BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 28 April 1902, Page 3

BOER WAR.

VARIOUS ITEMS. PBB PJBBB ASSOCIATION. • . lohdon, April 25. American pro-Eoerg allege that a large nuaber of Boer, are de«iting t™ °°®®wwiw and trekking to Langenberg, hoping to found a, new republic 3)orfcfc--#est of Rhodesia. Under pretext of inquiring the terms of suriender, a pany c f Boers approached near Kimberiev and seized e'caped Ctttl8 ' " ith " wki ° h th^ Major-Gtneral Placer is vi.iting London, and has been loudly cheered in the streets in recognition of hie! work in South Africa, „ . „ . Stdhkt, April 25. 1 • |„®£ orfelk M coaliD g and takinc in 12,000 carcases of mutton. , , Mklbodbne, April 26. The troopsliip St. Andraw/from the Cape, has brought 128 men of the Victorian Fifth Contingent.

THB LaNGERWAOHT FIGHT. IOBD KITOHKNKR'B PRA.IBE OS MKW ZKALANDBKS, "CONSPICUOUS BERVIOES LIST" Received 27,5.5 pm. London, April 26. Lord Kitchener's despatch of March 7th describing the went operations and dwellii g upon the fight at Lang▼erwacht wye: " Garratt's New Zealandera displayed great gallantry and resolution at a critical moment, their conduct reflects the highest credit on all ranks, and on New Zealand. Nothing could have been firmer than the behaviour of the men."

Amongst tbe list of Australiasian officers brought under favourable notice for ooncpicuouf. services performed at the end of last, and early in the pre«ent year are: Seventh New Z«alasders, Major Baaehope, Lieutenants "Hiekie, P. Emerson P. M.Overton, and Famer-Sergeant Quim. Kitchene. also Biintinng the iwolute and capable way iu which Major Toll led the Queeoslaad Bush men on four occasions; SergeantMajor Wasben's (New South Wales Second Contingent) dash in holding a kopje with four mea to rover the re* tirement of the wounded; Farrier--Berg«ant Quinn (Seventh New Zealanders) foe recovering the stampede of bams from the enemy's lines while under close fire, and being hotly pursued; and Sergeant Kent, while in onmand of twenty New Zealanders, T repolang fifty Boers. Lieutennnt w! Wilson, Seventh New Zealand Mount eds, is reported convalescent, and has resumed duty.

COMMANDANT THERON DEAD. MR BRODRICK ENTERTAINED IN LONDON. Received 28,0.57 a.m. London, April 27. Gommard&nt Tfceron difd at Montelbroschkolk. The Boer delegates are still holding m«etings of burghers in the field. l"he Right Bon. St. John Brodrick Was entertained by the Broderers Company, ote of the London Oity Livery Companies. He said the Government toped for peace, but in the interval it w»s sending unreservedly men and material of all descriptions, as if the war would last a year or two yean. The nation at the conclusion of the war would ba far stronger than when it entered on the struggle. Received 28,0.59 a.m. Sydney, April 28. Ten New Zealand troopers, who missed the Drayton Grange, and have since been quartered at tbe barracks, joined the Norfolk. The band of the National Guard farewelled them. Melbourne, April 27. Arrived : Troopship Custodian, from the Cape, with five hundred returned Victorian Fif'b Contingent men.