BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 123, 19 June 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

KRUITZINGKR'S COMMANDO. A HOT ENGAGEMENT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 18, 8.59 a.m. Loncon, June 17. Colonel S 'cball r.nd Go.-ringe forced Kruitz'nger's and Fouche's Myburgh commandos across the borders of Kaflratia. The command*.s dispersed and brokrt back, and, r-uniting, crossed the railway line at Molteno on the 13tb. They are well clid, ni?h several horses eich, and plenty of annn rr'tion. After S'adden's M isuto 1 Corps had enured tbe cjnvoy, De Wit sent h lp, and a ho 1; engagement f llowrd. General E ; li t D i Lisle's Mounteds to assistance, and the Boers were routed. Those lci'led included Lieut John Muir, lat < of th N- w South Wales Mounted Infantry. Corporals Hamp and Barrow, and six men of the South Australian Bushmen. Reuier's Durban correspondent s'ates that Kitchener's Srouts and the Bush Va'dt Carbineers on Mey 23 surprised a laager at Picaaars river, capturing 40 prisoners, all tho waggons, and 7,000 cat'le. Twenty seven Boers were killed, and 86 wounded. Five British were ki.led and 20 wounded. This intelligence is considered to be a confirmation of the engaegment at Warmbithscibled on May6tb. RETURN OF 4tii AND STH CONTINGENTS. Wellington, June 18. The Pr mi?r i< advi-ed ihat the e.s. Tayne lift Capetown on June 13th, havinh on board for N'jw Zeahrd Lieu'-C'<lonel Davies;Captains Waltar, Pringle, Nrol-on, and Davey; Lieutenants Browr, Thompson, Mac Donald, Rolles'on ai.d Jolly; Quartermaster Gaidi-er ; Suigt on-O 'ptain Watt, 287 mea tf the Fourth Contingent Capt ins Major, J-.ctson, Curry, and Polsin; Lieutenants McM llan. Marshall, McLennan, Whyte, HasVlden, Manson, and Ferguson ; Quartermaster Sanderson ; Surge >n-Captain Thomas; and 326 men of the Fif'h Con'ingfnt L : eut. London, of the Second Contingent ! See. nd L ; eut, O'Farrell of the First D lbyshire Regiment; L ; cut. Heather, oF Kitchener's Scouts; and 58 men, in luding 40 New Feserves ran They are expected to arrive here on the sth July. THE FINANCIAL REPORT. Received 18, 10.40 p.m. London, June 17. Mr. Chamberlain in the Commons said the Government generally agreed with tho principle? of Sir D|. Barbour's repoi t, tiu'", did r.Oi guarantee that Lord Milner would spply them all. LGGTIN'G AT MURKAFSBURG. BOERS DESPERATE CHARGE. Received 18, 11.15 p.m. London, June 16. Scheeper's force fariially l oted Murrayshurg. Tre Boe-s made a determined effort to re-cap'ure the coovoy at Bei'z, and charged right up to the Mounted Infantry. HON. CECIL RHODES AT BULUWAYO. THE COLONIAL Ct.UB DINNER. BULLSR COMPLIMENTS THE COLONIALS. IMPERIAL FEDERATION. Received 18, 1" 51. p m. London, June 17. Hon. Cecil Rhodes addressing a ga'heiieg of 3000 at Buluwayo, estimated there were 9000 Boers in the fi.ld. It would be nonsense, lie said, to c-ncede self-Government to the Transvaal and Orange Co'ony until F-doratkn. When that whs achieved N*tnl atd the Northern Stites would not sympathise with the Cape which encruraged rebellion.

Lord Kitchei er advifes that since his last report 24 Boers were killed, 14 wounded, 265 taken prisoners, 165 surrendered, and 3000 cattle, 1500 | horses, 198 waggons, 137 lifles and 8200 rounds of ammunition captured, apart from Elliot's operations. Received IS, 11.0 p.m. London, June 17. At tli? Oltu.sl Club dinrer in the Hotel Cecil 250 were present inc'uding the Agent Gene: nl. General Bul'er received an immers? ovation. He sta'ed th«t recent events showed that Great Britain possessed a number of very stroßg lusty well-matured children pepared to help in every difficulty, in which they thought her right, send-

-ingfi e men and fine soldie.'s, gal'ant fellows. Imperial unity was a dangerous idaa unlses back up solidly. Ho'i. Cockburr, South Australia, suggest d an emblem should bo added to the Union Jack specially appealing to t> e colonists reminding them of the pari, borne by tbem in sending contingents. Lord S'rathcona, the chairman, advocated the enro'ment of colonial volunteers corps in London. PARTY ror.ITICS AT HOME. CRITICISING THE WAR. STRONG GOVERNMENT MAJORITY. Received 19, 1.6 a.m. London, June 18. In the Commons, Broderick seated there w<?re 37,738 Bjers in the 'J'ransvaal concen'rated camps including natives, 2,524 in Natal; 20,374 in Orange Free State; 2,490 in Cape Colony. Mr Lloyd George moved the adjournment of the House, and complained that refugees were not treated j with proper consideration. Sir C'Jinpbell B merman declared the concentration barberous. I Mr Br, drick hotly denied inbumtn* iy. Extreme leni.tcy had protracted the war, Tha high mortality in (he Johannesburg c?mn, in May, was owing to uuasles, and the wcnien refus d to follow d'efaiy dir.c'ions. Every mail brought complaints that it.judicious' pro Boer sp. eshes were encouraging i resistance. Hildane, amid feveral in- : terruptiens, declared the Government was si owing all pcstible hum nity. The adjournment was negatived bv 253 to-134. • 1 Fifty Liberal Imperialists abstained from vo'iog, including Arquith, Grey, HaUan', McArthur, and 56 Irish. .Hai'coiut and B>nuerman vottd with the minority. I