BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 219, 25 September 1901, Page 3

BOER WAR.

(CABLE NEWS.

(By Blkqtbio TsLaaßiPH.—Oopybight.)

j > GENERAL. ITE VIS. . PEB PREBS ASSOCIATION. London, Sep ember 23. Graafrein t farmers are irritated by De Wet's and Stsyn's reception of Pastor Murray, and have become loyalist'. . Forty-eight waggons, and a large number of cattle belonging to Louie Botha hive been captured, The prisoners taken by the Boers during Gough's engagement between Vryhe"d and Utrecht have been released, arriving with the wounded at Vryheid. The Daily News Hague correspondent states thet De Wet and Botha are confident that the Dutoh in Natal a>d Gape Colony will rise at the proper moment.

1 THE UrBEOHT ENGAGEMENT. LIST OF MISSING AND PRISONERS. Received 24 10.39 p.m. London, September 24. The War Office list of losses in Colonel Gough's engagement ir elude: - Amongst these not wounded but taken prisoners: Of the Ist Irish Fusiliers, 21; other regiments, 16. Missing: Ot" the Ist Irish Fusiliers, 20; Ist Sauth Lwcashuvs, 17; 2nd Irish Fusiliers, 74; Sco'tish Rifles, 19; 3rd King's Koyal Rifles, 21; Ist Durham LightTcfantry, 15; Ist Rifle Brigade, 26. Qa the occasion of the rushing of the 17th Lancer?, who were defending two passes in order to prevent an incursion of the enemy towards Gradock, a mitt favoured the Boers, who were dressed in khaki, and were mistaken for friends coming when Colonel Gorringe expected thea». Major Nickalls was enoamped tbree miles ofi, and noticing the attack, hurried to Colonel Sandeman's support. Meanwhile the Boer* suffered heavily, and only made headway .by attacking the hill fn m the rear, their bullets killing or wiunding mo»t of the defenders of the camp., Tbje'Lincers used every Cartridge,'bat ndbody surrendered. The B?ers rushed the camp, levelling and firing at everybody they saw. They retired on Major Nick ill's approach, removing their dead and wounded, RAIDERS MOVING SOUTHWARD. DAMAGE TO THE RAILWAY. Received 25.1.20 a.m. London, September 24. Raiders in n-rth-east Cape Colony are gradually working southwards. The railway was damaged at Peardekop. Some trucks were derailed and six men and 30 horses killed at GroVe. Lieutenant Freeth, Sixth New Zealand Contingent, a d Private George Styles, of the Seventh Contingent, were slightly wounded at Wepener and Amespoort, INTERFERENCE IMPRACTICABLE. Received 25, 1.20 a.m. Thc Hague, September 24. The couns°l of the Hague Cuurfc of Arbitration declares it is incompetent to move in the matter of thi Boer apptal. HEWS FROM "THE SEVENTH." Wellington, September 24. The Premier has received the following cable from Colonel Porter, dated 22nd: —" Had twelve days trek to Pardekop, operating against Botha, on the Swez'land-Natal border. The country was exceedingly diffiult, and the weather bad. Considerable hardships were endured, though not much fighting. Arrived at Newcastle on the 20 h to provision. One casualty, namely, No. 4650 Trooper Style", wounded in the arm sligh'ly. The regiment obeeiful under much discomfort. All we 1 !."