BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 5, 18 January 1902, Page 2

BOER WAR.

| GENERAL ITEMS. PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Lobbon, January 16. The latest advices received by Mr Kruger are to the (fleet that the Boer and Afrikander recruits are rapidly dwindling. Other advices state that Kemp's and Delarev's men are clamouring for surrender.

General Smuts' recently seized papers show th«t the Swazis supplied the Boers with information, provisions, and munitions.

A Colonic 1 Office blue book contains an iateic p ed letter from Schalkburger to Steyn, stating that the condition of the Boers was daily becoming more serious. They had lately suffered and lost much. " If," he addf, "If we are convincsd that our resourc s are exhausted and our last strength broki n we must b)w down and surrender, no matter how bitter it is." The letter is dated March 21st, 1901. '

S'ooter, late of the Transvaal, has created a sens vtion in Americi by asserting that the Boers aimed at tbe ex pulsioa of tbe British from South Africa, and tbac Kruger was divinely commanded to declare war. *

Sydney, January 16. The transport Surrey did no*' char the heads till this morning, owing to tsroubje with the steering gear. Melbourne, January 16. In the House of R iprrsenta'ivts, Mr Barton stated that the Federal Government, io accordance with the re* quest that Colenel Williams might return to South Africa, aske.l if a field hospital and equipment and a detmhmeat of medical oorps would ba required, The Imperial Government replied that it would be glad to accept, therefore it was intuudtd to despatch a field hospital equipped and mounted ate rdingly.

DEPARTURE OF THE GUARDS BRIGADE,

R?caivcd IT, 10.40 p.m. London, January 17. i The Guards brigade was given a great public farewell Viscount Northland at d Lord Fa'coner accompanied tbe j Received 18,1, 15, | January 17. I

Commandants Kemp and Bdliers a, thousand catt e in the Marking distrio .

. Predikaut Slooter's hta'ements were contained in a pamphlet published in America.

RETURNING NEW ZEALANDERS.

Auckland, January 17. A number of troopers returning from South Africa arrived by A4tea from Gape Town via Bobart. The men are all m apfendid Lealtb, and speak the highest terms of tbeiv treatment on board the steamer. They are under the commwA of Sergeint-Major Contingent), who tya* wounded in an at Ooleaburg, wfeere he, had his right arm shot, off, the gun being only aboot seven yards distant, The Mayor ond Town Olerk welcomed the trooper*. Sergeant- Major L okett mentioned that several of th« men wished to return to South Africa with the Eighth Oonting- nt, acd &a s >me bad reached the rank of gwgeant and serg«ant-major in Seventh and other GontinMfttf, they thought it wouJd only beitu jr for the Qovonitnen',. Ito give th so tun f owe !if possible, in th-shape of fommwiionr in th" Eighth Pon.iog n\ The Mayer promised to lay the matter before thb proper au'horities.

Wellington, January 17, The Trades and Jj/ibnur Council bad another atww and lengthy meeting Inst night,," l eu a motinn to rescind h previous anti war resolution ram* up for discushior, At times the debate waxfd warm, and ooe delega'e was excluded from votitffc. Ultimately the motion to r»scind wns carried by 19 to 13, also that the motiou be expnng- d from i he records of the Couucii. |