CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 146, 17 July 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

. (By El'.ctbio Tulkgraph. —CopreiGHT. - —» THE BOER WAR. , KRUGER JUSTIFIES SHOOTING WOUNDED. GENERAL BADEN-POWELL'3 ILLNfrS OAPfURE OF A LAAGER. PER PBBS3 ASSOCIATION. Recfaiyed 16, 9,10 a.m. London, July 15. Mr. Kruger openly palliates thi shooting of wounded, alleging that it ii ■ in retaliation of the barbarous ill i treatment of women and children auc execution of rebels. ' Yiljoen's dash north of tbe Middleburg railway is believed to ba under 1 taken for the purpose of replenishing his ammusit'on. , Burrick is at Zontdpanberg. Do la R*y and Do Wen degrad'd Piet Fuuris for drsiiing to mrrendtr. and appointed K' lb Coaimacdatt in succession. Coetzee has been execyted. General B .den-Powell's re'urn is due to overwork and an attack cf fever. By a sudden feint Sco' eli'ssnd other columns converged upon Candaboo, ard captured a laager and 31 prikoners, mo-tiy rtb6ls, including Scheepei's adjiiant, Liebentso, and Lieut. Luy, al--025 rifles and ammunition, a quantity of ttons, and 56 horres. Sch*eper's and the main body es-<»p-d by precipitous paths. A Boer doctor has admitted that De Wet was twice wounded at Lindluy. TRYING TO RECOUP A HEAVY LOSS CAPTURE OF PRISONERS AND STOCK. Received 16,10.43 p.m. London, July 17. Ten TrStsvaal Mining Co<apai.its "Utd tbe Al'icd Marine General Assurance for £223,750 worth of gold commandeered by Kruger, but Justice Phillimore h*ld that forcible seizure was nor. Covered by the policy. Fratherston Hagl.s' column re'urned to Mafefeing with 60 prisoners, and 2,000 cattle. CAPTURES. Received 16. 10.46p.m Losdon, July 11. lord Kitchener reports that sinco the Bth, 32 Boeis were killed, 4 -wounded, 307 tub n prisoners, 140 surrenders. The captures included 2181 ifles, 15,070 rounds of ammunition, 445 waggons, 4,825 horses, and muny cattle. REDUCING THE' TROOPS. Received l*', II.G p.m. London, July 13. The Daily Mail states tbat Lord Kitchener proposes to send Home seventy thousand militia guards, Indian troops, and tea line battilions, and to utilise fifty thousand specially equipped mounted men untiingly to hunt down the Boer?. Capetown July 16. Sir Gordon Sprigg states be intended to convem at tbe end <f the yetra Customs Conference of the whole of South Africa to difcuas the est t.li-h----me&t of an United Tariff. -i He conside's it a grave enor not to summon the Cape Parliament. UNCONTROLLED REBELS. j i R ceived 16,10.56 p.m. London, July 16. Mr. Broderick, in the Commons, said Lord Kitchener considered it uselew to communicate with the B*er leader relative to killing of the wounded, since he had r o (Oitrol over tbe men. He had, however, sent on! the depofitions taken in the subject to De Lar-y. CASUALTIES. Received 1611.6 p.m. London, July 16. Privates G. Guides and W. Baker, Ne* Ze.hnd Mom.te'ln, were severely! wounded at Gnsdalo and Van Dersland respectively. - |

Wellington, Ju'y 15. The Government has rec.ived advice that Trooper Geoige G d'fes, of Wailaae, ii'ar Timaru, was severely wounded at Lake Unnstie, and Trooper W. Biker, of Palmorstou North, revereiy wounded on the Brderand. Both belong to the Sixth Oiatirg nt. BETORNING TROOPERS RECEPTION AT WELLINGTON. A. SOUTH AFRICHN GIFT TO THE PrfKMIEB. Wellington, July 16. The officers and men of the Fourth and Fifth Contingents were entertained [at luncheon to-day ly the cit : z :ns tf: Wellington, the Mayor pre iding. Amongst those present were the Premier and Mm. Si )don, Sir Joseph j and Lady Ward,' Hons. Mills and Car-j roll. The hall was gaily d?cked wih bunt'Bg and la'ge attendance of troops. The cußtomary tests were p; oposed at,d enthusiastically honoured, that of the returned troopers being pi oposed by I the Prem'er. During the proceedings a co poral of th-) Fifth presented the Pi emit r wiih a karoos, or rug, composed of silver jark i l skins. He exp'ained that wheu they an ived at Mafeking, ihe New Ze land battalion which he represent d took part in some sports, and, after wiming everything, a Mr, Muslecb-'ck t ok ibem to bis bouseand entertais ed them. He had five sons fighting agaii st Boers. Pe exp-ess<d his high is'eem for the Prfm tr, ai d desied them to prevr t this >o h : m wi'h his test wishes fcr h : s c:>ntii.ued -uc.ej-s. On AL n'-.y e.ening the Maj or, M--. B. Dookrili, received the fol'owiog wire from the Premier: —" Re'urnirg members of Fourth and Fifth Contingents belorging to your d s'iiot are leaving for th' ir bom's from Wclliog'on by Wednesday morning's train."