BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 110, 27 May 1901, Page 2

BOER WAR.

SURPRISING A EAAGER. m PBKB3 ASSOCIATION. London, May 24, The Highland Light Infantry surprised a laager in the Brandfort dig* triet, Orange Colony, k lling twelve Boers, wounding thirteen, and capturing twelve. Little Eoglandars are incensed that the annual sessions of the Congregational and Baptist Unions should bt silent during the war. SIR A. UILNER RAISED TO THE PEERAGE. A WELL-DESERVED HONOUR. HAS LUNCH WITH THE KINO. | Received 26,11.41 p.m. | londos, May 25. Sir A. Milner, the title of Lord Milner, takes his seat in the House of Lords in June. The voyage has greatly improved bis health. He lunched with the King and dintd with Lord Selbource Tte newspapers are delighted and say the patrage is a fitting sequel to the honot s conferred by Q lean Victoria on Lord Roberts in January, NEW ZEALAND TROOPER DIED Of « WOUNDS. (Received 27, 12.68 a.m.) London, May 26, Privates J. Hurray, of the New Zealand Mounters, dangerously wo'inded at Bethvl, is since daad. GENERAL Vlf JOEN DEFEATED. DAILY AVERAGE OF PRISONERS. AN AMBUSH FAILS. KUUGER STILL PLOTTING MI3OHIW.

Received 26. 5.57 p.m. London, May 25. Viljoau is between Bethel and Krmels. Field l'oro:i*t Viljo.n sustained several lo&ses while attempting to croM the line towards Sabi. Sehalkbeiger trekked to Amsterdam. Oolooel Blood is collecting a daily average of sixty priajne's and surrenderors. Tbe Bii'iah finding Arnfrsfoort deserted laid an ambush. Commandant Joubert and the mugistrate of Sparwattir, with five Boars, entw d, but bol f ed when ohalleoged. Joubort and the m>g'strate were wound jd. The Boers being teluforced, the Britiih retired to Glaaikop with three prisons s. Jonilphen, late Transvaal Po<trmvite -G< nera', hasstorted on a mission agent is shadowing him hoping to frustrate his mfrsio >.

RKTURNINO TROOP 3. Wellington, May 26. The fol'owing re'utniog troopers left Sydney for Auckland by the Elingam.te on Wednesday: Sergt. Side", ' Priva'e* Hutchinson, Goldstone (2), Bov y, McLean, FitU Goddard, Wigmore, New Zealatd Mounted Rifles; Burn-Murdoch, Mea Seinell, Porter, N"w Zealand Rough Riders; Jacqusry and Willumf, Imperial Bushmen; jCollns, Brabant's Hors«; Knight, Rob rts's Horse; Jones, Anderson,and Davids id, Kitchemr's Hoise.