CABLE NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 28, 3 February 1902, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

Bi BlkqtbiJ tblbqbaph.—Oo . [BOER^WAR. the/peace PKOPOSII*. ra| PBBBS A8SOCIATIO». , Loudon, Janiurj 31. Mr. Ohainberlain informed |h« Rous* of Commote tb&t a Legislative < Doaooi) would be (appointed for theTr mma! when practicable according to (i ie •tale' of the chutitry and the of i military operations. , Mr. Balfour announced thai Graaft Britaitfd reply bad reached Dr. Ti« Kuypdr 'to-day and the com«aii»tiOß» would/b j cabled at an rarly due. Thi Ijaily Ntws says tbew are in* dicatKmu that Dr. Van Koj-jk r senfc word/of bis wiilirgMss to j ttcft aa* negotiator to strive and indacw the a I asdoßDient of the Boerjclftim Jbr iadftieodf nee. Mr rwpli&i that advances must em»D*tefrr>ar

the Bocra. i ? I >r.j Van Koyprr later wrcte Lo'd f fid|< • ne, extending V<ej offer of egoJatoirh'p as between tk« Boe» iu iurojie and the Boers in thai field. I Tub Daily TtkgrapK njoderatands 4hat /Lord I.ansdowm's reply was the '(.ourleous abgf rtion that owing to tttq lack] of authorisation to speak for thai 13oets and the I»<M of tangible J>'exposals his suggestion was st unsenrie - nbM its ev. r as the bagid of negotintious. I Jline militia battafisDf as* bei»g ■ etijiu. led for s- rvic». j Loid Roberta inepecfod ®OO rainfofcemcnts 1 avitg Aldershot forflontlk Ajiiia, i

I Stdvkt, February h The troophif s Manihe*' er Mercbenlh and St. Andrew have and the Custodian and Antilliait aire expect" d irt a few days to convey ihe Oommon4rakh Contingent: t»the Cape. ■The At ti-war L*s<lueforwardedtheir petition to the Political Labour Cm* fercjnce requesting tfcem to HfD it, W the'Oouferenee by declined. TROCHE'S COMMANDO DlßPHtßll>< i COLONEL WILSON I* A TMHt 1 • FLAGS. f Reoetad 3,4.5 rpkm. i Ln UDOII, February 1. fsijor-Qenaral French baa diapersed ihe'a commando in ncrtb-east Cafe ny, capturing 26, Majnr Driscfll captured 17, including Fjeld-CorneU Venter and Grobelaar, a| it akawsdr.fr. Grobeltutr d ed of wounds. f Jtfcnwindt's commando attack*! C o'onel Dumonlii.'*, end a eh»> p actieo f iliowed. DumoolinJ bad eight ut the f ussex Regiment allied end seven i rounded. I Colonel Wilson's I assail ante, on the ' sth, numbeied 9010. A British ftd* ranced party of 200 wure surrounded jy a heavy firel Thpy cbargtd through ind regained Wilson, who fought alotf firurtepn mil sj' f ridges In F enkfor, und with difficulty ksoapid betng^WiiIroundei. J ! Maritz is stating! great quactitiw of euppli-s in Bufrhiban't-larri, a dry J waterless country in north-vn»-t O»pe Oolony, and full of jniliuuy obfcfrjj^se. BEITER FKELENG IN GERMANY. LOBO MILtblR-S' POLICY TOWABDB |HR NATIVES. Beo»ite|l 2, S. 6 p.m. I Lpmos, Professor Dilbruck, the hi«tMpM| has altered hfcr viiws rrgsraiHgV the war. fie j disproves the—BgerJ atotiea, and declares thete is OPS increasing disposition in Germany recognise the gallantry and humanity*! of the British (troops. lie severely condemns Mis» Hobhouse. A Blue Bm.kjust issued forrshadowi Lird Miluer's jpulicy, which will hn ' onn of kindnecji and firmness to »!»• > natives, while impelling them to observe contracts It also shows a detei mination to mppress drinking. The W«slmiuter Gaztttt says thai the precedent Vr Mr Bee's exaction of a commifwon an payments *o trooper* ■ is a very sHd r one. P r obably the colonies woJd/not th< ught worst of Great if the Government had E>ed to WAH VOTE. FORCES IV TBS FIKLD OK 18T i JANUARY. OYPBK'IJ MISSION BEJBOTED, Beoeived 2,5.21 p.m. Lohdox, FehtuMjr I. a thin Souse tbe supply "a* puw >y 159;t0 66. ' A supplemental? of five; millions for the w*r waa

tMr St. John Brodrick explained thai e monthly expenses b«d fall#n bf ,000,000. The uw meat contrasts ' ing to the mora aettled condition aI uth Africa affording grfatr facUk « for distribution, has been made at ree-halfpence per pound chespar, presenting a saving is 1902 of b» een £600,000 and .£700,000. Lotd. Itehener expected a flaring of 80 par bent, in lcioal euppHer. The 0«p», it attaining {the control of its awn tenet, had saved Britain a quarter of a mU< Hon monthly. The blcckhoua«a had hampered, the Boers, enhancing prospects of iLord Kitoh<*n»r bringing tt action this three chief groups of oon« mandos. j Oriticiems by membara were cbirfly directed to the aubject of rem uota. Sir Henry Campbell- Bancerman praised wo ac'ion of the iroopa in tba field. | Mr Brodr'ck announced that thai* were 237,800 men in the & ild on lat January. The entire Oabinet att two and ft half hours, and adopted the oownll* tes's reply to Dr. Van Kuyper. ' flw rejection of his mediation ia at*ratable fojthw absenci of creden iala biod« ing on the Boer?, there being no evidenoe tfhat they desired bin mission. KBtJGEB AND LEY )8, OB3TIVACY.

' Received 3.0.11 a.m. j London, Ft b u try 1. Tbejre is a couHeusun of uewtpapac opinicm, tbat the Comicenaltfepm imagined that Britain was liiedot tb« war, land would soatoh at any ebttwt of patjie, in view of the coroiuyion canmonies; but they are beginning to d«> nouwSe Krugeraod Lnyds' ohatioMf, Mi Blowitz, Times' corrwpofr* dentj interprets this obntinauy to ad* , aire jto convince the omm ndcm that $ England must now face, bwidee tbo Boer resistance, the moral wussioo of < Eurfcpe. , i TJwente tbm coluibds me opntbi >3 against De Wet. } ' EIGHTH CONTINGENT. NAL DEPARTURE OF NOKTHKBIf U [ J SUCTION. ■ < Auoxumd, Fubruaiy l r a Che northwu eootius of tb»

Gentingent received an enthusiastic] «id-off to-day. The weather was per- i fact and the function was witness sd by 1 «oormons crowds, Farwell speeches 3 vera delivered by the Mayor. Mr Bed-1 don, General Babington and Colonel Davies. Tha Premier said tk«re might be a jwkras feeling between Auckland and Wellington in some things, but as re- e gtads the despatch of troops and all re- I Jatwg to the welfare of the Empire ; ttey were unanimous. After the ! JJmth Contingent had been despatched the equipment of a tenth would be com- > menced, though he hop«l it would noi 1 be necessary to send it. It was only by pouring in troops that the war C could be brought to a close. ! + The scene in the harbour as th- 1 troopship Surrey steamed away was ' wonderfully fine, the water being ' alive with steimers and all soria of ' bcatp, and above all there was a magni- | ficent display of white-sailed y<chts. It is officially announced that the ! fouthern portion of <he Ewh'h Con- ' tirgor-t leavrs Chr s church next Saturday, ;

THE NIXTH CONTINGENT. Wasoanot, February 1. Foe the Ninth Contingent 247 applications hav«. already h en received for Wanganui's quota of twenty-five. Wklukoton, Ftbtuary 1. There is much speculation as to who '■will command the Ninth. One poseibili'y is no Colonel will be chosen, but that the Contingent will be attached to the New Zealand division andtr Co'on-1 Davies, in which case it 'Wrill sa l under Battalion leaders, one «f whom (Captain Jackson for the South Is'and Battallionl, has already been ohosan. In case a Colonel should !>e chosen, the possible appointments arasAid 'o be Colonels Robin, Newall, Owen and Porter.

It is advised that applicants for commissions should tnak9 alternative applications as officers or troopers, that is they should apply to the Recruiting Board for acceptance as troopers, and appeal to the officer commanding the district for cam missions in order to ■void disappointment. - The troopship Cornwall arrived from Sydney »t mid-day to-day, »tv! will leave for Lyttclton at five o'clock on Monday afternoon to embark the southern portion of the Eighth Contingent."

The Premier has received a cable from Major Andrews that although a few men of the Sixth Contingent are reported dangerously ill of enteric, there is no cause for alarm. The health cf the regiment has, so far, been remarkably good. There are 420 men of tha regiment in the field. No improvement has taken place in the condition of Sergeant Moore.

' The following 25 men will parade at the Guards Club, New Plymouth, on Tuesday, the 4th inst., at 11 a.m., for inspection and part of their medical examination. Volunteers should ap-

pear in uniform. The riding tests will be held in the afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the final selection of 14 will be

made the same evening. It is expected 'feat the men will have to leave New Plymouth for Auckland this week: F. F. Black, Stratford Mounted Bodies, Stratford; Private Dickinson T., Stratford Mounted Rifles, Midhirst; Private F. EL Andrews, Hawera Mounted Rifles, Bell Block; Private

W. G. Hendricks, Stratford Mounted ¥ Rifles, Midhirst; Private J. Gay, Opunake Mounted Rifles, Opunake; Private E. Clarke, Egmont Mounted Riflss, Okato; Private J. Clarke, Egmont Uonnted Rifles, Okato; Private H. Duller, Taranaki Rifles, New Piymouth; Private R. Mitchell, Taranaki Guards, New Plymouth; Lance-Cor-poral J. Jordan, Stratford Rifles, New Plymouth; Private E. Wray, Waitara ■ Rifles, Wairara; Private A. Lash, Waitara Rifles, Waitara; Messrs. P. Hooker, A. Lile, J. Mackay, W. H. Wood, Inglewood; T. A. Hutchison, W. Aitken, H. Lsary, H. Finlayson, F. B. Coburn, New Plymouth; Chiffings, Bell Block; J. G. Fuller, Urenui; 0. Snowball, Toko; W. Mildenball, Opunake,