CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 233, 14 October 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

By Electbio Telegbaph— Copyright. ) * BOER: WAR. «_ . GENERAL ITEMS. ' PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. • London, October 11. Scheepers' men are returning northwards by two different routes. The Royal Dragoods at Bethulie captured 17 Boers. Colonel Hicks captured Field Corne' Hall aud other Bosra at Ven'/terstroom, Kitchener's Constabulary at Venterstroom captured a gun lost atHautkop in July. American firms have obtained contracts for hundreds of miles of narrow gauge railway ond r quipment for Cape Colony, besides 29 loxmietivei and 10,000 tons cf rails for Orange and Transvaal extensions. The new-pipers approvi d the spirit of Mr Brodrick's manifestr, but still urge renewed efforts to meet conceivable contingencies. Sir Michael Hicks-Beacb, speaking at Oldham, said the extension of martial law would check treasonable help sent to tin enemy through Cape Colony. He protested against the equ-noctial gile of newspipor criticism thiough n ut, »aving> r nl cf the prd ngi.t. .n • f tho pro-Boer speeches in the of Commons. There is unanimous opinion that General Buller'* speech is amazing and unseemly, and that he is the victim of halluciation. General Botha, with 2000 men, touch l ; all Sunday east of Yryheid, finally retreating. ': The Boers in Holland describe fiiartial law as terrorism and certain to increase rebellion'. ' General Botha has . crossed the Bevaan River. Colonel Sir Howard Vincent, on the eve of his departure for South Africa, wrote and offered to remain there to help recruiting troops if needed, otherwise hj» would enrry a message. Mr St. John Brodrick Replied : "W8 ' have 200,000 men with 450 guns in South Africa, while another 100,000 are in training at home. We are able to maintain the army in the field at the" requisite strength. If a further call is made it cm be m<>t with the utmost promptitude. We .u-a at present feed- < ing 314,000 persons and 243,000 horses and mules, and maintaining a reserve j of four months' food supply. Lord i Kitchener's only demand of 9000 reinforcement 1 ? has been far exceeded. The Government never in any way inter- , fered with Lord Kitchener's disposi- ] tions. Lord Ki'chener possessed their ' tntire confidence. In a vigoraus prose- ' eution of the war tbey bsd the advan- J tag.i cf Lord Roberts' advice, which was a guarantee of the cohesion be twetn the Government and Lord Kitchener. There would be no flinching, nor would any sacrifice be made to terminate the struggle on the lines laid down. No Cabinet Council could ad ■ vance the preparations, and such mse';ing might be interpreted as a want of confidence in the operation**, or anxiety about; the issue, on which the mind of the Government and the country was finally nude up." Th" Post s'ates that Botha, after confer! ing with De Wet and Steyn, informed Lird Kitchnner tbat he intends to mak* reprisals for the execution of Broec-ksma. Melbourne, October 12. The Salamis has arrived from the Cape. Surgeon-Major Burns and four troop m are passengers for New Zealand. MARTIAL lAW. Received 12. 8.33 p.m. London, October 12. Marital law is be : ng applied in parts .f Temb'u Lsnd, and eastern Griqua Land. LOTTER EXECUTED. ' SEVENTH NEW ZEALANDERS IN WARM WORK. I Rceived 13, 5.20 p m. London, October 12. , Lord Kitchener has confirmed the 1 death sentence passed on Lotter, and Littei'* execution isjjfficially announced ashavine tiken place. Colonel Kavanagh enp'ured 110 ; horses belonging to Scheepers' commando. An official message stares that Majo.r General French has captured Commandant Scbeepe'-. S rgeant D. Cotton and Corporal Et Pointer were severely wounded aBotha's farm, and Sergeant Rayd, Cor. poral R Mclvor, and Private G. Dandy slightly wounded, all belonging to the seventh Now Zealand Con-ting-nt, A baffling mist favoured B:tha's retreat. . THE CHARGES AGAINST LOTTER Received 14,0.49 a.m. London, October 13. The Court found Lotter guilty of sedition, and the murder of a coloured men ar>d an unarmed scout on two murdfr of troopers in action on three, occasions, destroy'ng the railway ry infars of explosives, and sjamboking Britishers and Europeans. Lo tfr pl*s;ded that he was a Free State burgher, but did not adduce evm ice in support of the claim. Sch-epers' cap'ors were a troop of i'ents' (? 10th) Hussars. Eighteen additional Bo?r leaders have been banished.