CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 182, 13 August 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

: 'By Electkic Telegraph—Copyright)

j THE BOER WARGEN BUI, ITEMS. PUB P3ESS ASSOCIATION. London, August 11. Lord Kitchener's despatches explain that it was the intention of Commandant Hertzog in December to meet a ship at Lambert's Bay with a supply of guns, mere n.iries, at.d ammunition. iAt the same time Commandant Del | Wet, proceeding by wiy of De Aar, Jwaa to co-operate with ! Hertzog ia attacking Cape Town, Commandant | Botha simultaneously entering Natal with a picked fores of 5000. Three policemen at Pretoria, while trying to arrest a notorious Boer spy, l | were fired upon by the latter, who shot ( one and effected his escape. . Lord Kitchener r«ports that a block- , house near Brandfoi t was rushed and , captured on the night of August 7, after severe fighting. One British was killed and three wounded. General El'iott is sending down the , lino 70 prisoners and a large quantity of stock and waggons captured in the district he is scouring. ' GREAT UNIONIST GATHERING. MB. CHAMBERLAIN ON THE LIBERAL WEAKNESS. Received 12, 10.23 p.m. London, August 12. At Blenheim on Saturday the Duke i and Duchess of Marlborough entertained 3000 Unionist representatives) of tbe Kir gdom at a luncheon. | Mr. Balfour, in a speech, dealt with the anti-patriotic Opposition, and the j indissoluble alliance of both branches of the Unionists. Mr. Chamberlain, in a strong speech, declared that tbe Liberal Imperialists would never extricate the : remnant of the Liberal party from the pro-Boer and Little Englander marsh. Lord Rcsebery had lately recommended i the Imperial Liberal Association to i call themselves Libral Imperialist, but they put the w;ord I'lmperiais's" i in bracket?, imlying that Imperialism i was merely a political parenthesis. The Unionists would have nothing to do with Imperialism in brackest, (Cheers.) After declaring that the behaviour of the Nationalists during the pist session had rendered a reduction of the cver-repreeentation of Ireland a matter of urgency, Mr Chamberlain eulogised the steadfastness of tbe Democracy in the defence cf the whole Empire. He siid that when Bir Henry ' Campbell Bmnerman asks fot peace he I would be answered ns President Lin--1 coin answered the pessemiss minority I of Copper-heads in tb. 1 and his- ■ tory would justify u.- t . s it had tbe President.

A DASTARDLY AOT. | AN INFERNAL MACHINE AT WORK I Received 12,10.56 p.m. New Yobk, August 12. The transport Mechanician was about I to sail from New Orleans with hursts i for South Africa, when an infernal machine attached to the anchor chains exploded, damaging the bows. A DETERMINED LEADER. Received 12,10.56 p.m. London, August 12. A patrol of the Black Watch surrounded a farmhouse at IKoraniaberg, capturing 13 Boers. Laurens, the leader, refused to surrender, and was killed. VARIOUS NIGHT CAPTURES. Received 12. 10.56 p.m. London, Auaust 12. Several night succps=es we r e carried out recently. General Colville on the 6'h surprised Pretorius's laager, northward of Watervan!, nnd captured 20. Mnj-T-General F. W Kitchener captured 13 at Middl«*bmg, and Colonel Ben-on 25 in tbe Lydenb'irg district, including Botha's despatch riders. Steinaeker's Hosse, neir the Portuguese frontier, captured 13, all Germans and Hollanders. COMMANDOS STILL PRESSING SOUTHWARD. Received 13, 0.43 a.m. London, August 12. Commandant Kruitzinger, with 400 men, has crrsstd the line southward of Conway, towards Grafreinet, O'her bands cf Borrs have broken through the cordon, and ft'e reported to have reached Worcester, Calvinif, and Willowmore.