THE BOER WAR.

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1030, 24 August 1901, Page 2

THE BOER WAR.

A SPY SHOT. NEW ZEALANDER | WOUNDED COLONIAL CASUALTIES. BOERS SURPRISED. BOND-HOLDERS AND KRUGER. (Received August 23, 12.21 p.m.) London, August 23. A MAN named Upon, a Cape Colonist, has been shot as a spy at Pretoria. He was caught with three Boers from a commando endeavouring to repass the British lines. The three were detained as prisoners of war. Sergt. Keddel, of the New Zealand Seventh Contingent was accidentally severely wounded at Bloemfontein. Private Delahunty has been killed at Bladplaats. and Lieut. W. Young and Private McDonald were wounded. All are Australians. Haasbroem’s commando was surprised at Doornberg, with a result that seven were killed and 21 captured. (Received August 23, 9.15 p.m.) London, August 22. The Times states that Transvaal holders of the Netherland railway stock sold 5,100 shares on the Continent since the beginning of the war. The present holders cannot expect to be bought out. The .Standard says the Dutch shareholders are delighted at the reported terms of Britain’s offer, but Kruger and his councellors are disappointed, the settlement removing the pretext for an international dispute. KITCHENER’S PROCLAMATION. CIRCULATORS MALTREATED. THREATENED WITH DEATH. (Received August 23, 1.3 a.m.) London, August 22. Commandants Hertzog and Malam, in widely-separated places in JCape Colony, deprived the English lieutenants, who were the bearers of Lord Kitchener’s proclamation, of their horses and personal property. Malam even threatened a bearer with death.

KRUGER AND THE HAGUE CONVENTION, BOER APPEAL TO THE BISHOP OF LIVERPOOL. (Received August 24, 12.80 a.m.) London, August 23. Kruger is sending a protest to the Hague Peace Couvension signatories which the Netherlands Government declined to transmit. Kruger hints it the Powers are indifferent to his appeal that Botha will be given a free hand for reprisals. The Bishop of Liverpool, replying to a Boer appeal from the Swiss evangelical alliance, strongly upholds Britain’s cause. Ho say the charges made in the appeal against the British are based on defective information and are spiritually harmful to the evangelicalism of the world. NEW ZEALAND ITEMS. NEWS OF THE SEVENTH CONTINGENT. (BY TELHORAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, This Day. Colonel Porter (Seventh Contingent), cables the Premier that the contingent is well, and that he will be all right in a few days, also that Private Connelly has been wounded in the leg slightly, and Sergt. Keddal by a horse accident whilst iu action severely.