CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 21, 25 January 1902, Page 2

CABLE NEWS

Br Bleotbic Tbuksbaph.—Ooj meat. "BoirwAir ■ —*— GENERAL ITBIfS. PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, Janutry 28. Great inducements are being nflWed l, to British residents in tbe United 1 ' States to settle in South Africa in order to eradicate race hatred. Ttane hundred Bstr prisoners at Bermuda have offered allegiance, white others are willing to swear n< otnlHj, Colonels Funsbaw and Biker have captured fifteen Biers. Melbourne, January 13, The Senate adopted resolutions expressing indigoatron at the batalau charges levelled Against troops in South Africa, and affirming its readiness to give all requisite aid to the Kmpire. Members greeted this with cheers, «- cspting Mr McGregor (South Australia), who protested against a continuance of the war. Subs quently Mr Pearoe (W«»t»alla) I presented a petition prayiog that the | Australian contingents in South Africa be withdrawn. The petition contained several allegations of cruelty against I British troops. Mr Neild ejtoutited "wholesale lies." After a proles* against its being retd the House received the petition in silence. Mr OVconor stated that the only reason why Argentine meat was in"ln 'r' in the War Office contracts wee h L> uvalent possibility of supplies beiug Hocked in the event of drought or famins in Australia. BwMive 124, 9.66 pm. London, January 25.» William Redmond visits America to o mtinud his brother's pro-Boer canpaign. Mr Kruger, in a note to tbe Dateh Press in reply to Mr Chamberlain, eys tbe Boer leaders claim Ttwrittt independence, and that negotiations will be hopeless without it.

A TBOIUNBT BSOOBT BURPBIBID. Beoetod Si, 10.1S n.m. Lobdoh, January &i One hundred and fifty Botes «wrprised 25 Yeomim v acting u an efoort to 36 natives at Mndique*pruit, while «Dg»ged in cutting grass, 4..gallant resistance waa made, but the British ware overpowered. One man was HIM and seven wounded. Four unarm*! natives wire shot in oold blood, &X Boers wer<» killed and four w.iinded.

SOHEHPKRB' SXBOiniOX. NO PEaOE PROPOSALS BBOKITKD UtELY. Received 25,1 a.m. London, January 24. Mr. St. John Brodri< k, in the Oommonß, staled that Sckrepeta waa executed for seven cold blooded murders of natives and the fligginguf » white man. Mr. Balfour eaid no paaoe prop-web had reached the Government si. oe July from anyone ab'e to effek on be* half of the Boer leaders.

PUSHING ON THE BLOJKUOUBSS. Becelved 26,1.21 e.m. Lohdou, January U. The blockhouse at Rleeteadorn, Reutersdorp, and Zeeroat tf sra been completed. The work fa being «*ntinurd on to Mnfeking. Sydhkt, January 24. Tho First Contingent fa praetieallr eemp'eted, and the enrolment of the Second h«s statted in the various States. The transports, Mirwhertir Merchant and Bt. Andrew, have arrived from Albany. The former bring* a number of returned troops. NINTH CONTINGENT. Up to yesterday upwards of 70 applications bad been received for plao s in Ttranaki's quotas in the Ninth Contingent.