CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 222, 2 October 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(Br. Kmotbio Tmlboraph.—Copyright.) I

BOER WAR.

GKNEBAL ITEMS. RB PRBBB ASBOOIATIOK. London, September 30. A rebel named Woolfaardt, who Has trisd ad Graifreinet, blamed Tewatere, a Cape Minister, and Olive Sehreuw for inciting a rebellion. Two hundred Boers, on parole at Ceylon, ottered to serve in the British Army outside of South Africa. OoaMnandant Theron is endeavouring to join Commandants Louis, Maritz, and others, who have a force totalling 700, northwards of Clanwilliam, in Cape Colony. Melboubbx, September 1. "Information has been received that three members of the Victorian sth Contingent in South Africa, have baen sentenced to be shot for inciting mutiny. Lord Kitchener commuted tin chief offenders' sentence to ten years' penal servitude, and the two others to a year's imprisonment. Pre-

viously two other members of the Oontngeat war* sentenced to two yesr for rurrendering. MATH OF KRUGKBB SON. HBAVY CABUALTIKS AT ITALIA FRO6PKCT. Received 1, 11.0 p.m Lonxnr, October 1. Ex-Preddtnt Krugei's son Tgaard, Who recently surrendered, has died after a short illness. Later details of the attack on the fort at Italia Prospect give the following British casualties: --Oae lieutenant and 11 men killed; fire officer?, including Major Chapman, and 38 men wounded; 63 missing. It is now stated that 200 Boers were killed, and over 300 wounded or captured, Louis Botha has moved east from Vryheid. end is trying to regain Piet Betief. Received, 2,1 a.m. Lonxnr, October 1. Commandant gout's force has crossed I tiie railway line at Sheldon, and is proceeding west. Apropoi of the' War Office denial that friction exuted with Lord Kitchener, the Standard declares it is intolerable that this ruinously expensive war is not ended. MATH OF A NEW ZEALANDKR. Dtarrora, October 1. Trooper Peter Nelson, of the Fifth Contingent, has died in tbe hospital. fie returned by the Tagns, and belonged b the Bluff.