CABLE NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 88, 16 April 1902, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

Bx Elsotbio Tilbg raps.—Oopybight BOER WARBOEHS SUFFERING DEFEATS. London, April 14. Lan Hamilton, during recent operations, killed foity-four Boers, including Commandant Potgieter, capturing fifty-four besides two guns and a- pompom. H<B force included Coloatl Kekewich'd aod Major-G«narnl Rawlinson's columns, Toomanry, Scottish Horse, and Mounted Constabulary, wbo fought admirably. I Captain SJter, Lieutenant 8011, and j five men were killed and fifty-two wounded on the British side.

Oolonel Kekewich captured the guns. . Oolonal Colon Brander's columns defeated Commandant Buyers, inflicting 106 ctsualties

Captain Code and two men of the West Riding Regiment were killed and 14 wounded.

Some of those captured at Saltfontein formed part of a strong patrol which the enemy attacked in overwhelming numbers.

Commandant Do Villiers and given hundred rebels at Douglas, Colony, have asked Lord Kitchener's terms of surrender.

Colonel Oolen Brander blocked Beyers' outlets, and Colonel Murray with half a battalion of the Inniskillißg Fusiliers made a brilliant advance, aid seized a hill at the entrance to Molispoort.

Colonel Oolen Brander is pursuing the Beers and hopes to make further captures.

PBO-BOXRB IN AMIRIOA. Washington, April 14. In order to pacify the pro-Boera Pt*Biden% Roosevelt sanctioned an inquiry as to whether British camps sbould be establiohed at New Orleans and e'sewhere fur remounts.

Beprweota'ives of Southern and Western States were indignant, and declared that if the purchases of horses and mules weie stopped these States would lose several hundred dollars monthly. At the instance of Congressmen, who feared th«y would lose their peats, President Roosovelt recalled the Federal remount inspectors.

DEATH OF A NEW ZBALANDXB. Received 16, 0.19 Am. London, April 15. Captain E. G. Tubman, of the Seventh New Zealand Regiment, died of enteric at Heilbroo. j KITCHENER'S WEEKLY REPORT, j ANOTHER " SWEEP » IJf PROGRESS. Received 16,1 a.m. London, April 15. Lord Kitchener's weekly report states tint 55 Boers were ki led, 43 wounded, 167 taken prisoners, and 5 surrendered ; while 130 rifles and 5200 rounds of ammunition were cip'uted. The re pore adds that B.ers ia o>pe Colony are vtry scattered. Mtgor-Geceral Bruce Hamlton's and part of Colonel Willinms' columns are sweeping the extern Trausva.l from Heidelberg to Stauderton, and the railways between t..e Ernielo ar.d Carolina blockhouse and South African Constabulary lice.

In the House of Commons Mr Ba!four stated that laid Kitchener bad comuiurniated on Satiuday a in«-i»tge from th.j Boer A r-ply w.ib WL t thei io, and a CjW-muuic-iou was expecctJ.

REGENT FIGHTING. » "CONDITIONS" OF BOKR FBA';E ] PROPOSALS. Received 16,1.8 a.m. London, April 15. Details of Colonel Colen Brandei'a fight at Matippoort show that the country was exir<mely difficult. Litut.-'Mjnel Mm ray was seriously wounded, and tbera were seven other British casualties.

A strong column attacked Colonel Kekewich at Rojmul on the 11th. The fighting was very ho'. Moat of the British casualties were only slightly wounded. The Times says the delegates' com-

jmunica'ion was o».ly a "f«<ler." It ! would ba wit-er if in B iern were to unconditionwlly gun eoder, without haggling, 'rusting to British Kenero<i'y in the matter of legislation in the Transvaal,

Brussels- advices intimate that the conditions of peace include autonomy, with a shadowy recognition of the King's sovereignty, an amn-sty, a huge grant for restocking lands, equality of languages, and tho cession of the Rand to Britain.

ACCIDENT TO N.Z- " EIGHTH•" NAMES OF KILLED AND INJURKD. Received 16, 0.24 a.m. London, Apiil 15. In the accident at Macuavie on the 12th inst., the following Eighth New Zealanders were killed :—Troopers J. Harris, F. L. D, Rowe, A. H. McDonald, Y. S. Brown, P. Bodgers, R. Osborne, J. Bruce, J. Maloney, O. S. Bourne, J„ O. Simpson, M. Canty, J. H. Jones, W. F. Lahrs (sic W. Foss). Dangerously injured-Corporal D. L. Whitehead, Troopers H. Brown, A. E. Pearson, P. Lee, W. O. Grand, W. Wheter. Severely-injured: O. Jones, W. Turner, W. Devon, H. R. Plumridge, N. L. Thomas. Slightly injured :* W. Edgar, J. G. Watte.

Wellington, April 15. The Acting-Premier received the following cable early this morning from Afrie* through the Governor: " The following we™ killed in the r >il way accident at Machavie oo the 12 b ins*.: -

Private J. Harris, Athol, Southlands Private F. L. D. Lowe, Styi, Canterbury. Private A. H. McDonald, Oatnai-u. Private V. H. Brown, Sheffield, Canterbury.

Private Rogers, Woodhaugh, Dunedin.

Private M. Oanty, Longbusb, Southland.

Private A. P. Leers (otherwise W. Foss), Waihi; Auckland. Private Rosborne, Middlemarch, Otago. j Private J. Bruce, Oamaru. * Private J. Maloney, Little River, Canterbury. Private O. Brown, Ohristchurcb. Private J. O. Simpson (relatives unknown). - Private J. H. Jones, Southland. The following are dangerously injured : P< ivate H. Brown, Denniston, Westport. Private Afred S. Pearson, Oamaru. Private W. O. Grant, Middlemarch, Ota go. Corporal D. L. Whitehead, Dunedin. Private T. Lee, Woodlands, Southland.

Private W. Wheeler, Waikouaiti. The following were severely injured : - Private Charles Jones, Dunedin. Private Walte* Dm>n, Grimmerburn, Oago. Privata Nicholas L. Thomas, Waimate.

Private William Turner, Outram

Private Henry R. Plumridgn Spreydon, Canterbury.

Others slightly injured-are Priv»t>s John Edgar (Queenstown) and James C. Watt.

Lateb. The Governm°nt is advised that 6076 Private R. Lyn- ss (?) is amongst the seriously injured in the railway accident to the Eighth Contingent. [Mscbavie is a small town about 16 mile* from Eierksdorp, on tbe railway line to Johannesburg.] THE SOUTH ISLAND CONTINGENT.

CfiRISTCHUHCH, April 15. It hag been arranged to give the men a cupper in the Agricultural Hall on Friday. Hons. Walker, Ha'l-Jones, Carroll and Sir Joseph Ward have promised to be prtsen*. also MajorGeneral Babington and staff. On Saturday the contingent will march from the camp through the city, entraining at neon for Lyttelton.

Wellington, April 15. News has been received of the arrival at Durban of the troopship Keatwith the South IsUrd Battalion of the Ninth New Zealand Regiment. Mr Barton, Federal Premier, has cabled to Sir Joseph Ward repressing the regret of t.he Federal Ministers at the news of the mwhap to the Eighth Contingent: at Michavir>. Sev era[ stowaways were • jected from the Drayton Grange jußt bafore she sailed on Monday.