BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 89, 18 April 1902, Page 3

BOER WAR.

AN ARMISTICE REFUSED. PEE PBEBS ASSOCIATION. London, April 16. lhe Bon- delegates ailtei for an 3ESHSt!Cft ostensibly for the purpose of communicating with Mr Kruger, hut it ia suspscted with a view of re-organ-ising their force*. It wanperemptoiilv refused. r J i't James's Gazette axya an Imp-e si<>n prevails in political eircle» that » birch] in the negotiations has occurnd over; the qu"gtio'> of a % eneral amnnory. i Ojiouel Colen Binder's ioml captures are 110. Nine rebels at Vryberg, the m.j rity of wh >m had twic joined commandos, have been sentenced to term of penal servitude varying from fiVe to 20 years.

AUSTRALIAN HORSES DECXINBD. Mklboubnb, April 16. Shippers of howes to South Africa are advised that the British military authorities at Durban have ordered that no private Australian shipments are to ba alliwed to land. This step is tiken in consequence of the large numbar of inferior animals sent, with the object of stopping what is termed "the fljod of rubbish," and placing the twde on a moro fatisf.se ory footiug. The action has resulted in r.tie cancelling of intended shipments and has plsead Mr Allen, who got together a string of thoroughbred*, intending to race them in South Africa, in an awkward position. Major-General Downe and Colonel Hotham hive arrived from Oape Town to inquire iato the question of shipping horses.

THE FKrHT AT BOOIVAL. DEATH OF A NEW ZBALANDER. Received 17,10.49 p.m. London, April 17. After Colonel Knkeoich had dispersed the Booth as Rooival, MajorGeneral lan Hamlin pursued and killed seven, and c.ptur. d 81 nidi ioaal prisoners.

Major-General Rochfort's colann in the night surprised a laager at Schweiznek, capturing 55 Boers, with waggons and stock.

Alfred Feirson, of the Eighth New Zealanders"' has died at Potcbefstroon.

THE PEACE PROPOSALS. Received 18, 0.15 a.m. London, April 17. The Pail Mali Gazette spates that the Government on Tuesday night received f:om Lord Milner th« first clear statement of the Boer delegates' attitude. Af er the Cabinet's short meeting Lard Salisbury saw the King. I,'he Times expresses doubts that serious proposals were submitted.

A PROTEST. Aucklanb, April 17. The committee of tbe Auckland Peace Association have passed a resolution expressing regret at the language reported to have been used by Mr Sedden in his recant address to the Maoris at Papawai. Tney feel that Mr Seddon's conduct in advocating a reveision to savage methods of warfare is unworthy of any Englishman, acd •specially unbecoming a Minister of the Grown; and unless emphatically repudiated by the people of New Zealand, the use af such language by their Premier will inflict a serious iujury on the reputation of the colony. Wellington, April 17. A cable message received by the Governor this afternoon frr-m Cape Town says thit Private Cunningham, Seventh Contingent, is doing w*U ; Private Babinson, Eighth Contingent, and Lance-Corporal Walker, Sixth Contingent, are convalesant; Private J. H. Helm, Seventh Contingent, i* dangerously ill of enteric fever at H»rfismith.