CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 293, 11 December 1901, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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BOER WML • - GENERAL ITEMS. PSH PBBH AMOOIAIXOV. lomm,J)te»m\m9, The Natal Border mounted force* have been notified to hold theßMlfM in readiness for active service.

I The Boers bad a mill grinding grain at Pilgrims' Best until a Britub MOlft after remaining concealed for tiarat days, succeeded in laying a mint and exploding the mill. I Many burghers are asking tbft. British Government for omnloywdft after the war.

The Powers have replied in Ml* negative to Holland's cocfidential in* quiry if they will support a schema to transfer Boer women and children in concentration camps to Holland. Eighty thousand hones and malea [are leaving New Orleans for Sooth ' [Africa.

Pari*, December 9,

Dr. Leyds hss returned to Paris, and the pro-Boer agitation it, being; reaewed in France.

Berlut, December 9.

Two hundred and ten petitions, totalling nearly 167,000 sfgwMara*, have been presented to the Hsjahatajj concerning the South African war, no twenty protesting against Mr Cham* hi!.i 'a utteranoee which recently g->v ii<e to so much resentment u Germany. Mkubocbm, December 10. Mr McOullougb, State Minister (or I Dafenc -, in a letter to the Press rebutting the German newspaper soeara that England will find the cokmias a broken reed, suggests that the Oojnjmonwealth should at onoe offer 6000 'men to the Impsrial GovernmentjOn the same terms as the hat contingent. He thin'vs there would be no diftailty in enrolling and despatching tho wboJa in from four to six weeks.' Bo concluded that evuryone is anxious that the wretched guerilla war should, ba ended quickly, and no timeeboald-bt' lost in offering and despatching a wn« tingent.

MIUTLA VOLUNTKBRIMO FOB BKA> YKM.

Received - 10,10.M p.m. Loudon, Deoember 10. Several militia regiments hav» wal* unteered for service in South AfriOß, and will embark shortly.

JBRANDrS LAAGSB SUBPRISia 1 Beoelved 11,097 as. LovDbir, December 10. Colonel Holland surprised Commandant Brandt's laager at Saitb* field, capturing six Boats.

Auckland, December 10. Twenty-two troopers of the Fotusfctf. Fifth, and Sixth Contingents, unler the command of Captain Douay, and Nurse Cross, of Duoedin, returned 'by the Elingamite. With the axoantym of Raid, of Dunedin, and Auckland, who are tims-txpfced men,. the draft are all invalided home. ,*'Th» southern men go on by the JUingtimit* to-day. The returned troopers wan welcomed and entertained by tha Mayor at the Council Chambers. Tha nan also stoutly deny any desire on"; tha part of the men to come home afcjhe expiration of six months. Thayajato that tha mistake arose through mmbers of other oontinganta joining tha Sixth and wishing to leave at IjSfeaad of sixth months whan their yetaVatrvice expired. Both contingents were inexoellent health, and tha nan awa enjoying the work. WtLinrcmw, December 10. The question of tha dispori%D<>f money remaining in hand from iii« Wellington Mora Men Fund(X47s>, raised when tha Third Contingent ** nl away, was discussed at a meeting of the committee to-day. It was eu«gested that tha sum should behead*! over to augment the Queen's Stain< Fund, but exception was taken tu the* by several speakers, who contended that the money should be retained for assisting some of the man who n qofi) i help or the relatives of those who bad died. In reply to the latter objection the Mayer pointed out that the Patriotic Fund provided for such cases. Finally it was decided tocaUapabflo meeting for Tuesday, whan a ranis-, tion in favour of Riving the money to tha statute fund will be submitted.