CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 151, 20 July 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(BY ELKCTBIO TEf.CGIUPH.—COPYEIOHT.) THE BOER WAR GENEHAL ITEMS. PEB PBESSj ASSOCIATION. London, July 18. A sharp skirmish tcok place near Aliwal Norlh on Sunday, when s»vet> (•f the Ist Connaughts were killed and 20 wounded. Lord Kitchener has reached Elands fontein, returning from tfce Cape. Hp | reports that Captdn Charles Both*, son of Philip Botha, and Lieutenant Humun, a field cornet, have bf>en killed in Orange Colony. General Feathsrstonhaugh r?scusd 13 Biers on parola whom the Boers held as prisoners brciuse they refused to break tbe'r pledge. The reb l j , Bladgren and Kloof, have bemcourfc-martial'ed at Dordrecht ahd Stevenstmrg, and foucd guilty of treason and attempted muider. There are 7000 in camp at the Pot.-hpfstroom and their numbfrs aro tteartily augmenting io the Transvaal. Small numbers are daily suuendering in Wo-<t and North Trarsvatl and the Kaffir Rivtr disti icfc of Orange. Olive Schrsiner is accorded the utmost freedom at Hanover, where martial law exist?. THE CRAFTY STeYN'S DELUSIONS. STILL LOOKING FOR EUROPEAN

INTERVENTION. Received 19,10.55 p.m. London-, July 18. A number of letters were found amoigs l ; Steyn's baggige at Reitz. Writing to Sreyn on May 10th tha Transvaal Government (Botha, Yiljoen and Smuts) considered it advisable to ask his permission to communicate with Mr. Kruger. The continual surrenders rendered another big fight imposs ble, owing to the exhaustion of ammunition and the difficulty of feeding the commandos. The Government was becoming weaker and disorganised, and it was therefore necessary to obtain a definite assurance from the European deputa'ion regarding tbe prospects of intervention It was impossible to continue to drift. The time had come to t ike a final st.pp. Mr. Stsyu replied on May 15th that the l-tt<r was a great blow, and he felt deep'y hurt at their deciding without consulting him. Despite reversrs he had not vet come to the last extremity. If the pffi'jera surrendered the Orange burgheis would still res : sfc. They ought to continue to rely on God. Whfn the two small Rrpib'i-g dec'ar.d war on mighty England they t> us ted in Gjd and foreign intervention. " La'e European r-pru," he adds, "convinced me of ea.ly : nd beneficial European complications. The deputation in Europa would not allow us to struggle if intervention wis hopsless. If we tfish to remain a nation now is the time for the struggle. Lords Miln?r and Kitchener are unable to pull together, and Lord Milner has Home because he is not allowed a free hand." j

NEW ZKA.LANDEP. WOUNDED. DISCOVERY OF A PLOT AMONG PRISONERS. Received ]9, 11.0 pm. London, July 19. Private Norman Low, uf the New Z'a'and Mounted R fle-s was severely wounde-i at WolvehoL-k. While 'hs tropship Armenia waß conveying 900 Boer prisoners to Bermudas two German - French officers amongst them plotted to seize the eliip and compel the < fliers to navigate her to an American p rt. A Boer informed the authrr;ti»B »nd the foreigners were arresti d.

SUPPOSED MISSING MAN TURNS UP. Wellington Jfcly 19. , The reported death in Sou'h Africa ofJTro pnr Fisher, son o' Mr. George Fisher, M.H.R., hsppily tmnsout to be incorrec 1 , as the Jatter to day received a letter from his son, bearing the date of lltb JtiDf, In it he stated that one of the Kaffrarian Rifle? -Lince-Cor-poral G. Fisher-was shot dond tba other 6a.y.\ The similarity of the rames must have givtn rise to the report, bo'h being members of the Kaffrariac Rifles. COLONEL DA VIES' SPEECH AT INGLE WOOD. (From Qur Own Correspondent.) Speaking in reply to tbe tor.st of bis lies Ith at the cmoke concert at Inplei wood on Thursday right, Co'one [ Davies w'd that the welcomo given him by hia old friends in Inglewood was something extraordinary. He pre i «med that tbe reception was given not only to l imself personally, but to all the t-ropTR pre?en* who had served uiid-r him in South Africa. Referring to ths borse presented to him that, day. Colonel Davies siid it was d-fficnlt. for bim to express hii gratitude to his old trc.op for the kind manner in which they bad rememberrd his fondnees for the old blank horse he to k with bim to the Transvaal. Speaking of tbe everv-day life of a eo'd e", tbo Colonel siid hft bad frund nothing but sympathy and kindnsfs from everybody bo hnd come in contact with, find more especially! amo-g the officers of the British Army. Ha ws we)! went to tbe front as a stickler for discipline, a'td iif pr two yeirs' active service be wa« mnre than ever convinced tVafc strict discip'ine was tbe mos-ess'-n'i 1 r quirem«nt to make a gO"d b'!fly rf sold'ers. The pris-on-rs of war talpn in the cunp-iijn w re, said t.bo Colonel, far too hniently treated. Had tVs no 1 ; been the caw th usht it mos'; probible that the *ar wool I h iVA ended hefore this. R'finins to his old IngUwocd corps he fail thit in all his experience hj» ad mt seen a c°rp3 th \ was its superior in any way whatever, und r tlis chirge of bis old friund Cipain BArtlet*: h*> fib the man would hold and continue to hold tbe bi ;b •epntation tiey bad b1 ways had for general effici' ney, Th« Colonel, speaking of the general chxricteristirs of the Boers, so far a3 he Ird seen <-h°m, said they were a homelv, quiet, and inoffe' sive s'eh of men, alwavs ready tedo i fellow-man a kindness, regardlops rf his nationality. After a very able speech of fifteen minute* Co'onel Davies esumed his seat amid hud and prolonged applause. The settlors of snd district intend to te <1 r a welcome to r !f.]onel Davie=i and returned troopers in tbe Parish Hall, loglewocd on Monday night next, 22nd July. Members of the Taranaki Rifhs hive dec : dod to entert in retern-d

| troopers who belong to tbe corps at a smoke concert on Wednesday night next. RB'IUHNING AUCKLANDERS, About a dozen men of the Auckland -eel inn of the Fourth and Fifth Contingents came up by the mail train Inst lighf, an-J went on by the Rotoiti to Oaebunga Tfce men were iu charge f Captain*) Major and Currie. I