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BOER WAR. RAIDERS SURPRISED. CAPTURE OF CATTLE. ■ BOE*{ PRISONERS. (Received 24, 9.1 a.m.) London, April 23. A patrol of South African Constabulary during the night surprised a party of r did era at Potchefsttaoai, recovering 1050 head of cattle, which the raiders had looted.
| Scouts captured Commandant Tri[fibard's big herd of cattle near Noosenkraal.
A number of Boer prisonei s have bees landed at Bombay. In the House o; Commons Mr Chamberlain stated that owing to the objection stated by Mr Barton, ss voicing the views of the Federal Cabinet, the suggestion to tend Boer prisoners to Tasmania would nGt be carried out. Received 21, 9.7 a.m, London, April 23. Private Foreman, of the New South Wales Mounted Infantry, died of enteric aboard the transport Custodian. V.C.'S FOR CANADIANS. Received 21, 9.47 p.m. London, April 24. Three Victoria Cross«s have been awarded to the Canadian Dragoons for bravery at Komati River. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. THE CHARTERED OOMPANY'3 SETTLEMENT SCHEME.
(Received 24,10.45 p.m.) London, April 24. Mrs. Botha has again visited her husband.
Tbera are persistant reports of a renewal of peace negotiations. The British Sauth African Chartered Company has offered one hundred thousand acres to induce Australian farmers to settle in llhedesia, the sole condition being that a hundred thousand pounds is to be expended in improvements to the land within ten years. The company's representative is FailiDg for Australia io connection with tbe scheme. BOERS CAUGHT ON THE HOP. Received 25, 0.55 a.m. London, April 24. ' The Standerton police surprised and captured twenty-five Beers at a dance | at New Denmark.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXIII, Issue 80, 25 April 1901, Page 3
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