BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 92, 1 April 1902, Page 3

BOER WAR.

Bx Ihctbic TnacK^ra.— Ootobiobx

DIBBKNTIOKB AH OHO BOER DELEGATES. »b run association. Lowxw, March 28. Great dissensions exist among the Boer delegates on the Continent. Leyda and Eragar ere annoyed at Schalk Burgers' mission; others are insistent on peace. THK RECENT DRIVB. OaNADIAN PLUCK. HOW THE COUP WAB SPOILT. London, March 39. During the recant drive five Canadians were isolated, and though outnumbered they stoutly resisted, hat «ventually four surrendered. The fifth was indignant, and fought till he was killed. The British though 26 hours in the •addle, were fit and fresh. The Times Vaalbank correspondent says the distance travelled prior to the actual drive prevented adeqaata pursuit, while the length of country covered robbed General GrenMi's column pursuing the main body of the enemy, of the support necessary to effect the big amp to admirably planned. TACTICS IN THE REOENT DRIVE. THE S&CHY PUZZLED AMD SURPRIBED. A PANIC OAUSED. 'ESCAPE BY A CLEVER RUSE. London, March 29. Details of the last drive show that tming to the enormous area to be covered, and the incompleteness of the blockhouse lines, Lord Kitchener ; adopted new tactics. The bulk of the enemy were at Hartbesstefootein. The Briti>h columns marched in bright nmotil ebt * considerable distance westward of tbe •enemys position. General Bawlinson, from Klerksdorp, and some other columns, moving parallel, rode 40 miles straight through the enemy's line, Tbe boldness of tbe move puttied tbe anemy, whose sniping was unheeded. At dawn the columns deployed, faced eastwards, and the ends of the columns : ■set, encircling the Boers with a view ' to driving them towards V*al, Klerksdorp, Schoeusspruit and Lichtenbarg Uoefchouse lines. The rapidity of the ( sßovement cms as a surprise. ' A thousand Bosrs werecaught within the net, and unprecedentedly hustled and driven, without fighting, from th*ir guns by the Scottish Horsa. They rnsbed in various directions. The extreme width of the British front cms d one or two gips while forming the line, and the hiUiness of the country also facilitated the Basra ' escape southwards. < Ddsrey and a number of Boers were ( on the extreme west, outside the eastward sweep of the drive. Commandant Liebenburg, with aeveral hundred men, escaped by imitating the formation of tin British moving column. Commandant Kemp escaped through a gap on tbe British right dank. Only 12 Boers were killed, including Ltnddrost Meethline. 'lt is declared that De Wet and Sllyn recently visited snd conferred ' WiihDelarey. DABUALTIBS. < Received 31.1.14 a.m. London, March 30. The casualty lists show that seven of Marshall's Horse were killed, Lieuten- < act Cabbett and eight men wounded, i Captain Wallis and 28 men captured i and subsequently released near Sutbcr- I land, Cape Oolony, on the 24th. i London, March 30. ' The Treason Court at Cradock, Gape Colony, tried 118 eases. Twentysix were acquitted and 92 disenfran- 1 chised. ' Wesssls and Wolmorans, the peace < delegates, visit Paris after conferring with Leyds. Cohen, a well-known concessionaire at Delagoa Bay, is suing tbe Portu- ' guess Government for £750,000 far ' breach of contract in connection wi'b ' the Delagoa Bay pier. RETURNING TROOPS. Lohdob, March 30. The troopship St. Andrew sailed from Capetown f>r Australia with 454 returning Victorian and Queensland troops, and tbe Montross with 344 New Zealandere. On Friday 790 Vic - orians and South Australians left Cape Town for Durban, where the men transhipped.

THB SHOOTING OF AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS. Receired 31, 9.52 p.m. Sidney, March 31. Major Lesehan has re'urned to Sydney. Re gtv*s a direct denial of the statement tnat he was imprisoned in connection with shooting Boers, and says he was never charged, never tried, and never sentenced. Morant and Handcock were not immediately nod it his charge wben thesh<ot ng was done. Lsnehan has furnished a d»tai : ed account of the whole incident to the military authorities He states tha when all the facts are publih>d th' dishonouring spot on the num<-8 of Morant and Handcock will di«ipp»ar. He alto strongly resented the c< mtnents of the London pspf rs. Melbourne, March 31. Mr Btrton has cabled Lord Kitchener asking f..r full details of the aff-tir, as from the sum rous and conflicting statements published in the papers it appears thi officers were first tried and acquitted for the alleged murder of a German missionary, and subsequently j court martialled for shooting Bei s. j A COMMANDO SURPRISED. Received 1,0.9 a.m. Lonjon, March 31. A British patrol surprised thirty of Begindenhout's commaiido at Lilliekloof, in Ospe Colony. ANOTHER TRIBUIE TO "TOMMY." THK PEACB PROPOSALS. Received 1, 0.23 a.m. London, March 31. Piet de Wet, at Kreonstad, denounced the foreign slanderers of Britain, declaring that Tommy Atkins was invariably friendly, generous, and kindhearted. Weasel?, the peace delegate, in an interview, said he thought the negotiations would result in an honourable and satisfactory, if not ideal, peace.

[He declared that Krugcr would ■ approve. De Wet and Steyn havo returned to Parys. rlithe>to the efforts to opsn negotiations have proved unsuccessful. | The Daily Mail states 'hat Dilarey, as a result of the driv, lost, nine killed, and four wounded. Ooe hundred and fifty-eight were taken prisoners, and eighty surrendered, TENTH CONTINGENT. Auckland, March 29. Five hundred application have been rectived for the 59 places in the Tenth Contingent. The recruiting officers are beseiged by returned troopers, and numbers of Mounted Infantry. Hokitika, March 31. Twelve men selected for the Tenth Contingent left tis morning for the central camp, The following men will present themselvtsat the " Guards Club," New Plymouth, at 11 am. ou Wednesday for preliminary examination:— I I A. H. Blyde, Rahotu. | T. H. Diokiuson, Stratford Mounted,' | Stratford, A. Ferguson, returned trooper, Toko. W. Penny, Opunake. T. Keightly, Midhirst. J. Baxter, Inglewood. W. E. L»wry, Inglewood. J. E. Nicholson, Kaispoi Volunteers, j Toko. J. Campbell, Temuka Volunteer?, Toke. J. Cbeffiug, Bell Block. L. Foid, New Plymouth. Harkness, Stratford Mounted Rifles, Midhirst. T. Scandlyn, New Plymouth. H. McKeown, Midhirst. H. Sbarplin, Norfelk-road. A. Knight, New Plymouth. W. Walley, Waitara, Inglewood. 0. Fincham, Taranaki Rifle Volunteers, | New Plymouth. R. Mitchell, Taranaki Guards, New Plymouth. E. Mills, Midhirst. J. H. Humphries, New Plymouth. T. A. Buchanan, Stratford Mounted Rifles, Stratford. W. Wilwn, New Plymouth. W. Burdett, New Plymouth. ID. F. Green way, Egmont Mounted [ Rifles, Puniho, F. B. Coburn, New Plymouth. W» Allen, returned trooper, New Plymouth. R. B Goading, Stratford Rifles, Stratford. W. Luxton, Waitara Rifles, Waitara. R. Lawrie, Inglewood. R. Bruce, New Plymouth. About 150 applications were received by Lieutenant-Colonel Ellis and Cap-tain-Adjutant Taunton, whp had an arduous task in making the selection.