CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 59, 1 March 1902, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

OY JkLICCTBIC TKLBGRAPH.—OOPYRIGHT BOER WAR. COST OF CHECKING BOTHA. HEAVY LOSS OF NEW ZEAL ANDERS. GALLANTRY OF SEVENTH CONTINGENT. JEXTMOBD VAKY PHESS ASSOCIATION,! Received 28,10.10 a.m. Londoit, February 27. In checking Botha, the Seventh New v Zealanders lest two officers and * eighteen men killed, and five officers fnd thirty-three men wounded. LATER DETAILS. THB BIGST MEN IN THE BIGHT PLAOE. "HEAVY BOER FUSIL ADE, Received 28, 9.33 a.m. Lonboh, Feb uary 27. • Reuter states that Albeits, Ross, :and two of the Botha?, with some. A: totalling . 700 men, attempted to cross Colonelsßynga and itemw.gtoa on the Viede-Bothasberg Jin* 'to the northwards. The brunt of the fighting Ml on Garratt's New Zealanders, who, by superb valour, defeated the attempt, but lost t«o officers and eighteen men, ■killed and five officers and thirty-three wn wounded, i

The Boers abandoned a hundred horses and six thousand cattle. The Boers first goaded a herd ef cattle to gallop, but the New Zealanders shot seventy of them, which had the t fixct of checking the rest. From behind the cover of the dead cattle and horses the Baers maintained a heavy fire till they were repulsed. A few escaped. Hans Bjtha and Ivan Botha were among the most determined fighters. COLONEL PORTER'S EULOGY. MANY INSTANOBS OK HEROISM. Wbujngton, February 24. The Premier ha* r ceived with regret the following ciblegrsm f rora Colonel Port r. commanding the Seventh Contingent, forwarded by Major Pilcher from Capetown: '•Bfgret ic is my duty to report a severe engagement with heavy loss by the New Zealand Seventh Contingent, At midnight on 23rd February Upwards of 800 Botrs, under H. Botha, Boss, and Albert, broke through the driving cordon outposts at a point held by 100 men on the left wing. Uuder cover of 1000 cattle the enemy rushed the position in overwhelming forces, irresistible and bold. Our men in the shelter ef the touches, bravely and gallantly resisted the onslaught, as is evidenced by 59 casualties all in trenches; killed 24, wounaed 27. Our loss heavy. There were many instinces of heroism and Got cne snlker rpported. All fully and bravely maintbined the reputation of New Zealand's soldiers, and that is the only solatium I can offer relative*. Particular of casualtits later." DFFIOERS OF SEVENTH.

/Lieutenant-Colonel Porter in command, with the following staff: - Ad-jutant-Captain (J. R, Johnston, quartermaster Captain H. D. Ooutts, staff-lieutenant, H. H. Browne, Sur-geon-Major Burns, surgeon-captain?, Dawson and Gabitts; staff-regimental sergeant-majors, F. G. Price, A. G. Smith (right wing) and Butler (left wing); Lieutenant - Vtterinary D. Fraser; Qaarermaster-SergeautE. H. Taylor; Sergeant F. VV\ Cresp.n; Bugler-Sergeant O. Woods; Corpor 1 W. Jeffery. Officers: Captaiis H. Ro«s and Harrowell; nct-ing-captain, Rutherford; lieutenants, Hamer, Steward, Gane, Ovrton, Twit, Joyce, Aitken-Conuell, Grant, Wilk nson. Trotter, Forsythe, Richardson, Drury, Cameron, HeDdersjn, Brovvc, Whiteley, and Dickenson. The Tarannki section of the Seventh Contingent included Troopers L. de Liunay, A. P. Hailev, A. W. Morgan, T. Butler, S. Burd, T. Phillips, W. Grylls, E. J. Kendhl', 0. Sadler, R. Verkoe, A. J. Blake, A. Hargraves, W. Jones W. A. Peed, and Bugler V. Stagpaole. MBW ZBALANDKRB IN HOSPITAL. Wellington, February 28. The Gov. nor has received a message from Capetown dated 23rd inst., stating that the following Now Zealandeis are in the hospital: Ac Peitermanritsburg,46l6 Albert Device; at Charleston n, 3367 George Fias r, 3292 George Walker, 3630 Charles Cooper, all suff ring from enteiii-. Tioopers J. Considme and W. Hart aie still in the hospital.

LIST OF KILLKO ANO WOONDED. Kcocivird 1, 0. SO a.m. Lohdoh, February 28. The following are the c»sual i- s to the Seventh New Zealand MounWs rear Vrede :—Killed: Lieutenants Harold Dickenson (Cauterbur)), Wm. . Foisyth (Napier), Sergeict Arthur Noonan (Canterbury), Farrier-Sei ', Owen Turner (Christchurcr.), (,'orporMs Albert Fir'h (Oamaiu), Albert Ru stll (Auckland 1 , Larce-Corp rais William Roddick (Temuka), Duncan And--rs«n (Wellingtoi), Percy Na'ion (Wellinaton), Farriew Leorard (? D E.) Re< ter (Johnsonville), Private;) D vid (Ashburtun), Joseph Astmon (O'ayo), John Onnihao (8 Canfeibury), William Duulop iPii.e Bush) Peter Fletcher (O'ago), Harry Fiucii (Auckland), William M"ii4'na>i (Canterbury 1 , Tb/jwat McLew (O f ago), Alex Sc,ott (Sou hland), Walter St.venson (Tiiuiui), Harrier'. ('{Reuben), Timins (Can »tbury), A frsd J. Wldtnry (Waium'e), Lytton i Ditely (Akaio>) Wounded Dar.g r- - ously: lieutena:. s A. (J 1lege (Auckland), 8t py'*on Cauetou (Auckland), Sergiaui; VVulte'- Tiller, Private William Hill Bennett. ] Severely: Lieuts. Cr.ailei Phair, William H. Wilson, Dennis Hioki- ; SergtsKecnethM' icolm, Cbarles Min - fie, James Conn; Crpoia's Andrew Houston, Th- mas Legg, J. C. Gilliuore ; Lance-Corpora! Edward Wyld»; Private* John Buchanan, Thcs.JFrame, Maurice

Fitzgerald, George Fookeg, B-.b. rfcj •j- Bardie, Charles Dunford, James 0. j ' McLellan, William C. McDonald, John Lsbirter, David McDairmid, Albert j Rosiuorski, Frederick M. Rogers, Albert Sande. Slightly: Squadroi-Sergeant-Mjor J"at Ooton, Cop.ral M. Carr, Farriei-Corpora! M. Koss, Privates George Armstrong, William Bood, William H. Cook,' Gordon Reynolds, James G. Scott, and Roland Westropp. DETAILS OF THK DISASTER. Keceived 1,115 a.m. London, January 28. The Standard's correspondent says

[ the columns forWd a portion of a combined Sweeping movement, ore drive Being fastwards ar.d another sou'hJwWe, culminating at Harrismifh. Loloi ols Byng and Rimingtcn swung round southwards.

During the night while it was wet, with the moon showing dimly, the i .Boers attempted to traverse northWards. They used their cattle at a wedge and ultimately as cover. They drove the hfrd against Colonel Byng's | Mght flmk, where he joined Coloiael IRimington's left. Tbe New Zealanders bore the biunt of the attack, being compelled to expose | themselves, but repelled the enemy I with the utmost dash,

Tbe enemy also displayed great gallantry. The combined sweep continues. De Wet is still within its toils.

Newspapers comment on the fact that at the moment Canada was ce'ebrating the achievement at Paader<btrg, New Zealand, at the price of sorrow adds the Seventh's achievement to the splendid re <rd. The Hand ird rays Englishmen will r< jcic) tnat ihe colonies were again of conspicuous service to the Empire.