THE WAR.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7425, 2 April 1902, Page 2

THE WAR.

• . THE SENTENCES ON AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS. MALAN'S AND FOUCHE'S COMMANDOS. Received April 1, 9.45 p.m. London, April 1. . The Daily Telegraph 1 states that the transport Canada has arrived at Queensland with two Australian officers, who received life sentences for shooting Boer prisoners, on board. She proceeds to Portsmouth. Received April 2, 0.18 a.m. London, April 1. Colonels Doran and Price intercepted Malan's and Fouohe's commandos at Murraysburg. The Boers divided into four parties and fled south. FURTHER DETAILS OF THE LAST DRIVE. KHAKI-CLAD BOERS. Received April 2, 9.15 a.m. London, April 1. Farther details of the drive show that what appeared to be a column moving into line proved to be Commandant Libenberg's khaki-clad commando. It was allowed to escape, because pursuit would have widened the loophole. The British attacked another khakiclad body passing in front, but on one Boer commander shouting, "We are British proceeding to our allotted place," it was allowed to pass. Received April 2, 10.9 a.m. Melbourne, April 2. The Commonwealth Contingent sailed by the Templemore. A CENSORED MESSAGE. The oensor early in February stopped the following message : " Doran's Yeomanry fought Tberon and others in the Calvinia district. The enemy was in fourfold force, and the British abandoned their- convoy, and shifted their guns during the night. The Boers at dawn direoted their fire upon the position previously occupied by the guns, and later they approached under cover, and triad to overthrow the British guns, which severely punished the enemy's supports. The Boers were < four hours removing their dead and wounded, and then withdrew." Wellington, April 1. The Casualty Department at Cape Town cables that Sergeant Coatman is dangerously ill of enteric at Standerton. Lieutenant Taylor's and Lieutenant Freeth's condition has slightly improved. Private Quinn is still dangerously ill at Wakkerstroom. TENTH CONTINGENT. Weixington, April 1. The Agricultural Department has obtained nearly all the horses required for the Tenth Contingent. THE DEVON'S TRIP TO SYDNEY. Auckland, April 1. The Star's correspondent on the Devon, describing the storm encountered on the voyege from Auckland to Sydney, states that it commenced on Friday morning, and increased rapidly. One hundred men were on duty during the night. The seas breaking aboard earned the wash-house overboard, and. injured three horses so badly that they were destroyed. Four more were nursed till noon, and then they bad to be thrown overboard. The steamer was evidently passing through a cyclone, and terrible seas were coming from all quarters. The course of the steamer was altered to save the horses, and up to noon she had only steamed 87 miles. A number of minor casualties occurred, and there was much seasickness. On Sunday the gale abated, but the steamer was rocking badly, and two more horses were lost. The remainder of the passage was fine. Eight stowaways were discovered on the Devon, named J. Smith, W. Knight, . A.,J. Hills, H. ElUott, J. T. Clark, and : A. B. Oinrod. Six proved fit, and were ; added to the Contingent, the other two : being rejected. , ,