BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 14, 17 January 1902, Page 2

BOER WAR.

GENERAL ITEMS. PKB PRESS ASSOCIATION Londom, January IS, The prevalence of smallpox at Hoonk low will cause the postponement Of tba departure of the Fifth Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment till the middleef February, 7 Lord Kitchener has accumulated ft vast number of remounts at Bloemfontein in readiness for the arrival of ninforcments and in preparation for A big effort to end the war.

DARING BOIB& * daily captures or ■■■«/>, Received 16,10.it p.m. Lordojt, Janutry 16. Twenty-five of Brand's commando ran the gauntlet of a heavy fire of tin blockhouses from Thaba 'Jftehu In ti» direction of Dewetedrop, Small batches ef Boers, aggregating a considerable number, an being oip* tured daily. r De Wet is north-east of Lindley,

KIKG EDWARD FAR SWELLS TROOPS, Received 17,0.24 a m. Lohdoh, Januaty Ifl, King Edward, while inspecting cad Omt speeding the brigade of 1900 mn nelcoted from the Guards embarking for Bouth Afrioa, trusted that their duties would be lees arduoM than had been the case with tboas previously sent to the front, and tlmttbft war would oomsi to a speedy end.

OUR EIGHTH 00HTIH8EHT. J WBanfOßar, Januaiy 18, . The departure of the North _• battalion of the Highth Contingent from Wellington la fixed far 5 pjn. an Saturday 26th, ac which hour the troop* shipfiurrey sails few A Oakland. I lieutenant Harri*, of Awkkitf, i whe received a oommiasion in tbeOe*- ; tangent* has resigned, b«ing reported imedipally mnfit for service.

OATTLK FOR SOUTH ATBKML Cartewox, January tl. In replying to the member for tb» Wairarapa, the Premitr etya be wffi recommend Lord Milner to jkm M order in this colony for v»unt *«**»» t but fears the price will b« » bur.