CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 281, 27 November 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

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BOERWAB. GENERAL ITEMB. MB FKKBS ASSOCIATION London, November 25. Lord Kitchener, replying in tbe Daily Mail to the manifesto issued by German Evangelical clergy, states that the charges contained therein, that the British placed Boer women aid children under fire in order to shield themselves, are sbsolutelv baseless. The Cologne Gazette expresses surprize at the credulity of the 680 pastors who signed the manefesto embodying the stoiy. lord Durham, in the course of a speech, said that when Sir H. Camp-bell-Bannerman declared that the British were guilty of barbarism and loathsome behaviour, he was a fool if be believed it, otherwise a knave for for saying so fjr partisan purposes. Mr Asquith declares that there are no grounds for the exaggerated pessimism about the war. While Europe was ringing with violent cilumnies against oar troope, he was bound to say with emphasis that in courage, endurance, and humanity, they had never been surpass d in the annals of warfare. No illusory truce was wanted.

NEW ZEALA.NDER WOUNDED. TROOPS FOR THE CAFE PREMIER'S DEFENCE FLAN. GEBKAN PRESS CLIMBING DOWN. Received 27, 0.54 a.m. London, November 26. Private W. Richards, of the Seventh New Zealand was slightly wounded at Pond«ana. Commandant Buys sent Schniepers, the actual murderer of Lieutenant Miera (who was shot dead in September last while acting as bearer of a white flag) to Louis Botha for punishment. Most of the Gape Mounted Rifles and mounted police in the affected districts, wish mounted volunteers, town guards, and seven irregular corps, have been assigned to Sir Gordon Sprigg to defend the districts for which he has undertaken te hold himself responsible. Bkklin, November 26. Most of the German papers publish strong contradiction* of the alleged British attrocities in South Africa. Mr W. T. Stead and Rev. Harold Rylett have bailed Rrause. The magistrate warned them that if Kranse did not surrender, the sureties would liable to be prosecuted for conspiracy. THE GOVERNOR'S SON. Dunkdin, November 25. With re'pect to to-day's cable re Lord Northland, Lord Rmfurly has received a cable from his son yesterday stating that his staff appointment had beeen cancelled, and that he was going to the Gape at Christmas to serve with the Mounted Infantry. November 26. News has been received that Oap'ain H. G. Fulton, who was in command of the Otago company in the Fourth Contingent, has had the DS.O. conferred on him in recognition of bis services. NEWS ABOUT NSW ZEALINDERS. Wellington, November 26. The Premier has been advised from the* Cape that 3618 Sergeant Thomas Harris (Sixth Contingent) was wounded near Wavkerstroom on 22nd inst., and Trooper Wo. Richards (Seventh Contingent) warf slightly wounded near Pondwana on 21st. Two New Zfaknders left Cape Town by tbe Nineveh, via Sydney, on 23rd inst.