BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 119, 14 June 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

GiJNBU.VI. ITEM>\ PER PRKSS ASSOCIATION. Rereivul 13, 8.52 a.m. London, June 12. L'eut Colonel ll.ig, while d iving Jomnrandan' Ktuitlinger towards the Orange Kiver, captured fifiy if the ■nemy. Details of the C-mrt-mvrlinl and shooting of the sui render era at Pre oria show that six armed Be s, who had s<voin neutrality, attempt.d to escape and ii'ed, wounding a sentn when challenged. They then escaped, but; three wer%re-eaptured. The death asntence was remitted in tnsa of one youth, but the otheis were s'-ot. It was considered imperative owing to surrenderors disregarding their ob'iga/ions. Segest FiHh, of the West Hiding Regiment! as ten awarded th<) Vi •- oria Cress for conspicuous gallantry a Arundel. It is diUmUy report©.! that in tbe fighting at Pienairn 1 liver on June Ist and 2i.d, sevea cf Kitchener's Fi«'hting S outs were killed an l eighteor wounded.

Coloti'd Col mbrander at Nylstroom, killed five and captured 100 Bonv. < Tbe C'ommif-sici's enquiring into tho concessions granted by the Transvaal Government recommends cancelling ,be Netherlands concession. ' The Commission as-ert that the d<- bant urn holders alono are entitled to favourable consideration. Tho Commission holds that the dynamite monopoly is bad in law an 1 must be al'owod ;o lopse. BOKK PRISONERS PETITIONING FOR PEACE. DEATH OF TWO NEW ZRA.LANDEUS. Received 14, 12.18 a.m. London, June 13. A thousand Boer prisoner* in Bellevere camp have petitioned Stcyn, Scbalkbur«er, Botha and De Wet to cease the struggle on the grcur.d that it is plunging petitioners' families and the country into deeper distr- ss. New Zealsnd iltoughriders L. Matthews died cf enteric at Capetown, and Janes Young of pneumonia at Worcester.