CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 289, 7 December 1901, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

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BOER WAR. ——♦ -GENERAL ITEMS. KB PHKS3 ASSOCIATION. London, December 5. The general committee of the National liberal Federation at Derby, after much diversity of opinion, passoil a resolution that negotiations for peace <>ugbt to be begun and to be enti listed, n» a spezial commissioner.

The commit* ee also paswd a vota oj •confide- ce in Sir H. Campbell-Banner-.man.

The Chronide rayg the Federation's •programme points to another Maiuba settlement.

The chairman's statement that all parties accepted annexation was greeted with conUadiotion and counter cheeis. Mr. Charles Hobhouse, member for East Bristol, repudiates many of the statements in Miss Hobbousd's report, «nd regrets that she had not verified! ttem.

SWITZERLAND WILL NOT INTERFERE

GERMA** PRXSS ADVIOE TO BOERS.

Becehed 6,10.42 p m. Bxrhs, December 6. The Swiss Government resolutely discountenances the Socialist movement, urging it to officially interpose for the termination of the war. Berlin, December 6 J The semi-official organ, Freeidmblatt, urges the Boers to yield. ENGLAND'S DETERMINATION. Received 7,0.40 a.m. London, December 6. Earl Selborne, speaking at Fulbam, «aid that for every month the burghers ■were prepared to Continue the struggle, England was prepared to continue a year.

LIBGB CAPTURES OF BOBRS.

Received 7,0.50 a.m

Lonxur, December 6. Commandants Brand and Hertsog luwe appeared in tbe Calvini* oit.t. ict. Thanks to the forming of temporary fixed bases, whence mounted troops are enabled to make sudden raids, 250 Boe?8 were captured on Wednesday. Major Wools Sampson distinguished himself by acting Major-General Brace Hamilton in surprising a laager eouth-wst of Ermelo, when lOC Boers were cpturcd.

Colonel D-iwkina, at Njlstroom, captured 93 of Beyers' commando, and Methuen captured nineteen of Lindenbergh's commando.

BBTURNING NEW ZEALANDERB. Wbllesutot, December 5. The Defence Department has been advisi d that the following members of the Sixth and Seventh Contingents left Sydney for Auckland and o her New Zealand ports by tbe Elingamite yesterdsy:—CapJain Drury, Sergeants Beardm.re, Sbaw, and Keddell, Privates Scowd, Harold Morris, Rosewarne, Short, Cameron, Donnelly, Maszelone, McWitens, Monk, Watwn, Hewitt, Doig, Scott, Reid, Miller, Hodgson, and Sutherland. Nursing Sister Gross is also coming bv the same Vessel. EBAQK ASD WAB IN BLOBMFONTEIN. Prom Bloemfontein, Orange River «olony, we have received a very artistic play mil and poster issued hj the Leigh-Pierce Comedy Company. This •wnpany occupied the Vaudeville Theatre at Bloemfontein for an unprecedented season ot 18 months. Prior to the war the town was only con aidered a three or six-nights' stand. During the season it is estimated that nearly a quarter of a million soldiers have visited tbe Vaudeville. Mr Bennett Burleigh, the famous war correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, writing to his piper s*js: —" It is strange bow the drama dogs tbe footstsps of even armies in the field. I cm scarcely recall a campaign of any importance into which drama, in sock and buskin, has not sidled in, with or without leave. It kept the boards during the American Civil War; I found it in the Soudan; and on my arrival at Bloemfontein I found a theatre, the Vaudeville, in fu'l swing. Mr Harry Friedman and Missrs Herbert Leigh aod Frank Pieice had established a company in wbat is known as the Town Hall. I found tbe place packed with generals and Private Atkinse*, and a sprinkling of ladies and townsmen. There was no standing room anywhere, half a crown being paid for he rung of a ladder. You cjuld hear he militiry rows cf laughter like a salvo of ar il'eiy. Officers aod mm wbo had trekked tbe veldt for months, aod known neither the luxury of bed nor dry bivouack, enjoyed a night rff It gave them fresh zps"; for divy. For an our or two they had a roof over their heads, and the ceasel' ss ratt'e of tbe rain without pissed unheeded." The p'ay bill is a highly colour, d production of red, white, blue! and gold. In the centre is a golden circle, inside of which is a map of] South Africa, with Bloemfoati in in the Above is Pretoria, on which a sodier in Khaki is hoisting the British Fag, while another is presenting arms It is an exceed nj»ly artistic An inteies i"g tem s nt, showing hew slraneley peacj and w«> is intermingled, is a "pas'*" srnt'ng that the bearer has permit-sion to return direct home aft. r the performance. This is Mgned G. N. Salmon, Captain A set-Provost Maitha l , pass is nectary, owing to the ruin forbidding anyone to be in the street after 9 p.m., the town bung under martial-law.