THE BOER WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 11543, 30 November 1900, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

DE wet AND STEYN.

IN THE ORANGE RIYER COLONY. BRITISH PRECAUTIONS. MORE MOUNTED TROOPS URGENTLY NEEDED. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. London, November 29. De Wet and Steyn are in the vicinity of Dewetsdorp, though a small British garrison, with two guns, is stationed on the heights outside to prevent the Boers from entering the town. The British strongly hold all the drifts along the Orange River from Aliwal North, to prevent De Wet from raiding Cape Colony for recruits and supplies. The Boers .hold a strongly-fortified line between Ladybrand and Thabanchu. More British mounted forces are urgently needed in Orange Colony.

KRIIGER'S CONTINENTAL TOUR.

AN APPEAL TO THE CZAR. —_ • SPEECH IN PARIS. London, November 29. The Times' Paris correspondent states that Krugei visits Belgium, Holland, Germany, Hungary, and Russia. He will appeal to the Czar to invite the Powers to intervene in order to secure for the Boers honourable conditions of peace. Paris, November 28. Ex-President Kruger nad an hour's interview with M. Delcasse, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. He afterwards visited the Hotel de Ville, where, in the course of a speech, he declared that the Boer resistance would be continued until justice was obtained. They would not cease also to appeal for arbitration. . Kruger has accepted from M. Henri Rochefort a sword of honour for Commandant P. A. Cronje, subscribed for by admirers of the captured general. He also received a deputation of 1000 students.

RACE FEELING AT THE CAPE.

FOMENTING SEDITION. THE SITUATION GROWING WORSE. DEMAND FOR MARTIAL LAW. London, November 28. The prisoners on parole in Cape Colony are circulating frightful stories of the barbarism of British soldiers with a view to inflaming the Dutch preparatory to the forthcoming Afrikander Conference, to be held at Worcester, Cape Colony. The Cape papers declare that the political and racial condition of the colony was never worse since the commencement of the war. Loyalists are clamouring for the application of martial law to the whole colony. A BOER FORCE DEFEATED. * London, November 28. Colonel Berricke Coply, with a detachment of the King's Royal Rifles, defeated 150 Boers at Greylingstad, on the Transvaal-Natal line, between Heidelburg and Standcrton. The enemy suffered considerable loss, and a large amount of stock was captured. BOER MARAUDERS. London, November 28. Several Britishers' farms in Natal and Orange River Colony have been looted and burned and the inmates turned out on to the ve%lt. In one instance an owner, ill in bed with rheumatic fever, was removed in a cart, and the family walked 12 miles, and were kept wltnout food for 24 hours. THE JOHANNESBURG PLOT. London, November 28. A bomb was found in the posses- | sion of an Italian arrested in Johannesburg on the 16th. PRISONERS FOR ST. HELENA. London, November 28. Two thousand more Boer prisoners have been despatched to St. Helena. SUSPECTED ALIENS. London, November 28. Johannesburg contains many aliens suspected of treachery, hence the difficulty in sanctioning the return of refugees. COLONIAL TROOPS IN ENGLAND. London, November 29. The Duke of Abercorn, who was recently appointed president of the i committee to arrange for the welcoming and entertaining of . the colonial troops returning from South Africa, is appealing for subscriptions for the purpose. A WARNING TO EMIGRANTS. London, November 29. Sir A. Milner, through the Colonial Office, emphasises the scarcity of employment and the great cost of living in South Africa. THE RETURNING TROOPERS. Adelaide, November 29. The Woolloomooloo brought 62 returned soldiers, including the following New Zealanders: —Surgeon-Major Burns (Dunedin); Corporal Hall, Fourth Contingent (Otaki); Privates Burton, Lewin (Christchurch), Johnson; and Sergeant Hall and Private Turner, of Brabant's Horse. [BY TELEGRAnt.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Thursday. It is understood that the members of the First Contingent returning by the Harlech Castle are those who were without horses at the time of their embarkation.

bEATHS FROM ENTERIC FEVER. [BY TELEGRAPH. CORRESPOND®**.] 4 Wellington, Thursday. The Premier has received a cable from Sh A. Milner, containing news of the deaths from enteric fevei. ox the following Net Zealanders: — . * \ , ' Trooper J. T. Anderson, of Kerera, Hawkes Bay; died at Pretoria on November 20. . Troope. E. H. Palmer, of Dtmedin; 'lied at Pretoria on November 23. .' ' Corporal TCinj,, of Wellington; di*d at Klerksdorp on November 22. WOUNDED BY AN EXPANDING BULLET. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.l Wellington, Thursday. Drs. Grace, Collins, and Cahill, this morning sat as a Medical Board to examine the injuries sustained by Lieutenant Collins, while serving in the South African campaign. It is now found that the injuries are more serious" than had been described. The wound was caused by an expanding bullet, which shattered a wrist wa-tcu 'hat lie was wearing at the time the wound was caused. Portions of the watch were forced into the flesh. Nino pieces or the bullet had been extracted. It was at on© lime thought that the limb must bo amputated. As it is, the gallant young soldier has iost the use .of one linger, and the partial use of anotnei. The Medical -Board, I understand, have reported that Lieutenant Collins will not be able to follow his ordinary calling fo» several months to come. THE RETURN OF THE FIRST CONTINGENT. Our Hamilton correspondent writes: —A meeting, convened by th? Mayor, was held on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of making arrangements foi- the reception of the members of the First New Zealand Contingent, on their return to Waikato. The Chairman referred to the brilliant service the contingent had rendered to the Empire, and, on these grounds, urged that on iheir return they should receive a fitting recognition of the gallant manner in which they had upheld the prestige of the colon} . A committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements, to meet wben th* date of the arrival of the men is definitelyascertained. Our Kihikihi correspondent writes:—A meeting was held on Tuesday, convened by the chairman of the Town Board, to consider according a reception to the Kihikihi members of the First Contingent. A strong committee was appointed to make suitable arrangements. RETURN OF TROOPER KNAPP. Our Hastings correspondent gives the following account of the return or Trooper Knapp: The return of Trooper Knapp to his home at Waipawa was the occasion of the greatest enthusiasm. The Waipawa volunteers, accompanied by the brass band, followed by r. great crowd of people, proceeded to the railway station, and as the express train steamed in, the band strucK up, " When Johnny Comes Marching Home." Trooper Knapp received as much handshaking and embracing in ten minutes at will last him all his life, even if he lives to be three score and ten. After the welcome cooled down, Captain Rathbone, in front of the post office, formally welcomed Trooper Knapp home, and the hero of the hour suitably replied. After which, three ringing cheers were given for the returned trooper, and many more from the juveniles. A crowd of friends escorted him home. The township wac gay with bunting, and the reception was a great success.