BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 212, 13 September 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

GENERAL ITEMS. FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, eptember 11. Lord Roberts's final despatch mentions Nurse J. Williamson, of New; Zealand, for special and meritorious service. Lord Roberts's eulogy of tte Indian Princes referred to their response to the demand, for native camp followers horses, tquipmtnf, and clothirg. Fatisfacticn is also expressed with the promptitude and completeness wherewith the War Office administrative department in England forwarded troops, horses, materials, and supplies. Lord Curson and his military advisors are highly praised, while Rhodesia's help and the service of the'civil hospitals are commended. De U Key's and Kemp's coumandos, westward of Rustacburg, scattered without fighting on Lord Methuen's approach. Louw, wich a commando of 250, attacked Sutherland, but the town guard •id local riflas successfully defended, the town, The commando retired daring the night. T«o Dutch pastors, Peio'd and Ackertnan, have been senteLoed to 18 month's and 15 months' imprisonment, and fined £SOO and £250 respectively at Kimberley for treason. Nel, a rebel, has been sentenced to' two years imprisocmentat Vryburg for lediticus language. The lat'er will phortly be tri«d at Gxaffreinet for treason. Forty undesirable?, including Mr Pre'orioup, a Oape legislator, have been expelled from Middleburp. Kavdnsgh drove back Theron's com.mandi>, preventing an attack on Mosselbay.

Cwhbfl at dawn on September 10th surprised and defeated Scheeper's rhief lieutenant at Diifontein, killing Van.j dirmwve and wounding several, and wpVuriog Field Comet Dupless's, the •)nvere>t B.ier scout, and 37 others. Th« rest fled eastward. Four British -''iere killed. HOW THE ITKLBPOORT TRAIN OAPTDBK WAS MADS. FOURIES BBCSIVES A CHECK. ;>i . j (Received 12,11.7 pn, September 12. Several of Schefpet's fores declare th»y had merely time to looaen the rai'.s on the line at Nelspoort in the July affair. The train bumped pasBafely. The driver then walked back to ascertain the cause, and the Bren ' thereupon poured in volleys, capturing the triin.

Mhjjr Hook, with a handful of! police, defended the Herechel Residency Fouries with 300 men, I who. had three killed and several woucded, and subsequently retired. SEIZURE OF CONTRABAND. Received 12, 10.55 pm. London, September 12. Sjobell has 'wen promoted to a colonelcy, in recognition of his sacce-se % There are indications that Botha has been receiving rifle 9, ammunition, and I recruits overland frcm the neighbourhood of Delagoa Bay. As a rasult rf a search made at the instance of the i Consul a large quantity of ammunition and other contraband goods was seized jn the vicinity of Lorenzo Marques. Several arrests were made. t