FOR COLONIALS. THS DEATH fiOLL. IRXIVAL OF THB TO*GARIBO AT FRKTMANTLE. deceived 2?, 1.5 a.m. London, April 21. TforirtiTrj; published cover date of Ltir's Roberts sunendfring the c• m-j mand. Furtherdistirc'ious inconrie--tion with the auxiliary forces ate s prom'e-ei. D«atliß are nnnounrt d of BomWrlier ] S. May, New Ze.Vand, of cero'-ivl comat Kothiceer, and Pdvitf Wiwiley, Tiismanian BusVjmec, of enteric. Fi:ema:<t.e. .ipri' 21. ; -'.irivrJ. f'fie i' fi'. ui Ni' ; Ai'iioa 'vi-.R, wi'-f. !-.'C'o . *-•;■.,!■!,: i.;: enkws anil Lien, iji?!uiti;- ; 7 ;» nu'i.b ■: oi i Kcw Z'jaUnutrs. f; Wellington, A.pril 20. I The Premier has received a oable

'from South Afrira, dated April 19th, stating that the following New Zsalsn'te's hit in the Suevie on 15th for Australia:-319 S«dd, 392 Goldstone, 504 Goklstone, 773 Burn Murdo*, 1286 Hoagbton, 1071 Mee, 1158 Bovey, 2283 Field, 1642 Hutcbeson,! 7635 Jaguay, 2272 McLean, 1530 Porter, 1697 Williams, 2292 Sewell.