BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 117, 7 June 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

MOR-: V.U. AWARDS. PER PVESS ASSOCIATION. Reci ivod G, 9.13 a.m. London, June 5. Crptain Mit-terton, of the Corpiral CUments, of thn Rimington Guides, and Private RavenVi'l, of the Sots have bren awarded Victoria Ciosses.

GENEROUS OFFER DECLINED. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE I3OEKS. I Received 6, 9.1 G a.m. London, June 5, Great Britain has declined Canada's off'r to furnish another cavalry corps. , Commandant Snyman, with 100 men, crossed the Orange River and reir.firc d Latigon, at the souh-west of Venterstad.

Theweitlur is bi'terly cold. One hundred nnd lifty burghers at Pre oi ia ba "e swoi n all gi mce, Coram; ni-mt De la Rey. on the 29th, withdrew to tho northward.

Major-General Dixon has tince ob tained reinforcements.

LOSSES AT KLIPFONTEIN.

Received G, 10.4S p.m. London, June 6,

Sergt. F. WyHie, New Zealand Roughiiders, wan killed at Klipfontfin. The Bv rs adm ; t having fifty-six killed at Vlikfontein. It is believed that the wounded equal those if the British.

Among the casualties at Blesbokspruifc on the Ist, at'e killed, Sergt. W. H. Piper, Farrier J. O'Dyer and Priva'o B. Donkin ; severely wounded, Priva'e H. Re's; mii-sit g, Private A. D. McGav n. All New Zealanders.

THE JAMESTOWN GARRISON. A SPLENDID DEFENCE. Received 7, 1.11 a.m. London, June 6. The James'own garrison, coi sisting of sixty mer, made a splendid defence, killing twthe and wounding fifteen, and losing four killed and two wounded.

A BOER DEFEAT. ARMS, AMMUNITION AND HORSES OAPfURED. COLONIAL WILLIAMS MAKES A BIG HAUL. BOER COMMANDANT SURRENDERS. Raceivtd 7, 1.11 am. Lois don, Jure 9. C lontl White's column defea'ed Kruitzinjfr n«ar JamestowD, cpturing a quantity of fdos, liors'S, ammunition, and mot-t o' l the stores looted by the Boers. The kitcr lest ieven killed and wound*d.

Oo'onel Wi liam's columri, operating from Klerksdorp, captui ed in a fortnight eighteen thonstnd sheep, three thousand cattle, one hunched and 6fty carts and many hmsos. Commanlant Potgieter ily surrendered to Colonel Williams.

NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES. Wellington, June 6, The Premier bas ieceiv«d a cable from Co'onel Porter, of the Seventh Contingent, that, in the fight at Klipfon'eia on the 26th May, Private H. Rets, Westport, was wounded, and that Private A. D, McGavin ismissirg. He uneerstocd that other men were kil'ed in tbo engagement, but the uames we.ojiot availab e yet. Later. Tl-e Premier bas r.-ceived a cable from Capi town sta'irg thit the following were killed at, Tili; fontfin on May 26:—Ssrgt. H. Wy ir, Rotorun ; at Do:rrplo6 oa June It, Sergt. \V. H, Pepper, Wellirgou; Pri'.ato J. O'Dwyer, B'onheim; Private M. Dockin, Thames, It is fur;hfr stated Trooper fcf. Reese, Waiwu, was bounded at Dooroplot. Trooper A, D. Mcßivin, Blenheim, was missing, but has s'nee turned up.