BOER WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 101, 30 April 1902, Page 3

BOER WAR.

AHOTHER MEETING OF DELEGATES. London, April 28. The Boer delegates, Lucas Meyer, Krogh, and Vanderwalt, after vuiting their commandos, arrived at Balmoral and took the train to Belfait, where they hold a further meeting of burgher*. PEACE OONFERENOE. BOTHA BTBONGLT FAVOURB PEACE. Received 29,10.18 p.m. London, April 29. The Utrecht and Vrvbeid commacdes have met. General Botha was present at the mee'ing of comaandng, and expr' s?ed a strong opinion io favour of peace. The tacit truce in these districts expired on Monday. THE WEEKLY BEFOBT. CLEARING THE OOUNTBT, Received 30, 0.26 a.m. London, April 29. Lord Kitchener's weekly report statm that 25 Boers were killed, 78 taken prisoners, and 25 surrendered. Bochfort is hustling Badenhorat's commando north-west of Orange Colony. General lan Hamilton is systematically clearing the country west to Harts Biver. NORFOLK MEETS HEAVY WEATHEB. Beceived 30,1 am. Sydnet. April 29. The Norfolk passed (Jabo this foreBoon, and bore evidence of feeling the effects of the heavv sea. She took fifty hours to steam 238 miles, It is feared her horses may fare badly. Wellington, April 29. The Governor has been advised that Swgeant Cashman, of Steinacker's Horse, whose parents belong to Port Chalmers, was killed at Haenartßburg on.(April 16tb; also that H»ynor, Seventh Contingent, and Oonlon, Eighth Contingent, are dargeroußly ill, the former of enteric fever at Harrismith and the latter of rheumatic fever at Newcastle. PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO FALLEN TROOPERS. Dunxdix, April 29. At a well p.tter.ded meeting to-day it was resolved that the services of those Otago and Southland representatives in New Zealand Contingents who have laid down their lives in South Africa should be commemorated by the erection of a fallen soldiers monumert in some suitable position in Dur edin. Country districts are to be invited to co-operate.