CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 60, 22 February 1902, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

Br Rltectbic Telegbaph.—Copyright. BOER WAR. m GENERAL ITEMS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION London, February 20. Colonel Gilbert Hamilton reeorts . that he marched to Nigel on the 18tb, ank enpn*ed the Boer* at Klippen, whom resiled to dislodge. Pait of the Second Draeoon Guards were csptured, Major Fielr!en and Captain Ussher being severely wounded and 46 capturrd, but dlerwards released. Colonel Spens brought to Ermelo eleven prisoners and ninvteen surreoderers. Fourteen others surrendered en the Natal Boi der. Boers i-entenced to pew-1 servitude outside Africa ore going !o Seych*lle* Island?, where & special gaol is b*mg constr acted. AceDmrn <l*tion for 1200 ordinary prisoner* of war will be ready at Antigua by the middle of April. Major Trollop*, of the Army Bsllooning Department states that the capture of General Croeje's force at Paardeberg was due to a Gape boy seeing firm a ha'loon and preventing the | Artillery firing upon a dummy laager wb-n the Boars were hiding in the bed of the river. A German pastor and other Garmuss at Faarl, o»pt Colony, protested against -the calumny* heaped *n the British. A rebel named Geldrahnis I .is Wn execnted at Middleburg on a charge of murdering nativts. Mr Rote-lanes has resigned the Attorney-Generalship of Cape Colony. Mr Graham, Colonial Secretary, succeeds him, Mr Arthur Douglas, mombtr for Grah*ms'bwn, becoming Colonial Secretary.

UTPOTPNT WRATH. Received 21,11.27 p.m. . LnSDOX, February 20. An 'intercepted message from Fiet Vilj'en to Sshalkburger urped him to do. sometfun-; to counteract the spirit of surrender rifo in Eastern Transvasl. Botha and Schalkburger are trying to arrange a meeting. AN EX-JUDGE CAPTUBBD. . Received 22, 0.58 a,m. London, F»bruary 21. A cap'nrfd burgher rnmed Morrets •' pVbved to be Judge Koclr, who presided at the trial whi: h resulted in the acquittal of a constable who shot dead Tom Jackson Edgar, in hi-' own house at Johannesburg, in December, 1898. i Colonel Evans, of a volunteer com- , posite regiment, was killed during a ■ smart engagement at Yreyheid. 1 THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS. Received 22, 1.2 a.m London, Febrtiß-y 21. TheLxdies' Commission's tep ;i I i- a striking vindication of the m?tfcod* employed at the concentration ramp*. It pays a high tribute to Lord Mill er, and states the mortality in the cimps it largely attributable to the iraani ary condition of the country and cauß--within the control of the re'tigee*. It woald be impossible to disbtnd camp?, and it would he highly impolitic to board nut refugee;, whom, if scattered, it would be imp?siible to feed.

THE DAILY EXPIiSSS AND THE GOVERNMENT. ReceiT»d22,l.l2 a.m. Lomxw, February 21. Mrßrbdnek, replying to the ques- . tions recently formulated by the Daily Mvpraa with reference to Array remonnts, laid that no unbroken -bones were purchased in Aus'ra'iv Bergl's offer of horse* was n-t accepted. The rates paid to Houh'er Broibewwere £l6 to .£lB. The Government was not aware that othf rg paid £B.' The OaUy Express, in reply, B«ys an Australian shipper state? that he carried 5000 horses For Baden-Powell and ' others at £B. NBW ZEALaNDERS' ILL. Wellington, February 21. The Govsr.ior hss r#oeir»d a raMegram from the Oa«uaUv Depar'menr at Cape Ti vn givinj adftitio«s<>l n*me? of New ZfaUnder* dangermis'y i'l of enteric f*<?er at. Chtrleetown: Sixth Contingen-.—34GG Harry Browo, 3504 Herbert Holey, 3376 Wisliim Hornig. 3688 Charles Johnson. Seventh Contingent—4o72 John Consi'ine (gunshot woui:d). 4293 Wa!tPr H'.r* (■>»- teric). At Pietirmaritzhnrp -4616 A. Devine. Acckland, February 21. Sheons'i, who returnel fr "* Sou'h Africa by ih» Wbaka'ane, !<\s one !e • in the atta'k >< c rhq B'e'' nmp at Kaffir Kiral An expand! g bul!p' shattered i>i> riyht -e^,