CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 231, 11 October 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(Br Elictbio Tklzgraph.—Copyright.) BOER WAR.

GENERAL ITEMS. [PJCB PBE93 ASSOCIATION.] Londos, October 9. Dr Krause was remanded for a month. A letter was read to show thao ha was associated with Dr Lsyds and Broeck?ma in Rending ammunition to South Africa: also that be.advocated the shooting of Mr Forstrr, a barrister, formerly championing the Outlaodera and hostile to the Boer cause. Krause, writing to Leyds for money took credit for enabling burghers to escape to Pretoria and remove £IBO,OOO during a day's armistice; and he maintained that he had negotiated with Lord Roberts in regard to tho sentence of detfh pissed on thirteen prisoners, with the result that ten had ttu-ir sentence commuted to penal s-rviiuHe for life, while one Daniel H»nnirg, of Spetzkool, was fined J6IOOO, b°eidps servitude. Received 10. 10.12 p.m. London, October 9. In the fightiDg on Sunday, C -lonel Walter Kitchener los". three kill- d and tea wounded, Bo ha has retired northward. Two hundred Boers w> ; re defeated south of Heilbron on the 7th, «fer a sharp engagement, the Boers recreating southwards. MARTIAL LAW. Heceived 10, 6.20 p ra. Londos, Gctober 9. Immediately afier Sir Gordon Sprigs returned to Capetown from the conference with Lord Milner, martial law was proclaimed in the districts of Capetown, Wynburg, Siraopstowr-, Port El : zibeth and East London. The loiter written by Krause de scribed England as a moostsr and th« British as arrogant and miserabh wretches, whilo Lord Milner - wps ar arch-scoundrel. Krause repeatedly in cited Foster's murder. NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES. ANNIVERSARY OF OUTBREAK OF

WAK. A PATHETIC DISPLAY. Received 11, 0.54 a.m. London, October 10. Sergeants G. A. Duncan and W. Smith (Sev- 11th New Zealand Mounters) were killed at Gelukonek, and iVivatrs W. Campbell and W. Rutherford, of the same corps, woucded at Pendwans Hill. Sergem'-Major E. Locket (tsew Z'alander) is awarded the distinguished conduct medal. Eight en Bi ip, after a sharp engagen' nt n -ur Domybroeke, 30 miles fio-Q Qn e 'towt., were captured. [{, er ;„lvc s fr m Hoi>and represent th-t Mr K u-ei it, treating up. Wolmoratis und ot>>e r lioicga are exer- j ciaing aIJ authority. Lcycia io their ( subordinate, and practically a nentity,

The dele pates organised at the Hasuo in couimemorii'ioa of the outor<ak of ■ lio war. Three clergymen dwe t oi. the evil wrought to the B.eis by the Brtti.ih p'licy. Prayers were (flered fur Mr Kt ugei', IStevD, and Boe sin the field, an * a ; so that Gieit Britain might emerge from her b indi ness and see tlie injustice of tie w&r. •; Wellington, October 10. I The Premier has receiv J the foli lowing cable from Major Andrew, ■ dated Bth irißt" Extended service uf . Captains Fiodly and Cameron, LieuJ tenants Overton and Nelson, Sergeant I Hawthorne, and Corporal Heslop havi iug expired they leave the regiment to-day for .New Zealand, also Private jC. H. Walker. We fought Kruit- ;; zinger aud Wessels' combined comI mandoes for five hours at Mokara | Drift on September 27th. Enemy j double our number but we prevented : their crossing the River Caledon. The/ ratired towards evening. Officers and I men fought well. Casualties already 'reported. The Queenlanders, who ; wero also under my command, suffered j heavily."