THE BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 173, 5 August 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

♦—- - GENERAL ITEMS. London, August 3. There is widespread indignation far England at the shooting of astir*!, and at Kruitzinger's threats. A laager at Joubert's farm was surrounded on July 20th and seven Boars *ere killed and seven captured, as weU as 200 cattle and 60 horses taken. The British came off scatheless. Surg«on-Major Tho*. Burns, ef New Zetland, is convalescent and ha* ra« sumed duty. KRUOER AND PXAOE PROPOSALS. EMPLOYMENT OF NATIVE MOOTS. Received 4, 4.54 p.m London, August f. Toe Pr»M Censor stopped the foUewing Iteuter message from Staoderton i on July §th :■-•' Driving in a pre- ' arranged cart with four greys Both* | and his secretary recently brought *a> i to Colonel Walter Kitchener, at Platrand, Kruger'a reply tr Bo'ha'a proposals for surrender, as foHows, addrfssed Botha. De We*, Larey and Steyn: ' Continue fighting; alJemtto& be sent when needed.'" Lord S'anley, Financial Secretary to the War Offioe, has stated tha«Bativ«e> were employed ok both sidis,sooutiag. • It was presumed they were unarmed, ) and if armed on the occasion mentioned ! in Lord Kitchener's despatch it waa > oentrary to all instructions, i Received 4, 4.64 p.m 1 London, August 8. , Major-General Elliott's column waa frequently sniped on the marohthroug b> ' Bethlehem, Reitz and Frankfort te [ Elerksderp. ' •> I Farming was everywhere in evie> j ence; but the majority of the farmers - deeerted their homes on receiving news > thstthe British were advancing, and t preceded the column, under the proi taction of Voster's oonasnds. Tba 1 captures inoluded 60 prisoners, many » cattle, thousands of hor»«f, and ansa. and ammunition, some of t<ha latter being found buried. SPIBOH BY MR. OHAMBIBUHf. NEW METHODS OF DKALIMO WItB THK BNBMY. 1 IRISH NATIONALISTb 1 INTOOTIYIB. Received 4, 6.10 p.m. r Losdon, August J. Sir Henry Oampbe'l Banners****, dealing with the colonial officers' aota, • closely inquired into (be South Air!*** " situation. D Mr. Chamberlain iu a leagtby speech raid the regular war andta* guerilla war had bees' sueseeded by • 1 third stage of ruffianism, rrigandaga, '■' and outrage, requiring a change in tha 11 xt'itude toward the authors. Lord » : . Kitchener's new policy of establishing y blockhouses on the lines of communtJ cstinn and separation fi.Lt.rs from IZ surrenderen>, and re-establishing tha r > conditions of pesos in protected dis- '- triots had b en so successful that Lent ,( Kitchener believed it would be posb > sible to seed home a considerable numn ber of troops at the end of Seutember. r i Mr. Chamberlain proceeded ta atv >« nounoe severe methods tf dealing with ,z incursions into protected area*. Re* b > garding Comoiaudant Kruitxtager'* « threats, the Government had teleu graphed to Lord Kitchener that sock s i act*, and the killing of wounded, wart r [ contrary to'civilised warfare, and those 2 committing or authorising such aota b i 'ire to be court raartielled, and, if '- found guilty, suffer the penalty of c death. (Loud cheers.) Major-Geaeral » French had been ins'rueted to inform Kruitzioger of this decision. Mr. Chamberlain added that tha military situation was mora hopeful than it had been for a long time peat. The speech prevok'd intense bostili y from the Irith party, Mr, Chamberlain's crushing retorts to their interruptions greatly aggravat'd Mr, John Murphv, member t r the e**t*rn n division of Kerry, who diclared that l_ Mr. Chamberlain hud shed blood ,_ enough te swim in. The obstructionist tautios were maia- , tained until six o'clock in the fflornicg. l! fflsssssesssßaaMt