THE BOER WAR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11953, 30 April 1902, Page 5

THE BOER WAR.

THE PEACE PROPOSALS.

CONSULTING THE BURGHERS. By Telegraph.— Association.— Copyright,

.■;■■ . ,\ ' . '' ■;':,, London, •< April \ 98. j The Boer delegates—Mr. Lucas, I Meyer, Mr. Krogh, ] ex-Attorney-. 1 General, and Mr. Vanderwalt—who j have been visiting the commandos, have arrived at Balmoral, and entrained for Middelburg and Belfast, where they hold further meetings with the burghers. (Received April -29. 10.43 p.m.) London, April 29. The Utrecht and Vryheid commandos have met, General Botha being present. The meeting of commandos expressed a strong opinion in favour of peace. - The tacit truce in these districts expired on Monday. With reference to the- fear expressed in some English" papers that the Boer generals in the .field might bo disinclined to recognise the authority of the Boer civil government if the latter should open negotiations for pofioe, it is declared in authoritative Boer quarters both in Brussels and in Holland that there is no ground for such mi anticipation. t It is further explained that the final decision as to the initiation of peace overtures rests entirely with the burghers, who would have to decide the question in public meeting. __

■ , - , — . \ i BOER LOSSES,/ |

LORD KITCHENER'S REPORT. (Received April JO, 12.26 a.m.) London, April 29. Lord Kitchener's weekly report is as follows : — Boers killed ... ... 25 Taken prisoners ... .... 78 Surrendered .>. ».. 25

BRITISH OPERATIONS.

(Received April 30. 12.26 a.m.) London, April 29. General* Rochfort is hustling Badenhorst's commando in the north-west of Orange River Colony. General lan Hamilton is systematically clearing the country in the west to Hart's River. • <"• ]

THE POPE AND COLONIAL | GALLANTRY. |

I / Rome, April 28. The Pope received a number of Australians visiting Rome. He referred to the gallantry of the Australian soldiers in the Boer War.

THE TRANSPORT NORFOLK. I

-\. (Received April 30. 1 a.m.) < f Sydney, April 29. The Norfolk passed Gabo ibis forenoon. It was evident that she was feeling the effects of the heavy bead sea, as she took 50 hours to cover,23B miles. It is feared < the horses fared badly. *" * j

A SERGEANT KILLED. ,' ,".-.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]; Wkli.inoton, Tuesday. : The Governor has been advised that Sergeant Cashman, of Steinackor's ±iorse, whose parents belong to Port Chalmers, wii" killed at Haenertsburg, on April 16.

, , 1 — EIGHTH CONTINGENT. ' ? |

[by telegrams—i-rkss association.] - Wellington; Tuesday. 1 A bolUo containing a note signed by two troopers of the Eighth Contingent, thrown overboard from the Surrey on February 2, was picked up at Spirits Bay, North Cape, on the 7th inst., and has been forwarded to the Acting-Premier.

INVALIDED NEW ZEALANDERS.

[BY telegram.—peers association.] Wellington, Tuesday. The Governor has been advised that Raynor (Seventh Contingent) and Conlon (Eighth Contingent) are dangerously ill, the former with enteric at Harrismit':i and the latter with rheumatic fever at Newcastle.

MONUMENT TO FALLEN TROOPERS.

> [BY TELEOHArU.— press ASSOCIATION.] Dunkijix, Tuesday. At a public meeting to-night, it was resolved, "That this meeting is of, opinion that the services of those Ota go and Southland representatives in the New Zealand contingents who have laid down their lives in South Africa for the honour. of the Empire should be commemorated by the erection of a fallen soldiers' monument in some suitable position in Dunedin, and that for the purpose of giving adequate effect to the resolution, country districts be invited to co-operate with the city and suburbs, and that the mayors, chairmen, and members of all local bodies in the provincial district be asked to form themselves into committees for the furtherance of the project."