CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 194, 31 August 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

BOER WAR. •

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GENERAL ITEMS. [fb ram AssoouTioH.J Losdoh, August 29. The Standard referring to the pro etanation, says Great Britain has humanely resolved to bring home the guilt of individuals before punishing them. The Times doubts the utility of for ■ally proclaiming what tre enemy are aware they must expect if they alio* war to degenerate into murder. Hon. St. John Brodrick states that in view of the absence of satisfactory assumnre on the part of the Boers respecting the murder of the wounded at the battle of VTakfontein, and in view of occurrences at Graspan, he had cabled to Lord.Kitchener the proposed proclamation declaring that members of any commando committing such an outrage eh»ll, after trial proving that they were present, be deemed guilty, and that the leider of the commando shall be sentenced to death, and other members oTfhe commando sentenced to death or lesser sentences, according to tbe degree of, oomplicity. Great indignation prevails over the Gratpan murders. Newspapers regret the delay in'announcing one of the worst and reddest episodes of the campaign. The principle of applying collective responsibility on any force guilty of such outrages is generally approved, provided the proclamation contains a certainnecesvy safeguard. This has been issued ard the final terms <t the proclamation "a t o, left to Ljrd Kitchener's judgment. A number of sharpshooters north of Ladybrand. cap'ured five Boers and many horses at a farmhouse used as a Boer remount depot. In connection with lord Kitchener's complain*)* with reference to the selec tioi of Yeo-nanry, it is stated that several underwent riding and firing tea'* when incompetent yeomen were enrolled.

TIOTOBIAN OABDALTIB3. ' Beceived 30,10.46 p.m. Londot, August 30. I Private Lawrence and Bow were killed, aud Privates Supple, Brunett oad Sidd'er Cook severely wounded at Schurvebergbock. The men all belonged to jthe Fifth Victorian Contingent. V!-- '-,,.. LONDON IrWB OPINIONS ON THE - SITUATION. OLAIMB FOB DAMAGES. J Beoeivel 31, 0.27 pm. Lohdoh, August. 90. Commenting on the proclamation actfost outrages,'the St. James end Westminster. Gazette* recommended seeded out more mounted troops, and a liberal supply of remounts with a view of taking vigorous sters to end th ' war, and preveLt ants of savagery, and theembitteroient of racial feeling. flw Globe svs Lord Kitchener only needs to have the waste of forces made fori. The PaU Matt Gazette s*ys one exe- \ cation is preferable to many proclamations. Claims totalling £315,000 for direc 1 , and .£818,473 for consequential, damages were submitted to the Com nvssiot appointed at the instance of Lord L*nadowne to inqaire into and assess the loves of foreigners expel'ed from the Transvaal.. The ignored the claims for consequential dunßges,tndwM»derablyr daced those for dir«ct dunara, owing to the absence of claimants. -

A TRANSVAAL OOLONY APPOINTMENT (Received 31,0.30 am.) Lorooir, August 30. Mr. W. Davidson, a prominent offici»l in the OeyJon Civil Service, bus Hatj appointed assistant Colonial Secretary for the Transvaal Colony.