THE BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 74, 9 August 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

GENERAL ITEMS. , [m PRMS ASSOCIATION.) Lokdon, Augait 7. General Scobell inflicted heavy lowes at Litegao. General Kitchener"! week'y report stat« that 48 Boen wete killed, 19 wounded, 320 ttken pr'sooem, 57 mtrrrndsred, a pompom, 141 rifl p «, 8609 rounds of small arms •mrounitiori, 18ff waggon*, and many horse* and cattle captured. Mr W. T. Bt»ad vainly u'ged Mr E. Bonner, President of Switzerland, to intervene against Britain's alleged violation of the Hague Peace Convention concerning the u*"ge< of wa r . Mr Stead then asked for a general statement in referenoa to Swiss sympathies towards the Boers, but Mr Benner declined to be drawn. KRUGER THANKS IRISH M'S.P. CEATHS AMONG COLONIALS AT THE FROST. Received 8, 10.83 p.m. London, August 8. Mr. Kruger has thanked the Msb members of Parliament who condoled with him on the death of his wife, and also for their help " in our just cau«e." Deaths /from tbe front include Privates Herley (Victoria), MoPbenrn (Que<mslan<l), and Oummings (New South Wales), all from ionero. FURTHER BOER DEFEATS. Heceiwl 9,0.21 a.m. London, August 8. Colonel Cunningham and Oolooel Sir Henry Rawlioson attacked and expelled 250 Boers from a farm at Parya, capturing 25 men, 25 waggons, nai 1200 cat' le and many home, Major-General Bruoe Hami'ton, oncountering Commandant Potgieteret. Wolra trinstid, killed ten men, captured a convoy, and dispe.sei tke commando. GENERAL lAN HAMILTON ON THK NEW ZEALtMDKRS. Pir Tan Hamilton, rwondinc to the tooet of " The Imperial Force* " at the New Zealflod dinner, paid tbe New Z a'andere, whom he commanded in the march north from Bloemfontein, a warm compliment, General Hamilton opened with a bruf leferenoeto the gallantry of tho men of the navr and their midshipmen wLo serwd under him at Cniar's Camp, and then came at once to that fine April morning when he rode out from Bloemfontein with poor Le Oallais t<vlook at the New Zealanders whom be wu to command. Tbey were most anxious to tew the«e men, already famous for their gallantry at Oolcsbarg with General Frenob, where one party of them, under Captain Madoeks, came to the assistance of tbe Yorkshire Begimeot •nd gained a great name for them; selves. Captain M«dock« told Sir lan that he had never seen anyone ran -8 fast as those New Zialander* ran up that hil*, except, possibly, the Beers who ran down the otimr »<id\ When he locked round the outp s's and w»s introduced by Major Robin in an informal manner to some of the rffiwrs and son oommusioned officers be was greatly struck by the >lert and martial appearance of the m«c, aid fait prrud to thick that he was going to command them. Whilst he waa inspecting them they were probably taking stock of him, and if »ver ha wished to be seven fee* high and 50 icohe* round the chert it w*s on that occasion. Whv'erer t'ey might have thought of him or his fuioe afterwards he cou'd • nly say that they did their duty splendidly. He had b en told that New Zealandeis weie som* times touchy, and no* always ken r o work under Impeiial officrg. That was a gro«s lib*!. New Zealand*™ were first-class man, and they na'u • ally wanted to serve under good Imperial officers. He thought they were quit" right, and he was aure that Lvd" Kober's and the eutho-ities at present in power would do their bea« for th»m J n that particular. H* h) 1 heard it whispered that New Z-alanders had a very good opinion ef themselves He thought they were quite right. Ho v could thay expect other people t* have a good opinion of them if they did nit give tbem a bit of a Had in tha* direction? What Australia and New Zealand had done for tbe Mother Country on this occasion waa only an earnest of what they would do in the future. He hop-d t hat in future tbeir legitl .tors would come over here, and with their fresh ideas, cure us of some »f tb<t hysteria and morbidity which is the curse of an old civilisation. He saw >hat a song of thanksgiving w.ia to follow, and no doubt that w.<s for the lonclusioa of his speech.