THE WAR.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7383, 8 February 1902, Page 2

THE WAR.

KRUGER CLIQUE INCENSED,

THE BRITISH LOSSES TO END OF JANUARY.

Received February 7, 10.51 p.m. London, February 7. Seventy Europeans recently joined Botha, coming through Zululand and bringing a new heliograph equipment. Colonel Rawlinson's mounted forces have captured thirty of Botha's commando. The Right Hon. A. J. Balfour states that Lord Kitchener has been asked to communicate to Dr Van Kuyper (Netherlands Premier) Lord Lansdowne's notes to the Boer leaders. Received February 8, 1.7 a.m. London, February 7. The Kruger clique are incensed at Dr. Van Kuyper's fruitless intervention. Lord Salisbury's speech has convinced Germany that Britain does not intend to abate her demands in South Africa.

Berlin, February 7. The National Zeitung says that Smuts' letter shows the so-called English barbarities were sometimes regarded by the Boers as military necessities, thus showing the impropriety of characterising British soldiers as murderers and farm burners. Smuts also confirmed tho allegations that the British were forced to establish concentration camps. Received February 8, 1.15 a.m. London, February 7. The total British losses in tho war to tho end of January include, by deaths and disease, 965 officers and 24,840 men. Received February 8, 9.6 a.m. London, February 7. The National Scouts at Middleburg captured an additional twenty Boers, including Cornet Gows. The capture of Commandant Alberts and 131 Boers was due to a night march. Pompom and rifle fire stampeding the Boer horses, the commando was surprised, and scarcely- resisted. Andreas Cronje's protest against tho prolongation of the war, arid announcing the formation of a burgher corps, has annoyed De la Rey, who replied curtly.

THE EIGHTH CONTINGENT.

Christghuroh, February 7. The South Island battalion of the Eighth will leave Addington straight for Lyttelton at 2.20 p.m. to-morrow. The Cornwall is expected to sail at 4 p.m.

THE SUBREY LEAVES SYDNEY,

* Wellington, February 8. A cable message received by Bannatyne and Co. states that the Surrey left Sydney for Durban, via Albany, at 10 o'clock last night.

Sydney, February 8. Major Bartlett says the arrangements aboard for men and horses are tho best he has ever seen.

A meeting of shareholders in the Omdurman Gold Dredging -Co. will be held on Monday evening next. Mr J. W. Hirst has two leases of splendid dairy farms for sale.

Tenders are invited for erection of-board-ing house in Union street for Mr Weeks, of New Plymouth.

Milkmen wanted. A nioe present for Christmas— Solid silver brooches two shillings each R W Sargent, Jeweller, Hawera.— Advt. '