THE WAR.
YEOMANRY ESCORT SURPRISED.
W. REDMOND ON PRO-BOER MISSION.
KRUGER AND COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE.
London, January 23. Colonels Fanshaw and Baker have captured fifteen Boers. Melbourne, January 23.
The Senate adopted resolutions expressing indignation at the baseless charges levelled against troops in South Africa, and affirming its readiness to give all requisite aid to the Empire. Members greeted this with cheers, excepting Mr McGregor (South Australia), who protested against a continuance of the war.
Subsequently Mr Pearce, (Westralia) presented a petition praying that tho Australian contingents in South Africa be withdrawn. The petition contained several allegations of cruelty against British troops. Mr Neild ejaculated " Wholesale lies 1" After a protest against its being read, tho House received the petition in silence. Received January 24, 9.55 p.m.
London, January 23.
Mr William Bedmond, M.P., visits America to continue his brother's proBoer campaign; Mr Kruger, in a note to the Dutch press in reply to Mr Chamberlain, says the Boer leaders claim complete independence, and that negotiations will be hopeless without it. Received January 24, 10.13 p.m.
London, January 23.
One hundred and fifty Boers surprised 25 Yeomanry acting as an escort to 35 natives at Lindiquesprurt, while engaged in cutting grass. A gallant resistance was made, but the British were overpowered. One man was killed and seven wounded. Four unarmed natives were shot in cold blood. Six Boers were killed and four wounded. Received January 25, 1 a.m.
London, January 24.
The Bight Hon. W. St. John Brodriok, Secretary of State for War, in the House of Commons, stated that Soheepers was oxeouted for seven coldblooded murders of natives, and the flogging of a white man.
The Bight Hon. A. J. Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, said no peace proposals had reached the Government since July from anyone able to speak on behalf of the Boer leaders. Beoeived January 25, 1.21 a.m.
London, January 24.
The blockhouses at Eleatesdorp, Beutersdorp, and Zeerust have been completed. Tbe work is being continued on to Mafeking.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7372, 25 January 1902, Page 2
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