BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 13 January 1902, Page 2

BOER WAR.

m ~' SPBKOH BY LORD MILXIB.

"pin nam issoourox. T < * „*, Lom>o,, i J«»»*y 10. - liord Milner, at the Johannesbarg banquet,-eulogised-th<i oouuuoommo patriotism of Canada and Australaaift, where there were no pro-Boers reodtring disservice. He emphasised tb# , oliims of loyalists in South Africa, ft (was useless to threaten and wheedle 'the enemy or fidget about n< g< tirtloak They ought to keep clemency f.v sur--r renderers, m-, . At a crowded Peace Society'* i*bBoer meeting at Derby, the r"oa»»'er* having retired, a vote of ecu iidenoeia the Government was carried.

£ Pro-Boars at Salaburg Thertie, kmfcria, bowled down an adiptation of ' Barrett's " Sign of the Orois," ■■ J ' Major MoMioking captured tw*MK, Boers who wen hiding on ui island w J the Vaal River. ■ , Captain Fremyne oaptursd lyj. Oorntt Breytenbor singlehaaded. Benson'* second g«n hu been (•* , ooverei by Allsnby complete. * ATiAOK ON DB WW. j MIGHT WOBK BY TH* tSMMt, J OASPALTIIS'AT AMSBPOOBT. Beoslved 12,4.87 pa. 1 ~, . „ Loroo*, January H. Colonal DeLisle on Wednesday »a----b gaged Da Wet's concentrated force 20 i mile* aiufch of Heilbron, ehelling - heavily. Colonel Elliott drove De We* 1 toward# the main railway line. Fifty Bsera at night attempted to> - oross the Heilbron-EV&nk'ort blvekI housa line, and attacked three blook* < i houses, but were repulsed. .' i Vaimielterk, with 300 mo, atmi i the 1 railway at Boodeval during the I nightv&rid.joined De Wet. ) The casual'iea in Majdfj J, If, I Vallenkins' detrobment at itmeaepiMHfc r «. c i£ d 2?. % e . Wk""* belonging t» tb» f Kftli tJaeeodanorßiuhmen' :~-PiiMiv" BeJin kilU4; Oaptain Uarttr, Liaui tenant Htgginsoc, a saigean*, thre* corporals, and wren pirates eemvly. and three privates alightly wounded. MR BALPOUB OH THI SITUATKMT. Becelve 118.8.88. f m." Lomxur, Janwrjr 11, . Mr Balfour, speaking at Manchester, said the Government would tmt m! eept apeiioe which would be* preluie to a far her conflict. Sir H. ObunpbellBuwerman's unhappy speech Vr! 1 greatly prolong, d the war, and the outburst of s upid ill will abioid bad. momentaiily shattered all belief lm ajviUsod opinion. SPJEBOH BY MR. OHAMBIBU.IH. COLONIES SHOULD BX CONBUMH) BY THK MOrUKR OOIWTB*. Kecelved 18,0.47 a m. m nu It Mr. Ohamberlara, in. a brilliant speech at Birmingham* daphred the foreign animosity, adding: « But I withdraw nothing; qualify nothing. The affection ana confidence of our kinsfolk across the sets is more important than the good-will of foreigner*." He eulogised Mr, Seddon's dmuada- *4' tion of pro-Boer critics, who bad ben the real cause of the foreign, aidmosity. In future Great Britain would have to take account of the opinion oIL and consult the colonies. Britain ws» riot entitled to make peaos unless oat terms satisfactory to her allie*. who* had sent their best to fight and die i& - the common cause.

Wojjsenw, January 11. Colonel Piiober wires to th» CLttift. ment that Major Andrew, of the Seventh, wires toeaame list of casualties as were cabled last night. t o# „,. „ gagement was with Opfxmb'jim'a com. mando. All the wounded wer« dobv well. -"M^, Sergeant-Major Smith mentfemd this morning in a cable an k'ked as Zwarwarter bails from Ws-WoT Deceased went with the sixth W tingenn, and was one of tho8»a„l eo t-d for a commission in Eighth. The following sail by the Manchestervu Melbourne on ctt« 7th i »t • 3280 Ryan, 3778 Richard., 32P9 0«C por-1 Wh.t, 3768 MoKen« . sSt Buckingh.n., 4162: Fortran,,* «5L E* 1 "* 4177 H.lley, 4423 MfcchdL